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GENEALOGY  COLLECTION 


'  t'JjUo^^  Otm^c.u'^ 


HISTORY 

OF 

THE  CATHOLIC  CHURCH 

IN  INDIANA. 


VOLUME    II. 


^^ILLUSTRATEDv 


LOGANSPORT,  IXD. 

A.  W.  BOWEN  &  CO. 

1898. 


1475190 


IIXDE^ 


BIOGRAPHICAL    SKETCHES. 


Abbink,  B 84 

Adams,  J 47 

Adelsperger,  T.  .  .  .  48 

Adelsperser,  W.   I.  4S 

Ahnus,  H 1';: 

Ahern,  1.  F '-'(! 

Alilerin'i;,  H.  M....  1444 

Alerdmg,   H  .• :« 

Anderson,  S '24 

Arnold,  S 25 

Arvin,A 27 

Arvin,  J.  P 28 

Audran,  E 88 

Aiier.  R 8ti 

Baehner,  J 87 

Baker,  J 38 

Baker.  |.   F 8ft 

Baker,  "K "lO 

Barber,  S .M 

Barnett,   1.   S 1401 

Barrett,  E.  F .".7 

Barrett,  J.  F ■'!(; 

Barrett,  T.   F 74 

Bartholome,  S 14;')8 

Bath,  M 58 

Bath,  S....;  68 

Bathe,  J.  H P258 

Bartoszek,  W Jifl 

Bauer,  F.  A (il 

Bauer,  J.    I ti8 

Bauer,  J.  T (iO 

Bayard,  I.  L C'.t 

Bayer,  J,". 70 

Beach,  M.  Mrs 70 

Beadell,  H 71 

Bechtel,  H.  J 72 

Becker,  F.  C 78 

Beckett.  J.  E 77 

Beckmann,  j.  G.  . . .  79 
Beckmann,J.H....80-81 

Beisel,  J.  J    81 

Belledin,  B 78 

Benckhart,  G.A 88 

Benzinger,  M 1402 

Berens,  C.  I W 

Bcrens.  P.  "I 90 


Berg.  |.B 

91 

Bessonies,  A 

4.'i 

Bey.  A.  \V 

92 

I'.ev,  J 

92 

Bevel-.    1 

94 

Brvrr,  ].,  Jr 

94 

liiederman,  W.    |... 

1448 

Bieiiel,  B ." .  . . 

9.5 

Bdger,  C.  F 

95 

Birk,] 

100 

Blank,  J 

101 

Bleckmann,  J 

101 

Bless,  T.  A 

ii(;7 

Bloom,  H.  F.,Mrs.. 

102 

Blum,  l.B 

108 

Bobilva,  L.  J 

104 

Bocknn?,  H.  H.... 

III 

Bockting,  S 

111 

Boeckelmann,  H.  A 

112 

Boersig.  J.  A 

118 

Hoers.g,  I.  H 

1898 

Bogeman,  J.  H 

Bogeman.  F.  I 

119 

118 

Bogemann.  M.  H.  .. 

114 

Bohnert.  E.  A 

120 

Bonner.  P 

121 

Book,  1.  \V 

W. 

Bookage.  H 

128 

Boone:    F 

122 

Bourgholtzer.  j 

125 

Bouvv,  J.  L 

184 

Bowen,  P 

181 

Bower,  G.   P 

188 

Bradlev,  M.  A.,  Mrs. 

182 

Bradley,  I.  R 

185 

Bradley,  W 

18t; 

141 

Breen.  J.N 

Breen,  P 

1408 

187 

Breen,  W.  P 

142 

Breger.  M.W 

148 

Brchni.-,  C   A 

144 

I!rr,n,|-kam|,,  H.  H. 

145 

Brennan.  |.  .\ 

151 

Brennan.  W.   II.... 

147 

Brockamp.J.  H.T..  1.55 

Broden,  J 156-157 

Broderick,  T 158 

Brokamp,   H.  J 161 

Brouillette.  P 162 

Brown,  W.  M 167 

Brucker.  v.] 168 

Brueggemann.B.  H.  1298 

Bruggner,  D   168 

Brunner,  \' 1.899 

Buchert.  M 169 

Buchheit.  A.  M 91 

Buchner.A.  J 174 

Buckley,  J 175 

Budenz,  H 176 

Bultraan,  H.  FI 177 

Bultman,  \V 178 

Burke.  A 179 

Burke,  J 186 

Burke.  M,  F 191 

Burke,  P.  J 187 

Burkbolder,  P.  S...  188 

Burns.  1 198 

Burns, 'M.J 199 

Bush.  A..  Miss 201 

Bush,  J.,  Miss 201 

Butler,  C.P 201 

Byerley,  T.  E.  A...  206 

Byrne,  I.  F 205 

Byrne,  M.I 207 

Cahill,  .M 218 

Cain,  j.  1) 218 

Calhan,  J 214 

Callahan,  C 216 

Callahan,  M 217-225 

(allahan.  T.  E 219 

Calvelage,  A.  H....  226 

Campbell,  F 228 

Campbell,  |.  J 1812 

Campbell,  J.  M..    ..  227 

Campbell,  T.  H....  228 

Campion,  M.  E 62 

Canev,  M 229 

Cang'anv,  P 235 

Cannon;  F 248 

Cantwell.E.J 236 


Cargett,  J.,  Mrs 231 

Carlon,  J.   M 249 

Carney,  W 250 

Can,  J.  T 251 

Carr,  I.  E 253 

Carr.'M 255 

Carr,  Al.  \V 1H97 

Carnill,  |    252 

Carroll, 'T.   F 211! 

Carsiin,  W  .  .  -    27"i 

Carton,   \V.  T 2i;2 

Casey,  T.  F 2(i;i 

Cauthorn,  H.  S   ...  99 

Cavanaugb,  T.  J.  . .  276 

Chartrand,   J 268 

Cheseldine,  A.,Mrs.  269 

Chomel,  A   277 

Clark,  C.  S   278 

Clark.    I.  1 281 

Clark,  M.    I 279 

Cl.irk,-,  C,.    E    288 


CottV 


,  W. 


294 


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Colhr-rt.  I).  1    :»6 

Coleman,  \\ 859 

Colerick    Faniilv...  299 

Coll,    IJ.    C...;. ...  800 

Collins,  E.  A.,  Miss  801 

Condron,  M 802 

Connolly,  \V.  A....  808 

Connor,  C 310 

Conrad,  C.  J 141 

Conrad,  F 304 

Cooney  Bros '.  306 

Cooney,  \V 305 

Cooney,  M 311 

Corbv,  \V 812 

Costello,  H.F 319 

Costelio,  1 820 

Crannan,  T 293 

Crawford,    W 321 

Crawlev,   P 823 

Cronin,  T 322 

Cros.son,  P.  J 324 

Cunimings,  M    324 

Cunningham,  W.  ]..  106 

Curran,  C ".  881 

Curran,  E.   D   325 

Curran,  J 332 

Czyzewski,  V 333 

Daily,  J 334 

Dandurand,  F.  J...  119 

Dant,  A.  J 885 

Daub,  A.  P 337 

Daunhauer,  A 343 

Davev,  J 844 

Dawson,  T 845 


Dean,  T 340 

Deery,  J.  H 847 

Dehler,  V 348 

Deininger,  U 354 

Delaney,  J.  F 126 

Delaney,  T.  F 355 

Delaney,  P.  W  ....  349 

Denii.<;-v,  I   369 

l>iM,k,  K.  r 376 

\>ru^.;.   y 370 

D.^hl,  ,.  H.G 1444 

Dewenler,  A 367 

Dewenter,  J.  C. . .  .  367 

Dhe,  C 158 

Dickmann,J 371 

Dilger,  E 875 

Dillon,  P 377 

Dinnen,  J.  R 1407 

Dippel,  H.C 382 

Dittmer,  F...   882 

Dittoe,  A.  I :«3 

Dober,  E  ■ 390 

Doerschuk,  F 389 

Doll,  F.  A i!91 

Dommershausen,  J.  394 

Donahue,  T 392 

Donnelly,  >1 148 

Dooley,  iM.  M 393 

Dosch,  J 401 

Dowd,  F.  B 407 

Downes,  W 395 

Downev,W 402 

Doyle, 'D 407 

Doyle,  J 409 

Doyle,  J.  \V 416 

Doyle,  P   409 

Dubail,  E.F 415 

Duehmig,  D 1306 

Duesterberg,  J.  M..  417 

Duffey,  P.  J 418 

Dugan,  J 419 

Dunn,  J 428-442 

Dunn,  C.  F 420 

Dunn,  1.  E 433 

Dunn,  T   421 

Du  ham,   I.  P 484 

Durlauf.   \I.  F 485 

Dwver,  I.  J 445 

Dwyer,  J.  \V 444 

Eagan,  D 446 

Ebner,  1 447 

Ebner,  "I.  1 164 

Eckert,'  J 452 

Egan,D.J 457 

Egan,  J 458 

Ehinger,  E.  X 460 

Eisenring,  T.  F 466 

Eiser^,  J.  C 1441 


Elbreg,  G.  \V   170 

Ellering,  .\.   M 765 

Endress,  F" 1445 

Engel,  C 1456 

Ewers,  B 466 

Fahlbush,  G 467 

F'aller,  E.  M 180 

Falley,  A 191 

Falley.J.  B 467 

Falvey,  T 469 

Fanning,  J 477 

Fanning,  I.  H 479 

Fanning,  J.  W 202 

Fanning,  P.  F: 470 

Fanning  S:  Grannan  478 

Farrell,  M.  H 471 

Farrell,  R.  \V 490 

Faust,  F.  P  492 

Faust,  J. 544 

Featherstone,  D....  491 

Feigen,  A 1311 

Fein,  H 493 

Feiten.J 494 

Fernkas,  J 495 

Fer.stl,  J.  B 499 

Fichter,  L 194 

Fife,  E.,  Mrs 500 

Fihe,  J.  H 501 

Filcer.  J.  H 506 

Finan,  E 506 

Finn,  D.  \V 507 

Finn,  J.  F 516 

Mscher.  \- 518 

Fishrr,   A.   I 517 

l-it/L'.i-al,l,  C 519 

l-t/ucraia,  P.  H....  962 

Fit^yibbon,  K 525 

Fitz  Gibbon,  T 531 

Fitzgibbons,  J.  S....  527 

Flach,  J 540 

Flaherty,  J 539 

Flaherty,  T 541 

Heck,  G.  C 543 

Fleischmann,  M..  .  .  208 

Fleming,   W 542 

Flynn,  W 223 

Foley,  J.  P 545 

Fox,  C.  Mrs 552 

Fox,  M 557 

Fralich,   <- .  ] 563 

Frank,  \' 546 

Frederick,  E.  C...  563 

Freel,  J 564 

Freiburger,  1 565 

Frewin,  J.  J 230 

Frey,  J.  r 566 

Friedman,  M 574 

Fries,  J. -A 567 

Frisz,  J 568 


(XII) 


Fnsz,  J.  W 140!t 

Fritch,  A 579 

Fntzer,   [.  J 675 

Froniever,   [.  \V....  586 

Friin.i;  H.  W 587 

Fiillt-nkamp,  J  J....  580 

Gabriel,   I.   J.  M....  581 

Gallagher,  J 590 

Gallagher,  J.  H....  588 

Gallivan,  M.  D 590 

Ganser,  K.  X 698 

Garnier,  J.  B 296 

(-.arngan,  M 1314 

Garrity,  J 597 

Garaang,  R.  \V....  599 

Gasper,^].  L 603 

Gavin,  B.,  Mrs 605 

Gavnor  M.J 610 

Gehrlicb,  J 611 

George,  F.  J 612 

Geraghtv,  L.  J 614 

Gera^ht'y,  T.  A 613 

Gerdink,   J.  VV 624 

Gerdon,  J.  F 847 

Gill,   M.  F 290 

Gillig.  J.   P 615 

G  Iniartin.  l'.    626 

Gmns/.  G.  M 630 

Girolt.  F.X 287 

Glas.snieu-r.  R 631 

Cloel/,  J.  E 632 

Golden,  P 631,633 

Gordon,  B.  A 634 

G.irdon,  G.   P 639 

Gordon.  1 640 

Gordon  j.  I   642 

Gorman,  J.   B 635 

Gorman.  \V 643 

Gradv,   I     644 

Gradv,  \V.  M 649 

(iraliani.H.M.,  Miss  316 
Gr,iiiM'ls|,,H  lirr,  r,.  A. 645 

(. I. .1111, Hi,  r.    I- 653 

(;i.,.iiv,  1 650 

Grciie,    1.  A   654 

Greenen.  M.    H....  651 

Greener,   J 6.'6 

Gribling,  N 661 

Griffin.  G.  0 662 

Griffin.   P.  1 r,i\-2 

G 


j:  H. 


Grinstemer 

5ros, 

.    r.r.i 

Grogan,  J... 

.   1401 

Grothaus,  F. 

.     665 

(Trusenmeve 

r.  A.. 

.      666 

Guegiien,  L. 

.     244 

Guendling.  J 

H,. 

.   1431 

Guethol'f,  P. 

A.... 

.   1410 

Giietig,  H.  \V 668 

Guthneck,  M.  L. .  .  .  670 

Haase,  C 1449 

Habig,  T 672 

Halev,  M 676 

Halten,  1 673 

Haniill, 'P 674 

Hamilton,  G.  A....  675 

Hanmier,  B 238 

Handlin,  L).  J 681 

Hanf,  H.  F   682 

Hanley,  J 683 

Hannagan,  S.  J.  . . .  684 

Harbison,  J.  E 687 

Harrigan,  C.  A 685 

Harrington,  C 688 

Harrington,  J.  J....  689 

Harry,  I.  L 691 

Hartman,  D.  C 690 

Hasenour,  G 306 

Haskamp,  1 692 

Hauck,   |.  1 692 

Haverkos, 'J.  H 701 

Haves,  M.  1 693 

Haves.  \V."M 694 

Hazinski,  M 695 

Healey,  J.  H 700 

Healev,  M 702 

Heck.M 396 

Hedian,  T.  G 703 

Heeh,  P.  L 708 

Heeb,  W.  E 706 

Heffernan,  D 705 

Heffernan,  M 707 

Hefron,  D.J 709 

Hegarty,  J.  H 710 

Hegger,  J 410 

Heichelbech,  F.  B..  718 

Heitz,  G 711 

Hellhake,  H.  A 712 

Heim,  C.  J 713 

Henneberger,  A. .  . .  719 

Hennessy,  J 720 

Hennessy,  J.  F 720 

Herbert,  A.  H 721 

Herbig,  J 723 

Herr,  H.  P 723 

Herzog,  A 724 

Heusler,  B 725 

Hickev.  A.,  Mrs....  725 

Mi-t;ins,  M 726 

llillel.rand,  |.  H....  422 

Hinsbergrr.  "J 728 

Hirsch.A 731 

Hitzelberger,  A 729 

Hock,  G.  V 732 

Hock,   1 730 

HotYman,  [.A 737 

Hoffman,  J.  J 737 


Hogan.l) 

. .  .     738 

Hogan,  M.  H.. 

740 

Hogan.P.  1... 

. . .     742 

Hogan,  T.  W., 

.  .      739 

Hogan,  \V.   .S.. 

.  .  .     74.-! 

Hollra   ,  P 

744 

Hohel,  G 

. . .     745 

Homme , P 

. . .     745 

Hooley,  P.  J... 

...     747 

Hoose,  J 

Horan,  M   

.  .     750 

Hottenroth,  G.  . 

. . .     746 

How  rd,  E 

. . .     751 

Howard,  T.  E,. 

. . .     264 

Hubers,  T   

...     758 

Hudson,"H.T.. 

Hiieser,  j.  H... 

...     912 

Hughes,  J 

. . .     759 

Hulman,  H    ... 

...     436 

Hulsman,    F... 

76'^ 

Hum,  I.  T   ..    . 

.  .  .      760 

Hunter,   |.  C.  .  . 

. . .     763 

Hupe,  C 

. . .     768 

Hurlev,  U   ... 

.  .       7(>4 

Hyland,  C.  E.. 

Imhoff,  W.  J... 

.      76S 

Inderrieden,  J.  L...     770 

Ittenbach,  G... 

...     448 

Jackson,  L   . . . . 

. .  .      769 

Jacob,  M. A.... 

776 

Jahn,  J   

772 

Jakob,  E 

777 

larboe,  I 

777 

efferson,  M.  L. 

. . .     454 

eup,  B.  J.  T... 

...     779 

eup,  J.B   

...     430 

ochum,  W.  A. 

...     460 

Johnson,  C   .... 

...     780 

"Johnson,  J 

lohnson,].,  Jr.. 

...   1259 

...   1260 

lohnson,    J.  W. . 

.  ...     781 

Joyce  H 

. .  .     782 

1450 

Joyce,  P.  A.... 

...     783 

Kamp.  P.  G.... 

....     786 

Kaough,  \V.... 

...     784 

Kapps,J.A.... 

...     786 

Kasper,  J.  J     . . 

...     788 

Kastner,  P   .... 

...     789 

Kauffman,  D.  E 

. . .     793 

Kauppert.  G.  . 

...     794 

Kavanaugh,    M. 

T. 

Mrs...^ 

. . .     795 

Kearney,  E 

. . .     796 

Keating,  | 

.797,  798 

Keating,   J.  F.. 

. . .     800 

Kebler,  J.  A.... 

. . .     799 

Kecffan,  T.  J 801 

Ke^nan,  |.  H 480 

Keenan.'l 480 

Kt-enan.T 488 

Kehellek.  P.  A !:'04 

Kchl,  H 8U3 

Keller,  H.  E 805 

Kelley.  M.  SI 814 

Kellv,  I.  H 80fi 

Kellv,  P 807 

Krnii.f.  M 811 

Kennedv,  M.  H....  818 

Kennedy.  M.  F....  816 

Kennev,'  E.  T   815 

Ke„t;h:  1.  \V 817 

Ke..iii;h;    P 818 

Kerstin^^'.  I) 489 

Kervan,  1 819 

Kessinii.'C.    H 820 

Kexel,  R    822 

Ki.hvell.T.  B 823 

Kiefer,  I    821 

Kiltoil.T 824 

Kiliov,  E.   B 825 

Kini,'.'  F.  A 825 

Kmser.  T.  W 829 

Kivits,  A.  P 831 

Klein,  A.  1 833 

1-lein.  I." 832 

Klueber,  J.,  Ir 832 

Knabe,  A 49ti 

Knapke,  B.    I 83(5 

Kobvlinski,  C.  M...  841 

Koehne,    H 270 

Koerdt,  F 266 

Kohne,  A 834 

Kokenge.C 835 

Koipal,  C.  V 842 

Kninier,  M.J 843 

Kreut/er.  F.  X 846 

Krrutzer.  J 845 

Kroet;^.,-,  15 338 

Kn.et;er.B.  A 1315 

Kr,.et;ei-,  A.  J 326 

KrnlKH.F. '1 360 

Kubacki.  J.  F   472 

Kuebler.  S 844 

Ki:hlniann.  I.  R 1454 

Kull,  A.  F.: 854 

LaCoste.  H 863 

LaCroix,  J.  D 855 

Lahev,  M    866 

Lambert,  F.  I 867 

Lampert,  F. ' 868 

Landwerlen.1 859 

Ean,i!.C.J...' 866 

Lannert,  G.  j 5n2 

LaPlante,  C 514 

LaPlante,  J.  B 508 


LaPlante,  P 508 

Larbe^  J 866 

Larkin  Bro.s 867 

Lavelle,  T 868 

Learv,  M 869 

Ledvina,  E 520 

Leimgruber,  A 870 

Lenaghan,  A.  F 871 

Lenaghan,  C '"^T'.' 

Lenaghan,  J.  N....  N7^ 

Lengerich,  B ^si  i 

Lenhart,  J.  S ss| 

Lenihan,  D N^_' 

Lichtenfeld,  J.  F...  144:; 

Liesen.  \V S>^T 

Litot,  G.  A 8SS 

Lodde,  H.  B ss:; 

Loesch,  G.J 131i; 

Logan,    M 889  891 

Logan,  M.  B 888 

Logan,  T.  X   534 

Lordemann,  F 891 

Luebbermann,  F.  B.  893 

Luere,  J.  H 892 

Luking,  H 899 

Lynch,  D   900 

Lynch,  P   628 

Lyons,  J.  H 903 

MrBnrn.n.  K.  F....  904 

M.I  ,il"',  I'   911 

M.  I  M".  i      914 

\l.i  .li.e,  M 902 

.McCaffrev.  H 1411 

McCarthy,  1.  J  .  .  .    .  916 

McCarthy,  J.  R....  923 

McCarthy,  P.  R   .  . .  554 

McCarthy,  VV.  C...  9i;4 

McCartney,  J.  J...,  91:, 

McCarty,  ].  J 9l':. 

McCarty,  ).  \V 92(; 


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McGraw,    .M 

9;!9 

McGroarty,   I 

.     944 

McHale,  P.  F   .... 

1317 

McHugh,  T.  J.... 
McHugh,  J.  F   ... 

.    94(; 

.      94.. 

McKeever,  T 

9..-I 

McKeever.  G 

.      94'.' 

McKenzie,  T.  W.. 

.    9.-.i; 

McKinnie,   W.    M., 

Mrs 957 

McKone,  T 969 

McLaughlin,  J 958 

McLoughlin,T.  A..  960 

McMahon,  A 961 

McMahon,  P.  T....  968 

M<  \l,iii,nnon,A....  961 

\b  M.Mius  M    969 

\b  \l-ri-..w,J.H....  56il 

\l.  \liill.n,  D.  J....  551 

\1.  \,,i,,,ira,  J.  E...  948 

\l.  X.lis    I    972 

\l.  \.  Ii.,   "M 57() 

M.  \.  ;,.,  p.  H.    ..  570 

M.  Ni!liv,  J 1413 

.\Kul.V.,,;  E^.'Mrs'!  973 

Madden,  R.   M....  974 

Madigan,  J.  J 978 

Maher,  P.  J 977 

Maher,  VV.  A 981 

Mahon,  P 980 

Mahoney,  J.   H....  582 

Mahoney.  J.J 981 

Mahonev, 'M.M....  600 

Mahonev,  M.  F....  989 

Malev,  T 991 

Malonev,   M 992 

Mandaliach,  M 997 

Manning,  J.  F 994 

Manning.  J.   M....  996 

Mansfield,  M.  R...  996 

Marchesseau,  F.  L.  1432 

Mark.    J.  A 998 

Markey,  T.   1 998 

Markle.  A.\V 999 

M.irlin,   A.  A 1001 

M.nmi.   r.  S    1000 

M.hIh  »-.  E.  W....  ln06 

M.lttlirws,    T.    P.-.-  1008 

Mattinglv.  f.F 1009 

Maujav.  C   1009 

Maiintel,  F 1010 

Maiite.  F   360 

Ma/elin,  E.  D 1011 

Me,,,    11    1012 

M.-er,   I.   H 1016 

Abllie,".    I 1014 

\UiJ.,n,,  IF.    ...  1017 

Mel.Mier.  H 372 

M.I,  l,),.r,  |.  T 1023 

Melle.    G.'   T 1028 

.MerkI,  J.    1 1166 

Merz,   A.    J 1018 

Mesker.T.  S 1434 

M.ssui.inn.  A 1017 

M,  -in.  r.  I  A 1450 

M,\.r.   1'." 1029 


Kllel,.\. 


>i0S! 


Milet,  R.  N lO.-lU 

Millea,  T.  P lo;il 

Miller,  H li»32 

Miller,  J   103tM043 

Miller,  M 1034 

Miller,  X 1042  1044 

Miller,  W.  C 1045 

Miner.  W.J 1045 

Mnan,  P 1049 

Mock,  H.  M 1047 

Moe  ch,  L.  A 692 

Moffitt,  P.  W 1050 

Mohan.  J 976 

Moloney.  J 61(5 

Moaiente,  .A 1048 

Mcnaahan,  D.  Ir...  1051 
Monahan,  D..."   ...   1052 

Moore,  E 1053 

Moore,  I   606 

Moore,  \V.  I- 626 

Moorehead,  T.  W..   1054 
Morbach.  C.  W....   1059 

Moran,  J 1060 

Moran,  P.  T 1055 

Morijan.  \V 1062 

Mort;L-nroth,  F 1063 

Monartv,  W.  C 1064 

M,,rin.  ! 1066 

Mon.nev,  D.   M....     636 

Moms.K.,  Mrs 1067 

Moss,  (;,  H 1414 

Moviiihan.  P.  1 1451 

Mueller.  1.  h.'. 1068 

MuL-ller,  M 1079 

Mueller.  M.  J 1069 

Musi,  J.  T 1069 

Mulcahy,  D.  J   ....   1071 
Mulhaupt,  F.J...    .   1072 

Mullally,  E 1073 

Mullallv,  J.  P 1073 

Mullen.'  J.  F 1078 

Mullin,  J 1077 

Mulvine,  T 1080 

Mundi,  IF 1081 

^lundwiler,  F 378 

Murphy,  F 646 

Murphv,  T 1085 

Murphy,  M.J 1082 

MurphV,  M.  W 1084 

Murphy,  P 1083 

Murphy,  P.  L 1086 

Murray,  J 1089 

Xaughton,  P 1088 

Xees,  J.  A 1087 

Nees,  T 1090 

Xeilan,  T.  H 1091 

Xeubauer,  F 1215 

Xeunian,    |.  M 1095 

Xiblick.  \V.  H 1096 


Xichols,  J 1097 

Xiermann,  L 1098 

Xiesse,  H 1099 

Nolan,  \V.  H 1100 

Noll,  M  F 1101 

Nordhaus,  J.  W....   1102 

Obrecht,  J.  N 1103 

Oechterina;,  A.  B.  .  .   1104 
Oechtering.  J.  H...     656 

O' Brian,  W.  F 1106 

O'Brie  ,  J.  A 1108 

O'Brien,   |.  J 1109 

O'Brien,  M 1114 

O'Brien,  M.J 1115 

O'Brien,  P 1116 

O'Brien,  T 1117 

O'Brien,  \V 1118 

O'Connell,  D 1119 

O'Connell,  J 1120 

O'Connell,  T 1121 

O'Conner,  B.  S 1123 

O'Connor,  C 1124 

O'Connor,  J 1122 

O'Connor,  P 1125 

O'Connor,  R.  J 1128 

O'Uonaghue,  D 21 

O'Donaghue,  T 676 

O'Donnell,  D 1126 

O'Donnell,  L.  H....  1133 

O'Donnell,  M 1136 

O'Flaherty,  T 1134 

O'Flaherty,  M 1139 

O'Hara,  A 1140 

O'Hara,  H 1142 

O'Hara,  J.  W 696 

O'Lou^hlin,  J 1141 

O'Mahoney,  P.  J.  ..   1143 

O'Neal,  J.: 1143 

O'Rourke,  P.  S 714 

O'Rourke,  \V.  S...       717 

O'Toole,  P 1145 

Padgett,  A.J 1153 

Padgett,  J.  A 1146 

Page,  T-.  Mrs 1152 

Paquet,L.  R 732 

Paradise,  H 1154 

Perley,  S.  S 1147 

Peters,  J.  J 1155 

Peurrung,  J.  P 1156 

Pfau,  H 1160 

Pfeiffer,  J.  P 1157 

Phelan,  J 1158 

Piening,  C 1159 

Pierrard,  H 762 

Poirier,  J.  B 1160 

Poulin,  E 1163 

Power,  M.  J 1319 

Pratt.  R.  1 1162 

I'renatt.  Nl.  G.,  Mrs.     772 


Pressler,  G.  R 1164 

Price,  M 1164 

Purcell,  .M.  F ,   1165 

(iuigley,  J.  F 790 

Quill,  J 1170 

Quill,  .M 1168 

Qu.nlan,J.  R 3x4 

Quinlan.  \V.  I 143s 

Quinn,  P.  J   .' 1318 

Quinn.T.F 1169 

Raben,  A 1439 

Kademacker,  C 1171 

Radican,  W 1171 

Ramler,  J 1172 

Kaupfer,  B 1173 

Raymond.  A   826 

Ready.  P 1174 

Reagan,  1).  E 1176 

Recker.G 1176 

Recker,  G.  R 1179 

Recker,  W.  F 1177 

Redington,  M 1180 

Redmond,  J 1180 

Reed,  I.J 1182 

ReSfers",  X.  S 1182 

Reilley,  P 1186 

ReiUy.  1 1183 

Reilly,  J.  1 1186 

Reinhart,  A.  A 1188 

Reinsel.J    1187 

Reiter,  F.  G 1191 

Reiter,  G 1189 

Reitz,  J.  F 1461 

Reynolds,  H 119;! 

Reynolds,  H.  B....     841 

Richie,  A 848 

Riley,  T 1192 

Riordan,  D 1194 

Ring,  1 1194 

Ritchie.  M.  A.,  Mrs.  1196 

Roeder,    X 1196 

Roell,  F   A 860 

Roell,  H 119S 

Rohan,  J.  H 119s 

Rohe,  J.  H 120(1 

Romarv    J.   J 1200 

Rosenbaum,  W....   1201 

Rosenberger,  A 1457 

Rosenberger,  H 1462 

Rosenstein,  J 1202 

Rowan,  P 1203 

Roy,  I.  V 1204- 

Rudof,  F.  1 1326 

Russell,  J.F 1205 

Rust,  G 1207 

Ryan.   F.   M 1208 

Ryan,  J 1210 

Ryan,  R 1213 

R\-an,  X 1211 


{XV) 


Ryan,   P 1'21'2 

Rvnn,  W 1213 

Ryves,  J «72 

Saalmann,  H 1217 

Sadlier,  (", 1216 

Sage,  J 1219 

Sauer,  F 1218 

Sause,  M.  E.,  Mrs..   1220 

Scanlon,  ].  H 884 

Scanlon.  J.  V 1221 

Schaaf,  A 1222 

Schaaf,  A.   1 1223 

Schaller,  F.' 1224 

Schaller,  G 1225 

Scharoun,  P.W....  144H 
Scheideler,  A  .  .  .  .  404 
Scheefers,  J.  H....   1220 

Schindler,  J.  | 1230 

Schneider,  J 123il 

Schnell,  V.A !tl8 

Schnell,  H.,  Mrs....   1242 

Schornn,  J.  B 1240 

Schott,   I.  K 1241 

Schramni,  G.M....  940 
Schroeder,  M.,  .Mrs.  12'44 
Schellinger,  G.  A...   1227 

Schenk,  A.A 894 

Schenk,  E.  B 1229 

Scherer,  A 1228 

.•-cherschel,   |.  R....   \'2'^'J 

Schitter,  J.  M li':;--' 

Schleeel.   1 11^:;:; 

Schniitt,  A 906,  1234 

Sri, mitt.  (".  J 1237 

Schmitr.  E 1235 

SchuK.ll,   1.  A 1238 

Schmoll,  'I.  C 1240 

Schwegel,  D 1246 

Schwegman,  I.G...  1244 

Searles,  E 1247 

Sears,  T 1248 

Seepe,  J.  B.  H 1251 

Seibertz,  H.  1 1249 

Senefeld,   |.  P 1251 

Seng,  J.  H 1253 

Sermersheini,  J.  A..  1252 
Sermersheim,  M....  1254 

Sexton,  1.,  Mrs 1255 

Sexton,  "P 1256 

Shannon,  T 1257 

Sharkey,  M 1261 

Shaugh'nessy,  J 1263 

.Shea,  T 1262 

Sheehy,  J.  J 126'5 

Shell,  C 1264 

Sheridan,   1 1267 

Shine,  J.  W 1269 

Shine,  W 1268 

Shoemaker,  T.  B...  1271 


Siefert,E.  W 1250 

Smead,  M.,  Mrs....  1270 
Smeltzer,  J.  G.. ...   1272 

Smith,  G 1273 

Soete,  J.  J 1274 

Somes,  J.  F 930 

Sommers,  H.  G  ...  1275 
Sondermann,  A . . . .  1278 
Sondermann,  J.  F.. .  950 
Sondermann,  T....   1276 

Sowar,  J.  S.  C 1277 

Spiegel,  J.  F 1278 

Spitzmesser,  L 1279 

Spitznagle,  J.  A 1280 

Sprauer,A.,  Mrs....  1281 

Stadler,  E 987 

.Stanton,  J.  F 1002 

Stehlin,  ().  F 1281 

Steigenuald,  C 1283 

Steigerwald,  G.  S...   1282 

-Steinhai^t,  M.  L 1284 

Steinkamp,  C   1285 

Stenger,  S 1020 

Stetter,  C.  V 1285 

Stevens,  W.  A  . . . .   1286 

Stoecklev,  J.A 1288 

StoU,  A..' 1287 

StoU,  C.  Mrs 1289 

Stratman,  A 1038 

Suermann,  E 1290 

Sullivan,  D 1289 

S.illnan.  F.  I.  A....    1291 

Sullivan,  |.C r>92 

Sullivan,!.  F 1293 

Sullivan,  P 1294 

Sullivan,  T.  A 1295 

Sum  Bros 1296 

Sweeney,  J 1297 

Sweeney,  M.  A 1303 

Thiele,  C.  F 1320 

Thiele,  F.  B 1322 

Thomas,  M.H 13.;2 

Thompson,  W   13l'l' 

Thuis,  F.  A 132:; 

Tobin,  F 1325 

Tobin,  \V.  D 1074 

Tobin,  W 1056 

Toelle,  M 1325 

Toner,  J 1333 

Toole,  P.  M 1144 

Torbeck.F 1336 

Torbeck,  W.  H 1335 

Torline,  H.  H 1337 

Tremmel,  J 1338 

Troxler,  J 1339 

Tuley,  T.J 1339 

Ulrich.  J 1342 

Unterreitmeier.F.X.  1343 


Uphaus,  J 1345 

Unverzagt,  J.  B 1343 

Van  HuFfel,  P 1346 

Vernimont,  R 1348 

ViUinger,  J 1347 

Voglewede,  J.  H...   1346 

Voirol,  F.  A 1348 

Vollmer.F.  X 1349 

\'ollmer,  H 1350 

Voilmer,  H.  F 1351 

Volpert.  J.  W 1353 

Von  Schwedler,  F..  1352 

Wade,  J.  J 1354 

Wade,  M.  C. 1355 

Wade,  P 1357 

Wagner,  C.J 1358 

Wagner,  M 1447 

Walden,  R.  R 1092 

Waldron,  J 1110 

Walker,  T.  R 1359 

Wallace,  J.  B 1360 

Wallner,  M 1365 

Wallrath,  P 1361 

Walsh,  J 1464 

Walsh,  J.  C 1367 

Walsh,  T 1369 

Walsh,  P 1433 

Walsh,  P.  B 1368 

Walter,  C.  A 1370 

Walterman,  F 1372 

Walterman,H.A..:   1376 

Walters,  E.P 1373 

Walz,  V 1376 

Ward,  J.  G 1377 

Ward,  P.  J.. 1380 

Watson,  Mary,  Mrs.  1378 

Watson,  L.  L 1381 

Weber,  P.  J 1383 

Wehrle,  F.   J 1384 

Weintr.iUt.G.  F....    13S7 

WrintiMui,  X 1385 

Wriss.  r,   1387 

Wtlch,  l.K 1388 

Welsh,  M.  D 1390 

Wenger,  G.  M 1391 

Werner,  J.  Sr 1391 

Werst,  P 1393 

Wheeler,  J.  L 1392 

Whelan,  T 1394 

Wickens.  H.  D  . . . .   1415 
Widerin,  G.  L.  T...  1416 

Wiegand,  W 1417 

Wilcox,  M.,  Mrs...   1418 

Wilken,  H.  T 1128 

Williams,  R.  C 1419 

Willien,  L.  J.' 1148 

Wills,  E.R 1420 

Witte,G 1421 


(xvi) 


Wolf,  C".  J 14l'2 

W,,lf,  F.  \V..' 1404 

Wrobel,  E 1421 


Zahm,  J.  A 1420 

Zepf,  A 1429 

Zern,  G.  A 1435 


Ziegenfuss,  J 14:i(> 

Ziegler,  J 1428-1455 

Zins,  P 1430 

Ziimbuelte,  M 1437 


PORTRAITS 

Abbink,   U 

8(; 

Ittenbach,  J.  B 

449 

AltTdmsr,  H 

30 

Ittenbach.  (; 

449 

Ittenbach,  G.  L.... 

449 

Barrett,  T.  F 

76 

Bessonies,  A 

41 

Jefferson,  M.   L.... 

455 

Book,J.\V 

64 

leup,  J.B   

431 

Brueggeniann,  H.  H 

1300 

Jochum,   \\\    A 

462 

Campion,  M.  E.... 

54 

Keenan,  J.  H 

Knabe.A       . 

481 

497 

Cauthorn,  H.  S... 

Conrad,  c:.  J 

Cunningham,  \\  .  J 

98 
140 
108 

Koehne,  H 

KOerdt,   F 

Kroeger,  A.  I 

272 
258 
328 

Kroeger,  B 

340 

Dandurand,  F.  J.. 

118 

KroU,  H.  F.  J 

Kubacki,  J.  F 

36'^ 

Uelaney,  J.  F 

128 

474 

Donnelly,  M 

149 

Diiehmig,  D 

1308 

Lannert,  G.  J 

166 
171 

LaPlante,    1.   B 

510 

Elbreg,  G.  W 

LaPlante,   P.  E  ,  .  . . 
Ledvina,  E 

511 
5i^!^ 

Faller,E.  M 

Fannmg.J.  W.... 

182 
203 

Logan,   T.   X 

Lynch,  P 

536 
529 

Fitzgerald,  P.  H... 

963 

Fle,schmann,M... 

210 

McCarthy,  P.  R  . . .  . 

555 

Flynn,\V 

224 

McMorrott-,  |.  H... 

561 

Frewin,J.  1   

232 

McMullen.  U.  1.... 

548 

McNeils,    M 

Gamier,  f.  B 

297 

McXelis,   P.    H.... 

571 

291 
284 

Maher,    \V    

9K0 

Girolt.  F.    .\ 

Mahonev,    1.   H.... 

583 

Graham,  H.M., Mis 

317 

Mahoney,  M.  F.... 

988 

Gueguen,    L 

246 

Mahoney,  M.  M  . .  . . 

601 

Maute.  F 

351 

Hammer,"  B 

•':!!i 

Mnssn.r,  H 

373 

Hasenour,  G 

Ml  1^ 

M.-k.i-  r.  s 

1434 

Heck,  M 

-M.vrr,   P 

1029 

Hegger,J  

41" 

Mornrli,   L.  R 

594 

Hillebrand,  I.  H... 

424 

Moloney,  J 

617 

Howard,  T.E 

265 

607 

Moore,  W.  F 

627 

Ittenbach,  F 

449 

Moronev,  D.  M 

(i37 

Mundwiler,   F 379 

Murphy,  F 647 

O'Donaghue,  U....  20 

Oechtering,  J.  H...  658 

O'Hara,  J.  W 697 

O'Rouke,  P.  S 715 

Paquet,  L.  R 734 

Pierrard,  H 754 

Prenatt,  F 773 

Ouigley,  J.  F 791 

Quinlan,  J.  R   386 

Quinlan,  VV.  J 1438 

Raymond,  A 827 

Reynolds,  H.B 840 

Riehle,  A 850 

Roell,  F.  A 862 

Rudolf,  F.   J 1328 

Ryves,  J 874 

Scanlon,  J.  H 885 

Scharoun,  P.  W 1446 

Scheideler,  A 405 

Schenk,  A.A 896 

Schmitt,  A 908 

Schnell.V.  A 920 

Schramm,  G.  M....  941 

Seibertz,  H.  J 1248 

Somes,  J.  F 930 

Sondermann,  J.  F..  952 

Stadler,  E   983 

Stenger,  S 1022 

Stratman,  A 1039 

Tobin.  W 1057 

Tobin,  W.  D 1075 

Walden,  R.  R 1093 

Waldron,  J 1111 

Wilken,  H.  T 1130 

Willien.  L.  J 1149 

Wolf,  F.  W 1406 


CHURCH    VIEWS,    ETC. 


Annunciation  H.  \'.  M.,  Brazil..  .     7.V) 
Annunciation  B.  V.  M,  New  Al- 
bany      183 

Assumption,  Avilla 1309 

Holy  Family,  Oldenburg 487 

Holy   Guardian   Angel's,   Cedar 

Grove 1435 

Immaculate  Conception,  Aurora.     863 
Immaculate    Conception,   Rush- 

ville 537 

Visitation  B.  \'.  M.,  Huntingburg.     190 

St.  Ann's,  Terra  Haute 875 

.St.  Anthony',  Morris 285 

St.  Benedict's,  Terre  Haute.  .439-1447 

St.  Bernard's,  Frenchtown 1415 

St.  Bernard's,  Rockport 463 

St.  Bridget's,  Logansport 341 

St.  Ferdinand's,  Ferdinand 985 

St.  Francis  .Xavier,  Vincennes...     247 

St.  Gabriel's,  Connersville 1329 

St.  James',  St.  James 413 

St.  John's,  Loogootee 679 

St.  John  the  Baptist's,  Dover 1301 

St.  John  the  Baptist's,  Tipton .  . .    -329 
St.  John  the  Baptist's,  Vincennes.     211 
St.  John  the  Evangelist's,  War- 
rick county 1414 

St.  Joseph's,  Indianapolis 31 

St.  Joseph's,  Jasper 1021 

St.  Joseph's,  Logansport 273 

St.  Joseph's,  Princeton 523 

St.  Joseph's,  Reynolds 475 


St.  Joseph's,  Terre  Haute 2:;:; 

St.  Lawrence's,  Lawrenceburg. .     953 

St.  Louis,  Shoals 1405 

St.  .Martin's,  Siberia 809 

St.  Mary's,  Decatur 1131 

St.  Mary's,  Fort  Wayne  (.Mother 

of  God) '. 659 

St.  Mary's,  Greensburg 195 

St.  Mary's,  Huntington 387 

St.  Mary's,  \'igo  county 851 

St.   Mary's  of    the  Assumption, 

Flovd  Knobs 425 

St.  Michael's,  Brookville 897 

St.  Michael's,  Cannelton (i5 

St.  Patrick's,    Fort   Wayne 129 

St.  Patrick'?,    Indianapolis 19 

St.  Patricks,     r.ir.-   Haute 921 

St.  I'.iiirs.  I  ,,,!.    Wavne 363 

St.  Pai.is,  Maiinn    .'. 1439 

St.  Pauls,  New  .Alsace 1167 

St.  Paul's,  \alparaiso 595 

St.  Petei  's  Fort  Wayne 259 

St.  Rose  of  Lima,  MonroeviUe. .     735 

St.  Thomas,  Knox  county 1003 

St.  \'incent  de  Paul,  Logansport       53 

St.  Wendel's,  St.  Wendel   399 

St.    Meinrad's    Abbey,    Spencer 

county 909 

Journal  Building,  Indianapolis..     965 

'Old  People's  Home,  Avdla 87 

St.    Mary's   School-house,    Rich- 
mond      549 


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THE 

Clergy  and  Congregations 
CATHOLIC  CHURCH 

.  .  OF  .  . 

INDIANA. 


VERY  REV.  CHANCELLOR  DENIS  ODONAGHUE,  of  St. 
Patrick's  church,  Indianapolis. — Like  an  object  of  note  on  an 
eminence,  or,  in  Scripture  phrase,  Hke  a  mountain  upon  the  top  of 
mountains,  stands  the  very  Rev.  Denis  O'Donaghue,  Chancellor  of 
the  Diocese  of  Indianapolis.  As  a  man  of  parts  he  is  known  to 
men  of  his  calling  and  to  men  of  other  professions  in  all  parts  of 
the  country.  His  fame,  both  professionally  and  personally,  has 
preceded  him  everywhere,  until  to-day,  in  his  fiftieth  year,  there 
are  lew  ecclesiastics  better  or  more  favorabl}'  known  in  the  east 
central  states. 

Unlike  Napoleon,  he  is  approachable  and  genial,  and  is  daily 
called  upon  by  many  who  wish  to  ask  questions,  or  who  desire  to 
discuss  topics  theological,  philosophical  or  historical.  He  is  closely  ' 
scrutinized  and  discussed  by  these  callers,  and  the  unanimous  con- 
clusion which  the  non-Catholic  portion  of  them  arrive  at  is,  that 
the  chancellor  is  an  exception  to  the  general  run  of  "priests  who 
wear  horns." 

Chancellor  O'Donaghue  does  not  wear  horns,  nor  does  he  in 
his  discussions  or  sermons  take  advantage  of  or  exercise  the  razor- 
like cunning  or  intellectual  jugglery  miscalled    "Jesuitism,"  which 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

the  ignorant  are  led  to  believe  is  the  stock  in  trade  of  all  Catholic 
priests.  On  the  contrary,  he  answers  all  questions  relating  to  the 
church  with  a  degree  of  candor  and  directness  that  both  astonishes 
and  instructs  non-Catholics.  The  faith  of  the  church,  her  decrees 
and  practices,  he  justifies  by  reason  and  history,  showing  that  the 
object  and  aim  of  such  both  appeal  to  and  receive  the  sanction 
of  all  fair-minded  persons. 

It  must  not  be  inferred  from  the  trend  of  this  mention  that 
Chancellor  O'Donaghue  is  always  a  mild-mannered  apologist  for 
either  the  Catholic  church  or  for  any  other  cause  which  he  under- 
takes to  defend.  Being  logical,  first  of  all,  and  matchless  in  his 
eloquence  both  in  the  pulpit  and  on  the  rostrum,  he  speaks  as  one 
having  authority  and  as  one  enjoying  an  acquaintance  with  the 
truth.  His  majestic  manhood  and  splendid  bearing  at  once  im- 
press his  auditors  with  the  fact  that  he  neither  speaks  nor  acts  as  if 
by  mere  tolerance  or  sufferance,  but  rather  as  one  with  a  mission 
and  a  commission.  Having  a  duty  to  do,  he  has  the  will  and  the 
ability  to  perform  it. 

With  nothing  to  hide  and  no  one  to  fear  e.Ncept  God;  being 
free  through  the  truth  and  fortified  by  varied  and  e.xtensive  knowl- 
edge, both  secular  and  religious,  he  stands  his  six  feet  in  splendid 
physical  stature,  and  his  more  than  head  and  shoulders  above  the 
average  of  his  fellows  intellectually.  A  tower  of  mental  and 
moral  strength;  a  general  victoriously  commanding  his  army;  a 
shepherd  faithfully  caring  for  his  flock;  a  sentinel  upon  the  watch- 
towers  of  Israel; — such  are  the  similes  suggested  by  the  status  of 
this  very  remarkable  man. 

From  a  work  entitled,  "A  History  of  Catholicity  and  Catholic 
Institutions  in  Indianapolis,"  by  M.  W.  Carr,  1887,  we  extract  the 
following: 

Very  Rev.  D.  O'Donaghue  is  a  native  of  Indiana.  He  was 
born  in  Daviess  county,  November  30,  1848,  His  parents  were 
from  Ireland,  and  they  did  not  fail  to  impress  upon  the  youthful 
mind  of  the  subject  of  this  mention  the  many  wrongs  of  that  long- 
suffering  country.  He  studied  at  St.  Meinrad's,  Ind. ;  St.  Joseph's 
college,  Ky.,  and  graduated  from  the  Sulpitian  seminary,  Montreal, 
Canada.  He  was  ordained  by  Bishop  de  St.  Palais,  at  Indianapo- 
lis, September  6,   1874.      As  a  lecturer  and   orator   he  is  very  dis- 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

tinguished.  He  is  noted  as  well  for  his  witticisms  as  for  his  manj- 
labors  since  he  became  a  priest.  In  recognition  of  his  marked 
ability  Bishop  Chatard  made  him  chancellor  of  the  diocese. 

The  parish  over  which  Chancellor  O'Donaghue  presides  and 
in  which  he  has  been  rector  since  1885  is  St.  Patrick's,  situated  in 
the  southeastern  part  of  the  Capital  city.  The  congregation  was 
organized  in  1865  and  was  called  St.  Peter's.  The  ground  for  the 
church  and  the  schools  was  donated,  every  foot  of  it,  by  Mrs. 
Phctbe  Doherty,  of  Columbus,  Ohio,  a  most  excellent  Catholic 
lady.  It  is  after  her  family  that  the  street  upon  which  St.  Pat- 
rick's church  fronts  has  been  named  by  the  Indianapolis  city 
council. 

The  first  pastor  of  St.  Patrick's  was  Rev.  Joseph  Petit.  He 
was  succeeded  by  Rev.  P.  R.  Fitzpatrick,  who  built  the  present 
church  and  had  the  original  name  changed  to  that  of  St.  Patrick's. 
The  church  was  opened  for  services  in  1871.  In  1879  Rev.  Pat- 
rick McDermott  was  appointed  pastor.  In  1882  he  died  and  Rev. 
Hugh  Oneil  was  placed  in  charge.  In  1885,  as  above  remarked. 
Chancellor  O'Donaghue  was  appointed  rector. 

Both  temporally  and  spiritually  the  congregation  has  pros- 
pered. Order  is  everywhere  observed  and  the  people  feel,  and  of 
right,  too,  that  they  are  about  as  well  provided  for  as  any  other 
congregation  in  the  state.  On  the  other  hand,  with  few  excep- 
tions, the  people  deserve  the  best,  for  they  have  always  shown  a 
good  will.  This  order  of  reciprocal  willingness  and  obligation 
appears  to  be  an  unwritten  law  in  St.  Patrick's. 


HERMAN  AHAUS,  one  of  the  best-known  grocers  of  Richmond, 
Ind.,  was  born  in  Hanover,  Germany,  July  26,  1825,  a  son 
of  Henry  and  Adelhart  (Timpe)  Ahaus.  The  father  was  born  in  the 
same  province  in  i8oo,  and  his  wife  in  18 10,  but  the  latter  was 
called  away  in  Germany,  in  1839.  The  father  came  to  America 
about  1849,  landing  in  New  York,  but  went  thence  to  Cincinnati, 
where  he  was  employed  at  general   laboring  for  nine  months,  when 


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hewassei2ed  with  cholera  during  the  epidemic  of  i  S50,  and  speedily 
passed  away. 

Herman  Ahaus  came  to  America  in  1845.  landed  in  New 
Orleans,  and  thence  went  directly  to  Cincinnati,  where  he  found 
employment  as  a  general  laborer;  he  then  farmed  awhile,  and  then 
engaged  in  the  grocery  business.  After  a  residence  of  about  thir- 
teen years  in  Cincinnati,  or  vicinity,  he  came  to  Richmond,  Ind., 
arriving  June  15,  1858,  since  which  time  he  has  been  continuously 
engaged  in  the  grocery  trade,  in  connection  with  which,  for  some 
years,  he  operated  a  grist-mill  at  the  corner  of  Elm  and  North  Ninth 
streets. 

The  first  marriage  of  Mr.  Ahaus  was  celebrated  in  St.  John's 
church,  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  in  1848,  when  he  was  united  with  Miss 
Mary  Seckman,  who  died  in  1850,  and  was  buried  in  St.  Joseph's 
cemetery.  His  second  marriage  also  took  place  in  St.  John's 
church,  Cincinnati,  in  1851,  to  Miss  Mary  W'ulfhurst,  the  ceremony 
being  performed  by  Rev.  Father  Siegemund.  This  union  has  been 
blessed  with  ten  children,  viz:  Mary,  deceased,  and  interred  at 
Cincinnati;  Lizzie,  wife  of  Edward  Fisher;  Henry;  Herman;  Rosa, 
wife  of  Joseph  Zeyen;  Anna;  Frederick,  in  Cincinnati;  Josephine; 
Clara,  wife  of  Paul  Geier,  and  Joseph  (deceased).  The  family  are 
members  of  St.  Andrew's  congregation,  and  of  the  church  Mr. 
Ahaus  was  formerly  a  trustee.  His  wife  is  a  member  of  St.  Ann's 
society,  and  in  politics  Mr.  Ahaus  is  a  democrat.  The  family  are 
well  deserving  of  the  genuine  esteem  in  which  they  are  held. 


STEPHEN  ANDERSON,  a  well-known  resident  of  St.  Patrick's 
parish,  Indianapolis,  was  born  in  Denmark  May  16,  1852,  and 
at  the  age  of  twenty-one  years  bade  farewell  to  his  parents  and 
came  to  America.  For  some  months  he  lived  in  Cleveland,'  Ohio, 
whence  he  came  to  Indianapolis.  Here  he  became  converted  to 
Catholicity,  having  been  instructed  in  the  catechisrii  of  the  holy 
faith  by  Rev.  Father  O'Donaghue,  and  by  him  baptized  a  short 
time  prior  to  being  united  in  the  bonds  of  matrimony  with  Miss 
Mary  Cahillane,  which   event   was  solenmized  l-^ebruar}'  10,   1880. 

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CATHOLIC    CHL'RCH    OF    INDIANA. 

Mrs.  Anderson  is  a  daughter  of  John  and  Mary  Cahillane,  and  was 
born  February  2,  1852,  in  the  parish  of  Keel,  county  Kerry,  Ire- 
land. There  her  father  died,  and  subsequently  her  mother  brought 
nine  of  her  ten  children  to  America — leaving  her  eldest  daughter 
in  the  Emerald  isle.  Here  the  death  of  Mrs.  Mary  Cahillane  took 
place  September  11,  1896,  she  having  been  a  devout  Catholic 
through  life.  The  marriage  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Anderson  has  been 
blessed  with  three  sons  and  three  daughters,  all  of  whom,  save  one, 
have  been  baptized  in  the  holy  Catholic  faith  by  Rev.  Father 
O'Donaghue.  These  children  are  named  Anna  A.,  Mary  A.,  John 
S.,  Julia  C,  Stephen  and  Daniel  R. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Anderson  have  their  home  at  No.  1623  Hoyt 
avenue,  and  are  among  the  most  respected  of  the  residents  of  St. 
Patrick's  parish,  in  which  they  have  lived  since  July  16,  1881.  Mr. 
Anderson  was  foreman  for  Tucker  &  Dorsey  nine  years  prior  to 
1898.  He  is  a  republican  in  politics,  and  has  always  done  his  full 
duty  as  a  good  and  useful  citizen  and  as  a  contributor  to  the  sup- 
port of  his  parish  church. 


t; 


'TEPHEN  ARNOLD,  contractor  and  builder,  of  No.  426  Church 
<J  street,  Vincennes,  was  born  in  Alsace,  France,  July  18,  1846, 
a  son  of  Joseph  and  Sophia  Arnold,  both  now  deceased. 

Stephen  Arnold  learned  the  cabinetmaker's  trade  in  France, 
and  at  the  age  of  about  twenty  years  entered  the  French  army,  in 
which  he  served  four  years,  taking  part  in  the  Franco-Prussian  war 
and  being  seriously  wounded.  A  brother-in-law  sent  him  funds 
from  America  to  come  over  and  pass  a  year,  but  after  his  arrival 
here  he  determined  to  remain  indefnnitely.  In  1873  he  married,  in 
Vincennes,  Miss  Mary  Memoring,  a  native  of  Hanover,  Germany, 
and  a  daughter  of  Casper  Memoring.  Mrs.  Arnold  and  a  sister 
came  to  America  in  their  girlhood,  their  parents  coming  later,  with 
the  remainder  of  the  family,  and  settled  on  a  farm  near  Vincennes, 
where  both  the  father  and  mother  died  some  years  ago.  Of  the 
ten  children  born  to  Joseph  and  Sophia  Arnold,  five  are  still  living, 
viz:   One  sister  in  France;  Joseph,  a  carpenter  and  coachmaker,  of 

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Danville,  111.;  Mrs.  Werker  and  Mrs.  Nestahut,  of  Vincennes,  and 
Stephen,  the  subject  of  this  notice.  To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Stephen 
Arnold  have  also  been  born  ten  children,  of  whom  five  are  living, 
viz:  John,  Kate,  Frank,  Herman  and  Alice.  Of  the  deceased, 
Joseph  died  at  the  age  of  eighteen  years;  Sophia  and  Gerald  died 
in  childhood,  and  Lamence  and  Lawrence  (twins)  died  at  the  ages 
of  four  months  and  seven  months,  respectively.  John  Arnold,  the 
eldest  son,  was  educated  at  Jasper  college,  Ind.,  and  is  now  a  clerk 
in  a  drug  store  in  Vincennes;  Frank  is  an  apprentice  in  his  father's 
shop,  and  the  other  three  children  are  attending  school.  The 
family  worship  at  St.  John's  German  Catholic  church  and  Mr. 
Arnold  is  a  member  of  branch  No.  533,  Catholic  Knights  of  Amer- 
ica, and  also  of  the  uniform  rank.  In  politics  he  is  a  democrat. 
He  has  been  very  successful  as  a  contractor,  and  during  the  build- 
ing season  employs  six  or  seven  men.  He  is  a  director  in  the 
German  Fire  Insurance  company  of  Vincennes,  is  the  owner  of  a 
neat  dwelling,  with  his  shop  adjoining,  and  is  an  estimable  and 
respected  citizen. 


JOHN  F.  AHERN,  a  trustee  of  the  Church  of  the  Assumption,  is 
a  native  of  Shelby  county,  Ky. ,  where  his  birth  occurred  on  the 
1 2th  of  March,  1859.  His  parents  were  John  and  Catherine 
Ahern,  both  born  in  Ireland.  They  came  to  the  United  States 
before  their  marriage,  which  was  solemnized  in  Kentucky  about 
fifteen  years  after  their  arrival,  and  they  afterward  removed  to 
Bartholomew  county,  Ind.,  where  the  father  still  lives,  the  mother 
being  deceased.  They  were  born  Catholics,  and  the  mother  died 
in  the  hope  of  a  glorious  resurrection,  while  the  father  leads  the 
life  of  a  true  son  of  the  church.  They  were  the  parents  of  five 
children,  all  now  deceased  with  the  e.xception  of  the  subject. 

John  F.  Ahern  remained  under  the  parental  roof  until  of  suffi- 
cient age  to  enter  upon  an  apprenticeship  to  the  blacksmith  trade, 
which,  in  due  time,  he  thoroughly  learned,  and  which  he  has  since 
followed  for  his  life  work.  He  was  married  February  7,  1882,  to 
Miss  Annie    Burke,  a    native  of    Indiana,  and    fi\e  children    have 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

blessed   the   union,    viz:       James,    Mary,  Katie,  John  and    Leo,  of 
whom  the  last  named  died  April  4,  1897. 

Mr.  Ahern  and  wife  have  been  residents  of  Indianapolis  since 
1886,  and  of  their  present  parish  since  the  year  1890.  They  are 
earnest  and  sincere  Catholics  and  have  contributed  not  a  little  to 
the  growth  and  development  of  the  Assumption  congregation  and 
the  several  societies  connected  therewith.  Mr.  Ahern  is  highly 
esteemed  as  a  citizen  and  stands  high  in  the  community  in  which 
he  resides. 


THE  ARVIN  FAMILY,  so  well  known  in  Indiana,  was  founded 
in  this  state  by  Henry  Arvin,  a  native  of  Maryland,  of  Irish 
parentage,  and  born  November  7,  1787.  He  was  married,  Jan- 
uary I,  1810,  to  Theressa  Montgomery,  also  a  native  of  Maryland, 
born  October  21,  1787,  and  in  1816  they  removed  to  Kentucky, 
where  Mr.  Arvin  engaged  in  planting  until  1844,  when  they  came 
to  Indiana  and  settled  on  a  farm  in  Reeve  township,  Daviess  county, 
but  where  Mr.  Arvin  engaged  in  coopering  and  in  other  lines  of 
business,  being  too  corpulent  for  farm  work,  and  in  that  county 
passed  away  June  18,  i860,  his  widow  surviving  until  June  20, 
1 87 1,  when  she,  too,  was  called  to  rest.  There  was  born  to  them 
a  large  family,  of  whom  seven  sons  and  two  daughters  arrived  at 
the  years  of  maturity,  viz:  William,  who  was  born  June  11,  181 1, 
and  died  in  Petersburg,  Ind.,  May  22,  1883;  Thomas,  born  May 
21,  1813,  lived  in  Daviess  county,  and  died  December  23,  1875; 
Joseph  and  Mary  (twins)  born  November  9,  181 5,  and  supposed  to 
be  the  oldest  twins  in  the  state,  are  both  married — the  former  to 
Rosa  Hayden,  and  the  father  of  six  children;  the  latter  is  the  widow 
of  George  W.  Arvin,  and  resides  in  Loogootee  with  a  brother; 
Rosa,  born  February  18,  1818,  married  Martin  Patterson,  and  died 
in  Daviess  county;  Joshua  O.,  born  August  23,  1821,  died  in  the 
same  county  January  11,  18S9;  Augustine,  born  February  i,  1824, 
resides  in  Martin  county;  George  W.,  born  January  26,  1826,  died 
in  Daviess  county  in  1897,  and  James  and  Kendrick,  twins,  were 
born  January  31,   1828,  and  of  these  Kendrick  died  in  infancy. 

Augustine  Arvin,  mentioned  in   above  enumeration   as  having 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

been  born  February  i,  1824,  has  been  a  farmer  all  his  life,  and 
now  resides  on  his  homestead  of  153  acres  in  Martin  county,  Ind. 
He  married  Miss  Rebecca  Summers,  a  native  of  Martin  county  and 
daughter  of  Thomas  S.,  and  to  this  union  have  been  born  the  fol- 
lowing children:  Thomas  H.,  who  married  Anna  Feagan,  and  has 
five  children;  William  R.,  who  married  Rose  Brothers,  and  also 
has  five  children;  Pius  A.,  who  married  Lucinda  Clemments,  and 
has  eight  children;  Susan,  who  died  in  early  life;  Rose  E.,  mar- 
ried to  Harry  Norris,  and  the  mother  of  six  children;  George  J., 
who  married  Emma  Norris,  and  has  three  children;  Augustine, 
who  died  in  childhood,  Joseph  P.,  of  whom  further  mention  will 
be  made,  and  Theressa,  married  to  James  Callahan,  and  the 
mother  of  six  children. 

Joseph  P.  Arvin,  mentioned  above  as  a  son  of  Augustine  and 
Rebecca  (Summers)  Arvin,  was  born  Februarys,  1863,  was  reared 
on  the  home  farm  and  was  well  edcated,  as  far  as  the  pulic  schools 
permitted.  He  remained  at  home  until  he  attained  his  majority, 
and  then,  for  a  short  time,  worked  as  a  barber;  he  next  became 
clerk  in  a  general  store;  which  position  he  held  seven  years,  and 
February  10,1896,  became  manager  of  the  poultry  department  of 
the  extensive  grocery  establishment  of  Arthur  Jordan,  at  Loogootee, 
a  position  he  at  the  present  fills  to  the  entire  satisfaction  of  his 
employer. 

October  13,  1884,  Mr.  Arvm  was  united  in  marriage  with  Miss 
Anna  F.  Gates,  daughter  of  Emanuel  and  Louisa  (Davis)  Gates,  of 
Martin  county.  Emanuel  Gates,  who  was  a  well-to-do  farmer,  is 
now  deceased,  and  his  widow,  a  native  of  Martin  county,  resides 
at  present  in  Loogootee.  To  the  congenial  union  of  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Arvin  have  been  born  five  children,  of  whom  three  are  still  living, 
viz:  Etnanuel  A.,  Cecile  T.,  and  Leo  F.  In  religion  the  family 
have  always  been  true  Catholics,  and  Mr.  Arvin  is  at  present  a 
trustee  of  St.  John's  church.  Fraternally,  he  is  a  member  of  the 
Catholics  Knights  of  America,  and  is  the  financial  secretary  of  his 
branch  of  this  order.  In  politics  he  is  a  democrat,  is  extremely 
popular  with  his  party,  and  is  a  member  of  the  public  school 
board.  As  a  business  man  he  is  sagacious  and  successful,  being 
affable    and    of    gentlemanly    address,    and    very    pleasing    in    his 


ST.  JOSEPH'S  CHURCH, 

INDIANAPOLIS,  IND. 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

deportment.  He  owns  a  handsome  home  in  Loogootee,  which  is 
the  abode  of  complete  domestic  fehcity,  and  where  is  dispensed  a 
generous  hospitality.  His  social  standing  is  with  the  best,  and  no 
one  is  more  respected  than  this  worthy  representative  of  the 
Avrin  family. 


REV.  HERMAN  ALERUING  was  born  in  Newport,  Ky., 
April  13,  1845;  he  was  ordained  priest  by  Bishop  de  St. 
Palais,  at  St.  Meinrad,  September  22,  1868,  and  was  the  assistant 
of  Father  Chasse,  at  Terre  Haute,  until  the  fall  of  1871,  and  then 
had  charge  at  Cambridge  City  until  the  fall  of  1874,  when  he  was 
appointed  to  St.  Joseph's  church,  Indianapolis,  his  present  past- 
orate, and  his  able  work  here  is  related  briefly  in  the  sketch  of  his 
church,  given  elsewhere.  While  in  charge  at  Cambridge  City,  he  built 
a  church  at  New  Castle  and  another  at  Knightstown,  which  places 
he  attended  monthly.  In  his  younger  years  he  took  active  interest 
in  temperance  work,  and  delivered  a  number  of  lectures  in  various 
places;  though  these  lectures  did  not  all  exclusively  treat  of 
temperance,  but  on  a  variety  of  subjects. 

For  the  history  of  St.  Joseph's  church  the  publishers  of  the 
History  of  the  Catholic  Church  of  Indiana  are  indebted  to  the  Rev. 
Herman  Alerding,  its  present  pastor,  from  whose  valuable  History 
of  the  Catholic  church  in  the  diocese  of  Vincennes  much  other  of 
the  information  contained  in  this  volume  is  also  obtained.  No 
effort  will  be  made  to  expatiate  the  terse  language  of  this  reverend 
gentleman,  nor  will  any  attempt  be  made  to  estimate,  much  less 
to  laud,  his  long  and  zealous  labors  in  church  work,  but  the 
publishers,  nevertheless,  acknowledge  their  obligation  to  him  and 
his  invaluable  publication. 


REV.  ERNEST  AUDRAN,  a  native  of  France,  born  October 
8,  1823,  and  a  descendant  of  a  celebrated  family  of  artists, 
renowned  both  as  painters  and  engravers,  is  now  rector  of  St. 
Augustine's  church,  at  Jeffersonville,  Ind.,  to  which   pastorate  he 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

was  appointed  December  3,  1868.  He  had  received  a  classical  edu- 
cation in  his  native  land  at  the  Royal  college  of  Rennes,  and  when 
sixteen  years  of  age  was  brought  to  America  by  his  relative,  Bishop 
Hailandiere,  who  was  on  a  visit  from  this  country  to  France.  Here 
he  began  his  theological  studies  at  the  Vincennes  seminary,  and 
became  the  bishop's  secretary  before  his  ordination  as  priest.  He 
was  raised  to  the  priesthood,  by  dispensation,  April  16,  1S46,  at 
the  age  of  twenty-two  years  and  six  months.  May  8.  following, 
he  was  appointed  assistant  pastor  of  the  cathedral,  but,  at  his  own 
request,  was  sent  to  Logansport,  where  he  remained  six  months. 
For  twenty-three  years  thereafter  he  filled  the  onerous  position  of 
pastor  of  the  cathedral  at  Vincennes,  and  December  3,  1868,  was 
transferred  to  St.  Augustine's  church,  at  Jeffersonville,  of  which 
he  is  the  present  rector. 

While  in  Vincennes,  and  not  yet  thirty  years  of  age,  he  con- 
verted to  the  Catholic  faith,  the  Rev.  George  Roberts,  an  Epis- 
copalian minister  of  that  city;  also  Mrs.  Ewell  and  several  of  her 
children,  the  lady  being  the  wife  of  the  Episcopalian  clergyman 
who  succeeded  the  Rev.  Roberts,  and  of  her  daughters  one  after- 
ward became  a  Franciscan  nun.  Father  Audran  also  brought  back 
into  the  fold  of  the  church  a  stray  member  of  the  tlock,  Hon.  H. 
Cauthorn,  editor  of  the  \'incennes  Sun,  and  was  likewise  instru- 
mental in  the  conversion  of  several  other  prominent  persons,  as, 
for  instance,  the  Hon.  Henry  Somes,  who  subsequently  became 
mayor  of  the  city;  Charles  Berkis,  and  H.  Peck  and  wife.  Dur- 
ing the  know-nothing  exitement  he  pacified  Mr.  McClaugherty, 
editor  of  the  Vincennes  Courant,  and  quelled  his  antagonism  to 
Catholicity. 

During  the  Civil  war,  at  a  time  when  the  excitement  was  at 
the  highest,  the  Catholic  Telegraph,  which  had  at  first  discoun- 
tenanced the  course  pursued  by  the  republican  party,  denounced 
it,  in  fact,  on  being  threatened,  all  at  once  changed  sides  and 
began  advocating  the  persecution  of  the  south  with  all  the  fervor 
of  a  new  convert,  surprising  everybody.  Suddenly,  in  its  zeal, 
it  went  so  far  as  to  call  the  attention  of  the  general  government 
to  priests  who  did  not  as  suddenly  change,  and  demanded  its 
immediate  action  to  bring  them   into  line — really  to  lay  hands  on 


CATHOLIC    CHCRCH    OF    INDIANA. 

them.  This  article  looked  like  a  premeditated  act  of  treachery  to 
the  Catholic  clergy,  and,  as  a  provincial  council  at  Cincinnati  was 
then  at  hand.  Father  Audran  immediately  read  the  article  to  Bishop 
de  St.  Palais,  who  was  amazed,  and  instantly  communicated  his 
disapprobation  of  the  article  to  Bishop  Spalding,  of  Louisville. 
The  two  bishops  united  in  warning  the  Metropolitan  that  they 
could  not — would  not — attend  the  council,  and  most  of  the  other 
bishops  did  the  same.  In  consequence,  there  was  no  council  until 
three  years  later,  and  this  was  not  held  at  Cincinnati,  but  at  Detroit. 

When  Father  .Audran  arrived  in  Jeffersonville  he  had  in  his 
possession  $70,  the  savings  of  twenty-three  years  of  arduous  work. 
So  pressing,  however,  were  the  demands  made  by  some  of  the 
creditors  of  St.  Augustine's  (the  congregation  was  in  debt  $10,000), 
that  he  had  to  pay  his  money  out  almost  immediately,  so  as  to  tide 
over  difficulties.  For  a  man  to  whom  spiritualities  are  much  more 
agreeable  than  temporalities,  this  beginning  with  $10,000  less  than 
nothing  must  have  been  very  trying.       14754^0 

In  1873  Father  Audran  visited  his  old  friend  and  relative, 
Bishop  Hailandiere,  in  France.  He  also  visited  Lourdes  and  the 
Eternal  city,  and  for  the  first  time  met  the  rector  of  the  Amer- 
ican college  at  Rome,  the  present  Rt.  Rev.  Bishop  of  Vincennes. 
Having  been  a  priest  in  this  diocese  for  forty-four  years,  he  has 
witnessed  the  administrations  of  four  bishops,  and  lived  in  intimate 
relations  with  three  of  them,  and  participated  in  the  shaping  of 
affairs  of  vital  importance,  not  only  to  this  diocese,  but  also  to  the 
Catholics  of  the  United  States.  By  tongue  and  pen,  in  French 
and  English,  he  called  forth  the  protests  of  Catholics  everywhere 
against  the  spoliation  of  the  Holy  Father,  and,  strangely  enough, 
became  in  the  hands  of  Providence  an  instrument  whereby  the 
political  emancipation  of  Catholics  in  the  United  States  was  brought 
about.  To  sa)-  the  least,  he  was  instrumental  in  the  good  work  by 
an  able  article  which  he  published  in  a  local  paper,  defending 
Catholics  against  the  unjust  attacks  of  its  editor,  who  had  become 
a  disciple  of  Ingersoll.  At  the  time  referred  to  (1879),  Mr.  Inger- 
soll  was  lecturing  to  thousands  in  Louisville,  and  the  taint  of  his 
blasphemies  spread  over  into  Indiana.  Following  this,  the  open- 
ing of  Catholic  schools  in  Boston  called  forth  an  avalanche  of  abuse 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

from  the  sectarian  press,  with  which  the  paper  in  question  joined 
hands.  Father  Audran's  article  also  caught  the  eye  of  Henry 
Watterson,  editor  of  the  Courier-Journal,  and  in  two  successive 
articles  in  his  paper  he  completely  and  triumphantly  disposed  of 
infidelity  and  all  unreasoning  prejudice  against  Catholics.  So  far- 
reaching  were  the  effects  of  these  articles  that  Catholics  began  to 
come  into  prominence  everywhere,  and  a  better  and  fairer  spirit 
seemed  to  be  infused  into  not  only  political  parties,  but  even  into 
individuals  heretofore  prejudiced  against  everything  pertaining  to 
the  Catholic  church. 

Father  Audran,  it  will  be  seen,  has  been  most  devoted  to  the 
work  of  the  church  and  has  ever  used  his  best  energies  in  advanc- 
ing its  interests.  His  name  as  a  clergyman  stands  at  the  head  of 
the  list  in  the  diocese  of  Vincennes. 


RUPERT  AUER,  a  well-known  business  man  of  South  Bend, 
Ind.,  was  born  in  the  parish  of  Theningen,  Baden,  Germany, 
May  2,  1850,  and  is  a  son  of   John  and  Anna  (Rhodefelter)  Auer. 

John  Auer  was  born  in  Baden  in  1809,  and  his  wife  in  181 1. 
John  was  educated  in  the  parochial  school  of  Theningen,  was  reared 
a  farmer,  and  also  learned  weaving,  and  in  the  old  country  followed 
the  combined  callings  for  a  livelihood.  He  was  married  in  Baden 
in  1832,  and  to  this  union  with  Annie  Rhodefelter  were  born  twelve 
children,  of  whom  seven  are  still  living,  viz:  Charles,  John,  Jacob, 
Amelia,  Sophia,  Bertha  and  Rupert,  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 
The  mother  of  this  family  was  laid  to  rest  in  her  native  parish  of 
Theningen,  Baden,  in  1857;  after  her  death  the  father  continued 
his  residence  in  German}-  until  1880,  when  he  came  to  the  United 
States  and  joined  his  children  in  Fort  Wayne,  Ind.,  where  he 
passed  the  remainder  of  his  life,  d}ing  in  the  holy  Catholic  faith, 
January  19,   1892. 

Rupert  Auer  was  well  educated  in  the  parochial  school  of  his 
native  parish,  which  he  attended  until  fifteen  years  of  age,  when  he 
was  apprenticed  to  a  gunsmith.  He  followed  this  trade  five  years 
in  Switzerland,  and  then  returned    to   Germany    for   military   duty 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

and  served  from  January  lo,  1870,  until  November  21,  1871,  in 
the  Prussian  arm)-,  when  he  again  went  to  Switzerland,  where  he 
remained  until  August  i,  1872.  September  25,  1872,  he  sailed  from 
Germany  for  the  United  States,  landed  in  New  York  city  October 
14,  of  the  same  year,  and  reached  Mishawaka,  Ind.,  October  17. 
He  there  secured  employment  in  the  wagon  works,  and  held  his 
position  until  the  spring  of  1873,  when  he  went  to  Notre  Dame 
college  and  worked  for  three  months.  Thence  he  went  to  Fort 
Wayne,  where  he  was  employed  in  slate  rooting  for  nine  years, 
and  during  this  interim  was  married  to  Miss  Agnes  Faulner,  at  St. 
Peter's  church,  the  ceremony  being  performed  by  Rev.  Father 
Wemhoff.  The  seven  daughters  and  one  son  that  have  blessed 
this  union  are  now  being  educated  in  St.  Mary's  parochial  school. 
South  Bend,  Mr.  Auer,  on  account  of  his  wife's  health,  having 
come  here  to  reside  in  1882.  Here  Mr.  Auer  at  once  entered  into 
the  manufacture  of  soda  and  other  mineral  waters,  which  he  con- 
ducted until  October,  1888,  when  he  opened  a  first-class  public 
resort,  which  he  still  conducts. 

Mr.  Auer  and  family  are  members  of  St.  Mary's  congregation, 
and  Mr.  Auer  is  a  trustee  of  the  church;  he  is  also  a  member  of 
the  South  Bend  branch  of  the  Catholic  Knights  of  America,  and  in 
everything  that  pertains  to  the  welfare  of  his  church  he  takes  an 
active  part  and  aids  it  with  a  liberal  hand.  He  is  a  genial,  whole- 
souled  gentleman,  and  counts  his  friends  by  the  score. 


JOSEPH  BAEHNER,  a  well-known  business  man  of  Conners- 
ville,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Cologne,  Rhenish  Prussia,  December 
8,  1859,  a  son  of  Charles  J.  and  Helen  (Voss)  Baehner.  The 
father  followed  the  trade  of  shoemaking  and  died  in  Cologne  in 
1894,  and  there  the  mother  still  resides. 

Joseph  Baehner,  the  seventh  born  of  a  family  of  twelve  boys 
and  two  girls,  was  educated  in  the  parochial  schools  of  his  native 
city,  which  he  attended  until  fifteen  years  of  age,  when  he  began 
learning  the  tailor's  trade,  which  he  followed  in  Cologne  until  1883, 
when  he  came  to  the  United  States  and  for  a  year  worked  at  his 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

calling  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  September  27,  18S4,  he  came  to 
Connersville  and  worked  as  a  journeyman  until  December,  1895, 
when  he  opened  a  public  place  of  resort  and  has  since  been  doing 
a  thriving  business. 

Mr.  Baehner  was  united  in  marriage,  in  Connersville,  July 
II,  1889,  with  Miss  Barbara  Herkert,  who  was  born  in  this  town 
December  12,  1861,  a  daughter  of  Joseph  and  Margaret  (Michaels) 
Herkert,  and  this  union  has  been  blessed  with  three  children,  viz: 
Mary,  Francis  and  George — the  last  named  being  deceased.  Mr. 
Baehner  has  been  trustee  and  member  of  the  Catholic  Knights  of 
America  and  of  St.  Joseph's  society,  and  is  held  in  high  esteem  by 
his  friends  and  acquaintances.  He  owns  a  pleasant  home  at  No. 
119  Grand  avenue,  and  is  very  liberal  in  his  contributions  toward 
the  support  of  both  school  and  church. 


REV.  JOACHIM  BAKER,  of  St.  Marys  church,  Alexandria, 
Madison  county,  was  born  in  Fort  Wayne,  Ind.,  March  7, 
1863,  a  son  of  Jacob  and  Agatha  (Meyer)  Baker,  natives,  respect- 
ively, of  Hesse-Darmstadt  and  Baden,  Germany,  but  who  were  mar- 
ried in  Fort  Wayne,  where  the  father  was  engaged  in  saw-milling. 
Rev.  J.  Baker,  the  sixth  of  a  family  of  nine  children,  received 
his  preliminary  education  in  St.  Mary's  parochial  school  at  Fort 
Wayne  and  at  the  Cathedral  school.  In  1S79  he  entered  St. 
Lawrence  college  at  Mount  Calvary,  Wis.,  where  he  pursued  his 
classical  studies  for  four  years,  and  then  entered  St.  Francis  sem- 
inary. Wis.,  from  which  he  graduated  in  1SS4;  he  then  studied 
philosophy  and  theology  in  the  same  seminary,  was  ordained  deacon 
March  17,  1S88,  and  June  29,  1888,  was  ordained  priest  by  Bishop 
Dwenger  for  the  diocese  of  Fort  Wayne.  He  was  assigned  as  the 
first  resident  pastor  of  the  church  of  the  Immaculate  Conception, 
Portland.  Jay  county,  which  had  heretofore  been  attended  by  visit- 
ing clergymen  from  Fort  Recovery,  Ohio,  and  there  he  officiated 
from  July  27,  1889,  until  May  23,  1891,  when  he  was  transferred 
to  St.  Anthony's,  in  Benton  county,  where  he  did  most  excellent 
work,  and  also  attended  the  Goodland  mission  until  January  9, 
1896,  when  he  came  to  Alexandria  to  assume  charge  of  the  congre- 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

gation  which  later  became  known  as  St.  Mary's.  Until  December, 
1896,  he  had  held  services  in  Tammany  hall,  and  then  took  posses- 
sion of  the  present  church,  the  foundation  of  which  was  laid  during 
the  panic  of  1893,  but  on  which  no  further  work  was  done  until 
the  arrival  of  Father  Baker. 

Father  Balthazar  Biegel,  of  Elwood,  had  attended  to  the  spir- 
itual needs  of  the  Catholics  at  Alexandria  from  1892  until  1896, 
and  when  Father  Baker  came  the  congregation  consisted  of  sixty 
families,  or  about  300  souls.  Father  Baker  at  once  set  himself 
energetically  to  work,  and  with  praiseworthy  zeal  accomplished 
the  task  of  completing  the  church  edifice.  It  is  65x55  feet  in  its 
ground  plan,  and  has,  under  the  same  roof,  three  rooms  for  school 
purposes,  has  a  seating  capacity  of  300,  and  cost  $9, 500.  The 
church  was  dedicated  by  Bishop  Rademacher  September  19,  1897. 
The  pupils  attending  the  school  in  the  fall  of  1897  numbered  sixty, 
but  the  attendance  now  reaches  130,  who  are  under  the  instruction 
of  four  sisters  of  Notre  Dame.  Father  Baker  well  deserves  the 
deep  love  that  is  felt  for  him  by  his  congregation,  for  he  has  cer- 
tainly labored  with  great  assiduity  in  its  behalf. 


JOHN  FREDERICK  BAKER,  proprietor  of  the  Grand  hotel, 
Vincennes,  is  a  native  of  this  city,  was  born  March  4,  1869, 
and  is  a  son  of  James  Edgar  and  Nancy  Louise  (Graeter)  Baker, 
the  former  of  whom  was  a  native  of  Bedford  county,  Ind.,  and  was 
a  son  of  Judge  John  Baker,  for  many  years  circuit  judge  of  Knox 
county.  Mrs.  Nancy  Louise  Baker  was  born  in  Vincennes,  and 
the  Grand  hotel  is  inherited  from  her  father,  Frederick  Graeter. 

John  F.  Baker  is  the  elder  of  two  children,  his  brother,  James 
Edgar,  Jr.,  being  an  accountant  for  a  railway  company  in  Illinois. 
John  F.  received  a  classical  education,  in  preparation  for  the 
Catholic  ministry,  and  is  well  trained  in  Greek,  Latin,  French, 
Spanish  and  English.  From  1884  until  1888  he  was  a  sailor  in  the 
merchant  marine  service,  made  three  trips  around  the  world,  and 
later  located  in  Rosaria  del  Santa  Fe,  in  the  Argentine  republic, 
where  he  was  for  a  year  second   in  command  of  the  naval  reserve, 

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and  returned  home  in  the  fall  of  1889,  but  soon  afterward  shipped 
at  Boston,  Mass.,  as  saihnaker's  mate  in  the  United  States  navy, 
cruised  all  the  waters  on  the  globe,  particularly  the  Chinese 
seas,  and  at  the  end  of  three  years  was  honorably  discharged  at 
Mare  Island  navy-yard,  San  Francisco.  On  his  return  eastwardly, 
at  Kansas  City,  Mo. ,  he  met  his  father  and  brother,  and  there  also 
formed  the  acquaintance  of  Miss  Anna  Marguerite  Besher,  whom 
he  married  June  i,  1892.  After  passing  two  years  in  Kansas  City 
in  the  paint  and  wall-paper  business,  he  took  a  two-year  course  in 
polytechnic  study  with  the  Westinghouse  company,  and  qualified 
himself  as  inspector  of  air-brakes,  securing  a  lucrative  position  on 
a  Mexican  railroad;  but  the  climate  of  that  country  did  not  agree 
with  his  wife's  health,  and  he  went  to  Fort  Worth,  Tex.,  where 
he  became  air-brake  inspector  for  the  associated  roads,  eight  in 
number,  centering  at  that  point.  A  year  and  a  half  later  he  was 
transferred  to  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  where  he  filled  a  similar  position  in 
the  Missouri  Pacific  shops  until  April,  1S96,  when  he  returned  to 
his  native  city,  after  an  absence  of  twenty  years,  and  assumed 
charge  of  the  Grand  hotel  December  i,  1896.  This  popular  hos- 
tlery  is  conviently  located  and  is  superbly  fitted  up  lor  the  accom- 
modation of  the  traveling  public;  its  half-hundred  guest-rooms  are 
tastily  furnished,  are  steam  heated,  and  lighted  by  electricity. 
The  dining-room  service  is  strictly  first-class  and  the  menu  beyond 
reproach,  and  Mr.  Baker  has  already  won  a  reputation  as  one 
"  who  can  keep  a  hotel." 

In  politics  Mr.  Baker  is  a  democrat,  inheriting  his  proclivities 
from  his  father,  who  was  the  democratic  surveyor  of  Knox  county 
fourteen  years  and  deputy  auditor  of  state  four  years.  Fraternally, 
the  son  is  a  member  of  Royal  lodge,  No.  233,  K.  of  P.,  of  St.  Louis, 
Mo.',  and  of  Spring  Palace  lodge,  No.  130,  A.  O.  U.  W.  The  fam- 
ily are  members  of  St.  Francis  Xavier  Cathedral  congregation, 
and,  being  descendants  of  two  of  the  oldest  families  of  Vincennes, 
stand  very  high  in  social  circles. 

James  Edgar  Baker,  Jr.,  brother  of  John  Frederick,  is  united 
in  marriage  with  Miss  Mary  Elizabeth  Menagha'n,  a  native  of 
Youngstown,  Ohio,  and  to  their  union  has  been  born  one  daughter. 
Marguerite  Nancy. 


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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

RT.  REV.  AUGUST  BESSONIES,  V.  G.,  of  the  diocese  of 
Vincennes,  was  born  at  Alzac,  department  du  Lot,  France,  on 
June  17,  1 8 1  5.  His  first  studies  were  at  the  Petit  seminar}'  of  Mont- 
faucon;  thence  he  went  to  the  seminary  of  Isse,  near  Paris,  to  study 
the  classics  and  natural  philosophy.  While  there  Bishop  Brute, 
first  bishop  of  Vincennes,  paid  a  visit  to  Isse,  and  although  August 
Bessonies  had  already  been  received  by  the  Lazarists  for  the  for- 
eign missions,  by  the  advice  of  the  celebrated  Father  Pinault,  his 
director,  he  offered  his  services  to  Right  Rev.  Bishop  Brute, 
for  his  diocese  of  Vincennes.  The  saintly  prelate  was  pleased, 
and,  stretching  his  arms  around  his  neck,  said:  "I  am  happy  at 
the  project  of  seeing  a  new  altar  raised  in  my  dear  Indiana.  But," 
said  he,  "I  have  no  seminary  at  Vincennes;  stay  at  St.  Sulpice  for 
three  years,  until  1839,  and  then  I  will  send  for  you."  So  he  did, 
and  August  Bessonies  was  at  Havre,  ready  to  embark  in  a  sailing 
vessel,  when  he  received  the  sad  news  of  the  good  bishop's  death. 
He  arrived  at  \'incennes  October  21,  1839.  He  was  then  a  dea- 
con, too  young  to  be  ordained,  but  on  the  22d  day  of  February, 
1840,  Bishop  de  la  Hailandiere,  successor  of  Bishop  Brute,  or- 
dained him  a  priest,  and  sent  him  to  the  forests  of  Perry  county, 
although  he  had  expressed  a  desire  to  be  sent  among  the  Indians, 
near  the  town  of  Logansport.  He  spent  twelve  years  in  his  first 
mission  in  Perry  county,  founded  the  town  of  Leopold,  of  which 
he  became  postmaster  under  James  K.  Polk,  and  built  seven 
churches;  two  of  stone — one  at  Cannelton  and  one  at  Derby — the 
others  of  log. 

When  Bishop  de  la  Hailandiere  resigned,  and  Bishop  Bazin 
was  appointed,  he  refused  to  be  vicar-general.  After  six  months, 
Bishop  Bazin  died  and  M.  de  St.  Palais  succeeded  him.  He  went 
to  France  in  1852,  and  at  his  return  he  was  sent  to  Fort  Wayne, 
where  he  remained  only  about  a  year.  Father  Benoit,  former  pas- 
tor, returning  from  New  Orleans.  He  was  then  sent  to  Jefferson- 
ville  and  given  charge  of  the  church  at  the  Knobs,  and  a  number 
of  other  missions.  After  four  years  spent  there,  he  was  sent  by 
Bishop  de  St.  Palais  to  Indianapolis,  where  he  arrived  on  the  5th 
day  of  November,  1857.  His  first  work  was  to  built  a  house  for 
the  Sisters  of  Providence,  who  came  soon  to  open  a  school.    There 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

was  then  only  a  small  brick  church  in  the  city,  used  by  the  Irish 
at  eight  o'clock,  by  the  Germans  at  nine  o'clock,  and  again  by  the 
Irish  at  ten  o'clock.  The  next  thing  was  to  build  a  pastor's 
residence;  when  that  was  completed  a  school-house  was  erected 
for  the  boys,  and  after  many  efforts  he  obtained  the  Brothers  of 
the  Sacred  Heart  to  take  charge  of  it.  St.  Mary's  German  church 
had  been  built,  and  opened  for  services  August  15,  1858.  The  new 
St.  John's  was  commenced  in  1866,  and  opened  in  1871.  There 
was  yet  a  debt  of  $6,000  on  the  boys'  school,  and  the  right  rev- 
erend bishop  wanted  a  church  costing  $200,000.  He  subscribed 
himself  $10,000,  but  the  pastor,  Rev.  August  Bessonies,  objected, 
and  said  that  he  could  not  risk  more  than  $60,000.  The  bishop 
agreed,  and  the  church  was  commanced,  but  plans  were  changed, 
and  the  sum  raised  to  $100,000.  The  pastor  objected,  and  Rev. 
J.  Q.  Fitzpatrick  was  given  charge  of  the  building,  but  he  collected 
only  about  $6,000  and  left  to  build  St. Patrick's  church,  to  replace 
St.  Peter's  church,  already  built  by  August  Bessonies,  who  had  to 
take  charge  of  the  new  building  of  St.  John's  church,  which  cost 
over  $100,000.  Money  had  to  be  borrowed,  some  at  eight  per 
cent.  When  the  Very  Rev.  D.  O'Donaghue  took  charge,  there 
was  a  debt  of  $31,000,  including  interest,  and  it  had  been  reduced 
to  about  $7,000,  when  the  Rev.  Father  Gavisk  completed  the 
church,  now  one  of  the  finest  in  the  state. 

In  1873  August  Bessonies  succeeded  in  procuring  the  Sisters 
of  the  Good  Shepherd,  and  also  the  Little  Sisters  of  the  Poor. 
They  commenced  in  poverty,  and  it  required  a  great  effort  to  keep 
them  up,  especially  the  Sisters  of  the  Poor  Shepherd,  but,  thanks 
be  to  God,  they  are  now  doing  well,  the  Sisters  of  the  Poor  having 
100  inmates  and  the  Sisters  of  the  Good  Shepherd  over  500.  In 
1872  Very  Rev.  Father  Corby,  vicar-general  and  chaplain  of  the 
Sisters  of  Providence  at  St.  Mary's  of  the  Woods,  died,  and  Au- 
gust Bessonies  was  appointed  vicar-general  by  Right  Rev.  Maurice 
de  St.  Palais.  At  the  death  of  Bishop  de  St.  Palais,  June  28, 
1877,  August  Bessonies  was  appointed  administrator  by  Most  Rev. 
J.  B.  Purcell,  archbishop  of  Cincinnati,  and  when  the  new  bishop, 
F.  S.  Chatard,  D.  D.,  was  appointed  bishop  of  Vincennes,  in  1878, 
the  adminstrator  was  appointed  vicar-general. 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

The  new  bishop  asked  the  pope,  Leo  XIII,  to  appoint  August 
Bessonies  as  Roman  prelate,  and  this  was  done  on  the  22d  day  of 
January,  1884.  In  that  quality  he  was  invited  to  assist  at  the 
council  of  Baltimore.  Although  advanced  in  age,  he  remained 
pastor  of  St.  John  until  Right  Rev.  F.  S.  Chatard,  D.  D.,  started 
the  new  parish  of  SS.  Peter  and  Paul's,  and  in  1892  took  him  with 
him  to  the  new  parish,  in  which  he  is  still  working,  all  he  can,  at 
the  age  of  eighty-three  years  and  a  few  months.  At  the  time  of 
his  golden  jubilee,  in  1890,  the  people  of  Indianapolis,  Catholics 
and  Protestants,  offered  him  a  purse  of  over  $3,000,  and  Arch- 
bishop Elder  did  him  the  honor  to  attend.  He  had  crossed  the 
ocean  fifteen  times,  and  says  that,  if  God  spares  him  so  long,  he 
may  cross  it  again  in  1900,  with  many  of  his  friends  of  Indianap- 
olis, to  visit  the  world's  exposition  at  Paris,  and  his  numerous 
nephews,  grandnephews  and  great-grand  nephews,  to  the  number  of 
over  fifty. 


JOHN  ADAMS,  a  well-known  business  man  of  Madison,  Jeffer- 
son county,  Ind.,  was  born  in  this  city  March  4,  1846,  and  is 
a  son  of  Peter  and  Margaret  (Krein)  Adams,  natives  of  Rheiu 
Prussia,  who  came  to  the  United  States  early  in  life,  and  were 
later  followed  by  John  Adams,  a  half-brother  of  Peter,  and  these 
were  the  only  members  of  the  respective  families  to  come  to 
America — John  Adams,  the  half-brother  of  Peter,  being  now  a 
resident  of  Jeffersonville,  Clark  county,  Ind. 

Peter  Adams  was  born  about  18 10,  was  a  stonecutter  by  trade, 
and  for  three  years  served  in  the  Prussian  army.  He  came  to 
America  in  company  with  a  Dr.  Kremer,  who  settled  in  Saint 
Magdalene,  Ripley  county,  Ind. ;  but  Mr.  Adams  at  once  came  to 
Madison,  which  was  then  a  new  town,  and  here  found  plenty  of 
work  at  his  trade.  Here  he  prospered,  and  had  just  built  for 
himself  a  comfortable  residence,  when  he  was  stricken  with  cholera 
and  died  July  12,  1849,  leaving  his  widow  with  three  children,  two 
of  whom  died  within  one  week  after  the  death  of  the  father.  In 
1852    the     widow    was    married    to    Joseph     Irvey,     a    native    of 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

France,  who  died    June    12,   1874,  and  her  own  death  took  place, 
in  Madison,  January  6,  1892,  at  the  age  of  seventy-two  years. 

John  Adams,  the  subject  proper  of  this  memoir,  was  educated 
in  the  public  and  parochial  schools  of  his  native  city,  and  at  the 
age  of  fifteen  years  was  apprenticed  to  the  tinner's  trade.  In  1869 
he  engaged  in  business  on  his  own  account,  opening  a  tin  and  stove 
store,  to  which  he  subsequently  added  a  trade  in  hardware  and  agri- 
cultural implements.  By  his  attention  to  business,  his  skill  and 
obliging  disposition,  he  has  thriven,  and  now  owns  his  business 
place  and  residence. 


THOMAS  ADELSPERGER,  a  highly  respected  citizen  of  South 
Bend,  Ind.,  and  an  ex-soldier  of  the  Civil  war,  was  born  in 
Frederick  county,  Md.,  June  12,1842,  a  son  of  William  Joseph 
and  Anna  Mary  (Obold)  Adelsperger,  natives  of  Carroll  county, 
Md.,  both  of  German  extraction. 

William  Joseph  Adelsperger,  who  was  born  April  4,  1820, 
was  reared  a  farmer  and  followed  that  calling  in  his  native  state 
until  1S48,  when  he  came  to  Indiana  and  bought  a  farm  nine  miles 
southeast  of  Fort  Wayne,  Allen  county,  on  which  he  resided  until 
1 8 52,  when  he  removed  to  Adams  county  and  was  employed  in  the 
Fornax  mill  at  Decatur  for  two  years,  and  then  was  engaged  in 
general  merchandizing  with  J.  &.  P.  Crabbs  until  1858,  when  he 
was  elected,  on  the  democratic  ticket,  county  recorder  of  Adams 
county,  served  two  terms,  and  in  1866  purchased  a  farm  in  St. 
Mary's  township,  on  which  he  resided  several  years,  and  then 
returned  to  Decatur  and  engaged  in  the  grocery  trade  until  1887, 
when  he  retired  to  private  life. 

The  marriage  of  William  J.  Adelsperger  took  place  in  Carroll 
county,  Md.,  November  17,  1840,  to  Miss  Anna  Mary  Obold.  the  result 
of  the  union  being  twelve  children,  of  whom  eight,  beside  Thomas, 
are  still  living,  viz:  William,  of  Toledo,  Ohio;  Joseph,  of  Saybrook, 
111  ;  Henry,  of  Notre  Dame,  Ind.;  John,  assistant  pastor  at 
the  cathedral  of  Covington,  Ky. :  George;  Louisa;  Jane  Mary 
Ellen  and  Julia,  the  latter  now  Sister  M.  Waltrude,  order  of 
the  Holy  Cross.      The   mother   of  this  family   was  called   away,  in 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

the  faith  of  the  Catholic  church,  in  February,  1876,  and  the  father, 
December  23,  1890,  and  their  remains  now  lie  side  by  side  in  the 
Catholic  cemetery  in  Decatur. 

Thomas  Adelsperger  was  educated  in  the  district  school,  Allen 
county,  Ind.,  at  Hesse  Cassel  parochial  school,  in  the  same  county, 
and  the  parochial  and  public  schools  in  Decatur,  Ind.,  till  he  was 
fifteen  years  of  age,  when,  in  1857,  he  was  apprenticed  to  the 
printer's  trade  in  the  office  of  the  Decatur  Eagle.  In  the  spring 
of  i860,  he  bought  a  half  interest  in  this  newspaper  plant,  but  later 
went  to  Fort  Wayne  and  engaged  in  job  and  book  printing  with  F. 
L.  Furste.  The  Civil  war  having  broken  out  and  being  well  under 
way  as  an  internecine  struggle  of  indefinite  duration,  Mr.  Adelsperger 
enlisted  in  company  H,  Eighty-ninth  Indiana  volunteer  infantry, 
August  2,  1862,  under  Capt.  A.  J.  Hill,  and  served  until  August 
9,  1865 — the  temination  of  his  term  of  enlistment  for  three  years. 
He  was  engaged  in  many  severe  engagements  and  skirmishes,  was 
taken  prisoner  at  Munfordville,  Ky.,  September  14,  1862,  but  was 
paroled,  and  was  wounded  in  the  battle  of  Tupelo,  Miss.,  July  14, 
1864,  and  these  were  his  only  mishaps.  For  meritorious  conduct 
he  was  promoted  from  private  to  sergeant-major  April  10,  1863, 
and  to  adjutant  September  14,  1864,  receiving  an  honorable  dis- 
charge at  the  date  mentioned  above. 

Returning  to  Decatur  after  being  mustered  out  of  the  army, 
Mr.  Adelsperger  engaged  in  the  drug  business,  under  the  firm-name 
of  Bollman  &  Adelsperger,  until  the  spring  of  1866,  when  he  was 
selected  by  his  father  as  deputy  county  recorder  and  served  until 
the  official  close  of  the  term.  He  then  returned  to  the  Eagle 
office,  remained  there  until  1869,  when  he  went  to  Laporte,  Ind.. 
and  engaged  in  the  drug  business  until  1872,  when  he  became  a 
traveling  salesman  for  Bliss  cS:  Torrey,  of  Chicago,  111.,  for  whom  he 
handled  druggists'  sundries  for  three  years.  July  i,  1875,  he 
became  agent  for  Hord,  Owen  &  Co.,  of  Chicago,  and  for  twenty- 
three  years  has  been  their  trusted  salesman  in  northwestern  Indiana 
and  eastern  Illinois. 

Mr.  Adelsperger  was  united  in  marriage  May  19,  1865,  by 
Right  Rev.  Bishop  Luers,  at  Fort  Wayne,  to  Miss  Helen  Frances 
Hill,    the    union    being   blessed    with   six   children,  viz:  Francis  J. , 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

Richard  W. ,  and  Christopher  B.,  now  deceased,  and  Edward  R. , 
Eva  C.  and  Lucy,  all  of  whom  have  been  well  educated — Edward 
R. ,  now  an  architect,  having  attended  Notre  Dame  college  from 
1 88 5  until  1890,  graduating  in  the  latter  year,  and  Eva  C. 
graduating  from  St.  Mary's  academy  in  1892;  Lucy,  after  attending 
St.  Joseph  and  St.  Mary's  academies  a  number  of  years,  graduated 
from  the  South  Bend  high  school  in  1S97.  In  1880,  Mr. 
Adelsperger  came  from  Laporte  to  South  Bend,  which  is  now  his 
permanent  home.  He  is  an  honest,  conscientious  gentleman,  and 
when  he  relinquished  his  business  in  Laporte  was  heavily  in  debt, 
but  he  has  since  liquidated  every  obligation,  in  full.  He  and 
family  are  true  Catholics,  his  parents  having  been  pioneers  in  this 
faith  in  Adams  county,  and  he  is  among  the  foremost  in  aiding 
his  church  in  all  its  good  work. 


KILL\N  BAKER,  proprietor  of  a  saw-mill  at  Fort\\'ayne,  Ind., 
and  prominent  as  a  manufacturer  of  lumber,  was  born  in 
Hesse-Darmstadt,  Germany,  December  15,  1830,  and  is  a  son  of 
George  and  Catherine  (Bashinger)  Baker,  who  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1835,  bringing  their  family  of  eight  children.  They 
landed  in  New  York  city,  whence  they  went  to  Pittsburg,  Pa.  The 
father,  who  was  born  April  14,  1790,  learned  his  trade,  wagon- 
maker,  in  Germany,  and  after  coming  to  the  United  States  followed 
it  for  three  years  in  Pittsburg.  In  1836,  however,  the  father  had 
come  to  Allen  county,  Ind.,  and  had  entered  a  tract  of  land  in 
Cedar  Creek  township,  and  in  1838  came  here  to  reside  perma- 
nently— Fort  Wayne  being  then  a  town  of  400  inhabitants.  He 
followed  his  trade  until  1848,  when  he  erected  a  saw-mill,  which 
he  conducted  in  partnership  with  his  sons,  John,  Jacob,  Henry  and 
Kilian.  Two  years  later  the  father  and  son  John  sold  their  interest 
in  the  mill  to  Jacob,  Henry  and  Kilian,  his  wife  having  died  in 
1850.  Henry  retired  from  the  business  in  1867,  the  father  died  in 
1870,  and  Jacob  withdrew  in  1878,  leaving  Kilian  the  sole  pro- 
prietor, the  latter  having  been  twenty-two  years  of  age  when  he 
was  admitted  to  a  partnership  with  his  father  and  brothers  in  the 
mill  which  he  still  operates. 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

Kilian  Baker  was  educated  in  the  parochial  schools  of  Fort 
Waj-ne,  and  in  1859  married  Miss  Anna  Daugherty,  who  was  born 
in  Areola,  Allen  county,  Ind.,  in  1840,  of  Irish  parentage.  This 
marriage  has  been  blessed  with  eleven  children,  of  whom  nine  are 
still  living,  viz:  John  G.,  Frank  J.,  Mary  A.,  Agnes  C,  Mar- 
guerite G. ,  Rosella,  Catherine  (now  a  Sister  of  Providence), 
Alfred  K.  and  Grace  A. — all  devout  Catholics.  The  necrology  ot 
Mr.  Fjaker's  brothers  and  sisters  may  be  summed  up  as  follows: 
John  died  February  19,  1897;  Jacob,  August  29,  1896;  Magdalene, 
January  i,  1879;  Conrad,  in  April,  1890,  and  Henry,  October  26, 
1S72.  A  sister,  Elizabeth,  is  the  widow  of  John  B.  Bequeet.  In 
politics  Mr.  Baker  is  a  democrat,  but  seldom  meddles  with  party 
affairs,  being  contented  WMth  the  management  of  his  mill,  which 
now  turns  out  10,000  feet  of  sawed  lumber  per  day.  He  has  been 
very  successful  in  his  management  of  this  industry,  stands  high  as 
a  business  man,  being  recognized  as  one  of  the  most  enterprising 
in  the  county,  and  socially  he  and  his  family  stand  with  the  best 
people  of  the  city  of  Fort  Wayne. 


REV.  SIMON  BARBER,  chaplain  of  the  convent  of  the 
Benedictine  nuns,  Ferdinand,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Louisville, 
Ky.,  February  14,1862,  and  was  baptized  in  St.  Patrick's  Catholic 
church.  Thirteenth  and  Market  streets,  of  the  same  city.  As  early 
as  1872,  he  entered  the  college  of  St.  Meinrad,  conducted  by  the 
Benedictine  Fathers  of  the  abbey  of  St.  Meinrad,  Lnd.  At  the 
age  of  seventeen  years  he  devoted  his  life  to  the  service  of  God  by 
taking  the  habit  as  a  monk  of  St.  Benedict,  and  in  1885  he  was 
ordained  to  the  holy  priesthood.  His  first  church  was  at  Ferdi- 
nand, Ind.,  where  he  served  as  assistant  pastor.  He  subsequently 
had  charge  of  St.  Mary's  church,  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  St.  Henry's 
church.  New  Orleans,  La.,  and  St.  Michael's  church  at  Laramie, 
in  the  diocese  of  Cincinnati.  On  June  18,  1891,  he  went  to  Tell 
City,  Ind.,  and  assumed  the  charge  of  St.  Paul's  church. 

The  history  of   St.    Paul's  church.  Tell   City,  Ind.,  dates  from 
the  time   when  the   town  \\'as  yet  in  its    earliest  stage  of  develop- 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATION'S, 

ment — a  time  when  affairs  of  the  material  world  were  considered  of 
greater  importance,  among  some  of  the  struggling  settlers,  than 
those  pertaining  to  things  religious  and  spiritual,  but  Rev.  Father 
Barber's  pastorate  was  marked  by  a  zealous  and  devoted  care  for 
the  spiritual  and  temporal  welfare  of  his  people,  and,  during  his 
incumbency,  the  church  made  great  strides,  acquired  property  of 
considerable  value,  and  increased  the  membership  to  900.  Father 
Barber  is  a  gentleman  of  winning  presence,  courteous  demeanor, 
and  scholarly  attainments,  and  enjoys  the  esteem  not  only  of  the 
Catholic  but  of  the  Protestant  residents  of  the  citv  as  well. 


VERY  REV.  MATTHEW  ELEVART  CAMPION,  irremovable 
rector  of  St.  Vincent  de  Paul  church,  at  Logansport,  Ind., 
and  one  of  the  most  eminent  and  devoted  clergymen  of  the  diocese 
of  Fort  Wayne,  was  born  in  Kilkenny,  Ireland,  November  9,  1844, 
and  when  not  a  year  old  was  brought  to  this  country  by  his  parents. 
After  spending  a  few  years  of  childhood  in  Quebec,  Canada, 
and  Burlington,  Vt.,  he  came  to  the  then  distant  west,  and  on 
Christmas  eve,  1850,  began  his  early  life's  home  in  Michigan  City, 
Ind.  On  the  28th  of  August,  i860,  he  entered  the  university  of 
Notre  Dame,  where  he  graduated  in  1865,  receiving  the  degree  of 
A.  B.,  becoming  a  member  of  the  faculty  of  the  university,  filling 
the  Greek  and  Latin  chair  for  three  years,  and  receiving  at  the 
end  of  this  time  the  A.  M.  degree.  In  the  fall  of  1867  he  went 
to  St.  Francis  seminar}-,  Milwaukee,  to  complete  his  theological 
course,  under  the  late  illustrious  Archbishop  Heiss.  On  the  14th 
of  January,  1868,  he  was  ordained  priest  by  Rt.  Rev.  Bishop 
Luers,  assisted  by  Very  Rev.  J.  Benoit,  V.  G.,'  and  Rev.  F.  H. 
Lawler,  being  the  first  priest  ordained  in  the  new  diocese  of  Fort 
Wayne  after  that  diocese  was  separated  from  the  Vincennes  diocese. 
On  the  24th  of  January,  1868,  he  was  assigned  to  his  first  clerical 
duty  as  assistant  to  Rev.  B.  J.  Force,  Logansport,  Ind.,  pastor  of 
St.  Vincent  de  Paul  church,  which  then  contained  all  the  Catholics 
in  Logansport,  remaining  in  this  position  until  April  9th,  of  the 
same  year,  when,  on  the  death  of   the  reverend  pastor,  he  became 


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ST.   VINCENT    DePAUL    CHURCH, 
LOGANSPORT,   IND. 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

pastor  pro  tem.  On  August  9th,  of  the  same  year,  he  was  appointed 
pastor  at  Lagro,  Ind. 

During  his  pastorship  at  Lagro  Father  Campion  built  a  beau- 
tiful brick  church  for  the  congregation,  changed  the  old  churcli 
into  an  elegant  society  hall,  and  also  completed  the  interior  of  the 
church  at  Wabash,  Ind.  After  remaining  in  Lagro  for  five  years 
he  was  transferred  to  the  cathedral  at  Fort  Wayne,  where  he 
remained  until  1875,  when  he  was  appointed  pastor  of  St.  Joseph's 
church  at  Delphi;  then,  after  a  month's  stay  and  on  the  death  of 
Rev.  George  A.  Hamilton,  he  succeeded  him  as  pastor  at  St.  Mary's, 
Lafayette,  Ind.,  taking  charge  May  9,  1875.  He  reduced  the 
large  church  debt  several  thousand  dollars  and  spent  several  thou- 
sand dollars  in  beautifying  St.  Mary's  cemetery.  After  five  years 
of  hard  work  and  with  health  broken,  he  resigned  his  charge  of  St. 
Mary's.  In  June,  1880.  he  took  charge  of  St.  Peter's  parish, 
Laporte,  Ind.,  and  during  his  stay  there  he  erected  a  beautiful 
parochial  residence. 

At  the  end  of  three  years,  on  June  9,  1883,  Father  Campion 
was  appointed  pastor  of  St.  Vincent  de  Paul  church,  Logansport, 
to  be  again  among  the  people  who  had  cherished  a  fond  remem- 
brance of  the  first  years  of  his  priesthood.  Here,  within  twelve 
years,  he  not  only  paid  off  every  dollar  of  indebtedness  of  St.  Vin- 
cent de  Paul  church,  but  also  introduced  steam  heating  at  a  cost 
of  $1, 100,  placed  one  of  the  largest  bells  in  the  west  in  the  steeple 
of  the  church,  while  in  the  year  1888  he  enlarged  and  remodeled 
the  edifice  at  a  cost  of  $10,000,  and  to-day  it  is  acknowledged  that 
St.  Vincent  de  Paul  church,  for  interior  beauty  and  elegance,  is 
not  second  to  any  church  in  Indiana. 

In  1883,  also,  he  was  appointed  dean  of  the  Logansport  con- 
ference, second  theological  district.  In  1887  he  was  made  irre- 
movable rector  of  St.  Vincent  de  Paul  church,  Logansport.  In 
1887,  also,  he  was  appointed  a  diocesan  consultor,  and  on  the 
same  date  received  the  appointment  of  examinator  synodalis.  For 
fourteen  years  he  held  the  office  of  secretary  of  the  Clerical 
Benevolent  association  of  the  diocese.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
diocesan  board  and  was  secretary  of  the  committee  on  diocesan 
educational  e.xhibit  at  the  world's  fair  in  1893. 

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THE    CLERGV    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

Very  Rev.  Father  Campion  is  a  practical  total  abstainer, 
and  has  three  large  total  abstinence  societies  connected  with  his 
congregation.  He  was  elected  first  vice-president  of  the  Indiana 
union  two  terms.  At  the  annual  conventions  of  the  State  union 
he  is  always  a  faithtul  and  energetic  worker,  and  is  known  through- 
out the  state  as  the  Father  Mathew  of  Northern  Indiana.  The 
success  of  the  Logansport  convention  and  the  entertainment  and 
hospitality  extended  to  the  delegates  and  visitors  are  due  to  his 
untiring  work  and  zeal  in  the  noble  cause  m  which  he  always  mani- 
fests so  much  interest. 

Father  Campion  is  held  in  the  highest  esteem  by  the  bishop  and 
clergy,  and  in  Logansport,  as  well  as  throughout  the  state,  by 
Catholics  and  non- Catholics  alike,  for  his  many  noble  qualities  of 
mind  and  heart,  as  he  is  one  of  the  most  generous  and  manly  of 
men,  and  his  untiring  labors  in  the  cause  of  Christianity  have 
endeared  him  to  his  congregation,  and  aroused  in  others  an  admira- 
tion seldom  enjoyed  by  members  of  the  Catholic  clergy  outside  the 
pale  of  the  church.  Broad-minded,  charitable,  erudite  and  devout, 
he  well  deserves  this  high  regard,  and  the  great  aid  given  by  him 
to  the  cause  of  temperance,  and  his  late  utterances  of  patriotism, 
evoked  by  the  efforts  of  the  United  States  government  to  release 
Cuba  from  the  thraldom  of  Spain,  have  added  additional  luster  to 
his  already  illustrious  name. 


JOHN  F.  BARRETT,  an  employee  of  the  Belt  shops,  Indian- 
apolis, is  a  native  of  Indiana,  born  in  the  town  of  St.  Paul,  on 
the  third  day  of  November,  1871,  a  son  of  Edward  and  Mary 
(Donaghue)  Barrett.  These  parents  were  born  in  Ireland,  married 
in  St.  Paul,  Ind.,  and  had  a  family  of  three  children,  viz:  Martin, 
a  pipe  fitter  of  Indianapolis;  Rose,  at  home  with  her  mother,  and 
John  F. ,  the  subject,  who  is  the  second  in  order  of  birth.  None 
of  these  children  are  married,  all  of  them  living  together  under 
the  parental  roof;  the  father  died  November  8,  1876,  in  middle 
life.  The  mother,  by  a  former  marriage,  had  one  son,  Michael 
Kelly,  who  is  in  the  bakery  business  in  Indianapolis. 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

John  F.  Barrett  received  his  education  in  the  public  schools 
and  the  Brothers'  school  of  Indianapolis,  and,  while  still  a  mere 
youth,  learned  the  boilermaker's  trade.  He  worked  for  five  years 
with  the  firm  under  whom  he  learned  the  trade,  after  which  he  was 
employed  for  some  time  in  other  shops,  and  in  1894  accepted  a 
position  in  the  Belt  shops,  where  he  has  since  remained.  Mr. 
Barrett  is  a  young  man  of  fine  qualities,  a  master  of  his  calling, 
and  a  courteous  gentleman — numbering  his  friends  by  the  score  in 
Indianapolis.  He  was  reared  a  Catholic,  to  which  faith  he  has 
ever  proved  loyal,  and  with  the  rest  of  his  mother's  family  belongs 
to  St.  John's  church.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Y.  M.  I.,  and  is 
independent  in  politics. 


REV.  EDWARD  F.  BARRETT,  pastor  of  All  Saints  church,  at 
Hammond,  Lake  county,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Rutland,  Vt.,  De- 
cember 22,  1870,  but  received  his  primary  education  in  a  parochial 
school  of  New  York  city,  which  he  attended  until  ten  years  of  age; 
later  attended  the  LaSalle  institute  for  two  years,  and  from  1882 
until  1895  the  Canada  Assumption  college,  where  he  was  ordained 
priest  July  14,  1895,  by  Right  Rev.  Bishop  Elphege  Gravel.  He 
then  came  to  Fort  Wayne,  Ind.,  and  was  appointed  assistant  pas- 
tor of  St.  Patrick's  church,  in  that  city,  by  Bishop  Rademacher, 
which  position  he  held  until  appointed  to  his  present  charge,  ren- 
dering efficient  service  in  the  meanwhile.  Ail  Saints  church  was 
organized  January  19,  1896,  by  Rev.  John  Cook,  with  about  sixty- 
seven  families,  over  which  he  had  the  spiritual  cure  until  February 
28,  1897,  when  he  was  succeeded  by  Rev.  Father  Barrett.  During 
the  short  time  the  latter  has  been  the  incumbent  of  the  pastorate 
of  this  young  parish,  the  congregation  has  increased  in  member- 
ship to  132  families;  a  new  parsonage,  one  of  the  finest  in  the  dio- 
cese, has  been  erected  at  a  cost  of  $5,000;  a  new  school  building 
has  also  been  erected,  which  is  in  charge  of  three  Sisters  of  Prov- 
idence, and  is  attended  by  122  pupils,  and  man}'  other  changes 
and  improvements  have  been  effected  through  the  energy  of  the 
young  and  enterprising  pastor,  who  has  already  done  a  great  work 
in  advancing  the  cause  of  Catholicity  at   Hammond.      The  church 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

property  comprises  350  feet  front  on  Sibley  street,  with  a  depth  of 
164  feet,  being  situated  on  one  of  the  best  thoroughfares  of  the 
embryo  city. 


MICHAEL  BATH,  the  well-known  dealer  in  groceries  at  Tipton, 
Ind.,  was  born  in  Franklin  county  August  18.  1S48,  a  son  of 
Simon  and  Margaret  (Geis)  Bath,  the  former  a  native  of  Alsace, 
France,  and  the  latter  of  Germany. 

Simon  Bath  was  a  lad  of  twelve  years  of  age  when  brought 
to  the  United  States  by  his  parents,  who  settled  in  Franklin 
county,  Ind.  They  had  a  family  of  seven  children,  beside  Simon, 
viz:  Nicholas,  George,  John,  David,  Godfried,  Elizabeth  and 
Mary.  For  eight  years  Simon  followed  steamboating  on  the  Ohio 
and  Mississippi  rivers,  of  which  period  he  was  for  four  years  head 
steward.  He  then  bought  eighty  acres  of  land  and  settled  down 
to  farming.  His  wife  was  also  a  child  when  brought  to  America, 
and  was  reared  in  Franklin  county,  where  her  marriage  took 
place.  Mr.  Bath  died  at  sixty-seven  years  of  age.  in  May,  1887, 
and  Mrs.  Bath  died  October  i,  1895,  at  the  age  of  seventy-five 
years.  They  had  a  family  of  seven  children,  of  whom  five  grew 
to  maturity,  viz:  Michael,  the  subject;  George  W.,  of  Frankfort, 
Ind. ;  Mary,  of  Brookville,  Ind. ;  Simon  Michael,  of  Sacramento, 
Cal.,  and  Lizzie,  wife  of  Martin  Webber,  of  Brookville,  Ind. 

Michael  Bath  passed  his  early  boyhood  days  on  his  father's 
farm  and  in  attendance  at  the  parochial  and  public  schools,  which, 
in  those  days,  were  of  a  very  indifferent  character.  At  the  age  of 
sixteen  years  he  left  his  home  and  went  to  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  and 
to  other  places,  working  at  various  employments  until  nineteen 
years  old,  when  he  began  learning  the  trade  of  stonecutting,  at 
which  he  worked  for  thirteen  years  in  Brookville;  he  then  removed 
to  Kokomo,  in  March,  1880,  and  for  five  years  farmed  on  rented 
land;  he  next  came  to  Tipton  and  opened  his  present  store  Feb- 
ruary I,  1885,  and  for  one  year  has  also  been  connected  with  a 
firm  of  agricultural  implement  dealers. 

February  10,  1874,  Mr.  Bath  was  united  in  marriage  with 
Miss  Amelia  Kiefer,  a  native  of  Franklin  county,  born  September 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

21,  1 85 1,  a  daughter  of  Dominic  and  Caroline  Kiefer,  and  this 
union  has  been  blessed  with  four  children,  viz:  William  H.,  who 
died  in  infancy;  Edith,  Magdalina  and  Julius  \V.  The  family 
belong  to  St.  John  the  Baptist  congregation,  and  Mr.  Bath  is  one 
of  the  church  trustees;  he  is  also  a  member  of  St.  John's  Benevo- 
lent association,  and  of  the  C.  B.  L.  He  was  one  of  the  organ- 
izers of  the  Tipton  Building  &  Loan  association,  of  which  he  still 
is  a  director,  and  is  also  a  director  in  the  Tipton  county  Fair 
association. 

Mr.  Bath  is  a  sound  democrat  and  takes  an  active  interest  in 
local  politics.  In  1896  he  was  his  party's  candidate  for  the  office 
of  cit)-  treasurer  and  was  elected  by  a  good  round  majority,  but  his 
election  was  declared  illegal,  on  account  of  some  informality  in  the 
election  call.  Mr.  Bath  has  acquired  a  competence  through  his 
individual  industry  and  good  management,  never  having  received 
a  dollar  from  any  source  save  in  payment  for  his  labor  or  through 
the  channels  of  legitimate  trade.  He  came  to  Tipton  with  quite 
limited  means,  but  now  owns  his  business  property,  as  well  as  his 
residence  and  city  lots  in  Tipton,  and  farming  lands  in  Colorado. 
He  is  regular  in  his  church  attendance,  is  generous  in  his  contri- 
butions to  the  support  of  the  church,  and  bears  a  business  name 
without  spot  or  blemish. 


WBARTOSZEK,  the  well-known  butcher  of  South  Bend,  Ind. , 
was  born  in  Netrtal,  Wirsitz-Regiriungs,  Bezirk,  Bromberg, 
Poland,  January  4,  1858,  and  is  a  son  of  Ignatz  and  Anieta  Bartos- 
zek,  the  former  of  whom  was  born  in  1829,  and  the  latter  in  1833. 
The  father  was  a  farmer  by  occupation  in  his  active  years,  but  now 
makes  his  home  with  his  son,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  who  filially 
cares  for  him  in  his  advanced  years. 

\V.  Bartoszek  was  educated  in  the  parochial  schools  of  his 
native  land,  which  he  attended  until  fifteen  years  of  age,  and  was 
then  apprenticed  to  a  butcher.  Having  followed  this  calling  in  the 
old  country  until  about  1880,  he  came  to  the  United  States,  land- 
ing in  Baltimore,  Md.,  where  he  followed  his  vocation  one  year, 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

and  then  came  to  South  Bend  and  opened  a  meat  market,  in  which 
he  has  met  with  abundant  success,  enjoying  a  lucrative  trade, 
which  is  constantly  increasing.  February  23,  1886,  he  was  united 
in  marriage,  by  the  Rev.  Father  Czyzewski,  with  Miss  S.  Sisiecki, 
and  this  union  has  been  blessed  with  seven  children,  of  whom  five 
are  still  living.  The  family  are  members  of  the  St.  Hedwig  con- 
gregation of  the  Polish  Catholic  church,  of  which  Mr.  Bartoszek  is 
a  trustee,  and  he  is  also  a  member  of  St.  Casimir  sodality, 
attached  to  the  church  mentioned.  Both  he  and  wife  are  vers* 
active  and  prominent  in  church  affairs  and  are  very  liberal  in  their 
contributions  to  St.  Hedwig.  Mr.  Bartoszek  has  accumulated 
considerable  property  and  has  attained  a  very  exalted  position  in 
the  esteem  of  the  citizens  of  South  Bend,  especially  standing  well 
with  his  own  countrymen,  with  whom  he  is  an  unusually  prime 
favorite. 


REV.  JOSEPH  T.  BAUER,  pastor  of  St.  Patrick's  church,  at 
Clinton,  Vermillion  county,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Evansville, 
August  10,  1865,  a  son  of  Peter  and  Catherine  Bauer,  also  natives 
of  that  city.  His  early  education  was  acquired  at  Trinity  school, 
Evansville,  which  he  attended  from  the  age  of  six  until  fourteen 
years,  and  next  entered  the  college  and  seminary  of  St.  Meinrad, 
in  Spencer  county,  from  which  he  graduated  in  1889,  and  was 
ordained  priest  May  29,  of  the  same  year.  The  same  year  he  was 
assigned  to  Rockville,  and  in  1891  built  a  neat  and  substantial 
priest's  residence.  He  has  also  extended  his  usefulness  by  erecting 
church-edifices  in  Fontanet  (Vigo  county),  Rosedale,  Coxville  and 
Clinton.  In  September,  1897,  Father  Bauer  removed  to  Clinton, 
Vermillion  county,  and  still  has  charge  of  all  the  missions,  except- 
ing that  of  Fontanet,  Vigo  county. 

Father  Bauer  is  a  most  zealous  worker  in  the  cause  of  the 
church,  and  is  a  devout  and  highly  esteemed  pastor.  The  cause 
of  temperance  has  found  in  him  an  earnest  advocate,  and  many  of 
his  flock  bless  his  name  to-day  for  his  strenuous  exertions  in  sup- 
pressing the  evils  of  intemperance — in  the  use  of  ardent  spirits 
especially.       Through    his    generosity,    genial    disposition,     pious 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 


enthusiasm  and  indefatigable  labor  in  behalf  of  his  parishioners  he 
has  made  many  friends,  regardless  of  creed,  and  stands  to-day  a 
true  exemplar  of  Christianity  and  the  Catholic  faith,  and  his  labors 
in  this  cause  are  not  yet  ended. 


REV.  JOHN  H.  BATHE,  recently  pastor  of  St.  Bernard's 
church  at  Wabash,  Ind.,  was  born  in  the  province  of  West- 
phalia, Germany,  May  20,  1854,  a  son  of  John  H.  and  Theresia 
(Sandbote)  Bathe,  and  attended  the  parochial  school  of  his  district 
until  thirteen  years  of  age.  He  was  subsequently  prepared  in  a 
higher  course  by  private  tuition,  and  in  1870  entered  Paderborn 
gymnasium,  where  he  finished  his  studies  of  the  classics  in  1872. 
He  then  passed  a  year  at  the  Diocesan  academy  in  the  study  of 
philosophy  and  theology,  and  ne.Kt  attended  the  Royal  academy 
at  Muenster  for  a  year  and  a  half.  In  the  spring  of  1875  he  came 
to  America  and  finished  his  theological  studies  at  St.  Francis 
seminary,  Milwaukee,  Wis.,  was  ordained  priest  at  Fort  Wayne, 
Ind.,  by  Bishop  Dwenger,  February  16,  1877,  and  was  first 
assigned  to  the  pastorate  a  Schererville,  Lake  county,  where  he 
held  charge  until  August,  and  then  officiated  at  Klaasville  until 
December  30,  18S1,  when  he  was  placed  in  charge  of  St.  Bernard's 
congregation  at  Wabash,  where  he  did  good,  faithful  and  zealous 
work  until  May  16,  1S98,  when  he  was  transferred  to  the  very 
responsible  pastorate  of  St.  Paul's,  Valparaiso,  Porter  county.  On 
account  of  poor  health,  however,  he  had  to  resign  his  place  and  left 
Valparaiso  on  July  26,   1898,  in   an  effort  to  recuperate. 


FRANK  A.  BAUER,  a  respected  young  business  man  of  Con- 
nersville,  was  born  in  Ripley  county,  Ind.,  February  12,  1867, 
a  son  of  Feli.x  and  Susan  (Messersmit)  Bauer.  He  was  educated 
in  the  parochial  school  of  Shelbyville,  whence  he  went  to  Logans- 
port  and  engaged  in  brickmaking,  assisting  in  making  the  brick 
used  in  the  construction  of  St.    Joseph   (German)  Catholic  church- 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

edifice  of  that  city.  In  1886,  he,  with  a  brother,  opened  a  sample 
room,  with  which  he  was  connected  until  October,  1896,  when  he 
came  to  Connersville  and  bought  his  present  business,  as  he  had 
already  married  in  this  town,  September  25,  1895,  Miss  Carrie 
Doll,  a  native  of  the  place,  born  July  12,  1870,  a  daughter  of 
Frank  Doll,  and  to  this  union  has  been  born  one  child — Bertha. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bauer  are  consistent  members  of  St.  Gabriel's  Cath- 
olic congregation  and  Mr.  Bauer  of  St.  Joseph's  society.  In  poli- 
tics he  is  a  democrat.  He  is  doing  a  prosperous  business,  is 
popular  with  his  patrons  and  the  public  in  general,  and,  beside  his 
business  place  in  Connersville,  owns  a  residence  in  Logansport. 


VERY  REV.  JOHN  W.  BOOK,  pastor  of  St.  Michael's  (Ger- 
man Catholic)  and  St.  Patrick's  churches,  at  Cannelton,  Perry 
county,  Ind.,  is  a  native  of  Clark  county,  this  state,  was  born 
October  21,  1850,  and  is  the  eldest  of  the  family  of  si.x  sons  and 
four  daughters  born  to  William  and  Mary  (Engel)  Book,  but  of 
this  family  the  father  and  five  of  the  children  are  deceased. 

William  Book,  a  native  of  the  kingdom  of  Hanover  (now  a 
part  of  united  Germany),  was  educated  in  a  parochial  school,  was 
reared  to  agricultural  pursuits,  and  in  1846  came  to  America;  Mrs. 
Mary  (Engel)  Book  was  born  in  the  city  of  Treves,  in  Rhenish 
Prussia,  came  to  the  United  States  in  184S,  and  is  now  a  resident 
of  Louisville,  Ky. 

Rev.  John  W.  Book  received  his  preliminary  educational  train- 
ing in  a  parochial  school  of  his  native  county,  but,  having  early 
manifested  a  desire  to  become  a  priest,  he  was  placed  in  St. 
Meinrad's  college  in  1865.  After  four  years'  study  in  this  famous 
institution,  he  entered  St.  Joseph's  seminary  at  Bardstown,  Ky. , 
in  1869,  studied  two  years,  and  in  1871  re-entered  St.  Meinrad's, 
from  which  he  graduated  and  was  ordained  priest,  by  Bishop  de 
St.  Palais,  November  2,  1S73.  His  first  charge  (1873)  was  at 
Rockport,  Spencer  county,  Ind.,  connected  with  which  was  a  mis- 
sion at  Centerville,  in  the  same  county,  and  also  a  mission  at 
Yankeetown,  Warrick  county,  and  of  this  charge  he  was  the  resi- 


ST.   MICHAEL'S    CHURCH, 

CANNELTON,    IND. 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

dent  pastor  for  twelve  years.  While  the  incumbent  of  this  pas- 
torate, Father  Book  erected  at  Rockport  a  handsome  stone  and 
brick  church,  in  1875,  at  a  cost  of  $12,000,  and  in  1884  built  a 
comfortabe  priest's  house;  he  also  enlarged  St.  Rupert's  church 
at  Yankeetovvn,  and  made  many  other  improvements.  That  his 
labors  were  onerous  as  well  as  zealous,  will  be  well  understood 
when  it  is  stated  that  he  ministered  to  fully  forty-five  families 
in  the  Rockport  parish  and  the  two  missions  attached  thereto, 
the  great  distance  between  them  rendering  the  duties  ardu- 
ous. July  20,  1886,  Father  Book  was  assigned  to  his  present 
charge  at  Cannelton,  which  includes  the  pastorate  of  St.  Michael's, 
and  its  mission  of  St.  Patrick's  at  the  same  place.  Here, 
in  1888,  he  erected  the  parochial  school-building,  known  as 
St.  John's  Catholic  school.  This  structure  is  of  brick  and 
stone,  is  two  stories  in  height,  and  the  pupils,  i  10  in  number, 
are  taught  by  two  Benedictine  Sisters,  a  third  being  em- 
ployed as  housekeeper.  The  congregation  of  St.  Michael's 
comprises  seventy-five  families,  or  325  souls,  while  that  of  St.  Pat- 
rick's numbers  eighty  families  or  400  souls.  The  total  valuation  of 
the  church  property  at  Cannelton  is  placed  at  $40,000,  and  the 
two  congregations  live  in  harmony  and  unity,  with  but  one  choir 
and  one  priest. 

Beside  performinghis  spiritual  duties  toward  his  two  congrega- 
tions, Father  Book  has  found  time  to  devote  considerable  labor  to 
literary  pursuits,  being  the  author  of  several  works  which  have 
become  noted  in  Catholic  circles,  among  which  maybe  mentioned: 
"Thousand  and  One  Objections  to  Secret  Societies,"  which  calls 
for  the  fifth  edition  and  8,000  copies;  "  Side  Switches  of  the  Short 
Line", sixth  edition  and  i  5,000  copies;  "Mollie's  Mistake.or  Mixed 
Marriages,"  seventh  edition,  9,000  copies;  "Short  Line  to  the 
Roman  Catholic  church,"  seventeenth  edition,  38,000  copies,  and 
the  last  though  not  the  least  of  his  subjects — "The  Book  of 
Books."  This  last  production  is  meeting  with  a  cordial  reception, 
as  have  all  of  his  writings.  Father  Book  has  been  a  power  upon 
the  rostrum  as  an  exponent  of  the  faith  of  the  members  of  the  Roman 
Catholic  church,  the  history  of  its  dogmas  and  a  resume  of  church 
duties.      He  is  a  man  whose  extended  education  and  culture  makes 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

him  to  be  understoood  in  the  common  walks  of  life,  as  regards 
simplicity  of  diction.  His  metaphors  and  allegories  are  so  plainly 
drawn,  or  described,  in  the  king's  English,  that  the  common  reader 
may  not  err  in  his  understanding.  He  is  a  belo\ed  pastor,  is 
genial  and  cordial  in  his  demeanor,  and  has  the  happy  facclty  of 
placing  the  stranger  at  ease  in  his  home. 


JOSEPH  J.  BAUER,  a  trustee  of  St.  Mary's  parish,  Indian- 
apolis, Ind.,  resides  with  his  family  at  No.  606  East  South 
street,  and  is  a  son  of  John  G.  and  Rosetta  Bauer,  the  former  of 
whom  was  a  native  of  Germany  and  the  latter  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

Joseph  J.  Bauer  was  born  at  Newport,  Ky. ,  October  22,  1859, 
to  which  place  his  parents  had  then  recently  removed  from  Cincin- 
nati, Ohio,  and  there  the  father  and  the  maternal  grandfather  of 
the  subject  died.  In  1863  the  mother,  with  her  two  children, 
Joseph  J.,  the  subject,  and  Elizabeth,  now  Mrs.  Floribert  Michelis, 
came  to  Indianapolis,  accompanied  by  the  maternal  grandmother, 
who  has  since  died.  Mrs.  Bauer  and  her  children  are  still  resi- 
dents of  Indianapolis.  Joseph  J.  Bauer  was  four  years  old  at  the 
time  of  the  removal  aforesaid,  and  after  reaching  Indianapolis  he 
was  educated  at  St.  Mary's  parish  school.  His  first  holy  commun- 
ion was  administered  to  him  in  the  church  of  that  parish  by  the 
Rev.  Father  Siegriest.  He  married  Miss  Francis  Ittenbach, 
daughter  of  Gerhard  Ittenbach,  a  well  known  and  highly  esteemed 
early  Catholic  citizen  of  Indianapolis.  To  this  marriage  there  was 
born  one  child,  who  is  now  deceased. 

Mr.  Bauer  is  a  highly  respected  citizen,  intelligent,  progress- 
ive and  industrious,  and  is  a  worthy  member  of  St.  Joseph's 
society,  of  which  he  has  occupied  all  the  official  positions.  As  a 
business  man  he  has  been  successful  to  an  unusual  degree  and  is 
now  the  solicitor  for  the  Home  Brewing  company,  of  Indianapolis, 
which  position  he  fills  with  entire  satisfaction  to  the  company  and 
with  credit  and  profit  to  himself,  the  company  having  the  fullest 
confidence  in  him. 


CATHOLIC    CHliRCH    OF    INDIANA. 

JOSEPH  L.  BAYARD,  cashier  of  the  First  National  bank  and 
a  leading  business  man  of  \'incennes,  is  a  native  of  this  city, 
was  born  January  21,  1840,  and  is  a  son  of  John  F.  and  Mary  A. 
(Bano)  Bayard,  one  of  the  oldest  and  most  respected  families  of 
Knox  county,  Ind.  He  was  educated  in  the  public  and  parochial 
schools  of  \'incennes  and  also  took  a  three-year  course  at  St. 
Joseph's  college,  of  Bardstown,  Ky.,  concluding  which,  in  1858,  he 
accepted  a  clerkship  under  his  brother  Frank,  who  was  cashier  of 
the  Vincennes  branch  of  the  Bank  of  the  State  of  Indiana.  Ill' 
health  caused  him  to  resign  this  position,  and  in  1863  he  engaged 
in  mercantile  pursuits  for  five  years,  this  period  being  the  only  part 
of  his  business  life  not  passed  in  his  profession  as  banker.  In  1869 
he  was  one  of  the  incorporators  of  the  German  Banking  company, 
which  name  was  changed,  in  1871,  to  the  First  National  bank  of 
\incennes,  and  from  the  beginning  he  has  been  its  cashier.  Its 
capital  is  $100,000,  and  surplus  and  undivided  profits  $50,000, 
and  it  has  the  credit  of  being  the  largest  private  depository  of  any 
bank  of  like  capital  in  the  state,  and  it  also  had  the  distinction  of 
being  the  first  bank  in  the  state  to  resume  specie  payment  under 
the  resumption  act.  Mr.  Bayard  is  also  one  of  the  incorporators 
of  the  Citizens'  Gas  Light  &  Coke  company  of  Vincennes,  of  which 
he  is  the  vice-president,  he  is  also  one  of  the  (life)  trustees  for  the 
\'incennes  university,  the  oldest,  and  one  of  the  best  educational 
institutions  in  the  west,  and  is  also  treasurer  of  the  board  of  trustees, 
and  is  likewise  the  senior  of  the  firm  of  Joseph  L.  Bayard  &  Co., 
doing  a  very  extensive  insurance  business. 

August  15,  1871,  Mr.  Bayard  was  most  happily  joined  in  mat- 
rimony with  Miss  Helen  Burke,  of  Marietta,  Ohio,  and  this  union 
has  been  blessed  with  six  children,  viz:  Joseph  L.,  Jr.,  who  was 
educated  at  St.  John's  college,  Fordham,  N.  Y.,  is  married  to  Miss 
Helen  Riley,  and  is  now  a  clerk  in  the  First  National  bank  of  \'in- 
cennes;  John  Byrke,  an  electrical  engineer,  and  a  graduate  of  Fur- 
due  university;  Samuel  M. ;  Maurice  F.  and  Paul  W.  are  students 
in  the  Vincennes  university  (Samuel  M.  graduated  in  1897),  and 
Marguerite  is  a  charming  little  miss  of  nine  years.  The  family 
worship  in  St.  Francis  Xavier  church,  and  in  politics  Mr.  Bayard 
is  a  republican.      Mr.  Bayard,  it  will  be  seen,  is  one  of  the   most 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

enterprising  and  substantial  business  men  of  the  city,  is  greatly  re- 
spected for  his  unimpeachable  integrity,  and  no  family  in  the  city 
stands  higher  in  social  circles  than  his  own. 


JOSEPH  BAYER,  residing  at  No.  35  Depot  street,  Brightwood, 
Marion  county,  Ind.,  is  a  native  of  Austria,  was  born  October 
6,   1846,  and  is  a  son  of  George  and  Margaret  (Colbec)  Bayer. 

Joseph  Bayer  grew  to  manhood  in  his  native  country,  and 
there  learned  the  potter's  trade.  He  also  served  five  years  in  the 
'Austrian  army,  and  was  in  active  service  in  the  war  between  Aus- 
tria and  Italy,  receiving  a  wound.  He  came  to  America  in  1870, 
locating  first  in  Minnesota,  but  traveled  extensively,  working  at  his 
trade. 

The  marriage  of  Mr.  Bayer  took  place  at  Washington,  Mo., 
in  1S74,  the  lady  of  his  choice  being  Maria  Grunger,  who  was 
born  there  in  1852.  Five  children  have  blessed  this  union,  viz: 
George,  Katie,  John,  Maggie  and  Joseph,  and  of  these  the  eldest 
is  in  Philadelphia,  employed  in  architectural  terra  cotta  work. 

Mr.  Bayer  moved  his  family  to  Brightwood  in  18S9,  and  has 
here  been  employed  ever  since  as  a  worker  in  architectural  terra 
cotta  work.  He  is  an  experienced  and  successful  artist,  and  excels 
as  a  designer.  The  family  is  deeply  interested  in  St.  Francis  de 
Sales  church,  in  Brightwood,  of  which  Mr.  Bayer  has  served  as  a 
trustee  and  is  very  active  in  its  interests.  Mr.  Bayer  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Catholic  Knights  of  America,  No.  80,  of  Indianapolis, 
and  in  political  views  is  a  democrat.  Mrs.  Bayer  is  a  member  of 
the  Altar  society,  and  the  family  is  one  of  the  most  respected  in 
Brightwood. 


MRS.  MAGDALINE  BEACH  is  the  widow  of  Fred  J.  Beach, 
who  died  April  7,  1895,  and  had  for  many  years  been  a 
prominent  hardware  merchant  in  Fort  Wayne.  Mrs.  Beach  is 
one  of  four  children  born  to  Louis  A.  and  Mary  Younker.  The 
parents  were  from  Germany,  and  came  to  the  United  States  in  the 


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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

'twenties.  The  father  was  a  banker  and  was  also  connected  with  a 
wholesale  grocery,  and  died  in  1878.  The  mother  died  September 
18,  1895.  Our  subject  was  married  September  20,  i860,  and  be- 
came the  mother  of  nine  children,  five  of  whom  are  living:  Mary 
A.,  now  wife  of  Murray  Hartnett,  insurance  and  real  estate  agent; 
Fred  W.  Beach,  traveling  for  a  hardware  house,  and  married  to 
Miss  Aurora  Long;  Edward  A.  Beach,  single,  now  located  in  New 
York,  as  a  traveling  salesman;  Murray  A.,  at  school,  and  Oliver 
N.  The  family  are  all  members  of  the  cathedral  congregation, 
and  stand  very  high  in  social  as  well  as  church  circles. 


HENRY  BEADELL,  proprietor  of  a  large  dry-goods  store  at 
Fort  Wayne,  Ind.,  is  the  elder  of  the  two  sons  of  Samuel 
and  Frances  (Hone)  Beadell,  natives  of  England,  and  was  born  in 
London,  September  5,  1862.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in 
1882,  and  lived  in  Connecticut  for  one  year;  then  came  to  Fort 
Wayne,  Ind.,  engaged  in  his  present  business  in  1883,  for  two 
years;  then  left  for  four  years,  returned  in  January,  1889,  and 
again  engaged  in  his  present  business.  He  was  married  in  January, 
1885,  to  Mary  Stier,  daughter  of  Henry  Stier,  who  died  July  12, 
1897.  Francis  C.  has  blessed  this  union,  and  the  parents,  as  well 
as  the  son,  are  devout  Catholics.  Mr.  Beadell  has  been  very  pros- 
perous as  a  business  man,  having  a  thorough  knowledge  of  the 
needs  of  the  public  in  his  line  of  trade,  and  being  at  all  times  affa- 
ble in  his  treatment  of  his  patrons  and  desirous  of  doing  them  jus- 
tice in  all  particulars,  and  careful  to  never  misrepresent  his  fabrics. 
Henry  Stier,  father  of  Mrs.  Beadell,  died  at  his  home,  106 
Lafayette  street.  Fort  Wayne,  at  the  date  already  mentioned, 
after  a  long  illness.  For  several  years  past  the  infirmities  of  age 
had  weighed  heavily  on  the  old  pioneer,  and  a  stroke  of  paralysis, 
sustained  a  few  weeks  prior  to  his  death,  supplemented  his  other 
ailments,  and  eventually  led  to  his  death  at  the  age  of  eighty-one 
years,  in  the  faith  of  the  Catholic  church,  being  a  member  of  St. 
Mary's,  of  which  he  was  one  of  the  founders.  The  deceased  was 
born  in  Germany,  came  to  .America  in  1834,  and  in  August  of  that 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

year  came  to  Fort  Wayne.  He  was  employed  in  the  construction 
of  the  old  Wabash  &  Erie  canal  a  few  years  later,  and  afterward 
engaged  in  the  stone  busmess.  He  took  an  active  part  in  city  pol- 
itics some  years  ago,  and  at  one  time  occupied  the  position  of 
superintendent  of  street  repairs.  Advancing  age  induced  him  to 
retire,  and,  having  accumulated  some  property,  he  was  enabled  to 
live  comfortably.  He  was  married,  in  1840,  to  Miss  Charlotte 
Meyer,  who  survives  him,  with  the  following  children:  Mrs. 
Henry  Beadell,  Mrs.  M.  E.  Fitzgibbon,  Mrs.  John  Schuckman, 
Miss  Sophia  Stier,  Jacob,  George  and  Henry  Stier.  There  are 
also  nineteen  grandchildren  and  one  great-grandchild. 

The  deceased  possessed  all  the  attributes  that  make  men 
respected  and  esteemed  in  any  community.  A  man  of  sterling, 
rugged  honesty,  pure  religious  sentiments,  and  withal  of  a  kindly, 
cheery  disposition,  he  was  liked  by  every  one.  He  was  the  high- 
est type  of  a  good  citizen,  and  his  adopted  country  had  no  more 
faithful  son  than  he.  He  had  lived  in  Fort  Wayne  since  the  city's 
infancy,  and  loved  the  town  with  the  pride  of  one  who  had  watched 
its  gradual  development  from  the  first.  He  was  one  of  the  last  of 
the  men  who  made  the  city's  history,  and  his  death  is  generally 
mourned  by  those  who  knew  him   in  the  early  days. 


HENRY  J.  BECHTEL,  in  the  grocery  business  at  Lawrence- 
burg,  Dearborn  county,  is  a  son  of  Joseph  and  Catherine 
(Gander)  Bechtel,  both  from  Germany,  and  who  came  to  Law- 
renceburg  in  1838;  the  father  was  a  cooper  and  learned  the  trade 
in  Cincinnati.  He  died  in  Lawrenceburg  August  22,  iSgi.  The 
mother  still  survives.  She  was  twice  married — first  to  Ale.xander 
Schwartz,  and  by.this  union  two  daughters  and  one  son  were  born, 
viz;  Mary,  now  wife  of  Matthias  Lipps;  Elizabeth,  wife  of  Peter 
Zins,  and  Edmund,  who  died  in  1880.  By  her  marriage  to  Joseph 
Bechtel  two  sons  were  born — Henry  J.  and  Charles  F.,  of  whom 
the  latter  died  October  10,  1894,  aged  twenty-seven  years. 

Henry  J.  Bechtel  was  born  July  14,   1865,  attended  common 
schools,  and    at    the  age  of  thirteen  began  working  in  his  present 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

store  for  his  father,  in  which  he  has  continued  ever  since.  He  has 
a  stock  vahied  at  about  $2,  500  and  does  a  business  annually  to  the 
amount  of  $5,000.  He  was  united  in  marriage  June  9,  1896,  to 
Miss  Carrie  Fangman,  a  daughter  of  Henry  Fangman.  He  and 
his  wife  are  both  devout  members  of  the  Catholic  church,  and  are 
held  in  very  high  esteem  by  the  entire  community  of  Lawrenceburg. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bechtel  have  one  son,  Joseph  William,  born  May 
29.   1897- 


FRANK  CARLYSLE  BECKER,  M.  D.,  a  regular  practicing 
physician  and  surgeon  at  No.  201  Hadley  avenue,  Indianapolis, 
is  a  native  of  LaSalle  county,  111.,  was  born  July  8,  1868,  and  is  a 
son  of  Charles  and  Mary  E.  (Asherman)  Becker,  the  former  a 
native  of  Germany  and  a  shoe  dealer  formerly,  but  now  a  stock 
raiser,  and  the  latter  a  native  of  the  state  of  Illinois,  and  of 
German  and  Irish  parentage,  and  educated  in  the  convent  at 
Lasalle. 

To  Charles  and  Mary  E.  Becker  have  been  born  five  children, 
of  whom  Dr.  Frank  C.  is  the  eldest;  William  L.,  the  second  born, 
is  a  graduate  of  the  Northwestern  college  of  Pharmacy  and  is 
engaged  in  the  drug  business  in  Indianapolis;  Carl  L.  is  a  student 
in  St.'  Bede  college,  preparing  for  the  Catholic  ministry;  Delia  A. 
and  Joseph  are  still  attending  school  and  reside  with  their  parents. 

Dr.  Becker,  after  passing  through  the  usual  preparatory 
course  of  study,  entered  the  Northwestern  university  at  Chicago, 
and,  later,  the  Indiana  Medical  college,  from  which  he  graduated 
in  March,  1896,  and  at  once  established  his  office  at  the  address 
mentioned  above,  where  he  is  actively  engaged  in  practice,  having 
already  achieved  a  reputation  for  skill  and  ability.  He  is  a  mem- 
ber of  Marion  county  Medical  society,  and  has  for  the  past  nine 
years  been  a  member  of  the  Catholic  Order  of  Foresters,  of  Chi- 
cago; he  is  also  a  member  of  Weber  council.  No.  274,  Young  Men's 
institute,  of  which  he  is  examining  physician,  and  is  likewise  regi- 
mental surgeon  of  the  Weber  Zouaves,  of  West  Indianapolis. 

The  doctor  is  of  a  congenial  and  sympathizing  disposition, 
keeps  well  abreast  of   the   modern  progress  in  the  science  of  medi- 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

cine,  and  it  is  only  a  matter  of  time  when  he  will  stand  in  the  front 
rank  of  the  profession.  He  is  a  devout  Catholic  and  stands  ever 
ready  to  aid  the  church  in  its  ^oOd  work. 


THOMAS  F.  BARRETT,  chief  of  the  Indianapolis  fire  depart- 
ment, was  born  in  Wheeling,  W.  Va.,  April  3,  1852,  a  son 
of  Patrick  D.  and  Catherine  (Murphy)  Barrett,  natives  of  county 
Mayo,  Ireland,  bat  married  in  Virginia. 

Patrick  D.  Barrett  was  a  railroad  contractor,  and  first  brought 
his  family  to  Indianapolis  in  1866,  but  the  duties  of  his  profession 
called  him  south,  and  in  1870  the  family  went  to  Memphis,  Tenn., 
where  the  father  died  of  yellow  fever  in  1873.  The  children  were 
seven  in  number,  and  were  named,  in  order  of  birth,  as  follows: 
Thomas  F.,  Mary,  Catherine,  Rose,  John,  Patrick  and  Ellen.  Of 
these,  Catherine  and  Patrick  died  about  the  same  time  the  father 
passed  away,  and  of  the  same  disorder;  John  died  at  the  south 
when  twelve  years  old,  and  Ellen  died  in  Indianapolis;  Rose,  the 
widow  of  Thomas  Monaghan,  resides  at  No.  413  South  New  Jersey 
street,  and  here,  also,  the  widowed  mother  makes  her  home;  Mary, 
widow  of  John  Lanigan,  lives  in  Memphis,  Tenn.  After  the  death 
of  the  father,  the  surviving  members  of  the  family  returned  to 
Indianapolis,  and  this  city  has  since  been  their  home. 

Thomas  F.  Barrett  was  educated  in  a  private  Catholic 
school  in  this  city  and  in  Bryant  &  Stratton's  Business  college. 
His  early  business  life  was  passed  as  a  clerk  in  various  mercantile 
houses  in  this  city,  and  for  several  years  he  kept  his  father's 
accounts  at  the  south,  and  was  also  employed  in  the  Evening 
Mirror  office  in  Indianapolis,  a  publication  now  extinct.  September 
22,  1874;  he  became  a  member  of  the  Indianapolis  fire  department 
as  a  hoseman  of  engine  company  No.  7,  on  Maryland  street;  in 
June,  18S2,  he  was  transferred  from  the  Seventh  to  the  Fourth 
engine  company  as  an  engine  fireman;  from  1886  to  1889  he  was 
a  pipeman;  then,  until  1890,  was  a  driver;  February,  1890,  he  was 
promoted  captian  of  No.  6  engine  company,  then,  January  i, 
1 89 1,  was  promoted  assistant  chief;   November   18,   1896,  he  was 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

promoted  to  his  present  responsible  position,  and  thus  has  seen 
over  twenty-three  years  of  activity  in  the  service. 

The  fire  department  of  Indianapolis  comprises  i6o  members, 
has  twenty-two  station-houses,  nineteen  hose  carriages,  nine 
steam  engines,  three  chemical  engines,  three  service  trucks,  and 
one  aerial  ladder  and  water  tower,  over  all  which  Capt.  Barrett 
has  chief  control  and  direction,  and  it  may  well  be  imagined  that 
his  responsibility  and  duties  are  somewhat  onerous. 

Capt.  Barrett  was  united  in  marriage,  November  25, 
1879,  at  St.  John's  church,  by  Rev.  Father  Curran,  to  Miss 
Sarah  McManaman,  of  North  Vernon,  Ind.,  and  daughter  of 
Thomas  and  Catherine  McManaman,  natives  of  Ireland,  but  both 
now  deceased.  Three  children  have  come  to  bless  Capt.  Barrett 
and  wife,  viz:  Catherine,  born  February  22,  1881;  Thomas,  Jr., 
born  January  24,  1884,  and  Mary,  born  September  14,  1887.  The 
family  are  members  of  St.  Patrick's  church  and  Capt.  Barrett  is  a 
member  of  the  Celtic  club.  In  politics  he  is  a  democrat,  but  is 
not  bitterly  partisan,  yet  sound.  The  family  residence  is  at  No. 
527  East  Merrill  street,  where  many  warm  friends  find  a  hearty 
welcome. 


JOHN  E.   BECKETT,  a  well-known  business  man  of  Montgom- 
ery, is  a  native  of  Daviess   county,  Ind.,  was   born    August  9, 
1859,  and  is  a  son  of  William  and  Mary  (Graves)  Beckett. 

William  Beckett  was  born  in  Bourbon  county,  Ky. ,  in  18 17, 
and  in  1818  was  brought  to  Daviess  county  by  his  parents,  who 
settled  in  Barr  township.  Here  he  grew  to  manhood  on  the  home 
farm  and- here  married  Miss  Graves,  a  native  of  the  county,  born 
in  1825. »  To  this  marriage  were  born  eight  children,  of  whom 
three  are  still  living,  viz:  Robert  O.,  in  California;  John  E.,  the 
subject  of  this  notice,  and  Emma,  wife  of  Harry  Walker,  a  mail 
agent  on  the  B.  &  O.  road.  Mrs.  Beckett  passed  away  in  1876,  a 
true  Catholic,  and  Mr.  Beckett  died  in  1893,  in  the  same  faith, and 
in  politics  a  democrat. 

John  E.  Beckett  was  reared  on  the  home  farm,  was  educated 
in  a  common  school,  and  was  confirmed   by   Bishop  de  St.   Palais 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CON-GREGATIONS, 

in  1874.  November  9,  1881,  he  married  Miss  Catherine  Drew,  a 
native  of  Daviess  county,  and  a  daughter  of  James  and  Catherine 
(Cuzick)  Drew.  This  union  has  been  blessed  with  four  sons,  of 
whom  one  is  deceased,  the  survivors  being  Norbert,  a  student,  and 
Albert  and  James,  attending  the  parochial  school. 

In  politics  Mr.  Beckett  is  a  sound  democrat,  cast  his  first  presi- 
dential vote  for  Winfield  Scott  Hancock,  and  has  adhered  to  the 
party  ever  since.  He  opened  his  present  place  of  business  in  1893, 
and  by  his  genial  and  pleasant  deportment  has  made  hosts  of 
friends.  Although  he  began  with  limited  capital,  he  now  owns  his 
place  of  business,  a  comfortable  home  and  a  fine  farm  of  120  acres 
in  Reeve  township.  He  and  his  wife  are  among  the  leading  laity 
of  St.  Peter's  church,  and  also  hold  a  high  position  in  social 
circles. 


BENHART  BELLEDIX,  a  representative  and  substantial  citi- 
zen of  South  Bend,  was  born  in  Harris  township,  St.  Joseph 
county,  Ind.,  May  18,  1845,  a  son  of  Joseph  and  Barbara  (Bech- 
erer)  Belledin,  natives  of  Germany. 

Joseph  Belledin  was  a  clockmaker  by  trade  and  catne  to 
America  a  single  man.  He  married  in  Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  Mis  Bar- 
bara Becherer,  who  was  born  February  9,  iSii,  and  some  time 
after  marriage  came  to  Indiana  and  settled  in  Harris  township,  St. 
Joseph  county,  where  he  enlisted  for  the  war  with  Mexico,  and, 
after  being  honorably  discharged,  went  to  New  Orleans,  since 
which  time  nothing  has  been  heard  of  him.  Mrs.  Barbara  Belle- 
din died  in  St.  Joseph  county,  Ind.,  July  23,  1894,  her  mortal 
remains  being  now  at  rest  in  Cedar  Grove  cemetery,  South  Bend. 
She  was  a  devout  Catholic,  and  in  this  faith  reared  her  five  chil- 
dren, who,  in  order  of  birth,  were  named  as  follows;  John,  who 
lives  in  St.  Joseph  county,  and  is  a  farmer;  Joseph  and  William, 
deceased;  Mary,  who  is  married  to  Frank  Wolf,  of  St.  Joseph 
county,  and  Benhart.  The  parents,  indeed,  were  among  the  pio- 
neer Catholics  of  St.  Joseph  county,  and  the  mother  was  an  attend- 
ant  at   the  first  mass   read  in   the    original   log    church-edifice  at 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

Notre  Dame  in  1842,  and  it  is  presumable  that   her  husband  was 
also  an  attendant  on  the  same  occasion. 

Benhart  Belledin,  the  subject  proper  of  this  memoir,  attended 
the  district  and  parochial  schools  until  seventeen  years  old,  and  for 
the  following  twelve  years  devoted  his  time  to  cultivating  his 
mother's  farm.  In  1875  he  came  to  South  Bend  and  engaged  in 
carpentering  and  contracting,  a  business  he  has  ever  since  con- 
ducted with  most  gratifying  success.  He  was  first  married  Janu- 
ary 19,  1875,  '^^  Notre  Dame,  to  Miss  Margaret  Gooley,  the  cere- 
mony being  celebrated  by  Rev.  Father  Granger.  This  union  was 
blessed  with  four  children,  as  follows:  Waiter,  deceased,  and 
Laura,  Grace  and  William,  who  are  attending  St.  Mary's  parochial 
school  at  South  Bend.  Mrs.  Belledin  was  called  away  May  28, 
1887,  and  her  remains  were  interred  in  Cedar  Grove  cemetery. 
The  second  marriage  of  Mr.  Belledin  was  solemnized  April  22, 
1 89 1,  with  Miss  Ellen  McGuire,  at  St.  Columbkill  church,  Chicago, 
111.,  by  Rev.  Father  Burke.  Mr.  Belledin  is  a  member  of  St. 
John's  society  and  of  the  Catholic  Knights  of  America,  council  No. 
701;  he  has  also  been  a  trustee  of  St.  Mary's  church  of  South 
Bend  for  over  seven  years,  and  contributed  liberally  toward  the 
construction  of  both  St.  Mary's  church-building  and  school-house, 
and  has  ever  been  one  of  the  most  active  workers  in  all  projects 
designed  for  the  good  of  St.  Mary's  and  the  promotion  of  the 
spiritual  and  temporal  welfare  of  the  congregation. 


JOHN  G.  BECKM.ANN,  dealer  in  farm  implements,  and  also 
grain  and  fertilzers,  at  Ferdinand,  Ind.,  son  of  John  G.  and 
Anna  (Mueller)  Beckmann,  was  born  January  4,  1852,  and  was 
reared  in  Dubois  county.  He  was  educated  in  the  common  schools 
and  also  at  St.  Mary's  college  at  Dayton,  Ohio,  and  at  the  age  of 
twenty  years  began  traveling  for  Wurach  &  Bergreen,  of  Louisville, 
with  whom  he  remained  four  years.  He  ne.xt  went  into  the  poultry 
business  up  and  down  the  Ohio  and  Mississippi  rivers,  and  in  1881 
went  into  the  mercantile  business  in  Ferdinand  and  continued  in 
that  line  for  twelve  years.  He  then  sold  out  and  engaged  in  his 
present  business. 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATION'S, 

Mr.  Beckmann  first  married  Miss  Lizzie  Snyder,  who  died  in 
1 887.  Tiie  children  by  her  were  named  Robert  J.  (deceased),  Mary 
A.,  Ella  N.,  and  Charles,  the  last  named  also  deceased.  The  sec- 
ond marriage  of  Mr.  Beckmann  took  place  January  27,  1891,  to 
Miss  Lizzie  Sieber,  and  this  union  has  been  blessed  with  three  chil- 
dren: Jerome,  Arthur  and  one  deceased.  The  family  are  devoted 
Catholics  and  are  members  of  St.  Ferdinand's  church  under  Father 
Eberhard  Stadler. 


JOHN  H.  BECKMANN,  tobacco  manufacturer,  planing-mill 
proprietor,  general  merchant  and  dealer  in  machinery  in  gen- 
eral at  Ferdinand,  Dubois  county,  Ind.,  is  a  son  of  J.  G.  and 
Anna  (Mueller)  Beckmann,  and  was  born  March  12,  1842,  in  Fer- 
dinand, where  he  attended  the  common  schools.  The  father  was 
one  of  the  first  settlers  of  the  county  and  was  engaged  in  farming; 
he  later  moved  to  Ferdinand  and  went  into  the  merchandizing 
business  on  a  very  small  scale,  having  only  $250  in  cash.  He 
lived  until  December  25,  1870,  and  his  wife  until  February,  1880, 
and  both  died  in  Ferdinand,  Dubois  county. 

John  H.  Beckmann  was  educated  by  Uncle  Sam.  He 
enlisted  in  company  B,  Ninety-first  Indiana  infantry,  on  August  12, 
1862,  and  was  honorably  discharged  at  Salisbury,  N.  C,  on  June 
26,  1865.  He  returned  to  Dubois  county  July  15,  but  went  to 
Chicago  for  a  short  time,  returning  to  Dubois  county  in  1866.  He 
conducted  a  general  merchandizing  business  for  his  sister  in  1867, 
in  Cannelton,  and  in  1868  went  into  merchandizing  business  for 
himself,  continuing  until  1883,  when  he  sold  out  to  his  brother, 
owing  to  bad  health.  He  then  went  to  French  Lick  Springs 
awhile  to  recuperate.  After  regaining  his  health  he  returned  to 
Ferdinand  and  engaged  in  the  tobacco,  clover  and  lumber  business, 
which  he  conducts  at  the  present  time.  Tobacco  is  his  principal 
commodity,  he  being  one  of  the  largest  dealers  in  this  article  in 
the  state  of  Indiana.  He  deserves  all  the  praise  that  could  be 
bestowed  upon  any  one  individual  for  his  tact,  energy,  honest  deal- 
ing and  general  enterprise  as  a  business  man.  Mr.  Beckmann  was 
married  May  12,   1868,  to  his  present  wife.  Miss  Anna   K.  Smitz, 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

a  daughter  of  Henry  Smitz,  of  Germany,  who  died  in  1871,  he 
being  one  of  the  first  families  of  Germany.  To  their  union  have 
been  born  two  children,  one  living,  viz:  Bertha,  now  the  wife 
of  William  R.  Sauer,  of  Louisville,  Ky.,  but  who  resides  in  Ferdi- 
nand, Dubois  county,  engaged  in  business  with  his  father-in-law. 
Both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Beckmann  and  the  daughter,  Bertha,  are  strict 
and  devout  Catholics,  and   members  of  Father  Eberhard's  church. 


JOHN  HENRY  BECKMANN,  general  merchant  and  dealer  in 
clover-seed  and  produce,  at  Ferdinand,  is  a  son  of  John  G. 
and  Anna  C.  (Mueller)  Beckmann  and  was  born  in  Dubois  county, 
June  2,  184S;  he  attended  common  scho'ols  and  St.  Meinrad  col- 
lege, also  the  Louisville  Commercial  college,  and  at  the  age  of 
eighteen  years  engaged  in  business  with  his  father,  in  general 
merchandizing,  and  is  still  thus  engaged. 

Mr.  Beckmann  was  married  on  September  4,  1871,  to  Miss 
Katie  Pfaff,  a  daughter  of  Joseph  Pfaff,  of  Dubois  county,  but  a 
native  of  Germany.  This  marriage  has  been  blessed  with  ten  chil- 
dren, viz:  Laura,  Emma,  August,  Ida,  Huber  and  Hugo  (twins, 
now  aged  sixteen  years  and  attending  college  at  Dayton,  Ohio), 
Edward,  Henrietta,  Robert  and  Lucile.  All  of  the  family  are 
faithful  members  of  St.  Ferdinand's  church  and  are  very  highly 
respected.  Mr.  Beckmann  occupies  a  storeroom  40.\  100  feet,  car- 
ries a  stock  valued  at  $12,000,  and  is  doing  a  thriving  trade. 


JOHN  J.  BEISEL. — Few  Catholics  of   Indianapolis  have  exer- 
cised a  more  potent  influence  in  behalf  of  the  church  than  the 
well-known  gentleman  whose  biography  is  herewith  presented. 

John  J.  Beisel  is  a  native  of  Prussia,  Germany,  born  on  the 
historic  Rhine,  July  27,  1829.  His  parents  were  Henry  Joseph 
and  Mary  Margaret  Beisel,  also  natives  of  Prussia,  where  they 
passed  their  lives  and  where  their  bodies  lie  buried.      The  father 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

was,  for  many  \'ears,  a  gardener  for  one  of  the  noble  families  of 
Prussia  and  is  remembered  as  a  man  of  sterling  worth.  Two  full 
brothers,  two  half-brothers  and  three  half-sisters  of  the  subject 
constitute  the  family  of  the  above  Henry  Joseph,  he  having  been 
twice  married — Mary  Margaret  being  his  first  wife. 

John  J.  was  educated  and  grew  to  manhood  in  the  land  of  his 
nativity  and  served  three  years  in  the  Prussian  army,  taking  part  in 
the  Baden  revolution.  At  the  age  of  twenty-two,  he  came  to  the 
United  States,  locating  at  Hudson,  N.  Y. ,  where  he  remained 
thirteen  years  engaged  in  farming.  He  was  married  in  Holy  Cross 
church,  Albany,  N.  Y. ,  by  Bishop  McCloskey,  July  4,  1853,  the 
lady  of  his  choice  being  Miss  Philopena  Buch,  a  native  of  Bavaria, 
Germany,  born  August  16,  1821.  Mrs.  Beisel  came  to  America 
alone  in  1851,  and  was  reared  a  Protestant,  but  accepted  the  Cath- 
olic faith  after  her  marriage. 

Mr.  Beisel  moved  to  Cincinnati  in  1865,  and  for  twenty  years 
thereafter  was  employed  in  the  foundry  and  furnace  business  in 
that  city.  In  18S5  he  became  a  resident  of  Indianapolis,  where  he 
has  since  lived,  spending  the  first  seven  years  after  his  arrival  in 
the  car  works,  and  the  two  succeeding  years  as  an  employee  in  the 
pump  works  of  Dean  Brothers;  since  severing  his  connection  with 
the  latter  firm,  he  has  been  head  melter  at  the  Brown  lS:  Ketchum 
works,  Haughville. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Beisel  have  been  unfortunate  with  their  family, 
four  children  having  been  born  to  them,  all  of  whom  died.  The 
eldest  was  Philopena,  who  died  in  childhood,  as  did  also  Katherine 
and  John  Joseph.  Mary  Elizabeth,  a  most  lovable  daughter,  grew 
to  womanhood,  married  John  Clouse  and  died  several  years  after- 
ward. She  was  a  devoted  Christian,  active  in  all  the  works  of 
religion  and  charity,  and  on  her  death  bed  exacted  a  promise  of  her 
father  that  he  would  never  relinquish  his  efforts  until  there  was  a 
Catholic  church  established  in  west  Indianapolis.  About  that 
time  he  presented  her  a  lot,  which  she  transferred  to  the  bishop  to 
be  used  toward  paying  for  the  church.  By  reason  of  the  above 
request,  coupled  with  his  own  desire  to  see  the  church  established, 
Mr.  Beisel  has  been  very  active  and  liberal  toward  Assumption 
parish,  sparing  no  reasonable  efforts  in   inducing  the  settlement  of 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

Catholic  families  in  that  part  of  the   city,  and   giving   freely  of  his 
means  to  the  promotion  of  the   faith  of  his  fathers. 

In  company  with  Patrick  Carey  and  James  Coyle,  he  took  the 
initiative  in  establishing  the  above  named  parish,  in  addition  to 
which  he  also  contributed  much  in  behalf  of  the  church  of  the 
Sacred  Heart,  where  services  were  conducted  in  his  native  tongue. 
He  served  as  church  treasurer  and  was  largely  instrumental  in  rais- 
ing the  money  for  the  purchase  of  the  church  property.  He  was 
also  a  member  of  the  board  of  trustees  for  some  time,  but  his  prin- 
cipal efforts  have  been  along  the  line  of  soliciting  outside  aid  to 
erect  the  church  building,  his  people  being  poor  in  this  world's 
goods  and  unable  to  contribute  as  fully  as  necessary.  His  life  has 
been  an  unselfish  sacrifice  to  duty,  and  the  future  awaits  him  with 
bountiful  rewards. 


GEORGE  A.  BENCKHART.  one  of  the  trustees  of  St.  Charles' 
church,  has  been  a  resident  of  Bloomington  since  1875,  and 
is  the  proprietor  of  a  thriving  and  popular  bakery.  He  was  born 
in  Independence,  Mo.,  June  8,  1848,  the  son  of  George  A.  and 
Maria  (Webber)  Benckhart,  natives  of  Prussia,  the  former  of  whom 
came  to  America  in  1844,  when  he  was  a  young  man,  and  followed 
his  trade  of  merchant-tailor  at  New  Orleans,  where,  in  1847,  he 
was  married  to  Maria,  daughter  of  Francis  Webber,  who  came  to 
this  country  from  Prussia  in  1840.  After  their  marriage  the  par- 
ents of  our  subject  moved  to  Independence,  Mo.,  thence  to  Louis- 
ville, Ky. ,  and  later  lived  in  Indiana  and  Kentucky  towns  alter- 
nately. The  mother  died  in  1870.  There  were  nine  children,  of 
whom  eight  are  still  living:  Our  subject,  the  eldest;  Mathias,  who 
married  Mary  Short,  and  resides  at  Lexington,  Ky. ,  in  the  whole- 
sale bottling  business;  Theressa,  married  to  Bernard  Fotsch,  of 
Lexington,  Ky. ;  Henry,  a  merchant-tailor  residing  at  Bloomington, 
who  married  Mary  Cron;  Mary,  married  to  John  Beers,  of  Indian- 
apolis; John,  of  Lexington,  Ky. ,  who  married  Mary  W^echerley; 
Anthony,  a  baker,  at  Bloomington,  who  married  Emma  Small,  and 
has  one  child,  Elizabeth,  born  May  11,   1896;  Joseph,  a  barber  of 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

Lexington,  Ky. ,  who  married  Alice  Dalton;  Kate  died  in  early 
womanhood.  The  father  married  a  second  time,  Mary  Echsner 
becoming  his  wife.  Two  years  ago  he  was  compelled  to  give  up 
active  business  by  reason  of  failing  eyesight. 

At  the  age  of  fifteen,  George  A.  Benckhart  began  to  learn  the 
baker's  trade,  and  worked  in  various  towns  in  Kentucky,  Tennes- 
see and  Indiana,  and  in  1875  came  to  Bloomington,  three  years 
later  engaging  in  business  for  himself,  beginning  with  $75  cash, 
and  building  up  a  profitable  trade.  In  1888  he  suffered  a  heavy 
loss  by  fire,  but  rebuilt  on  the  site  of  the  destroyed  store  and  now 
owns  his  business  building  and  residence  combined,  and  two  ad- 
joining storerooms,  one  of  which  is  occupied  by  his  brother 
Henry. 

He  was  married,  in  1877,  to  Mary  Nold,  who  was  born  in 
Louisville,  Ky.,  daughter  of  George  Nold.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Benck- 
hart have  four  children:  Mary,  born  March  28,  1878;  Mathias, 
January  14,  18S0;  Anna,  November  26,  1882,  and  George,  Febru- 
ary 20,  1886;  also  an  adopted  daughter,  Margaret  Nold,  born  No- 
vember 23,  1891.  Mr.  Benckhart  attends  closely  to  his  own 
affairs.  He  is  devoted  to  the  church  and  its  interests,  but  mingles 
little  with  political   or  public  affairs. 


REV.  BERNARDINUS  ABBINK,  chaplain  of  the  Old  People's 
Home,  near  Avilla,  Noble  county,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Cleve- 
land, Ohio,  October  20,  1850,  a  son  of  Herman  and  Harriet 
(Halfkenscheid)  Abbink,  natives  of  Holland.  These  parents  came 
to  the  United  States  at  different  periods  and  were  united  in 
marriage  in  Cleveland,  where  the  father  was  engaged  in  the 
butchering  business  until  1850,  when  he  transferred  his  family 
and  business  to  Evanston,  111.,  then  a  suburb  of  Chicago,  but  now 
a  part  of  the  Chicago  incorporation,  and  there  engaged  in  farming 
until  his  death,  which  occurred  May  7,  1882,  his  widow  being 
called  to  the  better  land,  to  join  her  husband,  February  27,  1890. 
Rev.  Bernardinus  Abbink,  the  eldest  born  of  the  seven  children 
that  by    Heaven's  blessing,  were  sent    to  gladden  the  hearts  of  his 

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CATHOLIC    CHl'KCH    OF    INDIANA. 

parents,  attended  school  at  Grosspoint,  Cook  county,  111.,  until 
twelve  years  of  age.  and  then  entered  a  seminary,  in  which  he 
prepared  by  theological  study  for  ordination,  which  was  conferred 
by  Bishop  Borgess,  following  which  he  was  stationed  at  Cross 
Village  (or  La  Croix),  Mich.,  St.  Francis  Assissi,  an  Indian  mission, 
then  in  the  diocese  of  Detroit,  but  now  of  Grand  Rapids,  where  he 
officiated,  as  assistant,  until  1889,  then  until  May,  1896,  as  superior, 
his  assistant  being  Rev.  Anthony  Baumgarten.  His  duties  at 
Cross  Village  were  very  onerous,  but  he  did  good  and  faithful  work, 
paying  great  attention  to  the  education  and  the  leading  to  the  holy 
faith  of  the  young  children  of  the  aborigines  that  could  be  induced 
to  attend  the  Franciscan  school.  In  1896  he  was  appointed  to  his 
present  charge,  in  the  diocese  of  Fort  Wayne,  where  his  piety, 
benignity  and  devotedness  have  won  the  reverence  of  the  aged 
flock  over  whom  he  presides. 


CHARLES  J.  BERENS,  proprietor  of  the  Temple  Court  meat 
market,  Washington,  Ind.,  is  a  native  of  this  city,  was  born 
September  11,  1859,  and  is  a  son  of  Peter  and  Anna  (Callahan) 
Berens. 

Peter  Berens,  father  of  subject,  was  born  in  Prussia  and  set- 
tled in  Washington,  Ind.,  in  1852.  Here  he  engaged  in  the  boot 
and  shoe  trade  until  1886,  when  he  opened  a  meat  market,  which 
he  continued  until  his  death,  which  occurred  November  11,  1889, 
in  the  faith  of  the  Catholic  church,  he  being  a  member  of  St.  Simon's 
parish.  His  wife,  who  belonged  to  the  same  parish,  was  called  to 
rest  in  1878,  but  their  si.x  children  still  survive  and  are  named: 
Mary,  Charles  J.,  Rose,  Peter  J.,  Catherine  and  Thomas  F. 

Charles  J.  Berens,  the  subject  of  this  memoir,  attended  the 
parochial  school  until  sixteen  years  of  age,  and  then  assisted  his 
father  in  the  meat  market,  or  until  the  death  of  the  latter,  when 
the  three  brothers,  Charles  J..  Peter  J.  and  Thomas  F.,  formed  a 
partnership  and  acted  together  until  August,  1895,  when  the  young- 
est brother,  Thomas  F.,  withdrew  and  opened  a  shop  on  his  own 
account.      Charles   J.  and    Peter  J.  continued   till    October,   1897, 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

when  C.  J.  became  sole  proprietor.  The  Temple  Court  meat 
market  is  24x75  feet,  and  a  local  journal  remarks  of  the  former 
firm:  "The  Berenses  are  expert  judges  of  meat,  and  they  buy  and 
kill  their  own  cattle  and  cure  and  smoke  their  own  hams  and  bacon. 
Their  shop  is  most  elegantly  fitted  up  and  presents  a  clean  and 
delightful  appearance.  Their  meats  after  being  killed  are  held  in 
cold  storage  for  a  length  of  time,  sufficient  to  make  it  suitable  for 
use.  Consequently,  such  a  thing  as  tough  beef  steak  does  not  come 
from  Berens'  Temple  Court  meat  market.  They  put  up  a  high 
grade  lard,  on  which  they  enjoy  a  large  patronage. "  These  remarks 
are  equally  forcible  as  applied  to  the  present  proprietor. 

Charles  J.  Berens  was  united  in  marriage,  June  21,  1893,  with 
Miss  Anna  Miller,  a  native  of  Washington,  Ind.,  and  a  daughter  of 
Jacob  and  Eva  Miller,  deceased,  of  whom  a  biography  is  given  on 
another  page,  and  this  marriage  has  been  blessed  with  two  chil- 
dren—Carl M.  and  Walter  E.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Berens  are  now  mem- 
bers of  St.  Simon's  church,  but  prior  to  marriage  Mr.  Berens  was  a 
member  of  St.  Mary's  and  also  a  member  of  its  choir.  Mr.  Berens 
owns  his  residence  in  the  city  and  also  thirty  acres  of  good  land  in 
the  county,  and  is  a  substantial  citizen,  highly  respected  both  as  a 
business  man  and  as  a  member  of  society. 


PETER  J.  BERENS,  proprietor  of  the  meat  market,  at  No. 
324  Main  street,  Washington,  Daviess  county.  Ind.,  was  born 
in  Washington,  June  20,  1861,  and  is  a  younger  brother  of  Charles 
J.  Berens,  whose  biography  appears  above.  He  was  educated  in 
the  parochial  school  of  St.  Simon,  which  he  attended  until  fifteen 
years  old,  when  he  engaged  in  butcher  work,  finally  becoming  the 
partner  of  his  brothers,  as  detailed  in  the  memoir  of  Charles  J., 
and  in  October,  1897,  engaged  in  business  alone. 

October  15,  1895,  Peter  J.  Berens  was  married,  in  Vincennes, 
Ind.,  to  Miss  Fannie  Beckman,  a  native  of  that  city  and  a  daugh- 
ter of  Henry  Beckman,  to  which  union  has  been  born  one  child — 
John  L.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Berens  are  members  of  St.  Simon's  church 
and  conscientiously  live  in    accordance   with   the   teachings   of   the 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

Catholic  faith.  They  are  highly  esteemed  by  a  large  circle  of 
friends  and  acquaintances,  and  Mr.  Berens  is  quite  prominent  as  a 
member  of  the  Young  Men's  institute.  He  is  liberal  and  public 
spirited,  and  as  a  citizen  is  well  worthy  of  the  high  regard  in  which 
he  is  held  by  the  public  in  general. 


Rl-:\'.  JOHN  B.  BERG,  the  accomplished  young  pastor  of  St. 
John  the  Evangelist's  church  at  Remington,  Jasper  county, 
Ind.,  was  born  in  the  diocese  of  Trier,  Germany,  August  20,  1864, 
and  is  a  son  of  Peter  and  Magdaline  (June)  Berg.  He  came  to 
America  September  2,  1880,  located  in  Schererville,  Lake  county, 
Ind.,  and  was  educated  at  St.  Lawrence  college  at  Mount  Calvary, 
\\"is. ,  then  at  St.  Francis  college,  Milwaukee,  at  St.  Vincent  col- 
lege, Westmoreland  county.  Pa.,  and  was  ordained  priest  June  15, 
1889,  at  Fort  Wayne,  Ind.,  by  Bishop  Dwenger — his  first  charge 
being  that  of  Reynolds,  White  county,  Ind.,  where  his  ministra- 
tions were  so  satisfactory  to  his  superiors  and  his  congregation, 
that  he  was  retained  in  this  position  three  years  and  ten  months, 
when  a  broader  scope  for  the  exercise  of  his  ministerial  talents  and 
administrative  ability  was  found  for  him  in  Remington,  in  1893. 
In  this  charge  Father  Berg  has  faithfully  labored  over  six  years, 
has  accomplished  much  good,  and  the  field  for  the  accomplishment 
of  much  more  still  lies  before  him.  He  is  eloquent  and  devout,  is 
conscientious  and  faithful  in  the  discharge  of  his  clerical  duties,  and 
well  deserves  the  affection  and  high  esteem  in  which  he  is  held  by 
his  Hock  in  Remington,  as  well  as  by  many  friends,  with  whom  he 
has  no  church  affiliation. 


REV.  A.  M.  BUCHHEIT,  the  present  accomplished  pastor  of 
St.  Anthony  de  Padua  church  at  Klaasville,  Lake  county,  Ind. , 
was  born  in  Decatur,  Adams  county,  Ind.,  October  25,  1861,  a  son 
of  Adam  and  Elizabeth  (Weber)  Buchheit,  natives  of  Germany. 
He  attended   St.  Paul's  parochial  school.  Fort  Wayne,  under  the 

'"(itr, 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

Rev.  E.  Koenig  (now  deceased),  until  thirteen  3'ears  of  age,  and 
then  began  his  studies  in  Latin,  at  Hesse  Cassel,  near  Fort  Wayne, 
under  Father  Nussbaum.  A  year  and  a  half  later  he  entered  Cal- 
vary college,  in  Fond  du  Lac  county,  Wis.,  where  he  finished  his 
classical  studies  in  1883,  and  then  entered  the  seminary  of  St. 
Francis,  there  completed  his  philosophical  and  theological  studies, 
and  was  ordained  priest  by  Bishop  Dwenger  June  29,  1887,  at  Fort 
Wayne.  He  was  first  assigned  as  supply  priest  at  St.  Paul's,  Fort 
Wayne,  for  six  weeks;  was  next  at  Chesterton,  Ind.,  two  weeks- 
then  at  LaGro,  Ind.,  eight  weeks,  and  was  then  appointed  to  his 
first  regular  charge,  Goshen,  Elkhart  county,  with  Ligonier  and 
Millersburg  as  missions.  In  this  pastorate  he  labored  zealously 
and  arduously  for  two  and  three-quarters  years,  when  he  was 
allowed  a  vacation  of  seven  months.  He  was  then  appointed 
assistant  to  Rev.  J.  H.  Hueser,  pastor  of  SS.  Peter  and  Paul's 
church  at  Huntington,  Ind.,  with  whom  he  remained  six  years,  and 
then,  July  29,  1895,  was  appointed  to  his  present  responsible  pas- 
torate at  Klaasville,  where  his  many  amiable  qualities  have  endeared 
him  to  his  fiock  and  the  public  at  large. 


ANTON  WILLIAM  BEY,  senior  member  of  the  firm  of  Bey 
Bros.,  general  merchants  of  Vincennes,  Ind.,  was  born  in  this 
city  December  8,  1857,  and  was  educated  in  St.  John's  German 
Catholic  school  and  the  public  schools  of  the  city. 

Joseph  Bey,  father  of  subject,  was  born  near  Strasbourg,  in 
France,  July  10,  1834,  caine  to  Vincennes,  Ind.,  when  a  lad  of 
twelve  years,  learned  the  cooper's  trade,  rose  to  considerable  prom- 
inence, and  at  his  death,  which  resulted  from  hemorrhage  of  the 
lungs,  February  17,  1875,  was  a  member  of  the  Vincennes  city 
council,  and  a  niember  of  St.  John's  church.  His  wife,  who  bore 
the  maiden  name  of  Josephine  Kennel,  was  born  in  New  Orleans, 
La.,  May  4,  1836,  and  was  of  German  descent,  although  her  parents 
were  born  in  Alsace,  France,  this  nation  having  time  and  again 
held  control  of  both  Strasbourg  and  Alsace.  Joseph  and  Josephine 
Bey  were  married  in  November,  1856,  in  St.  John's  Catholic  church 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

in  \'incennes,  Ind.,  and,  in  the  faith  of  this  church,  after  twentj'- 
eight  years  of  membership,  she  died  January  lo,  1894.  The  six 
children,  still  living,  born  to  Joseph  and  Josephine  Bey,  were  edu- 
cated in  St.  John's  parochial  school,  received  communion  under  the 
late  Rev.  Father  Merz,  and  were  christened,  in  order  of  birth: 
Anton  William,  John  N.,  William  J.,  Lawrence  A.,  Sophia  ^^'.  and 
Elizabeth.  Of  these,  Anton  W.  married,  February  16,  1897,  Miss 
Annie  Drulinger,  a  native  of  Vincennes  and  a  daughter  of  Andrew 
Drulinger,  a  native  of  Alsace,  and  for  the  past  twenty-six  years  a 
watchman  in  the  B.  &  O.  freight  office;  Lawrence  A.  married  Miss 
Mary  Fritch,  daughter  of  Benjamin  Fritch,  of  \'incennes,  while  the 
other  brothers  and  sisters  of  subject  remain  unmarried. 

The  early  business  years  of  Anton  W.  Bey  were  passed  as  a 
traveling  salesman,  first  for  a  (Juiiicy,  111.,  house,  for  which  he  can- 
vassed southern  Iowa  and  northern  Michigan,  and  then  for  a  St. 
Louis  firm  throughout  the  south  and  north  from  New  Orleans  to 
St.  Paul,  working  for  six  years,  about  equally  divided  between  the 
two  firms.  This  road  experience  of  course  gave  him  a  keen  insight 
into  mercantile  affairs,  which  has  been  brought  to  bear  in  the  man- 
agement of  his  present  firm.  In  1890  the  firm  of  Bey  Bros,  was 
established  at  the  corner  of  Main  and  Seventh  streets,  \'incennes, 
and  April  i.:,  1894,  the  firm  of  A.  W.  Bey  &  Bros,  was  founded  at 
No.  120  Main  street,  of  which  the  subject  has  the  entire  charge, 
and  which  carries  a  full  line  of  groceries,  shoes,  notions,  etc.,  mak- 
ing one  of  the  best  displays  in  the  city.  The  two  firms  give  em- 
ployment to  seven  clerks,  and  the  foiTr  brothers  themselves  have 
but  little  time  to  spare  from  attending  to  their  numerous  custom- 
ers. The  brothers  rank  among  the  most  substantial  business  men 
of  Vincennes  and  this  position  has  been  reached  through  their 
personal  efforts,  as  they  inherited  nothing  that  is  invested  in  their 
enterprises,  but  earned  their  capital  through  early  diligence  and 
industry. 

Anton  W.  Bey  and  wife  are  members  of  St.  John's  German 
Catholic  church,  to  which  the  remainder  of  the  Bey  family  also 
belong,  and  all  stand  high  in  the  esteem  of  the  social  circles  of  the 
city.  The  sisters,  who  are  still  single,  are  housekeepers  for  the 
unmarried  brothers. 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CDN'GREGATIONS, 

JOSEPH  BEYER,  a  prominent  farmer  of  Shelby  count_v,  Ind., 
was  born  in  Alsace,  France  (now  a  province  of  Germany),  No- 
vember 20,  1832,  a  son  of  Anthony  and  Magdalene  (Staup)  Beyer, 
the  former  of  whom  was  a  farmer  by  occupation.  Subject  attended 
the  parochial  schools  of  his  native  country  until  twenty-two  years 
of  age,  when  he  came  to  the  United  States,  landing  in  New  Or- 
leans in  1854,  whence  he  came  to  Indiana,  and  was  employed  in 
brickmaking  and  farming  until  1870,  when  he  came  to  Shelby 
county  and  purchased  eighty  acres  of  the  farm  on  which  he  at  pres- 
ent resides,  and  to  which  he  has  since  added  171  acres.  March 
19,  1858,  he  married,  in  Dearborn  county.  Miss  Anna  Walliser,  a 
native  of  that  county,  born  June  6,  1839,  and  this  union  has  been 
blessed  with  eight  children,  viz:  Mary,  at  home;  Louise,  deceased; 
Josephina,  wife  of  J.  Leppert;  Joseph,  who  married  Lena  Fass- 
binder;  Frank,  of  Indianapolis;  Agnes,  at  home;  Mary  Louisa, 
deceased;  and  Maximilian,  of  Chicago,  111.  Mr.  Beyer  and  his 
family  are  devout  Catholics,  those  residing  in  Shelby  county  being 
members  of  St.  Vincent's  congregation,  of  which  Mr.  Beyer  has 
long  been  an  official,  and  was  chairman  of  the  building  committee 
when  the  new  church-edifice  was  erected.  For  fifteen  years,  Mr. 
Beyer  has  been  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  tiles,  but  he  is, 
beside,  a  successful  farmer  and  stockraiser.  He  owns  stock  in  the 
Farmers'  National  bank  of  Shelbyville,  has  been  very  fortunate  in 
his  undertakings,  and  stands  high  in  the  esteem  of  the  residents 
of  Shelby  county. 


JOSEPH  BEYER,  Jr.,  of  Shelby  county,  was  born  in  Dearborn 
county,  Ind.,  January  31,  1864,  and  is  a  son  of  Joseph  and 
Anna  Beyer,  whose  biography  is  given  in  full  in  the  preceding  sketch. 
He  attended  the  parochial  schools  until  fifteen  years  of  age,  and 
then  assisted  his  father  on  the  home  farm  until  he  reached  the  age 
of  twenty-four,  when,  February  7,  1888,  he  was  united  in  marriage 
with  Miss  Lena  Fassbinder,  who  was  born  in  Franklin  county, 
Ind.,  December  25,  1871,  a  daughter  of  William  and  Anna  (Hav- 
erkus)  Fassbinder,  and  this  union  has  been  blessed  with  five  chil- 
dren, viz:      Maximilian,  John,  Leo,  Frank   and   Nicholas.      Imme- 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OK    INDIANA. 

diately  after  marriage,  Mr.  Beyer  settled  on  one  of  Iiis  father's 
farms,  and  here  has  made  his  home  ever  since,  engaged  in  general 
farming  and  in  raising  fine  stock.  He  and  family  are  members  of 
St.  Vincent's  congregation,  and  in  this  church  Mr.  Beyer  was  for 
thirteen  years  an  assistant  of  the  officiating  clergyman.  He  is  the 
present  supervisor  of  his  township,  and  his  social  relations  are  of 
the  most  pleasant  description,  as  he  stands  very  high  in  the  esteem 
of  the  communitv. 


REV.  BALTHASAR  BIEGEL,  pastor  of  St.  Joseph's  church, 
at  Elwood,  Madison  county,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Lake  county 
August  6,  1866,  and  is  a  son  of  Peter  and  Theresa  Biegel,  natives 
of  Hess  Darmstadt,  Germany. 

Rev.  B.  Biegel  attended  the  public  schools  of  Lake  county 
until  fifteen  years  of  age.  meanwhile  taking  private  lessions  in  Latin 
and  Greek  from  Rev.  William  Berg,  and  then  entered  St.  Lawrence 
college,  at  Mount  Calvary,  Fond  du  Lac  county.  Wis.,  from  which 
he  graduated  four  years  later,  June  25,  1885,  and  then  entered  St. 
Francis  seminary,  Milwaukee,  where  he  studied  philosophy  and 
theology  until  ordained  June  15,  1889,  by  Bishop  Dwenger,  of 
Fort  Wayne.  He  was  at  once  assigned  to  Elwood  as  its  first  re- 
sident pastor,  the  congregation,  at  that  time,  being  attened  as  a 
mission  of  Anderson,  and  comprising  twenty-five  families  only,  but 
now  this  number  has  largly  increased. 


RE\'.  CHARLES  F.  BILGER,  pastor  of  St.  Peter  Coelestin's 
church  at  Celestine,  Dubois  county,  Ind.,  was  born  October 
15.  1857,  in  Baden,  Germany,  and  is  the  seventh  of  the  ten  chil- 
dren (eight  of  whom  are  still  living)  that  have  blessed  the  marriage 
of  Vincent  and  Caroline  (Frietsch)  Bilger. 

Vincent  Bilger,  a  well  educated  gentleman,  was  for  many 
years  in  the  employ  of  the  German  government  as  collector  of  rev- 
enues on  the  river  Rhine,  and  later  was  appointed  treasurer.  In 
1876  he  came  to    America,  with    the   object    in  view  of    having  his 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGKECATIONS, 

son,  Charles  F.,  prepared  for  the  priesthood  at  St.  Meinrad's 
college,  and  passed  the  remainder  of  his  life  with  his  son,  dying  a 
sincere  Catholic,  in  1892,  at  the  advanced  age  of  eighty-two 
years. 

Rev.  Charles  F.  Bilger  received  his  preparatory  education  in 
the  high  school  and  gymnasium  at  Freiberg,  in  his  native  land,  and 
at  the  age  of  nineteen  years  was  well  qualified  for  entrance  into 
the  Benedictine  college  at  St.  Meinrad,  Spencer  county,  Ind., 
although  his  knowledge  of  the  English  language  embraced  three 
words  only;  yet  he  was  proficient  in  several  other  tongues.  Having 
completed  his  studies  in  philosophy  and  theology  at  St.  Meinrad's, 
he  was  ordained  priest  at  Indianapolis,  July  18,  1880,  by  Bishop 
Chatard,  and  his  first  pastoral  work  was  begun  .'August  21,  1880, 
in  the  parish  of  St.  Croix,  Perry  county,  Ind.,  where  there  was  a 
small  log  church-building  with  a  clapboard  roof.  After  having 
attended  to  the  spiritual  needs  of  his  flock,  he  set  himself  vigorously 
to  work  to  raise  the  necessary  funds  for  the  erection  of  a  new 
church.  The  task  was  an  arduous  one,  but  was  crowned  with 
success.  The  corner-stone  for  the  edifice  was  laid  June  26,  1861, 
and  a  stone  building,  36  x  75  feet,  with  a  spire  seventy-six  feet 
high,  completed  within  a  remarkably  short  space  of  time,  at  a  cost 
of  $3,000,  and  was  finally  dedicated  by  Bishop  Chatard  May  3, 
1885.  Father  Bilger  also  succeeded  in  erecting  a  comfortable 
parsonage,  which  he  commenced  in  August,  1S84,  and  completed 
in  December  of  the  same  year.  The  valuation  of  the  church  prop- 
erty of  St.  Croix  is  now  placed  at  $8,000,  and  the  accumulation 
of  this  valuable  property  must  be  accredited  to  the  indefatigabilty 
of  Father  Bilger,  as  the  congregation  was  in  somewhat  impov- 
erished circumstances  when  he  assumed  the  pastorate.  Beside 
doing  all  this  noble  work  for  St.  Croix  parish.  Father  Bilger  was 
called  upon  to  perform  other  duties,  and  among  these  was  the 
charge  of  the  French  mission,  known  as  Frenchtown,  Harrison 
county,  which  for  a  short  time  had  been  vacated  by  the  Rev.  F. 
X.  Seegmuller.  Subsequently  he  attended  Siberia,  Perry  county, 
from  September,  1881,  until  September,  1883,  doing  good  and 
faithful  work. 

February  3,     1891,  Father    Bilger   was  appointed    to  the  pas- 

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torate  of  St.  Peter  Coelestin's,  at  Celestine,  to  succeed  Rev. 
Father  Fleischman.  He  found  this  congregation  to  be  in  debt  for 
$1,720,  but  still  in  a  healthy  condition.  This  sum  Father  Bilger 
soon  succeeded  in  liquidating,  and  then  set  energetically  to  work  to 
raise  the  funds  necessary  to  build  a  new  church,  and  the  history  of 
the  church,  to  be  found  elsewhere,  will  show  with  what  success. 

Father  Bilger  is  a  gentleman  by  birth  and  education,  refined 
and  erudite,  and  is  cordial  and  genial  to  all.  As  a  clergyman  he 
i?  pious,  sincere  and  untiring  in  the  performance  of  his  duties, 
having  at  heart  the  welfare  of  his  parishioners,  whose  spiritual  and 
temporal  needs  are  his  constant  study,  and  by  whom  he  is  most 
sincerely  beloved. 


HON.  HENRY  S.  CAUTHORN,  one  of  the  oldest  and  most 
prominent  attorneys  at  law,  \'incennes,  Ind.,  was  born  in 
thi,-^  city  February  23,  1S28.  His  father,  Gabriel  T.  Cauthorn, 
was  a  nati\-e  of  Virginia,  was  able  to  trace  his  ancestry  in  that 
state  for  a  period  of  more  than  200  years,  and  by  profession  was  a 
physician. 

Susan  Cauthorn,  mother  of  Hon.  Henrj'  S.,  was  a  daughter 
of  Elihu  Stout,  who  came  to  \'incennes  from  Kentucky,  and,  July 
4,  1804,  issued  the  Sun,  the  first  newspaper  in  the  northwest,  and 
the  second  published  west  of  the  Alleghany  mountains.  Mr. 
Stout,  in  many  and  various  ways,  added  materially  to  the  growth 
and  prosperity  of  the  city.  He  edited  the  Sun  for  more  than  forty 
3ears,  and  in  1845  was  apfTointed  postmaster  by  President  Polk. 
He  was  the  first  grand  master  of  the  Masonic  grand  lodge  of  the 
state  of  Indiana,  held  many  cit}'  and  county  offices,  and  the  people 
regarded  him  as  one  of  the  fathers  of  the  city. 

Henry  S.  Cauthorn  attended  the  public  schools,  and  in  1844 
entered  the  Asbury  university  at  Greencastle,  Ind.,  from  which  he 
was  graduated  in  1848.  He  immediately  commenced  the  study  of 
law  in  the  office  of  Hon.  Benjamin  M.  Thomas,  United  States  dis- 
trict attorney  at  the  time  and  one  of  the  most  prominent  attorneys 
of  the  state,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1853.  He  immedi- 
ately  commenced   the  duties  of   his  profession,  which  he   still  con- 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONT.REGATIONS, 

tinues,  having  built  up  a  practice  second  to  none  in  this  portion  of 
the  state,  and  to-day  he  is  regarded  as  one  of  the  leading  attorneys 
of  the  Knox  county  bar.  In  1854  he  was  elected,  as  a  democrat, 
prosecuting  attorney  of  the  district  comprising  Knox,  Daviess, 
Martin  and  Pike  counties,  and  in  1855  was  elected  city  attorney, 
which  position  he  held  until  1858.  In  1859  he  was  elected  clerk 
of  the  Knox  circuit  court  and  again  elected  in  1S63.  In  the  fall  of 
1870  he  was  elected  representative  from  Knox  county,  and  was 
re-elected  in  the  fall  of  1872,  and  again  in  1878  and  in  1880.  During 
the  session  of  the  legislature  in  1878  and  in  1879  he  was  elected 
speaker  of  the  house  of  representatives,  and  for  the  judicious,  able 
and  gentlemanly  manner  in  which  he  discharged  the  onerous  duties 
of  the  office,  he  had  the  warmest  commendations  from  members 
of  both  political  parties,  not  only  doing  great  credit  to  himself,  but 
the  state  at  large.  He  has  been  chairman  of  the  democratic  cen- 
tral committee,  and  has  always  taken  great  interest  in  political 
matters.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Catholic  church,  and  is  one  of 
the  trustees  of  St.  Francis  Xavier  cpthedral  of  Vincennes. 

Mr.  Cauthorn  was  married  October  15,  1868,  to  Miss  Marga- 
ret C.  Bayard,  daughter  of  John  F.  Bayard,  a  well-known  mer- 
chant of  A-'incennes.  Mr.  Bayard  had  three  sons,  two  of  whom 
have  reached  prominent  positions,  and  are  to-day  presidents  of 
national  banks  at  Evansville  and  \'incennes;  one  son  is  deceased. 
Mr.  Cauthorn  is  the  father  of  ten  children,  seven  of  whom,  three 
sons  and  four  daughters,  are  now  living.  He  has  been  closely 
identified  with  the  welfare  and  growth  of  Vincennes  and  is  held  in 
high  esteem  as  one  of  the  most  useful  and  industrious  citizens. 


JOSEPH  BIRK,  the  popular  proprietor  of  the  livery,  feed  and 
sale  stable  at  Huntingburg,  Dubois  county,  is  a  son  of  Felix 
and  Emily  (Eckert)  Birk.  Both  parents  were  from  Germany,  and 
both  died  in  America.  Joseph  Birk  was  born  December  15,  1852, 
was  reared  in  Dubois  county,  attended  the  common  schools,  and 
remained  on  a  farm  until  1890.  He  then  bought  and  began  his 
present    business.       He    was    married    to    Miss    Eliza    Hawkins,    a 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

daughter  of  Robert  Hawkins,  of  Dubois  county.  Mr.  Birk  is  a 
strict  member  of  the  St.  Mary's  church,  but  Mrs.  Birk  does  not 
attend.  He  has  a  fine  stock  of  about  $7,000,  and  owns,  beside, 
several  farms,  as  well  as  a  number  of  lots  in  the  city.  He  has  a 
handsome  residence,  is  a  liberal  Catholic  and  loyal  to  the  church, 
and  is  highly  respected  both  as  a  business  man  and  a  citizen. 


JOHN  BLANK,  proprietor  of  the  Jacob  Blank,  Jr.,  Manufactur- 
ing company  of  Batesville,  Ind. ,  is  one  of  ten  children  born  to 
Jacob  and  Martha  Blank,  the  former  of  whom  was  from  France 
and  the  latter  from  Germany. 

John  Blank  was  born  January  6,  1848,  in  Indiana.  He  at- 
tended the  common  schools,  at  the  age  of  twenty-one  years  learned 
his  present  trade,  that  of  cabinetmaker,  and  with  his  three  brothers 
started  the  present  factory  in  1876.  Mr.  Blank  was  married  to 
Miss  Gertie  Krieg,  daughter  of  Henry  Krieg,  of  Cincinnati,  and 
now  has  a  family  of  twelve  children,  viz:  Alice,  Rosie,  Harry, 
Flora,  Albert,  Edward,  Louis,  Anna,  Matt,  Francis,  Anthony  and 
Gertie.  The  family  are  devoted  members  of  St.  Louis  church,  and 
in  politics  Mr.  Blank  is  a  democrat.  He  and  his  family  ate  highly 
respected  in  Batesville,  and  Mr.  Blank  is  especially  esteemed  for 
his  many  excellent  qualities  of  mind  and  heart. 


RE\'.  JOHN  BLECKMANN,  pastor  of  Immaculate  Conception 
church,  Michigan  City,  Laporte  county,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Cin- 
cinnati, Ohio,  April  5,  1846,  where  his  preparatory  and  classical 
studies  were  completed  in  1866.  He  then  attended  Notre  Dame 
college,  Ind.,  from  which  he  graduated  in  1867.  His  theological 
studies  were  pursued  at  Mount  St.  Mary's  seminary,  Cincinnati, 
from  which  he  was  graduated  in  1870,  and  April  27  of  the  same 
year  was  ordained  priest  by  Bishop  Luers,  for  the  diocese  of  Fort 
Wayne.  He  held  pastorates  at  various  places  until  1885,  when  he 
was  appointed  to  his  present  charge  at  Michigan  City.      Under  his 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONC.REGATIONS, 

energetic  efforts  there  have  been  manifold  changes  in  the  way  of 
improvements,  both  in  church  management  and  in  additions  to  the 
church  property,  among  the  latter  being  that  of  a  pipe  organ  and 
new  side  altars.  A  new  school-building,  with  a  Sisters'  residence, 
has  also  been  erected,  at  a  cost  of  $20,000.  Numerous  new  socie- 
ties have  been  formed,  and  those  already  established  have  been 
maintained  with  ever-increasing  zeal.  The  present  church  is  no 
longer  adequate  for  the  congregation,  and  it  is  to  be  enlarged  by  an 
addition  and  a  new  tower. 

St.  Mary's  academy  is  an  admirably  conducted  institution,  un- 
der the  direct  personal  supervision  of  Father  Bleckmann.  It  oc- 
cupies a  beautiful  building,  arranged  with  all  conveniences,  and 
having  all  the  appurtenances  of  a  first-class  school,  especial  atten- 
tion having  been  given  to  sanitation.  There  are  eight  grades,  in 
which  over  321  pupils  are  enrolled. 

Father  Bleckmann  is  yet  in  the  prime  of  life,  but  he  has  ac- 
complished a  vast  amount  of  good  work,  and  many  years  of  useful- 
ness lie  before  him,  with  the  blessing  of  God.  He  is  large  hearted 
and  broad  minded,  is  vigorous  of  body  and  strong  of  intellect,  is 
pious,  eloquent  and  scholarly,  is  the  idol  of  his  congregation,  and 
is  devoted  to  the  good  of  the  Catholic  church.  The  school  is  in 
charge  of  the  Sisters  of  Notre  Dame,  there  being  eight  teachers 
and  the  Mother  Pacifica.  There  are  now  nearly  400  families  in 
this  parish,  of  mixed  nationalities.  Father  Bleckmann  also  has 
charge  of  the  Catholic  inmates  of  the  state  prison,  where  he  reads 
mass  once  each  month.  The  church  is  135x54  feet,  with  a  seating 
capacity  of  500,  and  is  valued  at  $40,000,  including  residence;  the 
school  value  is  $30,000. 


MRS.  HFLEN  F.  BLOOM,  widow  of  August  Bloom,  who  died 
in  1882,  is  a  daughter  of  Dr.  Oscar  and  Ferdinand  (Wiede) 
Hunger,  the  former  of  whom  died  in  November,  1895,  leaving  his 
widow  with  six  children.  Mrs.  Helen  F.  Bloom  was  born  in  Dear- 
born county,  Ind.,  and  was  married  to  Mr.  Bloom  February  16, 
1870,  and  is  the  mother  of  five  living  children,  viz:  Elizabeth,  Ai- 
mer, Carolina,  Irene  and  Oscar. 

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CATHOLIC    CHCRCH    OF    INDIANA. 

Mr.  Bloom  was  a  groceryinan  in  Aurora  and  continued  in  that 
business  from  his  young  days  up  to  the  time  of  his  death.  He 
served  in  the  Thirty-second  regiment,  Indiana  vohinteer  infantry, 
and  was  wounded  in  the  battle  of  Chickamauga.  He  came  home 
in  1865,  after  the  war,  and  resumed  the  grocer}-  business,  which  he 
followed,  as  stated,  until  death. 

Miss  Elizabeth  Bloom  is  a  first- class  musician  and  has  taught 
music  of  a  high  order  in  Cincinnati  as  well  as  at  home.  She  is  not 
strong,  however,  and,  being  yet  very  young,  has  preferred  to  teach 
at  home.  Mrs.  Bloom  owns  property  in  Aurora  valued  at  some 
$5,000,  and  the  old  homestead  commands  a  view  of  the  finest 
scenery  of  Aurora,  looking  up  and  down  the  great  Ohio  river  for 
miles  and  miles.  All  of  the  family  are  members  of  the  St.  Mary's 
church. 


REV.  JOHN  B.  BLUM,  assistant  pastor  of  St.  Mary's  church, 
Decatur,  was  born  in  Germany,  November  8,  1866,  his  native 
town  being  Rubensheim  in  Rheinpfalz,  kingdom  of  Bavaria.  He 
was  brought  to  the  United  States  the  year  following  his  birth  and 
grew  to  manhood  at  Fort  Wayne,  Ind.,  in  the  parochial  schools 
of  which  city  he  received  his  early  education,  completing  the  pre- 
scribed course  of  the  same  when  but  thirteen  years  of  age.  In 
September,  1882,  he  entered  St.  Lawrence  college,  Mount  Calvary, 
Wis.,  from  which  he  was  graduated  in  June,  1887,  and  in  Septem- 
ber following,  began  his  theological  studies  in  Mount  St.  Mary's 
seminary,  Cincinnati,  where  he  was  ordained  priest  June  22,  1892, 
by  Archbishop  Elder.  July  20,  1892,  Father  Blum  was  appointed, 
by  Very  Rev.  J.  H.  Brammer,  pastor  of  St.  Mary's  church,  Frank- 
fort, Ind.,  the  duties  of  which  position  he  discharged  until  1895, 
from  December  22d  of  which  year,  until  1896,  he  served  as  tem- 
porary pastor  of  St.  Joseph's  parish,  Reynolds.  In  the  latter 
year  he  was  made  assistant  pastor  of  St.  Mary's  church,  Decatur, 
in  which  capacity  he  is  serving  at  the  present  time. 

Father  Blum  is  an  earnest  son   of  the    church  and  a  preacher 
of  recognized  ability.      His  work  in  Decatur  has  been  satisfactory 


TH1-:    CLERGY    AND    (■OXr,RE(;ATI("iNS, 

to  his  superior  and  lo  the   membership  at    larj^e,  and  he  has    won 
many  friends  in  Decatur,  irrespective  of  church  relations. 

Father  Blum's  parents  were  Nicholas  and  Margaret  Blum, 
born  in  Bavaria  in  the  years  1832  and  1831,  respectively,  and  mar- 
ried in  their  native  country  in  i860.  By  occupation  Nicholas 
Blum  is  a  stonemason,  which  trade  he  followed  in  Germany  and 
also  has  followed  in  Fort  Wa\'ne,  Ind.,  his  present  home. 


HON.  LOUIS  J.  BOBILY.A  stands  distinctively  as  one  of  the  most 
alert  and  progressive  business  men  of  the  city  of  Fort  Wayne. 
His  parents,  August  and  Susan  (Buva)  Bobilya,  were  natives  of 
France  and  were  there  reared  to  maturity,  their  marriage,  however, 
being  consummated  in  this  country.  In  the  early  'forties  they  emi- 
grated to  America,  resided  in  Ohio  until  185  i,  when  they  removed 
to  Allen  county,  Ind.,  \vhere  the  father  devoted  his  attention  to 
farming  until  the  time  of  his  death,  which  occurred  when  our  sub- 
ject was  yet  a  mere  boy.  August  and  Susan  Bobilya  became  the 
parents  of  five  children,  all  of  whom  are  living  except  one,  Louis 
J.  being  the  third  child  in  order  of  birth,  which  took  place  August 
9,   1857. 

After  the  death  of  his  father  he  was  sent  to  the  home  of  an 
uncle,  in  Defiance,  Ohio,  and  he  there  remained  until  he  had 
attained  the  age  of  twelve  years.  He  was  a  boy  of  vigor  and  energy 
and  was  nothing  loth  to  apply  himself  to  active  labor  when  the 
need  came.  Thus  at  the  early  age  of  twelve  years  he  entered  the 
employ  of  Frank  Alderman,  a  dealer  in  agricultural  implements, 
and  remained  with  him  five  years,  acquiring  an  excellent  knowl- 
edge of  the  details  of  that  line  of  enterprise.  He  next  accepted 
a  position  as  general  agent,  for  the  state  of  Indiana,  of  J.  F.  Seib- 
erling  &  Company,  manufacturers  of  the  Empire  mowers,  reapers 
and  binders,  of  Akron,  Ohio.  That  he  proved  his  value  to  this 
concern  is  manifest  in  the  fact  that  he  was  retained  in  the  employ 
of  the  company  for  fifteen  3ears.  In  1893  he  formed  a  partner- 
ship association  with  R.  L.  Romy,  and  engaged  in  a  line  of  enter- 
prise which  has  important  bearing  upon  the  materia!  prosperity  and 
progress  of  any  community — that  of  a  successful  real-estate   busi- 


CATHOLIC    CHUKCH    OF    INDIANA. 

ness — under  the  firm  name  of  Rom}'  &  Bobilya,  in  the  Bank  block, 
in  Fort  \\  ayne.  The  correct  methods  and  well  directed  enterprise 
of  the  firm  gained  to  them  a  strong  hold  upon  the  public  favor, 
and  their  annual  transactions  reached  a  very  notable  aggregate. 
They  dealt  in  both  city  and  suburban  reality,  and  upon  their  books 
were  at  all  times  represented  most  advantageous  bargains  and 
investments  in  farming  property  in  Indiana  and  other  states;  they 
also  made  a  specialt\-  of  e.xtending  financial  loans  upon  real-estate 
security,  offering  to  patrons  such  inducements  as  insured  them  a 
continuous  support  in  this  line.  That  they  enjoy  the  confidence 
and  respect  of  the  public  is  evidenced  in  the  e.xtensive  and  repre- 
sentative character  of  their  business. 

For  a  number  of  years  past  Mr.  Bobilya  has  taken  a  very  act- 
ive interest  in  political  affairs  and  has  rendered  most  effective  serv- 
ice to  his  party,  being  in  line  as  a  stalwart  supporter  of  the  demo- 
cratic party  and  its  principles.  His  distinctive  ability  and  his  zeal 
in  the  party  cause  have  naturally  brought  him  recognition,  and 
secured  to  him  high  official  preferment  through  the  suffrage  of  the 
people.  In  1894  he  became  the  candidate  on  the  democratic  ticket 
as  representative  of  his  district  in  the  Indiana  legislature,  and  as 
significant  of  his  popularity  stands  the  fact  that  at  the  ensuing 
election  he  was  victorious,  receiving  the  largest  majority  of  any  can- 
didate on  the  ticket.  Upon  the  organization  of  the  legislative 
body  he  became  the  candidate  of  the  democratic  members  of  the 
house  for  the  position  of  speaker  and  received  the  full  vote  of  such 
members.  The  house,  however,  had  a  large  republican  majority, 
and,  as  a  matter  of  course,  he  was  unable  to  secure  the  honor 
which  the  democratic  contingent  wished  to  confer  upon  him.  Mr. 
Bobilya  served  on  several  important  committees,  among  which  were 
the  ways  and  means  committee,  committee  on  cities  and  towns, 
committee  on  affairs  of  Indianapolis,  military  committee,  and  also 
a  special  committee  appointed  to  make  an  investigation  concerning 
the  schools  of  the  capital  city  of  the  state.  As  a  legislator  our  sub- 
ject brought  to  bear  that  distinctive  and  practical  ability  which  has 
conserved  his  success  in  business  affairs — a  mature  judgment  and 
an  intuitive  wisdom  which  could  not  but  further  the  interests  of  his 
iMustituents  and  those  of  the  state  at  large. 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS. 

In  1896  Mr.  Bobilya  received  the  nomination  for  joint  state 
senator,  representing  Allen  and  Whitley  counties,  and  was  elected 
by  a  majority  of  2,200  votes,  and  served  one  term  on  the  commit- 
tees of  finances,  banks,  congressional  apportionments,  and  cities 
and  towns.  He  resigned  this  position  May  27,  1897,  to  accept  the 
position  tendered  him  by  the  county  commissioners  of  Allen  county 
to  fill  the  unexpired  term  of  the  late  C.  \V.  Edsall,  county  auditor, 
and  this  office  he  has  most  acceptably  filled  since. 

In  his  fraternal  relations  our  subject  is  identified  with  the 
Knights  of  Pythias  and  the  Travelers'  Protective  association  of 
America,  in  which  latter  organization  he  was  advanced  to  the 
position  as  president  of  the  state  branch  of  the  association,  which 
position  he  held  two  years.  He  is  a  man  of  broad  intellectuality, 
refined  sentiments  and  innate  courtesy,  and  is  highly  esteemed  in 
both  business  and  social  circles. 

Mr.  Bobilya  was  mariied  in  Kalamazoo,  Mich.,  in  1893,  Oc- 
tober 2,  to  Mrs.  Lizzie  Porter,  daughter  of  Martin  Blum,  formerly 
of  St.  Joe  township,  Allen  county,  and  the  widow  of  John  Porter. 
Mrs.  Bobilya  was  born  in  this  county  and  bore  one  child,  Harvey 
Porter,  by  her  first  marriage,  and  by  her  present  union  two  chil- 
dren— Louis  Jerome,  aged  three  years,  and  Claude  Matthews,  aged 
two  years.  Mr.  Bobilya  and  children  reside  on  Lakeside,  Fort 
Wayne,  and  their  beautiful  home  is  the  abode  of  unreserved  hos- 
pitality. Mrs.  Bobilya  died,  after  a  lingering  illness  of  eight 
months,  April  27,  1898,  and  her  mortal  remains  were  buried  in 
Lindenwood  cemetery. 


WILLIAM  JOSEPH  CUNNINGHAM,  deceased,  and  formerly 
a  very  prominent  citizen  of  LaFayette,  Tippecanoe  county, 
Ind.,  was  born  in  county  Limerick,  Ireland,  September  8,  1847, 
and  was  a  son  of  Terrence  and  Mary  (Hastings)  Cunningham,  who 
brought  their  family  to  America  in  1857  and  resided  in  LaFayette 
until  1882,  when  they  moved  to  Logansport,  Ind.,  where  the  father 
passed  away  in  1896,  and  where  the  mother  still  lives,  respected 
and  venerated  by  all  who  know  her. 

William   J.  Cunningham,  the   third  of  eleven  children  born  to 

per 


WILLIAM    J.    CUNNINGHAM. 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

the  above-named  parents,  was  but  ten  j'ears  of  age  when  brought 
by  them  to  America,  and  received  his  education  in  St.  Mary's 
parochial  school  at  LaFayette,  which  he  attended  until  fourteen 
years  of  age,  and  was  then  employed  in  a  hardware  store  for  a  few 
months;  he  next  entered  the  employ  of  the  Underwood  insurance 
agency,  where  he  gained  a  knowledge  of  the  business,  and  in  a 
short  time  was  enabled  to  open  a  similar  agency  on  his  on  account, 
which  he  conducted  for  three  years  in  LaFayette,  and  then 
removed  to  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  where  he  passed  eighteen  months  in  the 
same  vocation.  Thence  he  went  to  fndianapolis,  Ind.,  and  after 
spending  a  few  months  there  as  insurance  agent,  was  appointed 
deputy  under  Attorney-General  Hord,  who  had  just  assumed  his 
office,  and  retained  the  position  until  the  close  of  Mr.  Herd's 
incumbency,  being  employed  as  collector  of  delinquent  taxes  in  Ohio 
and  fndiana,  and  was  thus  engaged  when  he  met  his  death,  in  July, 
1887,  the  particulars  of  which  will  be  detailed  further  on. 

The  marriage  of  Mr.  Cunningham  was  solemnized  in  LaFay- 
ette, September  19,  1871,  with  Miss  Mary  C.  Connolly,  who  was 
born  in  this  city  January  13,  1849.  To  the  union  of  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Cunningham,  however,  there  were  no  children  born,  but  otherwise 
the  marriage  was  most  felicitous,  congenial  and  happy,  until  ter- 
minated by  the  tragic  death  of  Mr.  Cunningham.  On  Friday,  July 
13,  1887,  Mrs.  Cunningham,  with  two  friends,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  James 
Duffy,  went  to  Mount  Clemens  for  a  short  visit  and  recreation.  On 
Wednesday  morning  Mr.  Cunningham,  who  had  been  attending  to 
some  business  at  Cleveland,  joined  them.  In  the  afternoon  all 
went  out  on  the  Clinton  river,  a  narrow  but  very  deep  stream, 
about  half  a  mile  from  Mount  Clemens,  to  fish,  .\bout  5  o'clock, 
while  they  were  resting  at  ease  in  the  middle  of  the  river,  a  steamer 
approached  and  Mr.  Cunningham  suggested  that  Mr.  Duffy  pull  to 
the  shore.  Mr.  Duffy  did  as  directed,  Mr.  Cunningham  acting  as 
steersman.  Just  before  the  bank  was  reached  the  steamer  passed, 
followed  closely  by  a  boat  in  tow,  which  was  connected  with  the 
steamer  by  a  hawser.  When  the  small  boat,  containing  Messrs. 
Duffy  and  Cunninghan  and  wives,  was  almost  upon  the  shore,  the 
boat  in  tow,  which  was  without  a  steersman,  swung  unexpectedly 
toward    them.      Mr.    Duffy  realized  the  danger  of   the   party   and 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

sprang  from  the  boat.  He  did  not  quite  reach  the  land,  but  suc- 
ceeded in  grasping-  a  strong  willow,  to  which  he  clung  with  a  des- 
peration born  of  the  terrible  danger.  With  his  other  hand  he 
clutched  and  held  firml}'  to  the  edge  of  the  boat.  The  boat  in 
tow  came  in  its  threatening  swing,  and  Mr.  Cunningham,  seeing 
that  it  would  certainly  strike  the  small  boat,  sprang  into  water  of 
unknown  depth.  The  suction  of  the  boat  in  tow,  which  passed 
over  hnn  just  as  he  sank  the  first  time,  drew  him  far  down  in  the 
water.  He  rose  to  the  surface  only  once,  and  then  it  was  impos- 
sible to  reach  him  before  he  went  down  for  the  last  time,  never  to 
rise  until  he  was  taken  out  a  lifeless  body. 

While  Mr.  Cunningham  was  going  down  to  death  Mrs.  Duffy 
and  Mrs.  Cunningham  were  in  the  deadliest  peril,  as  well  as  Mr. 
Daffy.  The  boat  in  tow  struck  the  small  boat  and  swamped  it, 
crushing  the  boat  and  its  lady  occupants  far  down  in  the  deep  water. 
Mr.  Duffy  still  clung  to  the  side  of  the  boat  near  the  bow,  and  was 
nearly  crushed  to  death  by  the  boat  in  tow,  feeling,  as  he  said, 
every  muscle  in  his  body  straining.  He  clung  to  the  willow  and 
kept  himself  from  being  dragged  under  the  boat,  although  he  was 
drawn  into  water  that  reached  to  his  neck.  By  a  strenuous  effort 
the  ladies  were  rescued,  more  dead  than  alive,  and  resuscitated. 
Efforts  were  then  made  to  recover  the  body  of  the  unfortunate 
victim,  and  were  finally  successful.  As  soon  as  the  body  was  taken 
from  the  water  it  was  prepared  for  shipment  to  Lafayette  and 
placed  in  an  elegant  metallic  casket.  When  the  remains  arrived 
in  Logansport,  accompanied  by  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Duffy  and  his  sor- 
rowed widow,  his  aged  father,  Terry  Cunningham,  was  there  to 
join  the  heartbroken  party.  His  grief  was  touching.  He  accom- 
panied the  remains  to  Lafayette  and  his  deep  grief  made  many 
hearts  ache  in  sympathy.  At  the  depot  Mr.  Folckemer  took 
charge  of  the  remains  and  sympathetic  friends  acted  as  pallbearers. 
From  the  depot  the  casket  was  taken  to  the  splendid  home  of  the 
deceased  on  South  Street  heights.  Here  it  was  placed  in  the 
parlor  and  candles,  mounted  in  silver  candlelabra,  lighted.  Here 
the  widow,  the  sisters  and  the  father  gathered  about  the  remains 
of  one  whom  they  had  loved  so  well,  and  spent  the  pent-up  grief 
that  was  weighing  down  their  hearts.      It  was  a  touching  sight — a 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    Ol"    INDIANA. 

sight  once  seen,  never  forgotten.  The  body  was  removed  from  the 
casket  and  embahiied  to  preserve  it  for  the  obsequies,  which  took 
place  Saturday,  July  16.  The  deceased  was  a  faithful  Catholic 
and  an  active  and  honored  member  of  St.  Mary's  church.  The 
funeral  was  held  at  the  church.  Very  Rev.  Father  Campion,  of 
Logansport,  officiating.  The  body  was  laid  to  rest  in  St.  Mary's 
cemetery.  Mr.  Cunningham  was  an  honorable  business  man,  and 
through  his  energy  and  industry  had  secured  a  competency  that 
placed  his  sorrowing  widow  far  beyond  the  reach  of  want.  He 
was  a  devout  Catholic  and  a  model  husband,  whose  sad  fate  has 
left  a  void  never  to  be  filled. 


HliiNKV  H.  BOCfvTING,  brick  manufacturer  at  Huntingburg, 
Dubois  county,  Ind.,  is  a  son  of  Bernard  and  Elizabeth 
(Elfers)  Bockting,  .natives  of  Germany,  and  was  born  in  Dubois 
county,  Ind.,  March  28,  1857;  he  was  reared  on  a  farm,  attended 
the  common  schools,  learned  the  brickmaking  trade  in  his  native 
county,  and  has  found  it  to  be  to  his  best  interests  to  continue  in 
the  business.  He  was  married  April  27,  1887,  to  Miss  Josephine 
Oser,  a  daughter  of  M.  Oser,  and  they  have  had  three  children 
come  to  bless  their  home,  viz:  Clara  J.,  Matilda  M.  and  Henry 
E.  The  parents  are  faithful  members  of  St.  Mary's  church  and 
are  rearing  their  children  in  the  holy  Catholic  faith,  which  has  been 
endeared  to  them  by  the  adherence  to'  the  same  faith  of  their 
ancestors  for  generations.  Mr.  Bockting  is  a  democrat  in  politics, 
and  cast  his  first  vote  for  Grover  Cleveland. 


SEBASTIAN  BOCKTING,  brick  manufacturer  of  Huntingburg, 
Ind.,  is  a  son  of  Bernard  and  Elizabeth  (Elfers)  Bockting, 
natives  of  Germany.  Sebastian  was  born  March  12,  1863,  and  was 
reared  in  Dubois  county,  Ind.,  on  a  farm.  He  learned  the  brick- 
maker's  trade,  and  at  the  age  of  twenty-four  years  began  business 
for  himself,  and  has  carried  on  a  brickyard  up  to  this  time,  and  also 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

a  clay  mine,  the  brick  production  being  350,000  annually.  He  was 
married  to  Elizabeth  Hoge,  a  daughter  of  Hammond  Hoge,  on 
November  22,  1889,  and  they  have  been  blessed  with  five  children, 
viz:  Farona  E.,  Joseph  H.,  Pollie  L. ,  Robert  and  Garhardt  S. 
The  family  are  all  true  Catholics,  and  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bockting  are 
very  liberal  in  their  aid  to  the  church,  living  well  up  to  its  teach- 
ings and  enjoying  the  respect  of  all  who  know  them.  Mr.  Bock- 
ting is  democratic  in  politics  and  cast  his  first  vote  for  Grover 
Cleveland. 


REV.  HENRY  A.  BOECKELMANN,  pastor  of  St.  Vincent 
church  at  Elkhart,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Oster  Cappeln,  Hanover. 
Germany,  March  31,  185 1,  and  is  a  son  of  Francis  and  .Anna 
(Schroeder)  Boeckelmann,  svho  had  born  to  them  a  family  of  five 
children,  of  whom  four  grew  to  maturit}',  viz:  Frederick,  a  stone- 
cutter, of  Logansport,  Ind.  ;  Henry  Aloysius,  whose  name  opens 
this  paragraph;  Mary,  wife  of  William  T.  Twomey,  a  shoe  mer- 
chant of  Goshen,  Ind.,  and  Frank,  an  inspector  for  one  of  the 
Chicago  transportation  boat  lines  on  lake  Michigan.  The  family 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1853,  and  located  in  Logansport, 
where  the  father  followed  his  trade  of  stonecutting  until  his  death. 
September  20,  1882;  the  mother,  now  in  her  eighty-third  year,  is 
being  filially  cared  for  by  her  son,  the  Rev.  Henry  A.,  our  subject. 
Rev.  Henry  Aloysius  Boeckelmann  attended  the  parochial 
school  in  Logansport  until  si.xteen  years  of  age  and  then  entered 
the  Christian  Brothers'  college  at  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  which  he 
attended  until  1872,  when  he  went  to  St.  Viateur  college  at  Bourbon- 
nais  Grove,  111.,  where  his  theological  studies  were  pursued  until 
ordained,  August  30,  1877,  by  Bishop  Foley,  of  the  diocese  of  Fort 
Wayne.  He  then  taught  the  sciences  in  the  college  one  year,  when, 
July  27,  1878,  he  was  appointed  to  the  charge  of  St.  John's  parish, 
at  Goshen,  Ind.,  where  he  did  good  and  faithful  work  until  Novem- 
ber 26,  1880,  when  he  was  transferred  to  the  cathedral  at  Fort 
Wayne,  as  assistant  to  the  bishop,  and  there  remained  until  Feb- 
ruary 15,  1885,  when  he  was  appointed  pastor  at  Delphi,  Ind.,  the 
arduous  duties  of  which  office  he  efficiently  e.xecuted  until  Decem- 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OB     (NDjA>lA. 

ber  30,  1 89 1,  when  he  was  transferred  to  his  present  responsible 
pastorate  at  Elkhart.  His  congregation  comprises  142  families  to, 
w  hose  spiritual  care  he  devotes  his  constant  and  untiring  oversigiit. 
He  is  unusually  ardent  in  his  endeavors  to  advance  the  progress  of 
his  Hock  and  the  glory  of  the  church. 

The  cemetery  of  St.  Vincent  is  located  a  mile  and  a  half  west 
of  the  church-building,  and  the  church  property  within  the  city  lim- 
its comprises  five  and  seven-eighths  acres;  the  church  itself  is  in  a 
most  prosperous  condition,  having  grown  day  by  day  ever  since  the 
advent  of   Father  Boeckelmann. 


DR.  JOSEPH  A.  BOERSIG,  of  Lawrenceburg,  is  a  sou  of 
Michael  and  Elizabeth  (Frick)  Boersig.  The  father  was  from 
Germany,  and  was  a  cabinetmaker  until  his  death,  which  occurred 
February  14,   1871. 

Dr.  Joseph  A.  Boersig  was  born  June  7,  1871,  was  reared  in 
New  Albany,  attended  the  common  schools,  and  attended  St. 
Meinrad  college  in  1887-8.  Immediately  after  leaving  this  college, 
he  attended  the  university  of  Louisville  for  three  years,  graduating 
in  March,  1892.  He  practiced  in  New  Albany  for  eighteen  months, 
and  then  located  in  Lawrenceburg,  beginning  practice  on  his  arrival . 
The  doctor  is  a  brother  of  Rev.  J.  Henry  Boersig,  of  Yorkville, 
Ind.,  where  his  mother  resides  at  sixty-one  years  of  age.  The 
doctor  has  nearly  all  of  the  Catholic  practice  of  Lawrenceburg, 
being  well  read  in  his  profession,  and  having  had  an  extraordinary 
experience  for  so  young  a  physician. 


FREDERICIv  LOUIS  BOGEMAN,  of  ShelbyviUe,  and  a  son  of 
Henry  J.  Bogeman,  was  born  in  Enochsburg,  Franklin  county, 
Ind.,  December  19,  1861,  and  there  attended  a  parochial  school 
until  thirteen  years  old,  after  which  he  was  engaged  in  labor  work 
and  in  clerking  until  1892,  when  he  came  to  ShelbyviUe  and  for  a 
year  was  engaged  in  the  butcher,  bakery  and  grocery  business  with 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

Frederick  J.  Broxterman,  and  then,  in  1893,  bought  out  the  estab- 
lishment, which  was  destroyed  by  tire  in  December,  1894.  He 
then  located  at  No.  64  West  South  street,  where  he  has  since 
conducted  a  prosperous  meat  market. 

Mr.  Bogeman  was  united  in  marriage,  in  Shelbyville,  May  26, 
1892,  with  Miss  Carrie  Schaefer,  the  union  being  now  blessed  with 
two  children — Frederick  Lawrence  and  Francis.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Bogeman  are  members  of  St.  John's  church,  Mrs.  Bogeman  being 
also  a  member  of  the  league  of  the  Sacred  Heart.  In  politics 
Mr.  Bogeman  is  a  democrat,  and  while  he  always  does  his  duty  to 
his  party  at  the  polls,  he  does  not  neglect  his  private  business  for 
the  purpose  of  advancing  his  personal  interests  as  a  politician  or 
for  self-aggrandizement.  He  is  steady-going,  honest  and  accommo- 
dating, and  has   made  many  friends  since  coming   to  Shelbyville. 


REV.  MATHIAS  H.  BOGEMANN,  the  revered  pastor  of  St. 
Charles  Borromeo  church  at  Bloomington,  Ind.,  was  born  at 
Enochsburg,  Franklin  county,  Ind.,  in  i860.  His  parents,  Henry 
and  Elizabeth  (Broxtermann)  Bogeman,  were  natives  of  Hanover, 
Germany,  and  early  in  life  came  to  this  country,  locating  in  Cin- 
cinnati, Ohio,  where  they  were  married,  and  where  the  father  long 
conducted  a  successful  merchant-tailoring  business,  afterward  mov- 
ing to  Enochsburg,  this  state.  (John  Broxtermann,  our  subject's 
maternal  grandfather,  was  the  founder  of  the  Cincinnati  Ice  com- 
pany.) Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bogemann  reared  tive  sons  and  four  daugh- 
ters. One  of  the  latter  is  a  prominent  teacher  in  St.  Francis 
school,  at  Cincinnati. 

The  boyhood  of  the  subject  of  this  notice  was  largely  and 
properly  given  over  to  study  and  preparation  for  the  useful  life 
before  him.  He  was  a  close  student,  and  early  displayed  the  pow- 
ers which  have  made  him  so  eminently  successful  in  his  ministerial 
office.  He  attended  the  parochial  school  in  his  native  town  until 
he  was  thirteen  years  of  age.  At  this  period  of  his  life  his  studies 
were  checked  by  ill-health,  which  for  two  years  kept  him  out  of 
school.      At  the  age   of  fifteen   he   entered    St.  Meinrad  college  in 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

Spencer  county,  and  began  the  active  preparation  for  the  ministry. 
For  ten  years  he  applied  himself  closely  to  the  acquirement  of  the 
wide  knowledge  necessary  for  his  holy  calling,  and  his  studious 
course  received  its  reward.  His  line  of  preparation  ceased  in  1885, 
but  his  studies  have  never  ceased,  he  still  being  a  constant  and 
attentive  student  of  human  nature  and  of  human  affairs.  In  the 
above  3'ear  he  was  placed  in  orders,  being  ordained  to  the  office  of 
the  priesthood,  and  given  charge  of  St.  Charles  church  at  Bloom- 
ingion.  In  his  thirteen  years'  occupancy  here  Father  Bogemann 
has  displayed  an  unusual  degree  of  fitness  for  his  holy  office,  not 
only  in  his  close  relation  to  his  flock  as  spiritual  director  of  the 
parish,  but  in  his  none  the  less  close  relation  to  society  as  an 
attentive  and  useful  man  of  affairs  in  the  community;  and  in  that 
time  he  has  become  widely  known  and  universally  revered  as  a 
worker  of  good  works  in  the  community  for  whose  good  his  life 
has  been  dedicated.  In  addition  to  his  arduous  parochial  duties. 
Father  Bogemann  finds  much  time  for  active  and  useful  social  and 
educational  employment.  For  the  past  ten  years  Father  Boge- 
mann's  lectures  at  the  State  university  at  this  place  have  been 
regarded  as  most  useful  and  beneficent  features  of  the  special  work 
of  that  institution.  His  lectures  display  an  exhaustive  research 
into  the  profundities  of  sociology  and  human  economics. 

In  addition  to  his  lectures  on  moral,  esthetical,  religious  and 
kindred  subjects.  Father  Bogemann  displays  the  versatility  of  his 
attainments  by  lectures  on  art  and  architecture,  in  both  of  which 
subjects  he  is  deeply  versed.  In  the  latter,  particularly,  has  he 
exerted  himself.  Taking  up  the  study  of  architecture  for  the  pure 
love  of  the  subject,  he  pursued  it  privately,  and  succeeded  so  largely 
that  he  has  made  for  himself  quite  a  name  as  an  architect.  Many 
residences  and  business  blocks  in  Bloomington  and  Bedford  give 
veracious  and  present  evidence  of  his  singular  ability  in  this  line  of 
activity.  His  greatest  architectural  work  was  in  connection  with 
Kirkwood  hall,  the  stately  and  noble  chief  building  of  the  univer- 
sity at  this  place.  To  him  was  entrusted  the  important  labor  of 
re\ising  the  plans  and  superintending  the  construction  of  this  beau- 
tiful structure,  and  his  name  is  perpetually  identified  with  it.  This 
was  to  him  purely  a  labor  of  love,  as  is  all  his  architectural  work, 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONX-RdG  >riON3, 

and  he  charged  the  state  nothing  for  his  vahiable  services  in  this 
connection.  So  excellent  did  his  labor  appear,  however,  upon 
completion,  that  the  state  would  not  permit  his  services  to  go 
wholly  unrequited,  and  a  handsome  donation  was  presented  him 
by  the  officers  of  the  institution.  His  service  as  superintendent  of 
construction  of  I\irkvvood  hall  was  by  state  appointment,  a  unique 
distinction  to  Father  Bogemann,  it  being  the  first  time  in  the  his- 
tory of  the  state  for  a  Catholic  priest  to  be  thus  favored.  His 
relations  with  the  State  university  and  the  faculty  are  of  the  closest 
and  most  cordial  character.  In  addition  to  the  lectures  and  serv- 
ices above  referred  to.  Father  Bogemann  is  not  infrequently  called 
upon  to  deliver  the  Baccalaureate  address  and  sermon  at  that 
institution. 

Mention  must  here  be  made  of  Father  Bogemann's  architect- 
ural skill  by  a  reference  to  the  beautiful  church,  over  whose  spirit- 
ual needs  he  presides,  at  Bedford.  This  church-edifice  was  built 
by  Father  Bogemann,  from  his  own  plans,  in  1893.  It  is  of  rock- 
faced  oolitic  limestone,  in  dimensions  127x54  feet,  with  a  tower 
elevation  150  feet  above  the  sidewalk.  The  cost  of  this  building 
was  $22,000,  the  total  valuation  of  the  Bedford  church  property 
being  $30,000.  The  beauty  of  this  structure  is  so  distinctive  that 
in  a  public  address  the  bishop  characterized  it  as  the  second  in 
point  of  architectural  grace  in  the  diocese.  Father  Bogemann  was 
given  pastoral  charge  of  the  church  at  Bedford  in  1885,  and  is  as 
highly  regarded  and  as  deservedly  popular  there  as  in  the  resident 
parish  of  Bloomington.  Personally,  Father  Bogemann  is  a  large- 
hearted,  wholesome,  typical  man.  Not  only  does  he  hold  the  love 
and  veneration  of  his  parish,  but  his  relations  with  the  community 
at  large,  regardless  of  distinctions  of  religious  creed,  are  of  the 
very  pleasantest  nature.  He  is  in  very  intimate  touch  with  the 
best  interests  of  the  community,  and  may  be  very  properly  termed 
a  chief  factor  in  its  citizenship.  He  is  intensely  patriotic,  broad 
minded  and  public  spirited,  an  alert  spiritual  guardian  of  his  con- 
gregation, and  an  active,  energetic  man  of  affairs  in  his  secular 
relations  with  the  people.  Constantly  going  about  seeking  to  do 
good,  he  has  made  the  sister  communities  of  Bloomington  and 
Bedford  his  very  great  debtors. 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

REV.  FREDERICK  J.  DANDURAND,  librarian  of  the  Catliolic 
library  at  Fort  Wayne,  Ind.,  is  one  of  the  ten  children  born  to 
Eli  and  Sophronia  (Melanson)  Dandurand,  natives  of  Canada,  but 
at  present  residents  of  Illinois. 

Rev.  Frederick  J.  was  born  in  Illinois  April  30,  1870,  received 
his  classical  education  at  Kankakee,  entered  Mount  St.  Mary's  sem- 
inary, Cincinnati,  in  1892,  where  he  completed  his  theological 
studies,  was  ordained  at  Fort  Wayne,  Ind.,  by  Bishop  Rademacher, 
June  28,  1895,  and  was  first  stationed  at  LaFayette,  Ind.,  as 
assistant  to  the  Very  Rev.  John  R.  Dipnen,  of  St.  Mary's  church, 
there  performed  good  service  for  a  year  and  a  half,  and  was  then 
transferred  to  Fort  Wayne,  as  assistant  to  Rev.  Joseph  F.  Delaney, 
of  St.  Patrick's  church,  and  July  29,  1897,  was  appointed  to  his 
present  position  as  librarian,  the  duties  of  which  office  he  has  per- 
formed in  a  painstaking  and  most  satisfactory  manner.  In  June, 
1897.  he  was  appointed  to  the  directorship  of  St.  Augustine's  acad- 
emy for  girls,  and  also  assistant  priest  at  the  cathedral. 


JOHN  HbZNRY  BOGEMAN,  a  well-known  business  man  of  Shel- 
byville,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  April  13,  1854,  and 
is  the  eldest  brother  of  Rev.  M.  H.  Bogemann,  of  Bloomington,  Ind. 
John  Henry  attended  a  parochial  school  until  fourteen  years  old, 
and  then  entered  Herold's  Business  college  in  Cincinnati,  from 
which  he  graduated  in  1871.  He  then  clerked  in  a  bakery  in  his 
native  city  until  1875,  when  he  came  to  Shelby  county,  Ind.,  and 
was  employed  at  farm  labor  until  1895,  when  he  located  in  Shel- 
byville  and  opened  a  first-class  saloon  in  partnership  with  James 
Golden,  and  has  also  been  engaged  in  breeding  fine  horses  for 
about  seven  years,  and  in  both  lines  of  business  has  been  very 
successful. 

Mr.  Bogeman  was  united  in  marriage  in  Shelby  county,  Au- 
gust 24,  1 88 1,  with  Miss  Anna  Schaffer,  who  was  born  in  Kentucky 
September  3,  1863,  but  was  reared  in  this  county  by  Henry  H. 
Torline,  of  whom  mention  is  made  elsewhere.  This  union  has 
.been  blessed  with  three  children,  born  in  the  following  order: 
Mary  Adaline,  Catherine  Ceclel.a  a.  "^  Philomin. 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS 


Mr.  Bogeman  and  family  are  members  of  St.  Joseph's  church, 
Mrs.  Bogeman  being  a  member  of  the  Altar  society,  and  are  much 
respected  within  and  without  the  pale  of  the  church,  to  the  support 
of  which  thev  are  generous  contributors. 


EDW.ARD  A.  BOHXERT,  treasurer  of  Dubois  county,  Ind..  is 
a  son  of  Wendolin  B.  and  Kunigunda  (Leitner)  Bohnert,  and 
was  born  October  5,  1862,  at  Jasper.  His  father  being  a  farmer 
and  blacksmith  by  occupation,  young  Bohnert  was  brought  up  to 
farm  pursuits,  which  he  followed  during  his  early  manhood,  com- 
bining with  them  the  operation  of  threshing  machines.  Abandon- 
ing farm  life  six  years  ago,  he  engaged  in  the  milling  industry  with 
his  brother,  under  the  firm  name  of  Bohnert  Bros.,  the  concern 
now  owning  and  operating  a  fine  roller  process  tlouring-mill  in  Jas- 
per, with  a  capacit}'  of  seventy-five  barrels  per  day,  in  connection 
with  which  a  large  trade  is  done  in  the  buying  and  selling  of  clover- 
seed,  wheat,  barley,  and  other  grain.  In  1894  Mr.  Bohnert  was 
nominated  for  the  position  of  county  treasurer  on  the  democratic 
ticket,  his  opponent  on  the  republican  side  being  C.  J.  Hubbard. 
He  was  elected  by  a  large  majority,  and  at  the  expiration  of  his 
term,  two  years  later,  he  received  the  nomination  for  the  same 
position  without  opposition  in  the  primary.  His  opponent  for  the 
second  term  was  N.  B.  Coffman,  whom  he  defeated  by  a  majority  of 
1,682    votes. 

Mr.  Bohnert's  administration  of  the  treasurer's  office  has  been 
characterized  by  ability  and  eiflciency.  He  has  at  all  times 
attended  strictly  to  his  official  duties,  and  so  prompt  have  been  his 
yearly  collections  and  reports  that  the  treasurer's  office  of  Dubois 
count}'  holds  the  distinction  of  being  the  first  each  year  in  its  set- 
tlements with  the  state,  an  honor  which  no  other  county  has  been 
able  to  wrest  from  it.  Mr.  Bohnert  is  a  popular  citizen  of  Jasper, 
outside  of  his  official  position,  and  takes  rank  as  one  of  its  leading 
residents.  He  is  a  member  and  trustee  of  the  A.  O.  U.  W. ,  and 
one  of  the  prominent  members  of  St.  Joseph's  Catholic  church. 

Mr.  Bohnert  has  been  twice  married.      His  first  wife,  to  whom 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

he  was  married  in  KS84,  was  Miss  Einaiie  Eckstein,  of  Jasper, 
whose  death  occurred  in  1890.  By  her  he  had  the  following  chil- 
dren, viz:  Albert  E. ,  Robert  M. ,  Leo  L.  His  second  wife  was  Miss 
Mary  Croft,  who  has  borne  him  two  children — Roman  and  Esther. 
It  is  pleasing  to  add  that  in  Mr.  Bohnert  the  people  of  Dubois 
county  have  an  honest,  conscientious,  and  painstaking  public 
officer,  and  that  the  democratic  party  find  in  him  a  zealous,  active 
and  effective  worker  in  behalf  of  the  principles  of  democracy. 


P.'\UL  BONNER,  in  business  at  No.  604  South  West  street, 
Indianapolis,  with  his  residence  at  No.  906,  on  the  same  street, 
was  born  in  the  city  of  New  York  August  1,  1871,  the  only  child 
of  Paul  and  Annie  (Carr)  Bonner,  the  former  of  whom  was  also  a 
native  of  New  York  city,  of  French  descent,  and  the  latter  a 
nati\e  of  Ireland.  The  father  died  at  the  comparativel}' early  age  of 
twenty-seven  years,  when  the  child,  Paul,  the  subject,  was  but  two 
and  a  half  years  old.  At  the  father's  death,  the  mother  returned 
to  Ireland,  taking  with  her  her  infant  son,  and  there  remained 
until  1S87,  when  they  returned  to  New  York,  Paul  being  then  sixteen 
years  of  age,  and  having  received  his  education  in  the  National 
schools  of  Ireland.  In  the  meantime  the  mother  married  James 
Flynn,  and  now,  at  the  age  of  about  fifty  years,  resides  with  her 
husband  in  the  Empire  city. 

In  September,  1889,  Paul  Bonner  came  from  New  York  to 
Indianapolis,  and  for  two  years  was  employed  as  a  traveling  sales- 
man for  a  Cincinnati  general  merchandise  house,  after  which  he 
was  empjojed  as  a  conductor  on  the  electric  street  car  line,  and 
then.  January  27,  1893,  opened  his  present  place,  in  which  he  has 
met  with  abundant  success,  it  being  one  of  the  neatest,  most 
orderly  and  popular  establishments  in  its  line  in  the  city. 

Mr.  Bonner  was  united  in  maniage  January  17,  1893,  at  St. 
Joseph's  church,  by  Rev.  Father  Alerding,  to  Miss  Mary  Dugan,  of 
whose  parents  a  record  is  given  in  the  biography  of  her  brother, 
John  Dugan,  to  be  found  on  another  page  of  this  volume.  This 
union  has  been  blessed  with  two  children,  viz:   Paul,  who- died   at 

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nine  months  old,  and  John  Francis,  who  was  born  Februar\-  20, 
1896.  Mr.  and  j\lrs.  Bonner  are  faithful  adherents  of  St.  John's 
church,  and  are  liberal  contributors  to  its  support.  Mr.  Bonner  is 
a  member  of  the  Young  Men's  institute  and  of  the  Ancient  Order 
of  Hibernians,  and  in  politics  is  a  democrat.  He  is  a  young  man 
of  temperate  habits,  good  business  qualifications,  and  is  a  genial 
companion  and  affable  gentleman,  qualities  which  have  made  him 
hosts  of  business  and  personal  friends. 


FRANK  BOONE,  a  well-known  manufacturer  of  cigars  at  Vin- 
cennes,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  October  6,  1842,  a 
son  of  Frank  and  Frances  (Kern)  Boone,  both  natives  of  Penn- 
sylvania, of  German  descent.  There  were  three  children  in  the 
family.  The  eldest,  Mrs.  Josephine  Ehrhardt,  lives  at  St.  Louis; 
Joseph  W.  was  a  slate  roofer  at  St.  Louis,  where  he  died  at  the 
age  of  forty-three  years  of  malarial  fever,  leaving  a  widow  and  three 
children.  The  Boones  moved  to  St.  Louis  about  the  year  1855, 
where  our  subject  grew  to  manhood,  but  learned  the  cigarmaker's 
trade  at  Louisville,  Ky.,  and  was  thus  employed  at  the  breaking 
out  of  the  Civil  war.  He  enlisted  in  April,  1861,  in  response  to 
the  first  call  for  troops,  entering  into  service  in  Missouri,  and  at 
the  battle  of  Camp  Jackson,  one  of  the  first  battles  of  the  war, 
received  a  disabling  injury  and  was  discharged  from  service.  This 
injury  resulted  in  a  right  inguinal  hernia,  from  which  he  has 
suffered  all  through  life.  Upon  his  discharge  he  returned  to  St. 
Louis,  where,  on  December  27,  1864,  he  was  married  to  Miss 
Amelia  Millenet,  a  native  of  Vienna,  who  came  to  this  country 
with  her  parents  at  the  age  of  eight  years.  Her  father,  Bernhardt 
Millenet,  is  a  jeweler  and  diamond  setter  of  St.  Louis.  In  1869 
they  moved  to  Olney,  111.,  where  they  remained  until  1882,  when 
they  came  to  Vincennes.  Here  Mr.  Boone  worked  as  a  journeyman 
cigarmaker  for  five  years,  at  the  end  of  which  time  he  opened  a 
factory  of  his  own,  in  which  enterprise  he  has  been  quite  success- 
ful, establishing  a  large  local  trade,  which  is  well  based  by 
reason  of  the  well-known  excellence   and   consequent  popularity  of 

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his  output.  His  factory  is  at  \o.  506  North  Second  street,  and  he 
employs  four  or   five  cigarmakers. 

To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Boone  have  been  born  four  children,  viz: 
Henry  Joseph,  born  in  St.  Louis,  a  printer  and  cigarmaker  at 
Vinccnnes;  F"rank,  born  in  Olney,  111.;  George  O.,  born  in  OIney, 
111.,  a  student;  and  Harve\-,  born  in  \'incennes,  a  student.  The  fatn- 
il}-'s  religious  connection  is  with  the  St.  Joseph's  German  Catholic 
church.  Mr.  Boone  is  an  Ancient  Odd  Fellow,  a  member  of  the 
A.  O.  U.  W.  and  the  Cigarmaker's  union,  and  politically  he  is  a 
republican. 

Mr.  Boone's  father  died  at  Louisville,  Ky.,  in  middle  life.  His 
mother  afterward  married  Frederick  Hockwiler  at  Louisville,  to 
whom  she  bore  three  children,  Charles  and  Mary,  and  one  who 
died  in  infancy.  She  died  in  middle  life  and  her  children  reside  at 
St.   Louis. 


HERMAN  BOOKHAGE,  a  prominent  and  highly  respected  dry- 
gt)ods  and  clothing  merchant  of  Vincennes,  Ind. ,  and  an  act- 
ive member  of  St.  John's  parish,  was  born  August  2,  1845,  at  Es- 
sen, in  the  grand  dukedom  of  Albenburg,  Germany,  the  son  of 
Herman  Henry  and  Bernardine  THuslage)  Bookhage,  both  natives 
of  the  above  place. 

Herman  Bookhage  received  a  liberal  education  in  the  schools 
and  colleges  of  his  native  country,  and  upon  attaining  his  majority 
songht  his  fortunes  in  America.  Attracted  to  Vincennes  by  the 
presence  here  of  his  maternal  uncle,  Theodore  Huslage,  he  arrived 
in  this  cit}'  September  2,  1866,  just  one  month  after  he  had  cele- 
brated the  twenty-first  anniversary  of  his  birth.  He  was  for  quite 
a  number  of  years  employed  in  the  mercantile  house  of  J.  B.  La 
Plante  &  Bros*. ,  and  about  twenty  years  ago  entered  the  employ  of 
his  uncle,  Mr.  Huslage,  in  his  day  one  of  the  most  influential  mer- 
chants in  Vincennes,  to  whose  extensive  business,  upon  his  death, 
our  subject  succeeded,  and  which  he  is  still  conducting  with  marked 
success. 

Theodore  Huslage  is  well  remembered  by  the  older  inhabitants 
of   Vincennes  as  a  man  of  warm  heart,  large  public  spirit  and  gre.it 


■I  HE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATION,.., 

private  beneficence.  He  was  born  in  Germany  January  13,  1827, 
and  when  twenty  years  of  age  came  to  this  country  and  estabhshed 
himself  in  the  dry-goods  and  clothing  way  at  Vincennes.  He  was 
ever  noted  for  his  liberality  toward  the  church  and  to  all  enterprises, 
both  public  and  private,  tending  to  the  general  welfare  of  the  com- 
munity. He  bestowed  largely  in  charities  and  was  especially 
indulgent  toward  orphanages.  His  good  works  lived  after  him,  for 
in  his  will  were  many  charitable  bequests,  among  which  were  gifts 
of  $500  to  each  of  the  pastors  in  Vincennes;  to  Bishop  Chatard, 
for  the  orphanage  at  Highland,  $1,500;  to  St.  John's  church  at 
Vincennes,  $2,000,  and  liberal  donations  to  the  orphanage  at  Co- 
lumbus, Ohio,  and  to  a  similar  institution  in  his  native  country. 
His  death  occurred  April  16,  1889,  and  his  nephew,  our  subject, 
was  named  as  the  executor  of  his  will.  The  extensive  estate  was 
settled  satisfactorily,  and  the  benevolent  bequests  faithfully  exe- 
cuted. Mr.  Bookhage  then  succeeded  to  his  uncle's  large  mercan- 
tile business,  which  has  been  enlarged  until  it  comprises  one  of  the 
most  extensive  dry-goods  and  clothing  stocks  in  Vincennes,  ranging 
in  value  from  $20,000  to  $25,000,  the  store  giving  employment  to 
a  considerable  force  of  clerks. 

On  November  5,  1875,  in  \"incennes,  Mr.  Bookhage  was 
united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Clara  Delfmann,  who  was  born  in 
Hanover,  Germany,  in  1845,  and  came  to  America  in  1873.  They 
are  the  parents  of  two  sons — John  T. ,  born  August  10,  1876,  and 
Louis  A.,  born  March  31,  1880.  Both  sons  are  engaged  in  their 
father's  store.  They  were  educated  in  St.  John's  parochial  school, 
and  are  at  present  taking  their  finishing  course  under  private 
instruction. 

As  far  as  they  are  aware,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bookhage  are  the  only 
representatives  of  their  respective  families  in  America.  They  are 
worthy  and  active  members  of  St.  John's  German  Catholic  church, 
of  which  they  have  been  members  ever  since  their  arrival  in  Vin- 
cennes. Mr.  Bookhage  is  a  member  of  the  C.  K.  of  A.,  and  of  St. 
John's  Benevolent  society,  in  which  latter  he  has  always  taken  a 
prominent  part,  holding  several  terms  each  the  offices  of  president, 
secretary  and  treasurer,  and  is  now,  at  his  own  request,  upon  the 
list  of  honorary  members. 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA 

JAMES  BOURGHOLTZEK,  the  artistic  photographer  of  Wash- 
ington, Daviess  county,  Ind.,  is  a  native  of  Ohio,  was  born  in 
PortsmoLith,  Scioto  county,  October  21,  1862,  and  is  a  son  of  John 
and  CaroHne  (Dern)  Bonrgholtzer,  natives  of  Lorraine,  France. 

John  Bourgholtzer,  father  of  subject,  was  born  in  18 16,  came 
to  the  United  States  in  1856,  and  located  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio, 
where  he  worked  in  a  rolling-mill  until  1876,  when  he  retired.  He 
was  bereft  of  his  life-partner  May  5,  1880,  and  his  own  death 
occurred  December  29,  1886,  both  being  devout  members  of  St. 
Mary's  Catholic  congregation,  Portsmouth.  In  politics  he  was  a 
democrat,  and  was  greatly  esteemed  as  a  useful  citizen.  They 
were  parents  of  seven  children,  born  in  the  following  order:  John, 
deceased;  Mary,  wife  of  P.  Petry,  of  Ohio;  Phillopct-na,  deceased; 
Martin,  deaceased;  William,  living  in  Portsmouth;  James,  the  sub- 
ject of  this  sketch,  and  Francis,  deceased. 

James  Bourgholtzer  attended  the  parochial  schools  of  Ports- 
mouth, Ohio,  until  seventeen  years  of  age,  then  attended  St.  \'in- 
cent  abbey,  ^^'estmoreland  county,  Penn.,  two  years,  and  on  his 
return  to  Portsmouth  began  learning  photography  with  J.  N.  Lutz, 
with  whom  he  remained  seven  and  one-half  years;  he  then  went  to 
Cincinnati,  where  he  was  employed  in  a  gallery  for  a  \ear,  and 
thence  came  to  Washington,  succeeded  S.  H.  Wickhiser  in  busmess, 
and  here  has  made  an  indubitable  success.  In  1891  he  built  his 
present  magnificent  photograph  gallery  on  Main  street.  It  is  richly 
furnished,  and  is  as  well  equipped  as  any  art  gallery  it  the  state. 
Perfect  in  all  its  arrangements  and  decorations,  and  first  class  in  all 
that  pertains  to  pictures,  the  very  latest  styles  of  photos  are  made 
by  him,  and  "you  can  almost  hear  the  little  things  talk,"  is  often 
said  of  Bourgholtzer's  baby  pictures.  His  reputation  as  a  pho- 
tographer is  established,  and  Mr.  Bourgholtzer  is  not  only  a  pho- 
tographer but  an  artist,  and  that  is  the  secret  of  successful  photog- 
raphy. His  crayon  work  is  greatly  sought  after  by  the  people  and 
never  fails  to  give  satisfaction.  He  has  recently  put  in  a  tiash- 
light  machine,  and  is  now  prepared  to  make  pictures  of  parlor 
parties,  interior  of  stores  or  dwellings  and  family  circles  in  the 
home.  .With  this  machine,  pictures  can  be  made  anywhere,  by 
day  or  night. 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGKEGATIOXS, 

The  marriage  of  Mr.  Bourgholtzer  took  place  in  Washington, 
Ind. ,  September  6,  1888,  to  Miss  Abagail  Spencer,  a'  native  of 
Springfield,  111.,  and  a  daughter  of  George  and  Marion  (Hill) 
Spencer.  This  marriage  has  been  blessed  with  four  children — John, 
Spencer,  Marion  Cecele  and  Harold.  The  parents  are  members 
of  St.  Simon's  Catholic  congregation,  and  Mr.  Bourgholtzer  is  also 
a  member  of  the  Young  Men's  institute.  He  has  been  verj-  pros- 
perous, and  beside  his  business  property  owns  four  lots  and  resi- 
dences in  the  city,  and  he  and  wife  stand  high  in  both  social  and 
church  circles. 


REV.  JOSEPH  !• .  DELANEY,  pastor  of  St.  Patrick's  church. 
Fort  Wayne,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Thompsonville,  Conn., 
January  i  5,  i860,  and  is  son  of  John  and  Mary  (Conerty)  Delaney, 
the  former  of  whom  was  a  baker  by  trade,  and  was  called  from 
earth  July  13,  1885,  his  wife  having  passed  away  December  21, 
1866,  both  in  the  faith  of  the  holy  Catholic  church,  and  the 
parents  of  seven  children. 

Rev.  Joseph  F.  Delaney  attended  the  parochial  schools  of 
his  native  city  until  si.xteen  years  of  age,  and  then  entered  the 
seminary  of  Our  Lady  of  Angels,  at  Suspension  Bridge,  N.  Y., 
from  which  he  graduated  at  the  age  of  twenty-four  years.  He 
completed  his  theological  course  at  St.  Vincent's,  Pa.,  graduated 
in  1887,  and  was  ordained  at  the  cathedral  in  Fort  Wayne,  Ind., 
June  29,  1887,  by  Rt.  Rev.  Bishop  Dwenger.  Father  Delaney 
read  his  first  mass  at  Thompsonville,  Conn.,  July  3,  1887,  and 
August  15,  1887,  was  appointed  assistant  at  the  Fort  Wayne 
cathedral,  where  he  officiated  until  November  27,  1889,  when  he 
was  appointed  to  the  pastorate  of  the  new  parish  of  St.  Patrick, 
to  succeed  Rev.  Father  O'Leary,  who  died  October  24,  18S9. 

Rev.  Father  Delaney  has  exhibited  much  zeal  and  energy 
since  assuming  the  duties  of  his  present  charge,  and  within  two 
years  after  his  appointment  had  purchased  si.\  lots  and  had  com- 
pleted the  erection  of  the  church-edifice,  school-house  and  paro- 
chial residence,  at  a  cost  of  about  $8,500.  His  congregation 
numbers  about  400  families,    and    the  school    attendance    is  about 


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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

450  pupils,  under  charge  nl  ten  Sisters  of  Providence,  who  train 
the  children  through  eight  lower  grades,  after  which  they  arc 
advanced  to  the  higher  grades,  in  charge  of  the  Brothers. 

Father  Delaney  is  pious,  eloquent,  scholarly  and  affable,  and 
is  untiring  in  his  labors  for  the  welfare  of  his  parishioners, by  whom 
he  is  beloved  with  all  that  affection  which  the  true  Catholic  knows 
so  well  how  to  bestow  on  a  devoted  pastor. 


PATRICK  BOW'EX,  who  resides  with  his  faiinly  at  No.  832 
English  avenue,  Indianapolis,  has  been  a  resident  of  the  state 
of  Indiana  since  1852.  He  was  born  in  county  Galway,  Ireland, 
Februarj'  13,  1829,  and  remained  in  his  nati\e  land  until  he  was 
twenty-three  years  of  age,  when  he  came  to  the  United  States. 
His  sister,  Bridget  Mullen,  had  come  across  the  sea  two  years 
before,  and  she  now  lives  with  a  daughter  at  Ogden,  Henry  county, 
Ind.  A  brother  of  Mr.  Bowen,  named  Thomas,  came  over  sev- 
eral years  later,  and  is  now  a  resident  of  Knightstown,  in  the  same 
county.  These  two  and  Patrick,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  are 
the  only  members  of  the  family  that  have  emigrated  to  the  United 
States. 

Patrick  Bowen  was  married  in  Indianapolis  by  the  Rev  Fa- 
ther Besoines,  October  2,  1859,  to  Miss  Nora  Cleary,  a  native  of 
county  Limerick,  Ireland,  and  a  daughter  of  Patrick  Cleary,  whose 
family  were  among  the  early  Catholic  residents  of  Indianapolis. 
After  his  marriage  Mr.  Bowen  lived  in  Wayne  county,  Ind. ,  and 
later  in  Henry  county,  Ind.,  and  was  for  some  time  engaged  in 
railroading,  but  later  purchased  a  farm  on  which  he  lived  until  the 
spring  of  1897,  when  he  removed  to  Indianapolis,  where  he  has 
since  resided.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bowen  are  the  parents  of  eleven 
children,  of  whom  six  still  survive.  David,  the  eldest  of  the  six, 
is  superintendent  of  schools  at  Fort  Scott,  Kans. ;  Catherine  is  an 
attendant  at  the  asylum  for  the  insane  in  Indianapolis;  Walter  is 
agent  for  the  Metropolitan  Insurance  company.  The  others  are 
Mary,  John  and  Gertie.  The  children  that  have  died,  died  in 
early  childhood,  with  the  exception  of  one  son,  James,  who  grew 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

to  manhood,  learned  the  trade  of  machinist,  and  died  December 
27,  1896.  He  was  a  most  worthy  young  man,  well  liked  by  every 
one,  and  his  early  death  was  the  cause  of  great  regret.  Mr.  Bowen 
and  family  are  highly  esteemed  members  of  St.  Patrick's  parish, 
and  possess  the  confidence  of  all  that  know  them. 


MRS.  MARY  A.  BRADLEY,  a  highly-esteemed  resident  of  Van 
Buren  township,  Daviesss  county,  Ind.,  was  born  near  Phil- 
adelphia, Pa.,  February  18,  1828,  and  is  the  eldest  of  the  four 
children — one  son  and  three  daughters — born  to  Thomas  and  Mar- 
garet (Wade)  Windstandley.  The  father  was  a  machinist  by  occu- 
pation, and  about  1842  came  to  Indiana  and  settled  in  Martin 
county,  where  he  early  lost  his  wife,  and  where  his  own  death 
occurred  in  December,  1872,  in  the  faith  of  the  Catholic  church,  of 
which  he  and  wife  had  been  life-long  members. 

Mary  A.  Windstandley  was  a  girl  of  thirteen  years  when  she 
came  to  Martin  county  with  her  parents.  She  was  educated  in  the 
primitive  log  school-house  of  the  then  wild  country,  and  at  the  age 
of  twenty-two  years  was  confirmed  in  the  Catholic  faith  by  Bishop 
de  St.  Palais.  About  the  year  1853  she  was  united  in  marriage  by 
Father  La  Franc  with  James  Bradley,  and  this  union  was  blessed 
with  five  sons  and  si.x  daughters,  of  whom  si.x  are  still  living,  viz: 
James  C,  a  farmer  of  \'an  Buren  township,  a  married  man  and  in 
politics  a  democrat;  Thomas  J.,  who  was  educated  at  Bardstown, 
Ky. ,  is  a  carpenter  by  occupation,  and  resides  in  Greeley  Center, 
Nebr.  ;  Peter  J.,  who  is  married  and  is  a  resident  of  Van  Buren 
township;  Frank  P.,  who  still  lives  with  his  mother;  Mary,  wife  of 
James  Dunn,  a  farmer  of  Van  Buren  township,  and  Catherine  A., 
with  her  mother.  The  children  still  at  home,  like  their  mother, 
are  devoted  members  of  St.  Mary's  congregation,  and  are  never 
behindhand  in  their  contributions  to  its  support.  They  are  largely 
instrumental  in  causing  the  erection  of  the  present  church  and  par- 
sonage, in  this  parish,  and  are  ever  forward  in  promoting  the  good 
work  of  their  pastor,  Rev.  John  McCabe. 

James  Bradley,  the  deceased   husband   of  Mrs.  Mary  A  ,  was 

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always  an  industrious  man,  worked  his  way  through  life  by  his 
personal  energy,  and  eventually  acquired  an  estate  of  200  acres  of 
good  farming  land  in  Van  Buren  township.  He  was  a  strong 
pillar  of  the  Catholic  church  and  died  in  the  faith  in  February, 
1 89 1,  honored  by  all  who  knew  him.  Mrs.  Bradley  has  many 
warm  friends  who  hold  her  in  the  highest  esteem,  and  is  passing 
her  declining  years  in  peace  on  the  old  homestead,  where  her  chil- 
dren, Frank  and  Catherine,  pay  her  every  filial  attention  and  smooth 
away  the  cares  and  asperities  of  fading  life. 


GEOI^GE  P.  BOWER,  the  leading  furniture  delaler  and  under- 
taker of  Tipton,  Ind.,  was  born  in  this  city  June  28,  1864, 
and  is  a  son  of  John  and  Catherine  (Swartz)  Bower,  whose  biog- 
raphy appears  in  the  sketch  of  Frank  J.  Bower,  on  another  page. 
George  P.  Bower  was  educated  in  the  parochial  schools  of  Tipton, 
and  also  attended  one  term  at  St.  Meinrad,  and  was  still  a  small 
boy  when  sent  to  Kokomo  to  assist  in  the  altar  services,  and  was 
also  the  first  boy  to  assist  in  serving  mass  in  Tipton.  His  first 
business  experience  was  as  clerk  in  a  drug  store,  which  calling  he 
followed  eighteen  years,  when  his  health  became  impaired,  when 
he  relinquished  clerking,  and  in  1893  purchased  an  interest  in  the 
furniture  and  undertaking  business  already  being  conducted  by  S. 
G.  Young,  and  the  firm  has  since  stood  as  Young  &  Bower — the 
most  extensive  in  its  line  in  Tipton. 

In  1893,  Mr.  Bower  was  united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Innie 
Burgess,  daughter  of  Alexander  Burgess,  a  business  man  of  Arca- 
dia, Ind.,  of  which  place  Mrs.  Bower  is  a  native.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Bower  are  members  of  St.  John  the  Baptist  congregation,  and  Mr. 
Bower  is  a  member  of  St.  John  Benevolent  society  and  of  the  C.  B. 
L.,  is  liberal  in  his  contributions  to  the  support  of  the  church  and 
active  in  the  work  of  its  sodalities.  He  takes  a  lively  interest  in 
local  politics,  having  been  reared  a  democrat,  but  never  having  been 
an  aspirant  to  public  office.  His  residence  on  South  Main  street 
was  the  former  home  of  his  parents,  and  here  he  and  wife  enjoy 
the  society  of  a  large  circle  of  warm  and  sincere  friends. 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    COXGREGATIONS, 

JOHN  LOUIS  BOUVY,  the  expert  tinner  and  coppersmith, 
residing  at  No.  825  Prospect  street,  Indianapolis,  was  born 
in  Montarmire,  department  of  Ardennes,  France,  June  24,  1854, 
a  son  of  Adrian  and  Eugenie  (Bienfait)  Bouvy,  the  former  a  native 
of  Belgium,  and  the  latter  of  Montarmire,  France,  where  their 
marriage  took  place  in  1853,  the  former  having  been  born  January 
18,  1824,  and  the  latter  February  2,   1836. 

Adrian  Bouvy  came  to  America  in  May,  1854,  and  two  years 
after  his  arrival  on  this  continent  settled  in  Indianapolis,  where 
he  passed  the  remainder  of  his  life.  In  1858,  his  wife,  his  mother- 
in-law,  and  his  son,  John  Louis,  the  subject  of  this  memoir,  fol- 
lowed the  father  and  reached  Indianapolis  November  22,  1859. 
In  this  city  two  daughters  and  one  son  were  added  to  the  family, 
and  these  were  named,  in  order  of  birth,  Julius  Henry,  Marie  Phil- 
omena  and  Elizabeth  Frances — the  two  daughters  being  now  Mrs. 
Maria  Jasper  and  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Newmeister  of  this  city.  The 
two  brothers,  John  Louis  and  Julius  Henry,  learned  their  trade 
under  their  father,  who  operated  a  tinsmith  and  coppersmith  shop 
on  Virginia  avenue  from  1868  until  his  death,  February  21,  1891, 
the  death  of  his  wife  following  November  i,  1894,  both  being  most 
devoted  Catholics. 

John  Louis  Bouvy  was  educated  in  the  parochial  schools  of 
St.  Patrick's  (then  St.  Peter's  1  parish,  and  the  public  schools  of 
Indianapolis,  and  then  served  his  apprenticeship  in  his  father's 
shop.  January  15.  1880,  he  married  Miss  Johanna  Sullivan,  a 
native  of  Bellefontaine,  Ohio,  born  January  12,  i860,  a  daughter 
Daniel  and  Johanna  (Malvey)  Sullivan,  natives  of  Ireland,  proba- 
bly of  county  Kerry,  of  which  county  it  is  sure  her  mother  was  a 
native.  Of  the  family  of  two  sons  and  three  daughters  born  to 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Sullivan,  only  two  of  the  latter  are  now  living — 
Mrs.  Bouvy  and  Mrs.  Julia  Gregg.  Mr.  Sullivan  died  many  years 
af:o,  after  which  event  Mrs.  Sullivan  was  married  to  a  Mr.  Hayes, 
but  is  again  a  widow,  and,  at  the  age  of  about  seventy  years,  resides 
at  the  old  home  in  Bellefontaine,  where  her  daughter,  Mrs.  Gregg, 
also  makes  her  home. 

The  marriage  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bouvy  took  place  in  St.  John's 
church,  and  the  ceremony  was  performed  by  the  Very  Rev.  Father 

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CATHOLIC   CHURCH  OF   IMuL/iiNA. 

Bessonies.  Six  children  have  resulted  from  this  union,  viz:  Marie 
Eugenia,  born  May  6,  1882 — died  July  18,  1888;  Leona  Josephine, 
born  June  12,  1885 — died  June  2,  1887;  Elizabeth  Lorena,  born 
October  4,  1887;  Mary  Madalene,  born  October  22,  1890;  Jose- 
phine, born  August  31,   1893,  and  one  who  died  in  infancy. 

Mr.  Bouvj-  is  a  master  of  his  trade,  and  has  had  an  extended 
experience,  as  is  shown  by  the  following  record:  In  1873,  on 
leaving  the  parental  roof,  .he  entered  the  employ  of  the  Bee  Line 
Railway  company  and  did  the  tin  and  copper  work  on  the  engines 
and  cars  until  1875;  then  for  three  or  four  years  was  employed  at 
the  Atlas  works,  both  at  Indianapolis  and  at  .Anderson,  Ind. ;  from 
March  22,  1881,  until  August  22,  he  worked  for  the  I.,  D.  &  S. 
Railway  company,  and  for  the  following  ten  years  was  foreman  of 
the  tin  and  copper  work  of  the  L.  &  N.  Railroad  company  at  Louis- 
ville, Ky.,  and  was  then  transferred  to  Birmingham,  Ala.;  in  1893 
he  brought  his  family  again  to  Indianapolis,  and  has  since  had 
charge  of  the  tin  and  copper  shops  of  the  Big  Four  company  on 
Dillon  street. 

Mr.  Bouvy  and  family  are  members  of  St.  Patrick's  con- 
gregation, the  children  also  attending  its  parochial  schools,  while 
Mr.  Bouvy  is  member  of  the  Young  Men's  institute.  In  the  fall 
of  1882  he  became  a  member  of  the  Catholic  Knights  of  America, 
in  which  he  held  the  offices  of  vice-president  and  trustee,  and  he 
is  altogether  useful  and  highly  respected  citizen. 


JAMES  R.  BRADLEY,  formerly  a  member  of  St.  Peter's  con. 
gregation  at  Montgomery,  but  now  a  prominent  member  of  St. 
Patrick's  church,  is  a  native  of  Daviess  county,  Ind.,  was  born 
July  22,  1855,  and  is  a  son  of  Francis  and  Ann  (Kelly)  Bradley, 
who  were  natives  of  Ireland,  but  are  now  deceased.  They  settled 
in  Daviess  county  about  1843  and  had  a  family  of  three  sons  and 
five  daughters,  all  of  whom  were  confirmed  by  Bishop  de  St.  Palais, 
but  of  whom  there  are  only  five  now  surviving. 

James  R.  Bradley  was  reared   on   his    father's  farm  in  Daviess 
county  and  was   confirmed   at   the    age   of   fifteen   years.      He  has 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

given  a  great  deal  of  attention  to  stock-raising  as  well  as  farming, 
his  homestead  comprising  lOO  acres  of  excellent  land  in  Barr  town- 
ship, and  has  been  very  successful  in  all  his  undertakings.  He  is 
a  stanch  democrat  in  politics  and  cast  his  first  presidential  vote  for 
Samuel  J.  Tilden  in  1876,  but  has  never  himself  been  a  seeker  after 
public  office  of  any  sort.  As  a  member  of  St.  Patrick's  church  he 
is  free  in  his  contributions  toward  its  support  and  faithful  to  his 
religious  duties.  As  a  citizen  he  is  public-spirited,  is  highly 
respected,  and  is  classed  among  the  well-to-do  residents  of  his 
township. 


WILLIAM  BRADLEY.— Few,  if  any,  of  the  citizens  of  Indian- 
apolis are  more  worthy  of  a  place  in  a  work  of  this  kind  than 
is  the  subject  of  this  sketch.  An  honest  and  industrious  man,  he 
is  favorably  thought  of  by  all,  and  he  is  perhaps  at  the  present  time 
the  TDldest  Catholic  resident  of  the  parish  of  St.  Patrick,  for  he 
came  here  in  1855.  He  resides  with  his  family  at  No.  609 
Buchanan  street,  where  he  located  in  1S68.  He  was  born  in  the 
village  of  Waterville,  county  Kerry,  Ireland,  June  28,  1828.  His 
father  died  many  years  ago,  and  his  mother  survived  until  Decem- 
ber 7,  1896,  when  she  expired  at  the  advanced  age  of  one  hundred 
years  and  nine  months. 

William  Bradley  and  his  youngest  brother,  John,  who  lives  in 
Australia,  are  the  only  surviving  members  of  the  family.  The 
former  came  to  the  United  States  from  his  native  country  when  he 
was  about  twenty-four  years  of  age.  went  first  to  the  state  of  Con- 
necticut, and  shortly  afterward  to  Cayuga  county,  N.  Y.,  where  he 
worked  on  a  farm  and  where  he  married  Mary  Sullivan,  who  was 
born  in  the  village  of  Sneem,  Kerry  count}',  Ireland.  On  February 
17,  1855,  he  and  his  wife  arrived  in  Indianapolis.  Mr.  Bradley 
immediately  engaging  in  farm  work.  Since  1862  he  has  been  con- 
tinuously in  the  service  of  Smith's  brewery  and  its  successor,  the 
Indianapolis  Brewing  company.  The  wife  who  came  with  him 
from  the  state  of  New  York  died  in  1863.  By  her  he  had  four 
children,  only  one  of  whom  survives,  three  dying  in  early  life. 
The   one    that  still    lives   is   named  William.      Si.\   years  after  the 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

death  of  his  first  wife  he  married  Julia  Courtney,  his  present  wife, 
by  whom  he  has  three  children,  viz:  Michael  Ed\vard,  George  F. 
and  Richard  P.  The  entire  famil}'  are  consistent  and  faithful 
Catholics,  and  are  good  citizens.  Michael  Edward  is  a  letter  car- 
rier of  the  city  of  Indianapolis,  and  a  member  of  the  choir  of  St. 
Patrick's  church.  During  his  residence  in  Indianapolis  of  forty- 
three  \-ears  Mr.  Bradley  has  ever  been  regarded  as  an  upright  and 
worthy  man  and  citizen. 


PATRICK  BREEN,  a  familiar  personage  in  the  city  of  Vincennes, 
Ind.,  and  a  trusted  watchman  for  the  B.  &  O.  S.  W.  Railroad 
company,  has  had  a  varied  and  interesting  life's  experience,  and  a 
record  of  twenty-two  years  active  service  in  the  United  States  army, 
a  full  recital  of  which  and  its  countless  attendant  thrilling  incidents 
would  make  in  itself  an  interesting  volume.  He  is  an  adopted  son 
of  the  country  in  whose  service  he  has  endured  so  many  hardships, 
being  born  in  county  Kerry,  Ireland,  February  20,  1840.  When 
eleven  years  old  he  came  to  America,  joining  his  parents  at  New 
York  city,  whither  they  had  preceded  him,  and  he  was  for  some 
time  employed  as  call-boy  in  a  large  metropolitan  hotel.  He  after- 
ward worked  as  a  farm  hand,  and  in  1855  joined  the  United  States 
army  as  a  musiciain  in  general  service,  and  was  stationed  at  Gov- 
ernor's island.  It  may  be  said  that  our  soldier  was  a  great  and  a 
notable  fifer.  He  was  in  the  recruiting  service  at  Trenton,  N.  J., 
and  Syracuse,  N.  Y.,  for  two  years,  and  in  1859  was  attached  to 
company  C,  Second  United  States  infantry,  stationed  at  Fort 
Ripley.  After  a  couple  of  years  of  frontier  service  this  company 
was  ordered  to  Chambersburg,  Pa.,  to  report  to  Gen.  Patterson. 
Here  he  re-enlisted  for  five  years.  After  the  battle  of  Bull  Run 
and  actual  warfare  had  begun  he  voluntarily  requested  to  be  relieved 
from  musician's  duty  and  to  be  given  a  musket.  This  request  was 
granted,  and  he  was  appointed  a  non-commissioned  officer  in  com- 
pany C,  Second  United  States  infantry.  All  of  his  Civil  war  expe- 
rience was  with  the  army  of  the  Potomac,  and  he  was  a  participant 
in  all  the  principal  engagements  of  that  illustrious  army,  beginning 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

with  Bull  Run,  then  Yorktown,  Gaines'  Mills,  Chickahominy 
Swamp,  Malvern  Hill,  second  Bull  Run,  Antietam,  Fredericksburg, 
Chancellorsville  (where  our  soldier  was  color  guard),  Gettysburg, 
(where  he  was  severely  wounded),  Rappahannock,  the  three  days 
in  the  Wilderness,  Spottsylvania  and  Cold  Harbor.  Here  the  regi- 
ment was  so  depleted  that  the  remnant  of  the  Second  was  consti- 
tuted headquarters  guard  of  the  Second  division,  serving  in  this 
capacity  until  December,  1864.  It  was  then  sent  to  Elmyra,  N. 
Y.,  to  guard  the  rebel  prisoners,  of  whom  there  were  ten  thousand. 
Our  veteran  re-enlisted  in  1864,  and  was  made  orderly-sergeant  of 
his  compaay,  and  after  the  close  of  the  war  was  on  guard  duty  at 
Rochester  and  Fort  Hamilton  until  the  fall  of  1865,  when  he  was 
sent  to  Louisville,  Ivy.,  on  reconstructive  service.  He  remained  in 
Kentucky  four  years,  election  riots,  moonshiners  and  the  ku-klux 
requiring  the  presence  of  troops.  In  1869  the  Second  was  sent  to 
Atlanta,  Ga.,  for  consolidation  with  the  Sixteenth  United  States 
infantry,  and  our  soldier's  company  was  stationed  at  Montgomery, 
Ala.,  where  he  remained  until  1871,  when  he  was  promoted  to  the 
office  of  ordnance  sergeant,  on  the  non-commissioned  staff  of  the 
army.  He  was  given  charge  of  the  ordnance  supplies  at  Fort  St. 
Philip,  on  the  left  bank  of  the  Mississippi  river,  an  onerous  and 
responsible  position.  Here  he  remained  several  years,  and  then, 
feeling  the  weight  of  advancing  years  and  the  continual  wear  of 
twenty-two  years  of  army  service,  resigned  in  1877  and  was  dis- 
charged. In  May  of  that  year  he  located  in  Vincennes,  coming  up 
the  river  from  New  Orleans.  Upon  his  arrival  here  Mr.  Breen 
was  employed  by  the  O.  &  M.  Railway  company  as  night  watch- 
man with  police  powers.  For  twelve  years  he  held  this  position 
and  for  the  past  eight  years  has  occupied  the  position  he  now  holds. 
He  is  an  ardent  republican  and  takes  a  great  interest  in  local  poli- 
tics, frequently  holding  precinct  offices.  He  is  a  member  of  JefT 
C.  Davis  post,  G.  A.  R. ,  of  which  he  is  past  post  commander. 
Though  deprived  of  early  educational  advantages,  Mr.  Breen  has 
been  a  close  observer  and  constant  reader,  and  is  clearly  and  intel- 
ligently posted  on  current  affairs. 

Mr.  Breen  was  married  in  Louisville,  Ky.,  January    10,   1865, 
to  Miss  Mary  Charlotte  Fine,  a  native  of  St.   Louis,    who   followed 


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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    UnLTANA. 

him  through  all  the  changes  and  vicissitudes  of  camp  life.  Their 
first  child,  Mary  Rosanna  (Mrs.  F.  M.  Smith,  of  Indianapolis), 
was  born  at  Montgomery,  Ala. ;  Walter  Patrick,  now  a  clerk  in  the 
office  of  the  C.  &.  N.  W.  Ry.,  at  Chicago,  was  born  at  Atlanta, 
Ga. ;  John  j.,  a  prominent  attorney  at  Vincennes,  was  born  at  Fort 
St.  Philip,  La.;  Margaret,  born  in  the  same  place,  died  in  infancy; 
Clara  Frances  and  Harry  J.,  students  in  the  city  high  school, 
were  born  in  Vincennes.  Mr.  Breen's  family  is  warmly  attached 
to  the  Catholic  church,  and  during  his  army  life  he  was  zealous  in 
his  labors  for  Christianity,  and  was  often  instrumental  in  securing 
religious  services  in  the  field  where  a  man  of  less  zeal  would  have 
despaired  of  accomplishing  this  good. 


RE\'.  C.  J.  CONRAD,  pastor  of  St.  Ambrose's  church,  at  Sey- 
mour, Ind.,  is  one  of  five  childern  born  to  Bernard  Conrad  and 
Scholastica  (Keller)  Conrad,  natives  of  Germany,  who  immigrated 
separately  to  this  country  and  were  married  at  Louisville,  Ky.,  in 
1S52.  Rev.  C.  J.  Conrad  was  born  in  Nashville,  Tenn.,  November 
19,  1855,  and  at  the  age  of  fourteen  began  to  study  for  the  min- 
istry; after  having  completed  his  classical,  philosophical  and  theo- 
logical courses,  involving  a  term  of  nine  years'  duration,  he  was 
elevated  to  the  priesthood  September  22,  1878,  by  Bishop  Chatard, 
and  said  his  first  mass  in  North  Madison,  Ind.,  October  6,  1878.  He 
was  first  placed  in  charge  in  "Warrick  county,  Ind.,  embracing  the 
three  missions  of  St.  John,  Newburg  and  Booneville,  at  which  latter 
place  he  erected  a  handsome  brick  church  at  a  cost  of  $6,000,  free 
of  all  indebtedness,  the  congregation  numbering  only  fifteen  fam- 
ilies. He  remained  at  that  point  nine  years,  after  which  he  was 
transferred  to  his  present  congregation  in  Seymour,  taking  charge 
November  10,   1887,  and  this  consists  of  over  140  families. 


JOHN  BRANNON,  general  grocer,  at  Aurora,  Dearborn  county, 
Ind.,  is  a  son  of  Julius  and  Mary  (Maloney)  Brannon,  natives 
of  Ireland,  who  came  to  the  United  States  in  1852.  The  father  is 
living,  but  the  mother  died  in  October,   1892. 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

John  Brannon,  the  subject,  was  born  in  Aurora  June  7,  1858, 
attended  the  common  schools  until  eighteen  years  old.  and  then 
learned  the  molder's  trade,  at  which  he  worked  for  five  years.  He 
then  went  into  the  grocery  business,  in  which  he  has  continued  ever 
since,  and  carries  a  stock  valued  at  $1,500  or  $2, 000.  Mr.  Brannon  was 
married  May  9,  1882,  by  Rev.  Father  Hunt,  to  Anna  C.  Karrigan, 
a  daughter  of  Thomas  Karrigan,  of  Aurora,  and  both  are  members 
of  St.  Mary's  church.  Mr.  Brannon  is  a  member  of  a  Knights  of 
Pythias  lodge,  having  secured  the  permission  of  Bishop  Chatard  to 
become  a  member  of  this  order.  Mr.  Brannon  has  made  a  suc- 
cess of  life,  and  to-day  stands  with  the  foremost  of  the  retail  gro- 
cers of  America. 


WILLIAM  P.  BREEN,  an  eminent  lawyer  of  Fort  Wayne,  Ind., 
was  born  in  Terre  Haute,  in  the  same  state,  February  13, 
1859,  the  only  child  of  James  and  Margaret  (Dunne)  Breen, natives 
of  Ireland,  the  former  of  whom  was  born  in  1820,  and  the  latter  in 
18 1  8.  The  parents  came  to  the  United  States  in  1840,  remained 
five  years  in  one  of  the  eastern  states,  then  came  to  Indiana,  lived 
in  Terre  Haute  until  1865,  when  they  came  to  Fort  Wayne,  where 
the  father  built  up  a  successful  mercantile  trade  and  became  an 
influential  citizen.  For  several  years  he  was  a  member  of  the 
city  council,  and  at  the  time  of  his  death,  which  occurred  in  1883, 
was  a  member  of  the  board  of  waterworks  trustees.  The  widow 
survived  five  years  longer,  and  both  died  sincere  Catholics. 

William  P.  Breen  acquired  his  preliminary  education  in  the 
school  maintained  in  Fort  Wayne  by  the  Brothers  of  the  Roman 
Catholic  church,  and  supplemented  this  by  entering  the  univer- 
sity of  Notre  Dame,  near  South  Bend,  from  which  he  graduated  in 
1877.  He  had  in  the  meantime  determined  upon  the  vocation 
which  he  should  follow  as  his  life  work — the  profession  of  law — 
and  in  order  to  fit  himself  for  his  calling  entered,  in  the  fall  of  the 
same  year,  the  office  of  Coombs,  Morris  &  Bell,  at  that  time  one 
of  the  leading  law  firms  in  Fort  Wayne,  and  in  May,  1879,  secured 
admission  to  the  bar.  In  September  of  the  same  year  he 
entered    upon   the    practice   of   his    profession,    being   only  twenty 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

years  of  age  at  the  time.  From  the  start  he  was  associated 
with  Judge  Warren  H.  Withers,  and  this  partnership  continued 
without  interruption  until  the  death  of  the  latter,  on  the  15th  of 
November,  1882.  After  the  death  of  Judge  Withers,  Mr.  Breen 
continued  an  individual  practice  until  1893,  when  a  copartner- 
ship was  formed  between  himself  and  John  Morris,  Jr.,  an  able 
young  attorney  and  the  son  of  Hon.  Judge  John  Morris,  one  of  the 
most  venerable  and  most  distinguished  members  of  the  Indiana 
bar.  and  one  who  has  for  many  years  been  an  honored  resident  of 
Fort  Wayne. 

In  active  practice  Mr.  Breen  is  eminently  a  man  of  resources. 
Always  a  student,  careful  in  the  preparation  of  cases,  and  always 
quick  to  see  and  to  anticipate  difficulties  which  are  or  may  be 
encountered,  he  has  been  enabled  to  so  shape  his  cause  as  to  avoid 
them.  Strong  and  forceful  in  his  presentation  of  his  cases,  he  has 
gained  the  good  will  and  commendation  of  both  his  confreres  and 
the  public,  retaining  his  reputation  among  men  for  integrity  and 
high  character  and  never  losing  that  true  dignity  which  is  the 
birthright  of   a  gentleman. 

In  his  political  adherency  Mr.  Breen  is  actively  identified 
with  the  democratic  party,  of  whose  principles  and  policies  he  is 
an  earnest  advocate,  though  never  a  seeker  for  political  prefer- 
ment. In  religion  he  clings  to  the  faith  of  his  fathers  and  is  a 
devoted  communicant  of  the  Roman  Catholic  church. 

The  marriage  of  Mr.  Breen  was  solemnized  on  the  27th  of 
May,  18S4,  when  he  was  united  to  Miss  Odelia  Phillips,  of  Fort 
Wayne.  She  was  born  March  13,  1859,  a  daughter  of  Bernard 
Phillips,  who  was  long  a  respected  resident  of  this  city. 


MICHAEL  W.  BREGER,  president  of  the  common  council  of 
Evansville,  Ind.,  was  born  in  this  city  September  9,  1861, 
and  is  a  son  of  John  and  Rosine  Breger,  natives  of  Alsace-Lor- 
raine, Germany.  He  was  educated  in  the  parochial  school  of  the 
Holy  Trinity  church  of  Evansville,  and  still  li\es  at  the  same  city 
in  which  he  was  born,  at  No.  19  East  Delaware  street.      Mr.  Breger 

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'  HK    CLERGY    AND    COIIGRHGATION3, 

early  shifted  for  himself,  and,  without  the  advantages  enjoyed  by 
some,  forged  his  way  forward,  year  by  year,  until  he  became  fore- 
man and  designer  for  the  Evansville  Furniture  company.  He  held 
that  important  position  for  ten  years,  at  the  end  of  which  time  he 
had  saved  enough  of  his  earnings  to  take  an  interest  in  a  similar 
business  himself.  In  1890,  five  employees  of  the  above  company 
organized  under  the  name  of  the  Specialty  Furniture  company. 
With  their  practical  knowledge,  in  addition  to  careful  management, 
they  have  built  up  a  handsome  trade,  occup}ing  a  large  two-story 
brick  building  on  Walker  street.  Mr.  Breger  is  president  of  the 
company.  He  is  a  man  of  fine  judgment,  quick  to  appreciate  and 
direct  affairs  through  any  emergency.  These  are  the  qualities 
which  largely  make  up  the  leader  and  which  have  brought  Mr. 
Breger  to  the  front. 

October  16,  1887,  Mr.  Breger  married  Miss  Elizabeth  Stein- 
hauser,  who  was  born  in  Jasper,  Ind.,  September  6,  1864,  a  daugh- 
ter of  Anton  and  Mary  Steinhauser,  and  this  happy  union  has  been 
blessed  with  two  children — Michael  and  William.  The  family  are 
members  of  St.  Anthony's  church,  and  fraternally  Mr.  Breger  is  a 
member  of  the  Men's  society  of  the  parish,  and  was  a  charter  mem- 
ber of  the  first  commandery  of  the  Knights  of  St.  John  of  Evans- 
ville, and,  with  his  family,  is  a  true  Catholic. 

Politically  Mr.  Breger  is  prominent  as  a  democrat,  and  has 
been  successful  in  three,  out  of  four,  races  for  membership  of  the 
city  council,  the  result  being  that  he  is  now  its  president.  He  has 
also  served  frequently  as  president,  or  secretary,  of  the  democratic 
clubs  of  his  ward,  and  in  every  position  he  has  filled  has  given  the 
utmost  satisfaction  to  all  concerned. 


CHARLES  A.  BREHMER,  a  well-known  architect  01  South 
Bend,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Glencoe,  Cook  county,  111.,  Septem- 
ber 23,  i860,  a  son  of  Charles  A.  and  Mary  A.  (Uthe)  Brehmer. 
Charles  A.  Brehmer,  Sr. ,  was  manager  for  an  eastern  syndicate  of 
capitalists,  who  were  handling  lumber,  etc.,  in  northern  Michigan, 
and  in  1862  Mr.  Brehmer  removed  from  Glencoe,  111.,  to  Bay  City, 
Mich.,  where  he  resided  until  death. 


CATHOX.JC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

Charles  A.  Brehiner  attended  the  public  schools  of  Bay  City 
until  sixteen  years  of  age.  then  came  to  Indiana  and  entered  the 
university  of  Notre  Dame,  in  St.  Joseph  county,  where  he  pursued 
his  studies  until  he  reached  his  majority,  including  a  course  in  the 
Industrial  school.  After  graduation  he  returned  to  Bay  City,  where 
he  was  employed  as  general  manager  for  James  Scherer,  capital- 
ist, with  whom  he  remained  two  j-ears,  and  in  1883  returned  to 
Indiana,  located  in  South  IJend,  and  for  three  years  was  engaged  in 
contracting,  when  he  opened  an  office  on  his  own  account,  which 
he  conducted  until  1894,  when  he  went  to  Evansville,  Ind.,  and 
entered  into  partnership  with  Clifford  Shopbell,  for  the  purpose  of 
designing,  drafting  and  doing  general  architectural  work  until 
November  i,  1897,  when  he  returned  to  South  Bend,  Ind.,  and 
opened  an  office  for  the  practice  of  architecture  in  all  its  branches. 

Mr.  Brehmer  was  united  in  marriage,  at  South  Bend,  January 
16,  1882,  with  Miss  Mary  A.  Reiley,  who  was  born  in  that  city 
July  12,  1863,  and  to  this  union  have  been  born  ten  children,  viz: 
Charles  E. ,  Gertrude  Mary,  Olivia  Mary,  Mary,  Louis  J.,  John  B., 
Genevieve,  Francis  (deceased),  Marguerite  and  Catherine.  The 
family  are  members  of  the  St.  Joseph  church,  and  Mr.  Brehmer  is 
very  active  in  promoting  its  good  work.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Young  Men's  institute,  No.  466;  is  a  member  of  the  Knights  of  St. 
John  and  is  post  commander  of  the  Knights  of  Maccabees.  Mr. 
Brehmer  is  very  liberal  in  his  donations  to  the  parish,  and  stands 
very  high  in  the  esteem  of  the  general  public.  He  owns  residence 
property  in  the  city  of  South  Bend,  and  other  real  estate,  and  has 
been  prosperous  in  his  profession,  making  a  specialty  of  churches, 
schools  and  buildings  for  religious  purposes,  for  which  his  natural 
gifts  and  education  so  well  qualify  him. 


HENRY  HERMAN"  BREMERKAMP  was  born  December  30, 
1853,  in  Decatur,  Ind.,  a  son  of  John  Henry  and  Magdaline 
Bremerkamp.  The  father  was  born  in  1803  in  Oldenburg,  Ger- 
many, and  there  learned  the  tailor's  trade,  which  he  followed  in 
his  native  country  and  for  some    time    after  becoming  a  citizen  of 


1cV3.    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGAl  lONE, 

the  United  States.  He  came  to  America  in  1839,  landing  in  New 
Orleans,  and  proceeded  thence  to  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  where  he 
remained  several  years.  In  1 848  he  became  a  resident  of  Decatur, 
Ind.,  which  city  he  made  his  home  the  rest  of  his  life,  dying  here 
November  1  i,  1868.  He  was  married  April  5,  1853,  to  Mrs.  Mag- 
daline  (Hartman)  Klaphake,  a  native  of  Hanover,  Germany,  born 
in  Aulgramisson  parish,  December  17,  1822.  Mrs.  Bremerkamp 
was  brought  to  the  United  States  by  her  parents  when  fourteen 
years  of  age  and  spent  the  fourteen  succeeding  years  in  the  city  of 
New  York.  She  came  to  Decatur,  Ind.,  in  1849,  and  is  still  mak- 
ing this  city  her  home.  She  was  first  married  in  New  York  city, 
in  1838,  to  Garret  Klaphake,  by  whom  she  had  the  following  chil- 
dren: Henry,  deceased;  Alpheus,  deceased;  Joseph,  deceased, 
and  Mary,  who  married  Jacob  Fullenkamp,  of  Decatur.  By  her 
marriage  with  John  Henry  Bremerkamp  she  had  three  children: 
Henry  Herman,  Magdaline,  wife  of  Ulrich  Dinuinger,  and  Cath- 
erine, who  became  the  wife  of   E.  X.  Ehinger. 

John  Henry  Bremerkamp,  was  one  of  the  early  Catholics  of 
Decatur  and  took  an  active  interest  in  the  church,  contributing 
liberally  of  his  means  to  promote  the  same  and  donating  the  lot 
upon  which  the  first  house  of  worship  was  erected.  He  lived  a 
life  of  faith,  never  swerved  in  his  loyalty  to  the  church,  and  did 
much  in  a  quiet  way  to  advance  the  material  welfare  of  the  com- 
munity in  which  he  resided. 

Henry  Herman  Bremerkamp,  the  leading  facts  of  whose  life 
are  here  set  forth,  was  educated  in  public  and  parochial  schools  of 
Decatur  and  St.  Vincent's  college,  Westmoreland  county.  Pa.  By 
reason  of  the  death  of  his  father,  he  was  obliged  to  discontinue 
his  studies  and  assist  his  mother  in  the  store,  where  he  remained 
until  1 87 1,  and  then  engaged  in  business  for  himself,  handling  but- 
ter, eggs  and  general  produce,  for  a  period  of  about  three  years. 
In  1874  he  engaged  in  business  on  his  own  account  in  Decatur, 
buying  grain  and  seeds  for  the  eastern  markets,  and  followed  the 
same  until  1881,  when  he  again  entered  his  mother's  store,  and  for 
three  years  assisted  her  in  carrying  on  her  business.  In  1884  he 
purchased  the  Fornax  Buhr  mills,  which  he  has  since  operated, 
manufacturing  flour  for  the  local  and    general   trades,  and  is  doing 


C/   -KOLIC    CHURCH    CH    TI..Ei/ N A 

a  verj'  satisfactory  business.  Mr.  Bremerkamp  has  been  six  times 
elected  treasurer  of  Decatur,  which  fact  demostrates  his  popularity 
with  the  people  of  the  city.  He  is  a  charter  member  of  St.  Aloy- 
sius  society,  belongs  to  the  C.  B.  L.,  also  to  the  Knights  of  St. 
John,  and  for  several  years  he  has  served  as  trustee  of  St.  Mary's 
church,  of   which  he  is  a  devoted  member. 

January  9,  1879,. in  Decatur,  Ind.,  was  solemnized  the  mar- 
riage of  Mr.  Bremerkamp  and  Barbara  Klueber,  the  ceremony 
being  performed  by  Father  Wemhoff  and  Father  Neusbaum.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Bremerkamp  have  had  a  family  of  seven  children,  named 
as  follows:  Addie  (deceased),  Anselm  A.,  Otto,  Raymond,  Stella 
Mary,  Clarence  and  Eugene. 


WILLIAM  HENRY  BRENNAN,  foreman  for  the  Atkins  Saw 
works  of  Indianapolis,  is  a  native  of  Hamilton,  Ohio,  was 
born  August  8,  1855,  and  is  a  son  of  Roger  and  Anna  Brennan, 
natives  of  county  Roscommon,  Ireland,  who  came  to  America 
when  single  and  were  married  in   Hamilton,  Ohio,   1850. 

Roger  Brennan  is  a  contractor  in  hydraulic  work,  and  has 
resided  in  Hamilton  since  1847.  To  his  marriage  there  have  been 
born  nine  children,  in  the  following  order:  Daniel,  who  is  a  rail- 
road employee,  is  unmarried,  and  resides  in  Indianapolis;  William 
Henry  is  the  subject  of  this  notice;  Mary,  unmarried,  lives  in 
Dayton,  Ohio;  Luke  is  a  constable  of  Hamilton;  Anna  also  reside^ 
in  Hamilton,  and  is  unmarried;  Roger,  Jr.,  is  a  carpenter  in 
Chicago,  III.;  John,  of  Hamilton,  is  a  printer  and  is  married; 
James,  an  iron-molder,  lives  in  the  same  city,  and  Joseph, 
unmarried,  is  a  machinist  in  Indianapolis.  The  father  has  been 
very  successeful  in  hfe  and  has  been  very  fortunate  in  rearing  his 
family,  all  having  escaped  serious  disease  and  the  youngest  being 
now  twenty-five  years  of  age. 

William  H.  Brennan  began  his  apprenticeship  at  saw  making 
in  his  native  city,  but  in  1872  the  factory  was  removed  to  Cincin- 
nati, Mr.  Brennan  accompanying  it,  and  there  he  remained  until 
1878,  when  he  came  to  Indianapolis  and  entered  the  employ  of  E. 


THE    CLERGY    AND    COXGREGATIONS, 

C.  Atkins  &  Co.,  for  whom  he  worked  nine  years  as  joiuiieyman, 
and  was  then  appointed  inspector  of  saws,  which  is  a  responsible 
■position,  as  to  him  is  intrusted  the  final  examination  of  the 
implements,  as  to  workmanship,  temper  and  finish. 

November  24,  1880,  Mr.  Brennan  was  united  in  marriage,  at 
St.  Joseph's  church,  Indianapolis,  by  Rev.  Father  Alerding,  to 
Miss  Mary  Curran,  a  native  of  this  city  and  a  daughter  of  John 
and  Johanna  Curran,  natives  of  county  Kerry,  Ireland.  Mrs. 
Brennan  is  a  highly  educated  lady,  being  a  graduate  of  St.  John's 
academy,  while  her  husband  received  his  education  in  the  public 
schools  at  Hamilton,  Ohio.  Their  union  has  been  blessed  with 
four  children,  viz:  Catherine,  Mary  Clara,  Alice  and  William  R. , 
who  are  now  aged,  respectively,  fifteen,  fourteen,  twelve  and  seven 
years,  all  attending  school — the  second  daughter  at  the  city  high 
school,  and  the  others  at  the  parochial  schools  of  their  parish. 
The  family  are  members  of  St.  John's  church,  and  liberal  in  their 
contributions  to  its  support.  In  politics  Mr.  Brennan  is  a  demo- 
crat, but  has  never  been  an  office  seeker.  His  residence  is  at  No. 
536  South  Senate  avenue. 


MAURICE  DONNELLY,  a  well-known  citi^jen,  e.\-county 
recorder  of  Marion  county,  Ind.,  and  residing  at  No.  1544 
Pleasant  street,  Indianapolis,  was  born  in  county  Kerry,  Ireland, 
where,  when  a  child,  he  lost  his  father,  and  where,  but  recently,  his 
mtoher  died — both  being  sincere  Catholics  of  parish  Killury.  There 
were  four  sons  and  four  daughters  born  to  these  parents,  of  whom 
Maurice  alone  came  to  America.  One  son  had  been  educated  for 
the  church,  but  later  decided  to  adopt  medicine  as  his  life-work, 
and  is  now  a  prominent  physician  at  Liverpool,  England.  The  other 
two  sons  and  four  daughters  retain  their  residence  in  Ireland. 

Maurice  Donnelly  was  possessed  of  a  somewhat  adventurous 
spirit  in  youth,  and  at  the  age  of  fifteen  years  departed  from  the 
parental  roof  and  went  to  Lancashire,  England,  where  a  cousin 
resided,  at  a  distance  of  about  thirty  miles  from  Liverpool.  At  his 
cousin's  home  and  in   its   vicinity  he   passed  seven  years,  when  he 


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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    Ol"    INDIANA. 

returned  to  his  native  land,  but  remained  a  short  time  onl_v.  He 
then  went  to  Liverpool,  but  after  a  brief  stay  sailed  for  New  York, 
whence,  shortly  after  arrival,  in  1S83,  he  proceeded  to  Chicago, 
111.,  and  then  came  to  Indianapolis,  reaching  this  city  in  August, 
1884.  Here  he  was  united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Sarah  McCarthy, 
whose  relatives  are  residents  of  St.  Patrick's  parish,  and  this  mar- 
ria,t;c  has  been  blessed  with  two  children,  Mileen  and  Maurice  C. — 
the  former  born  February  i,   1894,  the  latter  January  23,   1898. 

Mr.  Donnelly  is  an  excellent  man  of  business,  and  in  1891 
became  manager  of  the  Indianapolis  branch  of  the  Terre  Haute 
Brewing  company,  a  position  he  still  fills  to  the  satisfaction  of  all 
concerned.  He  also  owns  a  rice  plantation  in  Vermillion  parish. 
La.,  beside  other  interests  in  the  south,  over  which  he  keeps  a  busi- 
ness-like supervision. 

In  politics  Mr.  Donnelly  is  an  active  democrat,  and  in  Novem- 
ber, 1893,  was  appointed  county  recorder  of  Marion  county,  to  fill 
out  the  unexpired  term  of  Peter  Carson,  and  for  one  year  per- 
formed the  functions  pertaining  to  the  office  in  a  most  acceptable 
manner.  Mr.  Donnelly  was  formerly  a  member  of  St.  John's 
parish,  in  which  he  resided  from  1884  until  1894,  when  he  became 
a  member  of  Father  O'Donaghue's  parish  (St.  Patrick's),  of  which 
he  is  still  a  prominent  resident.  Mr.  Donnelly  is  a  member  of  the 
Ancient  Order  of  Hibernians  and  of  Capital  council.  No.  276, 
Young  Men's  institute,  is  a  gentleman  of  culture,  and  stands  very 
high  in  both  social  and  business  circles. 


JAMES  A.  BRENNAN,  deputy  sheriff  of  Montgomery  county, 
Ind. ,  was  born  in  Crawfordsville  January  3,  1S63,  and  is  ason 
of  Patrick  and  Ellen  (Thompson)  Brennan,  highly  respected  Cath- 
olic residents  of  this  city.  Here  James  A.  attended  the  public 
schools  until  1882  (graduating  in  that  year),  and  later  entered 
Wabash  college.  After  leaving  this  institution  of  learning  he  was 
engaged  in  the  grocery  business  in  Crawfordsville  for  a  short  time, 
was  then  appointed  deputy  postmaster,  in  which  capacity  he  served 
four  years,  and  was  then  appointed  to  his  present  office  of  deputy 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

sheriff  of  Montgomery  county,  being  in  politics  an  earnest  demo- 
crat. He  is  a  charter  member  of  Father  Dennen  commandery,  No. 
202,  Knights  of  St.  John,  in  which  order  he  has  served  as  record- 
ing secretary  and  trustee,  and  of  which  he  was  elected  president 
January   i,   1897. 

Mr.  Brennan  was  united  in  the  holy  bonds  of  matrimony,  in 
1894,  with  Miss  Nora  Kelly,  daughter  of  WilHam  Kelly,  a  well- 
known  citizen  of  Crawfordsville,  and  this  union  has  been  blessed 
with  two  children — Henry  and  Robert.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Brennan 
are  faithful  members  of  St.  Bernard's  congregation  and  freely  con- 
tribute of  their  means  to  the  support  of  the  church  and  the  pro- 
motion of  its  good  work.  Mr.  Brennan  has  filled  his  every  posi- 
tion with  ability  and  faithful  attention  to  the  duties  required  of  him, 
and  is  very  popular  with  all  classes  of  citizens.  Catholic  and  Prot- 
estant alike. 


HON.  MATTHEW  LALOR  BRETT  (deceased)  was  born  Jan- 
uary 5,  1823,  in  Edgefield  county,  S.  C. ,  and  was  the  eldest 
son  of  seven  children  born  to  Patrick  M.  and  Mary  (Lalor)  Brett. 
The  parents  of  our  subject  were  born  on  the  Emerald  isle,  and 
came  to  this  country  about  the  year  1820,  immediately  after  their 
marriage.  They  located  in  South  Carolina,  where  they  remained 
until  1830,  when  they  came  to  Daviess  county,  Ind.  Patrick  Brett 
was  a  lawyer  and  teacher  and  was  quite  a  prominent  personage  in 
the  early  history  of  Daviess  county,  and  held  important  offices  of 
responsibility  and  trust.  He  was  a  large  personal  factor  in  the 
early  days  of  the  development  of  this  county,  and  his  memory  is 
ever  yet  regarded  very  highly  by  the  few  remaining  old-timers  who 
still  live  as  witnesses  of  that  period  of  early  struggles.  His  death 
occurred  in  1844,  while  he  was  holding  the  office  of  county  auditor; 
the  mother  survived  for  many  years,  dying  in  1868. 

Matthew  L.  Brett  was  reared  on  the  old  home  farm,  where  his 
widow  now  resides.  His  early  education  was,  of  necessity,  some- 
what limited,  as  his  help  was  much  needed,  even  at  a  tender  age, 
in  developing  the  new  home.  Though  he  was  twenty-one  years  of 
age  at  the  time  of  his  father's  death,  so  great  was  the  trust  reposed 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

in  him  in  the  community  that  he  easily  succeeded  his  father  to  the 
office  of  county  auditor,  which  office  he  held  for  fifteen  years  suc- 
cessively. In  connection  with  his  efficient  duties  he  kept  up  the 
farm  and  also  carried  on  milling  and  merchandizing  to  some  extent. 
In  i860  he  was  elected  to  serve  his  district  in  the  state  legisla- 
ture, and  acted  in  both  the  regular  and  special  sessions.  For  two 
years  he  acted  on  the  special  legislature  committee  appointed  for 
the  purpose  of  auditing  the  expense  incurred  by  the  state  during 
the  war.  In  1862  his  name  was  on  the  state  ticket  and  he  was 
elected  by  a  flattering  majority  to  the  office  of  treasurer  of  state, 
which  office  he  held  two  years.  In  1872  he  was  again  returned 
from  Daviess  county  to  the  state  legislature  and  served  two  terms. 
Mr.  Brett  was  one  of  the  leaders  in  the  democracy  of  the  state 
and  during  his  active  connection  therewith  was  a  strong  power  in 
Indiana  politics.  The  manner  in  which  he  administered  the  affairs 
of  his  several  important  offices  inspired  in  his  behalf  the  utmost 
confidence  and  trust  of  the  people,  whose  respect  for  his  politicaJ 
sagacity  was  so  frequently  demonstrated  by  the  public  honors  con- 
ferred upon  him,  and  it  is  simply  justice  to  say,  in  this  brief  con- 
nection, that  he  never  betrayed  this  trust.  Unfortunately,  shortly 
after  his  last  legislative  office,  Mr.  Brett  met  with  an  acciden't 
which  rendered  him  a  permanent  cripple,  and  he  was  compelled  to 
retire  from  active  politics.  He  then  turned  his  whole  attention  to 
the  development  and  enlargement  of  his  already  extensive  farming 
interests,  and  large  success  attended  his  efforts.  At  the  time,  of 
his  death,  which  occurred  July  23,  1896,  he  was  the  possessor  of 
250  acres  of  land,  his  large  farm  near  Washington,  and  a  considr 
erable  farm  in  Marion  county.  He  was  an  earnest  Catholic,  and 
an  active  and  valued  member  of  St.  Simon's  church,  to  which  he 
was  a  large  and  liberal  contributor,  and  which,  as  well  as  the  com- 
munity at  large,  sustained  a"  sad  loss  at  his  deaih. 

On  June  i,  1858,  at  Vincennes,  Ind.,  Mr.  Brett  was  united  in 
marriage  to  Miss  Alice  M.  Hayes,  who  was  born  at  that  place' 
October  i,  1835,  a  daughter  of  William  and  Anna  (Beckes)  Hayes, 
the  former  of  whom  was  born  in  Ireland,  August  3,  1803;  the  lat- 
ter in  Vincennes,  November  20,  1816,  the  daughter  of  Benjamin 
and  Elizabeth  Beckes,  pioneers  of  southern   Indiana.      Mrs.  Brett 

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THE    CLHRGY    AXD    CONGREGATIONS, 

received  her  early  education  in  St.  Mary's  institute,  near  Terre 
Haute,  and  is,  in  these,  her  later  years,  a  truly  good  worker  in  the 
community.  She  is  a  member  of  the  Altar  society  of  St.  Simon's 
cjiurch  at  Washington  and  gives  largely  both  of  her  services  and 
her  means  to  the  good  works  of  that  organization.  By  her  union 
with  Mr.  Brett  she  bore  two  children,  both  of  whom  are  now  dead, 
viz:  Anna,  who  was  the  wife  of  Austin  F.  Cable,  to  whom  she 
bore  one  child,  Brett  Cable,  who  now  resides  with  Mrs.  Brett;  and 
\\'illiam,  who  died  in  childhood. 


HENRY  FRANCIS  BRINDLEY,  who  resides  with  his  family  at 
No.  641  South  Alabama  street,  Indianapolis,  has  been  for 
many  years  a  resident  of  St.  Patrick's  parish,  having  settled  here 
in  1876.  Mr.  Brindley  was  born  in  Staffordshire,  England,  March 
18,  1850,  his  father  d\ing  when  he  was  but  a  child.  Some  time 
later  the  mother  brought  her  three  children  to  the  United  States, 
landing  in  New  York,  and  going  thence  to  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  and 
on  April  14,  1873,  Mr.  Brindley  was  married  in  Covington,  Ky.,  to 
Miss  Josephine  Drohan  of  that  place,  and  a  daughter  of  John  and 
Mary  Drohan.  It  is  worthy  of  note  that  Mr.  Brindley,  who  is  a 
convert  to  the  doctrines  of  the  Catholic  church,  took  his  first  com- 
munion on  the  day  of  his  marriage,  which  was  Easter  Monday, 
1873.  The  parents  of  Mrs.  Brindley  were  natives  of  county  Wat- 
erford,  Ireland,  and  in  their  native  country  they  still  reside;  two  of 
their  sons  and  six  of  their  daughters  came  to  the  United  States, 
arriving  in  1864.  Of  these  Mrs.  Brindlej-  is  the  youngest.  One 
of  the  sons,  Patrick  Drohar.,  is  a  resident  of  Indianapolis. 

In  May,  1876,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Brindley  came  to  Indianapolis, 
and  this  city  has  since  been  their  home.  They  are  the  parents  of 
two  daughters:  Belle,  the  wife  of  John  H.  Sullivan,  and  Nettie, 
both  of  whom  took  their  first  communion  at  St.  Patrick's  church, 
and  were  educated  at  the  academy  of  that  parish.  Both  daugh- 
ters were  educated  with  unusual  care,  and  both  have  exxelient  taste 
in  many  directions,  but  each  has  a  specialty  of  her  own— Belle 
being  an  artist,  and  many  specimens  of  her  skill  embellish  her  home, 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OV    INDIANA. 


while  Nettie  has  made  a  specialty  of  music,  in  which  she  greatly 
excels.  The  location  of  the  home  has  been  given  above,  and  the 
family  are  among  the  most  highly  esteemed  members  of  their  par- 
ish and  of  general  society. 


JOHN  H.  T.  BROCKAMP,  a  popular  grocer  of  Richmond,  Ind., 
is  a  native  of  Germany,  was  born   in   Hanover,  June  7,   1834, 
and  is  a  son  of  Bernard  Joseph  and  Anna  Mary  Brockamp. 

Bernard  Joseph  Brockamp  was  born  in  the  parish  of  Damme, 
Hanover,  August  27,  1799,  and  after  leaving  school  spent  seven 
years  at  sea.  He  married,  in  Hanover,  in  1821.  Anna  Mary  Ever- 
nian,  who  was  born  February  6,  1800,  also  in  Hanover.  In  1828 
Mr.  Brockamp  landed  in  Baltimore,  Md.,  whence  he  went  direct 
to  Effingham,  111.,  invested  in  some  property  and  remained  si.x 
months.  In  1830  he  came  to  Richmond,  Ind.,  and  engaged  in 
stone  masonry  work,  and  also  worked  as  a  carpenter.  His  was 
one  of  the  first  Catholic  families  who  settled  in  this  city,  and  here 
he  died  in  the  faith  December  9,  1874,  his  wife  surviving  until 
October  14,  1883,  and  the  remains  of  both  now  lie  side  by  side  in 
St.  Andrew's  cemetery.  The  mother  and  her  sister,  Gednuth, 
together  with  J.  H.  T.  Brockamp,  our  subject,  came  to  Richmond 
from  the  old  countr}-,  via  Baltimore,  in  1840.  and  settled  in  the 
home  the  father  had  provided  for  them  on  Front  street. 

John  H.  T.  Brockamp  attended  school  until  fourteen  years 
of  age,  and  was  then  apprenticed  to  the  bricklayer's  trade,  which  he 
followed  six  years,  and  then  engaged  in  the  grocery  trade  on  Fifth 
street,  in  which  he  continued  from  1858  until  1861,  when  he  sold 
out  and  moved  upon  a  farm  five  miles  west  of  Richmond,  on  which 
he  remained  four  years.  In  1866  he  moved  to  Cincinnati,  Ohio, 
conducted  a  grocery  for  some  time,  and  then  moved  to  Brookville, 
Franklin  county,  Ind.,  and  again  followed  the  grocery  business  for 
twenty-five  years.  In  1893  he  returned  to  Richmond,  and  has 
here  been  engaged  ever  since  in  the  same  trade,  in  partnership 
with  his  son,  on  South  Eighth  street. 

J.    H.    T.    Brockamp   was    united   in  marriage,    in   Richmond, 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

September  2,  1861,  by  Rev.  Father  Seepe,  to  Miss  Berdena  Knabe, 
formerly  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  The  following-named  children  have 
blessed  this  union:  Mary  Gertrude,  wife  of  E.  Diederick,  of  Mid- 
dietown,  Ohio;  Albert  and  Josephena,  and  Frank,  deceased;  Franz, 
also  of  Middletown,  and  John  Heniy  Albert.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Brockamp  are  prominent  members  of  St.  Andrew's  church,  and 
socially  are  held  in  very  high  esteem  by  the  people  of  Richmond, 
where  they  own  considerable  valuable  real  estate. 


JAMES  BRODEN,  a  pioneer  Catholic  of  Indianapolis,  was  born 
in  the  parish  of  Clonmel,  Tipperary  county,  Ireland,  June  22, 
1820,  and  is  a  son  of  John  and  Nancy  (Carroll)  Broden,  who  came 
to  Indianapolis  in  1854,  following  their  son  James,  who  had  settled 
here  in  the  fall  of  I851,  and  here  the  mother  passed  away  in  1856, 
and  the  father  in  December,  1867,  dutiful  members  of  the  Catholic 
church.  Of  their  six  children,  three  sons  and  a  daughter  came  to 
the  United  States,  and  one  son  and  one  daughter  died  in  Ireland. 
The  three  sons  who  came  to  this  country  were  named  James.  Patrick 
and  Michael;  of  these,  James  and  Michael  are  still  residents  of 
Indianapolis,  Patrick  having  died  in  this  city  some  years  since, 
leaving  a  family. 

James  Broden  learned  the  trade  of  an  iron  molder  in  his 
younger  manhood,  and  this  has  been  his  calling  for  over  half  a  cen- 
tury. He  was  married,  in  Ireland,  to  Miss  Judith  Dooley,  who  bore 
him  two  children,  a  son  and  a  daughter,  and  died  in  Indianapolis 
August  2,  1869.  The  son,  James  Broden,  Jr.,  is  a  member  of  the 
wholesale  grocery  firm  of  M.  O'Connor  &  Co.,  of  Indianapolis, 
and  the  daughter,  Mary,  still  resides  with  her  father,  at  their  very 
pleasant  home.  No.  517  New  York  street,  where  the  family  first 
located  in  1851. 

When  James  Broden  first  settled  in  Indianapolis,  there  were 
very  few  Cathlolic  families  in  the  city,  and  their  only  place  of 
worship  was. in  a  small  church-building  of  frame,  on  what  is  now 
known  as  North  West  street,  in  which  mass  was  read  by  the  now 
Very  Rev.    Louis    Gueguen,  who   also  administered   to   the   other 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA 

spiritual  needs  of  his  people.  The  Catholics,  at  that  time,  were 
of  mixed  nationalties,  Irish  and  German  predominating,  and  were 
by  no  means  wealthy,  but' they  banded  together,  and  in  course  of 
time  erected  to  God  the  present  edifice  of  worship,  one  of  the 
most  imposing  in  the  city,  and  known  as  St.  Patrick's  Catholic 
church,  in  the  construction  of  which,  as  well  as  in  the  consolida- 
tion of  the  elements  now  constituting  St.  Patrick's  congregation, 
Mr.  Broden  was  a  prime  factor.  He  still  belongs  to  the  congrega- 
tion, and  his  son  and  estimable  daughter,  the  latter  of  whom  man- 
ages her  father's  household,  also  belong  to  this  church.  Mr.  Bro- 
den and  his  family  stand  at  the  head  and  front  of  the  respected 
Catholic  residents  of  the  parish,  and  also  enjoy  the  friendship  of 
their  non-Catholic  neighbors  to  the  highest  degree. 


JAMES  BRODEN,  of  No.  332  East  Norwood  street,  Indianapo- 
lis, was  born  in  county  Clare,  Ireland,  and  was  a  young  man  of 
about  eighteen  years  of  age  when  he  came  to  America.  About 
1864  he  became  a  resident  of  this  city,  soon  afterward  marrying 
Miss  Catherine  Farrell,  a  native  of  Roscommon  city,  county  Ros- 
common, Ireland,  and  who  crossed  the  Atlantic  ocean  to  America 
at  the  age  of  eighteen  years,  landing  in  New  York  city,  where  her 
sister,  Mrs.  Fitzgerald,  had  already  made  her  home;  but  subse- 
quently the  two  sisters  came  together  to  Indianapolis,  and  here 
Catherine  Farrell  met  and  was  married  to  Mr.  Broden,  in  St.  John's 
church.  She  was  called  away,  however,  in  the  faith  of  the  Cath- 
olic church,  on  the  5th  day  of  May,  1895,  leaving,  to  mourn  her 
loss,  her  disconsolate  husband  and  three  accomplished  daughters, 
who  still  reside  with  their  father,  although  one  has  been  married 
and  bears  the  name  of  Mrs.  Anna  Rehling,  who  has  been  a  success- 
ful teacher  in  the  public  schools  of  Indianapolis  since  1891,  her 
present  field  of  labor  being  at  school  No.  31,  on  Lincoln  street. 
Mary  and  Kate  are  the  names  of  the  unmarried  daughters,  and, 
with  their  father  and  sister,  are  dutiful  members  of  St.  Patrick's 
church,  in  which  they  stand  high  in  the  esteem  of  the  congregation, 
as  well  as  that  of  the  community  in  general. 

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THE    CLERGY    AXU    CONCKEGAI  lOMS, 

REV.  CHARLES  DHE,  pastor  of  St.  John  the  Evanj^'elist 
church  at  Hartford  City,  Blackford  county,  Ind.,  is  a  native 
of  France,  was  born  May  6,  1863,  and  is  a  son  Augustine  and 
Augusta  (Haverlant)  Dhe,  who  still  reside  in  France.  He  graduated 
in  the  classics  at  Arras,  France,  October  4.  1877,  and  July  10, 
1887,  was  ordained  priest  by  Bishop  Dannel,  of  Arras,  landed  in 
America  October  24,1892.  and  was  assistant  at  New  Iberia,  La., 
until  December,  1893,  when  he  came  to  the  diocese  of  Fort 
Wayne,  and  in  February,  1894,  was  appointed  to  his  present 
charge  at  Hartford  City,  with  the  pertaining  missions,  mentioned 
in  the  church  history.  Here  his  dut'es  have  been  most  faith- 
fully performed,  and  have  been  rewarded  with  abundant  suc- 
cess, the  erection  of  the  church-buildings  and  parochial  houses 
noted  in  the  church  history  furnishing  ample  evidence  of  his  untir- 
ing zeal. 


THOMAS  BRODERICK,  the  well-known  stave  manufacturer 
and  saw-mill  proprietor  of  Auburn,  DeKalb  county,  Ind.,  is  a 
native  of  this  state  and  was  born  in  Allen  county,  October  25,  1848, 
a  son  of  John  and  Ellen  (Meehan)  Broderick,  the  former  of  whom 
was  an  agriculturist  by  vocation. 

Thomas  Broderick  was  reared  on  his  father's  farm  until  seven- 
teen years  old,  in  the  meanwhile  receiving  his  education  in  the  dis- 
trict and  parochial  schools  of  his  township,  and  then  began  his 
business  career  as  an  employee  in  the  stave  factory  at  New  Haven, 
Allen  county,  where  he  held  his  position  until  1873,  when  he  went 
to  Fort  Wayne,  where  he  was  employed  in  the  same  class  of  work 
until  1 88 1.  He  then  went  to  Missouri,  where  he  worked  until 
1889,  then  returned  to  Indiana  and  settled  in  Auburn,  his  present 
home,  where  he  has  since  been  engaged  in  operating  a  stave  fac- 
tory and  saw-mill  in  partnership  with  William  Townsend. 

Mr.  Broderick  was  united  in  marriage,  in  Auburn,  December 
31,  1879,  to  Miss  Delia  Parish,  a  native  of  DeKalb  county,  and 
this  marriage  has  been  blessed  with  three  children,  of  whom  one 
only  survives — John  E.  Mr.  Broderick  has  always  been  a  sober, 
upright  and  industrious  citizen,  who    has  profited    by  his  attention 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

to  business,  and  is  now  owner  of  his  residence  as  well  as  mill  prop- 
erty. In  politics  he  is  a  democrat,  and  in  religion  a  conscientious 
Catholic,  to  which  faith  he  has  converted  his  wife,  and  to  the  pro- 
motion of  which  they  contribute  freely  of  their  means.  Their  fam- 
ily is  much  respected  in  the  community  and  Mr.  Broderick  is  con- 
sidered to  be  one  of  its  most  substantial  and  useful  citizens. 


HENRY  J.  BROIvAMP,  of  blessed  memory,  was  born  April  29, 
1843,  in  Westphalia,  Germany,  where  he  spent  the  first  four- 
teen years  of  his  life,  a  part  of  which  was  in  attendance  at  the 
schools  of  his  native  town.  In  his  fifteenth  year,  in  company  with 
two  sisters,  Mary,  now  Mrs.  Strickler.  and  Jane,  who  became  the 
wife  of  Joseph  Blenker,  Mr.  Brokamp  came  to  the  United  States, 
landing,  in  1857,  at  New  Orleans,  proceeding  thence  to  Cincinnati, 
where  he  remained  for  a  brief  period,  and  then  came  to  Richmond, 
Ind.,  where  he  first  secured  employment  as  coachman.  He  was 
thus  engaged  for  two  years,  and  for  the  twelve  succeeding  years  had 
charge  of  the  grounds  of  Earlham  college,  and  then  embarked  in 
the  grocery  business,  first  as  clerk,  and  later  for  himself,  on  the 
corner  of  Main  and  Fourth  streets,  and  followed  the  grocery  trade 
with  financial  profit  several  years  previous  to  his  death. 

Mr.  Brokamp  was  married  in  St  Andrew's  church,  Richmond,. 
February  13,  1872,  to  Miss  Jennie  Brennan,  Father  Hundt  per- 
forming the  ceremony  according  to  the  prescribed  form  of  the  Holy 
Catholic  church.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Brokamp  had  a  family  of  four 
children,  who  were  named  as  follows:  Alice,  Harry,  Thomas  and 
Benjamin,  all  living  but  the  last  named. 

Mr.  Brokamp  was  a  reputable  man,  popular  with  a  large  circle 
of  friends  in  Richmond,  and  his  life,  measured  according  to  the 
standard  of  the  church  in  which  he  was  reared,  bespoke  the  earn- 
est Christian  and  true  gentleman.  He  was  a  faithful  member  of 
St.  Andrew's  church  and  the  society  of  St.  Joseph,  and  his  death, 
which  occurred  on  the  15th  day  of  October,  1882,  was  an  event 
deeply  regretted,  not  only  by  his  wife  and  children,  who  were  thus 
bereft  of  a  loving  husband  and  kind  father,  but  by  all  who  knew  him 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONC-R\£G  iTiONS, 

and  had  learned  to  prize  him  for  his  many  sterhng  qualities  of 
manhood.  Mrs.  Brokamp  and  her  three  children  are  active  mem- 
bers of  St.  Andrew's. 


PIERRE  BROUILLETTE,  a  representative  of  one  of  the  earli- 
est-established families  of  Knox  county,  Ind.,  was  born  March 
15,  1820,  on  the  family  homestead,  in  a  house  built  by  his  grand- 
father, on  the  Wabash  river,  a  mile  north  of  Vincennes,  Ind.,  a 
portion  of  the  land  originally  belonging  to  this  homestead  being 
now  within  the  corporation  of  the  city  named. 

Michael  Brouillette,  the  grandfather  of  subject,  alluded  to 
above,  and  two  of  his  brothers,  Maurice  and  Frank,  came  from 
France  to  Canada  with  the  French  army,  and  Michael  was  an  offi- 
cer under  Gen.  Montcalm,  and  took  part  in  the  battle  known  as 
Braddock's  defeat.  The  maternal  grandfather  of  subject,  when 
quite  a  young  man,  was  captured  near  the  Sugar  Loaf  hills  by 
Indians,  and  carried  as  far  as  Mobile.  Ala.,  where  he  and  a  fellow- 
captive  secured  their  release  under  a  contract  with  some  white  men 
to  serve  a  term  of  seven  years  as  laborers,  which  contract  they 
fulfilled,  and  on  their  return  to  Vincennes,  after  an  absence  of  nine 
years,  the  grandfather  married  the  lady  to  whom  he  had  been 
betrothed  prior  to  his  capture.  After  the  close  of  the  Revolution- 
ary war,  Michael, 'the  paternal  grandfather,  settled  at  or  near  Vin- 
cennes, and  later  on  his  farm,  which  adjoined  that  of  William 
Henry  Harrison. 

Pierre  Brouillette,  father  of  subject,  was  born  in  \'incennes, 
December  14,  1782,  and  on  reaching  manhood  became  the  trusted 
friend  and  associate  of  Gen.  Harrison,  and  was  employed  by  him 
as  a  bearer  of  dispatches  to  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  and  other  points  dur- 
ing the  war  of  181  2.  This  was  a  most  perilous  task  and  was  never 
free  from  imminent  danger  at  the  hands  of  Indians,  or  attacks  by 
wild  beasts,  or  disasters  occasioned  by  swollen  water-courses — but 
he  always  delivered  his  dispatches  on  time.  He  served  all  through 
the  war  of  181 2,  and  was  also  a  captain  in  the  Black  Hawk  war 
of  1832.  He  married  Miss  Julia  Bushee,  a  nati.ve  of  Vincennes, 
and  by  her  became  the  father  of  five  children. 


CATTIOLIC    CHURCH    OF   INDiANA, 

Pierre  Brouillette,  the  subject,  lived  on  the  old  homestead  on 
which  he  was  born  until  twenty-six  years  of  age,  when  he  was  mar- 
ried, in  1846,  in  St.  Francis  Xavier  cathedral,  by  Rev.  Father 
Audran,  to  Miss  Louise  Frances  Bernard,  a  native  of  France,  who 
came  to  \'incennes  in  1844  with  her  mother,  her  brothers  having 
preceded  them.  When  a  child  of  five  years  of  age,  subject  had 
been  presented  by  his  father  with  a  farm  of  170  acres,  all  in  the 
wild  woods,  and  to  this  farm  he  moved  immediately  after  marriage 
and  began  clearing  up,  and  this  meant  a  life-time  of  hard  toil,  and 
it  has  been  within  the  past  few  years  that  he  has  felt  justified  in 
making  this  life  a  little  easier  by  ceasing  hard  work.  Here  have 
been  born  his  eight  children,  viz:  Julia,  who  died  in  young  woman- 
hood; Henry  Andrew,  who  also  died  in  early  life;  Louis,  who  was 
married,  but  died  when  still  a  young  man,  and  this  death  was  fol- 
lowed by  that  of  his  mother,  July  12,  1884 — all  four  deaths  occur- 
ring withm  the  space  of  two  years.  The  remaining  five  children 
born  to  Mr.  Brouillette  are  Bernard,  who  is  employed  pn  the  home 
farm;  Maurice,  buyer  for  a  grain  elevator  in  Wheatland;  Louisa, 
Alphonzoand  Marie  Laura,  at  home.  Mr.  Brouillette  has  developed 
a  splendid  farm  from  the  wilderness  and  has  been  one  of  the  few 
still  li\ing  who  has  seen  the  city  of  \'incennes,  old  as  it  is,  grow 
from  a  village  to  be  a  city  of  goodly  proportions.  For  over  150 
years  the  Brouillette  family  have  been  communicants  at  St.  Francis 
Xavier  church,  and  have  done  their  full  share  in  contributing  from 
their  means  toward  its  sustenance  and  in  promoting  its  influence 
and  usefulness. 


REV.  VICTOR  J.  BRUCKER,  asssistant  of  St.  John's  church, 
is  a  native  of  Indiana,  born  at  Tell  City,  Perry  county,  Jan- 
uary 4,  1872.  He  is  the  youngest  son  of  the  late  Dr.  Magnus 
Brucker. 

Father  Brucker  completed  his  preparatory  work  for  the  min- 
istry in  St.  Meinard's  college,  which  he  attended  four  years,  and 
in  1890  went  to  Europe  and  completed  his  studies  at  the  American 
college,  Rome,  where  he  took  the  degrees  of  bachelor  and  licentiate 
in  theology,  and  after  a  si.x  years'  sojourn  in  the  Eternal  city,    was 


I HE   CLERGY   AND   CONGREGATIONS 

ordained  priest  in  the  Basilica  of  St.  John  Lateran  on  the  thirtieth 
of  May,  1896,  by  his  eminence,  Cardinal  Parocchi,  and  immedi- 
ately thereafter  made  a  tour  of  the  continent.  On  his  return  to 
America  he  entered  upon  his  duties  as  assistant  of  St.  John's 
church,  Indianapolis. 

Father  Brucker  is  a  young  man  of  bright  mind,  liberally  edu- 
cated, and  has  a  sincere  love  for  his  life  work,  upon  the  arduous  of 
duties  of  which  he  has  just  entered. 


JOSEPH  LOUIS  EBNER,  a  member  of  the  city  council  at  Vin- 
cennes,  Ind.,  one  of  the  wealthiest  and  most  influential  citizens 
of  this,  his  native  city,  and  head  of  the  great  artificial  ice  plant, 
was  born  January  6,  1863,  a  son  of  John  and  Catherine  (Kuhn) 
Ebner,  Alsatians  by  birth. 

John  Ebner,  deceased,  was  for  many  years  prominently  iden- 
tified with  the  business  interests  of  Vincennes.  He  established  the 
first  brewery  in  the  city  and  also  the  first  wholesale  ice  business. 
His  operations  were  very  successful  and  he  left  his  family  in 
affluent  circumstances.  He  was  born  in  Alsace  June  8,  1817, 
received  a  fair  education  and  was  brought  up  to  the  trade  of  miller 
and  baker,  in  which  capacity  he  worked  in  numerous  European 
cities.  He  was  for  seven  years  in  the  French  army,  his  service  for 
the  most  part  lying  in  Algiers,  Africa.  He  came  to  this  country 
in  1846,  and  worked  for  a  while  at  his  trade  before  embarking  in 
the  business  enterprises  which  proved  so  successful.  He  was 
twice  married,  his  first  wife,  dying,  leaving  two  children.  To  the 
second  union  there  were  born  seven  children,  as  follows:  Magda- 
lene, wife  of  Joseph  Schmidt,  a  manufacturer  of  cigars  at  \'in- 
cennes;  John,  a  member  of  the  Hack  &  Simon  Brewing  company, 
who  died  at  the  age  of  thirty-one  years  and  si.K  months;  Mary  E., 
widow  of  Herman  Wissing,  who  resides  with  her  mother;  Joseph 
L. ,  our  subject;  an  infant,  deceased;  Lawrence,  a  manufacturer 
of  artificial  ice  at  Seymour,  Ind.,  and  Theressa,  at  home.  The 
lamented  death  of  John  Ebner  took  place  January  26,   1889. 

Joseph   L.    Ebner   received    his   elementary  education   in   the 


J.   L.   EBNER. 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

parochial  schools  of  the  cit}',  and  he  then  attended  the  city  hi^h 
school  to  the  senior  year,  after  which  he  spent  a  year  at  Si. 
Joseph's  college  at  Teutopolis,  111.  He  was  associated  with  his 
father  until  1887,  when  he  began  operations  in  the  natural  ice 
business  on  his  own  account.  In  1889  he  established  his  present 
artificial  ice  plant,  which  has  developed  into  quite  an  extensi\e 
industry,  employing  twenty-five  operatives  and  being  valued  at 
$100,000.  This  business,  as  well  as  that  of  his  brother,  Law- 
rence, at  Seymour,  is  known  as  the  John  Ebner  Ice  company,  in 
honor  of  and  perpetuation  of  the  father's  name. 

In  1887  Mr.  Ebner  was  united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Cather- 
ine S.  Raben,  a  native  of  St.  Wendel's,  Posey  county,  Ind.  To 
this  union  were  born  four  children:  Vivia,  Laurine,  Mary,  and  an 
infant,  deceased.  Mrs.  Ebner  died  January  24,  1894,  and  the 
children  have  since  lived  with  their  grandmother  Ebner,  at  the 
pleasant  old  parental  home  at  the  corner  of  Fifth  and  Vigo  streets. 
The  religious  home  of  the  Ebners  is  with  St.  John's  German 
Catholic  church,  to  which  they  are  liberal  contributors,  and  are 
active  and  diligent  in  all  good  works  of  the  church  society. 

Mr.  Ebner  is  a  prominent  member  of  St.  John's  branch,  C. 
K.  of  A.  Politically  he  is  a  democrat,  though  somewhat  inde- 
pendent in  local  politics.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Vincennes  city 
council,  representing  the  Si.xth  ward,  and  is  now  serving  his  third 
term  in  the  aldermanic  body.  He  is  a  man  of  wide  acquaintance 
and  large  local  influence  and  his  strict  and  prompt  business  meth- 
ods have  won  for  him  a  tirm  place  in  commercial  circles.  He  is 
active  in  everything  pertaining  to  the  welfare  of  the  city  and  its 
material  growth  and  advancement,  and  is  serving  very  capably  and 
acceptably  on  a  number  of  important  committees  in  the  council. 


WILLIAM  .M.  BROWN,  one  of  the  trustees  of  the  Church  of 
the  Immaculate  Conception  at  Rushville,  Ind.,  is  a  substan- 
tial and  thrifty  citizen,  is  a  blacksmith  by  calling,  and  a  man  of 
much  personal  worth,  who  has  won  the  regard  of  the  community 
in  which  he  has  spent  all  his  life.      He  was  born  at  Rushville,  June 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

I.  1859,  of  Irish  parentage.  His  father,  Michael  Brown,  came  to 
this  country  from  Ireland  when  he  was  thirteen  years  of  age,  stop- 
ping at  New  York,  where  he  remained  three  years,  after  which  he 
came  to  Rushville,  established  his  home,  and  lived  here  to  a  ripe 
old  age.  dying  May  27,  1896.  He  married  Mary  Shane,  and  to 
them  were  born  the  following  children:  Frank,  William  M., 
George,  James,  John,  Jesse,  Joseph  and  Jane.  The  mother  is  still 
living  in  Rushville.  They  were  pioneer  members  of  the  Catholic 
society  at  this  place,  and  a  high  place  in  the  regard  of  the  parish 
was  accorded  them. 

William  M.  Brown  was  reared  in  Rushville  and  received  a  fair 
common-school  education.  Five  years  of  his  youth  were  spent 
upon  a  farm,  but  when  twenty-one  years  of  age  he  began  to  learn 
the  blacksmith  trade,  and  on  January  12,  1889,  opened  a  shop  of 
his  own.  His  industry  has  been  rewarded  and  he  owns  consider- 
able town  property,  several  houses  and  lots,  and  his  own  comfort- 
able home,  a  cottage  costing  $1,800.  Politically  he  is  a  democrat, 
but  takes  only  a  quiet  part  in  politics. 

December  25,  1890,  Mr.  Brown  was  married  to  Mary  Gavin, 
who  was  born  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  May  18,  1S63,  daughter  of  John 
and  Elizabeth  (Connor)  Gavin,  ardent  Cathohcs,  now  deceased. 
To  them  have  been  born  two  children:  George,  deceased,  and 
Grace.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Brown  are  devoted  members  of  tie  church 
of  the  Immaculate  Conception  and  liberal  contributors  to  its  ma- 
terial needs.  As  a  trustee  of  the  church  during  its  present  recon- 
structive period,  Mr.  Brown  is  unwearied  in  the  important  duties 
which  devolve  upon  him,  and  the  handsome  new  structure  will  owe 
much  to  his  efforts. 


DOMINIK  BRUGGNER,  a  devoted  and  earnest  member  of  St. 
Mary's  Catholic  church  of  South  Bend,  Ind.,  is  a  native  of 
Germany  and  was  born  in  Baden  August  i,  1863,  a  son  of  Nicholas 
and  Frana  (Casley).  Bruggner — his  father  being  a  farmer. 

Uominik  Bruggner  attended  a  parochial  school  in  the  parish  of 
Swandorf,  Baden,  until  fourteen  years  of  age,  and  was  then  appren- 
ticed to  the  shoemaking-  trade.      At  the  proper  age  he  was  called 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

upon  to  perform  the  usual  military  duty,  and  served  in  the  Prussian 
army  three  years,  after  which  he  worked  at  his  trade  in  Germany 
and  Switzerland  until  his  embarkation  for  x^merica.  He  landed  in 
New  York  city  September  14,  1889,  whence  he  came  direct  to 
Indiana,  and  for  the  first  winter  of  his  residence  in  this  state  was 
employed  on  a  farm  near  Mishawaka.  March  14,  1890,  he  came  to 
South  Bend  and  opened  a  repair  shop,  and  in  this  business  he  still 
continues,  with  gratifying  financial  success. 

May  4,  1890,  Mr.  Bruggner  returned  to  Mishawaka  and  was 
there  united  in  marriage,  by  Rev.  Father  Oechtering,  with  Miss 
Lena  Futterknecht,  and  to  this  happy  union  have  been  born  four 
children,  viz:  Sadie,  Frank,  Gottfried,  and  an  infant  not  named  at 
the  time  of  this  writing. 

Mr.  Bruggner  is  a  member  of  St.  John's  society  and  Mrs. 
Bruggner  is  connected  with  the  ladies'  sodalities  of  St.  Mary's 
church,  to  which  congregation  the  family  belong.  The  parents  are 
devout  and  earnest  in  their  religious  duties,  and  freelj-  contribute 
to  the  support  of  the  church  proper,  and  to  all  moveinents  promis- 
ing to  result  in  the  good  of  the  congregation  and  the  sodalities  and 
charities  of  the  church.  Mr.  Bruggner  has  made  many  warm  friends 
since  he  has  resided  in  South  Bend,  and  he  and  wife  enjoy  a  full 
share  of  the  respect  unually  bestowed  upon  those  who  lead  a  moral 
and  industrious  life. 


MARTIN  BUCHERT,  an  active  man  of  business  in  Prescott, 
Shelby  county,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Dearborn  count}',  in  the 
same  state,  in  October,  1842,  and  is  a  son  of  Peter  and  Mary  Buch- 
ert,  the  former  of  whom  was  born  in  Austria  and  the  latter  in 
Alsace,  France.  The  father,  a  farmer,  came  to  Indiana  in  1828, 
and  assisted  in  clearing  up  the  ground  preparatory  to  the  erection 
of  the  Catholic  church-edifice  at  New  Alsace,  Dearborn  county. 
To  Peter  and  Mary  Buchert  were  born  twelve  children,  of  whom 
the  subject  is  the  youngest. 

Martin  Buchert  was  educated  in  the  parochial  and  public 
schools  of  his  native  county  and  was  reared  on  his  father's  farm, 
remaining  at  home    until    twenty-six   years  old,  when    he    married. 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

February  13,  1869,  in  Franklin  county,  Miss  Josephine  Dauen- 
hauer,  who  was  born  in  New  York  city,  July  14,  1846,  a  daughter 
of  John  and  Josephine  Dauenhauer,  and  to  this  union  have  been 
born  three  children,  viz:  Louise  M.,  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio;  Anna  B. 
and  Charles  M.  For  three  or  four  years  after  his  marriage,  Mr. 
Buchert  was  engaged  in  farming  in  Dearborn  county,  Ind.,  and 
then  removed  to  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  where  he  worked  in  a  brewery 
until  1878,  and  then  moved  back  to  his  farm  of  forty-six  acres  in 
Dearborn  county,  and  five  years  later,  in  1883,  came  to  Prescott, 
Shelby  county,  where  he  has  since  resided,  engaged  in  dealing  in 
grain,  etc.,  and  where  he  owns,  beside,  good  residence  property. 
Mr.  Buchert  and  family  are  consistent  members  of  St.  Vincent's 
Catholic  church,  and  freely  contribute  to  its  support.  In  politics 
Mr.  Buchert  is  a  democrat,  and  while  living  in  Dearborn  county 
was  for  four  years  assessor  and  four  years  trustee  of  his  township. 
He  is  very  popular  in  Prescott  and  he  and  family  enjoy  the  esteem 
of  all  who  know  them. 


GEORGE  W.  ELBREG  was  born  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  on  the 
twentieth  day  of  February,  1856,  a  son  ot  Henry  H.  and  Mar- 
garet (Shields)  Elbreg.  When  he  was  ten  years  old,  his  parents 
removed  to  Richmond,  Ind.,  and  in  that  city  he  attended  school 
until  his  fifteenth  year.  He  then  started  in  mercantile  life  as 
errand  boy  in  the  Eagle  store,  at  Richmond,  and  within  a  coinpara- 
ti\ely  short  time  was  promoted  to  the  position  of  salesman,  which 
has  been  his  life  work.  From  Richmond  he  accompanied  his  par- 
ents to  Greenfield,  where  he  remained  six  years,  and  in  1873  came 
to  Indianapolis,  which  city  has  since  been  his  home. 

In  1879  Mr.  Elbreg  accepted  the  position  of  traveling  salesman 
with  a  clothing  house  of  Cincinnati,  and  has  spent  the  last  eighteen 
jears  in  this  capacity.  During  the  last  sixteen  years,  he  has  been 
the  trusted  representative  on  the  road  of  the  large  and  well  known 
clothing  firm  of  Heidelback,  Friedlander  &  Co.,  of  Cincinnati,  and, 
as  such,  has  done  an  immense  business  for  his  employers  and 
earned  the  reputation  of  being  one  of  the  most  successful  commer- 
cial travelers  in  the  west.      In  September,   1894,  Mr.  Elbreg  estab- 

(TtoT 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

lished  a  department  store  on  English  avenue,  Indianapolis,  which 
was  conducted  in  his  absence  by  his  wife,  until  her  death  Novem- 
ber 9,  1897,  assisted  by  hired  help,  and  which  has  proved  a  most 
profitable  venture. 

Mr.  Elbreg  was  married  in  Indianapolis,  October  5.  1879,  bj- 
Very  Rev.  Bessonies,  to  Miss  Mary  Frances  Lynch,  of  Niagara 
Falls,  N.  Y.  Mrs.  Elbreg  came  to  Indianapolis  with  her  parents 
in  her  childhood  and  was  educated  at  St.  John's  academy,  this  city; 
she  bore  her  husband  two  children:  Lillie  May,  a  young  lady  of 
fifteen,  and  Florence,  who  died  at  the  age  of  six  years  and  seven 
months. 

Mr.  Elbreg  is  a  conscientious  and  devoted  Catholic,  influential 
not  only  in  church  affairs  but  also  in  the  societies  connected  there- 
with. He  is  a  charter  member  of  Capital  council,  No.  276,  Y.  M. 
I.,  and  is  the  present  council  deputy  of  the  same.  He  has  been 
active  in  matters  political  and  wields  considerable  influence,  though 
persistently  declining  official  honors.  In  a  word,  he  is  an  energetic 
man  of  affairs,  possesses  business  ability  of  a  high  order  and  endeav- 
ors to  conform  his  life  to  the  pure  teaching  of  the  Holy  church. 

Henry  H.  Elbreg,  the  subject's  father,  is  a  native  of  Ger- 
many, and  his  wife,  Margaret,  was  born  in  Baltimore,  Md.;  they 
were  married  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  of  which  city  the  subject's  pater- 
nal grandfather  was  a  very  early  settler.  By  occupation  Henry  H. 
Elbreg  was  a  mechanic,  and  for  a  number  of  years  exercised  his 
skill  as  a  manufacturer  of  physicians'  operating  chairs.  Of  his 
immediate  family,  there  are  living  Mary,  Beatrice,  Frederick  and 
George  W.  Frederick  married  Emma  Uter  and  resides  in  Indian- 
apolis; Mary  and  Beatrice  are  still  under  the  parental  roof.  The 
following  members  of  the  family  are  deceased:  Florence,  Kate, 
Henry  and  Lillie.  The  last  named  was  known  in  the  church  as 
Sister  Mary  Gabriel,  and  spent  her  life  at  St.  Mary's  of  the  Woods, 
where  she  died  in  young  womanhood.  Henry  died  at  the  age  of 
twenty-one,  a  bright  young  man,  with  every  indication  of  a  pros- 
perous future  before  him;  Florence,  a  most  estimable  young  lad\', 
was  called  from  the  scenes  of  the  earth  life  when  about  nineteen 
years  of  age. 

Fred  Elbreg,  a  brother  of   Henry  H.,  spent   twenty-five  jears 

9  ^ri73) 


THE   CLERGY   AND   CONGREGATIONS, 

in  the  Jesuit  college  at  Cincinnati,  and  is  now  a  distinguished  sur- 
geon at  the  national  capital,  holding  a  position  as  United  States 
surgeon.  For  many  years  the  Elbreg  family  have  been  Catholics, 
true  to  the  church,  and  their  lives  have  been  shining  examples  of 
its  influence. 


AUGUST  J.  BUCHNER,  who  resides  at  No.  1909  Prospect 
street,  Indianapolis,  is  one  of  the,  earlier  residents  of  St.  Pat- 
rick's parish,  and  has  lived  in  this  city  since  1870.  He  was  born 
at  Dayton,  Montgomery  county,  Ohio,  March  18,  1848,  and  is  a  son 
of  George  and  Ann  Mary  Buchner,  natives  of  Germany,  the  maiden 
name  of  Mrs.  Buchner  having  been  Trimbach.  George  Buchner 
was  a  pioneer  of  Dayton,  assisted  in  building  the  Little  Miami  rail- 
road— the  first  railroad  to  enter  Dayton — was  one  of  the  earliest 
Catholics  in  that  city,  and  aided  in  building  Emanuel  church,  the 
first  Catholic  church  in  that  place.  At  one  time  he  operated  the 
mail  route  between  Dayton  and  Cincinnati,  carrying  both  mail  and 
passengers  between  the  two  places.  For  some  time  during  the 
early  days  of  Dayton  he  was  engaged  in  drawing,  and  in  point  of 
fact  introduced  the  first  dray  into  that  city.  He  was  a  well  known 
and  high)}'  esteemed  citizen,  a  faithful  and  consistent  Catholic,  and 
a  kind  ha3l)md  and.  father.  His  death  occurred  in  1883,  his  wife 
dying  in  1S86.  They  were  the  parents  of  nine  children,  seven  sons 
and  two  daughters.  George,  the  eldest  son.  is  a  resident  of  San 
Diego,  Cal. ;  Sebastian,  the  second  in  age,  died  when  forty-four 
years  old;  August  J.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  was  the  third;  then 
followed  triplets,  sons,  one  of  whom  died  at  the  age  of  one  year, 
another  at  the  age  of  twenty-four  years,  and  the  third  is  a  resident 
of  Northern  Michigan;  then  came  tw'n=;,  Jos;ph  and  Mary,  both  of 
whom  reside  in  Davton.  The  eldest  daughter  is  now  a  Sister  of 
Notre  Dame  and  a  teacher  in  Cincinnati. 

August  J.  Buchner,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  learned  the 
trade  of  plumber  and  gas-fitter,  beginning  his  apprenticeship  at  the 
age  of  seventeen  years,  and  has  followed  that  trade  in  Indianapolis 
since  1871.  Mr.  Buchner  was  married  January  8,  1872,  to  Miss 
Johanna  Casey,  a  native  of   Eaton,  Ohio,  and  a  daughter  of  Pat- 


&ArHOLiG   CHURCH   Ci-    i^Vu\l\h. 

rick  Casey.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Buchner  have  three  daughters,  viz: 
l^izz'ie.  wife  of  Charles  Kolling;  Mamie,  and  Carrie.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Rolling  have  one  son.  The  children  have  all  been  confirmed  and 
took  their  first  communion  under  Father  Donaghue.  Mr.  Buchner 
is  a  member  of  Capital  council,  No.  276,  Young  Men's  institute, 
and  is  a  member  of  the  executive  committee  at  the  present  time. 
The  family  are  ail  e.xcellent  people,  and  possess  and  enjoy  the  con- 
fidence and  regard  of  their  neighbors  and  friends  to  a  high  degree. 


JOHN  BUCKLEY.— Of  the  early  Catholic  families  of  Indian- 
apolis few  if  any  are  more  deserving  of  mention  in  this  work 
than  that  of  John  Buckley,  who  were  pioneers  of  the  first  parish 
organized  in  this  city. 

John  Buckley  was  born  in  the  parish  of  Kanturk,  county  Cork, 
Ireland,  on  Ash  Wednesday,  in  February,  1826,  but  his  parents  died. 
while  he  was  yet  3'oung.  After  a  brief  residence  in  t!ie  sate  of 
New  York  he  removed  to  In  liauapolis,  and  on  Marcli  26,  1858, 
was  married  to  Miss  Hannah  Corcoran,  the  mairi;ige  b  ing  solem- 
nized by  Rev.  Father  Maloney  at  the  little  frame  Catholic  church  in 
St.  John's  parish,  the  only  one  then  in  the  city. 

Mr.  Buckley  was  one  of  the  early  railroad  men  of  Indianapo- 
lis, an  i  was  long  co;i:ie3teJ  with  the  Panhandle  roaJ  as  a  trusted 
and  faithful  employee.  Like  many  another  rjilroad  man,  he  met 
his  de  ith  by  accident,  being  struck  and  killed  by  a  yard  engine  on 
West  Washington  street,  September  9,  1877.  He  left  a  wife  and 
five  children,  viz:  Hannah,  wife  of  Thomas  Burns,  of  Nashville, 
Tenn. ;  John  P.,  also  a  resident  of  Nashville,  Tenn. ;  Dennis,  who 
resides  at  Decatur,  Ala.;  Mary  E.  and  James,  at  home  with  their 
mother,  at  No.  718  Lord  street.  Mr.  Buckley  was  an  honest, 
upright  man,  well  known  to  early  railroad  men,  and  a  faithful  and 
trusted  employe.;  of  both  the  Big  Four  and  the  Panhandle  rail- 
way companies. 

The  children  have  all  been  well  educated,  their  instruction 
having  been  such  as  tends  to  make  them  good  Catholic  citizens  of 
the  state  and  of  the   United   States.      Miss   Mary  E.  Buckley  has 

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THi:    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

been  a  successful  teacher  in  the  public  schools  of  Indianapolis  since 
1886,  having  graduated  from  the  high  schools  of  the  city  in  1885, 
and  from  the  Indianapolis  Normal  school  in  1886.  Mrs.  Hannah 
Buckley  is  a  woman  of  many  excellent  qualities,  and  has  earnestly 
striven  to  so  bring  up  her  children  as  to  make  them  useful  citizens, 
not  only  to  themselves,  but  also  to  the  world  at  large. 


HENRY  BUDENZ.— Half  a  century  ago  the  Catholics  in  Indi- 
anapolis were  few  in  numbers.  In  1848  the  subject  of  this 
sketch,  Henry  Budenz,  became  a  resident  of  the  city  and  continued 
to  live  here  until  his  death,  which  occurred  August  24,  1892.  His 
widow,  Mrs.  Julia  Budenz,  has,  in  at  least  one  way.  greater  claims 
to  distinction  than  her  husband,  having  lived  in  Indianapolis  ten 
years  before  he  located  in  the  place.  Mr.  Budenz  was  born  in 
Rasdorf,  Hesse-Cassel,  Germany,  June  15,  1823,  grew  to  manhood 
in  his  native  land,  and  came  to  the  United  States  in  1848,  about 
the  time  of  the  great  revolution  in  the  old  country,  when  so  many 
good  people  were  compelled  to  seek  a  home  in  what  was  then  to 
them  a  foreign  and  unknown  land.  After  a  residence  of  a  few 
months  in  Fort  Wayne,  Ind.,  he  decided  to  move  to  Indianapolis, 
which  he  did  that  year. 

'  On  June  28,  1849,  he  was  married  to  Mrs.  Julia  Butch,  daugh- 
ter of  Lawrence  and  Catherine  Enrich.  She  was  born  at  Frank- 
ifort-on-the-Main,  Germany,  April  5,  1830.  The  year  next  after 
that  of  her  birth,  her  father  emigrated  to  the  United  States,  bring- 
ing his  family  with  him,  and  locating  near  Lancaster,  Pa.  Several 
years  later  he  decided  to  come  west,  and  arrived  in  Indianapolis, 
July  4,  1838.  Here  he  and  his  wife  passed  the  remainder  of  their 
days,  the  father  dying  April  24.  1857,  and  the  mother  surviving 
him  many  years,  passing  away  November  23,  1893,  at  the  age  of 
ninety  years.  While  Mr.  Eurich  was  not  a  Catholic,  yet  he  was 
a  most  worthy  citizen,  and  was  by  birth  and  education  a  Lutheran 
in  religion,  and  while  he  lived  in  Indianapolis  he  was  a  faithful 
member  of  Zion  Lutheran  church.  Mrs.  Eurich  was  a  Catholic, 
devoted  to  the  interests  of  her  church,  and  has  reared  her  children 


CATHOLIC  CHURCH  Oh    liiL>xAJ.VA<. 

in  her  own  faith.  She  and  her  husband  were  the  parents  of  seven 
children,  three  sons  and  four  daughters,  the  onlj-  surviving  mem- 
bers of  the  family  being  Mrs.  Budenz  and  her  sister,  Mrs.  Amelia 
Langbein,  of   College  avenue,  Indianapolis. 

Mrs.  Budenz,  whose  home  is  at  No.  21 17  Shelby  street,  belongs 
to  one  of  the  early  pioneer  families  of  Indianapolis,  in  which  city 
she  has  resided  for  sixty  years,  she  being  a  child  of  eight  years 
when  brought  here  by  her  parents.  The  appearance  of  the  city 
at  the  time  of  her  arrival  in  it  is  indelibly  impressed  on  her  memor}-, 
it  being  then  a  crude  western  village  of  a  few  houses  and  inhabit- 
ants. The  Catholic  families  were  then  very  few  indeed,  and  they 
were  without  a  church  or  pastor.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Budenz  were  the 
parents  of  three  children,  all  sons,  as  follows:  John  T. ,  a  book- 
kefeper  by  occupation  and  a  resident  of  San  Francisco,  Cal. ; 
Henry  J.,  born  April  13,  1853,  who  married  Miss  Mary  G.  Sul- 
livan, daughter  of  John  L.  Sullivan,  an  early  pioneer  of  Indian- 
apolis, and  by  her  he  has  two  daughters  and  two  sons,  viz: 
Louis  F. ,  Catherine,  Henry  J.,  and  Mary.  H.  J.  Budenz  is 
paying  teller  at  the  Capitol  National  bank,  and  is  treasurer  of 
Capitol  council,  No.  276,  Young  Men's  institute.  Louis  A.,  the 
youngest  son  of  Mrs.  Budenz,  was  born  July  9,  1864,  and  is 
bookkeeper  at  the  bank  above  mentioned.  Mrs.  Budenz,  and  her 
son  Henry  J.,  together  with  the  family  of  the  latter,  reside  at  the 
home  above  mentioned.  She  is  a  woman  of  extraordinary  culture 
and  excellent  memory,  and  possesses  a  large  and  valuable  fund  of 
information  regarding  the  church  in  Indianapolis  in  the  early  days. 
As  Miss  Julia  Enrich  she  married  Mr.  Butch,  who  survived  the 
marriage  but  a  short  time,  and  after  his  death  she  married  Mr. 
Budenz. 


HERMAN  H.  BULTMAN,  an  active  member  of  St.  John's  Cath- 
olic church  at  Vincennes,  and  the  efficient  engineer  at  the 
John  Ebner  Ice  company's  plant,  was  born  in  this  city  June  21, 
1852,  the  son  of  Charles  and  Mary  Bultman,  and  is  the  eldest  of  a 
family  of  eight  children.  His  parents  were  married  here  in  1850 
and  are  still   living,  the    father   at  the  age  of  seventy-one  and  the 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

mother  seventy-rive.  The  father  is  an  engineer,  and  met  with  an 
accident  in  a  fiouring-mill,  some  years  ago,  through  which  he  lost 
a  leg. 

William,  the  second  in  the  family,  was  educated  for  the  priest- 
hood in  St.  Meinrad's  college  and  admitted  to  holy  orders  in  June, 
1877.  He  was  stationed  at  Evansville  as  curate  at  Trinity  church, 
which  position  he  held  about  two  years,  when  he  was  given  charge 
of  St.  Boniface  church  in  the  same  city,  which  pastorate  he  retained 
seven  years,  during  that  term  building  a  fine  new  house  of  worship 
for  St.  Boniface  parish.  He  was  afterward  transferred  to  Wash- 
ington, Ind.,  where  he  died  after  a  year  and  a  half's  successful 
ministry.  In  the  death  of  this  earnest  and  devout  young  clergy- 
man the  church  lost  a  very  able  advocate — one  whose  death  will 
long  be  lamented.  Concerning  the  death  and  burial  of  this 
lamented  young  priest  the  Vincennes  Daily  Sun,  of  February  16. 
1893,  contains  quite  a  lengthy  article,  in  which  the  funeral  is 
described  as  the  most  largely  attended  and  most  imposing  ever  con- 
ducted in  Vincennes.  The  obsequies  were  presided  over  by  Bishop 
Chatard,  who  was  assisted  by  the  eminent  clergy  from  all  quarters 
of  the  diocese.  The  good  bishop's  sermon  was  a  strong  and 
pathetic  appeal  to  his  hearers  to  take  comfort  in  the  blessed  prom- 
ises of  God's  Holy  religion,  giving  assurances  of  Father  Bultman's 
peace  with  God  for  his  many  good  works  done  in  life.  The  news- 
paper article  concluded  with  the  following  tribute  to  the  departed: 
"Thus  was  consigned  to  an  early  grave  a  man  of  bright  promise 
and  noble  Christian  character.  On  the  very  threshold  of  life's 
work,  he  was  called  from  the  world  in  the  vigor  of  youth  and  strong 
young  manhood.  He  was  a  man  universally  esteemed  for  his 
devotion  to  duty — for  his  goodness  of  heart  and  sympathy  with  suf- 
fering humanity.  That  he  would  have  achieved  greater  promi- 
nence, and,  perhaps,  attained  high  rank  in  the  councils  of  the 
church  is  but  a  prophecy  which  the  facts  of  his  few  years  of  noble 
service  abundantly  attest. "  The  memory  of  this  good  man  is  a 
sacred  thing  in  the  Bultman  household. 

The  third  of  the  family  is  John,  a  farmer  in  I\nox  county,  Ind. ; 
next  is  Mrs.  Mary  Chalkley,  of  Vincennes;  Charles  is  a  farmer  in 
Knox  county;   Elizabeth   at  home;   Annie  has  consecrated  her  life 


CATHOLIC   CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

to  holy  service,  and  as  Sister  Wilhelmina  is  connected  with  the 
Sisterhood  of  the  school  of  St.  Marj-'s  of  the  Woods;  Margaret 
died  at  three  years  of  age. 

Herman  H.  Bultman  learned  the  machinist's  trade  in  a  contract 
shop  in  Vincennes,  where  he  worked  for  six  years.  In  the  fall  of 
1876  he  engaged  with  the  O.  &  M.  K.  R.  Co.,  as  a  machinist,  and 
was  thus  employed  for  fourteen  years.  In  1889  he  took  his  pres- 
ent position  with  the  John  Ebner  Ice  company. 

Mr.  Bultman  was  married  on  May  30,  1876,  to  Miss  Annie  C. 
Lau.xterman,  a  native  of  Cincinnati.  To  them  six  children  have 
been  born,  only  two  of  whom — Bernard  and  Clara — remain,  that 
dread  visitant,  malignant  diphtheria,  having  taken  away  Clemen- 
tina, William,  Annie  and  Freddie,  the  first  of  whom  died  in  1877, 
the  second  in  1S79,  and  the  last  two  in  1892.  All  the  Bultmans 
are  members  of  St.  John's  parish  and  are  liberal  contributors  to 
the  church.  Our' subject  is  a  member  of  St.  John's  Benevolent 
society,  and  of  the  C.  K.  of  A.      Politically  he  is  a  democrat. 


ANDREW  BURKE,  a  son  of  Henry  and  Catherine  (Doeoland) 
Burke,  natives  of  Ireland,  was  born  May  5,  1865,  in  Aurora, 
Ind.,  where  he  attended  the  common  schools  and  later  learned  the 
the  nailer's  trade,  at  which  he  worked  until  he  was  twenty-two 
years  of  age  in  Aurora  and  other  places.  He  then  opened  up  a 
business  of  his  own.  and  was  married  January  18,  1893,  to  Miss 
Matilda  Hauck,  a  daughter  of  Julius  Hauck,  of  Aurora,  the  cere- 
mony being  solemnized  by  Rev.  J.  J.  Macke  in  St.  Mary's  church, 
as  it  is  usually  termed,  but  which  was  consecrated  under  the  name 
of  the  Church  of  the  Immaculate  Conception.  Mr.  Burke  is  a 
member  of  the  Knights  of  St.  John  and  of  the  Knights  of  St. 
George  He  and  his  wife  are  members  of  St.  Mary's  church,  and 
in  politics  he  is  a  democrat. 

Mr.  Burke  has  been  successful  as  a  business  man,  being  of  a 
genial  disposition,  and  having  the  faculty  of  winning  friends,  who 
ever  stand  by  him.  Although  his  marriage  has  been  blessed  with 
no  children,  he  and  wife  enjoy  their  domestic  life  and  are  highly 
respected  by  all  who  know  them. 

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THE   CLERGY   AND   CONGREGATIONS, 

VERY  REV.  EDWARD  M.  FALLER,  of  New  Albany,  Ind., 
and  dean  of  the  New  Albany  district  as  well  as  rector  of  the 
Church  of  the  Annunciation  of  the  Blessed  Virgin  Mary  of  New 
Albany,  was  born  January  3,  1824,  in  Barr,  province  of  Alsace, 
then  a  portion  of  France,  but  now  under  subjection  to  Germany, 
and  descends  from  a  family  well  endowed  with  this  world's  goods 
and  who  bequeathed  him  an  ample  competence.  He  attended 
school  at  Strasbourg  until  nearly  sixteen  years  of  age,  and  January 
19,  1840,  emigrated  to  the  United  States,  landed  in  New  Orleans 
April  II,  and  reached  Vincennes,  Ind.,  May  i,  and  after  passing 
six  years  in  the  diocesan  seminary,  under  Rev.  Father  Corbe, 
superior,  was  ordained  priest,  July  5,  1846,  by  Bishop  Hailandiere. 

Rev.  Father  Faller  was  appointed  to  the  mission  at  Lanes- 
ville,  Harrison  county,  July  7,  1846,  where  he  zealously  labored 
until  October  12,  when  he  was  transferred  to  Fort  Wayne,  as 
assistant  to  Rev.  Father  Benoit,  of  St.  Augustine's  church  (now 
the  cathedral),  and  held  the  office  until  1848,  when  his  zeal  and 
energy  found  vent  in  his  establishing  the  Mother  of  God  congre- 
gation, now  the  largest  German  Catholic  body  in  the  diocese  of 
Fort  Wayne.  For  this  congregation  he  built  a  temporary  brick 
church-ediiice,  a  boys'  school-house  and  a  parsonage,  and  served 
as  its  pastor  until  March  3,  1857,  when  he  was  called  to  a  larger 
field  of  labor,  and  left  the  Mother  of  God  congregation  free  of 
debt. 

At  the  date  last  mentioned.  Father  Faller  came  to  New  Alba- 
ny, to  assume  the  care  of  the  Annunciation  congregation,  and  here 
built  the  main  part  -of  the  church-building,  at  a  cost  of  $20,000, 
every  dollar  of  v\  hich  he  saw  paid,  and  paid,  beside,  $2, 200  of  a  debt 
of  $5,000,  which  had  been  incurred  prior  to  his  arrival,  contributing 
for  this  purpose  nearly  $1,000  of  his  private  means,  and  living  on 
half  his  salary.  April  3,  1867,  he  was  called  from  this  charge  to 
that  of  St.  Benedict's,  at  Terre  Haute,  and  here  he  remodeled  the 
parsonage,  improved  and  added  to  the  church  grounds,  and  paid 
off  a  debt  of  $8,000,  to  which  he  contributed  $4,000  of  his  per- 
sonal means.  The  next  mission  of  Father  Faller  was  at  Cannel- 
ton.  Perry  county,  where  he  was  placed  in  charge  of  St.  Michael's 
and  St.  Patrick's  churches,  the  latter  being  his  first  English-speak- 

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E.   M.   FALLER. 


CHURCH    OF    THE    ANNUNCIATION. 

NEW    ALBANY,    IND. 


CATHOLIC   CHURCH   OF   INDIANA. 

ing  congregation,  and  of  these  he  look  charge  March  3,  1871,  the 
same  day  on  which  he  left  his  church  at  Terre  Haute.  He  found 
St.  Michael's  congregation  (a  very  poor  one)  in  debt  $9,000,  but 
of  this  he  cleared  off  $4,000  in  a  very  short  time,  and  with  $JO,ooo 
of  his  money  built  a  commodious  parsonage  and  improved  the 
church-building.  While  at  Cannelton,  Father  Faller  also  had 
charge,  from  March,  1877,  to  November,  187S,  of  St.  Paul's 
church,  at  Tell  City,  and  at  the  latter  date  went  to  that  city  to 
assume  his  si.xth  mission.  There,  also,  he  found  his  flock  deeply 
in  debt.  Bat  the  benevolent  and  energetic  pastor  came  none  too 
soon  to  its  relief.  He  paid  for  a  school-building  already  contracted 
for,  plastered  and  finished  the  church-edifice,  which  had  been  a 
bare  inclosure  only,  built  the  two  spires,  put  in  the  altars,  stations 
of  the  cross,  etc.,  erected  a  two-story  brick  school-house  and  par- 
sonage, amounting  to  a  cost  of  $21,000,  and  paid  the  original 
indebtedness  of  $9,000  due  from  the  congregation  from  his  own 
pocket,  but  accepted  no  salary.  The  people  of  Tell  City,  appre- 
ciating this  munificence  on  the  part  of  the  pastor,  furnished  the 
tower  clock  and  bells  as  a  matter  of  public  improvement.  Father 
Faller  left  Tell  City  March  12,  1882,  and  for  three  years  officiated 
at  St.  Michael's  church  in  Madison,  and  then,  at  his  own  request, 
was  given  charge  of  another  parish,  leaving  Madison  Jul}-  2,  1885, 
and  entering  upon  the  pastorate  of  St.  Ann's,  Jenning's  county. 
Here  the  congregation  had  incurred  a  debt  of  $1,100,  of  which  he 
paid  a  part;  also  erected  a  brick  school-building,  25.\9ofeet, 
enlarged  the  parish  house  to  double  its  former  dimensions,  built 
the  tower  and  spire  of  the  church,  in  which  he  placed  three  good 
bells,  and  of  the  whole  cost  of  $8,000,  paid  $7,000  from  his  own 
pocket.      Here  his  devoted  labors  ended  July  14,   1886. 

The  ninth  and  present  charge  of  Father  Faller  began  on  the 
day  he  left  St.  Ann's,  when  he  became  rector  of  the  Church  of  the 
Annunciation  at  New  Albany.  At  the  meeting  of  the  fourth  synod 
of  the  diocese  of  Vincennes,  in  November,  1886,  he  was,  in  his 
absence,  appointed  dean  of  the  New  Albany  district,  which  includes 
the  counties  of  Floyd,  Clark,  Harrison,  Crawford,  "Washington  and 
Scott.  As  rector  of  the  Church  of  the  Annunciation,  he  enlarged 
and  improved  the  church-building,  a  work  already  begun  by  Father 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

Klein  (deceased),  and  finished  it  a  cost  of  $35,000,  of  which 
amount  he  contributed  the  munificent  sum  of  $13,000,  from  his 
private  purse,  and  had  the  edifice  ready  for  consecration  December 
12,  1886.  During  the  years  1886  and  1887  he  expended  $5,000 
for  paintings,  statues,  organs,  new  pews,  etc.,  and  in  1888  built 
the  new  rectory,  at  a  cost  of  $7,500.  Although  possessed  of 
ample  means  through  inheritance,  Dean  Faller  has  li\ed  abstemi- 
ously and  frugally,  being  wedded  to  his  faith  and  preferring  to  give 
his  means  to  the  aid  of  his  parishioners  rather  than  to  the  vulgar 
display  of  his  wealth  or  the  gratification  of  selfish  ambition.  He 
is  a  true  priest,  and  his  record  shows  him  to  be  above  all  the  weak 
praise  that  could  be  bestowed  upon  him  in  a  work  like  this.  He 
will  find  a  higher  reward. 


JAMES  BURtvE,  at  No.  704  West  New  York  street,  fndianapolis, 
was  born  in  county  Gal  way,  freland,  in  1863,  and  is  a  son  of 
Patrick  and  Mary  (Hughes)  Burke,  also  natives  of  county  Galway, 
where  they  now  live.  There  were  of  this  family  seven  sons  and 
nine  daughters,  twelve  of  whom  are  living,  seven  in  America,  viz: 
Martin  and  Michael,  in  Chicago;  Patrick,  in  Kansas  City,  Mo. ; 
Katherine,  in  Denver,  Colo.  ;  Mary,  Bridget  and  James,  living  in 
Indianapolis.  Mary  is  now  Mrs.  Michael  Garvey,  and  I^ridget  is 
Mrs.  Thos.  Hogan.  Nora  became  Mrs.  Flisk,  but  died  in  this  city 
August  2,  1897.  Of  the  famil)'  in  Ireland  John,  Margaret,  Maria 
and  Julia  are  still  unmarried. 

James  Burke  came  to  Indianapolis  in  the  spring  of  1882 
and  worked  at  the  boilermaker's  "trade  at  the  Atlas  works  for  two 
years.  He  has  been  an  extensive  traveler  through  the  United 
States,  visiting  Montana,  Colorado,  Kansas,  Nebraska  and  Califor- 
nia. He  worked  in  Pueblo,  Colo,  (where  he  also  served  thirteen 
months  on  the  police  force),  Cheyenne,  Wyoming,  Kansas  City  and 
other  cities,  and  some  ten  years  were  spent  in  general  travel.  He 
returned  to  Indianapolis  in  1889,  but  left  again  in  1890,  going  to 
the  west.  He  also  visited  the  world's'  fair  at  Chicago,  where  he 
was  employed  for  a  time,  then   returned   here  in  1893,  and  worked 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

at  the  Atlas  works  until  1897,  when  he  engaged  in  his  present  busi- 
ness. Mr.  Burke  is  a  member  of  St.  John's  church,  Rev.  Father 
Gavisk  pastor,  and  also  a  member  of  the  A.  O.  H.  and  Improved 
Order  of  Red  Men.  Politically  he  is  a  democrat.  His  place  is 
very  popular  with  the  public,  and  is  one  of  the  best  kept  in  the 
Railroad  city. 


PETER  J.  BURKE,  a  foreman  at  the  Perry,  Matthews  &  Bus- 
kirk  quarries  at  Bedford,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Washington  county, 
Pa.,  June  9,  1856,  a  son  of  William  and  Mary  (Shaughnasey)  Burke, 
natives  of  county  Galway,  Ireland,  who  came  to  America  when 
young  and  were  married  in  Pennsylvania,  whence  they  went  to 
Virginia  and  later  to  Louisville,  Ky. .  where  they  still  reside.  Of 
their  eight  children,  seven  lived  to  mature  years,  viz;  Peter  J., 
the  subject  of  this  biography;  Mary,  who  is  married  to  Patrick 
Hines  and  lives  in  Louisville;  Michael  and  .\nna,  twins,  the  former 
of  whom  resides  in  Bedford,  and  the  latter,  who  was  the  wife  of 
Patrick  Laven,  died  in  Louisville;  Ella  is  married  to  Nathanie' 
Knull,  of  Louisville,  and  Julia  and  John  are  at  home  with  their 
parents.  Two  older  brothers  of  William  Burke,  who  came  with 
him  to  .\merica  and  whose  names  are  Michael  and  John,  are  also 
residents  of  Kentucky. 

Peter  J.  Burke  was  educated  in  the  parochial  schools  of 
Louisville,  and  at  the  early  age  of  fourteen  years  became  foreman 
over  a  gang  of  laboring  men.  In  187S  he  married  Catherine  A. 
Taylor,  who  was  born  in  Virginia  December  i,  1855,  a  daughter  of 
Michael  and  Magaret  Taylor,  and  this  marriage  has  been  blessed 
with  six  children,  viz:  Margaret,  born  April  15,  1881 — died  Decem- 
ber 22,  1895;  Anastatia,  born  November  4,  1883;  William  B.,  born 
September  3,  1885;  Theresa,  born  October  5,  1887;  Michael  Law- 
rence, born  January  12.  1893,  and  Francis  Edward,  born  August 
12,  1896. 

Mr.  Burke  came  to  Bedford,  Ind.,  March  4,  1880,  and  here 
held  the  position  of  foreman  for  the  Hallowell  Stone  company  until 
January,  1896,  for  eleven  years  of  this  period  being  superintend- 
ent of  the  company's  quarries — although,  for  a  short  time,  he  also 


THE    CLERGY    AND   CONGREGATIONS, 

conducted  a  grocery,  and  at  another  time  owned  a  (juarter 
interest  in  a  stone  quarry.  Mr.  Burke  has  made  what  he  possesses 
by  his  strict  attention  to  his  business  and  honest  industry,  and  in 
1887  erected  his  pleasent  home  at  the  corner  of  Tenth  and  N 
streets,  and  here  he  and  family  enjoy  complete  domestic  felicity, 
the  mother  of  Mrs.  Burke  being  also  a   member  of  the  family. 

Michael  Taylor,  the  father  of  Mrs.  Burke,  was  a  native  of 
county  Gahvay,  Ireland,  and  married  at  Marietta,  Ohio,  in  1854, 
Miss  Margaret  Calehor,  a  native  of  the  same  county  with  himself, 
and  who  came  to  America  with  her  father  and  his  four  daughters 
and  one  son,  the  remainder  of  his  family  of  twelve,  and  settled  in 
Iventucky,  where  the  father's  death  occurred  August  5,  1876.  The 
family  are  all  devout  Catholics,  and  Mr.  Burke  has  been  a  trustee 
of  St.  Vincent  church  for  the  past  six  years.  Socially,  the  family 
stands  very  high. 


PETER  S.  BURKHOLDER,  chief  clerk  for  Warren,  Hill 
&  Co.,  at  Elkhart,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Labanon  county,  Pa., 
March  4,  1853,  a  son  of  David  and  Malinda  (Levengood)  Burk- 
holder,  also  natives  of  the  Keystone  state  and  parents  of  five 
children,  viz:  Peter  S.  (subject),  William  and  Joseph  (deceased), 
Sally,  and  Emma  (the  last  named  also  deceased).  The  father  was 
a  carpenter  by  trade  and  followed  his  calling  until  1890,  when  he 
retired  from  active  labor.  The  family  were  all  reared  in  the 
Lutheran  faith,  and  the  survivors  are  all  members-  of  the  Evan- 
gelical association  of  Lebanon,  with  the   exception  of  our  subject. 

Peter  S.  Burkholder  attended  the  public  school  of  his  native 
city  until  eighteen  years  of  age,  and  then  clerked  in  a  store  in 
Myerstown,  Pa.,  until  1870,  when  he  went  to  Reading,  in  the  same 
state,  and  clerked  until  1876,  and  then  came  to  Elkhart,  Ind., 
where  he  has  ever  since  held-the  position  with  Warren,  Hill  &  Co., 
alluded  to  above.  At  Reading,  Pa.,  he  was  united  in  marriage 
with  Miss  Anna  Liederer,  a  native  of  that  city  and  a  daughter  of 
Constantine  and  Margaret  Liederer,  and  this  union  has  been  blessed 
with  three  children,  viz:  Catherine,  Anna  and  John  Paul. 

Mr.    Burkholder   was  converted   to   Catholicism,  at   Reading, 


VISITATION    OF    THE    B.  V.   M.    CHURCH, 

HUNTINGBURG,    IND. 


CATHOL;C    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

Pa.,  in  1874,  and  is  now  a  member  of  the  Catholic  Benevolent 
le,t;ioii  of  Elkhart,  while  Mrs.  Hurkholder  is  a  member  of  the 
Sacred  Heart  sodality.  They  worship  at  St.  Vincent  church,  are 
punctual  in  their  dnty,  and  are  liberal  contributors  to  the  church 
fund. 

In  politics  Mr.  Burkholder  is  a  republican,  but,  although  he 
has  made  many  friends  since  he  has  resided  in  Elkhart,  who  respect 
him  for  his  personal  merits,  he  has  never  sought  public  office. 


REV.  AUGUSTIN  EALLEY,  O.  S.  B.,  pastor  of  the  Church 
of  the  Visitation  of  the  Blessed  Virgin  Mary  at  Huntingburg, 
Dubois  county,  Ind.,  is  a  son  of  James  B.  and  Susan  (Kellogg) 
I'alley,  was  born  in  Lafayette,  Ind.,  September  21,  1852,  and 
attended  St.  Benedict,  Notre  Dame  and  St.  Meinrad  schools.  He 
was  ordained  September  22,  1878,  was  located  in  Spencer  county, 
and  taught  school  three  years  at  St.  Meinrad;'  then  was  sent  to 
Fulda,  in  the  same  county,  and  remained  there  from  September 
y,  1 88 1,  to  October  5,  1890.  He  was  then  given  the  pastorate  at 
Huntingburg,  and  has  remained  here  ever  since.  He  then  had 
I  10  families,  and  has  now  about  ninety-five.  He  is  in  charge  of 
the  school,  which  is  taught  by  three  Benedictine  Sisters,  who  teach 
C.erman  and  English  to  about  1 10  pupils.  Father  Falley  has  been 
very  zealous  in  his  work  for  the  church  and  in  promoting  the 
spiritual  and  temporal  welfare  of  his  parishioners,  and  is  greatly 
beloved  by  the  latter  for  his  piety  and  zeal. 


M 


bank,  at  Washington,  Ind.,  is  a  native  of  Daviess  county  and 
was  born  December  8,  1855,  a  son  of  Michael  F.  and  Honora 
(Brett)  Burke. 

Michael  F.  Burke,  father  of  subject,  was  born  in  county  Lim- 
erick, Ireland,  March  10,  1828,  and  in  1848  came  to  America, 
joined   a  brother,  who   had    preceded  him,  at   Jeffersonville.  Ind.. 


THE   CLERGY   AND   CONGREGATIONS, 

yet  did  not  himself  remain  in  that  city  any  great  length  of  time,  but 
came  to  Washington,  taught  school,  and  studied  law  under  Judge 
E.  S.  Terry;  later,  he  entered  the  State  university  at  Bloomington, 
Ind. ,  from  the  law  department  of  which  he  was  graduated.  He 
then  entered  upon  the  active  practice  of  his  profession  in  Washing- 
ton, securing  a  large  clientage,  who  kept  him  busy  until  he  was 
elected  circuit  judge  in  1858,  which  office  he  most  creditably  filled 
until  his  death.  May  22,  1864.  He  married,  in  Washington,  Miss 
Honora  Brett,  who  was  born  in  Blackville,  S.  C,  March  9,  1830, 
a  daughter  of  Patrick  and  Mary  (Lalor)  Brett,  natives  of  Ireland, 
but  early  pioneers  of  Indiana,  and  devout  Catholics.  To  the  mar- 
riage of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Burke  were  born  five  children,  viz:  William 
P.  (deceased),  Matthew  F.  (our  subject),  John,  Mary  and  Catherine 
E. — all  three  deceased — the  remains  of  the  father  and  the  deceased 
children  now  lying  interred  in  the  Catholic  cemetery  in  Washington. 
The  venerable  mother  still  survives  and  is  being  filialy  cared  ftjr  at 
the  home  of  her  son,  Matthew  F. 

Matthew  F.  Burke  received  his  preliminary  education  in  the 
parochial  schools  of  his  native  city,  which  he  attended  until  twelve 
years  of  age,  when  he  entered  the  college  at  Teutopolis,  111. ,  where 
he  remained  two  years,  and  then  went  to  the  St.  Louis  university, 
from  which  he  was  graduated,  in  1874,  with  the  degree  of  A.  B. , 
thus  finishing  his  classical  education.  Returning  to  Washington, 
Ind.,  he  taught  school  one  year,  reading  law  the  meanwhile,  and 
in  1876  entered  the  Bloomington  Law  school,  from  which  he  grad- 
uated in  1S77,  and  for  six  years  practiced  his  profession  alone  in 
Washington,  and  then,  until  April,  1890,  in  partnership  with  J. 
W.  Ogden.  At  the  date  last  named  he  entered  the  People's 
National  bank  as  assistant  cashier,  the  duties  of  which  position  he 
filled  in  a  most  satisfactory  manner  up  to  August,  1897,  when  he 
was  chosen  president.  This  bank  has  a  capital  of  $50,000,  and  is 
officered  by  M.  F.  Burke,  president;  E.  L.  Hatfield,  vice-president; 
and  R.  C.  Davis,  cashier — the  directory  being  composed  of  Messrs. 
M.  F.  Burke,  E.  L.  Hatfield,  R.  C.  Davis,  J.  W.  Ogden,  John 
Downey,  A.  F.  Cabel  and  H.  T.  Trueblood — and  is  to-day  one  of 
the  most  solid  financial  institutions  in  Daviess  county. 

Mr.  Burke  was  united  in   matrimony,    in   Paris,  111.,  October 

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CATHOLIC   CHURCH   OF   'NDI/^NA. 

26,  1 88  I,  with  Miss  Margaret  \'.  Hunter,  a  nati%e  of  that  city  and 
a  daughter  of  S.  K.  and  Amy  (WilHams)  Hunter,  who  were  of  old 
colonial  descent,  but  both  now  deceased.  The  marriage  of  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Burke  was  blessed  with  four  children,  viz:  Francis  H., 
who  is  now  taking  the  classical  course  in  St.  Mary's  college,  Kan- 
sas; Anna  M.  and  Joseph  M.,  attending  the  parochial  school  in 
Washington,  Ind.,  and  Catherine,  at  home  with  her  father.  The 
mother  of  these  children  was  called  to  rest  July  19,  1896,  dying  in 
the  faith  of  the  Catholic  church,  and  an  ardent  member  of  St. 
Simon's  congregation,  of  which  she  was  a  convert,  and  of  which 
her  husband  is  one  of  the  trustees.  Mr.  Burke  has  long  been  con- 
nected with  the  Young  Men's  institute,  of  which  he  is  the  president, 
and  as  a  democrat  has  served  one  term  as  councilman.  He  stands 
very  high  in  the  esteem  of  the  public,  and  is  a  truly  good  citizen, 
well  worthy  the  honors  and  trusts  that  have  been  reposed  in  him, 
and  equally  worthy  of  future  recognition  in  the  management  of  the 
affairs  of  his  city  and  county. 


JOHN  BURNS,  a  popular  and  well-known  young  carpenter  of 
Shelby ville,  is  a  native  of  Shelby  county,  Ind.,  was  born  May 
3,  1868,  and  is  a  son  of  James  and  Bridget  (Moran)  Burns,  natives 
of  Ireland,  who  came  to  the  United  States  in  185 1  or  1852,  and 
for  about  three  years  lived  in  Ohio,  from  which  state  they  came  to 
Indiana  in  1855,  and  here  the  father  engaged  in  farming  in  Shelby 
township,  Shelby  county,  until  his  death,  April  19,  1889,  when  his 
widow  retired  to  Shelbyville,  where  she  still  resides.  They  were 
the  parents  of  seven  children,  born  in  the  following  order;  Maggie, 
deceased;  Anna,  deceased;  Charles,  of  South  Dakota;  Mary, 
Sarah,  Catherine  and  John—  all  reared  in  the  Catholic  church,  as 
were  their  parents. 

John  Burns,  of  Shelbyville,  attended  the  St.  Vincent  parochial 
school  until  thirteen  years  of  age,  and  then  entered  the  public 
school  of  Shelby  county,  from  which  he  graduated  in  1884,  when 
he  was  apprenticed  to  carpentering,  which  has  ever  since  been  his 
calling.      He  does  considerable  contracting  and   building,  employ- 

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iHE    CLHKGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

ing  constantl}-  a  force  of  five  men,  and  his  work  is  regarded  as 
equal  to  that  of  any  in  Shelb3ville.  and  in  many  respects  better. 
He  is  a  member  of  St.  Joseph's  congregation  and  of  the  Knights 
of  St.  John,  of  which  he  has  served  as  vice-president,  president, 
and  as  a  member  of  the  board  of  trustees.  In  politics  he  is  a 
sound  democrat  and  is  quite  active  in  forwarding  the  interests  of 
his  party,  although  he  has  never  been  an  office  seeker.  He  is 
active  in  church  affairs  and  contributes  liberally  toward  its  sup- 
port, and  is  widely  known  as  an  honest  and  strictly  conscientious 
business  man,  who  never  seeks  to  take  an  advantage  over  another 
in  his  dealings. 


REW  LAWRENCE  FIGHTER,  pastor  of  St.  Mary's  church  at 
Greensburg,  Decatur  county,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Buena  Vista, 
Scioto  county,  Ohio,  April  30,  1868,  and  is  a  son  of  Lawrence  and 
Mary  (Walters)  Fichter,  natives  of  Baden,  Germany, 

Rev.  Lawrence  Fichter  received  his  primary  education  in  a 
parochial  school  at  Yorkville,  Dearborn  county,  Ind.,  to  which 
city  his  parents  had  removed  when  he  was  but  a  few  years  old, 
and  at  the  age  of  thirteen  he  there  took  his  first  communion.  He 
then  entered  St.  Meinrad's  college  in  Spencer  count3%  Ind.,  where 
he  pursued  his  studies  until  his  ordination,  March  18,  1892.  He 
was  then  placed  in  charge  of  St.  Mark's  church,  in  Perry  county, 
together  with  its  missions  at  Derby,  Rome,  St.  John's  and  St. 
Joseph's,  all  in  the  same  county,  and  faithfully  labored  for  twenty- 
two  months,  when  he  was  advanced  to  the  pastorate  at  Shoals, 
Martin  county,  Ind.,  with  its  missions  at  French  Lick  Springs, 
Salem  and  Mitchell,  remaining  in  this  pastorate  two  years.  He 
next  was  given  temporary  charge  of  St.  Henry's  church  in  Dubois 
county,  and  three  months  later,  March  17,  1897,  was  placed  in 
his  present  responsible  position.  This  church  has  a  congregation 
of  1 50  families,  and  the  school  attendance  numbers  seventy-five 
pupils,  under  the  instruction  of  two  Sisters  of  St.  Francis.  The 
church-edifice,  which  is  a  ver}^  fine  one,  was  erected  at  a  cost  of 
$18,000,    and    the    parsonage    and    lot    reached    a   further   cost   of 


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ST.   MARY'S    CHURCH, 

GREENSBURG,    IND. 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    /ND.U' 


$7,000.  Father  Fichter  has  labored  faithfully  and  arduously  to 
promote  the  spiritual  and  temporal  welfare  of  his  people  and  in 
return  is  by  them  greatly  honored. 


MICHAEL  J.  BURNS,  a  former  assistant  street  commissioner  of 
Indianapolis,  is  a  native  of  Cincinnati.  Ohio,  is  a  son  of  Pat- 
rick and  Sarah  (Monahan)  Burns,  and  was  born  March  15,  1850. 
Patrick  Burns  and  wife  were  both  natives  of  county  Galway, 
Ireland,  came  to  America  when  young,  and  were  married  in  Cin- 
cinnati, in  fulfillment  of  vows  plighted  in  their  native  country. 
Patrick  was  a  contractor  by  calling,  and  soon  after  marriage 
removed  from  Cincinnati  to  Louisville,  Ky.,  where  he  worked  in 
the  construction  of  the  government  canal,  and  also  on  the  first 
water  works  introduced  into  the  city;  there  Mrs.  Burns  died  June 
30,  1S64,  and  his  own  death  occurred  August  i,  of  the  same  year. 
Their  family  comprised  three  sons  and  two  daughters,  who  all  died 
in  childhood,  with  the  exception  of  Michael  J.,  our  subject.  Left 
an  orphan  at  the  age  of  fourteen  years,  Michael  J.  Burns  received 
but  a  limited  education  in  his  youth,  and  did  not  learn  to  write 
until  after  he  had  attained  his  majority.  He  was  first  employed 
to  assist  in  building  the  fortifications  near  Louisville,  the  task 
occupying  about  two  and  a  half  years,  and  although  too  young  for 
enlistment,  even  at  its  conclusion,  he  did  all  he  could  for  the 
preservation  of  the  Union.  After  the  close  of  the  Civil  war  he 
sold  newspapers  on  the  streets  of  the  Falls  city  for  several  months, 
tliL-n  returned  to  Cincinnati,  and  for  three  years  made  his  home 
wi-th  the  family  of  an  uncle.  In  186S  he  came  to  Indiana,  worked 
at  railroad  construction  in  North  Vernon,  Jennings  county,  until 
December  10  of  the  same  year,  when  he  came  to  Indianapolis. 
He  was  employed  on  different  sections  of  the  Indianapolis  &  St. 
Louis  railway  until  1872,  when  he  permanently  settled  in  this  city 
Here  he  has  since  been  variously  employed.  He  has  worked  for 
the  Sarven  wheel  works,  has  driven  team  on  the  street,  has  been 
a  laborer  at  Kingan's  packing  house,  and  in  1877  entered  the 
employ   of   the   Citizens'   Street   Railway  company  as  a  laborer  in 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

the  Stables,  but  rose  to  the  position  of  assistant  superintendent 
through  his  fideHty  and  attention  to  the  interests  ot  the  company. 
This  position  he  held  until  January,  1893,  when  he  resigned  to 
accept  that  of  street  commissioner,  which  he  held  five  months  and 
then  returned  to  his  former  place  with  the  street  railroad  company. 
Within  a  short  time,  however,  Mr.  Burns  again  resigned  this 
position,  and  for  two  years  was  in  the  cigar  and  tobacco  business, 
and  while  thus  engaged  was  tendered  the  position  of  assistant 
street  commissioner,  which  he  accepted  earl\'  in  1895,  and  in 
which  he  served  till  November  i,   1897,  when  he  resigned. 

Politically  a  democrat,  Mr.  Burns  has  always  filled  an  active 
and  influential  place  in  the  councils  of  his  part}-.  He  has  been 
elected  to  several  offices  of  honor  and  trust,  having  served  six 
years  —  from  1885  to  1891 — as  a  member  of  the  city  council;  June 
13,  1896,  he  was  elected  to  serve  three  years  on  the  city  board  of 
education,  being  the  second  Catholic  so  honored  since  the  organi- 
zation of  the  district,  and  July  5,  1897,  was  elected  treasurer  of 
the  board. 

Mr.  Burns  was  first  married  April  29,  1879,  to  Miss  Elizabeth. 
A.  Larnard,  a  native  of  Vermont,,  who  died  June  30,  1883,  the 
mother  of  two  children — Sarah  and  Mary.  His  second  marriage 
took  place  October  7,  1884,  to  Miss  Mary  A.  O'Connor,  a  native 
of  Ireland,  and  this  union  has  been  blessed  with  eight  children, 
viz:  Michael,  John,  Margaret,  Theressa,  Edward,  Walter  (de- 
ceased), James  and  George.  The  older  children  were  educated  in 
St.  John's  academy,  and  the  entire  family  are  members  of  St. 
John's  church.  Mr.  Burns  is  a  member  of  the  Ancient  Order  of 
Hibernians,  and  was  one  of  the  committee  who  were  sent  to 
Washington,  D.  C,  to  present  a  donation  of  $50,000  to  the 
Catholic  university  of  that  city,  for  the  maintenance  of  a  Gaelic 
chair  in  that  institution  of  learning.  He  is  also  a  charter  member 
of  Quigley  council  No.  439,  Young  Men's  institute,  and  was  also 
one  of  the  organizers  and  the  second  chief  sir  knight  of  the  Knights 
of  Father  Mathew,  No.  i,  the  first  organization  of  the  kind  insti- 
tuted in  the  state  of  Indiana.  He  has  been  very  active  in  the 
cause  of  temperance,  having  been  an  absolute  abstainer  from  the 
use   of   into.xicants  since  1872,  has  been  very   liberal  in   his  dona- 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

tions  to  the  cause  and  likewise  very  free  in  his  contributions  for 
the  relief  of  the  land  of  his  forefathers,  down-trodden  Ireland.  He 
is  equally  generous  in  his  contributions  to  the  support  of  his  church 
as  well  as  for  the  relief  ol  the  suffering  poor,  wherever  found.  It 
will  be  perceived  that  he  has  raised  himself  from  a  poor  boy  to  his 
present  comfortable  position  in  life,  and  he  well  deserves  the  high 
esteem  in  which  he  is  held  by  his  fellow-citizens  of  Indianapolis. 
He  resides  at  1238  West  W'ashington  street,  where  he  owns  a 
comfortable  home. 


MISSES  JOHANNA  AND  ANNA  BUSH,  who  reside  at  No. 
523  North  street,  Indianapolis,  have  for  many  years  been 
members  of  St.  Joseph's  parish.  They  are  daughters  of  Dennis 
and  Honora  Bush,  natives  of  county  Cork,  Ireland.  Dennis  and 
Honora  Bush  brought  their  family  to  the  United  States  many  years 
ago,  settling  at  Bellefontaine,  Ohio,  where  Mr.  Bush  died,  and 
some  time  later  Mrs.  Bush  removed  her  family  to  Indianapolis. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bush  were  the  parents  of  si.x  children,  three  sons- 
and  three  daughters,  all  of  whom  removed  with  their  mother  to 
Indianapolis.  Mrs.  Bush  died  August  27,  1885,  when  she  was 
seventy-five  years  of  age.  Four  of  the  children,  two  sons,  Michael 
and  John,  an-d  two  daughters  still  survive,  the  daughters  residing 
at  their  pleasant  home,  No.  523  North  street,  Indianapolis.  They 
are  both  most  estimable  women,  faithful  and  consistent  Catholics, 
and  active  in  all  good  works. 


CP.   BUTLER,   editor  and  publisher  of  the    Sun,   a  newsy, 
•   abiy  conducted  weekly  newspaper  of  North  Vernon,  Jennings 
county,  Ind.,  was  born  in  this  town  May  11,   1864. 

Patrick  Butler,  father  of  C.  P.  Butler,  was  born  in  Ireland,  but 
came  to  the  LTnited  States  when  about  fourteen  years  of  age,  and 
married,  in  Madison,  Ind.,  Miss  Mary  McDonald,  also  a  native  of 
Ireland,  and  this  union  was  blessed  with  three  sons, of  whom  C.  P. 
Butler  is  the  only  one  living.      The  father  was  an  early  conductor 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

on  the  O.  &  M.  railroad — now  the  B.  &  O.  S.  W.  road — and  held 
this  position  at  the  time  of  his  death,  in  September,  1865.  His 
widow  afterward  was  married  to  John  Renie. 

C.  P.  Butler  received  a  good  common-school  education  and 
ever  since  quitting  school  his  life  has  been  passed  in  a  newspaper 
office.  In  1887  he  bought  a  half-interest  in  the  Sun  establishment, 
and  this  was  conducted  under  the  firm  name  of  I^enie  &  Butler 
until  1S96,  when  Mr.  Butler  purchased  the  entire  plant,  and  his 
long  experience  in  the  business  has  necessarily  fitted  him  for 
conducting  it  with  success.  In  politics  he  is  a  stanch  democrat, 
and  is  very  active  in  advancing  his  party's  interests,  and  he  is  in 
a  position  to  render  it  material  aid.  He  is  a  member  of  St.  Mary's 
Catholic  church  of  North  Vernon,  and  was  elected  the  first  presi- 
dent of  the  Catholic  Knights  of  America  in  his  parish;  but  this 
branch  of  the  order  is  now  defunct,  and  he  therefore  affiliates  with 
the  Madison  branch.  He  is  very  popular  both  in  his  profession 
and  socially,  and  the  Sun  is  evidently  in  the  proper  hands. 


JOHN  WILLIAM  FANNING. — Many  men  of  foreign  birth  or 
foreign  ancestry  are  valuable  citizens  of  the  United  States. 
'One  of  these  is  John  William  Fanning,  a  member  of  chemical  com- 
pany. No.  I.  Indianapolis  fire  department,  born  at  Morning  Sun, 
Preble  county,  Ohio,  November  28,   1855. 

The  parents  of  the  subject  were  Joseph  and  Johanna  (Ryan; 
Fanning,  both  natives  of  county  Tipperary,  Ireland.  They  came 
to  the  United  States  in  early  life  and  were  married  in  the  state  of 
New  Yoik.  whence  they  removed  soon  afterward  to  Cincinnati, 
Ohio,  living  there  for  a  few  years,  and  finally  settling  in  Morning 
Sun,  Preble  county,  Ohio.  At  that  place  Joseph  Fanning  died 
February  22,  1861,  and  Mrs.  Fanning,  after  living  there  a  widow 
for  six  years,  then  married,  in  November,  1867,  and  removed  to 
Ripley  county,  Ind.,  where  she  lived  three  years.  '  At  the  end  of 
this  period  she  removed  to  Marion  county,  Ind.,  where  she  now 
resides.  Her  second  and  present  husband  is  Patrick  Sweeney,  a 
prosperous  farmer,  and   a   much  respected   man  in  his  community. 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OK    INDIANA. 

The  children  of  Joseph  and  Johanna  Fanning  were  four  in 
number:  Jeffrey,  who  di-ed  at  the  age  of  six  months;  Margaret 
Ellen,  wife  of  John  F.  McHugh,  a  gas  and  steam-fitter  of  Indian- 
apolis: John  William,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  .and  Joseph  T. , 
auditor  of  the  Straw  Board  works — a  single  man,  who  boards  at 
the  Grand  hotel.  To  the  second  marriage  of  the  mother  of  the 
subject  there  have  been  born  no  children. 

The  early  life  of  John  William  Fanning  was  spent  in  the 
employ  of  Kingan's  packing  house,  where  he  remained  three  years 
and  then  learned  the  trade  of  cornice-worker.  At  this  trade  he 
was  engaged  for  about  sixteen  years.  In  1893  he  was  appointed 
to  a  position  .in  the  Indianapolis  fire  department,  which  position 
he  still  retains,  being  stationed  at  headquarters  of  the  department. 
Mr.  Fanning  was  married  May  8,  1S78,  b\'  Mgr.  Bessonies;  to  Miss 
Henrietta  Miller,  a  native  of  Union.  Ohio,  and  a  daughter  of  Jacob 
and  Barbara  Miller,  the  former  of  whom  was  a  meat  dealer,  but  is 
now  deceased.  The  latter  is  still  living  in  Indianapolis.  Mrs. 
Fanning  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Indianapolis,  and 
though  born  of  Protestant  parents  she  became  a  Catholic  six 
months  before  her  marriage  to  Mr.  Fanning.  To  her  marriage 
there  have  been  born  four  children:  Margaret  Ellen,  Johanna 
Frances,  William  John  and  Mary.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Fanning  are 
members  of  St.  Bridget's  Catholic  church,  of  which  the  Rev. 
Father  Curran  is  pastor,  and  Mr.  Fanning  is  a  member  of  the 
Knights  of  Father  Mathew,  Bessonies  commandery.  He  is  also 
a  Knight  of  Pythias,  and  in  politics  a  democrat,  though  he  has 
never  been  an  office  seeker.  He  has  been  a  member  of  the  demo- 
cratic executive  committee,  and  has  always  stood  well  with  his 
party  associates  and  in  the  community  in  which  he  lives. 


REV.  J.  F.  BYRNE,  assistant  of  the  Very  Rev.  Eugene  F.  Mc- 
Barron  at  Evansville,  is  a  son  of  Joseph  and  Bridget  (Lawler) 
Byrne,  and  was  born  January  30,  1863,  at  New  Albany,  Ind. ;  he 
was  educated  at  St.  Meinrad's  college,  was  ordained  in  1888,  and 
was  first  located   at  Vincennes   for  a   short   period,  and  the  same 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

year  took  charge  at  French  Lick  Springs.  In  November  of  the 
same  year  he  went  to  Shoals  and  remained  for  six  years,  then  was 
located  at  St.  Mary's  as  chaplain  of  the  motherhouse  of  the  Sis- 
ters of  Providence  for  eighteen  months,  and  in  May,  1896,  was 
located  as  assistant  at  the  church  of  the  Assumption  at  Evansville. 
Here  Father  Byrne  has  done  good  and  faithful  work,  and  has  won 
the  esteem  of  his  superiors  as  well  as  the  affection  of  his  congre- 
gation. 


THOMAS  E.  A.  BYERLEY,  of  St.  Joseph's  county,  Ind.,  is  a 
native  of  Trieste,  Austria,  arid  was  born  January  9,  182S,  a 
son  of  Samuel  and  Henrietta  (Holz-Knecht)  Byerley. 

Samuel  Byerley  was  a  native  of  England,  was  born  in  1796, 
and  was  reared  to  mercantile  pursuits,  which  carried  him  to 
various  parts  of  the  world.  He  was  married  in  Trieste,  Austria, 
in  1825,  returned  to  England  and  carried  on  his  trade  until  1832, 
and  then  came  to  the  United  States  and  was  engaged  in  business 
at  Boston,  Mass.,  for  two  or  three  years.  He  then  went  to  New 
York  city,  where  he  became  a  member  of  the  well-known  firm  of 
Howland  &  Aspinwall,  who  were  the  first  to  establish  a  line  of 
steamers  between  New  York  city  and  the  isthmus  of  Panama, 
Aspinwall  City,  the  entrepot  of  the  isthmus,  being  named  in  honor 
of  the  junior  partner.  After  eight  years  of  association  with  this 
firm  the  health  of  Mr.  Byerley  became  impaired,  and  in  1843  he 
came  to  St.  Joseph's  county,  Ind.,  where  he  purchased  large 
quantities  of  land,  to  the  management  of  which  his  attention  was 
devoted  until  his  death  in  South  Bend  in  1870,  being  one  of  the 
most  prominent  citizens  of  St.  Joseph's  county.  His  venerable 
widow  has  now  attained  the  greatly  advanced  age  of  ninety-three 
years. 

Thomas  E.  A.  Byerley,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  was  but 
four  years  of  age  when  brought  to  America  by  his  parents,  was 
educated  at  Poughkeepsie,  N.  Y.,  and  at  Emniitsburg,  was  trained 
to  business  by  his  father,  and  in  1854  went  from  St.  Joseph's 
county,  Ind.,  to  Chicago,  III.,  where  he  was  employed  as  book- 
keeper  for  two   3'ears,  and   then  returned   to  St.  Joseph's  county, 


tATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

where  he  remained  until  i860,  when  he  went  to  Pike's  Peak, 
Colo.;  then  visited  Kansas,  and  in  1861  returned  to  St.  Joseph's 
county,  which  has  since  been  his  permanent  home. 

T.  E.  A.  Byerley  was  married  in  Chicago,  while  a  bookkeeper 
in  that  city,  to  Miss  Margaret  Garrett,  who  lived  only  thirteen 
months  after  the  wedding.  February  4,  1856,  he  formed  a  second 
matrimonial  alliance,  in  New  York  city,  with  Miss  Anna  Rooney, 
and  this  union  has  been  blessed  with  nine  children,  of  whom,  how- 
ever, six  were  called  away,  the  survivors  being  Samuel,  who 
resides  in  New  York;  Matilda,  who  is  the  wife  of  George  Foster,  of 
South  Bend,  and  Thomas,  of  St.  Louis,  Mo.  The  family  are  all 
faithful  Catholics,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Byerley  and  their  daughter, 
Matilda,  with  her  husband,  being  members  of  St.  Patrick's  church  at 
South  Bend,  to  the  support  of  which  they  contribute  most  liberally 
of  their  means  and  aid  in  every  possible  manner.  The  social  stand- 
ing of  the  family  is  decidedly  with  the  best  residents  of  the  county, 
and  the  name  of  Byerley  is  honored  wherever  pronounced. 


REV.  M.  J.  BYRNE,  pastor  of  the  Sacred  Heart  congregation. 
Whiting,  Lake  county,  Ind.,  was  born  of  Irish  parents,  who 
early  settled  in  the  Miami  valley,  Ohio.  After  graduating  from 
the  public  schools  of  Hamilton,  Butler  county,  he  passed  five 
years  at  the  Niagara  university,  where  he  completed  his  classical 
education,  and  then  entered  St.  Mary's  seminary,  Baltimore,  Md., 
where  he  spent  two  years,  and  finally  completed  his  theological 
studies  at  the  Benedictine  college  'of  Pennsylvania.  He  was 
ordained  in  the  priesthood  June  29,  1888,  by  Bishop  Dwenger,  of 
Fort  Wayne,  and  his  first  appointment  was  as  assistant  in  the 
cathedral  of  that  city,  and  there  proved  his  capability  as  a  builder 
up  of  missions  and  a  strengthener  of  a  weak  and  scattered  con- 
gregations. Accordingly,  he  was  appointed,  by  Bishop  Rade- 
macher,  to  the  mission  of  East  Chicago  and  the  congregation  of 
Whiting,  the  latter  then  having  a  membership  of  nineteen  families 
and  100  single  men. 

Father  Byrne   is  a  pious,  well-educated,  able  clergyman,    and 


THE    CLERGY    AND    C:ONGREGATIONS, 

as  such  has  won  the  ardent  affection  of  his  Hock;  as  a  man  he  is 
genial,  generous,  broad-minded  and  considerate  with  all,  regard- 
less of  church  affiliations.  He  has  lifted  the  congregation  of  the 
Sacred  Heart  from  oblivion  to  a  prominent  position  in  the  diocese 
of  Fort  Wayne,  as  a  reference  to  the  history  of  the  church,  in  Vol. 
I,  will  fully  prove. 


REV.  MEINRAD  FLEISCHMANN,  pastor  of  St.  John  the 
Baptist's  church  at  Vincennes,  Knox  county,  Ind.,  was  born 
in  Lachen,  Switzerland,  June  lo,  1844,  a  son  of  Jacob  Henry  and 
Mary  Anna  (Hammerlin)  Fleischmann,  also  natives  of  Lachen  and 
born,  respectively,  in  1798  and  181 1. 

The  marriage  of  Jacob  H.  and  Mary  A.  Fleischmann  was 
solemnized  in  Lachen  in  1833,  and  their  union  was  blessed  with 
the  following  children,  beside  the  Rev.  Meinrad,  whose  name 
opens  this  biography:  Henry,  of  Spencer  county,  Ind.  ;  Elizabeth, 
wife  of  Conrad  Schoenbaeckleer,  of  Evansville;  Louisa,  married 
to  Joseph  Miller,  of  the  same  city;  Mary,  wife  of  George  Brendel, 
of  Brookville.  and  Rev.  Joseph,  of  St.  Peter's,  Ind.  The  parents 
came  to  America  in  1847,  bringing  with  them  their  European-born 
children  and  landing  in  New  Orleans,  La.,  whence  they  went  to 
Louisville,  Ky.  In  that  city  the  father  worked  as  a  carpenter  one 
year,  and  then  settled  in  Fulda,  Spencer  county,  Ind.,  where  he 
was  engaged  in  farming  for  twenty  years,  when  failing  health 
caused  his  retirement,  in  1868.  His  wife  was  called  to  the  home 
of  the  blessed  in  1876,  and  he  was  called  to  join  her  in  1877,  their 
deaths  taking  place  in  Brookville,  Franklin  county,  and  their 
mortal  remains  now  rest,  side  by  side,  in  St.  Michael's  cemetery, 
in  that  city. 

Rev.  Meinrad  Fleischmann  commenced  and  concluded  his 
studies  at  St.  Meinrad's  college  in  Spencer  county.  He  was 
ordained  there  by  Bishop  de  St.  Palais  on  the  following  dates: 
Tonsure  and  minor  orders.  May  25,  1866;  sub-deacon,  June  17, 
1867;  deacon,  June  18,  1867,  and  priest,  June  21,  1867.  For  a 
short  time  after  ordination  he  was  employed  in  his  priestly  calling 
in   New   Albany  and   Jeffersonville,  Ind.,    and   December  8,   1868, 


REV.   MEINRAD   FLEISCHMANN. 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA 

was  appointed  to  the  pastorate  of  St.  Michael's,  Hrooksille,  where, 
from  1874  until  1883,  he  had,  as  his  assistant,  his  brother,  Kev. 
Joseph  Fleischmann.  December  8,  1897,  he  received  his  present 
appointment  in  Vincennes. 

Rev.  Joseph  Fleischmann,  also  a  native  of  Switzerland,  was 
born  September  14,  1846,  and  came  to  America  with  parents,  as 
has  already  been  related.  He  was  educated  at  St.  Meinrad's  and 
was  ordained  by  Bishop  de  St.  Palais  as  follows:  Tonsure  and 
minor  orders,  September  17,  1872;  sub-deacon,  September  18, 
1872;  deacon,  November  i,  1873,  and  priest,  September  6,  1874. 
As  has  been  mentioned,  he  first  became  assistant  to  his  brother. 
Rev.  Meinrad,  and  in  June,  1883,  was  placed  in  charge  at  Celes- 
tine,  Dubois  county,  Ind.,  whare  hs  officiated  until  February  3. 
1 89 1,  when  he  was  appointed  to  his  present  pastorate  of  St. 
Peter's,  in  Franklin  county. 


MARTIN  CAHILL,  a  well-known  business  man  of  Cannelburg, 
Daviess  county,  Ind.,  is  a  native  of  coimty  Galway,  Ireland, 
was  born  October  8,  184^,  is  the  youngest  of  the  six  children  of 
Patrick  and  Julia  (Gillane)  Cahill  (four  of  whom  still  survive),  and 
was  confirmed,  at  the  age  of  thirteen  years,  by  the  Bishop  of  Kil- 
macduagh. 

Mr.  Cahill  received  an  e.xcellent  education  in  the  National 
schools  of  his  native  land,  as  it  was  in  contemplation  to  fit  him  for 
a  position  in  the  post-office,  but  the  untimely  death  of  his  father 
changed  the  course  of  his  life.  The  sad  event  led  to  the  coming  of 
the  mother  and  her  children  to  America,  and  June  27",  1867,  they 
landed  at  Castle  Garden,  New  York  city,  whence  they  came  directly 
to  Daviess  county,  Ind.,  and  located  at  Washington.  For  a  time 
young  Martin  attended  school  in  Olney,  Richland  county,  III.,  but 
in  1868  removed  to  Benton  county,  Ind!,  and  for  two  years  was 
there  engaged  in  farming.  In  1870  he  became  a  miner,  and  for 
twelve  years  continued  in  this  vocation.  He  next  was  employed 
in  railroading  for  eighteen  months,  and  in  1879  was  appointed 
clerk    of   the   Mutual   Mining  company   at    Cannelburg,    Ind.,    and 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGR>iG  iTIONS, 

shortly  afterward  was  appointed  manager  of  the  same  company, 
and  next,  through  the  state  geologist,  was  appointed  assistant  mine 
inspector.  He  performed  the  functions  of  this  office  to  the  entire 
satisfaction  of  all  concerned,  and  was  then  placed  in  full  charge  of 
the  Mutual  Mining  company  as  manager,  and  this  position  he  still 
holds,  being  assisted  by  his  son,  Lawrence  P.,  and  by  Joseph  A. 
Harris.  Beside  its  coal  operations,  the  company  conducts  a  store 
and  carries  a  large  stock  of  general  merchandise,  and  in  the  latter 
department  does  a  business  amounting  to  about  $30,000  per 
annum. 

The  marriage  of  Mr.  Cahill  took  place  in  November,  1875, 
to  Miss  Ellen  Grimes,  a  native  of  Providence,  R.  I.,  the  ceremony 
being  performed  in  Washington,  Daviess  county,  Ind.,  by  Rev. 
Father  Peythieu.  This  union  has  been  blessed  with  two  sons  and 
five  daughters,  of  whom  the  following  five  still  survive:  Lawrence 
P.,  who  was  confirmed  at  the  age  of  fifteen  years  by  Bishop  Cha- 
tard,  was  educated  under  the  Sisters  of  Providence  at  Loogootee, 
and  at  Washington,  and  is  now  an  assistant  to  his  father;  Annie, 
who  received  a  parochial-school  eduction  and  was  confirmed  at  the 
same  time  as  her  brother,  Lawrence;  Julia  A.,  also  confirmed  by 
Bishop  Chatard,  and  Ellen  and  Margaret.  Mrs.  Cahill  was  con- 
firmed at  Cannelton,  Perry  county,  Ind.,  at    the   age  of  ten  years. 

In  politics  Mr.  Cahill  is  a  stanch  democrat,  and  cast  his  first 
presidential  vote  for  Samuel  J.  Tilden,  but  has  never  himself 
sought  public  office,  his  business  affairs  being  too  absorbing  to  per- 
mit him  to  trifle  his  time  away  in  office  seeking.  In  religion  he 
and  family  are  devout  Catholics  and  do  all  in  their  power  to  advance 
the  interests  of  St.  Peter's  church,  at  Montgomery,  are  attendants 
at  the  Mission  of  Ease  at  Cannelton,  and  socially  they  stand  with 
the  best  families  of  the  township  and  county. 


JAMES  CALHAN,  superintendent  for  the  Hallawell  Stone  com- 
pany, of  Bedford,  Lawrence  county,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Hills- 
boro,  Ohio,  January  2,  1854,  and  is  a  son  of  Michael  and  Jane 
(Hurvey)  Calhan,  natives  of  Ireland,  who  came  early  in  life  to  the 

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CATHOLIC   CHURCH    OF    INDiANA- 

United  States,  were  married  in  New  York  cit}',  and  afterward 
settled  in  Hillsboro,  Oliio.  While  living  in  Ireland  the  father  was 
for  a  time  a  member  of  the  police  force,  but  after  coming  to 
America  worked  as  a  laborer,  but  was  nevertheless  a  money- 
making  man  and  maintained  his  family  in  respectability.  To  him 
and  wife  were  born  four  children,  viz;  James,  with  whose  name 
this  biographical  notice  opens;  John,  who  resides  at  Washington 
Court  House,  Ohio;  Robert,  of  Seneca,  111.,  and  George,  who 
lives  near  Hillsboro,  Ohio.  The  father  of  this  family  died  in  1861, 
a  true  Catholic  in  faith,  and  his  widow  followed  him  to  the  grave 
in  1868,  dying  in  the  same  blessed  faith. 

James  Calhan,  the  especial  subject  of  this  article,  as  will  be 
perceived  by  the  foregoing  remarks,  was  quite  young  when  bereaved 
of  his  parents.  At  the  death  of  his  father  he  found  employment 
with  a  farmer,  and  also  found  opportunity  to  attend  school  and 
secure  a  fair  English  education.  At  the  age  of  seventeen  years  he 
began  learning  the  stonecutter's  trade;  after  finishing  his  appren- 
ticeship he  worked  in  Ironton,  Ohio,  a  few  months,  adding  to  his 
e.\perience,  and  then  worked  for  some  time  in  east  Tennessee.  In 
1876  he  went  to  Louisville,  Ky. ,  worked  until  1879,  then  worked 
in  several  states;  then  became  to  Bedford  in  the  same  year,  where 
he  continued  to  work  at  his  trade  until,  in  1890,  he  was  appointed- 
superintendent  of  the  Hallawell  Stone  company,  a  position  he  has 
since  filled  to  the  utmost  of  his  ability  and  to  the  entire  satisfaction 
of  the  company,  having  at  the  present  time  about  eighty  men 
under  his  charge. 

Mr.  Calhan  was  united  in  marriage  November  22,  1875,  to 
Miss  Catherine  Murphy,  daughter  of  John  and  Catherine  (Sullivan) 
Murphy,  who  were  born  in  Ireland,  but  now  reside  on  a  farm  near 
Crossvilie,  Tenn.  Mrs.  Catherine  Calhan  was  born  April  18, 
1858,  in  Washington  C.  H.,  Ohio,  and  was  married  to  Mr. 
Calhan  in  Wartburg,  Tenn.  The  union  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Calhan 
has  been  blessed  with  six  children,  born  in  the  following  order: 
Catherine,  Gertrude,  Ellen  (deceased),  Grace,  Esther  (deceased), 
and  James.  The  family  belong  to  St.  Vincent  de  Paul  Catholic 
church,  have  a  pleasant  residence  on  Seventeenth  street,  and  sus- 
tain an  excellent  standing  in  the  social  circles  of  Bedford. 


I  HE   CLERGY   AND   CONGP-EGATIONE 

CORNELIUS  CALLAHAN,  LaFayettp,  Ind.,  was  born  in 
Lindsay,  Canada,  August  15,  1841,  sun  of  Timothy  and  Ann 
(Hogan)  Callahan,  natives  of  county  Cork,  Ireland.  Timothy 
left  his  native  country  in  1832,  emigrating  to  Canada  and  locating 
at  the  town  of  Prescott,  where  for  some  time  he  was  engaged  in 
the  manufacture  of  boots  and  shoes.  Subsequently,  he  moved  to 
Toronto,  and  in  1836  became  a  resident  of  Lindsay,  where  he 
carried  on  his  trade  until  1S41,  removing  in  the  latter  year  to  the 
town  of  Norwood,  thence,  in  1852,  to  Palmyra,  N.  Y.  Four  years 
later  Mr.  Callahai^^ moved  to  Laporte,  Ind.,  and  there  resided 
until  1859,  at  which  time  he  went  to  Delphi,  where  he  made  his 
home  until  1861,  removing  that  year  to  the  city  of  LaFayette. 
His  wife  died  in  January,  1861,  shortly  after  coming  to  LaFayette, 
and  he  followed  her  to  the  grave  in  1888,  departing  this  life 
October  30,  of  that  year.  Timothy  and  Ann  Callahan  reared  a 
family  of  eight  children,  four  of  whom  are  living  at  this  time,  viz: 
Margaret,  widow  of  Judge  Daily,  of  Delphi;  Cornelius;  John,  a 
resident  of  LaFayette,  and  Edward,  who  resides  in  one  of  the 
western  states. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch  attended  school  in  Canada  and 
Palmyra,  N.  Y. ,  and  later  pursued  his  studies  for  a  short  time  at 
J^aporte,  Ind.  While  in  New  York  he  spent  his  summer  seasons 
as  errand  boy  in  a  retail  grocery  house,  and  after  locating  at 
LaFayette  engaged  as  clerk  in  the  mercantile  establishment  of 
Patrick  Feely,  dealer  in  groceries,  with  whom  he  continued  until 
1862.  In  the  fall  of  that  year,  he  enlisted  in  company  E,  Seventy- 
si.xth  Indiana  volunteer  infantry,  for  the  sixty  days'  service,  and 
after  serving  his  time  went  to  Fort  Wayne,  where  for  a  period  of 
one  year  he  filled  a  clerkship  with  the  grocery  house  of  Joseph 
Clark,  a  prominent  merchant  of  that  city. 

Mr.  Callahan  returned  to  LaFayette  in  1863,  and,  effecting  a 
copartnership  with  his  brother,  John  B.  Callahan,  carried  on  the 
retail  grocery  business  successfully  until  186S,  when  he  disposed 
of  his  interest  and  accepted  a  position  as  traveling  salesman  with 
Owen,  Ball  &  Co.,  in  whose  employ  he  remained  about  two  years. 
Resigning  this  place,  Mr.  Callahan  again  embarked  in  the  retail 
grocery  trade,    which    he    carried    on    until    1892,  in    November  of 

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which  year  he  engaged  in  the  wholesale  grocer}'  business.  He  is 
now  at  the  head  of  the  well  known  C.  Callahan  Grocery  company, 
which  is  incorporated  with  a  large  capital  and  which  does  a  \ery 
e.xtensive  business  throughout  Indiana  and  states  adjoining. 

Mr.  Callahan  entered  into  the  marriage  relation  September  19. 
1867,  with  Martha  J.  Cochran,  who  was  born  in  May,  1848,  the 
daughter  of  Joseph  and  Marie  (Kerr)  Cochran,  natives  of  the  state 
of  Ohio.  To  this  marriage  have  been  born  the  following  children: 
Robert  (deceased),  Jerome  (deceased).  Joseph  C. ,  Anna  T. .  Frank 
C,  Maria  A..  David,  Cornelius  H.,  Charlie  P.,  Arthur  and  Philip. 
Mr.  Callahan  and  family  are  members  of  St.  Mary's  parish,  and 
Mr.  Callahan  also  belongs  to  the  G.  A.  R. ;  in  politics  he  wields  a 
powerful  influence  for  the  republican  party 

Joseph  C.  Callahan,  son  of  Cornelius  and  Martha  J.,  and  vice- 
president  of  the  C.  Callahan  Wholesale  Grocery  company,  of  La- 
Fayette,  of  which  city  he  is  a  native,  was  born  on  the  second  day 
of  April,  1871.  Until  his  fourteenth  year  he  attended  at  intervals 
the  parochial  schools,  and  later  entered  Purdue  university,  in  the 
mechanical  department  of  which  he  pursued  his  studies  for  three 
j-ears,  completing  the  prescribed  course.  After  leaving  the  abo\e 
institution,  Mr.  Callahan  entered  the  employ  of  his  father  and  sub- 
sequently succeeded  him  in  the  retail  grocery  trade,  which  he  con- 
ducted two  years.  He  then  disposed  of  his  stock  and  was  elected 
vice-president  of  the  C.  Callahan  Wholesale  Grocery  company,  a 
position  which  he  now  fills.  Mr.  Callahan  possesses  business  abil- 
ity of  a  high  order  and  has  demonstrated  the  same  since  becoming 
officially  connected  with  the  above  large  firm.  He  is  devoted  to 
the  church  and  all  its  interests  and  is  a  leading  spirit  in  St.  Mary's 
parish;  he  is  also  an  active  member  of  the  Marquette  club  of  LaFay- 
ette,  in  which  he  holds  the  office  of  trustee. 


MICHAEL  CALLAHAN,  fireman  at  the  Indianapolis  city  water 
works.  West  Washington  street,  is  a  native  of  Woodbury, 
Hancock  county,  Ind.,  and  was  born  October  i,  i860.  He  received 
a  public-school  education  and  began   his    business  life   as  a  brake- 


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man  on  the  Big  Four  railroad,  also  worked  as  a  carpenter  for  the 
same  road,  and  was  thus  employed  about  ten  years,  and  then 
worked  in  the  machine  shop  of  a  rolling-mill  in  Indianapolis,  and 
April,  1896,  entered  upon  the  duties  of  his  present  position. 

John  and  Mary  (Dwyre)  Callahan,  parents  of  Michael,  were 
natives  of  county  Clare,  Ireland,  and  came  to  America  soon  after 
their  marriage,  living  for  a  short  time  in  Muncie,  Ind.,  whence 
they  moved  to  Woodbury.  John  Callahan  was  a  farmer  and  was 
thrice  married,  Mrs.  Mary  O'Brien,  of  Indianapolis,  being  the  fruit 
of  his  first  union.  To  his  second  marriage  were  born  eight  chil- 
dren, viz:  Patrick,  a  machinist  at  Terre  Haute;  Dennis,  a  loco- 
motive fireman,  of  Indianapolis;  Michael,  the  subject  of  this 
sketch;  Maggie,  the  wife  of  James  P.  Kerns,  a  city  employee; 
James,  employed  in  Kingan's  packing  house;  Thomas,  a  city 
employee  in  St.  Louis,  Mo.;  Annie,  married  tc^  Michael  Carloss, 
of  Indianapolis,  and  George,  also  on  employee  at  Kingan's  packing 
house.  By  his  last  marriage  no  children  were  born.  The  parents 
of  subject  both  died  in  Woodbury,  the  father  at  the  age  of  sixty- 
seven  years,  and  the  mother  at  forty-two. 

Michael  Callahan  is  still  unmarried  and  makes  his  home  with 
his  sister,  Mrs.  Kerns.  He  is  a  faithful  member  of  St.  John's 
church,  and  of  the  Ancient  Order  of  Hibernians,  and  in  politics  is 
a  democrat.  He  has  many  warm  friends  in  Indianapolis,  and  is  a 
quiet,  moral  and  respected  citizen. 


JOSEPH  D.  CAIN,  M.  D.,  a  favorite  young  physician  and  sur- 
geon, with  his  office  at  No.  1506  East  Washington  street  and 
his  residence  at  No.  464  North  West  street,  Indianapolis,  was  born 
in  Madison,  Ind.,  March  23,  1872,  a  son  of  Michael  and  Mary 
(O'Fallon)  Cain,  natives  of  county  Roscommon,  Ireland,  but  who 
in  early  life  came  to  America  and  were  married  in  Madison,  where 
they  resided  till  1874,  then  removed  to  Indianapolis,  where  the 
father  died  June  26,  1876,  aged  forty-nine  years,  and  the  mother 
August  14.  1895,  ^t  the  age  of  seventy  years,  having  been  reared 
from  infancy,  as  was  her  husband,  in  the  faith  of  the  church  of 
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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

To  tlie  marriage  of  Michael  and  Mary  Cain  were  born  eleven 
children,  of  whom  five  passed  away  under  the  age  of  five  years. 
Of  the  survivors,  Michael  H.  was  an  engineer  for  six  }ears  at  the 
Indiana  insane  asylum,  but  for  the  past  twelve  years,  with  his 
brother,  Thomas  C,  has  been  an  engineer  at  the  Indiana  state 
house.  Both  are  married  and  at  the  head  of  respected  families. 
Two  sisters,  Ella  A.  and  Beatrice  C,  are  emploj'ees  of  the  insane 
hospital,  and  Mary  keeps  house  for  subject — Dr.  Joseph  D.  being 
the  youngest  of  the  family. 

Dr.  Cain  was  primarily  educated  at  St.  John's  parochial 
school,  and  professionally  at  the  Central  college  of  Physicians  & 
Surgeons  of  Indianapolis,  where  he  devoted  three  years  to  arduous 
and  persevering  study,  graduating  March  24,  1897,  and  at  once 
entering  upon  the  active  practice  of  his  profession  at  the  address 
above  given.  He  was  fully  equipped,  by  education  and  natural 
ability,  for  the  art  and  science  which  he  has  chosen  for  his  life- 
work,  and  his  already  extensive  practice  gives  evidence  that  his 
abilities  have  not  been  slow  of  recognition  by  the  public. 

The  church  membership  of  the  Cain  family,  excepting  Michael, 
is  with  St.  Bridget's  congregation — Michael  belonging  to  Sts.  Peter 
and  Paul's  congregation.  Dr.  Cain  has  for  six  years  been  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Bessonies  commandery  of  the  Knights  of  Father  Ma- 
thew,  for  two  years  of  which  time  he  has  served  as  financial  secre- 
tary. He  is  a  young  man  of  strictly  moral  character,  and,  endowed 
as  he  is  with  highly  intellectual  attributes,  must  in  the  near  future 
attain  a  position  in  the  very  front  rank  of  the  members  of  the 
medical   profession. 


TIMOTHY  E.  CALL.\HAN,  undertaker  and  embalmer  of  No. 
231  Virginia  avenue,  Indianapolis,  and  whose  residence  is  at 
No.  512  South  East  street,  is  the  head  of  a  pioneer  and  representa- 
tive Catholic  family.  He  was  born  at  Batavia,  Genesee  county, 
N.  Y.,  November  4,  1853,  and  is  a  son  of  Michael  and  Mary  Cal- 
lahan, natives  of  county  Kerry,  Ireland,  who  came  to  the  United 
States  in  early  life.  They  were  married  in  Batavia,  N.  Y. ,  in 
May,   1852,  and   in  December,   1853,  came  to  Indiana,  locating  in 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGAi  IONS, 

Indianapolis,  when  their  son,  Timothy  E.,  the  subject  of  this 
sketch,  was  about  seven  months  old. 

For  many  years  Michael  Callahan  was  engaged  on  public 
works  and  is  now  a  veteran  railroad  man,  but  is  living  a  retired  life, 
his  home  being  on  Lord  street.  His  wife  died  June  29,  1896,  at 
the  age  of  sixty  years,  she  having  been  much  younger  than  her 
husband,  who  was  born  in  1820.  Both  he  and  she  were  strongly 
attached  to  the  church,  he  being  a  member  of  the  Men's  sodality 
of  St.  John's  church,  and  his  record  in  many  respects  is  quite 
remarkable.  Although  he  has  attained  to  the  age  of  seventy- 
seven  years,  he  has  never  had  a  lawsuit  of  any  kind,  either  as 
prosecutor  or  defendant,  which  is  mentioned  as  evidence  of  his 
peaceful  nature,  and  as  showing  that  he  would  prefer  to  suffer 
wrong,  if  necessary  to  do  so,  than  enter  into  litigation.  Mrs.  Cal- 
lahan was  especially  noted  for  her  domestic  nature  and  her  great 
kindness  of  heart.  It  is  said  of  her  that,  though  she  was  born 
abroad  and  though  she  traveled  thousands  of  miles  to  reach  the 
city  which  finally  became  her  home,  she  was  never  on  a  railroad 
car  in  her  life,  the  journey  from  New  York  having  been  made  by 
various  water  routes — lakes  and  canals.  She  and  her  husband 
became  the  parents  of  seven  children — five  sons  and  two  daugh- 
ters— all  of  whom  are  living,  the  subject  of  this  sketch  being  the 
eldest  of  the  family. 

Timothy  E.  Callahan  was  educated  in  the  schools  of  the  city, 
and  when  not  in  school  sold  papers  as  a  newsboy.  During  the 
war  of  the  Rebellion,  when  Indianapolis  was  full  of  soldiers, 
Camps  Morton  and  Carrington  were  his  field  of  operations.  In  his 
nineteenth  year  Mr.  Callahan  began  his  railroad  career,  which 
lasted  until  October  23,  1896.  At  first  he  was  porter  on  a  pas- 
senger train;  afterward  he  performed  yard  duties  for  two  or  three 
years,  and  was  thus  engaged  by  the  Bee  line  for  a  couple  of  years, 
after  which  he  took  charge  of  the  Dillon  street  yard,  which  had 
then  just  been  completed.  Two  and  a  half  years  later  he  became 
yardmaster  at  East  St.  Louis  for  the  Ohio  &  Mississippi  Railway 
company,  and  when  a  change  in  the  administration  of  the  road 
sent  all  the  employees  adrift  he  returned  to  Indianapolis  and 
engaged  with   Col.   Downing   to   run   a   construction   train    in    the 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

building  of  the  Belt  line.  Some  months  later  he  engaged  with  the 
Panhandle  Railway  company  as  foreman  of  their  yard,  and  a  few 
months  later  he  was  transferred  to  the  I.  lS:  V.  division,  and  was 
e.xamined  and  passed  as  a  conductor  on  July  i,  1881,  remaining 
with  that  company  as  a  conductor  until  his  retirement  from  the 
service  on  the  date  above  given,  October  23,  1S96.  Thus  he 
served  as  a  conductor  continuously  for  a  period  of  more  than  fif- 
teen years,  which  is  an  evidence  of  faithful  discharge  of  dut}-  and 
of  care  in  the  handling  of  his  train. 

Mr.  Callahan  was  married  September  25,  1880,  to  Miss  Mary 
Henry,  daughter  of  Lawrence  and  Mary  Henry,  early  settlers  of 
Indianapolis.  Mrs.  Callahan  was  born  in  April,  1858,  and  by  her 
marriage  to  Mr.  Callahan  has  two  daughters  and  a  son,  viz:  Lilly, 
Mary  and  Edward. 

Lawrence  Henry,  father  of  Mrs.  Callahan,  served  his  country 
as  a  soldier  during  the  war  of  the  Rebellion  in  the  Nineteenth 
Indiana  volunteer  infantry,  and-her  brother,  Michael,  was  in  the 
One  Hundred  and  Thirty-eighth  regiment  of  the  same  state.  The 
brothers  and  sisters  of  Mr.  Callahan  are  all  well  known  and  highly 
respected.  Their  names  are  as  follows:  Michael,  James,  John, 
Dennis,  Mary  and  Lilly. 


WILLIAM  FLYNN,  of  No.  1(4  West  Ray  street,  Indianapolis, 
was  born  in  county  Clare,  Ireland,  September  30,  1847,  a 
son  of  Charles  and  Mary  (Page)  Flynn,  the  former  a  native  of 
county  Galway  and  the  latter  of  county  Clare,  where  their  mar- 
riage took  place.  To  this  marriage  were  born  two  children,  Will- 
iam and  Charles,  of  whom  the  latter  died  in  Buffalo,  N.  Y. ,  in 
1872.  The  father  died  in  Erie,  Pa.,  many  years  ago,  and  the 
mother  married  Daniel  Ronan,  a  native  of  the  same  parish  with 
herself,  and  to  this  union  were  born  four  children,  viz:  Lizzie, 
now  Mrs.  James  Hunt,  of  Indianapolis;  Kate,  married  to  Albert 
Gaine,  and  living  in  Montreal,  Canada;  Anne,  single;  and  Mary, 
married  to^  Michael  Scanlon,  of  Indianapolis.  Both  parents  are 
now  deceased,  the  mother  dying  in  Indianapolis,  in  February.  1892. 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

William  was  educated  in  one  of  the  National  schools  of  Ire- 
land and  at  the  age  of  fifteen  years,  came  to  America,  following 
his  parents,  who  had  preceded  him  some  years,  he,  in  the  mean- 
while, having  remained  with  his  grandparents.  For  a  year  after 
his  arrival  he  worked  as  a  farm  laborer  near  Watertown,  N.  Y., 
and  then,  in  1863,  enlisted  in  company  H,  Twenty-fifth  New  York 
cavalry,  with  which  he  served  until  the  close  of  the  Civil  war, 
being  in  Custer's  brigade,  under  Gen.  Sheridan,  in  the  Shenandoah 
valley  of  Virginia.  He  took  part  in  the  battles  of  Winchester, 
and  Cedar  Creek,  Gordonsville,  Newtown,  Stevens'  Station,  and 
others  in  the  valley,  and  was  at  the  capture  of  Waynesboro  and 
Early's  army  just  before  the  final  surrender  at  Appomattox  Court 
House.  He  was  a  good,  brave  and  faithful  soldier,  and  passed 
through  without  bodily  injury. 

After  receiving  an  honorable  discharge  from  the  service,  Mr. 
Flynn  found  employment  at  the  government  stables  in  Washington, 
D.  C. ,  and  was  present  when  the  horses  that  bore  away  the  mur- 
derers of  Abraham  Lincoln  were  hired.  May  i,  1869,  Mr.  Flynn 
reached  Indianapolis,  and  here,  with  the  exception  of  a  year  and 
a  half,  in  1872  and  1873,  spent  in  Missouri,  his  home  has  ever 
since  been  maintained.  In  the  latter  year  he  entered  the  Kingan 
packing  house,  where  he  remained  seventeen  years.  In  1891,  he 
opened  his  present  house  of  entertainment,  which  is  a  neat, 
orderly  place,  and  is  well  patronized. 

The  marriage  of  Mr.  Flynn  took  place  in  St.  Matthew's  church, 
Washington,  D.  C. ,  January  20,  1867,  to  Miss  Ellen  T.  Grady,  a 
native  of  county  Kerry,  Ireland,  and  daughter  of  Maurice  and  Brid- 
get (Conners)  Grady,  who  were  the  parents  of  six  children,  viz: 
Ellen  T.,  Michael,  John,  Dennis,  Maurice  and  Mary.  Of  these, 
the  eldest  is  now  Mrs.  Flynn;  Michael  died  in  London,  England; 
John,  Dennis  and  Maurice  are  also  deceased,  and  Mary  is  the  wife 
of  James  Hollorn,  of  Indianapolis.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Grady  made  a 
short  visit  to  this  country,  then  returned  to  Europe  and  settled  in 
London,  where  the  mother  died  in  1864,  and  the  father  in  1891. 
To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Flynn  no  children  have  been  born. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Flynn  have  been  members  of  St.  John's  church 
since    1869,  and    Mr.  Flynn   has   been   a    member   of   the   Ancient 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

Order  of  Hibernians  for  a  quarter  of  a  century,  and  is  also  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Celtic  club.  Mrs.  Flynn  is  a  member  of  the  Rosary 
society,  of  the  Ladies'  au.xiliary  to  the  A.  O.  H.,  No.  i,  and  of 
the  Sacred  Heart  society.  In  politics  Mr.  Flynn  is  an  active  demo- 
crat, and  was  once  his  party's  nominee  for  the  state  legislature, 
but  withdrew  prior  to  the  election,  preferring  to  lead  a  private  life. 


MICHAEL  CALLAHAN,  a  respected  retired  railroad  man,  and 
a  trustee  of  St.  Bridget's  church,  Indianapolis,  Ind.,  was  born 
near  the  city  of  Cork,  Ireland,  on  St.  Michael's  day  (September 
29),  1830,  a  son  of  Michael  and  Bridget  (Hickey)  Callahan,  both 
natives  of  county  Cork. 

Michael,  the  subject  of  this  notice,  who  had  led  an  industrious 
life  with  his  parents  until  his  nineteenth  year,  came  to  America  in 
1S48,  landed  in  Boston,  Mass.,  and  for  four  years  was  employed  in 
farming  in  the  vicinity  of  that  city.  In  1852  he  came  to  Indian- 
apolis, then  little  more  than  a  country  village,  and  here  he  has 
resided  ever  since,  adding  to  his  wealth  and  reputation  year  by 
year.  For  forty  years  he  has  been  an  employee  of  the  Big  Four 
road,  chiefly  as  freight  receiver,  if  not  altogether  in  that  capacity. 
For  the  past  five  years  he  has  been  living  in  quiet  retirement  on 
his  rentals,  acquired  through  industry  and  judicious  investment  of 
his  savings  from  his  salary. 

The  marriage  of  Mr.  Callahan  took  place  in  Salem,  Mass.,  in 
1 85 1,  to  Miss  Margaret  Dunlay,  to  which  marriage  were  born  the 
following  children:  Jerry,  of  Indianapolis;  Michael,  James,  Brid- 
get, John  and  Eugene,  all  five  deceased;  Timothy  and  Anna,  both 
married  and  heads  of  families,  as  was  also  Jerry,  Mrs.  Callahan 
was  called  to  rest  in  1889.  Mr.  Callahan  has  one  brother,  James, 
residing  in  Indianapolis;  another  brother,  Eugene,  is  a  soldier  in 
the  army  of  Great  Britain;  and  another,  Jeremiah,  died  some  years 
since  in  Columbus,  Ind. 

For  eighteen  years  Mr.  Callahan  has  been  a  trustee  of  St. 
Bridget's  church,  and  to  him  is  due   much  credit  for  his  energetic 


THE    CLERGY    AND    COXGREGATIONS, 

labors  in  improving  the  condition  of  the  parish,  and  for  his  expend- 
iture of  time  and  money  in  aiding  the  erection  of  the  school-house 
and  the  priest's  residence  and  in  the  extinguishment  of  the  parish 
indebtedness,  and  he  is  to-day  considered  to  be  one  of  the  most 
influential  and  active  lay  members  of  St.  Bridget's  congregation. 
Prior  to  the  organization  of  St.  Bridget's,  Mr.  Callahan  had  been  a 
member  of  St.  John's,  and  in  that  church  became  a  member  of  the 
gentlemen's  branch  of  the  sodalit\-  of  the  Blessed  Virgin,  in  which 
he  holds  an  honored  position.  Mr.  Callahan  has  a  most  pleasant 
home  at  No.  402  West  Walnut  street,  where  a  generous  hospitality 
is  dispensed  to  a  wide  circle  of  warm  friends,  in  whose  esteem  he 
holds  an  exalted  position. 


AUGUST  H.  CALVELAGE,  a  foreman  and  stockholder  in  the 
National  Malleable  Castings  company,  of  Indianapolis,  is  a 
native  of  Ohio,  born  February  10,  1845,  of  German  parentage. 
The  parents  were  early  settlers  of  Putnam  county,  Ohio,  where 
the  father  passed  the  remainder  of  his  days,  dying  in  the  faith  of 
the  Catholic  church;  the  mother  hasher  residence  with  her  young- 
est son,  Bernard,  in  Putnam  county,  Ohio,  and  is  now  eighty-three 
years  of  age,  still  hale  and  hearty,  and  walks  a  mile  to  church  daily. 
<  A.  H.  Calvelage  was  reared  on  his  father's  farm,  but  left  home 

when  a  young  man  and  for  a  brief  space  of  time  worked  as  a  brick- 
mason  for  an  uncle  in  Cleveland,  but  later  engaged  in  the  iron  busi- 
ness, of  which  he  became  a  master.  In  1870  he  married  Miss 
Emma  Grosch,  a  native  of  Staten  Island,  N.  Y. ,  and  a  daughter  of 
Baltzer  and  Mary  Margaret  Grosch,  who  came  to  America  from 
Germany  prior  to  their  marriage.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Grosch  removed 
from  Staten  Island,  N.  Y.,  to  Cleveland,  Ohio,  where  the  mother 
died  in  1886;  the  father  died  in  February,  1888,  at  the  home  of  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Calvelage,  in  Indianapolis — Mrs.  Calvelage  being  the 
only  child.  To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Calvelage  have  been  born  five  chil- 
dren, viz:  George,  Louis,  Mary,  Robert  and  Nora.  George  was 
married,  September  i,   1897.  to   Miss   Katie  \\'all.  of  New  Albany, 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

liid.,  a  niece  of  Rex.  F.  B.  Uowd;  and  Mary  died  in  infancy. 
George  and  Louis  are  employed  in  the  iron  works  with  their  father, 
and  are  skilled  mechanics.  In  1882  the  family  settled  in  Indian- 
apolis, and  have  their  pleasant  home  at  No.  1 12  King  street,  where 
they  are  surrounded  by  a  wide  circle  of  warm-hearted  friends. 
They  are  liberal  supporters  of  St.  Anthony's  church,  of  which  a 
brief  description  is  given  in  the  sketch  of  the  pastor.  Rev.  F.  B. 
Dowd,  and  to  the  support  of  which  they  are  among  the  most  lib- 
eral contributors.  Mr.  Calvelage  has  been  very  successful  as  a 
business  man,  and  deservedly  enjoys  the  esteem  of  his  fellow-citi- 
zens, which  is  extended  to  him  without  stint  or  restriction. 


CAPT.  JAMES  M.  CAMPBELL,  a  native  of  Indianapolis  and 
a  member  of  the  fire  department,  was  born  March  25,  1864, 
and  is  a  son  of  Hezekiah  and  Mary  (Shea)  Campbell,  the  former  of 
whom  is  a  native  of  North  Carolina,  of  Revolutionary  descent, 
and  the  latter  of  Ireland.  The  father  is  a  mechanic,  is  a  convert 
to  Catholicity,  and  married  Miss  Shea  at  St.  John's  church,  in  1863, 
Rev.  Father  Bessonies  performing  the  ceremony  matrimonial.  The 
mother  was  reared  a  Catholic  and  has  always  been  true  to  this  faith. 
Of  the  three  children  born  to  this  marriage,  Frank  and  Charles 
died  at  the  age  of  five  and  seven  years  respectively — the  captain 
being  the  sole  survivor. 

James  M.  Campbell  was  educated  in  the  parochial  school 
attached  to  St.  John's  church.  He  first  worked  in  a  rolling-mill 
and  later  learned  the  wheelmaker's  trade,  at  which  he  worked  as  a 
journeyman  until  March  24,  1890,  when  he  was  appointed  a  mem- 
ber of  the  fire  department,  served  one  year  as  a  hoseman,  and  was 
then  promoted  to  the  captaincy  of  hook  and  ladder  truck  Aerial, 
No.  I.  Capt.  Campbell  is  still  unmarried  and  resides  with  his  par- 
ents at  No.  54  Carlos  street.  He  is  a  member  of  St.  John's 
church,  under  the  pastorate  of  Rev.  Father  Gavisk,  and  is  a  tem- 
perate, moral,  ner\'y  and  exemplary  young  man,  well  deserving  the 
high  esteem  in  which  he  is  universally  held. 

"[227] 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

THOMAS  H.  CAMPBELL,  a  prominent  attorney  at  law  of 
Shelbyville,  was  born  in  Johnson  county,  Ind. ,  October  22, 
1867,  and  is  a  son  of  Thomas  H.  and  Bridget  (Gillespie)  Campbell. 
He  attended  the  Baptist  school  of  Franklin,  Johnson  county,  from 
his  sixteenth  until  his  twenty-first  year,  graduating  in  1888,  and 
then,  for  about  a  year,  taught  school  in  his  native  county. 

In  the  spring  of  1889  Mr.  Campbell  came  to  Shelbyville  and 
read  law  with  Hord  &  Adams  until  his  admission  to  the  bar  in  Ma)-, 
1892,  but  still  remained  with  his  preceptors  until  the  fall  of  the 
same  year,  when  he  was  elected,  on  the  democratic  ticket,  prose- 
cuting attorney  for  the  sixteenth  judicial  district,  of  Indiana.  He 
executed  the  duties  pertaining  to  this  responsible  office  so  well. 
that,  at  the  close  of  the  term — two  years — he  was  renominated 
and  re-elected,  and  thus  served  four  years  in  all.  In  the  mean- 
time he  formed  a  partnership  with  ex-Senator  A.  F.  Wray,  which 
still  exists  under  the  firm  name  of  Wray  &  Campbell,  and  stands 
foremost  among  the  legal  firms  of  the  county.  During  his  career 
as  prosecuting  attorney,  Mr.  Campbell  most  successfully  handled 
some  very  difficult  criminal  trials,  some  of  which  rank  among  the 
causes  celebres  of  Indiana,  as,  for  instance,  the  Parker  and  McAfee 
murder  trial,  the  Wiley  murder  trial,  the  Frank  Markes  and  the 
Goldsmith  murder  cases. 

Mr.  Campbell  is  a  member  of  St.  Joseph's  church  and  also  of 
the  order  of  the  Knights  of  St.  John,  of  which  order  he  has  been 
president,  vice-president,  and  treasurer,  two  terms  each. 


FRANK  CAMPBELL,  M.  D.,  of  Shelbyville,  a  son  of  Thomas  H. 
and  Bridget  (Gillespie)  Campbell,  and  a  younger  brother 
of  Thomas  H.  Campbell,  the  attorney,  whose  biographical  sketch 
is  given  above,  was  born  in  Johnson  county,  Ind.,  February  27, 
1869.  He  was  primarily  educated  in  a  parochial  school,  which  lie 
attended  until  fifteen  years  of  age,  and  then,  for  four  years,  was 
a  student  in  the  Baptist  college  at  Franklin,  Ind.  After  gradu- 
ation, he  was  employed  for  two  years  as  a  clerk  in  a  furniture  store 
in  Shelbyville,    and   then  commenced   the   reading  of  medicine   at 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

Needham,  Ind.,  under  Dr.  I.  C.  Fisher,  remaining  under  his  pre- 
ceptorship  six  months.  Entering  the  medical  college  of  Indiana 
in  1892,  he  was  graduated  March  29,  1895,  and  in  April  of  the 
same  year  settled  in  Shelbyville  for  practice,  and  has  met  with  the 
most  flattering  success,  as  a  general  practitioner  under  the  allo- 
pathic, or  old  school,  system. 

Dr.  Campbell  is  a  member  of  St.  Joseph's  church,  and  of  the 
Knights  of  St.  John,  having  been  treasurer  of  the  latter  since  1896, 
and,  since  his  residence  in  Shelbyville,  has  had  charge  of  Gordon's 
Orphans'  home.  In  politics  he  is  a  democrat,  and  socially  is  greatly 
esteemed  by  the  entire  community.  He  is  a  member  of  Shelby 
county  Medical  society,  Indiana  state  Medical  society,  American 
Medical  society,  and  is  also  examiner  for  several  well-known  insur- 
ance companies. 


MICHAEL  CANEY,  the  well-known  and  popular  proprietor  of 
the  livery  and  feed  stables  on  North  Third  street,  Vincennes, 
Ind.,  was  born  in  Brown  county,  Ohio,  July  3,  1857,  a  son  of 
Patrick  and  Bridget  (Welsh)  Caney,  both  natives  of  county  Gal- 
way,  Ireland,  where  they  were  married  and  where  three  of  their 
children,  also,  were  born. 

Patrick  Caney,  on  coming  to  America,  located  in  Kentucky 
about  1 85 1,  but  later  moved  to  Brown  county,  Ohio,  where  he 
followed  the  vocations  of  farmer  and  contractor.  Of  his  children, 
Thomas,  the  first  born,  died  in  infancy;  Mary  is  the  wife  of 
Edward  King,  a  foreman  on  the  Indianapolis  &  Vincennes  railroad 
and  residing  in  Sanborn,  Ind.  ;  Daniel  died  in  childhood;  Margaret 
is  married  to  James  Caney,  a  cont|jictor  of  Terre  Haute,  Ind.; 
Bridget  is  living  with  her  father  on  a  farm  near  Vincennes;  Michael 
comes  next  in  order  of  birth;  Peter  died  in  young  manhood,  and 
Patrick  H.  is  a  physician  and  surgeon  of  Vincennes,  where  the 
parents  settled  in  1881,  and  where  the  mother  died  in  1884. 

Michael  Caney,  the  subject  of  this  memoir,  received  a  good 
common-school  education,  was  reared  a  farmer,  and  until  Feb- 
ruary, 1 89 1,  owned  and  cultivated  a  farm  located  six  miles  south- 
east   of    Vincennes.      Selling   his   land.    Mr.    Caney,    at    the    date 

"(229) 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

mentioned,  moved  to  the  city  and  united  with  H.  A.  Emison  in 
the  livery  business.  He  has  one  of  the  best-ef[uipped  livery  and 
feed  stables  in  Knox  county  and  enjoys  a  lucrative  patronage. 
May  9,  1881,  Mr.  Caney  married  Miss  Helen  Steffey,  a  native  of 
Bruceville,  Knox  county,  Ind.,  and  to  this  happy  union  have  been 
born  four  children,  of  whom  two  died  in  infancy;  Biddie  Louisa  is 
a  little  Miss  of  twelve  years,  and  Edith  died  at  the  age  of  five. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Caney  are  devout  Catholics  and  worship  at  St. 
Francis  Xavier  cathedral.  In  politics  Mr.  Caney  is  a  free-silver 
democrat,  and  as  a  citizen  he  is  both  popular  and  respected. 


REV.  JOSEPH  J.  FREWIN,  pastor  in  charge  of  St.  Joseph's 
parish,  Terre  Haute,  was  born  in  county  Tipperar}-,  Ireland, 
on  the  21st  day  of  June,  1843,  and  came  to  the  United  States  in 
1 86 1.  He  attended  St.  Francis  college,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  for 
some  years,  following  which  he  taught  for  a  time  at  Kingston  on 
the  Hudson,  and  at  Brooklyn,  and  later  completed  his  ecclesiastical 
course  at  Syracuse,  N.  Y.,  and  Trenton,  N.  J.  He  was  ordained 
priest  at  the  latter  place  June  11,  1883,  by  Bishop  O'Farrell,  and 
his  first  active  work  was  a  mission  in  Albany,  N.  Y. ,  where  he 
remained  for  a  period  of  three  years,  performing  many  arduous 
labors  in  the   meantime. 

Severing  his  connection  with  the  Brooklyn  mission.  Father 
Frewin  came  to  Terre  Haute,  Ind.,  as  assistant  pastor  of  St. 
Joseph's  parish,  the  duties  of  which  position  he  discharged  in  a  very 
efficient  manner  for  a  period  of  nine  years,  being  transferred  at  the 
end  of  that  time  to  Hoboken,  N.  J.,  as  pastor  of  St.  Joseph's  church 
at  that  place.  After  remaining  for  some  time  in  Hoboken  he 
returned  October  19,  1896,  to  Terre  Haute,  as  rector  of  St. 
Joseph's  church,  which  position  he  fills  at  this  time.  Father 
Frewin  is  a  man  of  wide  scholarship,  an  eloquent  pulpit  orator,' 
and  in  the  discharge  of  his  manifold  duties  has  demonstrated  more 
than  ordinary  talent  as  pastor  and  spiritual  adviser.  His  labors 
have  been  arduous,  but,  being  an  indefatigable  worker,  he  has 
slighted   no  duty,  and   it  can    be  truthfully  said   that  his  whole  life 


REV.  JOSEPH  J.   FREWIN. 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

has  been  a  sacrifice  to  duty  bravely  and  uncomplainingly  per- 
formed in  behalf  of  his  beloved  church  and  people.  The  parish  of 
St.  Joseph's  is  one  of  the  largest  and  most  flourishing  in  western 
Indiana,  and  under  the  spiritual  guidance  of  its  blessed  rector  is 
constantly  increasing  in  numbers  and  influence.  In  addition  to  his 
duties  as  rector,  Father  Frewin  is  also  guardian  of  St.  Joseph's 
convent,  Terre  Haute. 


P 


lATRICK  CANGANY,  with  his  residence  at  No.  823  Meikel 
I  street,  Indianapolis,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Boston,  Mass.,  April 
18,  1858,  and  is  a  son  of  Thomas  and  Bridget  (McGrath)  Cangany, 
natives  of  county  Tipperary,  Ireland,  where  their  marriage  took 
place.  They  came  to  America  in  or  about  1852,  and  for  nearly 
ten  years  resided  in  Boston,  Mass.,  whence  they  went  to  Kentucky, 
where  the  father  died  August  25,  1883;  his  widow  is  now  living 
with  her  son,  John,  in  Lexington. 

To  the  marriage  of  Thomas  and  Bridget  Cangany  were  born 
nine  children,  viz:  Ellen,  the  wife  of  James  Slaven,  of  Lexington, 
Ky.;  Mary,  married  to  John  Teller,  of  Indianapolis,  Ind.  ;  Bridget, 
now  Mrs.  Patrick  O'Malia,  also  of  this  city;  Margaret,  who  is  mar- 
ried to  Thomas  Cookson,  and  also  hves  in  Indianapolis;  Daniel; 
who  died  when  twenty-two  years  old  in  Lexington,  Ky.;  Patrick, 
the  subject  of  this  sketch;  John,  at  whose  home  the  mother  is 
passing  her  declining  years;  Annie,  who  died  in  infancy,  and 
Thomas,  a  resident  of  Covington,  Ky. 

Patrick  Cangany  was  educated  in  the  parochial  schools  of 
Lexington,  Ky. ,  and  began  his  business  life  as  an  employee  in  a 
rope  and  twine-walk  in  that  city,  a  business  he  followed  several 
years.  At  the  age  of  twenty  he  married  Miss  Annie  Boyce,  a 
native  of  county  Donegal,  Ireland,  the  ceremony  being  celebrated 
by  the  Very  Rev.  Father  Bessonies,  at  St.  John's  church,  Indian- 
apolis, in  1879.  Ten  children  have  blessed  this  happy  union,  of 
whom  seven  are  still  living — Daniel,  Kate,  Ann,  William,  Edward, 
Joseph  and  Agnes;  the  deceased  bore  the  names  of  Mary,  Thomas 
and  Allie,  and  died  between  the  ages  of  two  and  four  years;  the 
surviving  children  are  all  attendants  at  the  parochial  school. 


THE    CLERGV    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

The  family  are  members  of  St.  John's  church,  and  Mr. 
Cangany  is  also  a  member  of  the  Catholic  Knights  of  America  and 
the  Ancient  Order  of  Hibernians.  In  politics  he  is  a  democrat, 
and  is  active  in  the  advocacy  of  the  free-silver  doctrine. 


EDWARD  JOSEPH  CANTWELL,  the  accomplished  operator 
for  the  Western  Union  Telegraph  company,  with  residence  on 
North  Pine  street,  Indianapolis,  is  a  native  of  this  city  and  was 
born  December  i,  1864. 

Michael  and  Bridget  (Moore)  Cantwell,  parents  of  Edward  J., 
were  natives  of  county  Tipperary,  Ireland,  were  married  in  their 
native  land,  and  came  to  the  United  States  in  1 847.  They  sojourned 
a  year  in  New  York  city,  and  in  1848  came  to  Indianapolis,  where 
the  father  followed  his  trades  of  patternmaker  and  millwright  until 
his  death,  which  occurred  August  6,  1885,  his  widow  surviving 
until  October  25,  1894.  Their  family  consisted  of  five  children, 
who  were  named,  in  order  of  birth,  Harriet,  Thomas,  Alice,  Stephen 
and  Edward,  of  whom  Stephen  only  has  been  called  away.  Thomas 
is  an  operator  with  the  Western  Union  company  and  resides  on 
Tacoma  avenue,  Alice  is  the  wife  of  John  Ryan,  formerly  a  loco- 
motive engineer,  but  now  engaged  in  the  lumber  business,  and  the 
eider  sister  is  still  single. 

Edward  J.  Cantwell'  was  educated  in  St.  Joseph's  parochial 
school,  completing  the  entire  course  and  receiving  a  thorough 
English  training.  He  learned  telegraphy  with  the  Western  Union 
company,  and  has  never  been  employed  by  any  other  corporation. 
He  was  united  in  marriage,  September  30,  1896,  with  Miss  Mary 
O'Connor,  a  native  of  Dublin,  Ireland,  and  a  daughter  of  Bernard 
and  Theressa  O'Connor,  the  former  of  whom  still  resides  in  the 
Irish  capital,  but  the  latter  of  whom  is  deceased.  One  child  has 
come  to  bless  this  union  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Cantwell,  was  born  July 
26,  1897,  and  is  named  Edward  Michael.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Cantwell 
are  active  and  earnest  workers  in  the  church  of  their  forefathers, 
being  members  of  St.  Joseph's  congregation  of  Indianapolis,  to 
the  support  of  which   the\-   liberally    contribute.      Mr.  Cantwell    is 

(2fwr 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 


well  qualified  for  the  position  which  he  holds,  being  both  an  expert 
telegrapher  and  an  accommodating,  affable  and  genial  gentleman, 
and  with  his  wife  shares  largely  of  the  respect  which  the  citizens 
of   Indianapolis  always  accord  to  merit  and  intelligence. 


MRS.  JOANN.A  CARGETT,  widow  of  Jacob  Cargett,  who  was 
a  patriot  of  the  late  Civil  war  and  who  eventually  died  from 
injuries  received  in  the  service,  has  been  a  resident  of  St.  Patrick's 
parish,  Indianapolis,  e\er  since  her  marriage,  and  has  her  home  on 
Prospect  street. 

Jacob  Cargett  was  born  in  Switzerland  about  the  year  1844, 
but  was  a  mere  child  when  he  lost  his  father.  Soon  after  her 
bereavement,  the  mother  came  to  the  United  States,  Jacob  being 
at  that  time  about  nine  years  old,  bringing  her  family.  Jacob, 
however,  had  been  permitted  to  receive  his  first  communion,  at  that 
early  age,  on  account  of  the  danger  in  crossing  the  ocean,  but  the 
family,  consisting  of  the  mother,  Jacob  and  his  three  sisters,  arrived 
safely  in  this  country  and  had  proceeded  west  as  far  as  Toledo, 
Ohio,  where  the  anticipated  danger  was  encountered,  resulting  in 
the  death  of  the  mother  and  two  elder  daughters  from  cholera,  the 
catastrophe  leaving  Jacob  and  his  youngest  sister  orphans  in  a 
strange  land.  Soon  after  this  sad  event,  Jacob  succeeded  in  find- 
ing a  home  in  a  Baptist  family,  and  with  whom  he  remained  until 
seventeen  3  ears  old,  when  he  left  the  family,  refusing  to  become  an 
apostate  from  his  early  faith,  and  deeming  that  he  had  been  unkindly 
and  even  harshly  treated  on  that  account. 

At  this  time  the  Civil  war  had  become  a  fixed  fact,  and  Jacob 
Cargett  seized  the  opportunity.  He  enlisted  in  the  Fourteenth  Ohio 
volunteer  infantry,  and  for  three  years  took  part  in  some  of  the 
hardest- fought  battles  of  the  war.  and  was  severely  wounded  at 
Chickamauga,  this  wound  being  the  eventual  cause  of  his  death. 
After  returning  from  the  army,  he  followed  the  trade  of  bricklay- 
ing, of  which  he  had  acquired  some  knowledge  before  enlisting,  and 
later  became  a  contractor,  which  was  his  calling  until  his  death, 
May  31,   1884,  in  Indianapolis. 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

The  marriage  of  Mr.  Cargett  took  place  in  1869,  in  Toledo, 
Ohio,  to  Miss  Joanna  Webb,  who  was  born  in  Lockport,  N.  Y.,  a 
daughter  of  WiUiam  and  Mary  (Carroll)  Webb,  natives  of  Limer- 
ick, Ireland,  but  whe  removed  from  New  York  to  Michigan,  where 
the  remainder  of  their  years  were  passed.  The  marriage  of  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Cargett  was  solemnized  by  Rev.  Father  Hannan,  Mrs. 
Cargett  having  made  her  first  communion  at  the  home  of  the  mother 
of  Rev.  Father  Cooney.  After  their  marriage  the  young  couple  at 
once  settled  in  the  present  home  of  Mrs.  Cargett,  which  Mr.  Car- 
gett had  alread}'  prepared,  and  here,  with  the  e.xception  of  two 
years,  Mrs.  Cargett  has  since  lived.  The  children  born  to  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Cargett  are  three  in  number,  and  in  the  order  of  birth  were 
named  Mary,  who  is  the  wife  of  Rollie  Stiltz;  Margaret,  wife  of 
Roderic  Fielding,  and  William  A.,  all  of  Indianapolis,  and  all  sin- 
cere Catholics. 

Of  Jacob  Cargett  it  should  be  said  that  he  was  an  upright  citi- 
zen and  was  respected  by  all  who  knew  him.  He  w^as  a  faithful 
soldier,  was  a  member  of  Chapman  post,  G.  A.  R. ,  and  of  St. 
Boniface  society.  His  lamented  death  was  the  cause  of  great  sor- 
row to  his  bereaved  family,  but  it  has  been  a  consolation  to  know 
that  it  was  the  result  of  his  bravery  on  the  battle  field  in  defending 
the  flag  that  now  protects  their  home. 


REV.  BONAVENTURE  HAMMER,  O.  F.  M.,  was  born  in 
Durmersheim,  a  thriving  village  near  Carlsruhe,  the  capital  'of 
the  grand  duchy  of  Baden,  Germany,  on  the  23d  of  June,  1842. 
In  1846  his  parents  came  to  the  United  States  and  settled  at  Pitts- 
burg, Pa.  In  1855  they  sent  him  to  St.  Vincent's  college,  West- 
moreland county,  Pa.,  where  he  entered  upon  his  classical  studies. 
Among  his  schoolmates  were  the  Right  Rev.  Joseph  Rademacher, 
the  present  bishop  of  Fort  W'ayne;  the  Right  Rev.  A.  Watterson, 
now  bishop  of  Columbus,  Ohio;  the  Right  Rev.  Abbot  Innocent 
Wolf,  O.  S.  B.,  of  Atchison,  Kans.,  and  the  Right  Rev.  Hilary 
Pfraengle,  O.  S.  B.,  abbot  of  Newark,  N.  J. 

In  i860   he  went   to  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  and  entered   the  Fran- 

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m  ^: 


REV.   BONAVENTURE    HAMMER,   O.   F.   M. 


CATHOLIC    CHCKCH    OF    INDIANA. 

ciscan  order  on  the  4th  of  October  of  that  year,  being  among  the 
i:rst  that  joined  the  order  in  this  country.  After  completing  his 
philosophical  and  theological  studies,  he  was  ordained  priest  on 
the  5th  of  August,  1865,  in  the  cathedral  of  Cincinnati,  by  the 
Right  Rev.  Sylvester  H.  Rosecrans,  then  auxiliary  bishop  of  the 
archdiocese.  After  his  ordination  he  was  engaged  in  the  sacred 
ministry  at  Cincinnati;  Louisville,  Ky. ;  Hamilton,  Ohio;  Olden- 
burg, Ind.,  and  Detroit,  Mich.  In  1866,  while  at  Louisville,  he 
succeeded  in  establishing  the  Glaubensbote,  a  German  Catholic 
weekly,  now  in  its  thirty-third  year. 

In  the  course  of  time  his  literary  tastes  led  him  to  retire  from 
the  more  active  duties  of  the  ministry,  and  he  is  now  engaged  prin- 
cipally in  writing  for  the  Franciscan  monthlies  published  in  Cin- 
cinnati, viz:  the  Sendbote,  the  St.  Franciscus  Bote,  St.  Anthony's 
Messenger,  and  the  Sodalist.  He  selected  the  quiet  city  of 
LaFayette,  in  the  beautiful  valley  of  the  Wabash,  as  his  place  of 
residence,  thinking  it  eminently  suited  to  foster  literary  research. 
He  has  been  an  inmate  of  the  pastoral  residence  attached  to  St. 
Boniface's  church  since  the  20th  of  April,  1882.  A  writer  in  a 
recent  number  of  the  LaFayette  Morning  Journal  says  of  him: 

Sauntering  along  leisurely,  his  head  high  in  the  air,  with 
more  the  manner  of  astranger  sight-seeing  than  a  resident  of  nearly 
sixteen  years,  there  may  be  seen  on  our  streets  at  intervals  a  man 
of  large  proportions  in  the  garb  of  a  clergyman.  His  manner  is 
impressive  but  the  lines  of  his  countenance  are  not  indicative  of  the 
strength  of  mind  and  character  within.  If  one  were  to  say  to  you, 
"See,  there  goes  the  man  who  made  the  German  translation  of 
Ben-Hur,  copyrighted  in  Germany;  a  translation  which  preserves 
the  beauties  of  the  original  so  faithfully  and  in  such  pure  and 
choice  German  that  it  has  reached  more  editions  abroad  than  the 
English  version  has  at  home,"  your  curiosity  would  no  doubt  be 
roused  but  your  credulity  would  be  piqued.  Yet  such  is  the  fact. 
Father  Bonaventure  Hammer,  a  member  of  the  Franciscan  order, 
who  resides  on  North  street  in  the  brick  parsonage  behind  the  Ger- 
man Catholic  church,  is  a  much  more  distinguished  man  than  his 
modesty  will  permit  us  to  realize.  He  resides  here  in  retirement, 
without  any  pastoral  labors,  to  prosecute  his  literary  work.  He 
contributes  continually  to  German  periodicals,  has  written  a  num- 
ber of  controversial  and  devotional  works,  and  is  the  author  of  a 
book  now  in  its  nineteenth  edition.      His  name  is  a  light  in  current 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

German  literature.  Nevertheless,  his  pen  is  quite  as  facile  when 
composing  in  English.  Father  Hammer  is  of  a  retiring  disposi- 
tion, wedcied  to  his  work,  modest  but  energetic,  as  attested  by  the 
few  people  in  LaFayette  who  know  of  so  distinguished  a  man 
among  us. 

Among  the  publications  of  "Father  Bonaventure ,"  as  he  is 
universally  known,  are  essays  and  poems  of  no  mean  order.  His 
celebrated  translation  of  General  Wallace's  "Ben  Hur''  is  consid- 
ered his  crowning  literary  achievement.  It  was  published  by  one 
of  the  largest  publishing  firms  in  Europe,  the  Deutsche  Verlagsan- 
stalt  in  Stuttgart  and  Leipsic,  in  1888,  and  had  reached,  in  1894, 
the  twenty-fifth  edition.  To  signalize  this  unprecedented  success, 
a  superb  illustrated  edition  of  the  work  was  placed  before  the  pub- 
lic. Of  this  translation  one  of  the  largest  and  most  popular  mag- 
azines of  Germany,  Ueber  Land  und  Meer,  says:  "The  translation 
reads  like  an  original.  To  render  it  thus  perfect,  more  was 
required  than  a  mere  knowledge  of  languages  and  adaptability  of 
style." 

Besides  his  editorial  contributions  to  the  Fanciscan  magazines 
mentioned  above.  Father  Bonaventure  is  the  author  of  an  aston- 
ishing number  of  volumes  on  various  subjects.  Among  his  English 
works  are:  Explanation  of  the  Epistles  and  Gospels;  Llife  of 
Mother  Schervier;  Life  of  Christ;  Life  of  Jesus  for  Children;  Spirit- 
ual Retreat;  Seraphic  Guide;  Spiritual  Treasury;  Bread  of  Angels; 
Manna,  Instructions  for  Children;  Manual  of  the  Holy  Family; 
Manual  of  Indulgenced  Prayers;  Sacred  Heart  Prayer-book;  Out- 
lines of  Church  History.  His  "Exercises  of  an  Eight  Days' 
Retreat"  was  honored  by  the  following  flattering  recommenda- 
tion, addressed  to  the  publisher,  B.  Herder,  St.  Louis. 

Dear  Sir:  In  addition  to  the  formal  Imprimatur  given  to 
the  excellent  work  of  Rev.  Bonaventure  Hammer,  O.  F.  M., 
entitled,  "The  Spiritual  Exercises  of  an  Eight  Days'  Retreat,  "  we 
wish  to  commend  this  book  in  a  special  manner  to  the  Rev.  clergy 
and  religious,  as  well  as  to  the  pious  laity,  as  a  safe  guide  in  those 
important  matters  which  concern  the  soul's  dearest  interests. 

John  J.  Kain. 
.Archbishop  of  St.  Louis. 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

The  German  books  written  by  Father  Bonaventiire  exceed  the 
number  of  thirty,  and  comprise  history,  biography,  drama,  instruc- 
tion and  devotion.  In  the  spring  of  1898  he  pubhshed,  under  the 
title:  "  Die  Katholische  Kirche  in  den  VereinigtenStaaten,"  the  first 
complete  history  of  the  Catholic  church  in  the  United  States  written 
in  the  German  language.  This  book,  issued  simultaneously  in 
Germany  and  this  country,  received  unqualified  praise  from  many 
competent  and  conscientious  critics. 

Father  Bonaventure  has  also  contributed  much  valuable  infor- 
mation which  has  been  made  use  of  in  this  Historical  Record  of  the 
Catholic  Church  in  Indiana,  for  which  the  publishers  extend  to  him 
their  thanks.  Among  his  contributions  are  biographies  of  a  num- 
ber of  the  deceased  clergy  of  LaFayette,  and  of  others,  in  this 
volume,  and  for  the  first  volume  an  article  on  Early  Times  in  the 
Diocese  of  Fort  Wayne,  biographies  of  deceased  bishops  and 
vicars-general,  diocesan  and  charitable  institutions,  churches  and 
schools  of  LaFayette,  and  other  information  of  general  value. 


FRANK  CANNON,  a  popular  merchant  tailor  of  Greencastle, 
Putnam  county,  Ind.,  and  a  highly  respected  citizen,  was  born 
in  county  Donegal,  Ireland,  October  16,  1842,  a  son  of  John  and 
Bridget  (Burns)  Cannon,  also  natives  of  county  Donegal,  where 
they  passed  their  lives  and  died  in  the  faith  of  the  Catholic  church, 
which  had  been  that  of  their  ancestors  for  generations  past  and 
gone.  Of  the  children  born  to  John  Cannon  and  wife,  five  sons 
have  come  to  America,  viz:  Barney,  a  resident  of  Northumberland, 
Pa.,  who  was  the  first  to  come;  the  others  came  in  the  following 
order:  Frank,  John.  Dennis  and  Cornelius,  all  residents  of  Indiana. 
Frank  Cannon  was  about  twenty  years  of  age  when  he  landed 
in  this  country.  For  a  year  or  two  he  lived  in  Northumberland 
county.  Pa.,  then  came  to  Indiana,  making  his  home  in  Indian- 
apolis until  1870,  when  he  came  to  Greencastle,  which  has  since 
been  his  home.  He  had  learned  his  trade  before  coming  to  this 
country,  and   learned    it   thoroughly,    and   wherever  he  has  resided 

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THE    CLKRGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

has  been  recognized  as  an   expert — being  now   the   nonpareil  mer- 
chant tailor  of   Greencastle. 

Mr.  Cannon  was  united  in  matrimony,  in  Indianapolis,  in  the 
month  of  April,  1870,  with  Miss  Kate  Carr,  the  marriage  being 
blessed  with  ten  children,  of  whom  three  are  deceased.  He  and 
family  all  belong  to  St.  Paul's  congregation,  to  the  support  of  which 
the  parents  freely  contribute  of  their  means,  and  aid,  as  well,  in 
all  works  designed  for  the  public  good.  Personally,  Mr.  Cannon  is  a 
warm-hearted,  genial  gentleman,  is  very  courteous  and  accommo- 
dating in  his  treatment  of  his  patrons,  and  these  good  qualities, 
added  to  his  professional  skill,  have  made  him  the  successful 
business  man  and  respected  citizen  that  he  is. 


VERY  REV.  LOUIS  GUEGUEN,  rector  of  St.  Francis  Xavier 
Cathedral,  at  Vincennes,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Brittany,  France, 
February  25,  1834.  He  acquired  his  classical  education  at  Plou- 
guernevel,  in  his  native  canton  of  Rostvenue,  department  of  Cotes 
du  Nord,  and  then  entered  the  Grand  seminary  of  the  diocese  of 
St.  Brieux,  where  he  pursued  his  theological  studies  until  1859  and 
was  ordained  deacon.  The  same  year  he  accompanied  Bishop  de 
St.  Palais  to  the  United  States  and  was,  by  that  bishop,  ordained 
priest  in  the  cathedral  of  Vincennes,  Ind.,  December  8,  1859. 
His  first  permanent  charge  was  at  the  church  of  the  Assumption, 
in  Floyd  county,  Ind.,  where  he  remained  three  years,  but  previous 
to  taking  charge  of  this  church  he  was  sent,  for  a  short  time,  to 
Madison,  and  later  to  Washington,  Ind.  He  was  next  transferred 
to  the  church  of  the  Holy  Trinity,  New  Albany,  Ind.,  but  his  stay 
there  was  of  short  duration,  when  he  was  transferred  to  Loogootee, 
in  Martin  county,  and  given  charge  also  of  St.  Mary's  church,  in 
Daviess  county.  He  was  next  sent,  in  1885,  to  St.  Michael's 
church,  in  Madison,  Ind.,  and  remained  there  until  November, 
1890,  when  he  was  transferred  to  Vincennes,  becoming  rector  of 
the  cathedral,  where  he  has  remained  until  the  present. 

Father  Gueguen  celebrated  his  first  mass  in  Vincennes,  as  the 
pastor,  November  30,   1890,  it  being  the   first   Sunday  in  Advent. 

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ST.   FRANCIS  XAVIER'S  CATHEDRAL, 

VINCENNES.   IND. 


CATHor.IC    CHl'KCH    OF    INDIANA. 

He  quickly  gained  the  esteem  and  good  will  of  the  congregation, 
and  the  members  generously  co-operate  with  him  in  all  he  under- 
takes for  the  benefit  of  the  church.  The  church  debt,  when  he 
came,  amounted  to  almost  $9,000,  but  by  his  industry  and  skillful 
management  of  the  temporalities  of  the  church,  he  has  steadily 
reduced  it  until  it  is  now  only  $2,000.  At  the  same  time  he  has 
made  many  and  lasting  improvements  to  the  church  and  the  church 
property. 

Father  Gueguen  is  very  sociable  and  frequently  calls  upon 
members  of  his  congregation  at  their  residences  and  places  of  busi- 
ness and  is  always  a  welcome  visitor.  His  name  is  the  latest  addi- 
tion to  that  long  line  of  pastors  who  have  devoted  their  energies 
and  talents  to  the  service  of  God  in  the  Catholic  church  at  Vin- 
cennes.  That  list  of  pastors  who  have  served  at  the  altar  of  St. 
Francis  Xavier  contains  the  names  of  many  distinguished  priests 
who  went  elsewhere  and  attained  eminence  in  the  hierarchy  of  the 
church — among  them  Bishop  Flaget,  Bishop  Rosati,  Father  Rivet, 
Bishop  Blanc,  and  many  others  whose  names  will  ever  be  remem- 
bered by  Catholics,  and  the  present  rector  of  St.  Francis  Xavier 
cathedral  is  a  worthy  successor  of  these  illustrious  prelates. 


JOSEPH  M.  CARLON,  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  White 
River  Sand  company,  of  Indianapolis,  was  born  in  this  city 
May  23,  1875,  a  son  of  John  and  Fanny  (Reilly)  Carlon,  the 
former  of  whom  is  a  native  of  Ireland;  the  latter  was  born  in  Ver- 
mont, but  was  called  from  earth  in  June,  1887,  after  having  borne 
her  husband  five  children,  viz:  Charles  H.,  John  E. ,  George  T. , 
Joseph  M.  and  Frederick  A.  Of  these  five,  Charles  was  a  member 
of  the  real  estate  firm  of  Welch  cS:  Carlon,  of  Indianapolis,  but 
passed  away  at  the  age  of  twenty-eight  years;  John  was  a  prac- 
ticing physician  in  this  city,  and  died  when  twenty-six  years  old; 
George  is  employed  in  the  office  of  his  father,  who  is  the  senior 
of  the  firm  of  Carlon  &  Hollenbeck,  printers  and  publishers,  of 
Indianapolis;  Joseph  M.  is  the  gentleman  whose  name  opens  this 
paragraph,  and  Frederick  is  a  student  in  the  Indianapolis  high 
school. 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

Joseph  M.  Carlon  was  educated  at  St.  Viateur  college,  Kanka- 
kee, 111.,  from  which  he  graduated,  at  the  conclusion  of  his  four 
years'  course,  in  the  spring  of  1891,  and  then  entered  the  Indiana 
State  university,  from  which  he  graduated  in  the  spring  of  1895 
with  the  degree  of  A.  B.  On  the  death  of  his  brother  Charles,  he 
became  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Welch  &  Carlon,  but  in  1896,  his 
health  failing,  he  went  to  the  Adirondack  mountains,  N.  Y., 
where  he  passed  fifteen  months.  December  6,  1897,  he  purchased 
a  half  interest  in  the  White  River  Sand  company,  of  which  full 
mention  is  made  in  the  biography  of  Maurice  D.  Cleary.  Mr. 
Carlon  is  a  young  gentleman  of  broad  culture  and  of  exceptionally 
good  business  attainments,  and  has  made  many  valuable  business 
acquaintances  and  friends  since  his  entrance  into  the  practical 
affairs  of  life  in  this  city.  He  is  a  representative  of  one  of  the 
most  prominent  Catholic  families  of  Marion  county,  is  a  member 
of  Sts.  Peter  and  Paul's  church,  under  the  ministration  of  the 
Right  Rev.  Francis  Silas  Chatard.  Mr.  Carlon  is  a  member,  also, 
of  the  Celtic  club,  and  in  politics  is  a  democrat. 


WILLIAM  CARNEY,  a  well-to-do  citizen  of  Richmond,  Ind., 
and  a  practical  engineer,  was  born  in  county  Roscommon, 
Ireland,  on  the  14th  day  of  March,  1837,  a  son  of  Patrick  and 
Catherine  T.  Carney. 

Patrick  Carney  was  born  in  the  parish  of  Oren,  county  Ros- 
common, was  a  drayman,  and  in  1835  was  married,  by  Rev. 
Patrick  Hanley,  to  Catherine  Turion,  who  was  also  born  in  county 
Roscommon,  in  1803,  and  this  union  was  blessed  with  five  children, 
viz:  John,  who  is  now  a  farmer  of  Pettis  county,  Mo. ;  Mary,  wife 
of  John  Cahill;  Margaret;  Bridget,  wife  of  Martin  Egan;  and  Will- 
iam, all  of  Richmond,  Ind.  The  father  of  this  family  died  in  county 
Roscommon  in  1847,  and  the  mother  in  Richmond,  Ind.,  in  1871, 
her  remains  being  interred  in  St.  Mary's  cemetery. 

William  Carney  attended  school  in  Ireland  until  twelve  years 
of  age  and  then  for  two  years  worked  on  a  farm.  In  1857  he  came 
to  America,  and  for  three  months  was  employed  in  a  livery  stable 
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CATHOLIC    CHl'RCH    OF    INDIANA. 

in  New  York  cit\-;  then  for  five  months  worked  on  a  farm  on  Long 
Island,  whence  he  went  to  Monmouth  county.  N.  J.,  worked  nine 
months  as  a  farm  hand,  and  then  came  to  Richmond,  Ind.,  and 
secured  emplo\ment  on  the  Great  Eastern  railroad,  carrying  water 
for  a  section  gang  for  three  months;  he  was  then  promoted  to  be 
brakeman  on  a  construction  train,  and  a  year  later  was  appointed 
fireman  on  a  locomotive,  which  position  he  held  four  years,  when 
he  was  appointed  engineer,  a  calling  he  followed  fourteen  years. 
In  1873  he  entered  the  employ  of  Gaar,  Scott  &  Co.,  of  Richmond, 
as  a  machinist,  and  remained  with  this  firm  three  years,  and  was 
then  employed  for  two  years  as  engineer  at  the  Fieecedale  mill. 
From  1878  until  1882  he  was  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  gas 
for  the  Richmond  Gas  company,  and  since  thi  n  has  been  employed 
as  engineer  in  the  Richmond  Roller  mills. 

In  1875  Mt"-  Carney  was  united  in  marriage  by  Rev.  D.  J. 
McMullen,  at  St.  Mary's  church,  to  Miss  Lucy  Kelly,  of  Richmond, 
and  this  marriage  has  been  blessed  with  three  children,  viz:  Patrick, 
who  is  a  stenographer  by  profession,  and  at  present  is  in  the 
employ  of  the  Richmond  Lawn  Mower  company;  May  and  Lucy 
are  attending  school.  Mr.  Carney  has  led  an  honest,  temperate, 
economical  life,  and  by  his  frugality  has  acquired  several  pieces  of 
valuable  propert}'  in  the  city,  and  also  a  first-class  farm  on  the 
Williamsburg  pike,  seven  miles  distant.  In  politics  he  is  a  sound 
democrat,  and  an  earnest  advocate  of  free  silver.  He  and  family 
are  devoted  members  of  St.  Mary's  congregation,  and  are  very  lib- 
eral in  their  contributions  to  the  support  of  the  church  and  in  pro- 
moting its  good  work.  ' 


JOHN  T.  CARR,  dealer  in  groceries  and  meats,  at  Nos.  540  and 
542  South  Missouri  street,  Indianapolis,  was  born  in  the  build- 
ing which  he  still  occupies,  October  26,  1866,  a  son  of  Thomas 
and  Hannah  (Connelly)  Carr,  natives  of  county  Galway,  Ireland, 
but  who  came  to  America  in  youth  and  were  married  in  Indian- 
apolis in  October,   1859. 

Thomas  Carr,  the  father,  was  a  contractor  in  Indianapolis  for 
several  years,  but  later  engaged  in  mercantile  trade  and  was  thus 


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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

employed  at  the  time  of  his  death,  which  took  place  February  12, 
1874,  at  the  age  of  thirty-four  years.  His  widow  still  occupies 
the  old  home  where  her  happy  married  life  was  spent,  and  is  the 
mother  of  two  children — Mary  and  John  T.  Of  these,  Mary  is 
the  widow  of  James  Craghan,  who  was  formerly  an  employee  at 
Kingan's  packing  house,  and  has  five  children — Andrew,  Thomas, 
James,  Hannah  and  Willie;  Jonn  T.  is  the  subject  of  this  bio- 
graphical record. 

John  T.  Carr  was  educated  in  St.  John's  school,  was  later, 
for  three  years  and  eight  months  a  member  of  the  city  fire  depart- 
ment, and  then  became  the  successor  of  his  father  in  the  present 
business,  in  which  he  has  made  a  gratifying  success.  He  was 
united  in  marriage  at  St.  John's  church,  October  26,  1887,  by  Rt. 
Rev.  Father  Bessonies,  to  Miss  Margaret  O'Neil,  who  was  born  in 
county  Kerry,  Ireland,  a  daughter  of  Daniel  and  Honora  O'Neil, 
and  came  to  America  in  childhood.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Carr  have  been 
blessed  with  one  bright  little  daughter — Mabel,  born  January  7, 
1889,  now  attending  school.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Carr  are  devout  Cath- 
olics, and  Mr.  Carr  is  a  member  of  the  Ancient  Order  of  Hiber- 
nians. In  politics  he  is  a  democrat,  but  has  never  been  an  office 
seeker,  preferring  to  give  his  attention  to  his  mercantile  business, 
which,  through  his  close  attention,  has  been  wrought  up  to  the 
highest  point  of  prosperity.  He  and  family  maintain  a  high  social 
position  and  are  greatly  esteemed  throughout  their  ward,  parish 
and  the  city  in  general,  or  wherever  their  names  are  known. 


JOHN  CARROLL,  an  active  and  efficient  member  of  the  Indian- 
apolis fire  department,  attached  to  hook  and  ladder  company 
No.  I,  is  a  native  of  parish  Kilmoily,  county  Kerry,  Ireland,  was 
born  January  21,  1867,  and  is  the  eldest  of  the  seven  children  born 
to  Patrick  and  Ellen  (Cook)  Carroll,  who  still  reside  in  their  native 
land,  but  of  whose  children  four  have  come  to  .\merica.  In  order 
of  birth,  those  beside  John  are  named  Johanna,  Thomas,  Patrick, 
Catherine,  James  and  Nicholas,  and  of  these,  Patrick,  James  and 
Nicholas  are  still  at  home;  Johanna  is  the  wife  of  James  T.  Car- 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OK    INDIANA. 

roll,  a  mail  carrier  of  Columbus,  Ohio;  Thomas  and  Catherine 
reside  in  Indianapolis. 

John  Carroll,  of  whom  this  memoir  has  most  to  say,  received 
a  very  good  education  in  the  National  schools  of  Ireland,  remained 
at  the  parental  home  until  his  twenty-third  year,  and  then  embarked. 
May  2  1,  1 89 1,  at  Oueenstown,  Ireland,  on  board  the  good  steamer 
Catalonia  for  New  York,  landing  at  Castle  Garden  June  2.  From 
the  commercial  emporium  of  America  he  came  to  the  west  direct 
and  found  employment  on  a  farm  at  Huntsville,  Ohio,  for  about 
nine  months;  he  then  visited  Anderson,  Ind.,  where  he  had  rela- 
tives, but  returned  to  Huntsville;  shortly  afterward,  he  received  a 
dispatch  from  Anderson,  stating  that  a  position  was  open  for  him, 
and  thither  he  again  went,  and  for  si.x  months,  or  so,  was  employed 
in  the  wire  nail  works.  From  Anderson  he  came  to  Indianapolis  in 
June,  1893,  and  July  2,  following,  entered  the  employ  of  the  Big 
Four  railroad  company  as  a  freight-house  hand.  While  in  this 
employ  he  was  appointed,  October  14,  1895,  to  his  present  posi- 
tion, which  he  has  filled  in  the  most  satisfactory  manner  to  the 
present  hour. 

Mr.  Carroll  is  a  sincere  Catholic  and  a  constant  attendant  at 
the  ministrations  of  Very  Rev.  Father  Gavisk,  pastor  of  St.  John's 
church,  to  which  congregation  he  belongs.  Mr.  Carroll  has  a  large 
societary  connection,  being  a  member  of  Bronson  council.  No.  272, 
Young  Men's  institute,  and  of  the  Ancient  Order  of  Hibernians,  of 
which  he  was  secretary  for  several  years;  he  is  also  a  member  of 
the  Celtic  club  and  the  Irish  Americans,  and  holds  good  standing  in 
all.  In  politics  he  is  a  democrat,  but,  irrespective  of  party  or 
religion,  he  has  friends  wherever  he  goes,  and  deserves  them. 


JOHN  E.  CARR,  assistant  superintendent  of  the  Prudential  Life 
Insurance  company  at  Indianapolis,  is  a  native  of  Kenosha, 
Wis.,  was  born  December  i,  1863,  and  is  a  son  of  Manies  and 
Mary  (Laughlin)  Carr,  natives  of  Ireland — the  former  of  county 
Donegal  and  the  latter  of   Dublin— who   came  to  America  at  the 

"(263) 


THE    CLERGY    A\D    C0N"GREGAT10NS, 

respective  ages  of  sixteen  and  fourteen  years,  and  were  married  in 
Kenosha.  The  father,  who  had  learned  the  trade  of  tanner  and 
currier,  came  with  his  family  to  Indianapolis  in  1881,  and  here 
died  March  3,  1883,  a  devout  Catholic;  his  widow  now  makes  her 
home  with  her  daughter  in  this  city.  Of  the  three  sons  and  three 
daughters  born  to  Manies  and  Mary  Carr,  the  eldest,  Mrs.  Ellen 
McBride,  resides  in  St.  Louis,  Mo. ;  Mrs.  Rose  Freany  is  a  resident 
of  Indianapolis;  John  E.  is  the  subject  of  this  notice;  Edward  was 
killed  in  a  railroad  accident  at  Crestline,  Ohio;  James,  unmarried, 
lives  in  Indianapolis,  and  Minnie  died  in  childhood. 

John  E.  Carr  received  his  early  education  in  the  parochial 
schools  of  Kenosha,  Wis.,  and  on  coming  to  Indianapolis,  Ind.,  in 
1 88 1,  with  his  parents,  served  an  apprenticeship  in  the  boiler  shops 
at  Brightwood  belonging  to  the  Big  Four  Railroad  company,  and 
for  twelve  years  followed  boilermaking  for  a  livelihood.  He  then 
turned  his  attention  to  life  insurance,  beginning  as  solicitor  for  the 
Prudential  company;  at  the  close  of  three  months  he  was  pro- 
moted to  the  position  of  inspector,  and  then  to  that  of  assistant 
manager,  and  has  now  filled  the  last-named  situation  for  three 
years — or  four  years  in  all — with  fine  offices  at  Nos.  33  and  34 
Ingalls  building. 

The  marriage  of  Mr.  Carr  took  place  in  Indianapolis  February 
25,  1892,  the  bride  being  Miss  Maggie  Monaghan  and  the  officiating 
clergyman  the  Rev.  Father  O'Donaghue.  Mrs.  Carr  was  born  in 
Greencastle,  Ind.,  a  daughter  of  Timothy  and  Ellen  Monaghan, 
natives  of  Ireland,  and  received  an  excellent  education  in  Indian- 
apolis. But  after  five  short  years  of  wedded  bliss  the  fell  destroyer 
entered  the  happy  home  of  Mr.  Carr  and  deprived  him  of  his  wife 
August  20,  1897.  Her  remains  were  borne  from  St.  Patrick's 
church  to  their  last  resting  place,  followed  by  a  large  concourse  of 
loving  and  sympathizing  friends,  and  Mr.  Carr  is  left  disconsolate; 
but,  being  a  member  of  St.  Patrick's  church,  finds  some  relief  from 
grief  through  its  consoling  influence.  He  is  a  gentleman  of  fine 
business  ability,  and  yet  in  the  early  years  of  manhood,  and 
though  his  present  hours  be  darkened  by  sorrow.  Time,  the  great 
restorer,  will  have  for  him  a  future  that  will  be  as  prosperous  as 
the  past  has  been. 

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CATHOLIC  CHURCH  OF  INDIANA. 

MARTIN  CARR,  foreman  of  Kingan's  stables,  in  Indianapolis, 
Ind.,  was  born  in  county  Galway,  Ireland,  on  St.  Martin's 
day,  November  9,  1851.  He  is  a  son  of  Michael  and  Catherine 
(Ouinn)  Carr,  natives  of  the  same  county,  in  which  the  former  still 
lives,  and  in  which  the  latter  lies  buried,  having  died  in  1865. 
The  subject  of  this  sketch  is  the  eldest  of  the  children  that  are  still 
living  and  the  only  living  son.  The  others  are  Mary,  wife  of  Mar- 
tin Ouinn,  an  employee  in  Kingan's  Packing  house;  Catherine,  wife 
of  Thomas  McCarty,  a  motorman  on  the  city  street  railway  system, 
and  Honora,  who  still  remains  in  Ireland  as  housekeeper  for  her 
father,  who  has  never  remarried. 

Martin  Carr  came  to  the  United  States  and  located  in  Indian- 
apolis in  June,  1871,  being  then  twenty  years  of  age.  His  first 
employment  here  was  in  the  capacity  of  "water  boss"  on  the  I., 
D.  &  S.  railway  for  a  short  time.  Then  one  year  was  spent  as 
coachman  for  Col.  Ricketts,  then  president  of  the  Jeffersonville 
Railway  company,  and  in  1873  he  entered  the  employ  of  Kingan 
&  Co.  Since  that  time,  with  the  exception  of  three  years,  he  has 
been  in  the  employ  of  this  firm,  those  three  years  being  spent  in 
charge  of  the  Bates  house  stables.  When  he  began  working  for 
the  Kingan  company  there  were  but  two  horses  in  the  stables,  but 
as  the  business  increased  the  number  of  horses  increased,  until  at 
the  present  time  he  has  charge  of  sixty.  He  also  has  twelve  men 
under  his  charge. 

Mr.  Carr  was  married  at  St.  Bridget's  church,  by  Rev.  Father 
Curran,  May  5^  1887,  to  Miss  Kate  McCarty,  sister  of  Thomas 
McCarty,  mentioned  earlier  in  this  sketch.  She  is  a  daughter  of 
Lawrence  McCarty,  a  native  of  Ireland,  in  which  country  she  was 
herself  born.  To  the  marriage  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Carr  there  have 
been  born  three  children:  Catherine,  Mary  and  Martin,  Jr.,  all  of 
whom  are  living.  The  family  are  members  of  St.  Bridget's  church, 
of  which  Rev.  Father  Curran  is  pastor.  Mr.  Carr  is  a  member  of 
the  Ancient  Order  of  Hibernians,  and  in  politics  is  a  democrat, 
though  he  is  not  in  any  sense  of  the  term  an  office-seeker,  being 
content  to  perform  his  duties  as  a  private  citizen  and  as  an  employee 
trusted  by  the  company  for  which  he  works.  So  thoroughly  do  his 
employers  trust  him  that  he  has  practically  the  buying  and  selling 

"(255) 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

of  the  horses  for  'he  stables  over  which  he  has  charge,  and  his 
capacity  to  fill  his  responsible  position  has  been  abundantly  dem- 
onstrated by  his  long  years  of  service  therein. 


REV.  FERDINAND  KOERDT,  pastor  of  St.  Peter's  church  at 
Fort  Wayne,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Oestinghausen,  Westphalia, 
Germany,  August  23,  1853,  a  son  of  Henry  and  Catherine  Koerdt. 
The  father  was  a  farmer,  and  was  called  from  earth  March  9,  1886. 
During  his  boyhood  days  Ferdinand  attended  the  schools  of 
his  native  village  until  the  age  of  twelve  years,  then  took  private 
lessons  for  eight  months,  and  began  his  collegiate  course  at  Beckum, 
in  September,  1866,  entering  the  fourth  class.  After  three  years 
in  college  he  entered  the  Royal  gymnasium  of  Paderborn,  and  two 
years  later,  October  31,  1871,  the  young  man  began  his  course  of 
philosophy  and  theology  at  Muenster,  and  after  three  years'  study 
he  took  charge  of  a  private  high  school  one  year.  The  "May 
Laws,"  probably  better  known  as  the  Cultur  Kampf,  became  very 
obnoxious,  and  made  life  exceedingly  unpleasant  for  many  a 
student  preparing  for  the  sacred  ministry.  In  consequence,  young 
Mr.  Koerdt  departed  for  America  in  August,  1875.  He  entered 
Mount  St.  Mary's  seminary,  Cincinnati,  as  a  student  for  the  dio- 
cese of  Fort  Wayne,  October  13,  of  the  same  year,  and  ten  months 
afterward,  July  8,  1876,  was  ordained  to  the  priesthood  by  the 
late  Right  Rev.  Bishop  Dwenger,  in  the  cathedral  "at  Fort  Wayne. 
Father  Koerdt  was  first  appointed  pastor  of  the  St.  Aloysius 
church,  Sheldon,  July  31,  1876,  havingin  charge  St.  Joseph's  con- 
gregation at  Bluf^ton,  Ind.,  as  a  mission,  for  twenty  years,  and 
July  3,  1896,  was  appointed  to  his  present  pastorate  at  Fort 
Wayne.  During  his  residence  in  Sheldon  he  was  very  energetic 
and  erected  the  pastoral  residence,  a  fine  two-story  brick,  at  a  cost 
of  $4,000,  and  a  two-story  brick  school-house,  costing  $3,500;  also 
the  Sisters'  house,  $1,500,  and,  having  been  the  first  resident 
priest  there,  organized  the  various  societies  of  the  parish,  built  up 
everything,  paid  all  indebtedness,  and  prlaced  $1,000  of  the  church 
funds  at  interest. 


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ST.   PETER'S    CHURCH. 

FORT    WAYNE,    IND. 


rATHOLR-    CHl'KCH    OF    INDIANA. 

Rev.  Father  Koerdt  has  been  very  zealous  in  advancing  the 
interests  of  his  church,  and  is  greatly  beloved  by  his  congregation 
for  his  piety  and  unceasing  efforts  in  their  behalf.  Father  Koerdt 
was  appointed,  in  1883,  school  examiner  of  the  diocese;  then,  in 
addition  to  this,  he  was  appointed  secretary  of  the  board  in  i8g2, 
both  of  which  positions  he  still  holds.  "  He  was  appointed,  in  1885, 
defensor  of  the  matrimonial  court,  and  in  1892  was  appointed 
diocesan  director  of  the  Holy  Family;  was  secretary  of  the  theo- 
logical conference  from  1877  until  1895,  and  has  been  secretary  of 
the  diocesan  synods  since  1880. 


THOMAS  P.  CARROLL,  of  Indianapolis,  is  a  native  of  county 
I\erry,  Ireland,  and  was  born  near  the  famous  lakes  of  Kil- 
larney  July  12,  1871,  a  son  of  Patrick  and  Ellen  (Cook)  Carroll. 
Thomas  received  a  sound  education  in  the  National  school  of  his 
native  county,  acquiring,  during  his  studies,  a  thorough  knowledge 
of  business  affairs. 

The  Carroll  family  consists  of  the  'father,  mother,  five  sons 
and  two  daughters,  the  children  having  been  born  in  the  following 
order:  John,  a  member  of  the  Indianapolis  fire  department; 
Hamiah,  wife  of  James  Carroll,  of  Columbus,  Ohio,  the  husband 
being  a  letter  carrier;  Thomas  P.  is  the  subject  of  this  memoir; 
Patrick  still  remains  in  the  land  of  his  birth;  Kate  is  housekeeper, 
at  present,  for  her  father  and  two  brothers  in  Indianapolis,  and 
James  and  Nicholas  are  at  home  with  their  mother  in  romantic 
county  Kerry. 

Thomas  P.  Carroll  left  his  native  land  in  1892  and  came  direct 
to  Indianapolis;  was  here  employed  at  the  Vandalia  freight  depot 
and  by  the  Kingan  Packing  company  up  to  1898,  and  is  now 
employed  in  the  Big  Four  freight  depot.  He  is  a  member  of  St. 
John's  church,  under  the  pastorate  of  Rev.  Father  Gavisk,  and  is 
also  a  member  of  the  Young  Men's  institute,  the  Ancient  Order  of 
Hibernians,  in  which  he  has  filled  a  responsible  position,  and  is 
secretary  of  the  Irish-American  club,  being  especially  active  in  the 
good  work  of    the  church  and    its  sodalities.      In    fact,  the  Carroll 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONXtREGATIONS, 

family  has  always  been  prominent  in  the  affairs  of  the  Catholic 
church,  both  in  Ireland  and  America,  and  the  father  of  the  family, 
Patrick  Carroll,  who  is  simply  here  on  a  prolonged  visit  to  his  chil- 
dren, will  soon  return  to  his  wife  and  children  in  county  Kerry,  to 
pass  the  remainder  of  his  days  with  them  and  to  continue  his  useful- 
ness to  the  church  which  holds  its  broad  mantle  over  them  all. 


WILLIAM  THOMAS  CARTON,  the  gentleman  for  whom  this 
sketch  is  prepared,  is  a  trusted  employee  of  the  Belt  shops, 
Indianapolis,  and  an  active  member  of  St.  John's  church. 

His  father,  Andrew  Carton,  was  born  in  Liverpool,  England, 
of  Irish  parentage,  and  the  mother,  whose  maiden  name  was  Mary 
Jones,  was  a  native  of  Ireland.  These  parents  were  married  in 
New  Jersey  and  died  in  Indianapolis  in  the  years  1892  and  1891, 
respectively.  Andrew  Carton  first  came  to  Indianapolis  as  an 
employee  of  the  United  States  government  in  the  construction  of 
the  arsenal,  and  by  occupation  was  a  brickmaker.  He  reared  a 
family  of  three  sons  and  four  daughters:  Mary,  Hugh  (deceased), 
William,  Annie,  Katie,  John  and  Julia;  none  of  those  living  are 
married,  and  all  live  at  the  old  home  where  the  parents  died. 
They  are  members  of  St.  John's  church  and  highly  esteemed  for 
their  devotion  to  the  religion  in  which  they  were  trained  by  pious 
parents. 

William  Thomas  Carton  was  born  in  Indianapolis  December 
17,  1 86 1,  and  has  passed  his  life  thus  far  within  the  limits  of  his 
native  city.  After  attending  school  for  some  years,  he  began 
learning  his  trade  of  boilermaking  at  the  Atlas  Engine  works,  and 
in  due  time  became  a  very  skillful  workman.  During  the  past 
fourteen  years  he  has  held  a  position  in  the  Belt  shops,  which  fact 
sufficiently  attests  his  efficiency  and  the  esteem  in  which  he  is  held 
by  his  employers.  As  already  stated,  he  is  a  devoted  Catholic,  and 
takes  an  active  interest  in  the  Young  Men's  institute,  of  which  he 
is  a  member.  Politically  Mr.  Carton  is  a  democrat,  but  has  never 
been  known  as  an  aggressive  partisan. 

(262) 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

THOMAS  F.  CASEY,  the  fashionable  hatter  at  No.  8,  east  side 
of  the  square,  LaFayette,  Ind.,  is  a  native  of  this  city  and 
was  born  November  29,  1862,  a  son  of  Patrick  and  Mary  (Farrell) 
Casey,  the  former  of  whom  was  born  in  Roscommon  county  and 
the  latter  in  county  Longford,  Ireland. 

Patrick  Casey  was  a  single  young  man  when  he  came  to  the 
United  States,  accompanied  by  his  sister,  Margaret,  who  married 
Owen  Kielty,  and  died  in  Minnesota  in  1864;  Patrick,  father  of 
subject,  met  and  married  Mary  Farrell  in  LaFayette.  For  ten 
long  years  Mr.  Casey  was  a  railroad  employee  in  the  supply  depart- 
ment, but  was  economical  and  judicious  in  the  e.xpenditure  of  his 
earnings,  and  for  ten  years,  also,  was  able  to  live  in  retirement  and 
ease  before  his  death,  which  took  place  No\ember  12,  1895,  ^t  the 
age  of  seventy-live  years,  nearly,  and  in  the  faith  of  the  holy  Cath- 
olic church.  His  widow  still  resides  in  LaFayette,  and  of  their 
eight  children,  Mary  lives  in  Chicago;  Kate  is  the  wife  of  Charles 
McManus,  of  LaFayette;  John  is  an  employee  of  the  American 
Express  company,  of  Indianapolis;  Thomas  F.  is  the  subject  of 
this  sketch;  James  died  at  the  age  of  seven  years;  Anna  resides 
with  her  mother;  Lizzie  is  the  wife  of  Frank  Schilling,  of  LaFay- 
ette, and  Agnes  is  at  home,  and  all  were  educated  in  the  parochial 
schools  of  this  city. 

Thomas  F.  Casey  began  his  business  life  as  a  call-boy  in  the 
office  of  the  C,  L.  &  C.  Railroad  company,  and  was  promoted, 
from  lime  to  time,  until  he  reached  the  position  of  yard  clerk, 
remaining  with  the  company  five  years.  The  ne.xt  four  years,  dur- 
ing the  tirst  administration  of  President  Cleveland,  he  had  charge 
of  letter-carriers  under  Postmaster  John  B.  Ruger,  and  next  became 
a  traveling  salesman  for  the  Fal ley  Hardware  company,  of  LaFay- 
ette, with  which  he  remained  two  years,  and  then  for  two  years 
was  employed  by  Wells  &  Nellegar,  of  Chicago.  In  the  fall  of 
1892  he  established  his  present  business,  which  he  has  prosperously 
conducted  up  to  the  present  time. 

Mr.  Casey  is  a  member  of  the  Marquette  club,  and  was  one  of. 
the  prime  movers  in  effecting  the  organization  of  the  C.  B.  L. ,  of 
which  he  was  the  first  secretary,  and  which  now  has  four  councils 
in  LaFayette.      He   is  a   self-made   man,  from  a   business  point  of 

"(263) 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

view,  is  energetic  in  all  things  pertaining  to  his  church  and  society 
connections,  and  is  very  liberal  in  his  contributions  to  St.  Ann's 
congregation,  of  which  he  is  a  faithful  member. 


HON.  TIMOTHY  E.  HOWARD.  LL.  D.,  chief  justice  of  the 
supreme  court  of  Indiana,  was  born  on  a  farm  near  Ann 
Arbor,  Mich.,  January  27,  1837,  a  son  of  Martin  and  Julia  (Beahan) 
Howard,  natives  of  Ireland. 

Timothy  E.  Howard,  in  his  seventeenth  year,  attended  school 
at  Ypsilanti  for  two  terms.  The  following  year  he  became  a  stu- 
dent in  the  university  of  Michigan,  where  he  remained  until  he 
had  attained  to  sophomore  standing.  Soon  afterward,  however, 
illness  in  the  family  rendered  it  necessary  for  him  to  return  home 
and  assume  the  management  of  the  farm.  Some  months  later  he 
was  offered  the  position  of  teacher  in  one  of  the  local  schools, 
accepted  the  offer,  and  officiated  in  that  capacity  for  two  years. 
On  attaining  his  majority  he  was  elected  school  inspector,  but  this 
office  he  resigned  after  having  served  a  single  term,  mainly  on 
account  of  his  having  perfected  arrangements  to  enter  the  univer- 
sity of  Notre  Dame,  to  finish  his  collegiate  studies.  Two  years 
after  his  matriculation  at  Notre  Dame,  the  toscin  of  Civil  war  was 
sounded,  and  nowhere  was  the  call  heeded  more  promptly  and 
enthusiastically  than  at  Notre  Dame.  Many  of  the  students,  pro- 
fessors and  members  of  the  Community  responded  and  hastened 
to  the  front.  Among  these  was  Timothy  E.  Howard.  He 
enlisted  in  the  Twelfth  Michigan  infantry,  and  left  at  once  with 
his  regiment  to  join  the  army  then  forming  in  Kentucky  and  Ten- 
nessee. He  was  with  the  van  of  the  army  in  the  advance  on  Pitts- 
burg Landing,  or  Shiloh.  In  camp  at  that  place,  and  not  apprehen- 
sive of  immediate  danger,  the  Union  forces  were  taken  at  a  disad- 
vantage when  suddenly  attacked  by  the  Confederates  under  Johnston 
and  Beauregard  on  Sunday  morning,  April  6,  1862.  In  the  contest 
that  raged  all  day  through  the  timber  and  underbrush  and  in  the 
clearings,  the  Union  troops  were  compelled  to  fall  back  slowly 
toward  the  river,  and  only  the  death  of  Johnston  and  the  approach 


CATHOLIC    CHUKCH    (_>!■     INDIANA. 

of  ni,t;ht  sa\ed  them  from  possible  capture.  Durin<(  night  rein- 
forcements arrived,  and  Monday  a  decisive  Union  victory  was  won. 
In  that  battle  the  Twelfth  Michigan  took  conspicuous  part,  and 
young  Howard  was  severely  wounded.  He  was  discharged  in  con- 
sequence, and  as  soon  as  practicable  returned  to  Notre  Dame. 

He  received  at  the  succeeding  commencement  the  degree  of 
bachelor  of  arts  and  was  chosen  professor  of  rhetoric.  Moreover, 
the  chair  of  English  literature  becoming  vacant  about  that  time,  he 
was  elected  to  fill  it.  In  1864  the  degree  of  master  of  arts  was  con- 
ferred on  him  in  course.  The  same  year,  also,  was  that  in  which 
the  professor  made  his  permanent  home  near  the  university,  but 
within  the  corporate  limits  of  South  Bend.  As  professor  he  pos- 
sessed remarkable  versatility,  and  taught  with  exceptional  facility 
whenever  occasion  required  classes  in  history,  mathematics  and 
astronomy,  as  well  as  his  own  regular  class  in  English  literature. 
Moreover,  he  wrote  and  had  published  ' '  A  Grammar  of  the  English 
Language  "  and  two  works  of  an  educational  character,  entitled 
"E.xcelsior"  and  "Uncle  Edward's  Stories."  He  wrote  likewise 
many  poems  of  exceptional  merit.  It  is  safe  to  state  that  more 
exquisite  lines  have  not  been  written  in  our  day  than  "  The  Bells 
of  Notre  Dame." 

In  1878  Professor  Howard  was  elected  a  member  of  the  com- 
mon council  of  South  Bend.  Later  he  was  elected  clerk  of  the 
circuit  court.  In  1886  he  was  placed  in  nomination  for  state  sen- 
ator and  led  his  ticket  to  victory  at  the  election  in  November,  and 
in  1890  was  re-elected  by  an  exceptionally  large  majority.  In  the 
senate  his  services  were  of  exceptional  importance.  For  example, 
he  was  the  author  of  the  Momence  bill,  which  provides  for  the 
drainage  of  the  Kankakee  valley;  he  was  chairman  of  the  com- 
mittee in  charge  of  the  school  text-book  law;  he  drafted  the  reve- 
nue law;  he  introduced  the  bill  for  the  establishment  of  the  appel- 
late court,  and  to  his  care  was  committed  the  Indianapolis  charter 
and  the  suburban  street  railway  bill. 

For  several  years  he  served  with  his  usual  efficiency,  fidelity 
and  conscientiousness  as  attorney  for  Saint  Joseph  county  and  city 
attorney  for  South  Bend. 

In  1892  he  was  placed  in  nomination  for  judge  of  the  supreme 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

court  of  Indiana  and  was  triumphantly  elected.  His  work  on  the 
bench  has  been  careful  and  analytical,  impartial  and  courageous, 
conscientious  and  creditable.  He  has  been  actuated  throughout 
by  his  sense  of  right,  and  from  that  he  has  at  no  time  nor  in  any 
instance  departed  or  swerved,  no  matter  what  the  pressure,  whether 
of  corporation  or  individual,  friend  or  foe.  He  has  achieved  in 
this  regard  a  distinction  of  which  any  jurist  or  public  official  may  be 
justly  proud.  In  fact,  he  is  regarded  throughout  Indiana  as  one  of  the 
most  impartial  and  incorruptible  judges  that  have  been  elected  to 
the  supreme  court  since  the  political  organization  of  the  state.  He 
is  now  serving  his  third  term  of  chief  justice. 

In  view  of  his  honorable  record  for  fidelity  to  religion,  service  to 
country,  ripe  scholarship,  educational  work,  trustworthiness  in 
official  life,  efficiency  in  legislative  circles,  and  high  standing  as  a 
jurist,  the  university  of  Notre  Dame  has  appreciatively  and  cor- 
dially conferred  on  him  the  la;tare  medal  for  the  year  of  our 
Lord,   1898. 

The  marriage  of  Judge  Howard  was  solemnized  at  Detroit, 
Mich.,  July  14,  1894,  to  Miss  Julia  A.  Redmond,  of  that  city,  and 
a  daughter  of  William  and  Mary  (Halford)  Redmond,  and  this 
union  is  blessed  with  ten  children,  who  have  been  named  in  order 
of  birth  as  follows:  Joseph  C. ,  Mary  J.,  Edward  A,  Agnes  I., 
John  F.,  Genevieve  M.,  William  M.,  Eleanora  M.,  George  A., 
and  Anna  L. ,  all  living  but  William  M.  and  Anna  L.  The  family 
are  members  of  St.  Joseph  church,  and  are  free  contributors  of  their 
means  to  its  support,  and,  it  is  needless  to  add,  are  among  the 
most  respected  of  the  Catholic  residents  of  South  Bend  and  the 
county  of   St.  Joseph. 


REV.  JOSEPH  CHARTRAND,  assistant  rector  of  Saints  Peter 
and  Paul's  cathedral,  Indianapolis,  is  a  native  of  St.  Louis,  Mo., 
and  was  born  on  the  eleventh  day  of  May,  1870.  After  receiv- 
ing his  elementary  education  in  the  Jesuit  schools  of  his  native 
city,  he  entered  upon  his  professional  studies  at  St.  Meinard's  Bene- 
dictine abbey,  where  he  remained  five  years,  completing  the  pre- 
scribed courses  of  that  institution.      Finding  himself  too  young  for 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

ordination  after  completing  the  preparation,  therefore,  Father 
Chartrand  spent  two  years  teaching  in  his  alma  mater,  and  in  1890 
went  to  Europe  and  reviewed  his  studies  in  the  Jesuit  university  of 
Insbruck,  Austria.  Returning  to  the  United  States,  he  was  ordained 
priest  in  1892,  at  the  age  of  twenty-two  years,  by  special  papal 
dispensation,  the  ceremony  being  performed  by  Bishop  Chatard  in 
Saints  Peter  and  Paul's  cathedral.  Immediately  following  his 
induction  into  the  priesthood.  Father  Chartrand  entered  upon  his 
duties  as  assistant  rector  at  tne  cathedral,  a  position  he  has  since 
filled  with  credit  to  himself  and  satisfaction  to  his  superior.  Father 
Chartrand  is  a  young  man  of  fine  natural  ability,  supplemented  by 
thorough  scholastic  and  professional  training,  and  has  already  won 
an  endearing  place  in  the  affections  of  the  people  for  whom  he 
exercises  the  functions  of  his  holy  offie.  Earnest,  diligent  and  self- 
sacrificing,  he  subordinates  everything  to  the  one  grand  purpose  of 
leading  souls  to  the  higher  life. 


MRS.  ANNA  CHESELDINE,  whose  home  is  at  No.  522  Stev- 
ens street,  Indianapolis,  is  a  representative  of  a  well-known 
Catholic  family  of  the  city,  being  a  member  of  a  family  of  nine 
children  born  to  Lawrence  and  Elizabeth  Keen,  natives  of  the 
German  empire. 

Lawrence  Keen  was  a  lad  of  fifteen  years  when  he  came  to 
America  and  landed  in  Baltimore,  Md.,  where  he  attained  his 
majority  and  where  he  was  married.  For  some  years  he  continued 
to  reside  in  the  Monumental  city,  and  then  removed  to  Zanesville, 
Ohio,  and  still  later  came  to  Indianapolis,  Ind. ,  where  he  and  wife 
passed  the  remainder  of  their  lives,  and  where  eight  of  their  nine  chil- 
dren still  make  their  homes — one  child  having  been  called  away  by 
death.  Their  daughter,  Anna,  was  united  in  marriage,  in  Novem- 
ber, 1889,  to  Andrew  Cheseldine,  the  ceremony  being  performed 
by  Rev.  Father  D,  O'Donaghue,  of  St.  Patrick's  church,  Indian- 
apolis. 

Andrew  Cheseldine  was  converted  to  Catholicity,  prior  to  his 
marriage,  through  the  instrumentality  of   Father  O'Donaghue,  for 

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THE    CLEKGV    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

whom,  personal!}',  he  felt  great  love  and  held  in  the  hi£;hest  respect. 
Mr.  Cheseldine  was  reared  in  Washington,  D.  C,  and  is  a 
mechanic  by  calling.  He  had  resided  in  Indianapolis  several  years 
prior  to  his  n.arriage,  and  had  achieved  an  enviable  reputation  for 
industry  and  honesty.  But  four  short  years  after  his  marriage  he 
met  with  a  serious  accident,  in  November,  1893,  from  which  he 
still  suffers,  his  physical  and  mental  condition  being  such  that  hos- 
pital treatment  is  continuously  necessarj-.  He  clings  tenaciously 
to  the  faith  of  the  Catholic  church,  and  finds  in  it  his  sole  solace  in 
his  suffering.  His  worthy  and  faithful  wife  has  the  sympathy  of 
many  sincere  friends,  who  share  with  her  the  hope  that  Mr.  Ches- 
eldine will  speedily  be  restored  permanently  to  health  and  strength. 


REV.  HENRY  KOEHNE,  pastorof  St.  Joseph's  church,  Logans- 
port,  one  of  the  largest  German  Catholic  societies  in  northern 
Indiana,  is  a  native  of  Prussia,  and  was  born  in  Westphalia  on  the 
2d  day  of  June,  1835.  He  attended  the  common  schools  of  his 
native  country  until  twelve  years  of  age,  at  which  time  he  entered 
upon  a  more  advanced  course  of  study,  attending  college  nine  years, 
with  the  object  of  the  priesthood  in  view.  He  completed  his  edu- 
cation, both  literary  and  theological,  in  Germany,  and-  at  the  age 
of  twenty-five  came  to  the  United  States,  and  in  1863  was  ordained 
priest  at  Chicago,  111.,  his  first  charge  being  the  church  in  Henry, 
111.,  over  which  he  exercised  pastoral  control  from  1863  to  1870. 
In  the  latter  year  he  was  transferred  to  Uanville,  111.,  and  after 
remaining  in  charge  of  a  congregation  in  that  city  two  years,  came 
to  Logansport  and  accepted  the  pastorate  of  St.  Joseph's  church, 
with  which  he  has  since  been  identified. 

This  congregation,  at  the  time  of  Father  Koehne's  arrival, 
numbered  but  few  families,  scattered  throughout  the  city  and  coun- 
try, but  under  his  able  administration  and  the  power  and  force  of 
his  preaching,  it  has  so  largely  increased  that  there  are  now  275 
families  belonging  thereto.  The  large  and  imposing  temple  of 
worship,  one  of  the  finest  church-edifices  of  northern  Indiana,  is  a 
monument  to  the   energy  of   Father    Koehne,  to  whose  efforts  the 

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REV.   H.   KOEHNE. 


ST.  JOSEPHS    CHURCH, 

LOGANSPORT,   IND. 


CATHOLIC    CHCRCH    OF    INDIANA. 

movement  toward  the  erection  of  the  building  are  almost  wholly 
due.  He  has  the  unbounded  confidence  of  the  members  of  his  con- 
gregation, and  by  his  generous  impulses  and  eminent  social  quali- 
ties has  made  friends  with  all  classes,  irrespective  of  church  or 
order.  "  His  life  has  been  fraught  with  good  works,  and  the  future 
awaits  him  with  bounteous  and  abundant  rewards." 


WILLIAM  CARSON,  foreman  at  Indianapolis  for  the  Terre 
Haute  Brewing  company,  is  a  native  of  county  Wicklow, 
Ireland,  and  was  born  in  the  town  of  Dunlavan,  February  lo,  1853, 
a  son  of  Timothy  and  Ellen  (Cassidy)  Carson,  also  natives  of 
Dunlavan.  The  father  was  a  farmer  by  occupation  and  died  in 
his  native  county  in  1854,  the  subject  of  this  memoir  being  then  an 
infant. 

The  children  born  to  Timothy  and  Ellen  Carson  were  seven 
in  number,  and  all  came  to  America.  John,  the  eldest,  died  in 
Indianapolis  in  1873,  leaving  a  wife  and  two  children;  Ellen,  now 
the  widow  Fox,  is  a  resident  of  this  city;  Jane,  wife  of  William  Mur- 
phy, a  farmer,  resides  in  Johnson  county,  Ind. ;  Patrick  resides  in 
Brightwood,  a  suburb  of  Indianapolis,  and  is  engaged  in  stockrais- 
ing;  Peter,  who  was  count}'  recorder  of  Marion  county,  died  while 
holding  the  office;  Timothy  died  in  Chilicothe,  Ohio,  when  about 
thirty-five  years  of  age,  and  William,  our  subject,  is  the  youngest 
of  the  family.  The  family,  however,  did  not  all  come  to  America 
at  the  same  time,  as  Jane,  now  Mrs.  Murphy,  and  William,  our 
subject,  came  over  in  i860,  and  the  mother  in  1863.  Jane  and 
William  resided  in  Chillicothe,  Ohio,  until  June,  1864,  and  then 
came  to  Indianapolis,  where  the  mother  died  in  187S. 

\N'illiam  Carson,  whose  name  opens  this  biographical  memoir, 
removed  from  Indianapolis  to  Kansas  in  1878,  where  he  was 
engaged  in  farming  until  1884,  when  he  returned  to  the  Railroad 
city,  and  here  he  has  since  resided  with  the  exception  of  two  3'ears, 
when  he  was  employed  on  a  farm  in  Johnson  county.  Until  1892 
he  was  an  emyloyee  of  the  Indianapolis  City  Electric  Light  & 
Power  company,  and   then    resigned    his    position    to    accept    that 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

which  he  holds  at  present,  which  gives  him  the  control  of  the 
yards  of  the  Terre  Haute  Brewing  company  in  Indianapohs. 

Mr.  Carson  was  united  in  marriage,  in  St.  John's  church,  Feb- 
ruary lo,  1876,  by  Very  Rev.  Father  Bessonies,  to  Miss  Mary 
Gleason,  a  native  of  Michigan  City,  Ind.,  and  a  daughter  of 
Thomas  and  Kate  Gleason,  both  now  deceased.  To  the  happy 
union  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Carson  have  been  born  six  children,  viz: 
Ellen,  who  died  at  the  age  of  sixteen  years;  Thomas,  now  eighteen 
years  old;  William,  aged  fourteen;  Edward,  nine;  John  seven; 
Charles,  four  years,  and  Peter,  five  months.  [As  this  memoir  was 
approved  in  December,  1897,  allowance  for  the  ages  of  the  chil- 
dren must  be  made  accordingly.] 

The  family  are  members  of  St.  John's  church,  and  Mr.  Car- 
son is  a  member  of  the  Ancient  Order  of  Hibernians  and  of  the 
Celtic  club.  In  politics  he  is  a  democrat,  and  takes  an  active 
part  in  forwarding  the  interests  of  his  party,  but  has  never  sought 
office  as  a  reward  for  his  activity  in  its  behalf. 


THOMAS  J.  CAVANAUGH,  a  popular  business  man  of  Wash- 
ington, Daviess  county,  Ind.,  is  a  native  of  this  county,  was 
born  October  19,  1857,  and  is  a  son  of  Andrew  and  Rosanna 
(Welsh)  Cavanaugh,  natives  of  county  Wexford,  Ireland. 

Andrew  Cavanaugh  was  about  twenty  years  of  age  when  he 
landed  in  America  in  1 849,  and  Rosanna  Welsh  was  not  yet  seven- 
teen years  old  when  she  landed  in  New  York,  July  12,  1849, 
having  been  born  October  19,  1832.  They  were  married  January 
6,  1857,  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  in  St.  Patrick's  church,  by  Rev. 
Father  Wood,  afterward  archbishop,  and  soon  after  marriage  came 
to  Indiana  and  settled  on  their  present  home  farm  of  120  acres  in 
Washington  township,  Daviess  county,  where  they  still  reside,  and 
where  they  have  had  born  to  them  eight  children,  viz:  Thomas 
James,  whose  name  opens  this  paragraph;  Mary  Ann  and  Cather- 
ine, deceased;  William,  a  member  of  the  Washington,  Ind.,  police 
force;  James,  a  machinist  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio;  Michael,  also  a 
machinist:    Andrew,    a    laborer,    of    St.    Louis,    Mo.;    and    Mary, 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

deceased.  The  parents  belong  to  St.  Simon's  parish,  and  they 
and  their  children  are  devoted  Catholics. 

Thomas  James  Cavanaugh,  our  subject,  attended  the  parochial 
school  until  eighteen  years  of  age,  then  for  two  years  attended  the 
public  school,  after  which  he  was  employed  in  farm  labor  until 
1884,  and  was  then  for  two  years  clerk  in  the  Meredith  hotel, 
after  which  he  was  employed  as  delivery  man  for  Cable  &  Kauff- 
man  for  three  years.  In  1889  he  engaged  in  the  saloon  business 
in  partnership  with  Joseph  Rummels,  but  two  years  later  sold  out 
his  interest  in  this  concern  and  opened  a  saloon,  on  his  own 
account,  at  No.  322  Main  street,  Washington,  which  is  now  one 
of  the  most  popular  places  of  resort  in  the  city,  being  finely  fur- 
nished and  kept  within  strict  rules  of  respectability,  and  the  pro- 
prietor being  affable  and  genial  in  his  treatment  of  patrons. 

November  25,  1891,  in  Washington,  Ind.,  Mr.  Cavanaugh 
married  Miss  Mary  Elizabeth  Kretz,  a  native  of  Washington  and  a 
daughter  of  Joseph  Kretz.  Mr.  Cavanaugh  is  a  member  of  St. 
Simon's  congregation  and  Mrs.  Cavanaugh  of  St.  Mary's,  and  both 
are  dutiful  Catholics.  In  his  politics  Mr.  Cavanaugh  is  a  democrat 
and  is  not  a  small  factor  in  the  councils  of  the  party  in  local 
affairs,  but  has  never  sought  personal  preferment  in  the  way  of 
public  ofifice. 


ALEXANDER  CHOMEL,  publisher  and  printer  of  Indianapolis, 
Ind. ,  was  born  in  department  de  I'AUier,  France,  June  26, 
1826.  He  is  a  son  of  Dennis  and  Lucy  (Collason)  Chomel,  both 
of  whom  were  natives  of  the  same  department  with  himself. 
Dennis  and  Lucy  Chomel  were  married  in  that  department,  there 
reared  their  children,  and  there  died.  The  former  was  an  officer 
in  the  gardes  du  corps  of  Louis  XVIII  and  Charles  X.  After  a 
service  in  the  army  of  about  fifty  years  he  was  retired,  and  died  in 
1842,  his  wife  having  died  in  1828.  They  were  the  parents  of  six 
children,  of  whom  the  subject  of  this  sketch  is  the  only  one  sur- 
viving, and  is  the  only  one  that  ever  came  to  the  United  States. 

Alexander  Chomel   obtained    his   education    in    the   Catholic 
schools  of  France,    which    he  continued    to    attend    until  he   was 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

twenty-one  years  of  age.  In  1848  he  emigrated  to  the  United 
States,  landing  at  New  Orleans,  from  which  city  he  proceeded  up 
the  Mississippi  and  Ohio  rivers  to  New  Albany,  Ind.,  where  until 
i860  he  was  engaged  in  merchandizing.  In  this  year  he  removed 
to  Martin  county  and  there  engaged  in  newspaper  work  and 
merchandizing  until  1884,  removing  then  to  Washington,  Ind., 
and  there  was  connected  with  the  Advertiser  until  1888,  when  he 
came  to  Indianapolis  and  purchased  the  New  Record,  a  Catholic 
publication,  changed  its  name  to  the  Catholic  Record,  and  has 
since  then  conducted  it,  carrying  on  a  job  printing  office  in  con- 
nection therewith. 

Mr.  Chomel  was  married  in  December,  1850,  in  New  Albany, 
to  Miss  Sabina  Carrico,  who  was  born  in  Kentucky  in  1832.  To 
this  marriage  there  have  been  born  ten  children,  of  whom  seven 
survive,  viz:  Lucy,  wife  of  Felix  Cissel;  Thomas,  e.xpress  agent 
at  Connersville;  Catherine,  wife  of  Anthony  McGryel  of  Wash- 
ington, Ind. ;  Alexander,  and  William,  both  printers  employed  by 
their  father;  Mary  C.  and  Anselm,  both  at  home.  Mr.  Chomel 
and  his  family  worship  at  St.  John's  church,  and  are  all  true  and 
devoted  Catholics.  Mrs.  Chomel  belongs  to  the  societies  of 
Rosary  and  Altar. 


CHARLES  S.  CLARK,  M.  D.,  was  born  in  Madison  county, 
Ohio,  in  the  year  1861,  and  is  a  son  of  Daniel  and  Margaret 
(Driscall)  Clark.  His  elementary  education  was  received  in  the 
pubUc  schools  of  Van  Wert  county,  Ohio,  and  later  he  attended 
the  State  Normal  school  at  Ada  three  years,  making  substantial 
progress  in  the  higher  branches. 

Having  decided  to  make  the  healing  art  his  profession,  the 
doctor,  after  the  usual  preliminary  reading,  entered  the  Eclectic 
Medical  institute,  Cincinnati,  from  which  he  was  graduated  in  the 
year  1891.  Actuated  by  a  laudable  desire  to  increase  his  profes- 
sional knowledge,  he  subsequently  took  two  post-graduate  courses 
at  Chicago,  completing  the  same  in  the  years  1892  and  1897, 
respectively.  The  doctor  began  the  practice  at  Decatur,  Ind., 
where  he  has   since  remained,  his  success  in  the  profession  having 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    IivL  J '.i-: Z. . 

been  most  encouraging  and  fully  meeting  his  expectations.  He 
makes  a  specialty  of  diseases  of  the  eye,  ear,  nose  and  throat,  in 
the  treatment  of  which  his  reputation  is  much  more  than  local. 
He  is  a  member  of  St.  Mary's  church,  Decatur,  and  finds  time  to 
devote  much  attention  to  the  claims  of  religion. 

David  D.  Clark.  M.  D.,  brother  of  the  above  Charles  S.  and 
a  leading  member  of  the  parish  of  St.  Mary's,  is  also  a  native  of 
Madison  county,  Ohio,  where  his  birth  occurred  in  the  year  1864. 
He  was  reared  and  educated  in  his  native  state,  and  obtained  his 
professional  training  under  competent  instructors  and  in  medical 
colleges  of  well-known  and  acknowledged  reputation.  He  has 
been  engaged  in  the  general  practice  at  Decatur  for  some  years, 
and  stands  high  among  his  professional  brethren  of  the  city  and 
county.  He  was  married  at  Delphos,  Ohio,  December  16,  1887, 
to  Miss  Mary  Rocky,  the  ceremony  being  solemnized  by  Rev.  A.  I. 
Hoeffel,  pastor  of  St.  John's  Catholic  church  of  that  city.  Dr. 
and  Mrs.  Clark  have  an  interesting  family  of  three  children,  Anna, 
Margaret  and  \'era. 


REV.  MICHAEL  J.  CLARK  (deceased).— In  1843,  the  Rev. 
Michael  J.  Clark  was  assigned  to  LaFayette.  The  parish  at 
that  time  consisted  of  eight  counties — Tippecanoe,  Fountain,  War- 
ren, Montgomery,  Putnam,  Benton,  Carroll  and  White.  Of  these 
counties  LaFayette  was  then,  as  it  has  always  been  since,  the  prin- 
cipal city,  and  the  number  of  Catholics  families  was  at  least  twen- 
ty-five. Father  Clark  rented  a  one-story  brick  building  on  the 
principal  thoroughfare  of  the  town,  and  there  assembled,  with  such 
regularity  as  he  could,  his  parishioners.  His  calls  to  other  por- 
tions of  his  e.xtended  parish  were,  however,  frequent;  and  at  such 
times  the  congregation  would  assemble  under  the  lead  of  some  mem- 
ber, who  would  read  prayers  and  give  instruction  in  the  catechism 
to  the  children.  This  little  congregation  was  the  beginning  of  the 
present  St.  Mary's  congregation.  In  the  ne.xt  year,  so  prosperous 
and  so  generous  were  the  leading  members  of  the  church,  that  a 
move  was  made  for  the  purchase  of  ground  and  the  building  of  a 
church-edifice.      This  resulted    in   the   purchase  of  ground  and  the 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

speedy  completion  of  a  building,  at  that  time  the  handsomest  in 
the  city,  and  regarded  as  superior  to  any  in  northern  Indiana — the 
church  of  Sts.  Mary  and  Martha—  at  a  cost  of  about  $10,000. 

Father  Clark  continued  in  the  pastorate  until  1857.  During 
those  fourteen  years,  we  quote  from  one  of  his  successors,  "he  saw 
the  good  seed  which  he  had  planted  take  root  and  grow,  and 
churches  arise  and  flourish  in  the  counties  which  were  under  his 
pastoral  charge,  and  county  after  county  was  detached,  until  LaFay- 
ette  was  found  large  enough  to  demand  his-entire  time  and  atten- 
tion. After  working  so  long  and  successfully  he  went  to  Illinois 
and  died,  full  of  years  and  good  works,  in  charge  of  the  large  and 
prosperous  congregation  at  Bloomington  in  that  state." 


ALVA  CLARKE,  one  of  the  oldest  pioneers  of  Daviess  county, 
Ind.,  and  also  one  of  the  oldest  of  the  laity  of  the  Mission  of 
Ease,  an  appendix  at  Cannelburg  of  St.  Peter's  parish,  Mont- 
gomery, was  born  in  Ohio  October  27,  18 14,  and  is  the  sixth  in 
the  family  of  ten  children  born  to  Augustine  and  Phoebe  (Nelson) 
Clarke,  natives  of  Maryland.  In  18 19  the  family  moved  to  Van- 
dalia,  the  then  capital  of  the  state  of  Illinois,  but  the  father  was 
dissatisfied  with  the  country  and  returned  to  Ohio  on  a  visit;  he 
next  located  in  Paoli,  Ind.,  whence  he  moved  to  Mount  Pleasant, 
Martin  county,  and  finally  settled  in  New  Harmony,  Posey  county, 
where  his  wife  died  in  1865,  and  where  his  own  death  occurred  in 
the  year  1874. 

Alva  Clarke  was  educated  in  an  old-fashioned  log  school- 
house  of  the  most  primitive  description,  and  at  the  age  of  fourteen 
years  began  his  business  life  as  salesman  in  a  general  store  at  old 
Mount  Pleasant,  his  salary,  at  the  start,  being  $5  per  month.  He 
remained  with  the  firm  seven  years,  but  has  been  located  in  the 
vicinity  of  Cannelburg  ever  since  the  construction  of  the  B.  &  O. 
S.  W.  railway  was  commenced,  doing  business  on  his  own  account, 
has  furnished  most  of  the  ties  west  of  Loogootee  and  has  sold 
thousands  of  cords  of  wood. 

June  20,   1836,  Mr.  Clarke  was  united  in   marriage,  by  Father 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

Lalumiere,  to  Miss  Susannah  Wedding,  who  was  born  in  Kentucky 
about  1817.  Of  the  seven  children  that  have  blessed  this  mar- 
riage four  are  still  living,  viz:  Lloyd,  a  live  stock  dealer  and 
farmer  of  Montgomery,  Ind. ;  Louisa,  wife  of  William  Sharum,  a 
railroad  man  of  Paoli;  Pcebe,  married  to  George  Nolans  of  Can- 
nelburg,  and  Mary,  wife  of  Isaac  Cassidy,  an  engineer  in  Mont- 
gomery. These  children  were  all  confirmed  in  the  Catholic  faith 
by  Bishop  de  St.  Palais. 

In  politics  Mr.  Clarke  is  a  sound  democrat  and  cast  his  first 
presidential  vote  for  Martin  Van  Buren.  He  served  as  township 
trustee  of  Barr  township  ten  years,  and  did  his  duty  faithfully  and 
honestly.  He  settled  in  Daviess  county  when  it  was  almost 
entirely  a  wilderness,  and  when  deer,  wild  turkeys  and  many  other 
varieties  of  game  abounded,  and  Mrs.  Clarke,  now  about  eighty- 
one  years  of  age,  has  lived  in  Martin  and  Daviess  counties  since 
she  was  a  child.  She  remembers  the  Catholic  missionaries  who 
tra\eled  between  Bardstown,  Ky. ,  and  Vincennes,  Ind.,  and  made 
her  grandfather's  house  their  stopping  place;  she  also  recollects 
the  Indians  who  had  their  camp  near  her  father's  home.  In  her 
younger  womanhood  she  cooked  and  sewed  for  many  of  the  men 
who  worked  on  the  B.  &  O.  railroad,  and  still  is  strong  and  active, 
and  milks  her  cows  and  makes  her  butter.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Clarke 
are  very  devout,  and  are,  of  course,  the  most  venerable  of  the 
members  of  the  Mission  of  Ease,  and  their  long  residence  in  the 
county  causes  them  to  be  honored  by  all  who  meet  them. 


JAMES  LILLY  CLARK,  market  gardener  and  dairyman  of 
Washington,  Daviess  county,  Ind.,  is  a  native  of  Kentucky 
and  was  born  in  Spencer  county,  that  state,  October  5,  1858,  a 
son  of  James  A.  and  Sarah  F.  (Lilly)  Clark. 

The  grandfather  of  subject,  James  A.  Clark,  Sr. ,  was  born  in 
county  Tipperary,  Ireland,  June  18,  1797,  and  at  the  age  of  fif- 
teen years  came  to  America  and  found  a  home  in  Mount  St.  Mary, 
Md.,  where  he  was  employed  in  a  tannery,  and  where  he  early 
married  Miss  Sarah  Head.      In  18 16,  he  removed  to  Spencer  county, 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

Ky.,  where  his  wife  died  in  August,  1857,  and  where  his  own  death 
took  place  in  1865 — both  dying  in  the  faith  of  the  Catholic  church. 
They  were  the  parents  of  seven  children,  of  whom  four  grew  to 
maturity,  viz:  Hamilton  A.,  now  deceased;  John  A.,  of  Bullitt 
county,  Ky.,  died  in  1898;  James  A.,  father  of  subject,  and  Thomas 
A.,  who  died  December  12,  i8go. 

James  A.  Clark  was  born  in  Spencer  county,  Ky.,  February  22, 
1823,  was  reared  a  farmer,  and  was  married  in  Bardstown,  Nelson 
county,  Ky.,  November  11,  1857,  to  Sarah  F.  Lilly,  a  native  of 
Fairfield,  Nelson  county,  and  to  this  union  were  born  ten  children, 
of  whom  seven  still  survive,  viz:  James  L.,  our  subject;  Elizabeth, 
wife  of  J.  C.  Bachelder,  of  Nelson  county,  Ky. ;  Sarah  B.,  wife  of 
N.  Pitt,  of  the  same  county;  Susan,  wife  of  Jesse  W.  Crume,  of 
Taylorsville,  Spencer  county,  Ky. ;  Robert  E.,  with  his  mother; 
Charles  M.,  of  Fairfield,  Nelson  county,  Ky. ,  and  Joseph  A.,  with 
his  mother,  who  is  now  a  widow,  residing  on  the  old  homestead, 
known  as  Riverdale  farm,  on  the  banks  of  the  historical  Salt  river, 
in  Spencer  county,  her  husband  having  died  October  5,  1890,  a 
true  Catholic  in  religion  and  a  democrat  in  politics. 

James  Lilly  Clark  was  prepared  for  college  in  the  common 
schools  of  Spencer  county,  Ky.,  which  he  attended  until  si.xteen 
years  of  age,  and  later  attended  St.  Mary's  college,  Marion  county, 
Ky. ,  and  St.  Ignatius  college  at  Chicago,  111.  In  1884  he  engaged 
in  reportorial  work  on  the  Catholic  Advocate,  of  Kentucky,  was  a 
teacher  in  the  public  schools  awhile,  studied  law  in  Taylorsville 
under  Senator  G.  G.  Gilbert  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1888. 
In  1890  he  went  to  Louisville,  Ky.,  where  he  was  in  the  insurance 
business  about  a  year,  then  went  to  Chattanooga,  Tenn.,  in  1891, 
and  was  superintendent  of  the  Sunlight  Insurance  company  at  that 
point  until  1894,  and  then  came  to  Washington,  Ind.,  where  he 
represented  a  dozen  or  more  of  the  best  fire,  life  and  accident 
insurance  companies  in  the  Union  until  January,  189S.  He  had 
married,  in  Washington,  October  11,  1886,  Miss  Bridget  E.  Egan, 
a  native  of  this  city,  born  March  13,  1863,  a  daughter  of  Jeremiah 
Egan,  and  to  this  union  have  been  born  six  sons,  viz:  Joseph  B., 
James  J.,  Francis  (deceased),  John  H.,  Hugh  M.,  and  Lewis 
Gerald. 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

In  politics  Mr.  Clark  is  a  republican.  In  religion  he  is  a 
devout  Catholic,  he  and  family  belonging  to  St.  Simon's  congrega- 
tion. He  is  also  an  ardent  and  energetic  member  of  the  national 
Catholic  fraternal  order,  known  as  the  Young  Men's  institute, 
being  the  recording  secretary  of  Marquette  council,  Xo.  195,  at 
Washington,  Ind.,  and  at  the  grand  council  convention,  May  18, 
1896,  was  elected  to  the  honorable  and  responsible  position  of 
grand  president  of  the  Indiana  and  Michigan  jurisdiction  of  the 
Young  Men's  Institute  of  America. 


REV.  F.  X.  GIROLT,  rector  of  St.  Anthony's  church,  at  Morris. 
Ripley  county,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Barr,  Alsace  (then  a  province 
of  France),  September  3,  1848,  a  son  of  Anthony  and  Helen  (Fal- 
ler)  Girolt,  the  former  of  whom  was  chief  forester  by  vocation 
and  died  in  office  October  20,   1881  ;    the  latter  still  survives. 

Rev.  F.  X.  Girolt  passed  the  early  j'ears  of  his  childhood  on 
his  father's  forester's  house,  and  in  1863  entered  the  Petit  seminaire 
at  Strasbourg,  where  he  passed  through  a  preparatory  course  of 
education  until  1870,  when  he  entered  the  Grand  seminaire  de 
Strasbourg,  and  continued  his  studies  until  1872.  He  came  to 
America  June  21,  [872,  finished  his  studies  in  theology  at  St. 
Meinrad's,  Ind.,  and  was  ordained  priest  by  Bishop  Maurice  de  St. 
Palais,  at  Vincennes,  March  29,  1874.  He  read  his  first  mass  at  St. 
Mary's  church,  Evansville,  Ind.,  April  12,  1874,  and  from  May  until 
October,  1874,  acted  as  assistant  to  Father  Viefhaus,  of  St.  Mary's 
church  at  Evansville,  Ind.  He  was  next  appointed  pastor  of  St. 
Mary's  of  the  Rock,  in  Franklin  county,  Ind.,  where  he  zealously 
labored  from  October  18,  1874,  until  June  21,  1888,  and  from  the 
latter  date  until  the  present  time  has  labored  with  equal  zeal  in  his 
present  charge — that  at  St.  Anthony's,  Morris,  Ind.,  where  his  unas- 
suming deportment  and  urbane  disposition  have  won  him  the  deep 
love  of  his  congregation,  as  well  as  the  warm  friendship  and 
respect  of  hundreds  of  persons  outside  the  pale  of  the  Catholic 
church.  St.  Anthony's  church,  at  Morris,  Ripley  county,'  Ind.,  is 
one  of  the  few  in  the  diocese  of  Vincennes  that   is  almost  clear  of 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

debt.  The  corner-stone  of  the  present  edifice,  one  of  the  finest 
in  southern  Indiana,  was  laid  in  1884,  and  the  structure,  which 
cost  nearly  $25,000,  was  dedicated  in  1885.  The  school-building, 
of  stone,  was  begun  in  1861  and  completed  in  1865.  Rev.  F.  X. 
Girolt,  the  present  pastor,  has  expended  over  $3,000  in  beautify- 
ing and  improving  the  church,  and  $600  in  the  improvement  of 
the  parsonage,  among  the  improvements  being  a  magnificent  altar 
which  was  consecrated  June  18,  1895,  by  Bishop  Chatard.  The 
congregation  of  St.  Anthony's  numbers  about  108  families,  and 
the  school,  under  the  direction  of  three  Sisters  of  St.  Francis,  is 
attended  by  ninety-two  pupils.  Father  Girolt  has  done  much  of 
the  labor  that  has  resulted  in  the  release  of  the  congregation  from 
debt,  and  his  spiritual  work  has  been  commensurate  with  his 
temporal. 


GEORGE  EDMOND  CLARIvE,  a  prominent  attorney  of  South 
Bend,  St.  Joseph  county,  Ind.,  was  born  in  New  Orleans, 
La.,  in  i860,  a  son  of  Matthew  and  Ellen  Clarke,  natives  of  Ire- 
land, who  died  while  George  Edmond  was  still  quite  young,  leav- 
ing him  and  three  younger  brothers  to  the  care  of  an  aunt.  The 
early  education  of  subject  was  received  under  the  Sisters  of  Loretto, 
and  while  yet  a  mere  lad  was  selected  as  altar  boy  for  Rev.  Louis 
Aloysius  Lambert.  At  si.xteen  years  of  age  he  was  graduated 
from  the  high  school  at  Cairo,  111.,  and  the  next  two  years  were 
passed  in  St.  Vincent's  college.  He  then  took  a  commercial  course 
at  Cape  Girardeau,  after  which  he  became  a  steamboat  clerk  on 
the  Mississippi  river,  and  then  a  clerk  in  the  office  of  the  Illinois 
Central  Railroad  company  at  Cairo,  111.  At  the  age  of  twenty 
years  he  entered  Notre  Dame  university,  St.  Joseph  county,  Ind., 
taking  up  the  classical  course  of  study,  and  won  a  well  deserved 
reputation  as  an  elocutionist.  For  several  years  he  was  also  on 
the  editorial  staff  of  the  Scholastic,  the  college  newspaper,  or 
journal,  and  was  frequently  called  upon  to  make  addresses  in  the 
neighboring  towns.  He  was  graduated  from  Notre  Dame  in  1883, 
with    the    degrees  of  A.    B.    and   LL.    B.,  having  \\on   medals  in 

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history  and  oratory.  During  the  vacation  preceding  his  senior 
year,  Mr.  Clarke,  having  become  an  expert  stenographer,  was 
appointed  private  secretary  to  William  P.  Halliday,  president  of 
the  Baltimore  &  Ohio  Railroad  company,  and  after  graduation 
received  an  appointment  from  the  Studebaker  Brothers  Manufactur- 
ing company,  as  audito.r  of  its  accounts  and  adjuster  of  its  matters 
in  litigation  throughout  the  country — a  position  requiring  a  great 
deal  of  travel. 

In  May,  1887,  Mr.  Clarke  was  first  united  marriage  with  Miss 
Mamie  Giddings,  an  accomplished  vocal  and  instrumental  musician, 
the  result  of  the  union  being  two  children — Mary  and  Matthew. 
This  marriage  relation  was  but  of  short  duration,  being  terminated, 
happy  though  it  was,  by  the  death  of  Mrs.  Clarke  in  1890.  To 
relieve  his  despondency  at  this  and  event,  Mr.  Clarke  sought  solace 
in  renewed  study,  and  entered  upon  a  special  course  in  law  at  the 
university  of  Michigan,  from  which  he  received  the  degree  of  LL. 
M.,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  before  the  supreme  court  of 
Michigan  two  days  later — in  June,  1891.  He  then  associated  him- 
self in  practice  in  South  Bend  with  Hon.  Lucius  Hubbard,  recently 
elected  judge  of  the  Thirteenth  judicial  district  of  Indiana.  Mr. 
Clarke  is  now  attorney  for  the  Wabash  Railroad  company  and  a 
member  of  the  law  faculty  of  Notre  Dame  university. 

Mr.  Clarke  has  always  enjoyed  a  high  reputation  as  an  orator, 
and  of  the  hundreds  of  public  speeches  he  has  made  it  will  suf- 
fice to  name  only  those  at  Evansville,  Ind.,  in  October,  1892,  when 
he  addressed  5,000  people  is  commemoration  of  the  discovery  of 
America,  which  address  was  highly  commended  by  the  press,  and 
that  at  Indianapolis,  March  17,  1896,  his  fellow-orators  being 
Bishop  Chatard,  Henry  Watterson,  Hon.  Frank  Burke,  Hon.  T.  E. 
Howard,  and  others,  and  here  again  won  universal  approbation. 
As  a  republican,  Mr.  Clarke  is  a  factor  with  his  party.  On  the  great 
republican  day  in  northern  Indiana,  during  the  McKinley  campaign, 
he  was  the  escort  of  Hon.  Robert  Lincoln,  and.  in  a  masterly 
speech,  introduced  to  the  assemblage  the  son  of  the  martyred 
president. 

The  second  marriage  of  Mr.  Clarke  was  to  Miss  Mary  \'an- 
derhoof,  a  lady  of  many    rare    accomplishments,  and  her  works  of 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

artistic  skill  adorn  the  home  of  herself  and  husband  in  one  of  the 
most  charming  residence  districts  of  South  Bend,  in  which  home 
hospitality  knows  no  bounds. 


MICHAEL  F.  GILL,  one  of  the  trustees  of  Holy  Cross  parish, 
Indianapolis,  and  a  well-known  and  highly-esteemed  citizen, 
resides  at  No.  36  Temple  avenue.  He  is  a  native  of  county  West- 
meath,  Ireland,  was  born  September  27,  i860,  and  is  a  son  of 
William  and  Jane  (Scott)  Gill.  In  1861  the  family  emigrated  to 
the  United  States,  locating  at  Rocky  Hill,  Conn.,  near  Hartford. 
In  December,  1866,  they  removed  to  Ohio,  at  the  solicitation  of 
an  uncle  of  the  subject,  a  brother  of  his  mother,  locating  in  Clarke 
county,  and  after  a  year's  residence  there  removing  to  Plain  City, 
Madison  county,  in  the  same  state.  There  the  heads  of  the  family 
resided  until  1893,  when,  at  the  solicitation  of  their  sons,  then  resi- 
dents of  Indianapolis,  they  removed  to  the  last-named  city,  where 
the  death  of  the  father  occurred  August  10,  1896.  The  funeral  of 
William  Gill  was- the  first  to  take  place  within  the  parish  of  the 
Holy  Cross  after  its  organization,  and  it  was  conducted  by  the 
Rev.  Father  McCabe.  Mr.  Gill  was  a  sincere  and  devout  Cath- 
olic, and  a  man  of  sterling  character,  and  it  has  been  said  of  him 
that  he  never  omitted  daily  prayers  in  his  family.  His  wife  and 
mother  of  his  children  was  a  most  devoted  consort  of  her  husband, 
and  is  now  a  lady  highly  esteemed  by  all  that  know  her.  She  and 
her  husband  had  a  family  of  ten  children,  eight  of  whom  still  sur- 
vive, six  sons  and  two  daughters.  The  daughters,  Mrs.  Delia 
Boyhan  and  Mrs.  Mary  E.  Burk,  reside  in  New,  Jersey.  The  sons, 
in  the  order  of  their  birth,  are  Michael  F. ,  Joseph  P.,  William  H., 
John  L. ,  Thomas  A.  and  Edward  E.,  all  living  in  Indianapolis. 

Michael  F.  Gill,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  was  six  years  old 
when  the  family  settled  in  Plain  City,  Ohio.  There  he  lived  until 
he  was  nineteen  years  of  age,  attending  the  public  schools  until 
thirteen.  Being  the  eldest  of  the  family,  the  duty  of  aiding  in  its 
support  largely  devolved  upon  him  for  some  years.  In  1880  he 
went  to  Chicago,  remaining  there  a  year,  removing  then  to  Colum- 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

bus.  Ohio,  and  thence  to  Indianapolis.  Mr.  Gill  has  been  in  the 
employ  of  the  Pennsylvania  Railway  company  since  1880,  and  now 
occupies  the  responsible  position  of  foreman  of  the  fuel  department 
of  that  road. 

He  was  married  in  Plain  City,  Ohio,  by  the  Rev.  Father  B. 
F.  Mueller,  of  St.  Joseph's  church,  to  Miss  Mary  Kennedy,  who 
was  born  in  Columbus,  Ohio.  The  two  children  born  to  this  mar- 
riage died  in  infancy.  Mr.  Gill  is  a  man  who  is  held  in  hif(h 
esteem  by  the  community  at  large,  and  is  implicitly  trusted  by  the 
railway  company  for  which  he  works.  He  takes  great  pride  in 
promoting  the  best  interests  of  the  young  parish  of  the  Holy 
Cross,  and  is  a  charter  member  of  council  No.  272,  Young  Men's 
institute. 


TIMOTHY  CRANNAN,  a  member  of  the  police  force  of  Indian- 
apolis, who  lives  with  his  mother.  Mrs.  Mary  Ann  Thornton, 
at  No.  647  South  Delaware  street,  has  been  one  of  the  guardians 
of  the  peace  for  a  number  of  years.  He  was  born  in  Jennings 
county,  Ind.,  and  is  a  son  of  Patrick  and  Mary  Ann  Crannan,  the 
former  of  whom  was  born  in  county  Kilkenny,  Ireland,  and  came 
to  the  United  States  when  yet  a  mere  child. 

Patrick  Crannan  was  married  in  Gleason,  Ky.,  and  soon  after- 
ward removed  to  Jennings  county,  Ind.,  where  he  settled  down  for 
life.  There  he  lived  until  he  was  killed  accidentally  by  the  cars  in 
1867.  Mrs.  Crannan,  who  was  a  daughter  of  Jeremiah  and  Mary 
Ann  Featherstone,  subsequently  married  Mr.  Thornton,  but  by  her 
second  marriage  she  has  no  children.  She  is  the  mother  of  three 
children  by  her  first  marriage,  viz:  William,  of  Allegheny  City, 
Pa.,  a  bridgebuilder  by  trade  and  occupation;  Timothy,  the  sub- 
ject of  this  sketch;  and  Mary  Ann,  now  Mrs.  William  Kyle,  of 
Globe,  Ariz. 

Timothy  Crannan  is  a  representative  of  an  early  Indiana  fam- 
ily, his  maternal  grandparents  having  been  Jeremiah  and  Anna 
Featherstone,  the  latter  of  whom  died  March  15,  1897,  at  the  great 
age  of  one  hundred  years,  four  months  and  three  days.  For  a  brief 
biographical  sketch  of  Daniel  Featherstone  the  reader  is  referred 


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to  another  page  in  this  work.  Timothy  Crannan,  the  subject  of 
this  sketch,  is  a  man  of  intelHgence,  force  and  honesty  of  charac- 
ter, and  as  a  man  and  citizen  is  highly  esteemed. 


MAURICE  D.  CLEARY,  president  of  the  White  River  Sand 
company,  with  offices  at  No.  926  West  Washington  street, 
was  born  in  Butler  county,  Ohio,  February  19,  1858,  a  son  of 
Thomas  and  Mary  (Raftry)  Cleary,  natives  of  Ireland — the  father 
of  county  Waterford  and  the  mother  of  county  Galway.  These 
parents  were  single  when  they  respectively  came  to  America,  and 
were  married  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  in  1855,  by  Bishop  Purcell,  now 
deceased. 

Thomas  Cleary  is  a  well-to-do  farmer, in  Butler  county,  Ohio, 
where  he  and  his  family  have  resided  since  1856.  To  him  and  wife 
have  been  born  eleven  children,  of  whom  eight  are  still  living,  viz: 
Lizzie,  the  eldest,  who  is  the  wife  of  James  F.  Gilbert,  a  farmer  of 
Butler  county;  Maurice  D. ,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  is  the  sec- 
ond in  order  of  birth;  Hannah  is  the  wife  of  Charles  Schwerigan, 
an  employee  of  a  street  railway  company  in  St.  Louis,  Mo. ;  Dan- 
iel, who  is  superintendent  of  cars  for  the  Electric  Street  Railway 
company,  of  St.  Louis;  Thomas  is  a  merchant  of  Butler  county, 
Ohio;  Mary  is  married  to  Elmer  Selby,  who  is  employed  in  St. 
Louis,  Mo.,  by  a  street  railway  company;  Katie  is  a  teacher  in  the 
Butler  county,  Ohio,  public  schools;  and  Emma  is  at  home  with 
her  parents.  The  deceased  children  were  named  Edward,  who 
died  at  the  age  of  six  years;  Annie,  who  died  at  four  years,  and 
Martha,  who  died  in  infancy.  All  of  the  surviving  children  are 
married,  with  the  exception  of  Katie  and  Emma. 

Maurice  D.  Cleary  is  a  man  of  wide  business  experience,  his 
first  effort  toward  earning  his  livelihood  having  been  made  as  a  con- 
tractor for  pile-driving  and  bridge-building,  in  which,  indeed,  he  is 
still  interested,  in  connection  with  his  present  business.  At  pile- 
driving  he  passed  two  years  in  New  Orleans,  and,  in  fact,  worked 
in  most  of  the  southern  states  in  the  same  line,  and  for  twenty 
years  had  his  headquarters  at  Cincinnati,  Ohio.      While  residing  in 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

that  city  he  served  as  a  democratic  member  of  the  cit\-  council  for 
six  years  and  filled  several  other  offices  of  importance  and  trust. 

Having  contracted  to  execute  a  piece  of  work  in  his  peculiar 
line  in  Indianapolis,  Mr.  Cleary  came  here  to  superintend  it,  and 
on  its  completion,  having  formed  an  attachment  for  the  place, 
brought  his  family  hither  in  the  fall  of  1895.  Here  he  founded  the 
White  River  Sand  company,  one  of  the  most  extensive  enterprises 
of  its  character  in  the  state,  with  a  capital  stock  of  $12,000  and 
giving  employment  to  fifty  teams  and  100  men.  The  company  is 
incorporated  under  the  state  statute  for  the  purpose  of  pumping 
sand  and  gravel  from  the  river  bed  and  grading  it  for  different  pur- 
poses, such  as  building,  street-making,  etc.,  its  officers  being  Mau- 
rice D.  Cleary,  president,  and  Joseph  R.  Carlon,  secretary  and 
treasurer,  and  it  is  the  intention  of  the  company  to  double  its  work- 
ing capacity  and  capital. 

The  marriage  of  Maurice  D.  Cleary  took  place  at  Glendale, 
Ohio,  December  31,  1879,  to  Miss  Mary  A.  Landrigan,  a  native  of 
Butler  county  and  a  daughter  of  Paul  Landrigan,  a  wealthy  farmer, 
the  ceremony  being  solemnized  by  Rev.  Father  O'Donnell.  Four 
children  have  blessed  this  union,  in  the  following  order:  Rolla  E., 
November  27,  1880;  Bertha  A.,  April  27,  18S2;  Mary  Estella, 
December  26,  1884;  and  Thomas,  February  19,  1887.  The  eldest 
of  these  children  was  born  on  the  anniversary  of  his  mother's  birth, 
and,  as  will  be  seen,  the  youngest  was  born  on  the  twenty-ninth 
anniversary  of  his  father's  birth — an  unusual  coincidence. 

The  history  of  the  Cleary  family  is  one  of  interest,  inasmuch 
as  the  mother  of  subject's  father  was  a  Hickey  and  traced  her 
descent  to  one  of  three  sons  who  were  of  prominence  in  the  four- 
teenth century.  From  that  time  onward  until  the  birth  of  Mr. 
Cleary  at  least  one  member  of  the  family,  in  each  generation, 
became  a  priest,  and  one  a  bishop  (Hickey),  who  died  toward  the 
close  of  the  last  century.  The  father  of  subject,  an  only  son,  also 
began  studying  for  the  priesthood,  but  the  death  of  his  father 
(grandfather  of  subject)  changed  his  destiny  before  he  had  com- 
pleted his  studies. 

Maurice  D.  Cleary,  while  a  resident  of  Cincinnati,  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Parnell  club,  and  for  four  years  was  its  president.      He 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS,, 

is  now  proininentl}'  associated  with  the  Ancient  Order  of  Hiber- 
nians at  Indianapolis,  and  is  also  a  member  of  the  Benevolent  & 
Protective  Order  of  Elks.  The  family  are  members  of  St.  Brid- 
get's church,  under  the  pastorate  of  Rev.  Father  Curran,  and  Mrs. 
Cleary,  in  Cincinnati,  was  a  member  of  the  Ladies'  sodality.  The 
family  are  devout  Catholics  and  liberal  in  their  contributions  to 
the  church  and  have  attained  a  high  position  in  the  social  circles 
of  Indianapolis  since  their  brief  residence  in  this  city. 


JOHN  B.  GARNIER,  a  deceased  business  man  of  great  prom- 
inence at  Lawrenceburg,  Dearborn  county,  Ind. ,  was  born  in 
France  August  15,  1820,  and  came  to  the  United  States  in  1845, 
locating  in  Lawrenceburg.  June  17,  1847,  Mr.  Garnier  was  united 
in  marriage  with  Miss  Mary  E.  Dafner,  daughter  of  George  A.  and 
Marguerite  (Hick)  Dafner,  and  born  November  9,  1824.  To  this 
happy  union  were  born  three  children,  of  whom  one  only  now  sur- 
vives— Anna  M.,  the  wife  of  Victor  Oberling,  both  of  whom  are 
devout  Catholics. 

The  late  Mr.  Garnier,  immediately  after  his  arrival  in  Law- 
renceburg, started  a  malt  house,  which  he  conducted  with  admira- 
ble success  until  the  'fifties,  when  he  erected  a  brewery,  the  product 
of  which  found  an  extensive  sale  in  Lawrenceburg,  as  well  as  in 
the  villages  near  at  hand  and  towns  more  remote.  His  pre- 
vious handling  of  malt  had  well  qualified  him  for  the  selection  of 
material  used  in  brewing,  and  from  the  start  his  product  was  recog- 
nized as  being  far  superior  to  the  ordinary  beverage  turned  out  by 
breweries  of  greater  pretentions,  and  even  of  metropolitan  celebrity. 
In  this  business  he  acquired  a  competency,  although  he  continued 
to  acti\ely  superintend  the  details  of  his  brewing  process  until  his 
lamented  decease,  which  occurred  at  Lawrenceburg  March  7,  1897. 
Mr.  Garnier  was  a  man  of  wonderful  business  energy,  and  his  death 
was  a  matter  of  great  regret  to  the  citizens  of  Lawrenceburg,  while 
St.  Lawrence's  church  lost,  in  him,  a  faithful  and  generous  member 
and  supporter. 

Mrs.  Garnier  still   resides  in  the  old   homestead,  and  is  one  of 

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J.   B.   GARNIER. 

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CATHOLIC  CHURCH  OF  INDIANA. 


the  most  respected  ladies  in  the  city.  A  sincere  Catholic,  she  has 
shown  her  devotion  to  the  faith  by  recently  presenting  to  St.  Law- 
rence's church  a  new  altar,  at  a  cost  of  $1,200. 


7 "HE  COLERICK  FAMILY.— Among  the  early  pioneers  of  the 
Catholic  church  at  Fort  Wayne  was  the  Hon.  D.  H.  Colerick, 
who  located  here  in  the  early  'thirties;  he  came  from  Lancaster, 
Ohio,  and  was  a  rising  young  lawyer,  second  to  none  in  the  state. 
He  was  soon  followed  by  his  brother,  Henry  Price  Colerick,  who 
became  a  partner  in  the  trading  and  mercantile  firm  of  Comparet 
&  Colerick.  The  Messrs.  Colerick  were  gentlemen  of  education, 
intelligence  and  extended  influence,  and  at  all  times  pronounced  in 
their  views  and  ever  ready  to  raise  their  voices  in  the  defense  of 
the  "faith  of  their  fathers." 

They  came  of  a  good  old  Irish  stock,  "the  Berminghams"  of 
Dundalk.  As  the  years  went  by  the  the  grandfather  of  these  gen- 
tleman, finding  no  liberty  in  Ireland,  removed  to  London,  where, 
for  many  years,  he  served  in  the  exchequer  office,  which  he  left  to 
come  to  this  country  with  his  son,  John  Colerick,  who  had  a  large 
publishing  house  and  newspaper  office  in  London.  Jacobinism 
still  lingered  about  the  family;  from  time  to  time  he  published 
articles  in  his  paper  that  drew  upon  him  the  eye  of  the  govern- 
ment. One  article  in  particular  attainted  him  with  treason;  it 
was  entitled,  "The  Soldiers'  Pay.  '  The  soldiers  received  but  six- 
pence per  day  for  their  services,  and  many  of  them  had  families 
depending  upon  them.  There  was  a  general  feeling  throughout 
the  land  that  great  injustice  was  done  them.  The  knowledge 
came  to  him  none  too  soon  that  he  had  imperiled  himself  by  the 
bold  stand,  he  had  taken  in  this  matter,  as  also  in  other,  matters 
pertaining  to  the  welfare  of  the  oppressed  people,  to  such  an 
extent  that  a  hasty  escape,  by  a  clandestine  withdrawal  from  the 
country,  was  his  only  alternative.  He  had,  a  short  time  before, 
put  his  publishing  house  in  the  hands  of  one  of  his  friends;  the 
rest  of  his  properly  was  all  confiscated  by  the  government.  He 
sought  an  American  vessel  and  luckily  found  one  just  readv  to  sail, 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIOXS, 

and  landed  in  Philadelphia,  where  he  was  received  with  open  arms 
by  Mathew  Cary.  They  were  friends  through  correspondence. 
He  remained  here  until  he  was  joined  by  his  family  and  his  father 
soon  thereafter.  They  removed  to  the  town  of  Washington,  in 
Washington  county,  Pa.  This  place  had  just  passed  through  the 
throes  of  the  "whisky  insurrection."  It  was  considered  a  good 
point  at  which  to  establish  a  publishing  house,  with  a  newspaper 
attached.  The  town  and  county  was  settled  by  an  intelligent  and 
prosperous  population.  There  was  a  college  at  Washington,  and 
another,  "Jefferson  college,"  at  Canonsburg.  These  things 
proved  that  he  had  chosen  well,  and  he  prospered.  He  lived  but  a 
few  years  to  enjo\'  his  well-deserved  prosperity.  After  his  death 
the  family  removed  west.  The  two  Mr.  Colericks  that  came  to 
Fort  Wayne  were  born  in  Washington,  Pa.  Henry  R.  Colerick 
brought  with  him  his  mother  and  sister;  they  were  ladies  fit- to 
grace  any  society  and  were  conscientious  and  devout  members  of 
the  church.  The  church  in  Fort  Wayne  by  this  time  was  on  a 
firm  footing.  The  Rev.  Father  Baden  had  done  missionary  work 
here  for  many  years,  both  among  the  whites  and  the  Indians, 
resulting  in  much  good.  He  was  followed  by  several  other  priests. 
Then  came  the  Very  Rev.  Father  Benoit;  the  greatest  amount  of 
friendship  and  intimacy  e.xisted  between  him  and  the  family 
(Colerick),  that  was  only  severed  by  death. 

It  is  a  great  pity  that  the  Catholic  history  of  the  state  was 
not  looked  after  years  ago,  while  the  pioneers  of  the  church  were 
yet  living. 


DENNIS  CHARLES  COLL,  a  member  of  the  Indianapolis 
fire  department,  was  born  in  this  city  May  25,  1874.  He  is  a 
son  of  Dominick  and  Mary  Ann  (McQuaid)  Coll,  the  former  a 
native  of  county  Donegal,  Ireland,  and  the  latter  a  native  of  Massa- 
chusetts, who  came  to  Indiana  in  infancy. 

Dominick  Coll  was  a  business  man  of  Indianapolis  in  the 
early  history  of  the  city,  and  died  June  19,  1876.  His  widow  still 
lives  at  No.  826  South  Illinois  street,  with  her  unmarried  children. 
Dominick  Coll  and  his  wife  were    the    parents   of  four  children,  of 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

whom  only  two  are  living,  viz:  Bertha,  born  September  29,  1872, 
and  the  subject  of  this  sketch.  Those  that  have  died  were  John 
and  Mar\-,  who  both  died  in  infancy.  The  mother  of  these  four 
children,  though  of  American  birth,  is  of  Irish  parentage,  and  both 
families  were  Catholics. 

Mr.  Coll  was  educated  at  St.  John's  parochial  schools,  obtain- 
ing there  a  good  English  education.  When  thirteen  years  of  age 
he  was  confirmed  in  the  Catholic  church.  From  the  age  of  ten  years 
he  has  been  self-supporting,  and  his  early  youth  was  spent  in  vari- 
ous occupations.  At  first  he  was  engaged  in  selling  papers,  in 
driving  grocery  wagon,  and  at  other  kind  of  work  that  offered  itself 
to  his  youthful  hands.  He  then  learned  horseshoeing,  and  at  this 
trade  he  worked,  in  all,  about  six  years,  during  two  of  which  he 
was  horseshoer  of  the  street  railway  company.  February  8,  1897, 
he  was  appointed  to  a  position  in  the  Indianapolis  fire  department,, 
being  assigned  to  Engine  company.  No.   i. 

Mr.  Coll  is  interested  in  political  affairs,  is  a  great  reader  of 
the  news  of  the  day,  and  thus  keeps  himself  informed  upon  cur- 
rent history.  He  is  a  young  man  of  intelligence,  affiliates  with 
the  democratic  party,  and  sustains  the  doctrines  of  the  Chicago 
platform  of  1896.  His  family  are  members  of  St.  John's  Catholic 
church,  of  which  Rev.  Father  Gavisk  is  pastor.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  Ancient  Order  of  Hibernians,  and  of  the  Y.  M.  I.  His 
mother  is  a  member  of  the  various  societies  of  her  church. 

The  father  for  some  four  years  before  his  death  suffered  from 
paralysis,  and  thinking  a  visit  to  his  native  country  would  be  bene- 
ficial to  his  failing  health,  his  faithful  wife  accompanied  him  to  Ire- 
land, where  he  remained  ten  months,  the  subject  of  this  sketch  then 
being  a  babe  four  months  old.  Returning  to  Indianapolis  Mr.  Coll 
died  about  six  months  afterward,  a  much  respected  and  highly 
esteemed  citizen. 


MISS  ELIZABETH  A.  COLLINS,  who  for  many  years  has 
been  a  successful  teacher  in  the  public  schools  of  Indianapo- 
lis, is  a  representative  of  one  of  the  prominent  Catholic  familes  of 
Indiana,  which  was  for  a  long  time  located  principally  at  Hunting- 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

ton,  Ind.  Her  parents,  John  Collins  and  his  wife,  were  natives  of 
Charleville,  county  Cork,  Ireland:  At  that  place  they  were  reared, 
educated  and  married,  and  there  their  fourteen  children  were  born, 
two  of  whom  died  in  Ireland,  the  other  twelve,  with  their  parents, 
coming  to  the  United  States  in  1853.  After  a  few  months'  residence 
in  New  York  city  they  removed  to  Huntington,  Ind.,  where  Mr. 
Collins  died  in  1865 — Mrs.  Collins  surviving  her  husband  for  many 
years,  and  dying  in  1885.  The  surviving  children  are  five  in  num- 
ber, as  follows:  Timothy  and  Ellen,  both  still  residents  of  Hunt- 
ington; Mary,  living  at  Colorado  Springs,  Colo.;  Catherine,  wife  of 
Michael  Broden,  of  Indianapolis,  and  Elizabeth  A.,  the  subject  of 
this  sketch. 

Miss  Elizabeth  A.  Collins  is  a  most  worthy  Catholic  lady,  a 
highly  successful  teacher,  respected  by  all,  and  lives  at  No.  614 
North  New  Jersey  street. 


MICHAEL  CONDRON,  grocery  merchant,  of  No.  124  Belmont 
avenue,  Indianapolis,  is  a  pioneer  of  St.  Anthony's  parish 
and  one  of  its  earnest  workers.  He  was  born  in  county  Kildare, 
Ireland,  in  1837,  and  about  i860  went  to  England,  where  he 
resided  nine  years,  and  in  1869  came  to  the  United  States  and  for 
some  years  lived  in  Illinois,  later  moved  to  the  east,  but  again  came 
west,  and  since  May,  1882,  has  been  a  resident  of  his  present  par- 
ish, which  was  then  in  Haughville,  but  is  now  within  the  corporate 
limits  of  Indianapolis.  There  were  but  few  buildings  in  Haugh- 
ville at  that  time,  and  a  Catholic  church  there  was  a  matter  for 
future  consideration.  Mr.  Condron  and  his  family,  however,  united 
with  St.  John's  congregation  in  the  city,  and  many  a  cold  morning 
they  walked  the  long  distance  to  attend  early  mass. 

Father  Collier  was  the  first  priest  to  agitate  the  project  of 
erecting  a  church  in  the  suburb  named,  and  in  this  task  was  actively 
assisted  by  Mr.  Condron.  They  raised  money  by  subscription  for 
the  purchase  of  a  lot,  and  this  was  the  incipient  step  toward  estab- 
lishing St.  Anthony's  parish  and  church.  But  Father  Collier  did 
not  live  to  see  the  fruition  of   his  labors. 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

The  marriage  of  Mr.  Condron  took  place  in  England,  in  1863, 
to  Miss  Margaret  Dalton,  and  to  this  marriage  were  born  ten  chil- 
dren, of  whom  three  only  now  survive,  viz:  John,  Elizabeth  and 
Mary.  The  family  are  numbered  among  the  most  earnest  Catholics 
of  their  part  of  the  city  and  are  always  liberal  in  their  contribu- 
tions to  the  support  of  the  church. 


WILLIAM  A.  CONNOLLY,  M.  D.,  a  physician  of  prominence 
at  Monroeville,  Allen  county,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Newark, 
N.  J.,  November  25,  1847,  a  son  of  William  and  Margaret 
(McGuire)  Connolly,  natives,  respectively,  of  counties  Leitrim  and 
Meath,  Ireland,  but  who  came  to  the  United  States  in  early  life 
and  were  married  in  Newark,  N.  J.,  December  15,  1833,  by  Rev. 
Father  Moran,  of  St.  John's  church.  The  paternal  grandparents 
of  the  doctor  were  John  and  Ellen  (O'Connor)  Connolly,  and  the 
maternal  grandparents  were  James  and  Julia  (Nulty)  McGuire. 

In  1847  the  Connolly  family  came  west  and  settled  in  Chester- 
ville.  Morrow  county,  Ohio,  where  the  father  followed  his  trade  of 
tanner,  and,  though  poor,  comparatively,  gave  his  children  the 
advantage  of  attending  the  public  schools,  and  of  his  nine  children, 
six  became  teachers  in  early  life.  James  A.  Connolly,  the  eldest 
of  the  nine,  is  now  a  prominent  lawyer  and  public  man  of  Spring- 
field, 111.;  John  A.  is  also  distinguished  as  a  lawyer  at  Mansfield, 
Ohio;  Frank,  also  a  shining  light  in  the  legal  profession  at  San 
Diego,  Cal.,  was  there  taken  sick,  was  brought  to  Monroeville, 
Ind.,  and  here  expired  January  12,  1897,  and  his  remains  lie 
interred  at  Mansfield,  Ohio;  William  A.  will  be  more  fully  spoken 
of  below;  Ella  was  married  to  John  O'Rourke,  and  died  in  Johns- 
ville,  Ohio,  May  19,  1869;  Maggie,  a  literary  graduate  of  St. 
Mary's  Benedictine  academy  of  Pennsylvania,  has  her  home  with 
the  doctor;  Charles  was  first  sergeant  of  company  A,  First  regi- 
ment, O.  V.  I.,  was  wounded  in  a  skirmish  at  Morton's  Ferry, 
died  in  Emory  hospital,  Washington,  D.  C,  October  11,  1863, 
and  his  remains  now  rest  in  the  National  cemetery  of  that  city; 
Mary  died   at  the   age  of  seventeen  years  in  Mansfield,  Ohio,  and 


THE    CLERGY    AN"D    CONGREGATIONS, 

one  child  died  in  infancy.  The  father  of  this  family  died  while  on 
a  visit  to  his  son,  the  doctor,  at  Monroeville,  in  April,  1881,  and 
his  remains  were  interred  at  Mansfield,  Ohio;  his  widow  then  made 
her  home  with  the  doctor  until  her  decease,  in  1891,  and  her 
remains  now  repose  beside  those  of  her  husband. 

Dr.  William  A.  Connolly  was  but  a  child  at  the  outbreak  of 
the  Civil  war,  but  in  1863  he  enlisted  in  company  F,  Twenty-fifth 
Ohio  volunteer  infantry,  and  served  until  he  was  discharged  in 
November,  1865,  by  reason  of  the  close  of  war.  He  returned  to 
his  parental  home  in  Ohio,  and  subsequently  began  the  study  of 
medicine.  In  the  fall  of  1867  he  entered  the  medical  department 
of  Michigan  university,  remained  one  year,  then  located  at  Den- 
mark, Ohio,  and  began  practice.  November  19,  1868,  he  located 
at  Monroeville,  where  he  has  since  established  a  large  and  lucra- 
tive practice.  After  locating  in  Monroeville,  however,  he  took  a 
post-graduate  course  at  the  Medical  college,  in  Columbus,  Ohio, 
from  which  he  graduated  in  the  spring  of  1876.  On  coming  here 
he  formed  a  partnership  with  Dr.  D.  W.  Champer,  but  for  several 
years  he  has  been  alone  in  the  practice. 

In  1876  the  doctor  wedded  Miss  Nancy  Graham,  who  died  in 
the  following  year,  the  mother  of  one  child,  who  died  in  infancy. 
The  doctor  is  recognized  as  able  and  skillful  in  his  profession,  and 
stands  at  the  head  of  his  profession  in  Monroeville.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Roman  Catholic  church,  as  is  also  his  amiable 
Sister,  and  no  two  persons  are  more  highly  esteemed  in  the  com- 
munity in  which   they  live. 


FRANK  CONRAD,  foreman  of  the  railroad  shops,  Madison,  Ind., 
and  trustee  of  St.  Michael's  church,  was  born  in  Louisville, 
Ky. ,  May  27,  1857,  son  of  Bernhard  and  Scholastic  (Keller)  Con- 
rad. He  passed  his  3-outhful  years  under  the  parental  roof  on  a 
farm,  and  was  but  a  small  boy  when  the  family  moved  to  North 
Madison,  Ind. 

From  early  boyhood  Mr.  Conrad   manifested  decided  tenden- 
cies toward  mechanical    pursuits,  and   in  due  time   he  entered  the 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

railroad  shops  at  North  Madison,  where  he  soon  made  rapid  and 
efficient  progress  as  a  workman.  From  one  position  to  another  of 
greater  responsibility  he  passed  successfully  until  in  time  he  was 
promoted  foreman  of  the  shops,  which  position  he  now  fills  with 
credit  to  himself  and  satisfaction  of  the  corporation  by  which  he 
has  been  for  so  many  years  employed. 

In  early  life  Mr.  Conrad  attended  the  parochial  schools  of 
Madison,  and  his  whole  life  has  been  spent  within  the  pale  of  the 
Holy  Mother  church,  of  which  he  is  still  a  most  faithful  and  con- 
sistent member.  He  is  a  trustee  of  St.  Michael's  parish,  Madison, 
and  spends  much  of  his  time  promoting  the  interests  of  the  con- 
gregation. He  was  married,  in  the  fall  of  1893,  to  Barbara  Hoff- 
man, daughter  of  John  and  Matilda  Hoffman,  and  has  one  child — 
Joseph  C.  Conrad,  whose  birth  occurred  in  the  year  1896. 


WILLIAM  COONEY,  a  highly  respected  farmer  of  Van  Buren 
township,  Daviess  county,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Baltimore 
county,  Md.,  November  3,  1839,  the  eldest  of  the  family  of  four 
sons  and  two  daughters  that  crowned  the  marriage  of  Christopher 
and  Mary  Ann  (Welsh)  Cooney. 

Christopher  Cooney,  the  father,  was  a  native  of  county  West- 
meath,  Ireland,  was  born  in  18 10,  and  was  but  a  boy  when  he 
landed  in  Baltimore.  He  became  a  machinist,  and  about  1837 
married  Miss  Welsh,  who  was  born  in  1816.  In  1857  the  family 
came  to  Daviess  county,  Ind.,  and  here  the  father  purchased  the 
farm  of  140  acres  now  occupied  by  his  descendants.  Here  the 
father  died  in  1886,  and  the  mother  on  February  26,  1888.  They 
were  sincere  Catholics  and  did  their  full  share  toward  relieving  St. 
Mary's  parish  of  its  indebtedness,  and  in  assisting  in  the  erection 
of  the  new  church  and  parsonage.  In  politics  Mr.  Cooney  was  a 
democrat  and  was  one  of  the  most  highly  respected  farmers  of  Van 
Buren  township. 

William  Cooney  was  educated  in  the  common  schools  of  Bal- 
timore, and  at  the  academy  of  the  Christian  Brothers.  \\'ith  two 
of  his  brothers,  John  and  Christopher,  he  was  confirmed  by  Bishop 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

Timon,  of  Buffalo,  the  bishop  of  Baltimore  having  died,  and  that 
diocese  at  the  time  being  without  a  head.  These  three  brothers 
and  their  two  sisters,  Elizabeth  and  Mary,  now  occupy  the  farm 
in  Daviess  county,  and  the  sisters  were  confirmed  by  Bishop  de  St. 
Palais. 

The  Cooney  brothers  are  important  factors  in  the  affairs  of 
St.  Mary's  parish  and  are  among  the  most  respected  farmers  of 
Van  Buren  township.  They  are  stanch  democrats  and  cast  their 
first  presidential  votes  as  follows:  William,  for  Stephen  A.  Doug- 
las; John,  for  George  B.  McClellan,  and  Christopher,  for  Samuel 
J.  Tilden.  The  family  now  own  about  300  acres  in  Van  Buren 
township,  are  faithful  in  their  religious  duties  and  contribute  most 
liberally  to  the  support  of  the  church  and  all  meritorious  public 
enterprises,  and  no  family  in  the  county  is  held  in  higher  esteem 
by  its  citizens. 


GEORGE  HASENOUR,  a  gallant  ex-soldier  and  one  of  the 
best-known  business  men  of  Celestine,  Dubois  county,  Ind. , 
was  born  in  Louisville,  Ky. ,  August  15,  1841,  the  eldest  of  the  seven 
children  of  Martin  and  Tharsila  Hasenour,  natives  of  Germany. 

Martin  Hasenour  and  wife,  soon  after  marriage,  sailed  from 
Bremer  Haven  for  New  York,  and  from  the  latter  city  came  direct 
to  Madison,  Ind.,  where  for  a  short  time  Mr.  Hasenour  worked  as 
a  laborer  on  the  railroad.  In  1840,  he  went  to  Louisville,  Ky. , 
where  he  worked  three  years  as  a  gardener,  and  then  came  to 
Dubois  county,  Ind.,  and  purchased  forty  acres  of  land  in  the 
wilderness.  He  proceeded  to  clear  up  his  tract  and  built  a  prim- 
itive log  house,  but  a  short  time  after,  while  Mr.  Hasenour  and 
family  were  at  church,  this  cabin  was  destroyed  by  fire,  together 
with  all  its  contents;  but  this  disaster  did  not  discourage  him,  and 
he  soon  built  for  himself  another  home.  He  lived,  at  that  time, 
in  Jasper  parish,  but  when  that  was  divided  he  was  among  the 
leaders  in  establishing  Celestine  parish.  He  was  energetic  and 
frugal  and  temperate,  and  at  the  time  of  his  death,  in  1861,  was 
the  owner  of  200  acres  of  well-cultivated  land.  His  widow  sur- 
vived until  about  1S87,  and  both  died  sincere  Catholics. 

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CATHOLIC  CHURCH  OF  INDIANA. 

George  Hasenour  was  well  educated  in  the  parochial  schools 
and  then  aided  his  parents  on  the  home  farm  until  the  call  to  arms 
aroused  his  patriotism.  November  7,  1 861,  he  enlisted  in  company 
I,  Forty-ninth  Indiana  infantry,  for  three  years,  and  was  assigned 
to  the  trans-Mississippi  army.  He  was  in  several  severe  battles, 
but  at  Champion  Hills,  near  Vicksburg,  Miss.,  was  wounded  twice 
within  five  minutes — in  the  hip  and  in  the  ankle — the  latter  wound 
being  so  serious  as  to  necessitate  the  amputation  of  his  leg  on  the 
field  May  16,  1S63;  he  was  then  sent  to  the  Marine  hospital  at 
Evansville,  Ind.,  and  after  recovery  %vas  honorably  discharged. 
On  his  return  to  Indiana,  Mr.  Hasenour,  being  unable  to  perform 
manual  labor,  attended  St.  Meinrad's  college  for  some  time,  and 
then  taught  in  the  public  schools  in  Celestine  until  he  engaged  in 
business,  as  will  be  mentioned  below.  November  18,  1867,  Mr. 
Hasenour  was  joined  in  matrimony,  by  Rev.  B.  Bruning,  with  Miss 
Rofina  Sehnaus,  who,  like  himself,  had  been  confirmed  in  the  Cath- 
olic faith  by  Bishop  de  St.  Palais.  This  marriage  has  been  blessed 
with  eight  children,  of  whom  seven  are  still  living,  and  all,  save 
one,  confirmed  by  Bishop  Chatard,  viz:  John  C,  Koletta  (wife  of 
George  Cress),  George  J.,  Joseph  M.,  Gertrude  M.,  Theressa  M. 
and  Ezidius  H.  The  deceased  child,  Caroline,  entered  the  convent 
at  Ferdinand,  December  i,  1886,  was  known  thereafter  as  Sister 
M.  Eusebia,    and  was  called  from  earth  July  7,    1894. 

In  1867,  Mr.  Hasenour  embarked  in  business  as  a  general 
merchant,  in  Celestine,  and  this  has  since  been  his  constant  voca- 
tion. He  carried  a  well-assorted  stock  of  staple  goods  suited  for 
the  general  country  trade,  and,  by  his  courtesy  and  honorable  deal- 
ing, has  secured  a  permanent  and  lucrative  patronage.  Although 
he  began  with  a  small  capital,  his  strict  attention  to  business  has 
made  him  one  of  the  wealthiest  men  in  Celestine  or  in  the  town- 
ship. Beside  his  large  business  block  and  handsome  brick  resi- 
dence, he  owns  500  acres  of  land  in  Dubois  county,  and  he  and 
family  hold  the  highest  position  possible  in  the  social  circles  of 
Celestine,  and  enjoy,  beside,  the  sincere  respect  of  all.  In  poli- 
tics, Mr.  Hasenour  is  a  democrat  and  cast  his  first  presidential  vote 
for  Horatio  Seymour,  but  notwithstanding  this  fact,  such  was  his 
popularity  and   high  standing  in   the  community,  that  he  was  ap- 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

pointed  postmaster  of  Celestine  under  the  administration  of  Pres- 
ident Grant,  and  filled  the  office  from  1867  to  1877.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Hasenour  are  devoted  to  their  faith  and  contribute  most  liberally 
to  the  support  of  St.  Celestine  and  its  sodalities,  as  well  as  to  all 
undertakings  that  promise  results   for  the  good  of  the  public. 


CHRISTOPHER  CONNOR,  an  ex-Union  soldier  and  now  a 
resident  of  Richmond,  Wayne  county,  Ind.,  was  born  in 
county  Meath,  Ireland,  in  1845,  and  is  a  son  of  John  and  Margaret 
(Malloy)  Connor,  of  the  parish  of  Dunderry. 

John  Connor  was  born  in  181 5,  was  a  general  laborer,  and 
died  in  county  Meath  in  1850;  Margaret  Malloy,  his  wife,  was  born 
in  Queens  county,  Ireland,  in  18  15.  To  their  marriage  were  born 
three  children — Patrick,  Mary  and  Christopher — who  all  came  to 
America  in  i860  and  located  in  Richmond,  Ind.,  where  the  mother 
had  preceded  them  in  1858,  but  is  now  residing  in  Indianapolis. 
One  of  the  sons,  Patrick,  removed  to  Elkhorn,  Ind.,  where  he  died 
in  1880,  and  was  buried  in  St.  Mary's  cemetery;  Mary,  the  daugh- 
ter, died  in  Richmond,  Ind.,  in  1863. 

Christopher  Connor,  the  subject  of  this  memoir,  who  was  fif- 
teen years  of  age  when  he  arrived  in  Richmond,  in  August,  i860, 
attended  St.  Andrew's  school  one  week,  and  was  then  apprenticed 
to  S.  R.  Lippincott  to  learn  carriage-painting,  and  served  until  July 
6,  1863,  when  he  enlisted  in  the  Sixth  Indiana  cavalry  at  Rich- 
mond, and  was  mustered  in  at  Indianapolis,  whence  he  went  to 
Kentucky  and  Knoxville,  Tenn. ,  fought  at  Cumberland  Gap  and 
various  other  points,  including  Tazewell  and  Sneedsville,  and  on 
the  31st  of  December,  1863,  while  on  a  retreat  from  Sneed  Moun- 
tain, had  his  knee  dislocated  by  his  horse  slipping  down  an  embank- 
ment. He  was  confined,  through  this  wound,  in  hospital  at  Cum- 
berland Gap  until  March  9,  1864,  when  he  rejoined  his  command 
at  Mount  Sterling,  Ky.  ;  he  fought  at  Atlanta,  and  after  the  capture 
of  that  city  returned  to  Nashville,  Tenn.  September  27,  1864,  he 
took  part  in  the  engagement  at  Pulaski,  Tenn.,  with  the  Confeder- 
ate cavalry   under  Gens.   Wheeler    and    Forrest,   and   here  caught 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

cold  in  his  wounded  knee,  and  was  laid  up  at  the  post  hospital  at 
Nashville  from  October  21,  1864,  until  July  12,  1865,  acting  part 
of  the  time  as  nurse,  and  on  the  date  last  named  was  honorably 
discharged  from  the  service. 

Returning  to  Richmond,  Ind.,  after  the  war,  Mr.  Connor 
worked  a  year  as  house-painter  for  Daniel  McCarthy  and  then  as 
carriage-painter  fur  S.  R.  Lippincott  until  1870;  he  was  next  with 
J.  M.  Hutton  &  Co.,  as  varnish  rubber  for  three  years,  and  then 
engaged  with  the  Ezra  Smith  &  Co.  Casket  Manufacturing  com- 
pany (now  the  Richmond  Casket  company),  and  still  holds  his 
position. 

October  i,  1S67,  Mr.  Connor  was  married,  by  Father  Villars. 
in  St.  Mary's  church,  Richmond,  to  Miss  Josephine  Hermesch,  and 
to  this  marriage  have  been  born  seven  children,  viz:  Margaret, 
deceased;  Mary,  living  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio;  John,  in  Ludlow,  Ky.  ; 
Joseph,  deceased;  Clara,  Daniel  and  Martha,  at  home.  Mr.  Con- 
nor has  been  a  trustee  of  St.  Mary's  Catholic  church,  and  all  the 
family  are  members  of  this  parish. 


MICHAEL  COONEY,  section  foreman  for  the  Big  Four  Rail- 
road company  at  Shelbyville,  was  born  in  county  Clare,  Ire- 
land, December  26,  1837,  a  son  of  Patrick  and  Bridget  (Cory) 
Cooney,  who  were  married  in  the  parish  of  Ennis,  county  Clare, 
and  were  the  parents  of  six  children,  viz;  John,  now  of  Rochester, 
N.  Y.;  Thomas,  deceased;  Michael,  the  subject  of  this  sketch; 
Ellen,  Mary  and  Anthony,  all  three  deceased;  all  were  born  in 
Ennis  parish — John  and  Michael  being  the  only  members  of  the 
family  to  come  to  America.  The  mother  of  these  children  passed 
from  earth  in  1843,  and  the  father,  who  was  a  farmer,  died  Octo- 
ber 26,    1852 — both  devout  Catholics. 

Michael  Cooney  attended  the  parochial  school  of  Ennis  parish 
until  eleven  years  of  age  and  then  worked  on  the  farm  until  June 
28,  1864,  when  he  came  to  America,  landing  in  New  York  city, 
whence  he  went  directly  to  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  and  at  once  went  to 
work  as  a  section  hand  on  the  Big  Four  road,  and  steadily  labored 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

as  such  fourteen  years,  when  he  was  promoted  to  the  position  of 
section  foreman,  which  he  still  holds.  In  the  meanwhile  he  had 
removed  to  Waldron,  Ind.,  in  1868,  and  in  1876  settled  in  Shelby- 
ville,  where  he  now  owns  a  handsome  residence  at  No.  172  East 
Washington  street. 

Mr.  Cooney  was  united  in  matrimony,  in  his  native  county, 
March  8,  1858,  with  Catherine  Hines,  who  was  born  in  county 
Clare  in  1837,  a  daughter  of  Thomas  and  Ann  (Carmody)  Hines, 
and  this  union  has  been  blessed  with  six  children,  viz:  Martin, 
deceased;  Patrick,  yardmaster  for  the  Panhandle  Railroad  com- 
pany, at  Indianapolis;  John,  conductor  on  the  Belt  railroad,  in  the 
same  city;   Mary  and  Annie,  still  at  home,  and  Bridget,  deceased. 

Mr.  Cooney  and  family  are  members  of  St.  Joseph's  church, 
to  which  they  extend  liberal  aid  financially  and  otherwise,  Mr. 
Cooney  having  aided  to  make  the  excavations  for  the  foundation, 
and  also  assisted  in  erecting  the  church-edifice.  He  attended  the 
first  services  held  in  the  new  building;  he  was  also  a  trustee  for  one 
year,  and  was  president  of  the  church  building  society  two  years. 
Mrs.  Cooney  is  a  member  of  St.  Ann's  sodality,  and  Misses  Cooney 
belong  to  the  league  of  the  Sacred  Heart.  In  politics  Mr.  Cooney 
is  a  republican,  and  has  served  as  city  councilman  four  years.  He 
has  always  been  frugal,  temperate  and  industrious,  and,  beside  his 
own  dwelling,  owns  residence  property  at  No.  192  East  Jackson 
street,  and  is  one  of  the  most  respected  residents  of  the  city. 


VERY  REV.  WILLIAM  CORBY,  C.  S.  C,  was  born  in  Detroit, 
Mich.,  in  1833.  His  father,  Daniel  Corby,  was  born  in  Kings 
county,  Ireland,  in  1798,  and  came  to  the  new  world  a  young, 
unmarried  man.  In  Montreal,  Canada,  he  wedded  Miss  Stapleton, 
a  lady  of  rare  beauty  and  numerous  Christian  virtues,  and  noted,  in 
a  special  manner,  for  her  charity  to  the  poor  and  infirm. 

Father  William  Corby  was  the  fifth  child  of  a  large  family. 
In  early  life  he  attended  the  public  or  district  schools,  open  a  few 
months  each  year,  and  when  these  schools  were  not  in  session,  the 
father    secured    for    his   children   the   services    of  a   private  tutor. 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

When  not  occupied  with  iiis  studies,  William  attended  to  various 
humble  occupations  under  the  direction  of  his  good  father,  who 
was  a  man  of  iron  will,  frugal  in  habits,  a  total  abstinence  man  for 
more  than  forty  years,  thrifty,  and  possessed  of  a  liberal  store  of 
this  world's  goods.  Mr.  Corby  determined  to  give  his  sons  the  best 
facilities  for  acquiring  an  education,  and  with  that  object  in  view 
he  sent  William  to  the  college  of  Notre  Dame,  Ind.,  where  he 
arrived  during  the  scholastic  year,   1852-53. 

When  he  arrived  at  Notre  Dame,  William  Corby  had  no  inten- 
tion of  joining  the  order  of  the  Holy  Cross,  but,  captivated  by  the 
place,  the  people,  and  the  good  work  being  done,  he  determined, 
with  God's  help,  to  devote  his  life  and  energy  to  advancing  the 
cause  of  christian  education,  and  joined  the  small  band,  directed  by 
the  venerable  Father  Sorin,  then  laying  the  foundations  for  a  great 
university  in  the  forests  of  Indiana.  Father  Corby  devoted  every 
hour,  even  his  vacations,  to  study,  and  never  returned  home  to  his 
father'  house  until  he  went  as  a  newly-ordained  priest  to  celebrate 
his  first  mass  in  his  old  parish  church,  surrounded  by  relatives  and 
friends  of  his  boyhood. 

Philosophy  was  Father  Corby's  favorite  study,  and  this  science 
he  taught  with  success  in  his  alma  mater  several  years.  At  various 
terms  he  was  prefect  of  the  students,  prefect  of  the  study  room, 
prefect  of  discipline  and  director  of  the  manual  labor  school. 
While  holding  the  latter  position  he  attended,  Sundays,  St.  Pat- 
rick's church.  South  Bend.  At  the  breaking  out  of  the  war  he 
volunteered  his  services  to  the  famous  Irish  brigade  of  New  York. 
He  was  appointed  their  chaplain  in  1862,  and  for  three  years  was 
with  them  in  all  the  principal  battles  fought  by  the  army  of  the 
Potomac,  under  McClellan,  Burnside,  Hooker,  Meade  and  Grant. 
After  his  return  from  the  war,  in  1865,  he  was  for  a  few  months  in 
charge  of  St.  Patrick's  congregation.  South  Bend.  He  paid  the 
debt  on  the  church,  finished  and  furnished  a  parochial  residence, 
and  was  the  first  Catholic  pastor  that  ever  resided  in  that  city. 

Father  Sorin,  and  the  chapter  of  the  order  of  the  Holy  Cross, 
determined  to  utilize  Father  Corby's  rare  e.xecutive  ability  by 
electing  him,  in  1865,  vice-president  of  the  University  of  Notre 
Dame,    with   Rev.   P.    Dillon   as    president.      The   following   year 

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Father  Corby  was  elected  president,  with  Father  Augustus  Le- 
moiinier  as  vice-president.  There  was  a  debt  on  the  institu- 
tion of  $97,900,  and  an  unfinished  building  to  be  completed. 
In  less  than  five  years  this  debt  was  paid,  and  $80,000  beside 
expended  on  improvements.  One  of  the  first  acts  of  Father 
Corby's  administration  was  to  remove  the  old  exhibition  hall  to  a 
more  suitable  site  and  enlarge  the  play-ground  from  two  acres  to 
twenty-five  acres,  as  they  are  at  present.  He  engaged  several 
persons  to  draw  up  a  general  plan  for  all  the  college  grounds,  accord- 
ing to  which  future  buildings  should  be  erected.  Two  plans,  par- 
ticularly good,  one  by  the  Rev.  James  Dillon,  C.  S.  C,  and  the 
other,  by  the  Rev.  J.  C.  Carrier,  C.  S.  C,  were  submitted  to  the 
council.  After  discussing  the  merits  of  each.  Father  Dillon's  plan, 
modified  by  Father  Carrier's  idea,  was  adopted.  During  Father 
Corby's  administration  the  law  department  was  established,  and 
the  scientific  department  commenced  under  the  direction  of  the 
Rev.  J.  C.  Carrier,  one  of  the  ablest  scientists  of  our  day.  Steps 
were  also  taken  to  found  a  medical  department,  with  Rev.  Louis 
Neron  as  dean. 

In  1868  a  general  chapter  of  the  order  of  the  Holy  Cross, 
held  in  Rome,,  elected  Father  Corby  provincial  of  the  United  States 
in  place  of  Very  Rev.  Father  Sorin,  elected  superior  general  of  the 
whole  order  throughout  the  world.  This  office  Father  Corby  held, 
with  that  of  president  of  Notre  Dame,  until  1872,  when  another 
general  chapter  elected  him  to  establish  a  branch  institution  at 
Watertown,  Wis.  After  founding  the  college  of  the  Sacred  Heart, 
now  in  a  flourishing  condition  under  the  presidency  of  Father 
O'Keeffe,  C.  S.  C,  and  building  one  of  the  largest  churches  in 
that  state,  he  was,  in  1877,  re-elected  president  of  Notre  Dame, 
and  shortly  afterward  provincial  a  second  time. 

Father  Corby  began  his  work  by  naming  Rev.  Thomas  E. 
Walsh  vice-president  and  director  of  studies,  and  Rev.  Chris- 
topher Kelly  prefect  of  discipline.  Every  one  worked  hard,  and 
the  college  affairs  brightened  up  for  a  while,  until  April  23,  1879, 
when  the  grand  old  college,  with  many  other  buildings,  was  reduced 
to  ashes.  The  loss  was  more  than  a  quarter  of  a  million  dollars, 
not  counting  priceless  treasures  of  art  and  science.      No  time  could 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

be  lost,  SO  all  the  students  and  faculty  were  called  to  the  church,  about 
the  only  building  leftstanding,  and  there  Father  Corby,  with  old-time 
war  courage,  made  a  bold,  inspiring  speech,  telling  all  to  return 
the  following  September — that  classes  would  be  resumed  in  a  new- 
building,  far  superior  to  the  one  then  in  ashes.  Then  he  sent  the 
students  to  their  homes  and  rushed  to  Chicago  to  engage  architects. 
Men  and  teams  were  put  to  work  before  the  fire  was  entirely 
extinguished.  It  took  ninety  men  and  thirty  teams  several  weeks 
to  remove  the  debris,  and  dig  up  the  old  foundations,  "not  a  stone 
of  which  was  left  upon  a  stone."  Finally  Mr.  Edbrooke,  the 
famous  Chicago  architect,  now  inspecting  architect  for  the  United 
States  government,  arrived  with  plans  for  the  new  college.  Seven 
brickyards  were  bought  up,  350  mechanics  and  laboring  men  were 
employed,  and  in  ninety  days  after  the  corner-stone  was  laid  the 
class-rooms  were  thrown  open  on  the  first  Tuesday  of  September, 
1879;  thus  the  promise  made  by  Father  Corby  on  the  day  of  the 
fire  was  literally  fulfilled. 

Students  flocked  to  Notre  Dame  from  all  parts  of  the  country, 
and  the  university  commenced  a  new  era  of  prosperity.  Father 
Corby  continued  in  the  president's  seat  until  1881,  when  his  serv- 
ices were  again  demanded  at  Watertown,  Wis.  The  debt  of  the 
lately  established  branch  house  having  increased,  he  was  obliged  to 
return  and  help  put  the  establishment  on  a  better  footing,  ^^'ith 
considerable  vigor  he  nearly  wiped  out  a  debt  of  $22,000,  and 
built  a  fine,  new  parochial  residence.  In  1885  he  was  for  the  third 
time  called  to  fill  the  office  of  provincial,  which  he  held  until 
August,  1892,  when  the  general  chapter  of  the  order  re-elected 
him  provincial-superior  of  the  United  States  and  first  assistant 
general  for  the  entire  world,  and  while  holding  this  high  office  he 
was  called  from  earth  December  27,   1897. 

Father  Corby's  natural  disposition  was  mild,  but  with  his  mil- 
itary experince  and  his  subsequent  experience  in  administration,  he 
cultivated,  as  duty  commanded,  the  quality  of  firmness.  This, 
added  to  his  genial  disposition,  made  him  a  general  favorite.  He 
was  one  of  the  most  charitable  and  kind-hearted  of  men,  sincere 
in  his  friendships,  and  devotedly  attached  to  the  society  of  which  he 
was  a  member.       He  never  forgot  a  kindness  and  never  stooped  to 

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reseat  an  injur}'.  Assisted  as  he  was  by  cheerful,  intelligent  and 
willing  confreres,  who  all  loved  him,  his  work  gave  satisfaction  to 
every  one. 


HANNAH  M.  GRAHAM,  M.  D.,  Marion  block,  Indianapolis,  is 
a  native  of  Charleston,  Coles  county,  111.,  and  is  a  daughter 
of  Richard  and  Hannah  (Cullen)  Graham,  the  former  of  whom 
was  born  in  England  in  1824,  and  the  latter  in  Ireland  ten  years 
later,  and  who  were  married  in  Hartford,  Conn.,  in  1852. 

Richard  Graham  was  a  stonework  contractor  by  vocation,  and 
soon  after  his  marriage  removed  to  Chicago,  111.,  where  he  lived  a 
number  of  years,  and  thence  went  to  Charleston,  where  he 
passed  the  remainder  of  his  life,  dying  December  21,  1874;  his 
widow  survived  until  November  10,  1895,  when  she,  too,  was 
called  away.  To  these  parents  were  born  eleven  children, 
in  the  following  order;  Edward,  who  follows  his  late  father's 
business;  Elizabeth,  a  teacher,  still  under  the  parental  roof: 
Mary  Isabel,  engaged  in  a  manufacturing  business  in  Indian- 
apolis; Rebecca,  who  died  at  the  age  of  six  years;  Hannah  M.,  our 
subject;  William,  a  broom  manufacturer  at  Charleston,  111.;  John, 
in  partnership  with  William;  Luella,  at  the  parental  home;  Clara 
Alice,  a  teacher  of  instrumental  music  in  Indianapolis;  Emma  G., 
a  public  school-teacher  at  Mattoon,  111.,  and  Richard,  a  railway 
employee,  at  Charleston. 

Hannah  M.  Graham  received  her  elementary  education  in  the 
public  schools  of  Charleston,  where  she  completed  the  prescribed 
course,  and  then  entered  St.  Mary's  institute  of  \'igo  county,  Ind., 
under  the  charge  of  the  Sisters  of  Providence,  where  she  passed 
three  years,  finishing  with  the  senior  class;  she  then  engaged  in 
teaching  for  three  years  in  the  public  schools  of  Charleston;  the 
following  year  she  studied  medicine  in  the  office  of  Dr.  Patton,  of 
the  same  city,  and  then  entered  the  Central  college  of  Physicians 
&  Surgeons  at  Indianapolis,  where  she  completed  a  three-year 
course  under  the  preceptoral  guidance  of  A.  Sutcliffe,  A.  M.,  M. 
D.,  and  graduated,  with  the  degree  of  M.  D.,  March  22,  1897. 
During  these  three  years  of    professional   study  she   also  took   a 


CATHdLIC    CHCRCH    OF    INDIANA. 

course  of  several  months  in  clinical  surgery  under  Dr. J.  B.  Mur- 
phy, A.  M.,  M.  D. ,  at  the  Chicago  Mercy  hospital,  and  likewise  a 
six  months'  course  in  clinical  gynacology,  under  Joseph  Eastman. 
M.  D.,  LL.  D.,  in  Indianapolis. 

Upon  graduating,  Dr.  Graham  at  once  opened  her  office  in 
the  Marion  building,  at  the  corner  of  Meridian  and  Ohio  streets, 
where  she  is  meeting  with  most  flattering  success.  Her  practice 
is  principally  confined  to  the  treatment  of  diseases  of  women  and 
children,  although  general  ailments  also  receive  her  attention,  in 
the  treatment  of  which  her  success  has  been  phenomenal.  A 
young  lady  of  great  intellectuality  and  high  professional  attain- 
ments, and  occupying  a  field  of  practice  for  which  she  is  specially 
fitted  by  reason  of  her  sex,  her  future  financial  prosperity,  as  well 
as  professional  fame,  is  a  matter  of  easy  prophecy. 

The  doctor  is  a  member  of  St.  John's  church,  of  which  she  is 
a  member  of  the  Altar  society,  the  league  of  the  Sacred  Heart, 
and  the  Young  Ladies'  sodality.  Her  accomplishments  are  ex- 
ceeded only  by  her  piety,  and  the  Gity  of  Railroads  may  well  con- 
gratulate itself  upon  being  able  to  enroll  her  name  among  its 
most  desirable  residents. 


HENRY  F.  COSTELLO,  M.  D.,  of  Decatur,  Ind.— The  father 
of  the  subject  of  this  sketch  was  James  Costello,  a  native  of 
Massachusetts,  born  in  the  city  of  Lowell,  in  the  year  1832. 
He  married,  in  1858,  Miss  Mary  Donovan,  reared  a  family  of 
three  children,  and  departed  this  life  in  1868.  By  occupation  he 
was  foreman  of  a  large  woolen-mill  in  his  native  state,  and  is 
remembered  as  a  gentleman  of  sterling  worth  and  unimpeachable 
integrity.  His  children,  aside  from  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  are 
Arthur  W.,  who  resides  in  Winchester,  N.  H.,  and  Emma,  wife 
of  James  McMillan,  of  Fort  Wayne,  Ind. 

Dr.  Henry  F.  Costello  was  born  in  the  town  of  Ashuelot,  N. 

H.,    November  28,  1862,    and    he   received   his   education   in   the 

Brothers'   school.    Fort    Wayne,    and    also  at  LaFayette,    and   at 

Decatur,  Ind.      He  early  selected   the    medical   profession  for  his 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

life  work,  and  after  the  usual  preliminary  preparation  entered  the 
Starling  Medical  college,  Columbus,  Ohio,  from  which  he  was 
graduated  in  1886.  The  following  year  he  located  at  Decatur, 
Ind.,  where  he  has  since  practiced  his  profession  successfully, 
being  at  this  time  one  of  the  well-known  medical  men  of  the 
county  of  Adams. 

Dr.  Costello  was  married  June  4,  1890,  to  Miss  Elizabeth 
Brake,  the  ceremony  being  performed  in  St.  Mary's  church  by 
Father  Wilken.  Two  children  have  been  born  of  this  marriage, 
to-wit;  Mary  Agnes  and  Daniel  C.  The  doctor  has  been  secre- 
tary of  the  county  board  of  health  since  1889,  and  he  and  family 
are  members  of  St.  Mary's  church. 


JEREMIAH  COSTELLO,  a  merchant  of  considerable  promi- 
nence in  Indianapolis  and  doing  business  at  No.  801  South 
Capitol  avenue,  is  a  native  of  county  Kerry,  Ireland,  was  born 
December  23,  1843,  and  is  a  son  of  Patrick  and  Mary  (Hanafin) 
Costello,  of  whom  further  mention  will  be  made. 

Mr.  Costello  remained  with  his  mother  until  he  reached  his 
majority  and  then  came  to  America,  landing  at  Castle  Garden,  N. 
Y. ,  August  23,  1865,  whence  he  came  direct  to  Indianapolis.  For 
the  first  six  years  of  his  life  here  he  was  employed  as  a  puddler  in 
a  rolling-mill.  September  5,  1882,  he  embarked  in  his  present 
business  at  the  place  he  still  occupies,  and  here  handles  a  full  line 
of  groceries,  provisions,  flour,  feed,  etc. 

The  marriage  of  Mr.  Costello  took  place  October  5,  1870, 
when  he  was  united  by  Rev.  Father  Bessonies,  at  St.  John's  church, 
to  Miss  Julia  Collins,  who  was  born  May  20,  1845,  in  county  Kerry, 
Ireland,  and  this  union  has  been  blessed  with  eleven  children,  of 
whom  four  died  in  infancy  or  early  childhood.  The  survivors  are 
Patrick  Francis,  John  Michael,  Thomas  William,  Joseph  Edward, 
Leo  Martin,  Sarah  and  Julia  Mary — the  sons  being  assistants  to 
the  father  in  his  business,  and  all  still  living  beneath  the  parental 
roof.  The  family  are  members  of  St.  John's  church,  and  Mr.  Cos- 
tello is  a  member  of  the  Ancient  Order  of  Hibernians  and  the  Cel- 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

tic  club;  in  politics  he  is  democratic,  but  has  always  declined  to 
accept  public  office,  preferring  to  attend  to  his  private  business 
affairs. 

Mr.  Costello  is  the  only  representative  of  his  family  in  Amer- 
ica. At  the  early  age  of  seven  years  he  lost  his  father;  his  mother 
remarried,  and  bore  the  name  of  Mary  Collins  at  the  time  of  her 
death,  which  occurred  on  the  banks  of  Lake  Killarney  August  5, 
1895,  at  about  seventy-five  years  of  age.  Mr.  Costello  had  one 
brother  and  three  sisters.  Of  these,  Michael  and  Johanna  died  in 
Ireland;  Honora  and  Katherine  are  married  and  still  remain  in 
their  native  county  Kerry.  To  the  second  marriage  of  Mr.  Cos- 
tello's  mother  were  born  eight  children,  of  whom  seven  are  still 
living,  one  having  been  drowned  in  the  lake  already  named. 

Mrs.  Julia  (Collins)  Costello  is  a  daughter  of  Maurice  and 
Sarah  (Collins)  Collins,  natives  of  parish  Ashdu,  county  Iverry. 
Ireland,  the  former  of  whom  died  in  young  manhood;  the  mother 
then  came  to  Canada,  with  her  family  of  six  children — Bridget, 
Anne,  John,  Thomas,  Maurice  and  Julia.  Of  these,  Anne  and 
Maurice  are  now  deceased;  two  came  to  the  United  States,  but 
Mrs.  Costello  is  the  only  representative  of  her  family  in  the  city 
of   Indianapolis. 

Mr.  Costello  has  always  been  an  industrious  and  temperate 
man.  While  employed  as  a  laborer  and  mechanic,  he  saved  the 
means  to  purchase  a  comfortable  home  and  sufficient  ready  cash  to 
invest  in  his  present  business,  and  now  owns  three  dwellings  beside 
his  residence.  He  and  family  are  among  the  most  respected  resi- 
dents of  the  city  and  are  especially  prominent  in  their  parish. 


WILLIAM  CRAWFORD,  a  deceased  farmer  of  Shelby  county, 
Ind.,  was  born   in  Jefferson    county,  March    9,   1839,  a  son 
of   David  and  Sarah  Crawford,  natives  of  this  state. 

William  Crawford  was  educated  in  Madison,  Ind.,  and  was 
reared  to  manhood  as  a  farmer.  He  came  to  Shelby  county  in 
1872,  engaged  in  farm  labor,  and  November  27,  1873,  was  bap- 
tized in  the  Catholic  faith  by  Father  Rudolph,  who  the   same  day 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

united  him  in  the  holy  bonds  of  matrimony  with  Miss  Ceciie 
Wheeler,  who  was  born  in  Shelby  county,  July  14,  1839,  a  daugh- 
ter of  Tilson  and  Rachael  (Worland)  Wheeler,  natives  of  Rich- 
mond and  Lexington,  Ky.,  respectively,  and  afterward  residents 
of  Shelby  county,  and  devout  Catholics.  The  marriage  of  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Crawford  was  blessed  with  two  children,  viz:  Grace, 
born  October  2,  1876,  and  David  T.,  who  was  born  November  i, 
1879,  but  passed  away  June  19,  18S0.  Mr.  Crawford  continued 
his  farming  operations  in  Shelby  county  until  his  lamented  death, 
April  I,  1 88 1,  a  true  convert  to  the  Catholic  faith  and  a  highly 
respected  citizen,  his  remains  being  interred  in  St.  Vincent's  Cath- 
olic cemetery. 

The  bereaved  widow,  with  her  daughter,  continued  to  reside 
on  her  finely  improved  farm  of  280  acres  until  1885,  when  she 
removed  to  her  handsome  residence  in  Shelbyville.  She  and 
daughter  are  devout  members  of  St.  Joseph's  congregation,  and 
also  members  of  St.  Ann's  sodality,  and  of  the  Sacred  Heart 
league,  while  Miss  Grace  is  a  member  of  the  Young  Ladies'  sodal- 
ity, is  organist  of  the  children's  choir,  and  is  also  assistant  organ- 
ist, to  the  choir  of  the  church  proper.  The  handsome  residence 
of  Mrs.  Crawford  and  daughter  is  at  No.  167  South  Harrison 
street,  where  they  are  surrounded  by  a  large  circle  of  admiring 
friends,  and  highly  respected  by  the  entire  community. 


TIMOTHY  CRONIN.  a  well-known  general  contractor,  of  Rich- 
mond, Ind. ,  was  born  in  county  Cork,  Ireland,  in  the  parish 
of  Kilmerry,  in  1832,  a  son  of  Timothy  and  Mary  (Fitzgerald) 
Cronin. 

Timothy  Cronin  received  a  good  common-school  education  in 
Ireland,  and  in  185  i  came  to  America,  landing  in  New  York  city. 
After  making  a  short  visit  to  an  uncle,  John  Fitzgerald,  near  Rome, 
N.  Y.,  he  went  to  Syracuse,  N.  Y.,  to  meet  his  brother,  John,  and 
shortly  afterward  both  brothers  went  to  Albion,  in  the  same  state, 
and  for  three  months  worked  together  on  the  Rochester  &  Niagara 
Falls  railroad  as  laborers.      They  then  came   west,  and  at  Dayton, 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

Ohio,  found  employment  for  three  months  as  laborers  on  the  Day- 
ton &  Western  railroad.  In  1853,  Timothy  Cronin  was  promoted 
to  be  foreman  of  a  section  gang  operating  between  Richmond  and 
New  Paris,  and  made  his  headquarters  at  Richmond,  and  this  posi- 
tion he  held  twenty-five  years,  although,  at  times,  he  was  utilized 
as  a  construction-train  hand.  In  1878.  he  engaged  in  contracting 
on  his  own  account — building  bridges,  paving  streets  and  doing 
other  stone  work,  and  has  been  very  successful  in  all  his  various 
undertakings. 

April  26,  i860,  Mr.  Cronin  was  united  in  marriage,  at  Day- 
ton, in  St.  Joseph's  cathedral,  by  Rev.  Father  Kelly,  to  Miss  Anna 
Madigan,  of  New  Paris,  Ohio,  and  this  marriage  was  blessed  with 
five  children,  viz:  John  Francis,  now  in  partnership  with  his 
father;  William  A.,  a  machinist  and  electrician,  of  Pittsburg,  Pa.; 
George  B.,  deceased;  Felix  F.  and  James T.,  at  home.  Mrs.  Anna 
Cronin  died  in  Richmond,  December  28,  1889,  a  true  Catholic, 
and  her  remains  lie  interred  in  St.  Mary's  cemetery. 

The  second  marriage  of  Mr.  Cronin  was  solemnized  March  2, 
1892,  by  Rev.  Father  McMullen,  in  St.  Mary's  church,  Richmond, 
with  Miss  Mary  McCormick,  of  New  Paris,  Ohio,  and  this  union 
has  been  blessed  with  one  bright  boy,  Walter,  now  two  years  old. 
The  family  belong  to  St.  Mary's  congregation,  and  contribute  freely 
to  the  support  of  the  church,  of  which,  for  four  years,  Mr.  Cronin 
has  been  a  trustee. 

Mr.  Cronin  was  a  prime  mover  for  the  establishment  of  a  new 
parish  at  New  Paris,  and  for  the  erection  of  a  church,  in  1864,  and 
not  only  contributed  liberally  of  his  own  means  for  that  purpose, 
bnt  succeeded  in  inducing  others  to  contribute  to  the  amount  nec- 
essary, and  carried  the  project  through  to  completion. 


REV.  PATRICK  CRAWLEY,  assistant  pastor  of  St.  Patrick's 
church  at  Fort  Wayne,  Ind.,  is  one  of  the  nine  children  born 
to  Thomas  and  Mary  (Ryan)  Crawley,  natives  of  county  Roscom- 
mon, Ireland,  where  the  reverend  gentleman  named  above  was 
born  December  19,   1867.      He  received   his  elementary   education 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

in  his  native  country,  in  i8go  emigrated  to  the  United  States,  and 
in  November,  1890,  entered  the  college  at  Notre  Dame,  Ind.,  and 
completed  his  studies  at  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  in  1897.  He  was 
ordained  at  Fort  Wayne,  Ind.,  June  24,  1897,  by  Bishop  Joseph 
Rademacher,  and  stationed  at  St.  Patrick's  church,  under  Rev.  J. 
F.  Delaney,  July  16,  1897,  and  has  proven  to  be  an  ardent,  pious 
and  able  young  clergyman,  devoted  to  the  duties  of  the  holy  call- 
ing he  has  chosen  for  his  life-work. 


MARTIN  CUMMINGS,  foreman  of  the  Huntingburg  Dry-Press 
Brick  company,  is  a  son  of  John  and  Bridget  (Lewis)  Cum- 
mings,  was  born  in  Ireland,  November  15,  1844,  and  came  with 
his  parents  to  America  in  1864.  They  located  near  Covington, 
Ky.,  on  a  farm,  on  which  Martin  lived  for  seven  years,  and  then 
railroaded  for  fifteen  years  on  construction  work.  He  entered 
upon  his  present  work  in  1886,  and  has  continued  in  this  business 
ever  since. 

He  was  married  September  i,  1870,  to  Miss  Mary  Howard,  a 
daughter  of  John  and  Elizabeth  (Eves)  Howard,  the  ceremony 
being  performed  by  the  right  reverend  bishop  of  Covington,  Ky. 
This  union  was  blessed  with  eight  children,  of  whom  five  are  still 
living,  viz:  John,  Mary,  Ella,  Robert  E.  and  Leo  H.  All  were 
christened  in  the  Catholic  church;  John  and  Robert  E.  were  con- 
firmed by  Bishop  Chatard,  and  Mr.  Cummings  is  especially  active 
in  church  work.  He  has  ever  been  a  temperate  and  industrious 
man,  and  is  well  deserving  of  the  high  esteem  in  which  he  is 
universally  held. 


REV.  PATRICK  J.  CROSSON,  pastor  of  St.  Bernard's  church, 
Crawfordsville,  Montgomery  county,  Ind.,  is  a  native  of  Itct 
land,  was  born  January  i,  1854,  and  is  a  son  of  Thomas  and  Rose 
(Kilkenny)  Crosson.  He  received  his  classical  education  at  All 
Hallows,  in  his  native  country,  and  in  August,  1874,  came  to 
America  and   entered  St.   Mary's  seminary  at  Cincinnati,  Ohio;   in 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

December  of  the  same  year  he  went  to  Milwaukee,  Wis.,  pursued 
his  theological  studies  at  St.  Francis  seminary,  and  was  ordained 
priest  April  25,  1878,  by  Bishop  Dwenger,  of  Fort  Wayne,  Ind. 
His  first  appointment  was  as  assistant  at  St.  Mary's  church, 
LaFayette,  Ind.,  from  which  he  was  transferred  to  Lebanon,  thence 
to  Grass  Creek,  and  then  returned  to  LaFayette.  January  i,  1881, 
he  was  placed  in  charge  at  Oxford,  Benton  county,  Ind.,  where  he 
remained  until  August  11,  1894,  when  he  was  appointed  to  his 
present  charge,  which  includes  St.  Patrick's  mission  at  Ladoga. 
Father  Crosson  has  been  very  zealous  in  his  good  work,  has  organ- 
ized several  church  societies  in  Crawfordsville,  and  also  has  super- 
vision of  the  schools.  He  is  pious  and  faithful,  and  his  quiet  and 
affable  demeanor  has  gained  for  him  large  numbers  of  personal 
friends,  while  his  labors  as  a  pastor  have  endeared  him  in  the 
hearts  of  his  entire  congregation. 


EUGENE  DAVID  CURRAN,  at  No.  875  Virginia  avenue,  is  a 
native  of  Indianapolis  and  was  born  June  3,  1859,  a  son  of 
John  and  Ann  (Webb)  Curran,  natives  of  county  Cork,  Ireland, 
but  who  were  married  in  Salem,  Mass.,  about  1856,  and  became 
the  parents  of  six  children,  of  whom  four  are  still  living,  viz: 
Eugene  D.,  John,  Patrick  and  Matthew.  A  daughter,  Nellie,  died 
in  infancy,  and  a  son,  James,  died  at  the  age  of  four  years.  The 
parents  came  to  Indianapolis  some  little  time  after  their  marriage, 
and  here  all  their  children  were  born.  Of  the  above-named  chil 
dren,  John  is  employed  by  the  United  States  E.xpress  company,,  is  a 
married  man  and  is  the  father  of  five  children;  Patrick  is  an 
express  messenger  on  a  railroad,  and  is  also  married,  and  Matthew 
is  employed  by  the  E.  C.  Atkins  Saw  works  and  likewise  has  a  wife. 
The  father  of  this  family  is  now  employed  by  the  Little  Sisters  of 
the  Poor,  who  also  have  in  charge  the  mother,  for  treatment  and 
cure,  at  the  expense  of  the  family. 

Eugene  D.  Curran,  in  his  youthful  days,  was  an  office  boy  for 
the  Western  Union  Telegraph  company,  then  was  train-caller  at 
the  Union  railroad  station  for  a  year  or  more,  and  next  had  charge 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

of  the  baggage  room  for  a  time.  June  2,  1886,  he  was  united  in 
marriage,  by  Rev.  Father  O'Donaghue,  at  the  bride's  residence,  to 
Miss  Emma  Jasper,  daughter  of  Fred  Jasper,  a  German  Protest- 
ant, but  Mrs.  Curran  has  since  been  converted  to  CathoHcity.  Mr. 
Curran  has  always  been  a  communicant  of  St.  Patrick's  church,  in 
the  parochial  school  of  which  he  received  his  early  education,  sup- 
plemented by  an  attendance  at  the  public  schools.  In  politics  a 
democrat,  he  is  a  member  of  the  Gray  club,  which  is  devoted  to 
democratic  work,  and  he  also  wields  a  potent  inifuence  in  local 
democratic  affairs.  He  has  been  engaged  in  business  in  his  native 
city  for  eleven  years,  owns  his  business  place  and  a  comfortable 
residence  connected  therewith,  and  has  so  lived  as  to  gain  the 
respect  of  the  entire  community  in  which  he  lives. 


REV.  ANTHONY  J.  KROEGER,  of  St.  John  the  Baptist  church, 
Tipton,  was  born  in  Germany,  came  to  the  United  States  in 
1 87 1,  as  a  young  student,  at  the  instance  of  his  uncle,  Rev.  Bar- 
nard Kroeger,  and  continued  his  studies  for  the  priesthood  at  Gin 
cinnati,  was  ordained  in  1880,  and  his  first  charge  was  at  Goshen. 
Elkhart  county,  Ind.,  where  he  remained  seven  years,  officiating, 
also,  at  the  missions  in  Millersburg,  Elkhart  county,  and  Ligonier, 
Noble  county,  and  was  then  transferred  to  LaGro,  in  Wabash 
county,  and  also  attended  the  mission  at  Andrews,  in  Huntington 
county,  building  the  first  church  at  the  latter  place.  In  1890  he 
was  placed  in  charge  at  Tipton,  and  here,  too,  he  has  performed 
great  and  good  work,  having  assisted  at  the  dedication  of  St. 
John's  church  in  August,  1891,  and  having  since  greatly  improved 
the  temporal  and  spiritual  condition  of  his  people,  as  well  as  hav- 
ing added  to  the  church  improvements,  as  will  be  discovered  by  a 
perusal  of  the  history  of  the  church,  to  be  found  in  its  proper  place 
in  this  work. 

Father  Kroeger,  while  a  man  of  excellent  judgment,  always 
copsults  his  people  before  expending  money,  and  thus  each  mem- 
ber of  his  parish  feels  a  personal  interest  in  everything  done,  and 
as  he  is  a  very  conservative  business  man    his  congregation  is  ever 


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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OK    INDIANA. 

ready  to  furnish  all  the  money  needed,  and  even  take  special 
delight  in  making  more  and  better  improvements  than  their  pastor 
recommends. 


REV.  CHARLES  CURRAN,  pastor  of  St.  Patrick's  church, 
Daviess  county,  Ind.,  with  his  post-office  address  at  Corning, 
Ind.,  was  born  in  Seneca  Falls,  N.  Y.,  October  22,  1852,  and  is 
the  eleventh  child  of  a  family  of  twelve  born  to  Richard  and  Cath- 
arine (Malay)  Curran.  Of  these  twelve  children,  two  were  reared 
Catholic  clergymen — Rev.  Charles,  and  Rev.  Daniel  Curran,  pastor 
of  St.  Bridget's,  at  Indianapolis. 

The  rudimentary  education  of  Rev.  Charles  Curran  was 
acquired 'in  the  common  schools  of  his  native  town,  which  he 
attended  until  fourteen  years  of  age,  when  he  entered  St.  Bona- 
venture  college  (1866),  attended  one  year,  and  then,  on  account  of 
failing  health,  returned  to  his  home.  After  a  long  rest,  during 
which  time  he  studied  in  private,  he  entered  St.  Meinrad's  semi- 
nary, in  Spencer  county,  Ind.,  in  187s,  from  which  he  graduated 
and  was  ordained  priest  June  11,  1880,  by  Bishop  Francis  Silas 
Chatard.  His  first  charge  was  that  of  Brightwood,  Ind.,  and  dur- 
ing his  excellent  labors  in  that  mission  for  two  and  a  half  years  he 
was  also  assistant  priest  of  St.  John's,  in  Indianapolis,  and  had  his 
home  in  the  house  of  the  bishop.  November  i,  1882,  he  was 
assigned  to  the  pastorate  of  St.  Martin's  parish,  Martin  county,  as 
the  first  resident  priest,  and  during  his  stay  there  of  two  years 
erected  a  beautiful  parsonage  at  a  cost  of  $2,000. 

September  12,  1885,  Father  Curran  assumed  charge  of  St. 
Patrick's,  his  present  parish,  one  of  the  oldest  in  the  diocese  of 
Vincennes.  On  his  arrival  here  he  found  about  seventy-five  parish- 
ioners of  the  old  Catholic  stock,  and  of  these  there  are  probably 
twenty-five  or  thirty  still  living.  At  the  present  time  the  congre- 
gation consists  of  135  families,  comprising,  possibly,  650  souls. 

Since  Father  Curran  has  been  in  charge  of  St.  Patrick's  par- 
ish his  labors  have  been  zealous  and  arduous.  He  has  completed 
the  Glencoe  chapel-building,  the  foundation  of  which  was  laid  by 
his  predecessor,  Father  Ginnsz,  this  structure   being   a  substantial 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

stone  and  brick  building,  consisting  of  three  apartments,  two  of 
which  are  school-rooms,  each  22x28  feet.  The  chapel,  contain- 
ing twenty-four  pews,  is  used  for  the  last  services  over  the  remains 
of  deceased  members  of  the  congregation,  who  live  in  the  Glencoe 
district,  and  is  known  as  the  Mortuary  chapel.  The  house  of  wor- 
ship proper  is  33  x  54  feet,  and  is  beautifully  situated  in  a  grove  of 
primeval  forest  trees  on  a  gently  sloping  eminence. 

Father  Curran  also  established  a  school  for  the  children  of  his 
parish,  for  which  he  obtained  the  desks  and  seats  by  private  con- 
tribution. He  has  erected  a  brick  and  stone  parsonage,  50x55 
feet,  two  stories  high,  with  an  attic  and  roof  of  slate,  and  a  broad 
verandah,  the  whole  building  requiring  195,000  brick,  which  were 
made  on  the  ground,  the  cost  of  which  amounted  to  $3,000;  the 
elegant  interior  furnishings  were  an  additional  expense  (paid  for  by 
the  congregation,  who  have  nobly  stood  by  their  beloved  pastor  in 
making  all  these  improvements),  beside  the  furnace  for  heating  the 
church,  the  ceiling  and  wainscoting,  new  pews,  a  new  altar  and  a 
church  organ — the  value  of  the  church  property  being  now  placed 
at  $18,000. 

A  temperance  society  for  men  and  boys  is  an  adjunct  of  the 
congregation,  also  a  cadet  society,  and  the  society  of  the  Sacred 
Heart  for  girls.  Father  Curran  has  indeed  been  indomitable  in 
his  labors  for  the  promotion  of  the  welfare  of  his  parish,  and  his 
ripe  scholarship,  affable  manners  and  sincere  piety  have  won  for 
him  the  deep  love  of  his  devoted  flock,  as  well  as  the  respect  of 
hundreds  outside  the  pale  of  his  church. 


JOHN  CURRAN.  deceased,  one  of  the  early  Catholic  residents 
of  St.  Patrick's  parish.  Indianapolis,  his  family  still  residing  at 
No.  1 1 12  English  avenue,  was  born  in  county  Kerry,  Ireland.  His 
mother  died  when  he  was  but  a  child,  leaving  his  father  with  a 
family  of  eight  children — four  sons  and  four  daughters. 

In  1 864  Mr.  Curran  came  to  the  United  States,  at  once  settled 
in  Indianapolis,  and  lived  here  until  his  death,  which  occurred  Feb- 
ruary 23,   1873.      His   wife,  who   survives   him,  was  formerly  Miss 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

Joanna  Pinton,  was  also  born  in  county  Kerry,  Ireland,  and  came 
to  the  United  States  when  she  was  but  sixteen  years  of  age.  Her 
father  died  when  she  was  but  an  infant,  but  her  mother  still  lives 
in  her  native  land,  and  has  attained  a  very  advanced  age.  She 
was  the  mother  of  six  children,  of  whom  Mrs.  Curran  is  the  young- 
est. Mrs.  Curran  is  a  sister  of  Mrs.  O'Mara,  of  St.  Bridget's 
parish,  Indianapolis,  the  wife  of  Richard  O'Mara. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  Curran  became  residents  of  St.  Patrick's 
parish  soon 'after  their  marriage,  and  in  Indianapolis  Mr.  Curran 
lived  until  his  death,  which  occurred  January  23,  1892,  leaving  a 
wife  and  seven  children.  Of  these  children,  Michael  J.,  the  eldest, 
was  about  eighteen  years  old,  and  the  youngest  was  less  than  three 
years  old  when  their  father  died.  The  seven  children,  in  order  of 
their  birth,  were  named  as  follows:  Michael  J.,  Timothy  T. ,  Mary 
Margaret,  Abigail,  Catherine,  Patrick  W.,  and  Daniel  F.  Mr. 
Curran  was  a  most  worthy  man  and  a  highly  respected  member  of 
the  Catholic  church,  and  his  daughter,  Abigail,  is  now  Sister 
Lorettaof  St.  Mary's  of  the  Woods.  Michael  J.  Curran,  the  eldest 
of  the  children,  is  a  boilerniaker  by  trade  and  occupation,  and 
a  member  of  Capital  council.  No.  276,  Young  Men's  institute.  He 
is,  as  his  father  was  before  him,  an  industrious  and  worthy  citizen. 


REV.  VALENTINE  CZYZEWSKI,  C.  S.  C,  pastor  of  St. 
Hedwig's  church.  No.  331  South  Scott  street.  South  Bend, 
Ind.,  is  a  native  of  the  village  of  Talkuny,  government  Suwaiki, 
Poland,  was  born  February  14,  1846,  and  is  a  son  of  Joseph  and 
Eva  (Zylinvki)  Czyzewski.  He  received  his  preparatory  education 
in    his  native  land,  and  in  1869  came  to  the  United  States. 

After  further  educational  preparation,  he  joined  the  Commu- 
nity of  the  Holy  Cross  of  Notre  Dame,  St.  Joseph  county,  Ind., 
in  1873,  i:nished  his  theological  studies  in  1876,  and  December 
28,  of  the  same  year,  was  ordained  priest  by  Bishop  Dwenger,  of 
Fort  Wayne  diocese.  His  first  pastoral  appointment  was  that  of 
St.  Joseph's,  South  Bend,  January  i,  1877,  where  his  ministerial 
duties  were  performed  until  the  church-edifice  was   destroyed  by  a 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

windstorm  in  1879.  The  congregation,  however,  held  together, 
of  which  he  had  the  care  until  the  completion  of  St.  Hedwig's 
church-building  in  1883. 

As  an  incidental  illustration  of  the  energy  and  devotion  to  the 
work  of  the  church  in  which  Father  Czyzewski  has  exerted  himself, 
it  may  be  mentioned  that,  when  he  was  appointed  to  the  charge 
of  St.  Joseph's  church,  the  congregation  numbered  120  families, 
but  now  his  flock  numbers  at  least  1,200  families — all  Polanders. 
Since  his  ordination,  he  has  been  the  chief  factor  in  causing  the 
erection  of  six  church-buildings  and  six  school-houses,  the  means 
for  which  was  obtained  through  his  earnest  exertions  in  represent- 
ing to  his  people  the  need  that  existed  for  the  provision  of  proper 
places  where  the  church  might  be  advanced  by  the  gathering 
together  of  its  adherents,  and  the  young  be  educated  in  preparation 
for  communion  in  the  holy  faith,  as  well  as  for  the  practical  affairs 
of  secular  life. 

He  has  three  assistants,  viz:  Revs.  A.  Zubowitcz,  C.  S.  C. ; 
Roman  Marciniak,  C.  S.  C. ,  and  Casimir  Smogor,  C.  S.  C. 
Brother  Hanislaus,  C.  S.  C,  has  been  teaching  the  school  since 
1882.  Eight  Sisters  of  the  Holy  Cross  and  six  secular  teachers 
also  teach  in  the  school,  at  which  there  are  over  950  pupils  in 
attendance. 


JOHN  DAH^Y,  a  representative  citizen  of  Bogard  township, 
Daviess  county,  Ind.,  was  born  in  this  county  in  1844,  a  son 
of  Peter  and  Catherine  (Foley^  Daily,  who  were  the  parents  of 
seven  children,  viz:  Thomas,  a  farmer  of  Bogard  township; 
Mary,  wife  of  John  Healy,  of  St.  Michael's  parish;  Kate,  wife  of 
Patrick  Duffy,  of  Washington  township,  Daviess  county;  Margaret, 
married  to  David  Wade;  Elizabeth,  wife  of  Edward  Brady,  a  coun- 
cilman of  Washington;  John,  whose  name  opens  this  paragraph, 
and  Bridget,  wife  of  Patrick  O'Neill,  also  of  Washington. 

Peter  Daily,  father  of  the  above  family,  was  born  in  Ireland 
in  May,  1804,  and  about  1832  sailed  from  Liverpool,  England,  for 
Boston,  Mass.  From  Boston  he  came  to  Indiana  and  for  a  short 
time  lived   in   Madison:   in  1839  he  settled   in  Daviess  county  on  a 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INniANA. 

farm  in  the  woods,  which  he  developed  into  a  comfortable  home, 
and  here  passed  the  remainder  of  his  life,  dying  in  the  Catholic 
faith  in  1875,  and  here  his  wife,  also  a  native  of  Ireland,  was  like- 
wise called  away  in  the  same  faith. 

John  Daily  was  confirmed  by  Bishop  de  St.  Palais  in  St.  Peter's 
parish,  which  was  then  under  the  pastorate  of  Father  Piers,  and 
since  reaching  manhood's  years  has  been  an  important  factor  in 
advancing  Catholicity  in  the  parish  of  St.  Michael.  He  was  first 
married,  by  F'ather  Piers,  in  1S74,  to  Miss  Elizabeth  Madden,  who 
bore  him  five  children,  of  whom,  three  are  still  living,  George, 
Thomas  and  John,  and  of  these  the  elder  two  were  confirmed  by 
Bishop  Chatard,  and  the  youngest  is  still  at  school,  but  not  yet 
confirmed.  Mrs.  Daily  died  in  the  faith  in  1884,  and  in  January, 
1 886,  Mr.  Daily  was  joined  in  wedlock,  by  Father  Piers,  with 
Miss  Julia  Madden,  a  sister  of  his  deceased  wife.  This  union  has 
been  blessed  with  two  sons  and  two  daughters:  Arthur  Joseph, 
Elizabeth,  William  and  Catherine. 

Mr.  Daily  has  been  a  trustee  of  St.  Michael's  parish  for  several 
years,  Thomas  Wade,  of  Bogard  township,  being  the  other  trustee. 
In  politics  a  democrat,  as  was  his  father,  Mr.  Daily  cast  his  first 
presidential  vote  for  Horatio  Seymour,  of  New  York,  and  has  been 
a  faithful  adherent  of  democracy  ever  since.  With  a  fair  start  in 
life,  he  has  improved  his  advantages,  and  through  judicious  man- 
agement he  has  secured  a  fine  farm  of  200  acres,  which  he  has 
improved  with  substantial  buildings  and  placed  under  an  excellent 
state  of  cultivation.  He  is  loyal  to  his  church  and  attentive  to  his 
religious  duties,  being  prompt  and  liberal  in  his  contributions  in 
aid  of  St.  Michael's  and  its  sodalities,  and  is  one  of  the  most 
respected  citizens  of  Daviess  county. 


AIMON  J.  DANT,  proprietor  of  the  Washington  Bottling  works 
and  city  councilman  of  Washington,  Ind.,  one  of  the  most 
progressive  citizens  of  the  place,  and  a  prominent  member  of  St. 
Simon's  church,  was  born  in  Barr  township,  Daviess  county,  Ind., 
August  12,   1S55,  son  of  Edward   and  Eliza  J.  (Grider)  Dant. 


THE    CLERGY    AND.    CONGREGATIONS, 

The  father  was  born  in  Maryland,  in  iSii,  son  of  WiUiam 
Dant,  a  native  of  Germany,  and  was  reared  to  manhood  on  the 
paternal  farm.  In  1835  he  located  in  Barr  township,  Daviess 
county,  Ind.,  entering  160  acres  of  land,  upon  which  he  resided 
until  his  death,  which  occurred  in  April,  1884.  In  1837  he  was 
married,  in  Vincennes,  Ind.,  to  Eliza  J.  Grider,  who  was  born  in 
Knox  county,  Ind.,  a  daughter  of  James  Grider,  of  German  extrac- 
tion. To  this  union  "the  baker's  dozen"  of  children  were  born,  of 
whom  eight  survive,  viz:  Mary;  Barbara,  wife  of  J.  H.  Kidwell; 
Edward  W.,  a  farmer;  Amanda  E. ;  Aimon  J.,  our  subject;  Cath- 
erine, now  Sister  Mary  Paylette,  of  Loretta  Convent,  Colo. ;  Jen- 
nie, wife  of  Frank  Dixon,  and  Julia  A.,  wife  of  J.  L.  Carrico. 
This  family  was  reared  in  the  Catholic  faith,  as  members  of  St. 
Peter's  parish,  at  Montgomery,  and  the  father  was  a  prominent 
democrat  in  that  locality. 

Aimon  J.  Dant  was  reared  to  manhood  on  the  farm,  and,  being 
given  all  the  advantages  of  the  public  schools,  graduated  from  the 
city  high  school  in  the  spring  of  1876.  After  completing  his 
schooling  he  remained  on  the  farm  for  a  year,  and  then  went  to 
Mattoon,  111.,  where  for  four  years  he  was  engaged  as  bookkeeper 
in  the  shops  of  the  Peoria,  Decatur  &  Evansville  R.  R.  Upon  the 
election  of  his  brother-in-law,  J.  H.  Kidwell,  to  the  office  of  county 
recorder,  our  subject  was  tendered  the  position  of  deputy  recorder, 
which  he  held  until  1887,  when  he  resigned  to  accept  a  position 
with  R.  S.  Beeson  &  Son,  hardware  dealers,  with  whom  he 
remained  until  1892,  when  he  purchased  the  Washington  Bottling 
works  of  F.  W.  Teiman,  and  in  this  business  has  since  been 
engaged  very  successfully.  The  Washington  Bottling  works  do 
quite  an  extensive  business  in  the  manufacture  of  temperance,  or 
"soft"  drinks,  and  the  bottling  of  mineral  waters,  and  Mr.  Dant's 
practical  business  methods,  and  pleasant  manner  of  treating  his 
patrons,  are  adding  daily  to  the  success  and  importance  of  this  well- 
known  local  industry. 

On  January  8,  1 881,  at  Olney,  111.,  Mr.  Dant  was  united  in 
marriage  to  Miss  Cora  I.  Ensor,  who  was  born  in  Richland  county, 
111.,  in  April,  1863,  and  died  in  November,  1883,  leaving  one  child, 
Mabel,  who  did  not  long  survive  her.      Mr.  Dant  was  next  married. 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 


in  Washington,  October  7,  18S6,  to  Miss  Mary  Billings,  who  was 
born  in  Daviess  county,  December  8,  i860,  daughter  of  Jesse  and 
Sarah  (Miller)  Billings,  natives  of  Illinois,  of  German-Irish  descent. 
Two  children  are  the  fruits  of  this  union,  Aimon  J.,  Jr.,  and  Leo 
Gaddis.  This  is  an  influential  family  in  St.  Simon's  parish  and  is 
highly  regarded  in  the  community. 

Mr.  Dant  owns  a  pleasant  residence  property  at  the  corner  of 
Third  and  Maple  streets,  the  bottling  plant  being  on  the  oppo- 
site corner.  He  is  a  democrat  and  takes  an  active  and  personal 
interest  in  local  politics.  In  1889  he  was  elected  to  the  city  coun- 
cil from  the  Second  ward,  and  was  afterward  twice  returned  to  the 
council  from  the  same.  He  is  a  charter  member  of  the  Industrial 
Building  &  Loan  association,  and  a  prominent  member  of  the 
Young  Men's  institute. 


ADAM  P.  DAUB,  the  well-known  butcher  and  dealer  in  meats, 
at  Goshen,  Elkhart  county,  was  born  in  Fort  Wayne,  Ind., 
March  3,  1859,  and  is  a  son  of  Adam  and  Sophia  (Offenbach)  Daub, 
natives  of  Germany.  The  father  came  to  America  in  1857  and  the 
same  year  married  Miss  Offenbach,  a  native  of  his  own  province, 
and  located  in  Fort  Wayne,  Ind.,  where  he  was  engaged  in  the 
butcher  business  until  1872,  when  he  removed  to  Defiance,  Ohio, 
where  he  is  now  following  the  same  line  of  trade. 

Adam  P.  Daub,  the  eldest  of  the  thirteen  children  born  to  his 
parents,  attended  a  parochial  school  until  twelve  years  of  age  and 
then  entered  his  father's  meat  market,  where  he  rendered  material 
assistance  until  twenty-two  years  old,  at  the  same  time  thoroughly 
familiarizing  himself  with  the  business.  From  that  time  on,  he 
clerked  in  Ohio,  Indiana,  Michigan  and  Wisconsin  until  1892,  when 
he  came  to  Goshen  and  opened  his  present  establishment,  where 
he  has  since  conducted  a  most  satisfactory  trade,  from  a  financial 
point  of  view. 

Mr.  Daub  was  most  happily  united  in  marriage,  in  Goshen, 
May  19,  1889,  with  Mrs.  Eveline  Heimbaugh,  who  was  born  in 
this  city  November  19,  1861,  a  daughter  of  Andrew  Yant,  and 
widow  of  Nathan  Heimbaugh.      Mr.  and  Mrs.  Daub  are  both  devout 


THI-:    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

Catholics  and  members  of  St.  John's  congregation,  and  Mr.  Danb 
is  president  of  St.  John's  School  societj'.  They  contribute  very 
freely  of  their  nieans  toward  the  support  of  the  church  and  will- 
ingly do  all  in  their  power  to  aid  it  in  its  works  cf  charity  and  its 
educational  endeavors.  In  politics  Mr.  Daub  affiliates  with  the 
democratic  party,  and  does  his  full  duty  at  the  polls,  never  failing 
to  exercise  his  franchise,  but  never  seeking  recompense  through 
nomination  for  office.  He  has  always  been  attentive  to  his  busi- 
ness and  regardful  of  the  needs  of  his  patrons;  is  polite,  cheerful 
and  accommodating,  moderate  in  his  charges,  and  ever  careful 
that  his  customers  get  nothing  save  the  best  viands.  He  owns  his 
residence  property,  and  he  and  wife  enjoy  the  esteem  of  a  wide 
circle  of  warm-hearted  and  faithful  friends. 


REV.  BARNARD  KROEGER,  pastor  of  St.  Bridgets  church, 
Logansport,  is  a  native  of  Oldenburg,  Prussia,  and  was  born 
in  1833.  He  attended  the  schools  of  his  native  country  until  his 
seventeenth  year,  when  he  came  to  the  United  States  and  located 
temporarily  in  Cincinnati,  going  thence  to  Teutopolis,  111.,  where 
he  found  employment  as  a  clerk  in  a  dry-goods  house.  He  con- 
tinued merchandizing  four  years,  and  at  the  end  of  that  time  re- 
turned to  Europe,  where  he  remained  a  short  time,  coming  back 
to  the  United  States  the  following  year,  and  entering  Mount  St. 
Mary's  college,  at  Cincinnati,  where  he  pursued  his  studies  for  a 
period  of  two  years.  He  made  rapid  progress  during  that  time, 
and  to  further  his  education  afterward  became  a  student  in  the 
Benedict  college  in  Westmoreland  county,  Pa.,  where  he  remained 
six  years.  His  acquirements  in  theology  were  steadily  added  to, 
and  he  was  ordained  August  2,  1863,  at  Fort  Wayne,  by  Rt.  Rev. 
Bishop  Luers,  the  same  day  Rev.  Joseph  Rademacher,  now  bishop, 
was  ordained.  His  first  work  was  in  the  city  of  Fort  Wayne, 
where  he  remained  a  short  time,  coming  to  Logansport  September 
8,  1863,  as  assistant  to  Rev.  Father  George  Hamilton,  who  was 
in  charge  of  St.  \'incent  de  Paul,  the  only  Catholic  congregation 
in  the  city  at  that  time.      January  5,   1864,  he  went  to  Peru,  where 

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ST.  BRIDGETS  CHURCH, 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

he  was  instrumental  in  building  the  Church  of  St.  Charles  Barro- 
meo,  and  where  he  remained  with  great  acceptance  until  1872.  In 
the  latter  year,  at  the  earnest  request  of  Bishop  Luers,  he  took 
charge  of  the  St.  Joseph's  Orphan  asylum,  at  Rensselaer,  Ind., 
and  continued  in  that  capacity  until  March  i,  1875,  when  he  was 
appointed  pastor  of  St.  Bridget's  parish  at  Logansport.  He  found 
the  parish  in  debt  and  greatly  in  need  of  a  suitable  house  of  wor- 
ship, but  with  his  characteristic  energy  he  put  his  shoulder  vigor- 
ously to  the  wheel,  and  in  a  few  months  extricated  the  society 
from  its  former  position. 

Among  his  other  many  good  works  may  be  mentioned  his 
purchase  of  the  church  site  at  Marion,  Ind.,  for  $700  (it  being 
now  worth  thousands),  and  his  building  of  the  first  church  at  that 
point;  he  bought  the  land  and  also  built  the  first  church  at  Roches- 
ter; he  organized  the  congregation  at  Bunker  Hill,  purchased  a 
business  block  and  converted  it  into  a  house  of  worship;  he  pur- 
chased the  ground  for  a  church  at  Tipton;  built  churches  at  Mul- 
len's, at  Busher's  and  at  Wabash,  built  a  parochial  residence  at 
LaGro,  made  numerous  improvements  at  Rensselaer,  and  during 
his  pastorate  at  Peru  attended  thirteen  missions. 

Father  Kroeger  is  a  man  of  generous  impulses  and  kindly 
heart.  He  has  won  a  lasting  place  in  the  hearts  of  his  congrega- 
tion, and  his  eminent  social  qualities  have  made  him  friends 
among  all  classes  and  orders.  "Under  his  administration  and  the 
power  and  force  of  his  ministry,  he  has  largely  increased  the  mem- 
bership of  his  congregation,  a  conclusive  evidence  of  the  reverence 
his  people  repose  in  him  for  his  ability  and  teachings."  His  life 
has  been  fraught  with  good  works,  and  his  kind  words  of  admoni- 
tion have  induced  many  to  abandon  the  ways  of  sin  for  the  better 
way  leading  to  virtue  and  holiness. 


ALBERT  DAUNHAUER,  a  prosperous  young  general  merchant 
at  Troy,  Perry  county,  Ind.,  is  a  native  of  this  state  and  was 
Ijorn  at  Mariah  Hill,  Spencer  county,  May  21,  1S62,  a  son  of  John 
.and  Regiana  (Spayd)  Daunhauer,  also  native  Americans,  the  father 
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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

having  been  born  in  Harrisburg,  Pa.,  February  i8,  1837,  and  the 
mother  in  Sharpsburg,  Pa.,  March  15,  1838.  Both  parents  came 
to  Indiana  in  their  youthful  days,  located  at  Ferdinand,  Dubois 
county,  were  married  in  1858,  and  now  live  near  Mariah  Hill, 
where  they  enjoy  the  unalloyed  esteem  of  all  who  know  them. 

Albert  Daunhauer  was  primarily  educated  in  the  free  school  at 
Mariah  Hill,  and  later  attended  St.  Meinrad's  college,  in  Spencer 
county.  At  the  age  of  eighteen  years  he  commenced  teaching  in 
the  free  schools,  and  for  five  years  pursued  a  very  successful  career 
as  an  educator.  He  began  his  business  life  as  a  clerk  in  the  gen- 
eral store  of  John  G.  Beckmann,  at  Ferdinand,  performed  his  duties 
very  satisfactorily  for  two  years — gaining,  in  the  meantime  a  thor- 
ough knowledge  of  the  business.  In  August,  1888,  Mr.  Daunhauer 
made  a  trip  east,  saw  something  of  the  world,  and  in  April,  1889, 
returned  to  his  home. 

The  marriage  of  Mr.  Daunhauer  took  place  May  21,  1889,  to 
Miss  Frances  C.  Leingang,  who  was  born  in  Troy,  Ind.,  March  31, 
1859,  a  daughter  of  Jacob  and  Catherine  Leingang,  and  this  union 
has  been  blessed  with  two  children,  viz:  Olivia,  who  was  born 
July  17,  1890,  and  Martine,  who  was  born  July  9,  1894,  but  was 
called  away  August  12th,  in  the  same  year.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Daun- 
hauer are  devout  Catholics,  and  attend  St.  Pius'  church  at  Troy, 
in  which  city  Mr.  Daunhauer  settled   in    1889.  Mr.  Daunhauer 

is  a  member  of  St.  Joseph's  sodality,  contributes  freely  to  the  sup- 
port of  the  church,  and  is  greatly  respected  in  the  community  in 
which  he  makes  his  home. 


JOHN  DAVEY,  wholesale  and  retail  merchant,  No.  169  West 
Michigan  street,  Indianapolis,  Ind.,  was  born  June  24,  1845, 
in  county  Sligo,  Ireland.  He  is  a  son  of  Patrick  and  Kate 
(Cavenaugh)  Davey,  both  natives  of  county  Sligo,  in  which  county 
the  former  was  a  farmer  and  in  which  both  died  at  a  ripe  old  age. 
John  Davey,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  was  the  third  of  a 
family  of  five  children,  two  whom  are  now  deceased.  The  eldest 
is    named    Patrick,  is   a   resident    of   Paducah,    Kyf,  is   a   traveling- 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

salesman,  and  is  a  widower;  Mary  is  a  resident  of  Haughville,  a 
suburb  of  Indianapolis,  and  is  the  wife  of  James  Oates,  a  native  of 
Ireland  and  a  laboring  man.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Oates  have  a  fine  family 
of  seven  children.  Bridget  and  Thomas  are  dead,  both  dying  in 
their  youth.  John  Davey  came  to  the  United  States  in  April, 
1S64,  locating  in  Madison,  Ind.  A  year  later  he  came  to  Indian- 
apolis and  was  for  some  time  employed  in  a  wholesale  grocery 
store.  After  four  years  spent  in  this  way  he  traveled  one  year  and 
then  returned  to  Indianapolis,  establishing  himself  in  his  present 
business,  in  which  he  carries  on  a  wholesale  and  retail  trade. 

By  his  first  wife  he  had  no  children.  In  1892  he  paid  a  visit 
to  his  native  land,  and  while  there  marsied  Miss  Kate  Davey,  who, 
though  of  the  some  name,  is  no  blood  relative,  and  returned  to 
Indianapolis  after  a  three  months'  sojourn  in  Ireland,  and  upon  his 
return  he  resumed  his  former  business.  By  his  second  wife  Mr. 
Davey  has  had  one  child,  which  died  in  infancy,  and  who  was 
christened,  by  lay  baptism,  Ellen.  Both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Davey  are 
members  of  St.  Anthony's  Catholic  church,  the  former  being  a 
liberal  contributor  to  its  support  and  also  to  the  support  of  all  the 
church  societies,  and  Mrs.  Davey  being  a  most  devout  and  active 
worker.  Mr.  Davey  has  been  also  a  liberal  contributor  to  the 
building  fund,  to  the  parochial  school,  to  the  parochial  residence, 
and  to  the  Sisters'  house,  as  well  as  other  organizations  belonging 
to  the  church.  Politically  he  is  a  democrat,  and  is  an  active  and 
loyal  member  of  his  part}-,  and  in  his  business  is  straightforward 
and  honorable. 


TIMOTHY  DAWSON,  deceased,  was  born  in  county  Tipperary, 
Ireland,  June  12,  1843,  and  when  a  lad  was  brought  to  Amer- 
ica by  his  father,  James  Dawson,  who,  with  his  large  family,  set- 
tled in  Evansville,  Ind. ,  where  his  death  took  place  many  years 
ago,  and  where  the  death  of  his  widow  occurred  in  March,  1896. 
Of  the  children,  three  only  are  now  living,  viz:  Philip  and  Mrs. 
Winnefred  Gorman,  who  reside  at  Evansville;  the  other  is  now 
Sister  Raymond,  at  St.  Mary's  of  the  Woods. 

Timothy  Dawson  grew  to  manhood  in  Evansville,  and  at  the 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

outbreak  of  the  Rebellion  enlisted,  in  that  city,  in  a  regiment  of 
Indiana  infantry,  in  which  he  did  good  and  faithful  service.  Soon 
after  the  close  of  the  war  he  came  to  Indianapolis,  and  on  May  23, 
1866,  was  united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Mary  A.  Carney,  who  was 
born  in  London,  England,  in  January,  185 1,  a  daughter  of  John 
and  Catherine  Carney,  natives  of  Ireland.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Carney 
came  to  America  soon  after  marriage,  Mrs.  Dawson  being  then  a 
babe,  and  for  a  long  time  resided  in  St.  John's  parish,  Indianapolis, 
of  which  Mr.  Carney  for  a  number  of  years  was  a  prominent  trus- 
tee, and  where  his  death  took  place  December  14,  1883,  at  the  age 
of  fifty-six  years.  His  widow  makes  her  home  with  Mrs.  Dawson, 
the  only  other  surviving  ehild  being  Mrs.  Margaret  McCoole,  of 
Chicago,  111.  After  marriage  Mr.  Dawson  engaged  in  wholesale 
business  in  Indianapolis  until  about  1877,  when  he  removed  his 
family  to  Holly  Springs,  Miss.,  where  for  fifteen  years  Mr.  Dawson 
was  superintendent  of  the  city  cemetery.  In  1872  he  returned  to 
Indianapolis  and  lived  in  retirement  until  his  death,  which  occurred 
on  the  17th  day  of  March,  1894,  leaving  a  family  consisting  of  his 
wife  and  four  children — James  R.,  Catherine  Ramonda,  Cornelius 
and  Francis.  He  was  a  true  Catholic,  was  a  devoted  husband  and 
father,  and  a  highly  respected  citizen,  and  left  behind  him  a  spot- 
less name.  The  family  reside  at  No.  1403  Hoyt  avenue,  Indian- 
apolis, and  is  one  of  the  oldest  and  most  highly  respected  of  St. 
Patrick's  parish. 


TERRENCE  DEAN  resides  with  his  family  at  No.  629  East 
New  York  street,  Indianapolis,  Ind.,  they  having  been  resi- 
dents of  this  city  since  1884.  Mr.  Dean  was  born  in  county  Mayo, 
Ireland,  May  19,  18 19,  there  growing  to  manhood  and  marrying 
Miss  Honora  Welch,  his  present  wife.  She  is  a  native  of  the 
same  parish  with  himself.  They  were  married  January  16,  1847, 
and  celebrated  their  golden  wedding  at  their  home  on  January  16, 
1S97.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Dean  came  to  the  United  States  in  the  March 
succeeding  their  marriage,  living  at  various  places  until  i860,  when 
they  settled  down  in  Vincennes.  Here  they  lived  until  1884,  when 
they  removed  to  Indianapolis,  which  since  then  has  been  their  home. 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

There  have  been  born  to  them  ten  children,  of  whom  four  are 
still  living,  viz:  Thomas,  the  eldest,  a  resident  of  Chicago,  who 
is  the  only  son,  and  who,  for  some  time  in  his  youthful  days,  was 
a  schoolmate  of  the  Rev.  Father  O'Donaghue,  of  St.  Patrick's 
church  of  Indianapolis;  Bridget,  Honora  and  Mary,  the  three 
daughters,  constitute  the  remainder  of  the  family.  The  six  other 
children  all  died  in  early  life. 

Mr.  Dean  and  his  family  are  all  faithful,  consistent  and  active 
members  of  the  Catholic  church,  and  the  children  were  all  edu- 
cated in  the  Catholic  schools,  and  are  all  honorable  and  worthy 
citizens,  as  are  their  parents.  Miss  Mary  Dean,  the  youngest  of 
the  family,  is  a  fine  artist,  the  home  of  the  family  being  adorned 
with  many  beautiful  paintings  of  her  production.  The  entire 
family  is  well  represented  in  the  different  church  organizations, 
the  parents  belonging  to  the  sodalities  of  St.  Michael  and  St.  Ann, 
respectively,  and  the  daughters  to  the  sodality  of  the  Blessed 
Virgin  Mary. 


HON.  JAMES  HENRY  DEERY,  superintendent  of  the  city 
delivery  department  of  the  Indianapolis  post-office,  was  born 
near  Newburgh,  N.  Y. ,  January  8,  1852,  and  is  a  son  of  Edward 
and  Bridget  Deery,  natives  of  county  Donegal,  Ireland. 

When  J.  H.  Deery  was  an  infant  of  eighteen  months  the  fam- 
ily came  to  Indianapolis,  where  he  was  reared  to  manhood.  He 
was  educated  in  the  district  and  in  St.  John's  parochial  schools, 
and  learned  the  arts  of  decoration  and  painting,  and  these  voca- 
tions he  followed  for  twenty  years.  In  1885,  he  was  appointed 
superintendent  of  city  delivery  in  the  post-office  and  served  for  four 
years;  in  1892,  he  was  elected  a  representative  from  Marion  county 
to  the  state  legislature,  served  during  the  session  of  1893,  and  did 
effective  work  in  behalf  of  the  laboring  element  of  the  population, 
and  among  other  bills  introduced  that  abolishing  the  state-prison 
labor  contract  system,  which  he  had  the  satisfaction  of  seeing 
passed  and  becoming  a  law  at  the  subsequent  session.  In  fact,  he 
was  very  active  and  earnest  in  the  advocacy  of  all  measures  calcu- 
lated to  enhance  the  interests  of  the  laboring  man.      Succeeding  his 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

legislative  term,  he  was  again  appointed,  in  1894,  as  superintend- 
ent of  delivery  of  mails,  and  has  filled  this  responsible  position  with 
entire  satisfaction  to  all  concerned  up  to  the  present  time. 

Mr.  Deery  was  united  in  marriage  February  6,  1879,  in  St. 
Joseph's  church,  Indianapolis,  by  Rev.  H.  Alerding,  with  Miss 
Mary  Augustine  Breen.  She  is  a  daughter  of  James  and  Johanna 
Breen,  and  was  born  in  Greenville,  Ohio.  Six  children  have 
blessed  this  union,  named  as  follows:  Josephine,  James  E.,  Mary, 
Marguerite,  Grace  and  Katherine — the  last  named  having  been 
called  away  in  1885,  at  the  age  of  fifteen  months. 

The  family  are  members  of  St.  Joseph's  congregation,  and  Mr. 
Deery  has  been  a  member  of  the  Y.  M.  I.  ever  since  its  organiza- 
tion. He  was  also  a  member  of  the  Emerald  Benevolent  union, 
and  for  eighteen  years  has  been  a  member  of  the  A.  O.  H. ;  was 
its  county  delegate  five  years,  has  been  president  of  division  No.  3 
for  the  last  eight  years,  and  has  attended  as  a  member  of  its  state 
and  national  conventions.  For  thirteen  years  he  has  been  presi- 
dent of  the  Celtic  Building  &  Loan  association,  which  is  the 
largest  of  its  kind  in  the  state.  He  is  likewise  a  member  of  and 
director  in  the  Holy  Cross  Cemetery  association,  and  has  served 
three  terms  as  trustee  of  St.  Joseph's  church,  of  which  he  was  a 
member  of  the  building  committee,  which  supervised  the  erection 
of  the  church  and  hall.  He  has  been,  as  is  plainly  shown,  most 
active  in  all  good  work,  is  charitable  to  a  fault,  and  well  deserves 
the  high  esteem  in  which  he  is  universally  held. 


VALENTINE  DEHLER,  who  is  extensively  engaged  in  the 
clothing  and  boot  and  shoe  trade  in  Madison,  Ind.,  was  born 
in  Hessen-Germany,  November  25,  1840,  a  son  of  Andrew  and 
Mary  (Loeffinger)  Dehler,  who  were  the  parents  of  eleven  children, 
of  whom  five  came  to  the  United  States,  viz:  Andy  and  Andrew, 
deceased;  Valentine,  the  subject  of  this  notice;  Frank,  who  resides 
in  Jefferson  county,  Ind.,  and  Gertrude,  deceased  wife  of  Andrew 
Adams,  of  Madison. 

Valentine   Dehler  leared    shoemaking   under   his    father,    and 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

came  alone  to  the  United  States  in  1S64,  landing  at  New  York, 
whence  he  came  direct  to  Madison,  Ind.,  worked  as  a  journeyman 
three  years,  and  then  engaged  in  business  for  himself,  making  boots 
and  shoes,  and  gradually  adding  ready-made  footwear  to  his  stock 
in  trade  until  he  owned  one  of  the  best  shoe  stores  in  the  city.  In 
January,  1893,  he  added  clothing  to  his  stock  of  footwear,  now 
owns  a  double  store,  and  does  the  largest  business  in  his  line 
within  the  city  limits,  although  he  had  a  capital  of  only  $50  when 
he  arrived  in  Madison. 

The  marriage  of  Mr.  Dehler  took  place  October  9,  1865,  to 
Miss  Catherine  Brown,  who  was  born  in  Germany,  a  daughter  of 
Ignaha  Brown,  and  who,  when  young,  came  alone  to  America. 
To  this  happy  marriage  have  been  born  ten  children,  of  whom  six 
still  survive,  viz:  Andrew,  William  E.,  John,  Charles,  Frank  and 
Elizabeth,  all  still  at  home.  The  family  are  all  faithful  members 
of  St.  Mary's  church,  of  which  Mr.  Dehler  has  at  different  times 
served  as  a  trustee,  and  Mr.  Dehler  is,  beside,  a  member  of  the 
Catholic  Knights  of  America.  He  is  an  ardent  democrat  in  poli- 
tics, but  has  never  sought  public  office,  preferring  to  devote  his 
time  and  attention  to  his  legitimate  business  as  a  merchant,  which 
has  realized  for  him  a  competency,  as  he  now  owns  three  fine  store 
buildings,  beside  his  business  block.  His  reputation  as  a  merchant 
stands  without  reproach,  and  he  and  family  stand  very  high  in  the 
esteem  of  the  community  at  large. 


CAPT.  PETER  WILLIAM  DELANEY,  of  hose  company  No. 
17,  Indianapolis  city  fire  department,  was  born  in  the  Fifteenth 
ward  of  the  Railroad  city,  January  1 1,  1870,  and  this  has  ever  been 
his  home. 

Peter  J.  and  Catherine  (Ryan)  Delaney,  parents  of  the  cap- 
tain, were  respectively  born  in  county  Queens,  Ireland,  in  May, 
1 82  I,  and  in  county  Roscommon,  November  20,  1835.  The  father 
came  to  America  in  1857,  and  settled  in  Indianapolis,  and  the 
mother  arrived  in  1864.  Here  they  were  married,  in  St.  John's 
church,   November   21,   1867,   the   union   being   blessed   with  five 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

children,  viz:  Catherine,  born  September  12,  1868 — died  August 
10,  1869;  Peter  W.,  our  subject;  Daniel,  born  August  31,  1871 — ■ 
died  August  31,  1876;  Thomas  F.,  born  April  2,  1S74,  is  unmar- 
ried, and  does  business  at  the  corner  of  Church  and  Ray  streets; 
James,  born  April  i,  1876,  is  a  theological  student  at  Cleveland, 
Ohio,  is  a  member  of  the  Franciscan  order,  and  bears  the  ecclesi- 
astical name  of  Father  Arcadius.  The  venerated  mother  of  these 
children  died  August  6,  1896,  and  the  father,  still  more  venerable, 
has  his  residence  on  East  Vermont  street,  where  he  piously  awaits 
the  summons  to  rejoin  the  companion  of  his  early  manhood. 

Peter  W.  Delaney  received  a  good  public-school  education  in 
his  youth,  which  was  supplemented  by  a  two-year  course  at  the 
Brothers'  school.  He  began  business  life  as  a  clerk  in  a  mercantile 
house,  and  was  thus  employed  when  appointed,  March  29,  1890, 
a  member  of  the  fire  department,  and  was  advanced  to  the  position 
he  now  holds  May  18,  1896. 

Capt.  Delaney  is  still  unmarried,  although  he  is  as  steady- 
going  a  young  man  as  the  most  venerable  Benedict  in  the  city. 
He  is  a  member  of  St.  John's  church,  under  the  pastorate  of  Rev. 
Father  Gavisk,  and  is  also  a  member  of  division  No.  i.  Ancient 
Order  of  Hibernians.  Politically  he  is  a  democrat.  His  venerable 
father,  who  is  now  leading  a  life  of  retirement,  is  a  devout  Catholic, 
and  his  deceased  wife  was  very  ardent  as  a  worker  in  the  Living 
Rosary  society,  to  which  she  devoted  her  best  energies  to  the  close 
of  her  pious  life. 


REV.  FIDELIS  MAUTE,  O.  S.  B.  (deceased),  pastor  of  St. 
Joseph's  church  at  Jasper,  Dubois  county,  Ind.,  was  born 
March  18,  1837,  in  Inneringen,  province  of  Hohenzollern  (Sigmar- 
ingen,  Prussia),  of  poor  parentage. 

At  an  early  age  he  evinced  a  desire  to  consecrate  his  life  to 
the  priesthood,  and  with  that  object  in  view  took  a  classical 
course  at  Hedingen,  near  Sigmaringen,  and  concluded  this  course  at 
the  college  of  Maria  Einsiedeln,  in  Switzerland,  and  at  Mayence. 

In  1 86 1,  when  twenty-four  years  of  age,  he  came  to  America, 
landing  in  New  York   during  the   night   of  June  21,  just  thirty-six 


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3-ears,  to  the  day,  before  he  died.  He  proceeded  immediately  to- 
St.  Meinrad,  Spencer  county,  Ind.,  and  joined  the  order  of  St. 
Benedict.  On  the  8th  of  September,  1863,  he  took  his  solemn 
vows,  and  his  worldly  name  changed  from  Joseph  Maute  to  that 
of  Frater  Fidelis,  as  this  religious  order  prescribes  that  one  leav- 
ing the  world,  and  all  its  pomps,  shall  take  and  be  known  hence- 
forth by  a  new  name.  On  the  2d  day  of  January,  1864,  Frater 
Fidelis  was  ordained  to  the  priesthood  at  Vincennes,  by  Rt.  Rev. 
Maurice  de  St.   Palais,  bishop  of  the  diocese  of  Vincennes. 

In  July,  1865,  he  was  sent  by  Rt.  Rev.  Martin  Marty,  abbot  at 
St.  Meinrad,  to  Jasper,  and  on  the  22d  of  that  month  took  charge 
of  this  parish,  the  first  recorded  act  as  pastor  being  the  baptism, 
on  the  25th  of  July,  1865,  of  Rosa  Anna  M.  Mueller,  daughter 
of  Andrew  and  Mary  Mueller.  About  1868  Father  Fidelis 
began  the  erection  of  the  massive  stone  church  here,  which  wi  11 
stand  for  ages  as  a  monument  to  his  zeal,  vigor,  perseverance, 
energy  and  executive  ability,  for  he  not  only  directed  the  work  of 
hired  artisans,  but  with  his  own  hands  helped  place  many  of  the 
huge  sandstones,  of  which  the  church  is  built,  in  position.  Dur- 
ing his  term  as  pastor  of  St.  Joseph's  church  he  officiated  at 
1, 164  funerals  and  1,998  baptisms.  The  last  child  baptized  by 
Father  Fidelis  was  the  infant  son,  William,  of  Nicholas  and' 
Catharina  Mehringer.  The  first  couple  he  married  was  on  August 
8,  1865,  viz:  William  Burger  and  Elizabeth  Hopf,  and  the  last 
couple,  November  26,  1895,  Charles  Steffi  and  Anna  Maria 
Buechlein.  Had  Father  Fidelis  lived  just  one  month  longer;  he 
would  have  been  in  charge  of  this  congregation  thirty-two  years, 
but  his  lamented  death  took  place  at  6:45  a.  m.  June  22,  1897, 
the  cause  of  which  was  a  cancerous  tumor.  For  the  cure  of  this 
an  operation  had  been  performed  upon  him  January  17,  1896,  and 
even  then  it  was  not  expected  that  he  would  survive  more  than  a 
week  or  ten  days,  but  his  wonderful  vitality  asserted  itself,  and 
for  a  long  time  it  was  thought  that  he  would  fully  recover,  but  he 
was  called  by  his  Divine  Master  at  6:40  o'clock  on  the  day  men- 
tioned, and  cheerfully  did  he  answer  the  summons.  Thus  passed 
away  one  of  the  most  pious,  diligent,  and  zealous  servants  of  the 
Holy  Church  that  ever  graced  the  diocese  of  Vincennes. 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

ULRICH  DEININGER  was  born  in  Bavaria,  Germany,  July  4, 
1839.  His  father,  Joseph  Deininger,  also  a  native  of  the 
kingdom  of  Bavaria,  was  born  in  the  year  1803  and  early  learned 
the  tailor's  trade,  which  he  followed  in  the  old  country  until  emi- 
grating to  the  United  States  in  1854.  Immediately  after  landing 
at  Baltimore,  Md.,  Joseph  Deininger  proceeded  to  Johnstown, 
Pa.,  where  he  followed  his  chosen  calling  until  his  retirement 
from  active  life  in  1866.  He  was  married,  in  1832,  in  Bavaria,  to 
Miss  Mary  Magdaline  Linse,  who  bore  him  seven  children;  Anna, 
wife  of  Henry  Lowes;  Magdaline,  wife  of  Rudolph  Ball;  Pauline, 
now  Mrs.  Higgins;  Joseph,  deceased;  Emma,  married  to  William 
Neuman;  Sophia,  wife  of  Prof.  Ferdinand  Buehler,  and  Ulrich. 
The  father  died  at  the  residence  of  his  daughter,  Mrs.  Prof.  Buehler, 
Utica,  N.  Y.,  May  15,  1892. 

Ulrich  Deininger  attended  schools  in  his  native  country  during 
his  youthful  years  and  afterward  served  a  three  years'  apprentice- 
ship at  the  tailor's  trade.  After  the  family  located  at  Johnstown, 
Pa. ,  he  found  employment  in  the  Cambria  Iron  works  of  that  city, 
and  continued  in  that  capacity  until  1861,  when  he  enlisted  in  John 
-P.  Linton's  company,  with  which  he  served  until  the  latter  part  of 
the  same  year.  After  receiving  his  discharge,  he  went  to  Fort 
Wayne,  Ind.,  where,  from  1S62  until  1864,  he  was  engaged  in  the 
restaurant  and  confectionery  business. 

In  February  of  the  latter  year  Mr.  Deininger,  in  company 
with  a  party  of  twenty  prospectors  from  Fort  Wayne,  went  over- 
land to  the  Rocky  mountains,  reaching  Virginia  City,  Mont.,  in 
July,  1864.  He  opened  a  restaurant  and  bakery  in  that  city,  but 
soon  moved  to  a  place  known  as  Confederate  Gulch,  where  he  fol- 
lowed mining  with  most  gratifying  success  for  a  period  of  one  year. 
Mr.  Deininger  returned  to  Fort  Wayne,  Ind.,  in  the  fall  of  1866, 
and  the  year  following  engaged  in  mercantile  business  in  that  city, 
handling  groceries  and  notions  until  1880,  when  he  disposed  of  his 
stock  and  removed  to  Decatur.  Here  he  has  since  carried  on  a 
large  and  very  successful  business  in  the  millinery  and  notion  line, 
his  store  being  by  far  the  largest  and  most  flourishing  of  the  kind 
in  the  city. 

Mr.  Deininger  was  united   in   marriage  in  St.  Mary's  church, 

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CATHOLIC  CHURCH  OF  INDIANA. 


Decatur,  January  9,  1879,  with  Miss  Magdeline  Bremerkamp,  a 
union  blessed  with  the  birth  of  eight  children:  Mary,  Ada,  Bertha, 
Frederick,  Agnes,  Carl,  Francis  and  Leonard.  Mr.  Deiningerand 
family  are  members  of  St.  Mary's  parish. 


THOMAS  F.  DELANEY,  a  popular  man  of  business  at  the  cor- 
ner of  West  Ray  and  Church  streets,  Indianapolis,  Ind.,  was 
born  in  this  city  April  2,  1874,  and  is  a  son  of  Peter  J.  and  Cath- 
erine (Ryan)  Delaney,  both  natives  of  Ireland. 

Peter  J.  Delaney  was  a  native  of  Queen's  county  and  his  wife 
was  born  in  Roscommon,  but  they  were  married  at  St.  John's 
church  in  Indianapolis.  The  former  was  an  iron  worker  by  trade, 
and  is  now  retired;  the  mother  died  August  6,  1896.  They  were 
the  parents  of  five  children,  viz:  Peter  W.,  whose  biographical 
sketch  appears  elsewhere  in  this  work;  Thomas  F.,  the  subject  of 
this  sketch;  James  Benedict,  a  theological  student  at  Cleveland, 
Ohio,  where  he  will  complete  a  ten  years'  course  in  theology  in 
1898;   and  two  that  have  died. 

Thomas  F.  Delaney  is  a  sign  writer  and  painter  by  trade, 
-beginning  this  work  in  1893  in  the  city  of  New  York.  Afterward 
he  followed  the  same  business  in  Indianapolis  for  about  three  years, 
and  in  the  summer  of  1897  became  engaged  in  his  present  business. 
Mr.  Delaney  is  a  young  man  of  fine  business  qualifications  and  is 
of  good  personal  habits.  He  married  Miss  Josie  O'Neil,  a  native 
of  Ireland,  who  was  brought  to  this  country  when  one  year  old  by 
her  parents,  Jeremiah  and  Johanna  O'Neil.  Mr.  Delaney  was  edu- 
cated in  the  high  schools  of  Paterson,  N.  J.,  and  since  completing 
his  education  has  traveled  extensively  for  a  wholesale  queensware 
house,  visiting  Canada,  and  the  eastern  and  middle  states,  and  he 
was  also  for  a  time  City  salesman  for  the  same  firm.  He  is  a  mem- 
hev  of  St.  John's  Catholic  church,  in  which  he  was  baptized  and 
confirmed.  He  has  been  identified  with  the  C.  K.  of  A.,  and  with 
the  Knights  of  Father  Mathew,  though  not  now  affiliating  with 
either  organization. 

Mr.  Delaney  served  four  years  as  a   member  of  the  Indiana 

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:he  clergy  and  coxgregatioxs. 


militia,  being  lieutenant  of  compan}-  A,  Second  Indiana  national 
guard,  and  was  called  into  service  to  suppress  a  threatened  riot  at 
Brazil,  Ind.,  and  there  saw  enough  of  active  service,  resigned  his 
oiiftce  and  retired.  He  then  joined  a  zouave  company,  competing 
for  and  winning  prizes  in  competitive  drill  at  Peru,  ^'incennes, 
LaFayette,  Crawfordsville  and  Tipton,  and  he  is  still  a  member  of 
that  company.  Mr.  Delaney  is  one  of  the  popular  young  men  of 
Indianapolis,  and  has  many  friends;  stands  well  in  the  community 
for  the  straightforwardness  of  his  career  and  conduct,  and  is 
respected  as  a  citizen  by  all. 


DENNIS  J.  COLBERT,  United  States  postal  clerk,  residing 
at  No.  233  Prospect  street,  Indianapolis,  was  born  in  Marion 
county,  Ind.,  at  the  village  of  Valley  Mills,  on  June  11,  1861.  His 
parents,  Patrick  and  Julia  (Carrigan)  Colbert,  are  natives  of  Ireland, 
the  father  born  in  Tipperary  county,  and  the  mother  in  the  county 
of  Kilkenny.  They  were  married  in  New  Jerse}',  and  at  this  time 
reside  in  the  city  of  Indianapolis,  Ind.,  of  which  they  became 
residents  about  the  close  of  the  late  Civil  war. 

The  family  of  Patrick  and  Julia  Colbert  consists  of  four  sons 
and  two  daughters;  John;  Mar}-,  married  to  Thomas  Rule;  Thomas, 
Dennis  J.,  William  and  Margaret,  the  last  two  unmarried.  Thomas 
is  ex-superintendent  of  the  Indianapolis  police  force;  William  is 
claim  agent  for  the  Habach  Bottling  company,  and  John  is  a 
mechanic  in  Indianapolis.  The  Colberts  are  all  noted  for  extraor- 
dinary physical  vigor,  the  different  members  of  the  family  ranging 
from  190  to  230  pounds  in  weight,  and  correspondingly  tall  and 
well  formed.  They  are  splendid  specimens  of  manhood  and 
womanhood,  and  morally  they  all  stand  high  in  their  respective 
communities. 

Dennis  J.  Colbert,  a  brief  epitome  of  whose  life  is  herewith 
presented,  began  working,  when  quite  young,  in  the  Indianapolis 
Rolling  mils,  and  later  received  a  clerical  appointment  in  the  post- 
office  of  the  city,  in  which  capacity  he  served  until  entering  the 
railway  mail  service  in  August,  1886.     The  year  following,  he  was- 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

promoted  to  a  more  responsible  position  with  a  correspondingly 
increased  salary,  and  June  13,  1890,  was  again  honored  with  one 
of  the  most  important  promotions  in  the  gift  of  the  service,  which 
place  he  has  since  filled. 

Mr.  Colbert's  first  run  was  between  Chicago  and  Cincinnati, 
where  he  spent  eight  years,  and  on  the  twenty-fourth  of  June,  1895, 
lie  was  transferred  to  the  run  between  Cleveland  and  St.  Louis, 
where  he  is  now  employed.  His  first  salary  was  $800  per  annum, 
but  he  now  receives  the  most  liberal  remuneration  paid  any  one  in 
the  service  for  the  duties  he  perforins. 

Mr.  Colbert  was  married  in  Indianapolis  May  4,  1887,  to  Miss 
Catherine  Cecelia  Delaney,  the  ceremony  being  solemnized  by 
Very  Rev.  D.  O'Donaghue.  Mrs.  Colbert  is  a  native  of  New 
Jersey,  but  came  to  Indianapolis  with  her  parents  in  early  youth 
and  grew  to  womanhood  in  this  city;  she  is  the  daughter  of  Will- 
iam and  Maria  (Cassin)  Delaney,  both  born  in  Queen's  county, 
Ireland. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Colbert  have  had  born  to  them  an  interesting 
family  of  five  children,  two  sons  and  three  daughters,  as  follows: 
Helen,  Julia,  Marie,  Raymond  and  Francis;  the  last  named  died 
December,  16,  1897.  The  surviving  children,  with  their  parents, 
belong  to  St.  Patrick's  parish.  Mr.  Colbert  is  a  member  of  the 
Ancient  Order  of  Hibernians  and  the  Y.  M.  I.,  being  active  in  the 
deliberations  of  both  fraternities. 

Mrs.  Colbert  has  two  brothers  and  four  sisters,  viz:  Michael, 
a  resident  of  San  Francisco,  Cal.  ;  William,  who  resides  in  Denver, 
Colo.,  Annie,  wife  of  Michael  White,  of  Denver;  Alice,  wife  of 
Daniel  O'Connell,  of  Indianapolis;  Mary  also  resides  in  Denver, 
Colo.,  and  Maggie  resides  with  her  parents  in  this  city.  The  last 
two  are  unmarried. 


D.A.VID  DENNIS  COFFEE.— The  ancestors  of  the  gentleman 
whose  brief  biographical  sketch  is  herewith  presented,  were 
natives  of  Ireland,  and  the  family  history  is  traceable  back  through 
several  generations. 

His  paternal  grandparents,  Humphrey  and  Bridget  Coffee,  left 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

their  ancestral  home  in  the  Emerald  isle  about  the  year  1823,. 
bringing  with  them  to  the  United  States  their  children — Daniel, 
Timothy,  Patrick,  Humphrey,  Bridget  and  Johanna — and  locating 
at  Wilmington,  Del.  Near  that  city  the  elder  Humphrey  found 
employment  in  a  powder  factory,  but  by  reason  of  the  danger  inci- 
dent to  such  work  he  abandoned  the  same  at  the  end  of  one  year, 
and  engaged  with  a  company  operating  a  stone  quarry  at  Ouarry- 
ville,  not  far  from  the  city  of  Wilmington.  In  1S26  he  removed 
to  Lancaster,  Pa.,  where  he  was  similarly  employed  for  three 
years,  and  then  moved  to  Indiana,  locating  on  Buck  creek,  about 
ten  miles  from  Indianapolis.  Here  the  family  resided  until  1837, 
when  they  moved  to  Decatur — Humphrey,  the  elder,  having  in 
the  meantime,  1833,  died  at  Buck  creek.  He  was  born  in  1776- 
and  his  wife  in  the  year  1781;  she  departed  this  life  at  Decatur, 
Ind.,  in  1S55. 

A  daughter  of  Humphrey  Coffee,  Johanna,  married  Thomas- 
O'Connell,  who  died  at  Danville,  111.,  in  1S37,  after  which  she 
joined  the  family  at  Decatur.  Subsequently  she  married  David 
Fitzgerald,  by  whom  she  had  eleven  children,  viz:  Joseph,  Mrs. 
Bridget  Haefling,  Patrick,  Humphrey,  John,  Thomas,  William, 
Ellen  (wife  of  Joseph  L.  Daly),  Julia,  Kate  and  Anna,  the  last 
three  deceased.  By  her  previous  marriage  with  Mr.  O'Connell 
the  mother  had  two  children;  John  and  Daniel  O'Connell,  the 
former  of  whom  is  living;  David  Fitzgerald  died  in  1881,  aged 
eighty-one  years;  his  widow  still  survives.  Of  the  other  children 
of  Humphrey  and  Bridget  Coffee,  Humphrey  died  at  the  age  of 
thirty,  Timothy  died  at  Decatur,  Patrick  died  at  Elgin,  111.,  and 
Bridget  is  a  Sister  at  Notre  Dame,  Ind.,  being  known  as  Sister 
Mary  Basil. 

The  eldest  son,  Daniel  Coffee,  father  of  David  Dennis,  was 
born  in  parish  Killarney,  county  Kerry,  Ireland,  in  1805,  and  was 
eighteen  years  of  age  when  the  family  came  to  the  United  States. 
On  coming  to  Adams  county,  Ind.,  in  1837,  he  entered  a  tract  of 
government  land  about  two  miles  from  Decatur,  upon  which  he 
passed  the  remaining  years  of  his  life.  He  was  married  in  Deca- 
tur, in  1845,  to  Margaret  Brandaberry,  who  became  the  mother 
of    the    following   children:   Humphrey,    killed    in    the    Civil    war; 


CATHOLIC  CHURCH  OF  INDIANA. 

Timothy,  a  farmer  of  Adams  county;  Patrick,  deceased;  James, 
deceased;  Daniel,  deceased;  Michael,  deceased;  Jerry,  resides  at 
Decatur;  Hannah,  wife  of  George  Brown;  David  D. ;  Mary, 
deceased;  William,  of  St.  Mary's,  Ohio;  and  Edward,  a  lawyer  at 
Decatur.  The  father  of  these  children,  a  most  consistent  and 
devoted  member  of  the  Holy  Catholic  church,  died  March  3,  1870. 
David  Dennis  Coffee  was  born  on  the  home  place  near  Deca- 
tur, April  20,  1 86 1,  and  attended  in  his  youth  the  public  schools 
taught  in  his  neighborhood.  He  remained  on  the  place  until  1883, 
at  which  time  he  went  to  Aurora,  111.,  but  returned  to  Indiana  two 
years  later,  locating  at  Decatur,  where  he  has  since  been  engaged 
in  business,  being  at  this  time  proprietor  of  one  of  the  leading 
notion  stores  of  the  city.  He  was  married  October  16,  1890,  to 
Miss  Ann  Hesler,  Father  Wilken  solemnizing  the  union,  and  has 
a  family  of  fonr  children:  Francis,  Claude,  Jerome  and  Mildred. 
He  and  family  are  members  of  St.  Mary's  parish.  His  father,  who 
was  one  of  the  pioneer  Catholics  of  Decatur,  did  much  toward 
establishing  the  first  church  in  the  city. 


PATRICK  COLEMAN,  a  well-known  merchant  at  No.  604 
West  Maryland  street,  Indianapolis,  was  born  in  county  Lim- 
erick, Ireland,  in  1829,  a  son  of  David  and  Honorah  (Dwyer)  Cole- 
man, natives  of  the  same  county. 

Patrick  Coleman  received  a  fair  education  in  his  native  county, 
and  in  1849  came  with  his  parents  to  America,  landing  in  New 
Orleans  in  November,  from  which  port  he  went  to  Ohio,  where  he 
learned  the  cooper's  trade  and  was  for  several  years  engaged  in  the 
business  in  the  city  of  Urbana.  About  1871  he  came  to  Indian- 
apolis and  for  ten  years  was  employed  in  Kingan's  packing'-house  as 
inspector  of  cooperage  supplies  and  at  cooperage  work,  and  some 
five  or  six  years  ago  engaged  in  the  grocery  and  saloon  business  at 
No.  59  Beacon  street,  but  soon  afterward  sold  out  the  latter  branch 
of  his  trade  and  located  at  his  present  place. 

Mr.  Coleman  has  been  thrice  married.  His  first  wife  was 
Miss  Johanna  Reerdon,  whom  he  married  in  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  and 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

•who  died  three  years  after  the  wedding,  the  mother  of  one  child. 
His  second  marriage  was  to  Miss  Mary  Costigan,  who  survi\ed 
fourteen  years,  and  died  in  Indianapohs,  the  mother  of  six  chil- 
dren. His  present  wife  bore  the  maiden  name  of  Bridget  Fallon, 
was  born  in  Ireland,  and  was  a  babe  one  year  old  when  brought  to 
America  by  her  parents,  Andrew  and  Mary  Fallon,  natives  of 
county  Galway.  The  father  of  the  present  Mrs.  Coleman  died  in 
Indianapolis  and  the  mother  in  Louisville,  Ky.,  both  devout  Cath- 
olics. The  children  of  Mr.  Coleman,  still  living,  are  Fannie  and 
William  Andrew;  the  deceased  were  John,  Annie,  Walter,  and  an 
infant  who  died  unnamed.  The  father  of  Mr.  Coleman,  who  was 
a  farmer,  died  in  Piqua,  Ohio,  and  the  mother  in  Woodstock,  same 
.state.  One  sister  of  Mr.  Coleman,  now  Mrs.  Mary  Higby,  is  still 
-a  resident  of  Urbana. 

Mr.  Coleman  has  been  a  patriotic  citizen,  and  next  to  his  own 
native  land  loves  America  the  best.  He  enlisted,  during  the  Civil 
war,  in  the  three  months'  service,  to  defend  the  flag  of  the  Union, 
but  was  not  mustered  into  the  service,  the  quota  having  been  filled. 
His  brother  Michael,  however,  served  in  an  Ohio  regiment  through- 
out the  entire  war,  but  his  fate  is  a  matter  of  uncertainty.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Coleman  are  members  of  St.  John's  church,  and  Mr. 
Coleman  is  a  member  of  the  Ancient  Order  of  Hibernians.  In 
politics  Mr.  Coleman  is  a  democrat. 


REV.  H.  F.  JOSEPH  KROLL,  pastor  of  St.  Paul's  church, 
Fort  Wayne,  Ind. ,  was  born  in  Baltimore,  Md.,  October  4, 
1855,  a  son  of  Henry  and  Theressa  (Freimuth)  Kroll,  natives  of 
■Germany,  the  former  of  whom  was  by  trade  a  cabinetmaker,  but 
later  became  a  successful  merchant. 

Rev.  Kroll  received  his  preliminary  education  in  St.  James 
parochial  school,  Baltimore,  which  he  attended  until  May  i,  1868, 
and  this  was  supplemented  by  a  two-year  course  in  a  Baltimore 
college,  after  which  he  attended  St.  Vincent's  college  in  Westmore- 
land county.  Pa.,  for  two  years,  but  here  his  health  gave  way 
under  his  devotedness  to  his  studies,  and  for  awhile  he  was  com- 


REV.   H.   F.  JOSEPH   KROLL. 


ST.   PAUL'S   CHURCH, 

FORT  WAYNE,   IND. 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

pelled  to  relinquish  mental  exertion.  In  September,  1874,  how- 
ever, he  was  able  to  resume  his  studies  and  entered  St.  Francis 
seminary  at  Milwaukee,  Wis.,  where  he  completed  his  classical, 
philosophical  and  theological  studies,  and  June  21,  1879,  was 
ordained  to  the  priesthood,  by  Bishop  Dwenger,  for  the  diocese  of 
Fort  \\'ayne,  having  previously  received  the  minor  orders,  sub- 
deaconship  and  deaconship,  from  Archbishop  Heiss,  of  Milwaukee, 
in  March,   1879. 

After  ordination,  Father  Kroll  said  his  first  mass  at  St.  James 
church,  in  Baltimore,  June  29,  1879,  and  was  then  appointed  to 
the  pastorate  of  St.  Patrick's,  at  Chesterton,  Porter  county,  Ind. 
Here  the  duties  of  the  reverend  father  were  most  onerous,  but  he 
nerved  himself  for  the  task  and  successfully  overcame  every  obstacle. 
He  found  his  congregation  incumbered  with  a  debt  of  $1,620,  with 
an  unfinished  church-edifice  on  its  hands,  and  demoralization  and 
discouragement  prevailing  throughout  the  tfock.  But  Father  Kroll 
was  equal  to  the  task  and  succeeded,  during  his  pastorate  of  nine- 
teen years,  in  paying  off  the  debt,  building  a  parochial  residence, 
enlarging  and  completing  the  church-building,  purchasing  ground 
and  house  for  school  purposes,  furnishing  two  large  school-rooms 
and  Sisters'  house,  the  improvements  costing,  in  all,  $38,000,  and 
leaving  a  surplus  of  $3,000  in  the  church  treasury.  During  the 
execution  of  this  immense  amount  of  work,  the  reverend  father 
also  officiated,  until  1892,  at  the  missions  in  Walkerton,  St.  Joseph 
county,  where  he  made  many  improvements  and  enlarged  the 
church  to  double  its  former  size;  also  at  Westville,  in  Laporte 
county,  Suman,  Porter  county,  and  Lake  Station  (where  he 
furnished  a  depleted  mission  church  and  made  a  number  of 
improvements);  Miller  and  Edgemoor  in  Lake  county,  in  which 
county,  also,  he  organized  the  parish  of  Whiting,  bought  the  ground 
on  which  the  present  church  improvements  stand,  and,  besides  all 
this  vast  labor,  attended  to  the  spiritual  welfare  of  the  unfortunate 
Catholic  inmates  of  the  state  northern  prison  at  Michigan  City. 
These  great  services  have  been  appreciated  by  Father  Kroll's 
superiors,  and  February  5,  1898,  he  was  appointed  pastor  of  St. 
Paul's  church.  Fort  Wayne,  of  which  he  assumed  charge  Feb- 
ruary 23. 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

Father  KroU  is  one  of  the  most  able  pulpit  orators  within  the 
fold  of  the  church,  is  one  of  the  most  learned,  pious  and  devoted, 
and  his  labors  have  been  excelled  by  no  other  clergyman  in  the 
faith  within  so  short  a  period  of  the  priesthood. 


"\  X  HLLIAM  J.  COGAX,  deceased,  was  born  in  county  Cork, 
VV  Ireland,  September  15,  1848,  a  son  of  Richard  and  Ellen 
Cogan,  the  former  of  whom  died  when  subject  was  but  three  years 
of  age — the  latter  surviving  until  1887.  They  were  the  parents  of 
nine  children,  and  of  this  family  the  subjedt  and  brother,  John, 
were  the  only  boys  who  came  to  the  United  States.  The  latter 
died  in  Kansas  at  the  age  of  fifty  years,  and  his  remains  were 
interred  in  consecrated  ground  in  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

William  J.  Cogan,  at  the  age  of  nineteen  years,  came  to 
America  and  for  a  year  lived  in  Boston,  Mass.  He  then  came  to 
Indiana,  and  at  Seymour  married  Miss  Sarah  Grant,  to  which 
union  were  born  four  children,  of  whom  Richard  and  Edna  died  in 
childhood,  and  Mary  Agnes  and  William  Joseph  still  survive. 
About  1874  Mr.  Cogan  came  to  Vincennes,  and  here,  August  10, 
1887,  buried  his  first  wife.  April  26,  1892,  he  married  Mrs. 
Lizzie  McCarthy,  a  native  of  Lexington,  Ky.,  and  a  daughter  of 
James  and  Bridget  Kehoe,  of  Irish  birth.  From  Kentucky  the 
Kehoe  family  removed  to  Daviess  county,  Ind.,  when  their 
daughter,  Lizzie,  was  but  two  years  old,  ?.nd  there  Mr.  Kehoe 
died  August  27,  1887.  Of  a  family  of  two  sons  and  si.x  daughters, 
Lizzie  was  the  eldest,  and  November  29,  1876,  she  was  married  ta 
James  B.  McCarthy,  a  dealer  in  and  trainer  of  fast  horses,  wha 
died  of  pneumonia  February  24,  1888,  the  father  of  five  children — 
Annie,  Mary,  James,  Leah  and  Helen  Claire.  Mrs.  Lizzie 
McCarthy  then  became  Mrs.  Cogan,  at  the  date  alreadj'  mentioned, 
and  to  this  marriage  were  born  two  children — John  Bernard  and 
Helen — all  the  seven  children  still  making  their  home  with  their 
mother. 

William  J.  Cogan  was  by  calling  a  railroad  engineer,  and  for 
twenty-one  years  was  in  the  employ  of  the  O.  &  M.  (now  B.  &  O.) 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

railroad  company.  For  some  years  he  ran  a  freight  train  between 
Vincennes  and  Cincinnati,  but  later  became  engineer  on  a  pas- 
senger train  between  Vincennes  and  St.  Louis,  and  it  was  while 
holding  the  latter  position  that  he  met  with  an  untimely  end. 

The  27th  day  of  May,  1896,  will  long  be  remembered  by 
many  mourning  families  as  the  date  of  the  great  St.  Louis  cyclone, 
and  not  the  least  among  these  is  the  family  of  William  J.  Cogan. 
This  gentleman  was  waiting  his  "turn"  in  a  barber  shop  in  St. 
Louis  when  the  furious  blast  struck  the  building,  inflicting  the 
fatal  injuries  from  which  Mr.  Cogan  died  eight  days  later.  Mrs. 
Cogan  quickly  arrived  on  the  scene,  and  with  wifely  devotion 
attended  the  injured  husband  until  the  sorrowful  end.  She  caused 
the  remains  to  be  brought  to  Vincennes,  to  be  buried  from  St. 
Francis  Xavier  cathedral,  of  which  congregation  the  family  are  all 
devoted  members,  and  of  which  Mrs.  Cogan  is  a  member  of  the 
ladies'  Altar  society.  Mr.  Cogan,  also  a  devout  Catholic,  fortu- 
nately held  membership  in  the  Brotherhood  of  Locomotive  Engi- 
neers, carrying  a  life  insurance  which,  since  his  lamented  death,  has 
been  of  considerable  benefit  to  his  bereaved  family.  In  connection 
with  her  home  on  Fairground  avenue  and  Elm  street,  Mrs,  Cogan 
has  a  small  farm  of  twenty  acres,  which  serves  to  give  employ- 
ment to  those  of  her  sons  who  are  not  otherwise  engaged.  Mrs. 
Cogan  is  a  highly  respected  lady,  and  is  rearing  her  children  in  the 
way  they  should  go.  \\'ith  the  exception  of  the  first  and  third  of 
these,  they  are  all  attending  St.  Rose  academy,  and  all  have  had 
excellent  educational  advantages. 


JOHN  CONRAD  DEWENTER,  the  fashionable  hatter  and 
dealer  in  gents'  furnishing  goods,  and,  in  fact,  the  originator 
of  this  line  of  trade  in  Logansport,  was  born  in  LaFayette,  Tip- 
pecanoe county,  Ind.,  November  5,  1857,  a  son  of  Anthony  and 
Mary  (Joheningj  Dewenter,  natives  of  Germany,  who  came  to 
America  before  their  marriage. 

Anthony    Dewenter,    father    of  John    Conrad,    was    born    at 
Rotha,  Westphalia,  Germany,  was  the  first  of  the  family  to  come 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATION'S, 

to  America  and  arrived  at  Fort  Wayne,  Ind.,  in  1850,  whence  he 
moved  to  LaFayette  in  or  about  1852,  and  soon  thereafter  sent  to 
Germany  for  his  parents.  Caspar  Dewenter,  grandfather  of  John 
C,  having  brought  his  family  to  this  country  in  1853  in  response 
to  this  invitation,  settled  in  LaFayette,  where  he  followed  his  trade 
of  bricklayer  and  contractor  until  his  death,  February  15,  1873, 
he  being  a  member  of  St.  Boniface  church,  of  which  his  wife  was 
also   a  communicant.      Her   death   occurred   November   27,    i860. 

Anthony  Dewenter,  father  of  John  C,  was  a  mere  boy  when 
he  came  to  the  United  States,  and  here  learned  bricklaying  and 
contracting,  erecting  many  substantial  buildings  in  LaFayette, 
and  acquiring  a  competency.  September  18,  1855,  he  married 
Miss  Mary  Josephine  Johening,  of  LaFayette,  but  a  native  of  Bur- 
holtz,  Westphalia,  who  in  1S51  came  to  America,  and  this  union 
was  blessed  with  eight  children,  of  whom  John  C.  is  the  eldest, 
the  remaining  seven  having  been  born  in  the  following  order: 
Theressa;  Frank,  a  hatter  of  Bloomington,  111.,  who  married  Miss 
Lucy  Ryan,. of  Bloomington,  111.,  August  8,  1898;  Mary;  Herman, 
of  Logansport;  William,  of  LaFayette;  Carrie,  who  died  aged 
three  years,  and  Laura,  who  died  at  the  age  of  nineteen  years. 

The  father,  Anthony  Dewenter,  died  November  9,  1890,  after 
a  short  illness,  and  was  buried  from  St.  Boniface  church,  of  which 
he  was  a  devoted  member,  and  his  widow  is  yet  a  resident  of 
LaFayette — being  a  faithful  member  of  St.  Boniface  church. 

John  C.  Dewenter  was  educated  in  St.  Boniface  parochial 
school  of  LaFayette,  and  at  the  age  of  thirteen  years  began  his 
business  life  as  a  clerk  in  the  store  of  Levering  &  Co.,  with  whom 
he  remained  until  coming  to  Logansport,  where,  in  March,  18S2, 
he  established  his  present  business.  His  store,  at  No.  303  Fourth 
street,  is  the  emporium  of  fashion  for  hats,  caps,  furs,  gents' 
iurnishing  goods,  gloves,  etc.,  and  is  stocked  with  a  complete 
assortment  of  every  article  known  to  the  trade,  and  although  he 
commenced  with  the  small  savings  from  his  salary  as  a  clerk,  he 
has  now  the  finest  establishment  devoted  to  this  line  of  trade  in 
Logansport,  and  is  the  acknowledged  leader  in  gents'  fashions  out- 
side of  the  merchant-tailoring  business. 

The  marriage  of  Mr.  Dewenter  took   place  August   10,  1896, 

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CATHOLIC  CHURCH  OF  INDIANA. 

to  Miss  Louise  Murphy,  who  was  born  April  25,  1872,  in  Cass 
county,  near  the  city  of  Logansport,  and  is  a  daughter  of  Augus- 
tus and  Mary  Murphy,  well-known  residents  of  the  county,  and  to 
this  union  one  child,  Laura  Louise,  was  born  March  4,  1898. 
The  pleasant  home  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Dewenter  is  at  No.  200  Eel 
River  avenue,  and  their  church  membership  is  with  St.  Joseph's, 
to  the  support  of  which  they  liberally  contribute. 

Mr.  Dewenter  has  one-third  interest  in  the  Columbia  hotel, 
has  been  a  director  in  the  Logansport  State  bank  ever  since  its 
organization,  and  is  vice-president  of  the  Cass  County  Building  & 
Loan  association,  of  which  he  was  one  of  the  founders.  As  a 
business  man  his  name  stands  without  a  stain,  and  in  social  circles 
he  and  his  wife  are  among  the  most  popular  of  the  elite  of  the  city 
of  Logansport. 


V 


ERY  REV.  JOHN  DEMPSEY,  pastor  of  St.  Paul's  church,  at 
Valparaiso,  Porter  county,  Ind. ,  was  born  in  county  Limerick, 
Ireland,  in  1845,  was  educated  in  the  Jesuit  college  in  the  city  of 
Limerick,  and  at  St.  John's  college  in  VVaterford — at  the  latter 
place  under  the  present  archbishop  of  Ivingston,  Canada,  the  Most 
Rev.  James  Vincent  Cleary,  D.  D.  He  was  ordained  priest  at 
Fort  Wayne,  Ind.,  July  18,  1873,  by  Bishop  Dwenger,  and  his  first 
pastorate  was  in  Fulton  and  Cass  counties,  Ind. ;  his  second,  at 
Fowler,  Benton  county;  his  .third,  at  Lebanon,  Boone  county;  and 
his  fourth,  at  LaFayette,  Tippecanoe  county.  He  was  then,  in 
1887,  appointed  to  his  present  very  important  pastorate  of  St. 
Paul's,  at  Valparaiso,  with  a  congregation  of  160  families  of  Irish, 
German  and  French  nationality,  or  descent.  That  his  administra- 
tion here  has  been  of  the  utmost  value  is_  shown  by  the  fact  that, 
when  he  assumed  the  pastorate,  the  church  debt  was  $42,000,  and 
this  he  reduced  to  $17,000,  and  is  still  earnestly  engaged  in  the 
good  work,  with  a  fair  prospect  for  the  early  extinguishment  of  the 
remainder. 

Father  Dempsey  is  a  most  able  clergyman  and  a  gentleman  of 
unusual  attainments.  Generous  and  self-sacrificing  to  a  fault,  the 
welfare  of  his  large  congregation  is  his  constant  care  and  theme  of 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

thought,  and  he  not  only  ministers  to  its  spiritual  welfare,  but  gives 
much  attention  the  young,  his  school  being  largely  attended  and 
being  placed  in  the  charge  of  the  Sisters  of  Providence,  but  he 
maintains  a  careful  supervision  over  the  course  of  study,  and  well 
sees  to  it,  that  nothing  is  lacking  to  add  to  its  constant  progress. 
Eloquent  as  a  preacher,  he  is  also  logical  and  convincing,  and  his 
pulpit  orations  are  devoured  with  avidity  by  his  eager  listeners. 
His  piety  and  humility  make  him  beloved  of  all,  while  his  profun- 
dity of  thought  and  unostentatious  erudition  equally  make  him  the 
constant  object  of  admiration. 


FRANK  DENVER,  a  prosperous  young  business  man,  is  a  native 
of  Washington,  Daviess  county,  Ind.,  is  a  son  of  James  and 
Esther  (Cahill)  Denver,  and  was  born  May  ii,   1867. 

James  Denver  was  born  in  Ireland,  and  while  yet  a  single  man 
came  to  America.  He  was  a  cooper  by  trade  and  lived  for  some 
years  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  where  he  married  Esther  Cahill,  and  in 
1865  came  to  Indiana,  settled  in  Daviess  county,  and  here  passed 
the  remainder  of  his  life,  dying  in  the  faith  of  the  Catholic  church 
in  1870  and  leaving  four  children,  viz:  William,  of  St.  Joseph, 
Mo.;  Rose,  wife  of  H.  McKernan;  Jennie,  wife  of  J.  W.  McCarty, 
and  Frank,  the  subject  of  this  biography. 

Frank  Denver  received  a  good  education  in  his  parochial 
school,  attending  until  seventeen  years  of  age,  and  then  served  an 
apprenticeship  of  four  years  in  a  machine  shop  and  foundry,  or 
until  1889.  He  then  worked  in  machine  shops  in  St.  Louis,  Mo., 
about  eighteen  months,  returning  to  Washington,  Ind.,  in  1891, 
and  here  started  a  machine  shop  and  foundry,  on  a  small  scale,  on 
his  own  account.  In  1896,  his  brother-in-law,  Hugh  McKernan, 
formed  a  partnership,  erected  a  planing-mill  and  a  sash,  door  and 
blind  factory,  and  established  a  lumber-yard,  and  these,  in  con- 
junction with  the  machine  shop  and  foundry,  now  constitute  one 
of  the  most  important  industries  of  the  city.  In  the  foundry,  a 
specialty  is  made  of  architectural  iron  castings,  but  job  work  of  all 
kinds  receives  careful  attention. 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

Mr.  Denver  is  a  democrat  in  politics  and  is  earnest  in  his  sup- 
port of  that  party.  A  true  Cathohc  of  St.  Simon's  parish,  he  is 
liberal  in  his  contributions  to  the  church,  and  he  is  also  a  member 
of  the  Young  Men's  institute. 


REV.  JOSEPH  DICKMANN,  pastor  of  St.  Mary's  church, 
Evansville,  was  born  in  Franklin  county,  Ind.,  December  26, 
1849,  son  of  Frederick  and  Elizabeth  Dickmann. 

Frederick  Dickmann  was  a  native  of  Germany,  born  July  25, 
1809,  in  the  kingdom  of  Hanover,  and  when  twenty  years  of  age 
came  to  the  United  States,  locating  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  where  he 
resided  until  his  removal,  in  1845,  to  the  town  of  Oldenburg, 
Franklin  county,  Ind.  He  was  married  in  Trinity  church,  Cin- 
cinnati, October  20,  1830,  to  Elizabeth  Fisher,  daughter  of  Chris- 
topher and  Mary  A.  (Geise)  Fisher,  and  reared  a  family  of  ten 
children,  of  whom  the  following  are  living:  Sister  Petrina,  of 
Indianapolis;  John;  Sister  Melania,  O.  S.  F. ;  Joseph,  Clements, 
Louis;  the  other  members  of  the  family  are  deceased.  Frederick 
Dickmann  was  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  lumber  at  Olden- 
burg, Ind.,  a  number  of  years  previous  to  his  death,  which 
occurred  in  the  year  1881;  his  wife  survived  him  until  1895,  in 
July  of  which  year  she  was  called  from  the  scene  of  her  earthly 
labors;  they  were  devoted  Christians  and  members  of  Holy  Family 
parish,  Franklin  county. 

Rev.  Joseph  Dickmann  received  his  primary  education  in  the 
parochial  schools  of  Oldenburg,  which  he  attended  until  his  four- 
teenth year,  and  then  entered  St.  Meinrad's  Benedictine  abbey, 
where  he  pursued  his  studies  from  September,  1863,  until  1868,  in 
June  of  which  year  he  became  a  student  at  Bardstown,  Ky. ,  where  he 
remained  one  year.  Returning  to  St.  Meinrad's,  he  completed  his 
course  and  was  there  ordained  priest  September  21,  1872,  by 
Bishop  Maurice  de  St.  Palais,  and  immediately  thereafter  entered 
upon  the  active  work  of  the  ministry  at  St.  Joseph's  Hill,  Clark 
county,  where  he  continued  from  May  29,  1873,  until  January  31, 
1892,  at  which  time  he  was  transferred  to  St.  Mary's  parish,  Evans- 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

ville,  his  present  field  of  labor.  The  parish  to  which  Father  Dick- 
mann  ministers  is  a  large  one,  consisting  of  375  families,  and  he  is 
assisted  in  his  work  by  Rev.  Andrew  Schaaf — also  by  Prof.  Stein- 
hauer,  who  has  charge  of  the  parochial  school,  which  at  this  time 
has  an  average  attendance  of  250  pupils;  there  are  three  depart- 
ments of  this  school,  one  being  taught  by  the  Sisters  of  St.  Francis 
of  Oldenburg. 

Father  Dickmann's  work  in  Evansville  has  been  productive  of 
much  good,  and  since  taking  charge  of  St.  Mary's,  the  parish  has 
greatly  increased,  numerically  and  spiritually.  He  is  recognized 
as  an  able  and  scholarly  divine,  and  no  sacrifice  is  too  great,  nor 
any  labor  too  arduous,  for  him  to  perform  in  behalf  of  his  people, 
all  of  whom  repose  the  utmost  confidence  in  him  as  their  spiritual 
leader. 


REV.  HENRY  MEISSNER,  pastor  of  St.  Charles  Borromeo 
church,  at  Peru,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Muenster,  Westphalia, 
Germany,  December  3,  1842.  When  but  two  months  old  he  lost 
his  father,  and  when  sixteen  years  of  age  he  was  deprived  by  death 
of  his  mother.  From  1853  until  1859  he  resided  in  the  rural  dis- 
tricts of  Westphalia,  passing  the  last  year  under  private  instruction 
in  preparation  for  entering  the  government  college  at  Muenster. 
From  this  college  he  passed,  in  1864,  to  the  Muenster  university, 
where  he  passed  a  year  in  the  study  of  philosphy  and  theology, 
and  then  came  to  the  United  States,  arriving  here  November  6, 
1866.  He  at  once  entered  the  theological  seminary  at  Baltimore, 
conducted  by  the  Sulpitian  order,  and  June  30,  1868,  was  ordained 
priest.  His  first  celebration  of  mass  was  held  on  the  5th  day  of 
July,  following,  in  York,  Pa.,  and  his  first  appointment  was  as 
assistant  pastor  at  Avilla,  Noble  county,  Ind.  September  13, 
1868,  he  was  given  charge  of  the  Goshen  congregation,  in  Elkhart 
county,  Ind.,  where  he  officiated  about  two  years,  afterward 
served  at  Crown  Point,  Lake  county,  Ind.,  five  years,  and  Sep- 
tember 13,  1875,  assumed  the  duties  of  his  present  charge  at 
Peru,    where   his    extraordinary   energy   and    tact    have   been   the 

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REV.   HENRY  MEISSNER. 


CATHOLIC  CHURCH  OF  INDIANA. 

means  of  building  up  the  church  and  congregation  to  their  present 
high  standard. 

One  of  the  greatest  achievements  of  Father  Meissner  in  this 
connection  was  his  success  in  liquidating  the  entire  debt  of  the 
congregation,  which  amounted  to  $16,350,  with  $5,000  accumu- 
lated interest,  and  the  announcement  of  these  glad  tidings  was 
made  December  23,  1886 — a  grand  thanksgiving  jubilee  being 
held  on  New  Year's  day  following.  January  14,  1887,  Father 
Meissner,  in  recognition  of  his  valuable  services,  was  appointed  by 
Bishop  Dwenger  immovable  rector  of  St.  Charles,  so  that  now  the 
congregation  is  assured  of  his  beloved  presence  until  the  close  of 
his  earthly  career. 

One  of  the  most  pleasing  incidents  of  Father  Meissner's  pas- 
torate occurred  in  May,  1884,  when  he  made  a  tour  of  England, 
Ireland,  France,  Germany,  Holland  and  Italy.  While  in  Rome 
he  had  an  unusually  long  interview  with  His  Holiness  Pope  Leo 
XIII, nwho  sent  his  apostolic  benediction  to  the  congregation  of 
St.  Charles  Borromeo,  which  Father  Meissner  gave  shortly  after 
his  return.  He  also  brought  home  with  him  many  relics,  and 
among  those  now  in  his  possession,  belonging  to  himself  or  the 
church,  are  a  fragment  of  the  holy  cross,  the  garment  of  St. 
Charles  Borromeo,  the  blood  of  St.  Thomas  and  St.  Andrew,  the 
Blessed  Virgin's  girdle  and  a  fragment  from  her  sepulcher,  and 
relics  of  St.  Stephen,  the  holy  table,  St.  Rose  of  Lima,  St.  Henry, 
St.  Francis  of  Assissa,  St.  Philip  Neri,  St.  Ann's  vail,  relics  of  St. 
Bartholomew,  and  many  others. 

Words  are  powerless  to  give  an  adequate  idea  of  the  com- 
mendable work  done  in  Peru  by  Father  Meissner,  and  the  reader 
is  left  to  his  own  inferences,  to  be  drawn  from  a  perusal  of  the 
history  of  the  church,  by  which  a  contrast  may  be  made  between 
the  past  and  the  present,  and  the  part  Father  Meissner  has  taken, 
therein. 


ENGELBERT  DILGER,  one  of  the  proprietors  of  the  Ferdi- 
nand  (Dubois   county)   saw-mill,    is  a  son  of  Lawrence  and 
Catherine  (Sherchzinger)  Dilger,  parents  of  a  family  of  eight  chil- 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

dren.  He  was  born  June  24,  1851,  was  reared  and  educated  in 
Dubois  county,  Ind.,  and  at  the  age  of  twenty-one  learned  the 
carpenter  trade,  at  which  he  worked  for  ten  years,  and  then  formed 
a  co-partnership  with  J.  H.  Beckman  in  his  present  business,  hand- 
Ung  all  the  lumber  in  and  about  Ferdinand. 

Mr.  Dilger  was  married  to  Miss  Lizzie  Miller,  a  daughter  of 
Anton  Miller,  of  Spencer  county;  they  have  nine  children:  Martin, 
who  is  a  mechanic;  Augusta;  Agatha,  who  is  studying  for  a  nun  at 
Ferdinand;  Joseph,  John,  Katie,  Carrie,  Mary,  and  Tillie,  all 
members  of  the  Catholic  church,  under  Father  John.  In  politics 
Mr.  Dilger  is  a  democrat. 

Mr.  Dilger  is  now  doing  the  largest  lumber  business  transacted 
in  Dubois  county,  and  has  risen  to  his  present  eminence  in  trade 
entirely  through  his  own  efforts,  and  his  natural  business  tact. 
Socially  his  standing  is  very  high,  and  he  and  family  enjoy  the 
esteem  of  a  large  circle  of  friends,  within  and  without  the  pale  of 
the  church. 


REV.  RUDOLPH  J.  DENK,  pastor  of  St.  Aloysius'  church  at 
Sheldon,  Allen  county,  Ind.,  is  a  son  of  Francis  and  Mary 
(Newmeier)  Denk,  of  Germany,  where  the  father  died  in  1S83  and 
where  the  mother  still  lives. 

Rev.  Rudolph  J.  Denk  was  born  in  Germany  March  10,  1866; 
studied  in  preparation  for  the  priesthood  six  years  at  Landshut  and 
four  years  at  St.  Vincent,  Pa.;  then  three  years  in  Cincinnati,  at 
St.  Mary's,  where  he  took  his  theological  course  and  was  ordained 
June  14,  1891,  under  Archbishop  William  Henry  Elder,  of  Cincin- 
nati. He  was  located  in  Fulton  county,  Ind.,  for  three  months; 
Auburn,  Ind.,  for  eight  months,  and  was  at  St.  Mary's  church,  of 
Fort  Wayne,  from  1892  to  1896  as  assistant.  He  was  assigned  to 
Sheldon  July  23,  1896,  and  has  fifty  families  in  his  church,  a  school 
and  three  Sisters  of  St.  Agnes  as  teachers,  with  eighty  pupils  in 
attendance.  Although  his  pastorate  at  Sheldon  has,  up  to  this 
date,  been  comparatively  brief,  he  has  by  his  zeal  and  piety  won 
the  love  and  respect  of  his  flock  and  has  performed  a  vast  amount 
of  good  and  useful  work,  both  spiritually  and  temporally. 


CATHOLIC   CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

PATRICK  DILLON,  ex-postmaster  at  Haughville,  was  born  in 
Lockport,  Niagara  county,  N.  Y. ,  February  15,  1853,  and  is 
a  son  of  John  and  Honora  (Cordon)  Dillon.  These  parents  were 
natives  of  Ireland,  but  came  to  America  in  their  youth  and  were 
married  in  the  town  of  Starksboro,  Vt.  They  died  in  Delphi,  Ind., 
the  mother  when  about  thirty  years  of  age  and  the  father  at  forty- 
eight  years. 

John  Dillon  was  twice  married.  By  his  first  wife,  above  men- 
tioned, he  had  seven  children,  the  subject  of  this  sketch  being  third 
in  order  of  birth;  but  two  of  these  are  living  at  this  time,  Patrick 
and  John,  the  latter  a  molder  in  the  Malleable  Iron  works  at  Haugh- 
ville. Johanna  was  the  wife  of  William  Corcoran  and  departed 
this  life  at  Delphi,  Ind.;  Bridget  died  in  her  youth;  Thomas  died 
when  less  than  a  year  old;  James  was  burned  to  death  at  the  age 
of  fifteen;  and  Andrew  was  shot  and  killed  in  Haughville.  John 
Dillon  married,  for  his  second  wife,  Kate  Carey,  by  whom  he  had 
three  children. 

Patrick  Dillon,  the  immediate  subject  of  this  sketch,  learned 
the  molder's  trade  in  his  youth,  and  has  always  worked  at  the 
same  in  Indianapolis.  For  twelve  years  he  was  employed  as  fore- 
man of  the  National  Malleable  Castings  company,  of  Haughville, 
and  at  this  time  is  with  the  Indianapolis  Foundry  company,  hold- 
ing his  present  place  since  1895.  On  the  20th  of  November,  1893, 
he  was  appointed  postmaster  at  Haughville  and  served  until  August 
I,  1897;  his  daughter.  Miss  Katie,  was  his  efficient  assistant. 

Mr.  Dillon  was  married  to  Margaret  Corcoran,  ofTerre  Haute, 
Ind.,  daughter  of  Roger  and  Nora  Corcoran.  Mrs.  Dillon  was 
educated  in  the  parochial  schools  of  Delphi  and  is  a  lady  of  many 
noble  qualities  of  mind  and  heart;  she  is  the  mother  of  four  chil- 
dren, viz:  Mary  Catherine,  Margaret  Ellen,  Harry  Edward  and 
Agnes  Goodlet. 

Mr.  Dillon  was  an  active  worker  in  the  establishment  of  St. 
Anthony's  parish  and  has  served  as  member  of  the  board  of  trustees 
from  the  beginning.  He  was  one  of  the  committee  appointed  to 
purchase  grounds  for  the  building  and  contributed  liberally  of  his 
means  towards  the  erection  of  the  present  beautiful  temple  of  wor- 
ship at  Haughville.      He  is  a  member  of  the  present  board  of  trus- 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

tees  and  a  leading  spirit  of  the  parish.  In  politics  Mr.  Dillon  is 
an  earnest  supporter  of  the  democratic  party,  and  fraternally, 
belongs  to  the  Pythian  order. 


RIGHT  REV.  FINTAX  MUXDWILER,  O.  S.  B.,  late  abbot 
of  St.  Meinrad's  Benedictine  abbey,  Spencer  county,  Ind.,  and 
whose  name  was  carried  beyond  the  walls  of  his  holy  institution  far 
out  into  the  world  as  that  of  a  saintly  and  self-sacrificing  superior, 
was  born  July  12,  1835,  at  Dietiken,  a  small  town  of  Switzerland. 
His  parents,  Jacob  and  Anna  Marie  (Seller)  Mundwiler,  were  zeal- 
ous Catholics,  and  were  desirous  of  having  their  son  reared  in  an 
atmosphere  of  sanctity  and  learning.  For  this  purpose  they 
intrusted  him,  at  the  age  of  fourteen  years,  to  the  care  of  the 
world-famed  Benedictine  abbey  of  Einsiedeln,  and  upon  the  com- 
pletion of  his  classical  course  he  entered  the  Xovitiate  of  Einsie- 
deln, where,  October  14,  1855,  he  made  his  solemn  profession. 
September  11,  1859,  he  was  ordained  priest  by  Bishop  Arnota,  and 
a  year  later  Abbot  Henry  sent  him,  in  company  with  Rev.  Father 
Martin  Maby,  O.  S.  B.  (the  late  bishop  of  St.  Cloud),  to  the 
American  missions.  He  was  at  once  appointed,  after  arrival,  as 
prefect  at  St.  Meinrad's  college,  but  was  later  sent  to  Terre  Haute, 
where  he  established  the  congregation  of  St.  Benedict  and  built  its 
first  church.  Many  of  the  older  citizens  of  Terre  Haute  remember 
the  beautiful  traits  of  character  evinced  by  the  then  young  priest, 
and  how  his  kindness  and  zeal  secured  the  love  and  admiration  of 
all  classes. 

On  the  recall  of  Father  Mundwiler  to  St.  Meinrad,  he  was 
placed  in  charge  of  the  missions  in  Spencer,  Perry  and  Dubois 
counties,  Ind.,  and  later  was  appointed  professor  of  dogmatic  the- 
ology in  the  seminary.  In  1869,  when  the  monastery  was  raised 
to  the  dignity  of  an  abbey,  by  Pius  IX,  Father  Mundwiler  was 
appointed  prior,  master  of  novices,  and  professor  of  the  seminary, 
and  the  duties  of  each  position  he  performed  with  noteworthy  skill. 

In  February,   1880,  Abbot  Marty  was  consecrated  bishop  of 


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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

the  diocese  of  Sioux  Falls,  and  two  days  later  Prior  Mundwiler 
was  elected  abbot  of  St.  Meinrad.  His  career  during  the  eighteen 
years  of  his  incumbency  of  this  high  office  is  marked  with  events 
that  will  make  his  name  memorable  in  the  annals  of  the  diocese 
of  Vincennes  and  in  the  history  of  the  Catholic  church  in  America. 
It  was  during  his  administration  that  the  large  stone  college-build- 
ing was  erected,  and  the  stone  crypt  in  1S87.  He  also  effected 
the  erection  of  the  Helvetic-American  congregation  of  Benedic- 
tines, and  was  chosen  its  first  treasurer;  the  monastery  at  Spieler- 
ville.  Ark.  (now  New  Subjaco  abbey);  the  priory  of  St.  Joseph's, 
in  Louisiana,  and  the  priory  of  St.  Gall,  in  North  Dakota. 

September  2,  1887,  occurred  the  great  fire  which  destroyed 
entirely  the  abbey  of  St.  Meinrad,  with  its  annexes;  but  with 
unwonted  and  wonderful  energy.  Rev.  Abbot  Mundwiler  rebuilt 
the  abbey  within  two  years,  and  also  began  the  construction  of 
Jasper  college  for  secular  students — the  chapel,  library,  novitiates' 
annexes,  the  spacious  printing  office  and  book  bindery,  shops, 
infirmary  and  bath-rooms — all  being  completed  and  ready  for 
occupancy  as  early  as  1896. 

The  zeal  of  the  reverend  abbot  for  the  Holy  Church  was 
also  manifested  in  other  ways.  He  took  active  interest  in  the  Ben- 
edictine college  at  Rome  (St.  Anselms),  and  materially  aided  that 
institution  of  learning.  To  him,  also,  is  attributed  the  blessing 
which  St.  Meinrad's  enjoys  in  possessing  the  central  direction  of 
the  flourishing  American  Priests'  Eucharistic  League.  But  the 
greatest  of  all  blessings  enjoyed  by  St.  Meinrad  during  the  life- 
time of  Abbot  Fintan  Mundwiler  was  the  example  he  set  as  a 
christian,  religious  priest,  prelate  and  superior.  His  devotion  to 
the  Blessed  Eucharist  was  remarkable.  It  is  known  that  he  knelt 
for  hours  before  the  blessed  crucifix,  and  during  the  years  of  his 
illness,  even  when  he  could  scarcely  walk  or  kneel,  he  paid  lengthy 
visits  to  the  Holy  Eucharist  (or  pyx).  Such  was  his  devotion  to 
Christ,  that,  when  his  fatal  illness  set  in,  he  undertook  a  pilgrim- 
age to  the  Holy  Land  in  1893.  The  final  dissolution  took  place 
at  6  p.  M.,  February  16,  1898,  in  the  presence  of  the  Right  Rev. 
Bishop  Chatard,  and  the  priests  and  brothers  of  the  abbe}-.  The 
Right  Rev.  Bishop  Radepiacher,   of  Fort  Wayne,  celebrated  the 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

pontifical  requiem  over  the  mortal  remains  of  the  departed  priest 
— but  the  immortal  part  had  gone  to  that  heavenly  abode  where 
requiems  are  never  read  nor  sung. 


HENRY  C.  DIPPEL,  a  well-known  Catholic  citizen  of  Indian- 
apolis, resides  with  his  family  at  No.  832  Broadway.  He  is 
a  native  of  Indianapolis,  but  not  a  son  of  Catholic  parents.  His 
education  was  obtained  in  the  public  schools  of  this  city,  and  he 
became  a  Catholic  through  the  influence  and  instrumentality  of  the 
Rev.  Father  Schott,  assisted  by  the  Rev.  Father  Scheideler,  becom- 
ing a  member  of  St.  Mary's  church.  Mrs.  Dippel  was  formerly 
Miss  Tillie  Crone,  was  born  in  Indianapolis  November  5,  1866, 
and  is  a  daughter  of  Jacob  and  Mary  Crone  of  Indianapolis.  She 
was  married  to  Mr.  Dippel  at  St.  Mary's  church  in  1888,  Rev. 
Father  Scheideler  officiating,  and  to  this  marriage  there  have  been 
born  three  daughters,  viz:  Stella  Ruth,  Helen  Mary,  and  Flor- 
ence Margaret.  Their  eldest  child,  William  Clarence,  died  when 
fifteen  months  of  age. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Dippel  were  formerly  members  of  St.  Mary's 
parish,  but  since  1891  they  have  resided  within  the  limits  of  St. 
Joseph's  parish,  and  they  are  both  members  of  the  excellent  choir 
of  St.  Joseph's  church.  Both  are  among  the  best  people  in  their 
parish,  and  are  by  all  people,  without  respect  of  religious  belief, 
highly  esteemed  and  respected. 


FRANK  DITTMER,  the  well-known  dealer  in  wall  paper  and 
decorative  materials  at  Huntingburg,  Dubois  county,  Ind.,  is 
a  son  of  Michael  and  Frederick  (Hoevner)  Dittmer,  of  whom  the 
father  died  July  13,   1896. 

Frank  Dittmer  was  born  in  Dubois  county.  May  15,  1862,  and 
was  reared  in  Huntingburg;  he  attended  the  common  schools,  and 
at  the  age  of  twenty-one  years  engaged  in  the  blacksmith  business. 
He  then    learned  painting  and  went  into  business  in  1882  for  him- 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

self.  He  was  married  to  Miss  Mary  Birk,  a  daughter  of  P.  Birk,. 
May  15,  1SS2,  and  the  result  of  this  happy  union  has  been  five 
children,  viz:  Hattie  E,  (who  was  confirmed  at  the  age  of  twelve 
years  by  Bishop  Chatard),  Rosa  K.,  Emma  M.,  Anna  E.  and 
Michael  C.  Both  parents  and  children  belong  to  St.  Mary's  church, 
and  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Dittmer  are  very  liberal  in  their  contributions- 
toward  its  support — both  having  been  confirmed  in  the  faith  by 
Bishop  de  St.  Palais.  Mr.  Dittmer  is  a  democrat,  and  cast  his 
first  presidental  vote  for  Grover  Cleveland.  Fraternal!}',  he  is  a 
Catholic  Knight,  also  grand  president  of  the  Y.  M.  I. 


ALBERT  |.  DITTOE,  the  well-known  grocer  of  Fort  \\'ayne, 
was  born  in  Perry  county,  Ohio,  August  23,  1845.  His  par- 
ents were  Jacob  A.  and  Catherine  (Cluny)  Dittoe,  the  former  of 
whom  was  born  in  Perry  county,  was  a  farmer,  and  died  February 
18,   1895,  at  Lancaster,  Ohio. 

Albert  J.  Dittoe  had  his  home  upon  the  farm  of  his  parents 
until  he  was  twenty-three  years  of  age,  receiving  his  education  in  the 
common  schools,  and  in  St.  Joseph's  college  in  his  native  county, 
which  he  attended  two  years,  and  also  at  the  college  in  Sinsinawa, 
Wis.  At  eighteen  years  of  age  he  accepted  a  position  as  teacher 
in  St.  Thomas'  Catholic  school  in  Zanesville,  Ohio,  for  one  term,, 
and  during  the  winter  which  followed  he  taught  in  Perry  county. 
In  the  spring  of  1869  he  came  to  Fort  Wayne,  where  he  has  since 
been  an  active  and  prominent  citizen.  For  two  years  he  held 
deputyship  in  the  offices  of  the  county  recorder  and  the  clerk  of 
the  circuit  court,  and  was  for  four  years  employed  as  bookkeeper 
and  cashier  of  the  wholesale  hardware  firm  of  A.  D.  Brandriff  & 
Co.  In  the  season  of  1873-4  he  was  engaged  in  the  ice  business 
with  his 'father-in-law,  the  late  Peter  Moran,  afterward  becoming 
a  clerk  in  a  grocery  store;  he  held  this  position  until  July,  1882, 
when  he  purchased  the  store,  which  he  has  since  conducted  with 
marked  success.  It  is  recognized  as  one  of  the  leading  establish- 
ments of  the  kind  in  the  city  and  is  popularly  known  as  the  Boston 
Tea  store. 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

Mr.  Dittoe  was  married  January  25,  1870,  by  the  Rev.  Father 
Benoit,  in  Fort  \\^ayne,  to  Margaret  G.  Moran,  and  they  have 
had  nine  children;  Mamie  C,  Charles  W.,  Loretta  A.,  Vincent  A., 
Anna  G.,  Peter  A.,  Margaret  May,  AHce  G.  and  Bernadotte,  all 
of  whom  are  living  save  Anna  G.,  who  died  in  childhood.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Dittoe  and  children  are  members  of  the  cathedral 
congregation,  and  Mr.  Dittoe  is  a  member  of  the  Catholic  Knights 
of  America,  branch  No.  103,  and  the  family  are  among  the  most 
respected  residents  of  the  city  of  Fort  Wayne. 


REV.  JOHN  R.  QUINLAN,  the  honored  pastor  of  St.  Mary's 
church  at  Huntington,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Valparaiso,  Porter 
■county,  this  state,  April  19.  1856,  and  is  a  son  of  Michael  and 
Hannah  (Shanahan)  Quinlan,  natives  of  the  borough  of  Mallow, 
-county  Cork,  Ireland,  but  who  came  to  the  United  States  in  1850, 
and  were  married  in  Valparaiso,  Ind.,  where  the  mother  died  in 
1858,  and  the  father  now  lives  in  Kansas.  They  were  the  parents 
of  two  children,  of  whom  one  is  deceased. 

Rev.  John  R.  Quinlan,  having  at  the  early  age  of  two  years 
lost  his  mother,  was  cared  for  by  an  aunt,  Mrs.  Tmiothy  McAuliffe, 
until  about  1865,  when  the  father  returned  from  the  Civil  war,  in 
which  he  had  served  four  years,  and  married  again,  after  which 
young  John  R.  resided  with  his  father  two  years,  and  then  returned 
to  the  home  of  his  aunt.  He  received  his  primary  education  in  the 
common  schools  at  Valparaiso,  and  in  the  parochial  school  under 
Rev.  Father  O'Reilley,  and  through  whorn  he  received  his  first 
communion.  In  September,  1881,  he  entered  St.  Francis  semi- 
nary at  Milwaukee,  Wis.,  and  June  22,  1890,  was  ordained  priest 
by  the  Right  Rev.  Henry  Joseph  Richter,  bishop  of  the  diocese  of 
Grand  Rapids.  He  read  his  first  mass  in  Valparaiso,  Ind.,  June 
29,  1890.  He  then  went  to  Fort  Wayne,  where,  July  4,  of  the 
same  year,  he  was  appointed  by  Bishop  Dwenger  an  assistant  at  the 
cathedral,  and  officiated  until  October  3,  1S97.  On  the  22d  of 
April,  1896,  however,  he  had  been  placed  in  charge  of  the  tem- 
poral affairs  of  St.  Mary's  parish,  at  Huntington,  the  church-edifice 


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ST.   MARY'S    CHURCH, 

HUNTINGTON,   IND. 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

being   then   in    the   course  of  construction,  and   at  its   dedication, 
Sunday,  October  3,   1897,  assumed  his  duties  as  pastor. 

Father  Quinlan  is  of  broad  culture,  bright  intellect,  and  quick 
perception,  and  is  courteous,  sociable  and  kindly  in  demeanor,  is 
sincerely  beloved  by  his  flock,  and  stands  high  in  the  esteem  of  the 
general  public. 


FRANK  DOERSCHUK,  proprietor  of  one  of  the  largest  black- 
■  smith  and  repair  shops  of  Terre  Haute  and  a  musician  of  more 
than  local  repute,  was  born  in  New  Philadelphia,  Tuscarawas 
county,  Ohio,  April  22,  1854,  son  of  Jacob  and  Christina  Doerschuk. 

Jacob  Doerschuk  was  born  in  October,  181 5,  in  Rocken- 
hausen,  kingdom  of  Bavaria,  Germany,  and  came  to  the  United 
States  in  the  year  1837.  He  married,  July  7,  1839,  Christina 
Rinner,  who  was  also  a  native  of  Bavaria,  where  her  birth  occurred 
in  I  8  16.  Mrs.  Doerschuk's  father  was  born  in  Germany,  April  3, 
1788,  and  departed  this  life  at  New  Philadelphia,  Ohio,  October, 
18S2.  In  1808  he  entered  the  army  of  the  first  Napoleon  at  a 
time  when  all  Europe  was  trembling  before  the  movements  of  that 
Son  of  Destiny,  served  in  the  Fourth  hussars  in  Spain,  and  par- 
ticipated in  many  of  the  bloody  battles  of  that  historic  period. 
After  the  return  of  Bonaparte  from  the  ill-fated  Russian  campaign, 
his  regiment  was  recalled  and  he  discharged.  The  father  of  the 
subject  died  at  New  Philadelphia,  July  29,  1886;  the  mother  still 
survives. 

Frank  Doerschuk  is  the  seventh  of  a  family  of  six  sons  and 
two  daughters,  all  of  whom  are  living.  He  was  reared  in  the  town 
of  his  birth,  where  he  received  a  practical  education,  and,  at  the 
age  of  seventeen,  began  learning  the  blacksmith  .trade,  at  which  he 
served  an  apprenticeship  under  Samuel  Rufer,  at  New  Philadel- 
phia, and  with  whom  he  remained  eight  years,  from  1870  to  1878. 
In  the  latter  year  he  came  to  Indiana  for  the  purpose  of  visiting  a 
brother  at  Coal  City,  and  while  there,  decided  to  remain  in  the 
Hoosier  state.  He  located  the  following  year  in  Terre  Haute, 
where  he  worked  at  his  trade  until  1881,  when  he  accepted  a  posi- 
tion in  the  car  works,  a  position  he  filled  for  some  time  with  credit 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

to  himself  and  satisfaction  to  the  firm  by  which  he  was  employed. 
Mr.  Doerschuk  comes  of  a  family  of  musicians,  he  himself  and  four 
brothers  having  distinguished  themselves  in  the  realm  of  harmony. 
Shortly  after  locating  in  Terre  Haute,  he  became  a  member  of  the 
famous  Ringgold  band  as  player  of  the  clarinet,  and,  in  1881,  he 
quit  his  trade  and  gave  his  attention  solely  to  music,  playing  in 
the  orchestra  of  Shewmaker's  theater  until  the  spring  of  the  year 
following.  In  1882  he  joined  the  band  with  the  John  Robinson 
circus,  and,  during  that  year,  traveled  extensively  throughout 
various  parts  of  the  United  States.  Returning  to  Terre  Haute  at 
the  end  of  his  tour,  Mr.  Doerschuk  again  played  with  Ringgold's 
band,  with  which  he  remained  until  the  spring  of  1885,  when  he 
resumed  his  trade,  which  he  has  since  followed,  devoting  only  his 
leisure  to  music.  He  has  a  large  and  well-regulated  shop,  supplied 
with  all  the  modern  appliances  of  his  trade,  on  East  Main  street, 
and  his  business  is  all  that  he  can  reasonably  desire. 

Mr.  Doerschuk  was  married  April  12,  1S83,  to  Mary  AUwell, 
who  was  born  September  26,  i860,  in  Charleston,  III.,  daughter 
of  Thomas  and  Mary  (Landergan)  Allwell,  natives  respectively  of 
counties  Westmeath  and  Tipperary,  Ireland.  Thomas  Allwell 
served  in  the  late  Rebellion  as  a  member  of  the  One  Hundred  and 
Twenty-third  Illinois  infantry,  and  died  in  the  year  1896;  his 
widow  is  still  living  in  Charleston,  111.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Doerschuk 
have  one  child,  a  daughter,  Mary  Estella,  whose  birth  occurred 
December  12,  188S.  The  family  are  all  members  of  St.  Patrick's 
parish,  Terre  Haute — Mr.  Doerschuk  being  one  of  the  musicians 
of  the  church;  he  belongs  to  the  Y.  M.  I.  and  the  St.  Benedict 
Franciscan  society,  and  Mrs.  Doerschuk  is  a  member  of  the  Altar 
society  of  St.  Patrick's. 


ED'WARD  DOBER,  a  trustee  of  the  St.  Lawrence  church,  a 
custom  tailor  and  dealer  in  gents'  furnishings,  at  Lawrence- 
burg,  Dearborn  county,  Ind.,  is  a  son  Joseph  and  Henricia 
(Woeber)  Dober,  who  were  born  in  Baden,  Germany,  and  died 
in  that  country. 

Edward  Dober  was  born  on   July   2,  185 1,  in  Germany,  and 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

came  to  America  in  1872,  locating  at  Lawrenceburg  immediately 
upon  his  arrival  in  the  states.  He  learned  the  tailor's  trade  in 
Germany,  but  worked  at  it  only  a  few  years.  Upon  his  arrival 
here,  he  entered  the  employ  of  Cook  &  Klapper  for  a  short  time, 
formed  a  partnership  later  on,  and  this  continued  for  two  years. 
On  account  of  bad  health  he  returned  to  Europe  and  remained 
there  a  few  months,  but,  before  going,  sold  out  to  Mr.  Klapper. 
Upon  his  return  to  Lawrenceburg  he  worked  for  Mr.  Klapper  for  a 
short  time,  and  in  1882  engaged  in  his  present  business,  carrying 
a.  stock  of  $6,000. 

Mr.  Dober  was  first  united  in  marriage,  in  1875,  to  Miss  Kate 
Gardner,  of  Lawrenceburg,  a  daughter  of  Anthony  Gardner,  and 
to  this  union  was  born  one  child,  Ida.  He  was  next  married,  in 
April,  1 88 1,  to  Josephine  Morgan,  of  Lawrenceburg.  To  this 
union  have  been  born  eight  children,  as  follows:  Fred  J.,  Edward 
P.,  Henricia,  Josephine,  Mary,  Frank,  Bontonia,  and  Agnes. 
The  family  are  all  devout  Catholics  and  belong  to  the  church  of 
which  the  father  is  a  trustee,  and  socially  move  in  the  best  circles 
of  Lawrenceburg. 


FREDERICIv  A.  DOLL,  who  has  sole  charge  of  the  union 
freight  depot  at  Shelbyville,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Batesville,  Rip- 
ley county,  this  state,  September  19,  1867,  and  is  a  son  of  Joseph 
and  Magdalena  (Kipper)  Doll,  natives,  respectively,  of  Pennsyl- 
vania and  Bavaria.  On  locating  in  Batesville,  Joseph  Doll  engaged 
in  bridge  building,  and  is  now  superintendent  of  bridges  for  the 
Big  Four  road  between  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  and  Indianapolis,  Ind., 
and  still  makes  his  home  in  Batesville,  of  which  place  he  and  fam- 
ily are  members  of  St.  Ludwig's  church. 

Frederick  A.  Doll  attended  the  parochial  schools  of  Batesville 
until  thirteen  years  of  age,  and  from  that  age  until  eighteen  was  a 
pupil  in  the  public  school.  He  then  learned  telegraphy,  and  until 
1 891  manipulated  the  ticker  at  Shelbyville,  and  was  then  appointed 
passenger  agent,  which  position  he  ably  filled  until  1892,  when  he 
was  placed  in  full  charge  of  the  freight  depot,  with  a  corps  of 
assistants.      Mr.  Doll  is  a  devout  Catholic,  and  is  a  member  of  St. 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS 


Gabriel's  congregation,  which  he  aids  with  his  means  in  no  unstinted 
manner  when  the  parish  is  in  want  of  funds.  In  politics  Mr.  Doll 
is  a  genuine  democrat,  and  in  his  social  relations  he  enjoys  a  most 
enviable  standing.^ 


THOMAS  DONAHUE,  station  agent  for  the  B.  &  O.  S.  W.  R. 
R.,  at  Washington,  Daviess  county,  Ind.,  and  an  expert  teleg- 
rapher, is  a  son  of  Paul  and  Maria  (Kearney)  Donahue,  and  was 
born  in  Altoona,  Pa.,  December  22,   1853. 

Paul  Donahue,  a  native  of  county  Kings,  Ireland,  came  to 
America  in  1848,  married  Maria  Kearney,  a  native  of  county 
Queens,  Ireland,  and  to  this  marriage  were  born  six  children,  viz: 
Thomas,  our  subject;  Martin,  train  dispatcher  at  Edgerly,  Calca- 
sieu parish.  La. ;  Patrick,  of  Fort  Wayne,  Ind. ;  Catherine,  a  pub- 
lic school-teacher,  of  Mitchell,  Ind.,  Joseph,  train  dispatcher,  of 
Washington,  and  Edward,  of  Mitchell.  Paul  Donahue  found  his 
first  employment,  in  a  regular  way,  on  coming  to  America,  in 
Pittsburg,  Pa.,  as  a  railroad  section  foreman,  and  was  transferred 
from  point  to  point  along  the  line  until  1855,  when  he  came  to 
Indiana  and  settled  in  Mitchell,  Lawrence  county,  where  he  con- 
tinued in  railroad  work  until  his  death,  in  July,  1S91,  in  the  faith 
to  which  he  was  reared  and  in  which  he  conscientiously  lived  — 
that  of  the  Catholic  church. 

Thomas  Donahue,  our  subject,  attended  the  public  schools  of 
Mitchell,  Ind.,  until  eighteen  years  of  age,  when  he  began  his  busi- 
ness life  as  a  section  hand  on  the  O.  &  M.  railroad;  next  he 
entered  the  station  as  a  student  of  telegraphy,  and  a  year  later 
became  night  operator,  which  position  he  filled  three  months,  and 
was  then  transferred  to  Milan,  Ind. ;  nineteen  months  later  he^was 
sent  to  Vincennes,  Ind.,  where  he  remained  four  years,  and  was 
then  stationed  at  Aurora,  Ind.,  for  a  year  and  a  half;  he  was  then 
appointed  agent  for  the  company  at  Medora,  Ind.,  and  remained 
there  seven  years,  at  which  time  he  resigned  and  went  to  Cincin- 
nati, Ohio,  where  he  was  engaged  in  telegraphy  two  years. 
Finally,  on  April  10,   1890,  he  settled  in  Washington,  Ind.,  where 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

he  has  since  filled,  in  a   most   satisfactory   manner,  the  position  of 
agent  for  his  company. 

Mr.  Donahue  was  married,  in  Mitchell,  Ind.,  October  6,1879, 
to  Miss  Mary  Jane  Keane,  a  native  of  Cincinnati,  and  this  union 
has  been  blessed  with  four  children — Thomas,  Helen,  Lena  and 
William.  The  family  belong -to  the  Catholic  parish  of  St.  Simon, 
and  socially  occupy  a  high  position,  owning  a  very  pleasant  home 
on  Poplar  street,  where  their  numerous  friends  always  receive  a 
warm  welcome.      In   politics,  Mr.  Donahue    is  a  stanch  democrat. 


MICHAEL  M.  DOOLEY,  M.  D.,  of  Loogootee,  Ind.,  was  born 
in  St.  Johns,  Newfoundland,  August  9,  1857,  a  son  of 
Matthew  and  Bridget  (Moriarty)  Dooley,  who  were  natives  of  the 
same  province  and  of  Irish  parentage.  The  father  is  now  a  resi- 
dent of  Nova  Scotia,  where  the  mother  died  some  years  ago,  they 
having  had  born  to  them  twelve  children,  of  whom  the  doctor  is 
the  eldest. 

The  family  moved  to  Nova  Scotia  about  1S67,  and  the  father 
bought  a  small  piece  of  land  in  Antigonish,  where  our  subject 
worked  in  a  woolen  mill  during  the  summer  season,  and  attended 
school  in  the  winter  three  months,  all  told.  At  the  age  of  sixteen 
years  he  was  apprenticed  to  a  carpenter  for  three  years,  receiving 
$40  during  that  period,  but  was  considered  by  his  emyloyer  to  be 
the  best  mechanic  in  the  shop.  He  then  returned  to  Newfound- 
land, began  work  as  a  journeyman,  but  soon  became  foreman  for 
the  most  extensive  carpentering  firm  in  St.   John's. 

In  1878  Mr.  Dooley  came  to  the  United  States  and  for  several 
years  worked  as  a  railroad  bridge  carpenter  in  the  state  of  New 
York,  but  later  the  company  sent  him  to  Michigan  as  foreman  of 
bridge  construction,  he  being  an  adept  at  this  class  of  work,  and 
after  superintending  the  building  of  several  bridges  in  Michigan  and 
Ohio  and  all  the  eastern  states  for  his  employers,  he  was  engaged 
by  Baird  Bros.,  of  Pittsburg,  Pa.,  sub-contractors  for  the  Keystone 
Bridge  company,  and  served  this  firm  si.x  years  as  foreman.  Among 
the  many  large  bridges  over  which   he  had  the  supervision  of  con- 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

struction  was  that  at  Havre  de  Grace,  Md.,  which  spans  the  Sus- 
quehanna river,  which  at  that  point  is  a  mile  wide.  This  was  a 
very  creditable  piece  of  work  but  a  very  onerous  one,  and  about 
this  time  Mr.  Dooley's  health  failed,  and  while  recuperating  his 
physician  advised  him  to  relinquish  mechanical  pursuits  and  under- 
take the  study  of  medicine.  Mr.  Dooley,  having  by  this  time 
accumulated  considerable  money,  concluded  to  follow  his  physi- 
cian's advice  and  went  through  a  course  of  preparation,  studying 
night  and  day  for  three  years,  and  then,  in  1885,  entered  the  Ken- 
tucky school  of  Medicine  at  Louisville,  from  which  he  graduated  in 
1886.  For  one  year  he  practiced  in  Greene  county,  Ind.,  and  in 
1887  came  to  Loogootee,  where  he  has  ever  since  enjoyed  a  lucra- 
tive practice. 

Dr.  Dooley  was  most  happily  married,  in  February,  1889,  to 
Miss  Anna  Wathon,  of  Montgomery,  Ind.,  and  a  daughter  of 
Raphael  and  Mary  (Cavanaugh)  Wathon,  and  this  union  has  been 
blessed  with  four  children — May,  Bernadotte,  Agnes  and  Jenne. 
The  doctor  is  a  member  of  the  Martin  county  Medical  society,  and 
of  the  board  of  United  States  pension  examiners.  Although  he 
takes  no  especial  interest  in  politics,  he  is  very  popular  with  the 
citizens  of  Loogootee,  who  have  elected  him  a  member  of  the  town 
council.  The  doctor  is  the  owner  of  a  pleasant  residence,  and 
socially  he  and  wife  are  held  in  deservedly  high  esteem. 


JOHN  DOMMERSHAUSEN,  a  prominent  member  of  St.  Bene- 
dict parish,  Terre  Haute,  and  a  well-known  business  man  of 
the  city,  is  a  native  of  the  province  of  Hesse  Nassau,  Germany, 
born  in  Prath  on  the  5th  day  of  September,  1848.  His  parents 
were  Philip  and  Annie  Eva  (Thomas)  Dommershausen,  both  natives 
of  the  above  province,  where  they  passed  their  lives  and  where 
they  both  lie  buried  in  the  old  ancestral  cemetery. 

John  Dommershausen  was  educated  in  the  old  country  and 
there  learned  the  trade  of  bricklaying,  which  he  followed  in  his 
native  province  until  1868,  in  March  of  which  year  he  came  to  the 
United   States,  locating,  a   short  time  thereafter,  in  Terre  Haute, 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

Ind.,  which,  with  the  exception  of  ten  years,  has  since  been  his 
place  of  residence.  He  followed  his  chosen  calling  in  this  city 
quite  successfully  until  1883,  when  he  embarked  in  merchandizing 
as  a  grocer,  erecting  a  business  house  on  the  corner  of  Fifteenth 
street  and  Liberty  avenue,  which  was  replaced  five  years  later  by 
his  present  commodious  brick  structure,  in  which  he  carries  on  a 
lucrative  trade  with  a  constantly  increasing  patronage. 

Amid  the  many  demands  upon  his  time  by  his  business  and 
other  secular  pursuits,  Mr.  Dommershausen  has  ever  been  mindful 
of  the  higher  claims  of  religion,  and  surely  the  church  in  Terre 
Haute  has  no  more  consistent  and  faithful  son  that  he.  Since  1883 
he  has  been  a  member  of  St.  Benedict  parish,  being  at  this  time  a 
trustee  of  the  same,  also  a  member  of  the  building  committee  hav- 
ing in  charge  the  new  house  of  worship  now  in  process  of  construc- 
tion, and  he  is,  beside,  an  active  worker  in  the  society  of  St. 
Francis. 


WILLIAM  DOWNES,  Sk.,  proprietor  of  a  first-class  plumb- 
ing and  gas-fitting  establishment  at  South  Bend,  Ind.,  was 
born  in  the  parish  of  Dunbeg,  county  Clare,  Ireland,  September 
15,   1850,  a  son  of  Michael  and  Ellen  (Quirk)  Downes. 

Michael  Downes,  also  a  native  of  Dunbeg  parish,  was  born 
in  1807,  received  a  good  parochial  school  education,  and  was  a 
farmer  all  his  life.  He  was  married  in  his  native  parish,  in  1830, 
by  Father  O'Brien,  and  there  were  born  to  him  eight  children,  in 
the  following  order:  Simon,  who  died  in  Ireland;  Michael,  living 
in  California;  Mary,  wife  of  Patirck  Gorman,  and  Maggie,  wife  of 
John  Gorman,  both  in  county  Clare,  Ireland;  Bridget,  wife  of  John 
Downes,  of  Chicago,  111. ;  Anna,  wife  of  John  Mclnery,  of  county 
Clare;  John,  in  the  same  county,  and  William,  whose  name  opens 
this  biography. 

William  Downes,  Sr.,  attended  the  parochial  school  of  his 
native  parish  until  his  fifteenth  year,  when  he  came  to  the  United 
States,  landing  in  New  York,  in  July,  1865,  where  he  learned 
plumbing,  and  then  went  to  Chicago,  111.,  where  he  lived  about 
ten  years.      From  Chicago  he  came  to   South  Bend,  Ind.,  in  1877, 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

and  here  secured  employment  with  Stevenson  &  Sons,  with  whom 
he  remained  three  years,  and  then  engaged  in  business  on  his  own 
account,  having  now  one  of  the  best-equipped  plumbing  establish- 
ments in  the  county  and  doing  an  excellent  trade. 

Mr.  Downes  was  first  married  in  Chicago,  at  the  Jesuit  church, 
in  October,  1872,  to  Miss  Maggie  Cain,  the  union  resulting  in  the 
birth  of  three  children — William,  Charles  and  Fannie.  Mrs. 
Downes  was  called  away  in  March,  1878,  dying  in  the  Catholic 
faith  at  South  Bend,  where  her  remains  lie  interred  in  Calvary 
cemetery.  In  October,  1882,  at  St.  Patrick's  church  in  South 
Bend,  Mr.  Downes  was  united  in  wedlock  with  Miss  Anna  Morley, 
Father  Hogerty  officiating,  and  this  union  has  also  been  blessed 
with  three  children,  viz:  May,  Maggie  and  Joseph.  The  family 
are  all  devoted  members  of  St.  Patrick's  congregation,  Mr.  Downes 
and  wife  being  prominent  in  all  work  for  good  in  which  it  is  possi- 
ble for  lay  members  to  take  a  part,  and  being  very  liberal  in  their 
contributions  toward  the  general  support  of  the  church.  Their 
social  standing  is  of  a  very  pleasant  nature  and  their  friends  are 
warm  and  numerous. 


REV.  MICHAEL  HECIv,  in  charge  of  the  St.  Wendel  parish,  is 
one  of  si.x  children  born  to  Nicholas  and  Magdalene  (Brausch) 
Heck,  natives  of  Prussia,  who  came  to  the  United  States  in  De- 
cember, 1 85 1,  and  first  located  near  Madison,  Ind.,  where  the 
father  bought  land  and  followed  agricultural  pursuits  until  1869, 
after  which  he  made  his  home  with  his  son,  Michael,  leading  a  re- 
tired life  until  his  death,  which  occurred  March  17,  1890,  at  St. 
Wendel.     The  mother  died  March  31,   1865. 

Michael  Heck  was  born  in  Prussia  in  1838,  and  in  his  boyhood 
days  attended  the  Prussian  public  schools.  On  coming  to  America 
with  his  parents,  he  began  to  study  for  the  priesthood  in  the  year 
1858,  at  Madison,  Ind.,  also  at  private  schools,  which  he  attended 
for  two  years;  he  then  entered  St.  Thomas'  seminary  at  Bards- 
town,  Ky. ,  and  later  entered  St.  Meinrad  seminary,  Ind.,  where  he 
completed  his  classical  and  theological  studies,  and  was  ordained 
to  the  priesthood  September  22,  1868,  said  his  first  mass  at  Madi- 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

son,  Ind.,  and  immediately  thereafter  was  placed  in  charge  of  the 
Enochsburg,  Ind.,  parish.  He  was  also  pastor,  later,  at  St.  John 
the  Evangelist's  for  ten  years  and  a  half,  and  was  then  placed  in 
charge  of  his  present  parish.  It  is  needless  to  say  that  the  Rev. 
Heck  has  improved  financially  and  otherwise  the  welfare  of  his 
present  flock,  its  wonderful  increase  to  170  families  speaking  for 
itself. 


JOHN  DOSCH,  the  popular  real-estate  dealer  of  Washington. 
Daviess  county,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Dubois  county,  Ind.,  Feb- 
ruary 20,  1859,  a  son  of  Antony  and  Maria  (Dudine)  Dosch,  natives 
of  Germany,  who  came  to  the  United  States  when  young,  and 
married  in  New  Orleans  January  25,  1847,  where  they  lived  for  a 
short  time  afterward,  when  they  removed  to  Louisville,  Ky.,  where 
the  father  was  engaged  in  gardening  a  few  years,  when  they  came 
to  Indiana  and  bought  a  farm  in  Dubois  county,  where  they  have 
since  resided.  Their  ten  children  were  born  in  the  following  order: 
William,  Andrew  M.,  Elizabeth,  Mary,  Josephine,  John  (subject), 
Louise,  Flora,  Edward  C.  (deceased),  and  Clara.  The  family 
are  members  of  St.  Mary's  Catholic  congregation,  and  in  politics 
the  male  members  are  democrats. 

John  Dosch,  the  subject  of  this  biography,  lived  on  his 
father's  farm  until  seventeen  years  old,  attending  a  common-school 
in  the  meantime;  then  attended  the  parochial  school  one  year 
under  Father  J.  P.  Sassel,  and  the  public-school  of  Washington 
about  another  year,  or  until  nineteen  years  old,  when  he  appren- 
ticed himself  to  E.  R.  Eskridge,  harness  and  saddlemaker,  with 
whom  he  remained  three  years,  and  then  engaged  in  engineering 
for  the  Cable  Coal  company  at  Washington,  with  which  he  served 
twelve  years,  when  he  was  nominated  by  the  democratic  party,  in 
the  fall  of  1890,  for  county  recorder,  was  elected  by  twenty-five 
majority,  being  the  only  democrat  elected  on  the  county  ticket, 
and  served  four  years;  in  1894,  however,  he  was  defeated,  although 
his  party  had  full  confidence  in  him  and  gave  him  the  entire 
strength  of  its  vote.  May  i,  1895,  he  joined  William  H.  Sanford 
in  the  real-estate,  loan   and    insurance    business,  which    has   since 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

claimed  his  attention.  In  April,  1896,  Mr.  Dosch  was  put  forward 
by  his  party  as  its  nominee  for  county  treasurer,  but  the  party 
formed  a  fusion  with  the  populists,  and  he  gave  up  the  nomination 
to  the  populist  candidate,  who  was  elected. 

Mr.  Dosch  was  married,  iri  Washington,  Ind.,  October  28, 
1886,  to  Miss  Charlotte  F.  Faust,  who  was  born  in  the  city  Novem- 
ber 30,  1862,  a  daughter  of  Wendeline  and  Frances  (Kegler) 
Faust,  and  this  union  has  been  blessed  with  six  children,  viz: 
Francis  M.,  Charlotte  and  Laura  (twins),  Marie,  John  C.  and 
Alma  M.  Mr.  Dosch  has  been  a  trustee  of  St.  Mary's  congrega- 
tion since  1892,  and  is  also  a  member  of  the  Young  Men's  insti- 
tute, a  Catholic  fraternal  association,  organized  in  San  Francisco, 
Cal.,  March  4,  1883;  Mrs.  Dosch  is  a  member  of  the  Altar  society 
of  her  church,  and  both  are  devoted  adherents  to  the  Catholic 
faith.  Mr.  Dosch  owns  a  fine  farm  in  Washington  township  and 
three  residences  in  the  city;  is  agent  and  treasurer  of  the  German- 
American  Building  &  Loan  association  of  Indianapolis  at  Wash- 
ington, and  has  filled  this  position  since  January,  1895.  He  is 
affable  in  his  deportment  and  in  every  respect  is  a  capital  business 
man,  and  well  deserves  the  high  esteem  in  which  he  is  held,  both 
as  a  gentleman  and  citizen. 


WILLIAM  DOWNEY,  one  of  the  best-known  residents  of  St. 
Patrick's  parish,  Daviess  county,  was  born  on  a  farm  near 
Alfordsville,  Ind.,  April  3,  1847,  the  seventh  of  a  family  of  eight 
children  (seven  sons  and  one  daughter)  born  to  Thomas  and  Bridget 
(McAvey)  Downey,  of  which  children  two  only — James  and  William 
— are  now  living. 

Thomas  Downey,  a  native  of  county  Queens,  Ireland,  was 
born  about  1801,  was  reared  a  farmer,  and  there  married  Miss 
McAvey,  who  was  born  in  county  Kings  in  1 803.  In  1830  Mr. 
Downey  and  wife  sailed  from  Dublin  for  New  York,  and  from  the 
latter  city  went  to  Lancaster,  Pa.,  where  Mr.  Downey  for  a  short 
time  was  employed  on  public  works;  they  next  removed  to  Louis- 
ville, Ky.,  and  then  to  Madison,  Ind.,  where  Mr.  Downey  was  for 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

some  time  foreman  of  a  railroad  section  force,  and  in  1845  came 
to  Daviess  county,  where  he  purchased  a  partially  improved  tract 
of  120  acres  of  land,  which  he  farmed  for  twelve  years  and  then 
sold.  He  then  made  a  brief  visit  to  Iowa,  but  returned  to  Daviess 
county  and  purchased  a  farm  of  160  acres  in  Reeve  township, 
about  1856,  which  he  later  increased  to  420  acres.  He  was  one  of 
the  most  respected  men  of  his  township  and  one  of  its  most  pro- 
gressive and  public-spirited  citizens,  and  a  regular  attendant  at  the 
old  log  church  of  St.  Patrick's  parish,  to  which  he  donated  the  land 
on  which  the  present  church-edifice  stands  and  also  the  ground  for 
the  cemetery.  In  politics  he  was  originally  a  whig,  but  later 
become  a  Jacksonian  democrat,  and  adhered  to  this  political  belief 
until  his  death.  He  lost  his  wife  February  12,  1873,  and  his  own 
death  occurred  September  9,  1877,  and  the  remains  of  both  lie 
interrred  in  St.  Patrick's  cemetery,  where  a  handsome  marble  slab 
marks  their  mutual  grave. 

William  Downey  remained  with  his  parents,  assisting  his 
father  in  farming,  until  his  marriage,  April  23,  1874,  to  Miss 
Elizabeth  Farrell,  by  Rev.  William  Doyle.  Mrs.  Downey  was 
born  in  Daviess  county  April  18,  1847,  a  daughter  of  Andrew  and 
Catherine  (Smith)  Farrell,  and  was  confirmed  in  the  Catholic  faith 
by  Bishop  de  St.  Palais  in  the  same  class  in  which  her  husband 
was  confirmed.  Her  father  was  born  in  county  Longford,  Ireland, 
and  her  mother  was  a  native  of  Maryland,  and  these  were  the 
parents  of  six  sons  and  seven  daughters,  of  whom  nine  are  still 
living — the  eldest  son,  Joseph,  being  a  farmer  and  grain  buyer  at 
Fort  Worth,  Tex.,  and  the  youngest  daughter  being  the  wife  of 
Michael  Conlin,  a  railroad  man,  also  of  Fort  Worth,  while  the 
remaining  seven  reside  in  Daviess  county,  Ind.  The  union  of  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Downey  has  been  blessed  with  one  son,  James  C. ,  who 
was  confirmed  at.  ten  years  of  age  by  Bishop  Chatard,  and  is  now 
an  able  assistant  to  his  father  in  his  agricultural  pursuits. 

William  Downey  has  passed  all  his  life  in  Daviess  county,  has 
always  been  among  the  foremost  in  aid  of  his  church,  and  was 
present  when  the  first  spadeful  of  earth  was  removed  for  the  pur- 
pose of  making  room  for  the  foundation  of  the  present  St.  Patrick's- 
church-edifice.      In  his  early  years  he  taught  school  in  Reeve  town- 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

ship  for  io6  days,  and  for  two  years  was  engaged  in  merchandizing 
in  Armagh,  but  is  now  engaged  in  agriculture,  owning  189  acres  in 
Reeve  township,  while  Mrs.  Downey  owns  forty  acres  in  Harrison 
township — the  gift  of  her  father.  In  politics  Mr.  Downey  is  a 
stanch  democrat,  and  cast  his  first  presidential  vote  for  Horatio 
Seymour  in  1868,  and  it  may  be  added  that  James  C.  Downey  cast 
his  first  vote  for  William  J.  Bryan.  Although  a  democrat,  Mr. 
Downey  has  been  extremely  popular  with  his  fellow-citizens  of  all 
parties,  and  served  as  postmaster  of  Armagh  under  the  adminis- 
tration of  President  Grant.  The  family  are  devoted  members  of 
St.  Patrick's  church,  and  Mr.  Downey  is  also  a  member  of  the 
Catholic  Knights  of  America.  No  family  in  the  county  stands 
higher,  socially,  than  that  of  William  Downey. 


VERY  REV.  ANTHONY  SCHEIDELER,  V.  G,- rector  of  St. 
Mary's  (German  Catholic)  church,  on  East  Maryland  street, 
Indianapolis,  is  a  native  of  Borgholz,  Westphalia,  Germany,  and 
was  born  May  23,  1836.  He  was  primarily  educated  in  the  paro- 
chial schools  of  his  native  city  and  began  preparation  for  the  priest- 
hood in  the  gymnasium  at  Paderborn.  In  1854  he  came  to  Amer- 
ica and  is  the  only  representative  of  his  family  in  this  country,  his 
parents  having  died  in  Germany.  He  entered  the  college  at  St. 
"Vincent's,  Pa.,  where  he  completed  his  classical  and  scientific 
studies,  and  next  entered  upon  the  study  of  philosophy  and  theol- 
ogy at  Vincennes,  Ind.  October  21,  i860,  he  was  ordained  priest, 
in  St.  Francis  Xavier  cathedral,  in  the  same  city.  Bishop  de  St. 
Palais  presiding,  and  his  first  pastoral  charge  was  that  of  St.  Jos- 
eph, Dearborn  county,  Ind.,  where  he  officiated  from  October  21, 
i860,  until  July  28,  1874,  since  which  date  he  has  had  charge  of 
-St.  Mary's,  in  Indianapolis,  and  since  1878  has  been  (German) 
vicar-general  of  the  diocese  of  Vincennes.  St.  Mary's  parish  com- 
prises nearly  400  families,  all  of  whom  are  German,  and  was 
established  in  1857,  the  church  building  being  erected  in  1858. 
Within  its  jurisdiction  are  six  parochial  schools — three  for  males 
■and  three  for  females — five  of  which  are  under  the  management  of 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

the  Sisters  of  St.  Francis,  who   are  under  the   supervision  of  the 
parish  priest. 

Father  Scheideler  has  been  an  ardent  and  earnest  worker  for 
the  church  and  parish  and  well  deserves  the  eminent  position . 
which  he  has  attained  through  his  piety  and  devotion  to  his  duties. 
Benevolent  in  his  nature,  he  is  consequently  gentle  in  his  demeanor, 
and  has  won  the  heartfelt  love  of  his  parishioners,  not  only  through 
his  amiability,  but  through  his  profundity  in  knowledge  and  elo- 
quence in  the  pulpit. 


REV.  FRANCIS  B.  DOWD,  rector  of  St.  Anthony's  church, 
Indianapolis,  Ind.,  is  a  native  of  New  Albany,  this  state,  and' 
was  born  April  26,  1862.  His  elementary  education  was  acquired 
in  the  parochial  schools  of  his  native  city,  and  his  collegiate  and 
seminary  courses  were  pursued  at  St.  Meinrad,  covering  a  period 
of  ten  years.  He  was  ordained  to  the  priesthood  May  26,  1888, 
and  his  first  pastoral  duties  were  performed  as  assistant  at  St. 
John's  church,  Indianapolis — having  celebrated  his  first  mass  on 
Trinity  Sunday,  April  27,  1888,  at  Holy  Trinity  church.  New 
Albany. 

Father  Dowd  continued  to  officiate  at  St.  John's  until  the 
tablishment  of  St.  Anthony's  congregation,  when  he  became  its 
pastor,  and  under  his  ministration  the  general  preliminary  work 
was  performed  and  the  means  raised  for  the  erection  of  a  house  of 
worship.  Further  information  regarding  this  congregation  and 
work  done  by  the  energetic  young  pastor  will  be  found  in  the 
history  proper  of  St.  Anthony's  church. 


DANIEL  DOYLE,  of  1804  Woodlawn  avenue,  Indianapolis,  is. 
one  of  three  brothers,  residents  of  this  city,  all  of  whom  are 
well-known  citizens,  and  all  of  whom  are  highly  respected.  Their 
names  are  Daniel,  Thomas  and  Michael  Doyle.  Daniel  and  his 
two  brothers  were  all  born   in   the  parish   of  Catherciveen  countj', 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATION'S, 

Kerr}',  Ireland,  near  the  birthplace  of  the  famous  orator,  patriot 
and  statesman,  Daniel  O'Connell.  Their  parents  were  Thomas 
and  Margaret  Doyle,  their  mother's  maiden  name  having  been 
McCarty.  Their  father  died  when  they  were  yet  young,  but  their 
mother  attained  to  a  good  old  age.  Of  the  ten  children  born  to 
this  venerated  couple,  seven  grew  to  mature  j-ears,  and  five,  four 
sons  and  a  daughter,  still  survive — one  son  and  one  daughter  still 
in  the  Emerald  isle. 

Daniel  Doyle,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  was  about  thirty 
years  of  age  when  he  came  to  the  United  States.  Becoming  a  citi- 
zen in  1872,  he  cast  his  first  presidential  vote  at  the  election  of 
that  year  at  Terre  Haute.  He  has  therefore  been  a  citizen  of 
Indiana  the  same  length  of  time  that  he  has  been  a  citizen  of  the 
United  States.  From  Terre  Haute  became  to  Indianapolis,  where 
he  was  married  in  St.  Joseph's  church,  by  Rev.  Father  Alerding, 
in  February,  1879,  to  Miss  Ellen  Cahill,  daughter  of  Michael  and 
Alice  Cahill,  the  maiden  name  of  the  latter  having  been  Egan. 
The  mother  of  Mrs.  Doyle  died  in  Ireland,  but  the  father  and  all 
of  his  children  came  to  the  United  States  during  the  years  1851 
and  1852.  The  father  died  on  November  23,  1865,  and  his  remains 
lie  buried  in  Holy  Cross  cemetery.  The  children  that  came  with 
him  to  this  country  were  six  in  number,  two  sons  and  four  daugh- 
ters, all  of  whom  are  living  but  one,  Thomas,  who  died  at  the  age 
of  thirteen  years,  soon  after  the  arrival  of  the  family  in  America. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Doyle  have  lived  ever  since  their  marriage  in 
the  parish  of  St.  Patrick,  but  the  earlier  life  of  Mrs.  Doyle  was 
spent  in  the  parish  of  St.  John.  They  have  but  one  child,  Daniel 
Thomas,  born  November  6,  1881.  He  has  been  well  educated  in 
the  Catholic  schools,  and  is  now  a  student  at  St.  Stanislaus  col- 
lege, at  Bay  St.  Louis,  Miss.  An  unusually  bright  and  intelligent 
young  man,  he  has  received  numerous  prizes  for  excellence  in  elo- 
cution and  in  his  studies  generally,  the  prize  for  excellence  in  elo- 
cution having  been  given  at  the  close  of  the  school  year  in  1897. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Doyle  are  among  the  most  estimable  members  of 
the  parish  in  which  they  reside,  and  are  worthy  citizens  of  their 
city  and  state.  They  have  an  adopted  daughter,  named  Katie, 
who   has   been    in   the     family   since   her     infancy,    and    who    has 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

received  the  same  kind  care  and  treatment  accorded  to  their  own 
son.  She  is  a  bright  young  girl,  and  is  a  joy  to  her  adopted 
parents. 


JOHN  DOYLE,  superintendent  of  the  Connersvilie  Axle  com- 
pany, was  born  in  Albany,  N.  Y.,  June  13,  1863,  and  is  a  son 
of  Edward  and  Mary  (Mulvey)  Doyle,  natives  of  county  Lei- 
trim,  Ireland,  but  who  came  to'  America  when  young,  and  were 
married  in  Rhode  Island.  The  children  born  to  Edward  and  Mary 
were  si.x  in  number  and  were  named,  in  order  of  birth,  as  foliows: 
James,  John,  Mary,  Edward,  William  and  Charles.  The  father, 
who  was  a  general  laborer,  died  in  New  York  December  28,  1882, 
in  the  Catholic  faith;  the  mother  now  resides  in  Carthage,  Ohio, 
where  several  of  her  children  also  live  to  share  with  her  their  filial 
affection,  and  all  are  sincere  Catholics. 

John  Doyle  was  educated  in  the  Sisters'  school  of  Auburn,  N. 
Y. ,  until  thirteen  years  old,  and  then  learned  the  a.xlemaker'  trade. 
In  September,  1896,  he  came  to  Connersvilie,  Ind.,  to  accept  his 
present  position  as  superintendent  for  the  Axle  company,  which  has 
proven  to  be  mutually  satisfactory  to  the  company  and  himself. 
He  had' married,  in  Auburn,  N.  Y.,  January  28,  1883,  Miss  Maggie 
Dolohery,  who  was  born  in  Hornellsville,  N.  Y.,  May  21,  1863, 
and  is  a  daughter  of  Patrick  and  Johannah  (Hederman)  Dolohery, 
and  this  marriage  has  been  blessed  with  one  child — William.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Doyle  are  devout  Catholics,  are  faithful  in  their  church 
duties,  and  contribute  freely  to  the  support  of  the  parish  to  which 
they  now  belong  and  to  the  good  work  of  the  church  generally. 


PATRICK  DOYLE,  who  resides  with  his  family  at  No.  519 
Dougherty  street,  is  well  known  to  the  Catholic  citizens  of 
Indianapolis  and  to  many  others,  and  is  highly  respected  wherever 
known,  being  an  early  settler  of  St.  Patrick's  parish. 

Mr.  Doyle  was  born  in  county  Kerry,  Ireland,  near  the  town 
of  Waterville,   famous   as   the    birthplace   of    the  patriot,    orator, 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

law_ver  and  statesman,  Daniel  O'Connell.  The  parents  of  Mr. 
Doyle  were  Thomas  and  Margaret  (McCarty)  Doyle,  whose  ances- 
tors, for  generations  back,  were  inhabitants  of  county  Kerry. 
Thomas  Doyle,  father  of  Patrick,  died  when  the  son  was  about 
fourteen  years  of  age,  but  his  widow  was  spared  many  years  to 
give  her  motherly  care  to  her  children,  of  whom  there  were  ten, 
and  of  whom  five  are  still  living.  Of  these  five,  Daniel,  Patrick 
and  Michael  reside  in  Indianapolis,  and  Mary  and  Cornelius  are 
still  in  Ireland.      The  other  children  all  died  young. 

Patrick  Doyle  was  about  nineteen  years  of  age  when  he  came 
to  this  country  in  1863,  from  which  year  until  1865,  he  lived  in 
Worcester,  Mass.  He  then  came  to  Indianapolis  and  was  variously 
employed  until  1871,  when  he  was  given  his  present  position  with 
the  gas  company.  In  1869  he  married  Miss  Alice  McGraw,  a 
native  of  county  ^^'aterford,  Ireland.  This  marriage  has  been 
blessed  with  eight  children — Thomas,  John,  James,  Mary,  Margaret 
and  Alice,  all  of  whom  have  been  reared  in  the  Catholic  faith,  and 
two  died  young.  Mr.  Doyle  has  always  been'  an  industrious 
citizen,  has  taken  a  most  commendable  interest  in  the  promotion 
of  the  welfare  of  his  parish,  has  been  liberal  in  his  contributions  to 
the  support  of  his  church,  and  is  to-day  one  of  the  most  respected 
residents  of  the  city. 


REV.  JOSEPH  HEGGER,  pastor  of  St.  James  church,  at  St. 
James,  Gibson  county,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio, 
October  i,  1859,  and  is  a  son  of  Frederick  and  Catherine  (Uphof) 
Hegger,  who  came  from  Germany  to  the  United  States  in  1835, 
landing  in  Baltimore,  Md. ,  whence  they  went  to  Cincinnati,  Ohio, 
where  the  father  was  engaged  in  the  woolen  business  until  his 
death,  which  occurred  August  15,   1866. 

Rev.  Joseph  Hegger,  ne.xt  to  the  youngest  of  the  seven  chil- 
dren born  to  his  parents,  was  educated  in  the  parochial  schools  of 
his  native  city  in  his  early  youth,  later  received  an  academical  edu- 
cation, and  in  September,  1875,  entered  the  seminary  at  St.  Mein- 
rad,  Spencer  county,  Ind.,  where  he  pursued  his  classical,  philo- 
sophical   and    theological    studies    until     1889 — five   years   of    this 

(410r 


REV.  JOSEPH    E.    HEGGER. 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

period,  from  1879  to  1884,  however,  being  passed  away  from  tlie 
seminary  on  account  of  sickness.  But  he  persevered,  and,  June 
13,  1S89,  was  ordained  priest  by  Bishop  Chatard.  On  the  23d  of 
the  same  month  Father  Hegger  read  his  first  mass  at  St.  Andrew's 
church,  Richmond,  Ind.  His  first  appointment  was  at  Shoals, 
where  he  remained  but  a  short  time,  when  he  was  transferred  to 
Richmond,  to  fill  the  place  of  the  Very  Rev.  D.  J.  McMullen,  of 
St.  Mary's,  who  was  on  a  vacation  to  Europe.  On  the  latter's 
return  he  was  transferred  to  Holy  Trinity  church,  Evansville,  as 
assistant.  In  August  of  the  year  1891  his  health  declined  in  con- 
sequence of  a  sun-stroke  suffered  while  at  Richmond,  and  leave  of 
absence  was  granted  to  regain  his  health  until  June  i,  1893,  when 
he  was  appointed  to  the  pastorate  at  Schnellville,  where  he  min- 
istered to  the  congregation  of  the  Sacred  Heart  until  August,  1896, 
when  he  was  placed  in  charge  of  his  present  parish  of  St.  James, 
where  he  has  since  labored  most  assiduously  in  the  promotion  of 
the  spiritual  welfare  of  a  congregation  comprising  1 10  families  and 
of  a  school  comprising  about  ninety  pupils,  being  assisted  in  the 
latter  by  three  Benedictine  nuns.  His  labors  have  been  rewarded 
with  great  success,  but  the  heartfelt  love  of  his  parishioners  and 
the  approbation  of  his  superiors  in  the  church  constitute  the  chief 
part  of  his  meet  reward. 


EDWARD  F.  DUBAIL,  the  popular  young  insurance  agent  and 
real  estate  broker,  of  South  Bend,  Ind.,  was  born  in  the  city 
named  November  17,  1867,  a  son  of  Peter  and  Julia  (Metzger) 
Dubail,  the  former  a  native  of  Paris,  France,  born  in  1825,  and 
the  latter  a  native  of  the  Buckeye  state,  born  in  1828.  By  occu- 
pation Peter  Dubail  was  a  tonsorial  artist  of  more  than  ordinary 
taste  and  ability,  and  practiced  his  profession  from  the  date  of  his 
settlement  in  South  Bend,  in  1S54,  until  1890,  when  he  retired  on 
a  competency. 

Edward  F.  Dubail,  whose  name  opens  this  memoir,  was 
educated  in  St.  Patrick's  parochial  school  of  his  native  city  of 
■South  Bend,  and  at  the  age  of  si.xteen  years  engaged  in  the  grocery 

19  "74l5) 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

business,  first  as  clerk  and  then  on  his  own  account,  and  this  trade 
occupied  his  attention  and  time  from  1883  until  1890,  when  he 
entered  the  insurance,  real  estate,  and  loan  business,  in  which  he 
still  continues,  having  met  with  phenomenal  succcess.  In  1895, 
he  was  appointed  treasurer  of  the  South  Band  Electric  Power 
company,  and  with  the  multifarious  duties  pertaining  to  this  and 
his  personal  office  work,  he  probably  finds  himself  to  be  one  of  the 
busiest  young  men  of  the  city. 

The  marriage  of  Mr.  Dubail  was  solemnized,  November  6, 
18S9,  by  Rev.  Father  Johannes,  in  St.  Mary's  church.  South  Bend, 
with  Miss  Grace  A.  Bowman,  and  this  union  has  been  blessed  with 
one  child,  Donald  Edward.  The  social  position  of  Mr.  Dubail  and 
wife  is  a  very  enviable  one,  as  they  are  recognized  in  the  circles  of 
the  elite  of  South  Bend  with  pleasure  at  all  fetes  and  entertain- 
ments. Their  moral  worth  is  a  subject  of  universal  commendation, 
and  life,  with  them,  is  altogether  happy. 


REV.  JOHN  W.  DOYLE,  the  present  pastor  of  St.  Simon's 
church,  Washington,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Madison,  Jefferson 
county,  Ind.,  August  i,  1851.  At  the  early  age  of  fifteen  he  began 
his  preparation  for  the  ministry  b}-  attendance  at  St.  Meinard's 
college,  Spencer  county,  Ind.  He  later  attended  the  colleges  of 
St.  Thomas  and  St.  Joseph  at  Bardstown,  Ky. ,  and  the  Grand 
seminary  at  Montreal,  Canada.  He  took  the  finishing  course  in 
his  thelogical  studies  at  Indianapolis,  and  was  placed  in  orders 
in  1875,  being  ordained  as  a  priest  by  Bishop  Maurice  de  St. 
Palais,  May  25,  of  that  year.  For  a  short  time  he  had  charge  of 
St.  Vincent  Orphan  asylum,  near  Vincennes, and  was  then  stationed 
at  St.  Mary's,  Daviess  county,  over  which  parish  he  presided  until 
1879,  when  he  was  given  the  spiritual  direction  of  St.  Simon's 
parish,  Washington.  Under  his  excellent  administration  the  affairs 
of  this  parish  have  prospered  exceedingly,  and  the  beginning  and 
successful  and  joyful  completion  of  the  present  noble  church- 
building  is  very  largely  due  to  his  admirable  foresight,  wisdom 
and  energy.      He   enjoys  in   a  very   large   degree   the  respect  and 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 


the  admiration  of  his  parishioners,  and  the  relations  of  pastor  and 
people  are  of  the  most  agreeable  and  most  harmonious  character 
possible. 


JOHN  MICHAEL  DUESTERBERG,  the  well-known  druggist 
and  pharmaceutist,  at  No.  625  North  Second  street,  Vincennes, 
was  born  in  this  city  September  20,  1844,  a  son  of  Garrett  Henry 
Ind.,  and  Caroline  (Beckman)  Duesterberg,  natives  of  Hanover, 
Germany,  the  father  born  November  18,  181 1,  and  the  mother 
December  19,  1815.  Although  these  parents  were  born  within  a 
few  miles  of  each  other,  they  never  were  acquainted  until  they  met 
in  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  They  were  married  in  Vincennes,  Ind., 
December  27,  1837,  and  were  the  first  German  couple  to  be 
united  in  matrimony  in  this  city.  They  had  born  to  them  ten 
children,  viz:  Catherine,  now  Mrs.  Ostendorf;  Mary,  widow  of 
Henry  Terhar;  Henry  Bernard,  undertaker  and  cabinetmaker; 
John  M.,  the  subject;  Garrett  H.,  grocer;  Elizabeth,  who  died  in 
infancy;  Julia,  unmirrled;  Peter  Leonard,  who  died  in  i8S[,  at 
the  age  of  twenty-six  years;  Elizabeth,  unmarried,  and  Lawrence 
H.,  who  died  June  26,   1894,  aged  thirty-si.x  years. 

The  father  was  originally  a  manufacturer  of  spinningwheels 
and  later  became  an  undertaker  and  cabinetmaker.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  first  city  council  after  the  city  was  incorporated;  he 
served  several  years  in  this  body,  also  served  sixteen  years  as  school 
trustee  and  four  years  as  city  treasurer.  He  died  July  13,  1894, 
and  was  buried  from  St.  John's  German  Catholic  church,  of  which 
he  was  one  of  the  organizers  and  a  faithful  member  until  his  death. 
He  was  one  of  the  best-known  pioneers  of  Vincennes  and  enjoyed 
the  confidence  and  esteem  of  all  who  knew  him.  His  venerable 
widow,  after  a  residence  of  sixty  years  in  this  city,  expired  on  Sun- 
day morning,  March  28,    1897,  also  in  the  same  faith. 

John  M.  Duesterburg  was  educated  in  St.  John's  German 
Catholic  school  and  the  public  schools  of  Vincennes,  and  in  Decem- 
ber, 1 861,  entered  the  employ  of  H.  E.  Peck,  druggist,  with  whom 
he  remained  three  years;  was  with  Luck  &  Patton  one  year,  and 
then  with  J.  D.  Landers  two  years.      He  next  embarked  in  business 

"(417) 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

as  a  druggist  on  his  own  account  on  North  Second  street,  but  two 
years  later  formed  a  partnership  with  J.  D.  Landers,  which  was  con- 
tinued for  four  years  and  a  half.  Since  then  he  has  been  in  business, 
on  his  sole  account  with  the  exception  of  two  years,  during  which 
he  was  practically  retired.  In  1883  he  re-engaged  in  the  drug  busi- 
ness on  North  Second  street,  and  ten  years  later  erected  his  pres- 
ent business  block,  the  salesroom  of  which  is  a  model  of  beauty, 
convenience  and  taste.  He  began  his  career  with  but  little  capital, 
but  through  his  urbanity  and  attention  to  the  needs  of  his  patrons 
is  now  possessed  of  a  very  handsome  property. 

The  first  marriage  of  Mr.  Duesterburg  took  place  January  2, 
1872,  to  Miss  Lizzie  Tracey,  a  Protestent  3-oung  lady,  who  died 
nine  months  later, leaving  a  daughter — Lottie — who  died  in  infancy. 
November  24,  1874,  Mr.  Duesterberg  was  united  in  marriage  with 
Miss  Mary  Rikhoff,  a  daughter  of  Albert  Rikhoff,  a  native  of  Hol- 
land, but  for  "many  years  a  resident  of  Cincinnati,  where  Mrs. 
Duesterberg  was  born;  later  Mr.  Rikhoff  came  to  Vincennes  and 
here  passed  the  remainder  of  his  life.  Mr.  Duesterberg  is  a 
prominent  member  of  the  democratic  party,  served  two  years  in 
the  Vincennes  city  council,  following  which  he  was  elected  town- 
ship trustee,  a  position  he  held  six  years.  He  and  his  wife  are 
members  of  St.  John's  Catholic  church,  and  are  identified  with  its 
various  soldalities.  Mrs.  Duesterberg  is  a  member  of  branch  No. 
533,  Catholic  Knights  of  Americi,  and  of  St.  John's  Benevolent 
society;  his  standing  in  business  circles  is  very  desirable,  and 
socially  he  and  his  wife  stand  very  high  in  the  esteem  of  their 
neighbors. 


PATRICK  JOSEPH  DUFFEY,  superintendent  of  the  Indian- 
apolis vapor  lights  for  the  Sun  Vapor  Street  &  Light  company 
of  Canton,  Ohio,  was  born  in  Indianapolis  February  23,  1875.  He 
is  a  son  of  James  and  Katherine  (Fox)  Duffey.  the  former  of  whom 
is  a  native  of  Indiana  and  the  latter  of  Ireland.  They  were  mar- 
ried in  Indianapolis  in  1873,  at  St.  John's  church,  by  Mgr.  Bes- 
sonies  and  are  both  of   Irish  parentage. 

James  Duffey  has  spent  his  life  mostly  in  well-driving,  gas  and 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

steam  fitting,  but  is  now  engaged  in  other  business  at  Nos.  307  and 
309  West  McCarty  street,  Indianapolis,  where  he  and  his  wife  and 
children  all  reside.  Mr.  Duffey  is  a  democrat,  but  has  neither  held 
nor  desired  to  hold  public  office.  He  has  voted  in  Indiana  for  the 
past  thirty-three  years,  and  uniformly  the  democratic  ticket.  He 
and  his  wife  are  the  parents  of  the  following  children:  Patrick 
Joseph,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Mary,  James  Oliver,  John  Will- 
iam and  Katie,  the  latter  of  whom  is  deceased.  The  family  are 
all  members  of  St.  John's  Catholic  church  of  Indianapolis,  of  which 
Rev.  Father  Gavisk  is  pastor,  and  the  children  are  all  single,  liv- 
ing under  the  parental  roof,  at  the  place  above  mentioned. 

Patrick  Joseph  Duffey  was  educated  first  in  the  public  school, 
and  afterward  at  St.  John's  academy.  He  received  his  first  com- 
munion at  the  age  of  fifteen  at  St.  John's  church.  Since  engag- 
ing in  business  on  his  own  account  he  has  been  a  grocery  clerk,  a 
collector  for  a  driving  well  company,  and  for  several  months  he 
worked  on  the  Belt  railroad,  and  also  one  year  in  a  rolling-mill. 
On  May  i,  1897,  he  was  chosen  to  his  present  responsible  position 
by  the  Sun  Vapor  Street  &  Light  company  of  Canton,  Ohio,  and 
is  giving  satisfaction  not  only  to  the  company  by  which  he  is 
employed  but  also  to  the  patrons  of  that  company.  He  receives 
and  disburses  the  funds  for  the  payment  of  the  expenses  of  the 
business;  furnishes  three  teams,  employs  three  men,  and  is  em- 
ployed about  four  hours  daily  in  attending  to  the  business.  He  is 
a  young  man  of  good  business  attainments,  is  industrious,  temper- 
ate and  frugal,  and  thus  has  a  bright  future  in  store.  In  his 
political  views  he  is  a  democrat,  is  devoted  to  his  party  and  has 
many  friends,  through  whose  influence  he  secured  his  present  promi- 
nent and  permanent  position.  He  is  certainly  to  be  congratulated 
upon  his  success  in  life  and  upon  his  habits  and  character,  upon 
which  so  much  depends,  especially  in  the  case  of  young  men. 


JOHN  DUGAN,  at  the  southeast  corner  of  Merrill  and  Missouri 
streets,  Indianapolis,  was  born  in  county  Donegal,  Ireland, 
September  26,  1869.  He  is  a  son  of  John  and  Bridget  (O'Gara) 
Dugan,    both   natives   of  county   Donegal,  in   which  county  they 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

spent  their  lives,  dying  there  in  middle  life,  the  former  in  1S74  at 
the  age  of  thirty-five,  and  the  latter  dying  the  next  year.  They 
left  a  family  of  six  children,  viz;  Patrick,  a  farmer  in  Ireland; 
Maggie,  who  died  when  about  thirteen  years  of  age;  Mar}-,  who 
married  Paul  Bonner  and  resides  on  South  West  street,  Indian- 
apolis, her  husband  doing  business  at  the  corner  of  Maryland  and 
West  streets;  John,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Neal,  a  traveling 
salesman  of  Jonesboro,  Kans. ,  and  Daniel,  a  farmer,  still  living  in 
his  native  country.  Patrick  is  the  only  male  member  of  the  family 
that  is  married. 

John  Dugan,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  came  alone  to  the 
United  States,  landed  in  New  York  in  December,  1888,  and  came 
directly  to  Indianapolis,  having  left  home  without  the  knowledge 
of  his  family.  He  had  been  preceded  by  his  sister  Mary,  the 
others  that  have  come  across  the  sea,  coming  later  than  he.  Mr. 
Dugan  began  life  in  this  country  as  a  railroad  emyloyee,  and  then 
entered  the  "Big  Four  "  Railway  company's  boiler  shops,  in  which 
he  remained  five  years.  Leaving  this  line  of  labor  he  was  then 
engaged  for  some  time  in  whatever  he  could  find  to  do,  and  at 
length  became  a  bar-tender,  which  he  continued  to  follow  until  he 
opened  his  present  place,  located  as  stated  above. 

Mr.  Dugan  is  still  unmarried,  and  lives  in  the  family  of  a 
cousin  named  Frank  Gallagher.  He  is  a  member  of  St.  John's 
church,  to  the  support  of  which  he  contributes  liberally,  and  he  is 
also  a  member  of  the  Ancient  Order  of  Hibernians.  In  politics 
he  is  a  democrat,  but  has  never  been  a  seeker  after  office,  preferring 
to  take  care  of  his  private  business,  which  he  confidently  expects 
will  in  its  turn  take  care  of  him.  He  has  been  quite  a  traveler, 
having  visited  many  points  of  interest  in  countries  on  the  continent 
of  Europe. 


CHARLES  FRANXIS  DUNN,  a  native  of  Richmond,  Ind.,  was 
born  November  7,  1869,  a  son  of  Thomas  and  Catherine 
(Landy)  Dunn,  and  is  now  the  popular  letter-carrier  so  anxiously 
looked  for  daily  along  his  prescribed  route,  let  the  nature  of  the 
correspondence  be  what  it   may  to  the  expectant  recipients. 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

Thomas  Dunn,  father  of  Charles  Francis,  was  born  in  Queens 
county,  Ireland,  in  Mountruelick  parish,  March  19,  1819.  attended 
parochial  school,  and  farmed  until  leaving  for  America.  He  arrived 
in  New  York  in  1852,  lived  in  that  city  and  Jersey  City,  N.  J., 
until  1855,  in  which  year  he  was  married,  in  Jersey  City,  to  Cath- 
erine Landy.  He  moved,  in  the  same  3'ear,  to  Lancaster,  Pa.,  at 
which  place  two  of  his  children,  Michael  and  John,  were  born;  in 
1859  he  moved  to  Valparaiso,  Ind.,  then  the  western  terminus  of 
the  Pittsburg,  Fort  Wayne  &  Chicago  railroad,  for  which  company 
he  was  working;  he  lived  there  one  jear,  and  then  moved  to  Rich- 
mond in  i860,  entering  the  employment  of  the  P.,  C.  &  St.  L. 
R.  R.,  being  transferred  by  the  companj-.  He  was  employed  in 
the  blacksmithing  department,  but  afterward  resigned  and  entered 
the  services  of  the  C. ,  H.  &  D.  R.  R.  in  the  same  capacity,  where 
he  remained  until  his  death,  March  3,  1882,  having  been  struck 
by  an  engine. 

Mrs.  Catherine  1  Landy;  Dunn  was  born  in  county  Tipperary, 
Ireland,  parish  Clonwell,  in  1S31.  Her  father  was  a  farmer, 
attended  parochial  school,  arrived  in  New  York  in  1854,  and  set- 
tled in  Jersey  Cit>',  where  she  was  married. 

The  children  born  to  Thomas  Dunn  and  wife  were  ten  in 
number,  of  whom  seven  still  survive,  viz:  Michael,  who  is  master 
mechanic  of  the  Pennsylvania  railroad  shops  at  Dennison.  Ohio; 
John  T. .  foreman  of  the  Pendleton  shops  of  the  Louisville  &  Nash- 
ville road  at  Cincinnati,  Ohio;  Philip,  assistant  superintendent  at 
the  C,  P.  &  C.  shops,  Cincinnati;. William  H.,  a  telegraph  opera- 
tor for  the  Pennsylvania  line  at  Richmond,  Ind. ;  Sarah  E. ;  Charles 
Francis,  our  subject,  and  Anna  S.  Mrs.  Catherine  (Landy)  Dunn, 
the  mother  of  this  family,  died  September  2,  1S90,  a  devout 
Catholic,  and  and  was  buried  in  St.  Marj's  cemetery,  where  the 
remains  of  three  of  her  children — Thomas.  Catherine  L.  and 
Edward  T. — were  also  interred,  she  having  been  a  member  of  the 
Altar  and  Rosarj'  society,  and  her  husband  having  been  appointed 
by  Father  McMuUen  a  member  of  the  committee  formed  to  raise 
the  means  to  establish  the  cemetery  in  which  the  deceased  mem- 
bers of  the  family  have  found  their  last  resting  place. 

Michael   Dunn,  elder  brother  of  Charles  Francis,  received  a 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

common-school  education,  entered  the  Panhandle  shop,  m  Rich- 
mond, when  but  fifteen  years  old,  and  was  later  made  foreman  of 
the  Pendleton  shops,  at  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  After  serving  in  that 
position  about  one  and  one-half  years,  he  was  made  master 
mechanic  of  same  shops.  He  served  in  that  capacity  until  1896, 
when  he  was  promoted  to  master  mechanic  of  the  Panhandle  shops 
at  Dennison,  Ohio,  one  of  the  best  positions  on  the  Panhandle 
system.  He  was  city  councilman  there  one  term  and  was  presi- 
dent of  the  A.  O.  H.  several  terms;  was  also  president  of  the 
Emerald  Benevolent  society,  and  was  trustee  of  St.  Mary's  church. 
Charles  Francis  Dunn  v.'as  educated  in  St.  Mary's  parochial 
school  primarily,  and  later,  in  June,  1889,  graduated  from  the 
Richmond  high  school.  Having  passed  a  due  examination,  he  was 
accepted,  in  the  fall  of  1890,  as  a  letter-carrier,  and  this  position 
he  has  most  acceptably  filled  until  the  present  time.  In  January, 
1896,  he  was  elected  a  trustee  of  St.  Mary's  church;  he  is  also  a 
member  of  the  A.  O.  of  H.,  in  which  order  he  is  serving  his  second 
term  as  president,  and  was  at  one  time  vice-president  of  the  Julian 
club,  of  which  he  is  still  a  member.  He  is  a  popular  young  man 
in  the  society  circles  of  Richmond,  and  enjoys  the  respect  of  all 
who  have  the  happiness  of  being  acquainted  with  him. 


REV.  JOSEPH  H.  HILLEBRAND,  the  venerated  pastor  of  St. 
Mary's  of  the  Assumption  church  at  Floyd  Knobs,  Floyd 
county,  Ind.,  is  a  native  of  Covington,  Ky. ,  and  was  born  Septem- 
ber 28,  1858,  the  fourth  in  order  of  birth  of  the  family  of  Joseph 
and  Mary  (Heitmeyer)   Hillebrand. 

Rev.  J.  H.  Hillebrand's  primary  education  was  commenced  in 
the  parochial  schools  of  the  church  of  the  Mother  of  God,  in  his 
native  city.  In  the  fall  of  1878  he  entered  the  celebrated  St. 
Meinrad  college,  Spencer  county,  Ind.,  there  finished  the  classical, 
philosophical  and  theological  courses  of  study,  and  was  ordained 
priest  by  Bishop  Chatard,  June  19,  1886.  His  first  charge  was 
the  parish  of  St.  Francis  Xavier,  at  Henryville,  Clark  county,  Ind. 
He  began  the  work  July  12,   1886,  and   remained  there  until  1891. 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

He  was  the  first  resident  priest  tiie  parish  ever  had,  and  his  career 
in  this  parish  was  marked  by  great  irr.provement  and  progress.  He 
erected  the  priest's  home  at  a  cost  of  $750;  in  1888  erected  a 
twenty-foot  addition  to  the  church,  and  had  the  entire  interior  of 
the  structure  overhauled  and  garnished.  He  built  a  sacristy,  and 
two  new  altars,  and  gallery  for  the  choir.  He  introduced  singing 
in  the  congregation,  and  purchased  an  organ,  which  had  been  an 
unknown  quantity  in  the  worship.  The  church  and  other  buildings 
were  newly  painted,  and  the  entire  outlay  amounted  to  $2,000. 

Besides  his  work  at  St.  Xavier's,  Father  Hillebrand  had  two 
missions,  St.  Michael's,  in  Clark  county,  eight  miles  distant,  with 
twelve  families,  which  he  increased  to  sixteen,  and  Mother  of  God, 
at  Lexington,  Scott  county,  which  had  ten  families,  and  was  six- 
teen miles  distant  from  his  home  parish,  which  shows  what  a  task 
he  had  to  perform.  The  home  parish  had  forty-two  families,  or 
175   souls. 

His  next  work  was  in  St.  Bernard's  parish,  at  Rockport,  Spen- 
cer county.  He-  assumed  charge  in  August,  1891,  and  remained 
there  until  1897.  The  membership  was  fifty-five  families,  with 
225  souls,  to  whom  he  added  twenty-one  converts.  There  was  no 
priest's  home  of  any  consequence,  so  he  built  a  new  residence  of 
six  rooms,  costing  $850,  in  1891;  next,  in  1892,  he  built  a  Sisters' 
house,  costing  $750.  There  were  two  Benedictine  Sisters  in  charge 
of  the  school.  The  next  improvement  was  the  overhauling  of  the 
church,  the  erection  of  three  altars,  costing  $350,  and  seven  stat- 
ues, costing  $210,  and  the  painting  and  frescoing  of  the  church, 
costing  $500. 

When  Father  Hillebrand  reached  the  parish,  the  debt  was 
$6,200;  nevertheless,  he  made  the  improvements  mentioned  and 
reduced  the  debt  $800.  He  also  placed  in  a  furnace  costing  $250, 
and  a  1,500-pound  bell,  costing  $200.  The  entire  expenditure 
during  his  pastorate  amounted  to  $3,200.  Father  Hillebrand, 
beside  his  home  work,  had  charge  of  two  parishes — St.  Martin's,  in 
Spencer  county,  of  twenty-six  families,  and  St.  Rupert's,  at  Yankee- 
town,  Warrick  county.  The  latter  was  seventeen  miles  distant, 
and  St.  Martin's  eight  miles  distant. 

The  next  charge  of  Father  Hillebrand   was   St.  Mary's  church 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

of  the  Assumption  at  Floyd's  Knobs,  Ind.,  which  is  seven  miles 
northwest  of  New  Albany,  and  of  this  he  became  pastor  Septem- 
ber23,i897.  The  parish  numbers  130  families,  or  700  souls.  This 
parish  is  an  historic  one,  and  it  is  to  be  regretted  that  its  early 
records  have  not  been  preserved.  The  parish  is  in  a  very  healthy 
state,  financially,  not  a  dollar  of  indebtedness  standing  against  it. 
There  are  three  Benedictine  Sisters — two  as  teachers  and  one  as 
housekeeper — in  charge  of  the  school,  which  has  an  enrollment  of 
ninety-five  pupils.  Since  Father  Hillebrand's  advent  he  has  fin- 
ished a  beautiful  one-story  school-house,  30x60  feet,  costing 
$1,000,  which  will  accommodate  130  pupils.  At  present  the 
buildings  are  being  beautified  with  paint,  and  a  general  air  of 
thrift  marks  the  administration  of  Father  Hillebrand. 

Father  Hillebrand  is  cordial  and  genial  in  manner,  is  well- 
known  as  an  indefatigable  worker,  and  is  endeared  to  his  flock  and 
many  others  more  deeply  than  any  preceding  pastor. 


JAMES  DUNN,  commission  salesman  for  the  Singer  Sewing 
Machine  company,  at  No.  521  North  Pine  street,  Indianapolis, 
and  a  patriot  of  the  late  Civil  war,  was  born  in  the  city  of  Mullin- 
gar,  county  Westmeath,  Ireland,  April  i",  1839,  and  at  the  age  of 
fourteen  years  came  alone  to  America,  first  securing  the  paternal 
consent  through  a  friend  whom  he  was  visiting  at  the  time  in 
England. 

On  arriving  in  this  country  he  visited  an  uncle  in  Troy,  N.  Y., 
and  next  visited  another  uncle  in  Allegany  county,  in  the  same 
state,  and,  being  there  at  the  outbreak  of  the  Rebellion,  enlisted 
in  company  I,  Twenty-seventh  New  York  volunteer  infantry,  being 
among  the  first  to  volunteer  for  the  two-year  service.  This  regi- 
ment was  under  the  command  of  Col.  H.  ^^'.  Slocum,  afterward  a 
famous  brigadier-general.  Mr.  Dunn  served  out  the  full  term  of 
his  enlistment,  his  active  work  beginning  with  the  first  battle  of 
Bull  Run  and  ending  with  the  engagement  at  Chancellorsville. 
He  was  a  gallant  and  brave  young  soldier,  and  endured  with  forti- 
tude all  the  hardships  of  military  life,  and  took  part  in  all  the 
marches,  skirmishes  and  engagements  in   which   his  regiment  par- 

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CATHOLIC    CHt'KCH    OF    INDIANA. 

ticipated,  and  was  honorably  mustered  out  at  Elmira,  N.  Y. ,  May 
31,  1863,  having  served  from  May  21,  1S61.  He  then  entered  the 
government  service  in  the  commissary  and  construction  department, 
where  he  served  until  nearly  the  close  of  the  war. 

Prior  to  his  eiiHstment,  Mr.  Dunn  had  formed  the  acquaint- 
ance, in  Allegany  county,  N.  Y.,  of  Miss  Delia  McGraw,  and  this 
acquaintance  was  maintained  by  correspondence  while  Mr.  Dunn 
was  in  the  army  and  afterward.  The  McGraw  family,  just  before 
the  opening  of  hostilities,  removed  to  Colfax,  Clinton  county,  Ind., 
to  which  place,  after  leaving  the  government  service,  Mr.  Dunn 
betook  himself,  and  on  St.  Patrick's  day,  1865,  led  this  young  lady 
to  the  altar  at  LaFayette,  where  thej'  were  united  in  matrimony 
by  Rev.  Father  Hamilton.  Mrs.  Dunn  is  a  daughter  of  Daniel 
and  Hannah  McGraw,  and  is  a  native  of  county  Clare,  Ireland. 
She  has  borne  her  husband  six  children,  three  living,  viz:  Mary 
Cecilia,  who  has  been  a  clerk  in  the  mercantile  house  of  Dedtert 
&  Sudbrock,  Indianapolis,  the  past  seven  years;  Fannie,  wife  of 
Jacob  C.  Oliger,  a  barber  at  the  corner  of  Michigan  and  Noble 
streets,  this  city,  and  Joseph  Francis,  at  home,  but  who  has  served 
in  the  special  delivery  of  the  Indianapolis  post-offlce  since  1S90, 
and  is  also  a  member  of  the  Young  Men's  institute. 

For  the  first  year  after  his  marriage  Mr.  Dunn  was  employed 
as  a  clerk  in  LaFayette;  he  then  constructed  a  brick  and  tile  man- 
ufactory at  Clark's  Hill,  Tippecanoe  county,  which  he  successfully 
operated  two  years,  when  his  health  failed  and  he  disposed  of  his 
plant;  he  next  traveled  throughout  the  Union  several  years  as  a 
salesman  of  brick  and  tile  machinery,  and  finally  resigned  and 
became  salesman  or  agent  for  the  Singer  Sewing  Machine  company, 
which  has  been  his  principal  occupation  for  the  past  fourteen  years, 
with  his  residence  in  Indianapolis  dating  from  about  1887. 

Mr.  Dunn  and  family  are  members  of  St.  Joseph's  church, 
and  always  attentive  to  their  duties.  Mr.  Dunn  has  been  very 
active  in  Grand  Army  circles  and  is  a  past  commander  of  George 
H.  Chapman  post,  No.  209,  of  this  city,  and  he  also  holds  a  com- 
mission as  notary  public.  He  has  made  his  home  in  Indianapolis, 
and  he  and  family  are  universally  held  in  the  highest  esteem  by  all 
classes  of  society,  both  within  and  without  the  pale  of  the  church. 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    COXGREGATIONS, 

JOHN  B.  JEUP,  editor-in-chief  of  the  German  Telegraph  of 
Indianapolis,  and  who  has  filled  this  position  with  ability  since 
1886,  was  born  near  Coblentz,  on  the  Rhine,  Germany,  February 
12,  1828.  He  received  a  liberal  education  in  his  native  country, 
having  in  view  the  profession  of  teaching  as  his  life  work,  and  fol- 
lowed that  occupation  for  a  number  of  years  in  his  native  land.  In 
1858  he  emigrated  to  the  UnitedStates,  atthe  solicitation  of  Bishop 
Luers,  the  first  bishop  of  Fort  Wayne,  but  on  arriving  in  this  coun- 
try circumstances  so  shaped  themselves  that  his  original  intention 
as  to  location  had  to  be  changed,  and  for  a  time  he  pursued  the 
occupation  of  teaching  at  New  Albany,  Ind.,  the  school  being  in 
connection  with  St.  Boniface  church  of  Louisville,  Ky.  During 
the  period  thus  employed  he  was  engaged  in  writing  for  several 
Catholic  papers,  and  in  i860  he  became  assistant  editor  of  the 
Volksfreund,  a  daily  paper  published  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  In  1863 
he  purchased  this  paper,  and  conducted  it  with  signal  ability  until 
1869,  when  he  sold  it  and  became  editor-in-chief  of  the  Louisville 
Anzeiger,  a  daily  political  paper.  Later  he  became  editorially 
connected  with  the  New  York  Staats  Zeitung,  which  paper  is  said 
to  have  had  the  largest  circulation  of  any  paper  published  in  the 
German  language,  not  e.xcepting  the  most  liberally  patronized 
papers  of  Germany.  Learning  that  he  could,  by  connecting  him- 
self with  the  German  Telegraph,  of  Indianapolis,  conduct  it  in 
accordance  with  his  own  views,  he  removed  to  this  city,  purchased 
the  interest  of  Gabriel  Schmuck,  and  he  has  since  been  its  editor- 
in-chief.  The  Telegraph  issues  a  daily,  weekly,  and  Sunday  edi- 
tion, has  prospered  marvelously  under  Mr.  Jeup's  management, 
has  a  very  large  circulation  and  wields  a  wide  influence. 

Mr.  Jeup  was  married  in  Germany  to  Miss  Anna  Gertrude 
Wire,  by  whom  he  has  had  seven  children,  four  of  whom  are  still 
living.  His  only  son,  Bernard  J.  T.  Jeup,  is  at  present  the  efficient 
city  engineer  of  Indianapolis.  His  eldest  daughter,  Lizzie,  is  em- 
ployed in  the  money-order  department  of  the  Indianapolis  post- 
office.  Matilda  is  living  at  home.  Mrs.  Katie  Youngblood, 
another  daughter,  formerly  of  Detroit,  Mich.,  died  in  1896,  leaving 
four  children.  The  others  of  the  seven  children  have  died.  The 
two  eldest  children  were  educated  at  St.  Martha's  convent,  in  Ohio, 

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J.   B.  JEUP. 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

and  the  youngest  at  the  Catholic  and  high  schools  of  Cincinnati, 
and  afterwards  took  a  course  of  study  at  the  college  of  music. 
The  son  graduated  from  the  engineering  department  of  Columbia 
college,  New  York  city,  of  which  institution  the  Hon.  Seth  Low  is 
the  efficient  president. 

Mr.  Jeup  is  a  man  of  extraordinary  attainments,  an  able  writer 
and  a  most  progressive  citizen,  and  the  family  are  worthy  members 
of  St.  Bridget's  Catholic  church. 


JOSEPH  EDWARD  DUNN,  the  well-known  commission  agent 
at  No.  836  Huron  street,  Indianapolis,  was  born  in  county 
W'estmeath,  Ireland,  July  22,  1842,  a  son  of  Edward  and  Mary 
Dunn,  of  whom  further  mention  is  made  in  another  paragraph. 
Joseph  E.,  the  subject  proper  of  this  memoir,  was  quite 
well  educated  in  his  native  county,  and  was  then  employed 
as  a  clerk  in  a  commercial  establishment  in  the  vicinity  of  Dublin 
for  several  years.  June  26,  1866,  he  embarked  for  America,  and 
on  arriving  first  located  in  Danville,  111.,  where  he  was  employed 
as  a  clerk  for  two  years,  and  then  went  to  Bloomington,  111.,  where 
for  five  years  he  was  employed  in  railroad  work,  as  foreman.  For 
two  years  thereafter  he  held  a  position  as  clerk  in  a  railroad  office 
in  Mason  City,  111.,  and  about  1875  reached  Indiana,  and  for  a 
year  and  a  half  was  employed  as  baggage-master  for  the  Big  Four 
railroad  company  at  Colfax,  and  then,  for  si.x  or  seven  years,  was 
transfer  agent,  as  well  as  local  agent,  for  the  American  Express 
company  at  the  same  point.  He  was  then  promoted  to  be  agent 
and  transfer  agent  at  the  union  depot  in  Richmond,  Ind.,  where 
he  remained  about  one  year,  and  was  transferred  to  Logansport, 
where  he  was  night  clerk  for  the  same  company  for  about  another 
year.  At  Logansport,  also,  he  entered  the  employ  of  the  Singer 
Sewing  Machine  company,  with  which  he  remained  about  five 
years,  and  in  1885  came  to  Indianapolis,  where  he  has  since 
devoted  his  attention  to  his  present  business. 

Edward  Dunn,  father  of  Joseph  E.,  died   in  Logansport,  and 
the   mother  of  the   subject   died   when   the   latter   was   an  infant. 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

They  were  the  parents  of  five  sons  and  one  daughter,  of  whom 
two  only,  beside  our  subject,  are  now  living,  viz:  James,  of  No. 
289  North  Pine  street,  Indianapolis,  and  Sister  St.  Alphonse,  of 
St.  Mary's  of  the  Woods.  This  sister  has  had  a  varied  and  exten- 
sive experience  in  church  work,  having  been  a  teacher  in  St. 
Joseph's  school  in  Indianapolis,  and  also  at  Terre  Haute,  and  for 
sixteen  years  engaged  in  missionary  work  in  Jeffersonville,  Terre 
Haute,  Evansville,  Connersville  and  Seymour,  training  novices  for 
entrance  to  the  order. 

Mr.  Dunn  was  united  in  marriage,  at  Logansport,  with  Miss 
Mary  Price,  a  native  of  Marietta,  ^^'ashi^gton  county,  Ohio,  and 
a  daughter  of  William  H.  and  Rosanna  (Rhodesi  Price,  natives  of 
Ohio,  and  of  German  and  English  ancestry.  The  marriage  of  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Dunn  has  been  blessed  with  five  children,  viz:  Edward 
Francis  and  James  H.,  telegraph  operators  in  Indianapolis;  Mary  C, 
Joseph  J.  and  Frances  Grace — Mary  C.  being  a  clerk  in  a  mercan- 
tile establishment.  These  children  were  all  educated  in  St.  Pat- 
rick's parochial  school  and  in  the  public  schools  of  Indianapolis, 
and  are  well  advanced  in  the  ordinary  English  branches.  James 
H.  is  a  member  of  the  Young  Men's  institute,  and  Mary  C.  is  a 
member  of  the  Children  of  Mary  society,  of  St.  Patrick's  church, 
to  which  church  the  family  belong,  and  contribute  freely  to  its 
support.  In  politics  Mr.  Dunn  is  independent,  and  votes  for  such 
candidates  as  he  thinks  best  suited  to  fill  the  offices  for  which  they 
are  nominated.  The  family  are  greatly  respected  by  their  neigh- 
bors and  in  church  circles,  and  Mr.  Dunn's  methods  of  doing  busi- 
ness have  won  for  him  the  confidence  of  all  with  whom  he  has 
had  transactions  of  any  character  whatever. 


REV.  JOHN  PATRICK  DURHAM,  director  of  the  school  for 
boys,  attached  to  the  cathedral  of  the  Immaculate  Concep- 
tion, Fort  Wayne,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Middletown,  Orange  county, 
N.  Y.,  September  22,  1869,  a  son  of  John  and  Rose  (Wiley)  Dur- 
ham,natives  of  Ireland, who  came  to  the  United  States  when  young 
and  were  married  in  New  York  state,  where  they  still  reside. 

Rev.  John  P.  Durham  is   the  second   born  in  a  family  of  nine 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

children,  and  after  receiving  the  ordinary  preparator}'  education 
entered  St.  Benedict's  college,  of  Kansas,  in  1886,  and  there  passed 
through  a  classical  course  of  five  years'  duration;  he  next  studied 
philosophy  at  the  Niagara  university,  N.  Y. ,  finishing  in  1894,  then 
entered  St.  Mary's  seminary  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  and  pursued  his 
theological  studies  until  ordained  to  the  priesthood  by  the  Most 
Rev.  William  Henry  Elder,  D.  D.,  archbishop,  June  19,  1897, 
and  assigned  to  his  present  position  at  Fort  Wayne. 


MICHAEL  F.  DURLAUF,  well  and  favorably  known  as  a 
marble  and  granite  dealer  of  Jasper,  Dubois  county,  Ind.,  is 
a  son  of  Michael  J.  and  Ursula  (Johannes)  Durlauf,  natives  of  Ger- 
many, who  came  to  the  United  States  in  185S  and  located  in 
Dubois  county,  Ind.,  where  both  passed  the  remainder  of  their 
lives.  Michael  F.  Durlauf  was  born  November  25,  1856,  in  Ger- 
many, but  was  reared  in  Dubois  county,  Ind.,  where  he  attended 
the  common  schools,  and  at  the  age  of  sixteen  years  began  learn- 
ing stonecutting.  In  the  year  1884  he  started  in  his  present 
business  in  Jasper,  and  has  continued  here  ever  since. 

Mr.  Durlauf  was  married  May  15,  1877,  to  Miss  Elizabeth 
Gutzweiler,  a  daughter  of  Florian  and  Maria  (Reis)  Gutzweiler,  of 
Dubois  county,  by  Rev.  Father  Fidelis,  and  this  union  has  been 
blessed  with  eight  children,  viz:  Rosie,  married  to  F.  L.  Betz; 
Leo  F.,  Michael  J.,  Henrietta  H.,  Alexis,  Harry,  Frank  and  Otto. 
All  of  the  above  children  are  members  of  St.  Joseph's  church,  to 
which  the  parents  also  belong,  and  no  family  in  Dubois  county 
stands  higher  in  the  public  esteem. 

About  1884  Mr.  Durlauf  organized  the  Jasper  Cornet  band, 
which  comprised  fourteen  pieces.  The  same  year,  in  a  contest  at 
Evansville,  this  band  won  the  prize  for  excellence  of  execution. 

Politically  Mr.  Durlauf  is  a  democrat  and  cast  his  first  presi- 
dential vote  for  Gen.  W.  S.  Hancock.  Mr.  Durlauf  made  the 
draft  of  the  Dubois  county  poorhouse  and  is  superintending  the 
construction  of  the  same,  having  been  recommended  by  the  state 
board  of  charities  as  being  competent  to  draft  the  plan  and  to 
furnish  specifications. 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

HERMAN  HULMAN. — Among  the  prominent  and  public-spir- 
ited men  of  Terre  Haute,  there  has  been  none  more  deserv- 
ing than  this  gentleman.  He  has  been  a  resident  of  the  city  since 
1854,  has  been  in  active  business  during  all  the  years  of  his  mature 
life,  and  has  made  a  name  that  will  be  a  perpetual  part  of  the  his- 
tory of  the  city  of  his  adoption. 

Herman  Hulman  was  born  in  the  city  of  Lingen,  Hanover, 
April  20,  1 83  I.  His  years  of  growth  and  education  were  spent  in 
the  place  of  his  nativity,  and  chiefly  in  the  bosom  of  his  father's 
family,  where  he  received  the  advantages  of  a  higher  education 
than  is  the  common  lot  of  the  people  of  his  land.  When  he  was 
eighteen  years  of  age,  he  engaged  in  the  grocery  trade  on  his  own 
account,  in  Osnabruck,  Hanover,  which  he  successfully  conducted 
the  next  four  years.  His  elder  brother,  F.  T.  Hulman,  had  emi- 
grated to  America  in  1850,  had  settled  in  Terre  Haute,  and  had 
also  established  himself  in  a  moderate  way  in  the  grocery  trade. 
Through  his  earnest  solicitation,  Herman  closed  out  his  business 
in  the  old  country  and  came  to  America,  joined  his  brother  in 
Terre  Haute,  and  became  his  partner. 

They  prospered  well,  and  their  trade  was  well  established  in 
1858,  when  there  came  upon  this  family  a  shocking  misfortune.  It 
was  in  that  year  that  F.  T.  Hulman,  accompanied  by  his  entire 
famil}',  concluded  to  visit  his  old  home  and  friends,  and  were  all 
lost  on  the  ill-fated  steamer  "Asturia. "  This  left  Herman  Hul- 
man in  charge  of  the  entire  concern,  which  he  carried  on  alone 
until  1859,  when  he  formed  a  partnership  with  R.  S.  Cox,  who  had 
become  his  most  formidable  rival  in  the  same  line  of  business. 
Shortly  after  this,  Mr.  Hulman  purchased  McGregor  &  Co.'s  dis- 
tillery, at  that  time  rather  a  small  concern.  This  he  enlarged  and 
increased  in  capacity,  making  it  one  of  the  most  extensive  con- 
cerns in  western  Indiana.  Mr.  Hulman  remained  sole  manager  of 
this  enterprise  until  1875,  when,  on  account  of  failing  health  and 
a  desire  to  re-visit  Europe,  he  disposed  of  the  distillery  to  Craw- 
ford Fairbanks,  but  on  his  return  he  purchased  an  interest  in  the 
distillery  and  the  new  firm  was  known  as  Hulman  &  Fairbanks. 
In  1878  Mr.  Hulman  traded  his  interest  in  the  distillery  for  R.  S. 
Cox's  interest  in  the   grocery  business,  becoming  once    more   sole 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

manager  of  the  wholesale  grocery,  which  he  continued  under  the 
name  of  H.  Hulman  until  1886,  when  B.  G.  Cox  and  Anton  Hul- 
man  were  taken  in  as  partners,  the  firm  at  present  being  known  as 
Hulman  &  Co.  The  present  Hulman  block  is  one  of  the  finest  in 
the  city,  was  built  by  Mr.  Hulman  in  1892-93,  and  is  expressly 
designed  for  the  economical  handling  of  the  vast  trade  of  one  of 
the  largest  wholesale  houses  west  of  the  Alleghanies.  This  asser- 
tion may  sound  strange  to  those  not  cognizant  of  all  the  facts;  yet 
it  is  nevertheless  true,  but  in  the  sense  of  a  large  house  wherein 
the  trade  is  directly  with  the  house's  customers.  With  this  limita- 
tion, the  assertion  is  strictly  true.  (It  is  proper  to  state  that  this 
information,  like  that  of  the  facts  of  Mr.  Hulman's  biography,  is 
not  from  him,  nor  made  with  his  knowledge  or  consent,  but  is 
obtained  from  a  source  entirely  reliable.) 

Great  as  has  been  Mr.  Hulman's  prosperity,  it  really  is  as  a 
philanthropist  and  a  public-spirited  and  liberal  friend  of  the  city 
of  Terre  Haute,  its  advancement  and  the  comfort  of  its  people,  the 
permanent  good  of  all  its  railroads,  factories,  schools,  churches 
and  hospitals — which  have  been  the  fields  of  his  greatest  efforts  to 
benefit  his  fellow-men — that  has  made  his  name  so  greatly  honored. 
It  is  in  this  respect  that  he  deserves  to  be  and  will  be  longest  and 
most  gratefully  remembered.  It  is  to  him  chiefly  that  there  exists 
St.  Anthony's  hospital,  which  institution  occupies  the  old  St. 
Agnes  Episcopal  school-building.  The  grounds  and  building  were 
purchased  by  Mr.  Hulman  and  donated  to  the  Poor  Sisters  of  St. 
Francis,  and  remodeled  and  enlarged  into  its  present  form.  It  is 
not  known  generally  the  exact  amount  of  his  contribution  to  this 
purpose,  but  altogether  it  was  about  $75,000.  In  the  completion 
and  furnishing  of  the  hospital,  however,  liberal  contributions  were 
made  by  several  of  the  leading  men  of  the  city.  Mr.  Hulman  has 
been  one  of  the  main  promoters  of  all  railroads  coming  to  Terre 
Haute;  and  in  securing  the  establishment  in  Terre  Haute  of  the 
Nail  works,  the  Blast  furnace,  the  Rolling  mill,  the  Tool  works 
and  the  City  water  works,  no  one  has  been  more  active  or  efficient. 
The  world  has  not  had  many  such  men  as  Herman  Hulman.  In 
all  that  constitutes  a  good  citizen,  none  can  be  called  before  him. 
Mr.  Hulman  was  married,  in  1862,  to  Miss  Antonia  Riefenstahl, 
20  -(ST) 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

and  to  them  were  born  three  children:  Anton,  who  married  Miss 
Mayme  Bannister;  Herman,  who  married  Miss  Gertrude  Preston, 
and  Marie,  who  died  at  the  age  of  four  years.  The  young  men 
assist  their  father  in  his  vast  business  concerns  from  day  to  day — 
worthy  sons  of  a  worthy  sire.  April  17,  1883,  Mrs.  Hulman  died 
in  the  faith  of  the  Holy  Catholic  church — a  pure  Christian  filled 
with  love  and  charity  for  all  her  kind,  and  equally  loved  by  all  who 
knew  her. 


JOHN  DUNN,  a  retired  business  man  of  Logansport  and  an 
ex-county  commissioner  of  Cass  count}',  Ind.,  was  born  in  the 
parish  of  Balleragget,  county  Kilkenny,  Ireland,  in  June,  1828,  a 
son  of  Patrick  and  Bridget  (Kay)  Dunn,  who  came  to  America  in 
1848,  landing  in  Quebec,  Canada,  where  they  resided  one  year, 
then  came  to  the  United  States,  and  after  a  short  residence  in 
Cleveland  settled  in  Akron,  Ohio,  where  the  father  was  employed 
in  the  rubber  works  until  his  death,  December  17,  1864,  at  the  age 
of  si.xty-seven  years,  and  the  mother  is  1S88,  aged  eighty-four. 

Of  their  eight  children,  Mary  was  married  to  a  Mr.  Boa  and 
lives  near  Mansfield,  Ohio;  John,  the  next  in  order  of  birth,  will  be 
fully  spoken  of  further  on;  Catherine  was  united  in  marriage  with 
Patrick  McCue,  but  died  in  Summit  county,  Ohio,  leaving  one 
child  (John,  who  resides  at  Willow  Branch,  Hancock  county,  Ind.); 
Elizabeth,  wife  of  JefTerson  Williamson,  of  Akron,  Ohio;  Minnie, 
now  Mrs.  Halterman,  of  Dayton,  Ohio;  Ann,  deceased  wife  of  Mr. 
Devine,  of  Sidney,  Ohio;  Dennis,  a  fruit  dealer  at  .\kron,  and  Pat- 
rick, a  gold  miner  in  California. 

John  Dunn,  the  subject  of  this  biography,  received  a  limited 
education  in  the  old  country,  and,  for  a  time  resided  in  county 
Queens,  whence,  in  1852,  he  came  to  the  United  States,  sailing  on 
the  good  ship  Constellation  May  25,  and  landing  in  New  York  July 
9,  following,  and  joining  the  family  at  Akron,  Ohio,  and  working 
there  in  railroad  construction  until  March,  1853,  when  he  went  to 
Cleveland  and  worked  in  a  brickyard  until  the  fall  of  the  same  year, 
when  he  came  to  Indiana,  became  foreman  of  a  railroad  section  gang^ 
working  on  what  is  now  known  as  the  Monon  route  at  LaFayette, 

I442r 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

and  held  the  position  until  iS6o.  He  then  began  learning  the 
stonecutter's  trade,  but  at  the  close  of  ten  months,  business  becom- 
ing dull  on  account  of  the  outbreak  of  the  Civil  war,  he  came  to 
Logansport,  in  1862,  and  resumed  railroad  construction  as  section 
foreman  on  the  Wabash  road,  and  so  continued  until  1S70,  when 
he  embarked  in  the  grocery  trade,  which  he  conducted  until  1891, 
then  transferred  the  business  to  his  sons,  Patrick  and  Edward,  and 
retired,  to  enjoy  in  quietude  the  competency  his  life  of  activity  had 
so  worthily  gained  him. 

The  first  marriage  of  Mr.  Dunn  took  place  October  i,  1858, 
at  LaFaj-ette,  Ind.,  to  Mary  Sheehy,  a  native  of  county  Tiperary, 
Ireland,  but  this  lady  bore  a  still-born  child  and  died  soon  after- 
ward, and  December  23,  1859,  in  Indianapolis,  Ind.,  Mr.  Dunn  was 
married  to  Bridget  Garden,  who  was  born  in  Ireland,  and  in  1857 
came  to  the  United  States.  This  mairiage  has  been  blessed  with 
eight  children,  of  whom  six  are  still  living,  and  were  born  in  the 
following  order:  John,  who  is  a  dealer  in  gents'  furnishing  goods 
in  Chicago,  111.  ;  Patrick,  who  married  Miss  Maggie  Graney,  has 
two  children,  Cora  and  John,  and  is  a  member  of  the  firm  of 
Dunn  Bros.,  grocers,  at  Logansport;  Edward,  who  married  Miss 
Frances  Eisert,  and  is  also  a  member  of  the  firm  just  mentioned; 
Mary,  wife  of  William  Fitzgerald,  inspector  for  the  Natural  Gas 
company;  Thomas,  bookkeeper  for  the  First  National  bank,  and 
William,  who  is  cashier  for  the  Natural  Gas  company;  Sarah  and 
Joseph,  deceased. 

In  politics  Mr.  Dunn  is  a  democrat,  and  for  three  years  was 
county  commissioner  of  Cass  county,  during  which  period  he  was 
instrumental  in  bringing  about  many  improvements,  in  the  way  of 
building  bridges,  making  gravel  roads  and  improving  the  drainage 
system;  he  also  represented  his  party  as  a  member  of  the  city 
council  from  the  Third  ward  of  Loganspart  and  aided  materially 
in  making  the  city  what  it  now  is — the  most  prosperous  of  its  size 
in  the  state  of  Indiana.  Through  his  industry  and  business  sagacity 
he  has  made,  unaided,  his  fortune,  and  is  now  the  owner  of  his 
dwelling  at  No.  214  Canal  street,  where  he  has  resided  since  1S63, 
and  also  owns  the  business  block  occupied  as  a  grocery  by  his  sons 
and  which  he  built,  at  No.  425  Third  street,  beside  residence  prop- 

1443) 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

erty  for  rental  purposes  in  the  city  and  farming  lands  outside  the 
corporation  limits.  He  is  a  member  of  St.  Vincent  de  Paul 
church,  where  he  has  rented  a  pew  ever  since  the  church-edifice 
was  erected,  and  to  the  support  of  this  church  he  liberally  con- 
tributes. As  a  business  man  his  name  always  stood  without 
reproach,  and  as  a  citizen  it  is  held  in  the  highest  honor. 


JOHN  W.  DWYER,  the  well-known  blacksmith  of  Montgomery, 
Daviess  county,  Ind.,  is  a  native  of  Greene  county,  Ohio,  and 
was  born  March  4,  1862,  a  son  of  James  and  Anna  (Waters) 
Dwyer,  who  have  had  born  to  them  five  sons  and  four  daughters, 
and  of  these  nine  children  eight  are  still  living,  John  W.  being  the 
fourth  in  order  of  birth. 

James  Dwyer  was  born  in  Tipperary  county,  Ireland,  about 
1820.  He  sailed  from  Liverpool,  England,  in  1849,  and  landed 
in  New  Orleans,  whence  he  went  directly  to  Greene  county,  Ohio, 
where  he  has  ever  since  been  engaged  in  farming.  His  wife  is  also 
a  native  of  Tipperary  county,  Ireland,  and  was  born  about  1832. 

John  W.  Dwyer  was  reared  on  his  father's  farm,  and  was  par- 
tially educated  in  the  district  school,  but  is,  in  fact,  a  self-educated 
man.  He  remained  on  the  home  place  until  twenty-four  years  of 
age  and  then  learned  the  blacksmith's  trade  in  Jamestown,  Ohio. 
He  began  business  in  1888  on  his  own  account,  without  a  dollar, 
in  Montgomery,  Ind.,  where  he  at  once  opened  his  present  black- 
smith shop,  which  is  now  the  leading  smithy  of  the  town. 

Mr.  Dwyer  has  been  twice  married.  His  first  marriage  took 
place  in  Montgomery,  October  25,  1893,  to  Miss  Maggie  Heffer- 
nan,  the  ceremony  being  performed  by  Father  Piers.  Mrs.  Dwyer 
passed  away  Januarj'  31,  1895,  leaving  one  son,  James  D.  The 
second  marriage  of  Mr.  Dwyer  was  solemnized  June  29,  1897,  with 
Miss  May  O'Neill.  Mr.  Dwyer  was  confirmed  June  2,  1877.  by 
Archbishop  Purcell,  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  and  Mrs.  Dwyer  was  con- 
firmed by  Bishop  Chatard,  of  the  diocese  of  Vincennes,  Ind. 
Both  are  now  members  of  St.  Peter's  congregation  of  Montgomery, 
and  are  very  liberal  in  their  contributions  toward  its  support. 

(Sir 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

In  politics  Mr.  Dwyer  is  a  democrat  and  cast  his  first  presi- 
dential vote  for  Grover  Cleveland  in  1884.  He  served  his  party 
as  village  clerk  of  Montgoriiery  in  1S90,  and  was  president  of  the 
school  board  in  1891  and  1892.  During  his  incumbency  of  the 
latter  office  the  present  school-building  was  erected  at  a  cost  of 
$2,200,  and  this  is  now  a  matter  of  pride  to  all  the  residents  of  the 
village.  Fraternally,  Mr.  Dwyer  has  been  a  member  of  the  Ancient 
Order  of  Hibernians  since  1890.  Although  he  came  to  Montgom- 
ery empty-handed,  so  to  speak,  by  sobriety,  industry  and  economy 
he  has  become  the  owner  of  his  shop  and  dwelling  and  has  won 
the  respect  of  all  his  fellow-citizens. 


JAMES  J.  DWYER,  at  No.  1308  West  Washington  street, 
Indianapolis,  was  born  in  Kansas  City,  Mo. ,  February  13,  1872. 
He  is  a  son  of  Dennis  and  Fannie  (Morgan)  Dwyer,  natives  of  Ire- 
land, who  came  to  the  United  States  in  their  younger  days,  and 
were  married  in  Dayton,  Ohio.  Dennis  and  Fannie  Dwyer  became 
the  parents  of  si.x  children,  viz:  William,  an  employee  of  the  Missouri 
&  Pacific  Railway  company,  is  married,  has  a  family  of  eight  chil- 
dren, and  resides  in  St.  Louis,  Mo. ;  Mary,  wife  Henry  Stauff,  a 
barber  of  Chicago;  John,  who  died  in  Indianapolis,  unmarried,  at 
the  age  of  thirty-three  years;  Dennis,  Jr.,  a  brakeman  on  the 
Indianapolis  &  Vincennes  railway,  is  married  and  lives  in  Indian- 
apolis; Maggie  is  unmarried  and  resides  with  her  parents,  and  James 
J.  is  the  subject  of  this  sketch.  The  home  of  this  family  was 
established  in  Indianapolis  in  1875,  at  No.  218  Minkner  street. 
James  J.  Dwyer  obtained  his  education  in  St.  John's  academy 
in  Indianapolis,  and  afterward  spent  about  three  years  of  his  life  in 
a  machine  shop  in  the  same  city.  Since  1891  he  has  been  engaged 
in  business  at  the  location  given  above.  His  place  is  finely 
equipped,  and  is  conducted  strictly  on  business  principles.  Mr. 
Dwyer  has  been  unusually  successful  in  his  busineiss,  being  a  genial, 
pleasant  and  companionable  young  gentleman,  of  correct  personal 
habits,  and  has  by  these  means  and  characteristics  gained  firiends 
by  the  hundreds.      Enjoying   the   best   of  health,    being  temperate 

"1446") 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

in  all  things,  he  is  a  splendid  specimen  of  ph3'sical  manhood,  is  chaste 
in  language  and  speech,  and  is  highly  respected  by  all.  He  is  still 
unmarried  and  lives  beneath  the  parental  roof.  The  family  are 
members  of  St.  Anthony's  church,  to  which  they  contribute  liberally, 
and  the  voting  members  of  the  family  are  democrats.  None  of 
them  are  connected  with  any  church  society,  but  perform  all  their 
duties  in  a  quiet  and  conscientious  manner. 


DENNIS  EAGAN,  practical  horseshoer  and  farrier,  at  No.  212 
North  Delaware  street,  Indianapolis,  is  a  native  of  county 
Tipperary,  Ireland,  was  born  September  3,  1854,  and  is  a  son  of 
Gilbert  and  Katheriue  (Kelley)  Eagan,  natives  of  the  same  county, 
who  came  to  America  about  1865,  and  located  in  Connecticut. 
The  father  was  a  thoroughly  educated  gentleman,  though  he  never 
engaged  in  any  professional  work,  and  died  in  Connecticut  January 
12,  1877,  his  widow  following  him  to  the  grave  July  24,  1885  — 
both  dying  sincere  Catholics.  The  family  comprised  five  sons  and 
five  daughters,  of  whom  three  of  each  sex  are  still  living. 

Dennis  Eagan,  the  ninth  of  the  ten  children  born  to  his  par- 
ents, was  about  eleven  years  of  age  when  the  family  came  to 
America.  In  1869,  he  was  apprenticed  to  a  horseshoer  and  farrier 
in  Middeltown,  Conn.,  thoroughly  learned  the  trade,  and  in  the 
spring  of  1878  came  to  Indianapolis  and  established  himself  in 
business,  which  he  has  conducted  with  marked  success  until  the 
present  time,  giving  constant  employment  to  five  hands,  while  he 
is  himself  kept  unremittingly  busy. 

Mr.  Eagan  was  married  in  Indianapolis  July  28,  1S80,  to  Miss 
Mary  Cecilia  Higgins,  a  native  of  Edinburg,  Ind.,  of  Irish  parent- 
age. This  marriage  has  been  blessed  with  five  children,  born  in 
the  following  order:  Katherine  Anastatia,  Thomas  Gilbert,  Mary 
Cecilia,  Ellen  Winifred  and  Dennis  Edward— all  attendants  at  St. 
Agnes  school.  Although  a  lad  of  but  fifteen  years  of  age,  Thomas 
Gilbert  is  about  to  enter  upon  a  course  of  scholastic  and  theolog- 
ical training  at  St.  Mary's,  Kans. ,  and  the  other  children  are 
equally  bright   and   intelligent.      The   family  are   members  of  Sts. 


CATHOLIC  CHURCH  OF  INDIANA. 

Peter  and  Paul's  church,  under  the  ministration  of  Right  Rev.  Fran- 
cis Silas  Chatard,  D.  D.,  and  his  able  assistants,  Right  Rev.  Mgr. 
August  Bessonies,  V.  G.,  and  Rev.  Joseph  Chartrand.  Mr.  Eagan 
is  prominently  associated  with  the  order  known  as  the  Friendly 
Sons  of  St.  Patrick;  and  also  of  the  Young  Men's  institute,  while 
Mrs.  Eagan  is  an  active  and  influential  member  of  the  Chapel  club 
of  Sts.  Peter  and  Paul.  The  family  are  faithful  to  their  church 
duties  and  are  always  among  the  foremost  to  lend  their  aid  in 
advancing  any  task  that  may  promote  the  progress  of  church  work 
and  advance  the  welfare  of  the  congregation,  spiritually  as  well 
as  temporally. 


JOHN  EBNER,  at  No.  304  West  Washington  street,  Indianap- 
olis, Ind.,  was  born  in  Canton,  Ohio,  February  15,  184S.  He 
is  a  son  of  Joseph  and  Catharine  fSuter)  Ebner,  both  natives  of 
Baden,  Germany,  but  who  were  married  in  Ohio.  The  former 
was  a  shoemaker,  and  died  at  Napoleon,  Ind.,  in  1864,  the  latter 
dying  at  the  same  place  in  1875.  They  were  the  parents  of  thir- 
teen children,  eight  of  whom  are  still  living,  the  subject  being  the 
si.xth  in  order  of  birth.  The  children  who  did  not  die  in  childhood 
were  named  as  follows:  Mary,  wife  of  George  Gardner,  and  now 
living  in  Indianapolis;  Harriet,  now  Mrs.  Kohlmann,  living  on  a 
farm  near  Napoleon,  Ind.  ;  Katie,  wife  of  John  Lustig,  a  farmer 
of  Napoleon,  Ind.;  Joseph,  a  farmer  of  Napoleon,  Ind.,  Eliza- 
beth, widow  of  George  Bechtolt,  living  in  Indianapolis;  John, 
the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Magdalena,  widow  of  William  Bresh, 
and  now  living  in  Illinois;  Matthew,  who  died  in  middle  life  in  Indi- 
anapolis; Nancy,  now  Mrs.  Helm,  and  residing  at  Oden,  Daviess 
county,  Ind. ;  Andrew,  who  died  at  the  age  of  fifteen;  the  other 
three  died  in  early  childhood. 

The  early  life  of  the  subject  of  this  sketch  was  spent  in  farm- 
ing and  in  learning  the  shoemaker's  trade,  at  which  he  worked  for 
some  years,  or  until  he  established  himself  in  his  present  retail 
liquor  business,  removing  in  1882  to  Indianapolis  from  the  vicinity 
of  Napoleon,  Ind.,  where  he  had  previously  lived.  He  was  mar- 
ried at  Napoleon,  in  1879,  in  St.  Mauritius  church,  to  Miss  Maggie 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

Federspill,  a  native  of  Luxemburg,  Germany.  To  this  mar- 
riage there  have  been  born  five  children,  viz:  Matilda,  Edna 
and  Joseph,  who  are  still  living,  and  Edward  and  John,  whose 
deaths  occurred  when  they  were  two  and  two  and  a  half  3'ears  old, 
respectively.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ebner  and  their  children  are  members 
of  St.  Mary's  church,  of  which  the  Rev.  Father  Scheideler  is  the 
pastor,  and  Mr.  Ebner  has  been  a  member  of  St.  Joseph's  society 
for  eleven  years.  Of  this  society  he  has  been  an  officer  seven 
years,  and  was  its  president  one  year.  Mr.  Ebner  is  more  than 
usually  active  in  both  church  and  society  work,  and  is  a  liberal 
contributor  to  the  support  of  both.  In  business  he  has  manifested 
great  ability  and  has  been  successful,  and  in  politics  he  is  an 
uncompromising  democrat,  active  in  political  aflairs,  and  is  an  able 
and  trusted  counselor  of  his  party.  In  all  relations  in  life  he  has 
ever  been  true  to  principle,  and  is  highly  esteemed  b}-  all  who 
know  him. 

Mr.  Ebner's  nephew.  Rev.  Father  Adam  Kohlmann,  now  of 
Evansville,  Ind.,  was  assistant  rector  of  St.  Mary's  church  in  Indi- 
anapolis for  four  years.  He  is  a  scholarly  gentlemen,  and  is  as 
well  liked  in  his  pastorate  in  Evansville,  as  he  was  in  his  assistant 
pastorate  in  Indianapolis. 


GERH.VRD  ITTENBACH,  one  of  the  most  prominent  and 
successful  Catholic  citizens  of  Indianapolis,  settled  here  in 
the  early  days  of  the  city's  history.  Few  if  any  of  this  city's 
inhabitants  are  better  known  or  more  highly  regarded  than  he. 
He  was  born  at  Koenigswinter,  on  the  Rhine,  Germany,  March 
28,  1828,  and,  after  completing  his  education,  served  an  appren- 
ticeship to  the  stonecutter's  trade.  In  1848,  when  but  twenty 
years  of  age,  he  came  to  the  United  States,  his  object  being  to 
earn  money  to  provide  for  the  support  of  his  parents  in  their 
declining  years,  as  they  were  not  in  affluent  circumstances,  and 
this  filial  object  he  achieved,  becoming  able  to  make  them  annual 
remittances.  For  a  few  months  after  arriving  he  worked  at  his 
trade  in  the  state  of  Virginia.  Removing  to  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  he 
remained  there  some  time  and  then  went  to  Pittsburg,  Pa.      After 

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GERHARD    ITTENBACH    AND    SONS. 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

a  short  residence  there  he  again  went  to  Cincinnati,  and  then  to 
Madison,  Ind.,  and  at  all  of  the  places  mentioned  he  worked  at 
his  trade.  Residing  in  Madison,  Ind.,  for  about  two  years,  he 
then  came  to  Indianapolis  in  the  interest  of  his  employers,  who 
sent  him  here  to  set  the  stone  work  in  some  of  the  important 
buildings  of  this  place,  among  which,  then  in  process  of  construc- 
tion, were  the  asylum  for  the  deaf  and  dumb,  the  old  Bates 
house,  and  the  asylum  for  the  blind.  While  thus  engaged  he 
formed  a  partnership  with  his  brother,  Frank,  and  J.  C.  Schmid, 
and  this  firm  purchased  the  interest  of  the  employer  of  Mr.  Itten- 
bach  and  established  a  business  of  their  own,  under  the  firm  name 
of  Schmid,  Ittenbach  &  Co.  The  business  of  this  firm  was  quite 
small  at  first,  but  it  has  grown  to  be  one  of  the  most  important 
business  enterprises  in  the  city.  Up  to  the  time  mentioned  the 
sawing  of  stone  was  accomplished  by  hand,  but  Mr.  Ittenbach  at 
once  introduced  machinery,  and  thus  established  the  first  steam 
stone  saw-mill  in  the  city,  and  this  is  now  the  most  extensive  in  its 
line,  not  only  in  Indianapolis  but  in  the  state.  The  firm  remained 
as  above  constituted  until  1879,  when  Mr.  Schmid  withdrew,  the 
company  being  then  known  as  G.  Ittenbach  &  Co.,  which  name  it 
retained  until  the  death  of  the  brother,  Frank  Ittenbach,  in  1886, 
after  which  the  subject  of  this  sketch  assumed  entire  control.  In 
1893  he  was  succeeded  by  his  sons,  Frank,  Gerhard  L.  and  John  B., 
who  conducted  the  business  with  success  until  May  25,  1898, 
when  Gerhard  L.  retired,  but  the  business  is  still  carried  on  under 
the  same  firm  style. 

Mr.  Ittenbach  was  married  in  1853,  in  Indianapolis,  by  the 
Rev.  Father  Brandt,  to  Miss  Frances  Schumacher,  who  was  born 
in  the  same  town  with  her  husband.  Forty-four  years  of  married 
bliss  was  their  portion,  when  death  claimed  Mrs.  Ittenbach, 
November  10,  1897,  when  she  was  in  her  seventy-second  year. 
While  Mr.  Ittenbach  has  always  been  a  most  industrious  man  and 
has  had  the  control  of  large  and  important  interests,  yet  he  has 
never  been  unmindful  of  the  interests  of  general  society  or  of  the 
church,  and  he  has  been  looked  upon  for  many  years  as  one  of  the 
pillars  of  St.  Mary's  parish,  to  which  he  and  his  family  belong. 
Uniting   with   the    church    in   its  early  infancy,  he   has  ever  been 

1461). 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

Teady  to  aid  in  its  support  and  the  advancement  of  its  interests  and 
its  work,  and  he  has  lived  to  witness  both  the  church  and  the  city 
grow  from  small  beginnings  to  their  present  size  and  importance. 

Mr.  and  IVIrs.  Ittenbach  have  been  blessed  with  seven  chil- 
dren, six  of  whom  are  living,  viz:  The  three  sons  already  men- 
tioned; Mary,  wife  of  Jacob  Dux;  Josephine,  wife  of  George  Wolf, 
-and  Frances,  wife  of  Joseph  Bauer — and  all  six  being  residents  of 
Indianapolis.  Frank  Ittenbach,  eldest  of  the  sons,  was  born  in 
1859,  married  Miss  Bertha  Monninger,  of  Indianapolis,  and  has 
three  children,  Lillie,  Cecilia  and  Elmer.  Gerhard  L.  was  born  in 
i860,  married  Lena  Rickenbach,  and  has  two  children,  Helen  and 
Leo;  John  B.,  the  third  son,  was  born  in  1863,  married  Mary 
5iersdorfer,  of  Indianapolis,  and  has  two  living  children,  Carl  and 
Robert,  Lawrence,  their  first  born,  dying  in  infancy. 

"The  sons,  who  manage  this  important  stone-sawing  industry, 
like  their  father,  are  among  the  most  highly  esteemed  citizens  and 
business  men  in  the  city,  being  enterprising,  honest  and  reliable  in 
every  way  in  which  these  qualities  can  be  manifested. 


JOHN  ECKERT,  an  old-time  business  man  of  Logansport  and 
a  member  of  St.  Joseph's  Catholic  church,  w  as  born  in  Doyles- 
town,  Wayne  county,  Ohio,  December  11,  1854,  a  .son  of  Ignatius 
and  Barbara  (Koechler)  Eckert,  both  natives  of  Bavaria,  Ger- 
many, but  who  came  to  the  United  States  in  early  life,  the  father 
in  1848,  and  the  mother  later,  and  were  married  in  Massillon, 
Ohio,  whence  they  later  moved  to  Doylestown,  where  they  resided 
until  1858,  when  they  came  to  Indiana  and  located  in  Huntington, 
where  Ignatius,  who  was  a  bricklayer,  followed  contracting  and 
brickmaking,  and  for  a  number  of  years  conducted  a  grocery  busi- 
ness. In  1868  Mr.  Eckert  brought  his  family  to  Logansport  and 
here  engaged  at  his  trade,  bricklaying,  plastering  and  contracting, 
•for  several  years.  He  accumulated  a  competency  and  died  August 
16,  1896,  at  the  age  of  sixty-nine  years  and  a  devout  member  of 
the  Catholic  church,  holding  membership  with  St.  Joseph's  con- 
gregation, to  which  his  widow  still  belongs.      Of   the   ten   children 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

born  to  Ignatius  Eckert  and  wife,  seven  are  still  living,  viz: 
Catherine,  widow  of  George  Schubach,  of  Logansport;  John,  whose 
name  opens  this  notice;  Christian,  a  blacksmith  of  Logansport; 
Julia,  wife  of  R.  L.  Veirs,  of  Omaha,  Nebr. ;  Ignatius,  a  painter, 
of  Chicago,  111. ;  Rose,  wife  of  Martin  Barshop,  and  Lizzie,  mar- 
ried to  Charles  Wecht,  both  of  Logansport. 

John  Eckert  was  educated  in  the  parochial  schools  of  Hunt- 
ington, Ind.,  and  on  coming  to  Logansport  was  first  employed  in 
a  brickyard,  but  later  learned  the  trade  of  plasterer.  In  1875  he 
engaged  in  bartending,  and  August  13,  iSSi,  began  saloonkeeping 
on  his  own  account,  and  now  owns  the  well-appointed  place  on 
the  northwest  corner  of  Market  and  Third  streets,  which  he  pur- 
chased in  1884.  June  30,  1881,  he  was  united  in  marriage  with 
Miss  Elizabeth  Schneeberger,  a  native  of  Logansport  and  a  daugh- 
ter of  Matthias  Schneeberger,  and  this  marriage  was  crowned  with 
five  children,  of  whom  Rosa,  the  eldest,  died  in  the  fifth  year  of 
her  age;  the  surviving  four  were  born  in  the  following  order: 
William,  February  20,  1884;  Mamie,  October  10,  1886;  Agnes, 
August  II,  1889,  and  Lulu,  April  2,  1892.  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Eckert 
was  early  called  from  earth,  dying  a  devout  Catholic,  December  7, 

1896,  at  the  age  of  thirty-six  years.  She  had  been  an  invalid  tor 
several  years,  but  bore  her  sufferings  with  christian  resignation  and 
fortitude,  augmented  by  her  supreme  reliance  on  the  holy  faith. 
The  funeral  services  were  conducted  by  Rev.  Father  Koehne,  of 
St.  Joseph's  church,  to  which  congregation  the  family  all  belong, 
and  of  which  Mrs.  Eckert  was  a  most  devoted  member. 

The  second  marriage  of  Mr.  Eckert  took  place  November  23, 

1897,  at  St.  Joseph's  church,  Logansport,  to  Mrs.  Eda  M.  E. 
Bucher,  widow  of  Edward  Bucher.  She  was  born  in  this  city  July 
27,  1863,  a  daughter  of  Joseph  Seiter,  and  admitted  to  the  Catholic 
church  in  1886. 

Mr.  Eckert  is  a  member  of  St:  Joseph's  Benevolent  society, 
and  of  the  Widows'  and  Orphans'  branch;  also  of  the  American 
lay  Knights  of  St.  John,  and  of  the  Catholic  Knights  of  America. 
In  politics  he  is  a  democrat,  but  is  no  office  seeker.  He  has  made 
his  own  way  through  the  world,  as  he  commenced  business,  in 
1 88 1,  with  about  $100,  but  now  owns  his  business  stand,  his  superb 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIOXS 


residence  at  No.  224  Eel  River  avenue,  and  other  city  property, 
and  one  or  more  improved  farms  in  Cass  county.  He  is  very 
popular  with  the  public,  and  conducts  one  of  the  best-appointed 
and  most  orderly  places  of  public  resort  in  the  city. 


MICH.\EL  L.  JEFFERSON,  deputy  assessor  of  Center  town- 
ship, Marion  county,  Ind.,  was  born  in  New  Paris,  Ohio, 
January  13.  1864,  a  son  of  Michael  and  Mary  (Quill)  Jefferson, 
natives,  respectively,  of  counties  Mayo  and  I\erry,  Ireland. 

These  parents  came  to  America  in  their  younger  days  and 
were  married  in  Cincinnati,  and  after  marriage  lived  for  some  years 
in  Eaton,  Ohio,  whence  they  removed  to  New  Paris,  where  the 
father,  who  was  a  farmer  by  occupation,  died  just  prior  to  the 
birth  of  his  sons,  Michael  L.,  and  a  twin  brother,  James.  There 
were  three  children  in  the  family,  of  whom  the  eldest,  Anna 
Theresa,  was  a  teacher  in  a  parochial  school  and  was  a  young 
lady  of  fine  literary  attainments.  She  was  not  only  a  successful 
teacher,  but  a  poetess  of  much  more  than  local  reputation,  but 
was  called  from  earth  at  the  age  of  twenty-six  years,  dying  in 
Indianapolis,  January  28,  1887.  James  Jefferson,  twin  of  Michael 
L. ,  is  a  clerk  in  the  office  of  the  Indianapolis  Gas  company,  is 
married,  but  has  no  children.  Mrs.  Jefferson,  the  mother,  resides 
in  Indianapolis  at  the  home  of  our  subject,  and  supervises  his 
household. 

Michael  L.  Jefferson  was  educated  in  New'  Paris  and  was 
married,  June  i,  1892,  by  Rev.  Father  O'Donaghue,  to  Miss  Josie 
Shields,  a  native  of  Indianapolis,  and  of  whose  family  a  full  record 
is  made  in  the  biography  of  Mrs.  Bridget  Shields,  to  be  found  on 
another  page  of  this  volume.  Mr.  Jefferson  has  had  the  sad  mis- 
fortune of  losing  his  beloved  wife,  who  was  called  away  by  death 
February  13,  1S97,  in  the  faith  of  the  Catholic  church.  She  left 
behind  her,  to  mourn  her  loss,  beside  her  devoted  husband,  two 
interesting  and  intelligent  children — Fidelia,  aged  four  years,  and 
Thomas,  aged  two. 

Mr.  Jefferson  was  appointed  deputy  assessor  of   Center  town- 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

ship,  April  i,  1886,  and  has  continuously  held  the  position  eve 
since.  In  August  he  was  advanced  to  the  position  of  chief  clerk 
in  the  of^ce  of  the  assessor.  He  has  served  under  three  different 
administrations,  and  at  one  time  was  the  only  republican  holding 
office  in  the  court  house,  and  this  fact  alone  gives  ample  evidence 
of  his  ability  and  trustworthiness.  The  family  are  members  of 
St.  Patrick's  church,  and  Mr.  Jefferson  is  a  member  of  the  Young 
Men's  institute,  a  fraternal  and  benevolent  order  fully  recognized 
by  the  church;  he  is  likewise  a  member  of  the  Ancient  Order  of 
Hibernians,  and  has  always  an  open  hand  and  heart  for  the  aid  of 
the  suffering  and  needy  and  for  the  support  of  his  church.  He  is 
universally  respected,  regardless  of  politics  or  church  membership, 
and  is  well  deserving  of  the  high  esteem  in  which  he  is  held 
throughout  the  citv. 


DO^^NICK  J.  EG.\N,  a  native  of  county  Roscommon,  Ireland, 
and  son  of  Dominick  and  Mary  (King)  Egan,  was  born  on  the 
sixteenth  day  of  October,  1831.  The  father,  also  a  native  of  the 
aforesaid  county  and  a  farmer  by  occupation,  died  in  the  year  1848, 
and  the  mother  departed  this  life  in  1836.  They  were  the  parents 
of  fourteen  children,  thirteen  sons  and  one  daughter,  the  subject 
of  this  sketch  being  the  only  survivor  of  this  large  family,  of  whom 
he  was  next  to  the  youngest. 

Dominick  J.  Egan  was  reared  to  manhood  on  his  native  heath 
and  received  his  education  in  what  was  known  as  French  Park 
school,  a  private  institution,  under  church  jurisdiction.  While 
3-oung,  he  served  an  apprenticeship  to  the  grocery  business  in  the 
town  of  Ballaghaderin,  and  at  the  age  of  twenty-nine  emigrated  to 
the  United  States,  locating,  for  one  year,  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 
From  that  city  he  removed  to  Rushville,  Ind.,  with  the  mercantile 
interests  of  which  place  he  was  identified  for  about  thirty  years, 
during  which  time  he  met  with  encouraging  success  in  handling 
different  lines  of  goods.  In  1891  Mr.  Egan  removed  the  unsold 
portion  of  his  stock  to  Haughville,  a  part  of  Indianapolis,  and  here 
he  has  since  continued  his  life-work  as  a  igrocer  and  dealer  in 
provisions. 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATION'S, 

Mr.  Egan  was  married  in  county  Mayo,  Ireland,  in  tiie  year 
1853,  to  Miss  Maria  A.  Hurst,  who  has  borne  him  eleven  children, 
six  living,  viz:  Patrick  John,  the  eldest,  is  engaged  in  mercantile 
pursuits  ia  New  York  city;  Michael  H.  is  a  traveling  salesman, 
residing  in  Indianapolis;  Thomas  Joseph  is  employed  in  his  father's 
store;  Edward  Joseph  is  a  resident  of  North  Dakota;  Henry  Francis 
is  a  partner  with  his  father,  the  firm  title  being  Egan  cS;  Son,  and 
the  daughter,  Nora  Ellen,  is  also  employed  in  the  store. 

Mr.  Egan  has  always  been  active  and  earnest  in  the  uphold- 
ing of  the  church  of  his  fathers;  especially  is  this  true  of  the  church 
of  the  Immaculate  Conception  at  Rushville.  He  was  a  member 
of  the  committee  which  purchased  the  grounds  for  the  house  of 
worship  and  cemetery,  and  also  served  on  the  building  committee 
which  constructed  the  building  used  for  so  many  years  by  the  con- 
gregation. A  new  church  is  now  in  process  of  construction  on  the 
site  occupied  by  the  original  structure,  and  in  order  to  perpetuate 
a  deserving  name  and  keep  in  memory  the  great  interest  he  always 
manifested  in  the  parish,  it  is  proposed  to  pay  Mr.  Egan  the  grace- 
ful compliment  of  having  his  name  cast  in  the  bell,  to  be  used  in 
the  new  edifice. 

Mr.  Egan  came  to  Haughville  in  time  to  assist  materially  in 
the  organization  of  St.  Anthony's  parish,  of  which  he  is  now  one 
of  the  most  substantial  and  devoted  members,  and  to  which  his 
family  also  belong.  He  has  been  a  life-long  democrat,  exercising 
an  intelligent  interest  in  the  party's  welfare,  but  has  neither  sought 
nor  held  official  position  outside  of  his  church. 


JEREMIAH  EG.\N,  superintendent  of  Holy  Cross  cemetery, 
Indianapolis,  has  been  a  well-known  and  highly-respected  citi- 
zen of  this  city  for  thirty  years,  or  since  1868.  He  was  born  in 
county  Cork,  Ireland,  in  1833,  and  comes  of  good  old  Irish  stock, 
noted  for  its  patriotism  and  enterprise.  He  is  a  son  of  Jeremiah 
Egan,  who  died  when  the  subject  of  this  sketch  was  fourteen  years 
old.       Mrs.    Egan,    the   mother  of  the  subject,  survived  her  hus- 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

band  many  years.  They  were  the  parents  of  eleven  children,  of 
whom  only  two  survive,  these  two  beinj;  Jeremiah  and  James,  both 
residents  of  Indianapolis.  Only  one  daughter  belonging  to  this 
family  attained  mature  years,  and  she  adopted  a  religious  life, 
becoming  a  Sister  and  dying  in  a  convent  at  Middleton,  county 
Cork.  Of  the  entire  family  only  Jeremiah  and  James  ever  came 
to  the  United  States. 

During  the  earlier  years  of  his  life  Mr.  Egan  was  engaged  in 
various  pursuits,  but  finally  turned  his  attention  to  gardening,  and 
was  thus  engaged  for  many  years.  Having  decided  to  come 
to  this  country,  he  left  Ireland  in  the  spring  of  1868,  and  in 
due  time  arrived  at  his  destination,  which  was  Indianapolis.  It 
may  be  of  interest  to  many  to  know  just  how  this  destination  was 
determined  upon.  Mr.  Egan  met  Dr.  Fletcher,  of  Indianapolis, 
while  the  latter  was  travelitig  abroad,  with  his  family,  and  in  con- 
versation with  him  regarding  America  was  favorably  impressed 
with  the  doctor's  remarks  about  this  city,  and  this  conversation  fully 
determined  Mr.  Egan  to  come  directly  here,  which  plan  he  had 
previously  had  in  mind.  For  a  good  many  years  after  becoming  a 
resident  of  Indianapolis,  Mr.  Egan  was  engaged  in  gardening,  and 
for  about  twenty  years  he  was  employed  at  the  Indianapolis  gas 
works.  The  duties  of  his  present  position  he  has  performed  since 
June  13,   1892. 

Holy  Cross  cemetery  is  beautifully  situated  on  high  ground  in 
the  south  part  of  the  city,  between  Meriden  street  and  Bluff  ave- 
nue. It  comprises  about  thirty  acres  and  adjoins  the  German 
Catholic  burying  ground,  which  is  similarly  situated. 

Mrs.  Egan  was  formerly  Mjss  Nora  Ervin,  born  and  reared  in  the 
city  of  Cork.  She  and  her  husband  now  live  at  No.  1559  Market 
street,  Indianapolis,  and  of  the  seven  children  born  to  bless  their 
home,  five  are  still  living — four  sons  and  one  daughter.  Jeremiah, 
the  eldest,  is  a  trustee  of  Holy  Cross  parish.  The  others  are  David, 
Edward,  Ervin  P.  and  Mary  Margaret.  Nicholas  died  at  the  age 
of  twenty-two  years  and  Veronica  when  in  her  si.xteenth  year. 
Mr.  Egan  is  one  of  the  leading  members  of  the  church  to  which 
he  belongs  and  is  held  in  high  esteem  by  all,  no  matter  of  what 
religious  denomination. 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

REV.  WILLIAM  A.  JOCHUM,  pastor  of  St.  Bernard's  parish, 
Rockport,  Spencer  county,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Evansville,  this 
state,  June  30,  1873,  the  eldest  of  the  three  children  born  to  Peter 
and  Magdaline  (Bengert)  Jochum,  natives  of  Germany,  the  former 
of  whom  died  in  Illinois  in  1878. 

Father  Jochum  attended  the  parochial  schools  of  Evansville 
until  18S7,  after  which  he  attended  the  famous  educational  insti- 
tutions at  St.  Meinrad's  in  Spencer  county,  Ind.,  where  he  was 
educated  for  the  priesthood  and  was  ordained  by  Bishop  Francis 
Silas  Chatard,  June  8,  1897.  June  20  he  read  his  first  mass  in  St. 
Boniface's  church,  Evansville.  Immediately  thereafter  he  was 
stationed  at  Henry ville,  Ind.,  and  had  charge  of  two  missions 
beside — those  of  Lexington  and  St.  Michael's.  His  zealous  labors 
in  behalf  of  the  spiritual  welfare  of  his  charge  and  his  excellent 
financial  management  soon  secured  the  recognition  of  his  supe- 
riors, who,  March  4,  1898,  appointed  him  to  his  present  position,, 
upon  the  duties  of  which  he  has  entered  under  the  most  auspicious 
circumstances,  and  in  the  incumbency  of  which  his  piety,  zeal, 
scholarship  and  natural  ability  promise  to  redound,  not  only  to  his 
own  credit,  but  to  the  glory  of  the  church. 


EDWARD  X.  EHINGER,  assistant  cashier  of  the  Decatur 
National  bank  and  a  prominent  member  of  St.  Mary's  church, 
is  a  native  of  Indiana,  born  February  22,  1861,  in  Columbia  City, 
Whitley  county.  His  ancestord,  both  paternal  and  maternal,  were 
Germans,  his  father  Florian  Ehinger  having  been  born  in  Singen, 
Baden,  in  the  year  1835. 

Florian  Ehinger  learned  the  tailor's  trade  in  his  native  country, 
where  he  worked  at  the  same  until  1855,  at  which  time  he  came 
to  the  United  States,  locating  at  Fort  Wayne,  Ind.,  where  he 
secured  employment  for  some  time  with  Mr.  Bostick.  Subse- 
quently he  embarked  in  the  clothing  and  merchant  tailoring  busi- 
ness at  Columbia  City,  where  he  continued  until  his  removal,  in 
1865,  to  Independence,  Mo.,  whence,  in  1872,  he  returned  to 
Indiana,  locating  in   Decatur.      He   was  married  October  3,   1859, 


REV.  W.   A.  JOCHUl 


ST.   BERNARDS    CHURCH, 

ROCKPORT,   IND. 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

to  Elizabeth  Schmith,  who  bore  him  the  following  children; 
Edward  X.,  Charles  P.,  Maggie  (wife  of  J.  H.  Meyers),  Robert  A. 
and  C.  Otto. 

The  subject  of  this  mention  was  educated  at  Independence, 
Mo.,  and  Decatur,  Ind.,  from  1S71  to  1874,  served  as  altar  boy  at 
St.  Mary's  church,  and  at  the  early  age  of  fourteen  accepted  a 
clerical  position  in  the  Decatur  post-office,  the  duties  of  which  he 
discharged  for  a  period  of  eight  years.  He  then  entered  the  employ 
of  the  Adams  County  bank,  where  he  remained  six  3'ears,  when  by 
reason  of  failing  health  he  abandoned  clerical  work  and  took 
an  extended  trip  to  the  Pacific  coast. 

Returning  to  Decatur,  greatly  improved,  Mr.  Ehinger  engaged 
in  the  clothing  business  and  merchant  tailoring,  under  the  firm 
name  of  Ehinger  &  Meyers,  which  partnership  lasted  until  August 
10,  1896,  the  subject  retiring  from  mercantile  pursuits  at  that  time. 
At  the  present  time  he  is  filling,  most  acceptably,  his  former  posi- 
tion in  the  bank,  and  his  superior  qualifications  have  won  for  him 
the  unbounded  confidence  of  the  managers  of  that  institution. 
Since  1893,  Mr.  Ehinger  has  served  as  treasurer  of  St.  Mary's 
church,  of  which  he  is  an  active  and  most  devoted  member;  and 
belongs  to  the  St.  Joseph  society  and  the  C.  B.  L.  On  the  13th  of 
September,  1883,  in  St.  Mary's  church,  was  solemnized  the 
marriage  of  Mr.  Ehinger  and  Miss  Catherine  E.  Bremerkamp, 
Father  Wilken  officiating.  Five  children  have  been  born  to  this 
union,  viz:  Thomas  F.,  Edna  E. ,  Joseph  Lawrence,  Herbert  H. 
and  Leo.  E. 


REV.  THOMAS  F.  EISENRING,  C.  PP.  S.,  chaplain  of  St. 
Joseph  hospital,  Broadway  and  Main  streets.  Fort  Wayne, 
Ind.,  was  born  November  i,  1844,  in  Germany,  a  son  of  John  and 
Mary  A.  (Haene)  Eisenring,  and  came  to  the  United  States  Novem- 
ber I,  1866.  He  had  attended  the  common  schools  in  Europe, 
later  attended  and  graduated  from  the  seminary  of  Carthagena, 
Ohio,  and  was  ordained  August  15,  1873,  under  archbishop  J.  B. 
Purcell,  of  Cincinnati.  He  said  his  first  mass  at  Minster,  Ohio,  was 
stationed  at  Celina  for  two  years,  then  in  New  Riegel,  diocese  of 

21  "(465) 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

Cleveland,  for  three  years;  then  went  to  Europe,  was  stationed  at 
Schelbenberg,  diocese  of  Loire,  for  four  years,  and  on  his  return  ta 
America  officiated  one  year  at  Winamac,  Ind.,  then  six  years  at 
Maria  Stein,  in  Ohio.  He  came  to  his  present  position  December 
3,  1889,  where  he  has  charge  of  the  hospital,  where  there  is  accom- 
modation for  about  1 50  persons,  and  here  has  since  filled  the 
duties  of   his  responsible  position  with  ability  and  zeal. 


REV.  BERNARD  EWERS,  in  charge  of  Sts.  Peter  and  Paul's 
parish  at  Haubstadt,  Gibson  county,  Ind.,  is  a  native  of  Ger- 
many, was  born  September  21,  1847,  and  is  one  of  the  four  chil- 
dren born  to  Bernard  and  Mary  Ewers,  who  came  to  America  in 
1857,  landing  at  New  Orleans.  From  the  Crescent  city  the  fam- 
ily came  to  Indiana  and  for  a  short  time  lived  in  Vanderburg  county, 
whence  they  removed  to  Evansville,  Ind.,  where  the  mother  died 
July  13,  1881,  and  the  father  on  the  loth  day  of  August,  1890^ 
both  having  been  faithful  and  life-long  members  of  the  Holy 
Catholic  church. 

In  his  youthful  days,  the  now  Rev.  Bernard  Ewers  was  edu- 
cated in  the  parochial  school  of  St.  Philip's,  Posey  county,  and 
after  due  preparation  was  admitted  to  St.  Meinrad's  college,  in 
Spencer  county,  where  he  passed  four  years  in  studying  the  classics, 
after  which  he  passed  two  years  in  the  college  at  Bardstown,  Ky. ,^ 
in  the  study  of  the  sciences.  He  then  returned  to  St.  Meinrad's, 
where  he  completed  his  theological  studies,  and  was  ordained  priest 
August  10,  1874,  by  the  Right  Rev.  Maurice  de  St.  Palais,  at  that 
time  bishop  of  the  diocese  of  Vincennes.  Father  Ewers  said  his- 
first  mass  at  Evansville,  Ind.,  in  St.  Mary's  church,  and  then, 
without  passing  through  the  usual  probationary  routine  of  acting 
as  an  assistant,  was  placed  in  charge  of  St.  Patrick's  church,  in 
North  Madison,  Jefferson  county,  Ind.  To  this  parish  were  also 
attached  two  missions — St.  Anthony,  in  Jefferson  county,  and  the 
Immaculate  Conception,  at  Vevay,  Switzerland  county.  In  this 
charge  Father  Ewers  labored  ardently  and  devotedly  until  1882,. 
doing  more  good  work  than  can  ever  be  recorded. 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

Since  1882  Father  Ewers  has  filled  his  present  position  at 
Haubstadt,  ministering  to  the  spiritual  needs  of  100  families.  The 
school  attached  to  this  charge  is  presided  over  by  three  Benedic- 
tine Sisters,  who  have  under  their  tuition  about  100  pupils.  The 
church- building  is  a  noble  structure  and  was  erected  in  1877  under 
the  auspices  of  the  Rev.  George  L.  Widerin,  now  of  North  Vernon, 
at  a  cost  of  $10,000,  and  the  school-house  was  erected  about  i860. 
Father  Ewers  has  exercised  great  care  over  his  charge  since  his 
incumbenc}',  and  by  his  kind  and  amiable  disposition  and  profound 
learning  and  unostentatious  piety,  has  won  the  confiding  love  of  all 
under  his  ministrations. 


GEORGE  F.AHLBUSH,  grocer  of  Lawrenceburg,  Dearborn 
county,  Ind.,  is  a  son  of  Nicholas  and  Anna  M.  (Brandt) 
Fahlbush,  who  came  to  the  United  States  from  Germany  in  1848, 
landing  at  New  York,  but  who  subsequently  located  on  a  farm  in 
Dearborn  county,  Ind.,  where  the  mother  died. 

George  Fahlbush  was  born  May  6,  1854,  in  Lawrenceburg, 
attended  common  schools,  was  reared  on  a  farm,  and  at  the  age  of 
twenty-five  engaged  in  the  general  merchandise  business  in  Law- 
renceburg. He  was  married  to  Barbara  E.  Siementek,  of  Indiana, 
by  whom  he  had  four  children,  of  whom  three  are  living,  viz: 
George  N.,  Harry  and  Florentine.  All  of  the  family  are  strict 
members  of  St.  Lawrence  church,  and  Mr.  Fahlbush  is  a  promi- 
nent member  of  the  Catholic  Knights  of  America,  of  which  he  was 
state  secretary  two  terms — first  at  Logan  two  years,  then  at  Vin- 
cennes.  He  has  gained  business  success  through  his  tact  and 
industry,  and  now  owns  his  corner  store,  with  residence  attached, 
and  carries  a  well-selected  stock  of  assorted  merchandise,  valued 
at  $3,000. 


JAMES    B.  FALLEY,  a  prominent  business  man  of   LaFayette, 
is  a  native  of  New  York,  born   in  the  town   of  Oswego  Falls, 
that  state,  on  the  26th  of  December,  1827.    His  parents,  Lewis  and 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

Frances  (Baldwin)  Falley,  were  both  born  in  the  Empire  state  and 
and  there  lived  until  1841,  when  they  came  to  Tippecanoe  county, 
Ind.,  locating  in  LaFayette,  in  which  city  the  father  died  in  1S65. 
For  a  number  of  years  he  had  been  identified  with  the  commercial 
interests  of  LaFayette,  but  retired  from  active  life  in  i860.  Lewis 
and  Frances  Falley  were  the  parents  of  the  following  children: 
Daniel,  deceased;  Samuel,  deceased,  Lewis,  dealer  in  boots  and 
shoes,  LaFayette;  Susan,  widow  of  James  Land;  Joseph  D.,  a  resi- 
dent of    Chicago,  and  James  B. 

The  subject  of  this  biography  was  educated  in  the  public 
schools  of  his  native  town,  and  until  his  majority  assisted  his  father 
in  the  latter's  mercantile  establishment.  At  the  age  of  twenty-two 
he  engaged  in  the  hardware  business  at  LaFayette  in  partnership  with 
H.  C.  Wagstaff,  and  the  firm,  thus  constituted,  lasted  until  1855, 
when  he  effected  a  copartnership  in  the  iron  trade  with  his  father. 
This  lasted  until  1862,  at  which  time  he  became  associated  in  the 
hardware  and  agricultural  implement  business  with  I.  L.  Beach, 
who  continued  as  his  partner  until  1869,  when,  in  company  with 
George  H.  Drury,  he  organized  the  well-known  hardware  house  of 
J.  B.  Falley  &  Co.,  with  a  stock  representing  a  capital  of  $20,000. 
This  firm  lasted  until  the  retirement  of  Mr.  Drury  in  1887,  after 
which,  until  1894,  it  was  known  as  the  Falley  Hardware  company. 
In  the  latter  year  the  present  corporation,  the  Falley- Patton  Hard- 
ware company,  carrying  a  stock  valued  at  $10,000,  was  organized. 

As  may  be  readily  inferred  from  the  above,  Mr.  Falley  is  one 
of  the  enterprising  commercial  men  of  his  city.  He  is  character- 
ized by  a  tenacity  of  purpose  as  rare  as  it  is  admirable,  and  pos- 
sesses the  peculiar  faculty  of  molding  circumstances  to  suit  his  ends 
rather  than  to  be  molded  by  them.  He  is  withal  a  faithful  member 
of  the  church,  and  finds  time  in  the  midst  of  his  large  business  to 
attend  to  the  claims  of  religion.  He  was  married,  December  2, 
1850,  in  Terre  Haute,  Ind.,  to  Miss  Susan  B.  Kellogg,  who  was 
born  in  Dayton,  Ohio,  on  the  loth  of  November,  1831.  Mrs. 
Falley  is  the  daughter  of  Phineas  Kellogg,  of  Dayton,  and  has 
borne  her  husband  the  following  children:  Rev.  James,  of  Hunt- 
ington, Ind.;  Frank,  deceased;  Dora,  a  madam  of  the  Sacred 
Heart,   deceased;   Edward,    a    mechanic  of    LaFajctte;   Mar\-   F., 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

madam  of  Sacred  Heart  at  New  Orleans,  where  she  has  charge  of 
the  art  department;  Anthony,  student  at  the  Jesuit  college,  St. 
Louis,  where  he  is  preparing  for  the  priesthood  of  that  order,  and 
Joseph,  who  fills  an  important  clerkship  in  LaFayette.  Mr.  Falley 
and  wife  are  faithful  members  of  St.  Mary's  church. 


TIMOTHY  FALVEY,  residing  at  No.  712  East  Morris  street, 
Indianapolis,  has  been  for  many  years  an  inhabitant  of  this 
cit\-.  He  was  born  in  New  Market  parish,  county  Cork,  Ireland, 
December  15,  1S48,  and  is  a  son  of  Timothy  and  Hannah  (Cronan) 
Falvey,  both  of  whom  died  in  their  native  land.  The  Falvey 
family  is  an  old  and  honorable  one  in  Irish  history,  and  in  an 
earlier  day  the  ancestors  of  the  subject  removed  to  county  Cork 
from  county  Kerry.  The  only  member  of  the  immediate  family  of 
Mr.  Falvey  remaining  in  Ireland  is  a  brother,  John  Falvey. 
Three  sons  grew  to  mature  years,  viz:  Michael,  a  resident  of  the 
state  of  Kentucky;  John  and  Timothy,  the  latter  the  subject  of 
this  sketch. 

Timothy  Falvey  came  to  the  United  States  in  1866,  when  he 
was  eighteen  years  of  age.  For  four  years  he  resided  at  Cynthiana, 
Harrison  county,  Ky.,  coming  thence,  in  1870,  to  Indianapolis, 
where  he  has  since  resided.  He  was  married.  May  13,  1875,  to 
Miss  Catherine  White,  who  was  born  at  Bellefontaine,  Ohio,  her 
parents  being  Paul  and  Ellen  White,  both  natives  of  county  Kerry, 
and  the  maiden  name  of  the  latter  being  Curran.  They  are  still 
residents  of  Bellefontaine,  Ohio. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Falvey  have  six  children,  five  sons  and  a 
daughter,  viz:  Timothy  Paul,  John  Michael,  Wilham  Henry, 
Joseph  Raymond,  Mary  Theresa,  and  Charles  'Leroy,  all  of  whom 
were  baptized  in  St.  John's  church  in  Indianapolis.  From  the 
time  of  his  marriage  until  1896,  Mr.  Falvey  and  his  family  resided 
on  West  McCarty  street,  removing  to  their  present  home  in  the 
latter  year.  Mr.  Falvey  is  a  member  of  Capitol  council.  No.  276, 
Young  Men's  institute.  Mrs.  Falvey  is  one  of  a  family  of  five, 
two  sons  and  three  daughters,  she  being  the  oldest  of  the  daugh- 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

ters.  Of  the  sons,  Michael  is  a  resident  of  Indianapolis,  and  Dan- 
iel of  Ridgeway,  Colo.  Of  the  daughters,  Mary  is  a  resident  of 
Montpelier,  Ind.,  and  Julia,  the  youngest,  lives  at  home.  All  are 
highly  respected  men  and  women. 


PATRICK  EDWARD  FANNING,  now  the  efficient  electrician 
of  the  Indianapolis  fire  department,  was  born  in  Lancashire, 
England,  May  5,  1857,  but  was  a  child  of  seven  years  of  age  when 
he  came  alone  to  America,  in  1864,  and  joined  an  elder  brother, 
John,  in  Edinburg,  Ind, 

Edward  and  Margaret  (Conniff)  Fanning,  parents  of  Patrick 
Edward,  were  natives  of  county  Mayo,  Ireland,  where  their  mar- 
riage took  place,  and  where  their  eldest  two  children  were  born. 
From  Ireland  they  moved  to  England,  where  there  were  born 
three  children  additional,  the  five  being  named,  in  order  of  birth, 
as  follows:  John,  Mary,  Patrick  Edward,  Bridget  and  James. 
The  death  of  the  father  from  pneumonia  took  place  in  Lancashire 
when  he  was  fifty  years  old,  and  in  1S76  the  mother  came  to 
America  and  died  in  Edinburg,  Ind.,  in  18S2.  John  and  James 
died  in  Indianapolis,  and  Bridget  passed  away  in  Edinburg,  the 
remains  of  the  mother,  John  and  Bridget  being  interred  at  Edin- 
burg, and  those  of  James  in  Holy  Cross  cemetery  in  Indianapolis. 
Mary  is  married  and  resides  in  England. 

Patrick  E.  Fanning  remained  at  the  home  of  his  brother  John 
until  he  attained  man's  estate,  receiving,  meanwhile,  a  good  educa- 
tion in  the  common  schools  of  Edinburg.  At  the  age  of  about 
sixteen  years  he  engaged  as  a  lineman  with  the  Western  Union 
Telegraph  company,  with  which  he  remained  about  fifteen  years. 
In  1890  he  was  appointed  electric  line  worker  for  the  city  fire 
department  of  Indianapolis,  being  placed  in  charge  of  the  alarm 
system,  but  for  two  years  during  this  interval  was  superintendent 
of  telegraph  under  Mayor  Sullivan. 

The  marriage  of  Mr.  Fanning  took  place  in  Crawfordsvillc, 
Ind.,  September  4,  1894,  at  St.  Bernard's  church,  when  he  was 
united  by  Rev.  Father  Crosson  in  the  holy  bonds  of  matrimony 

(470r 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

with  Miss  Ellen  O'Connor,  who  was  born  in  Hendricks  county, 
Ind.,  a  daughter  of  Enos  and  Mary  O'Connor,  who  resides  on  a 
farm  near  Crawfordsville,  being  descended  from  a  pioneer  family 
of  the  state.  One  son,  Lawrence  Edward,  born  October  6,  1896, 
has  blessed  this  union.  The  family  are  members  of  Sts.  Peter  and 
Paul's  church,  although  they  habitually  worship  at  St.  Johns's,  it 
being  the  more  convenient.  Mr.  Fanning  is  a  member  of  the 
Ancient  Order  of  Hibernians,  in  politics  is  a  democrat,  and  as  a 
citizen  is  upright,  moral,  temperate  and  greatly  respected. 


HON.  MICHAEL  H.  FARRELL,  a  very  popular  and  highly 
respected  citizen  and  a  dealer  in  marble,  granite,  etc. ,  at  No. 
208  'West  Washington  street,  Indianapolis,  is  a  native  of  Cam- 
bridge City,  Ind.,  was  born  April  23,  1854,  and  is  a  son  of  Dominick 
and  Katherine  (Powell)  Farrell,  the  former  a  native  of  county 
Longford,  and  the  latter  of  county  Tipperary,  Ireland. 

These  parents  came  to  America  single  and  were  married  in 
Richmond,  Ind.  Dominick  Farrell  was  a  contractor  in  railroad 
work  and  assisted  in  constructing  the  first  telegraph  line  in  the 
west,  and  also  constructed  three  sections  of  the  Panhandle  rail- 
way. They  had  born  to  them  four  children,  viz:  Francis,  Thomas, 
Michael  H.  and  Margaret.  Of  these,  Francis  is  a  telegraph  oper- 
ator in  Chicago,  111. ;  Thomas  is  an  engineer  on  the  Big  Four  rail- 
way, with  his  residence  in  St.  Louis,  Mo. ;  Michael  H.  is  the  gen- 
tleman with  whom  this  memoir  will  have  most  to  do,  and  Margaret 
is  deceased.  Both  parents  ended  their  days  in  the  Catholic  faith 
in  Cambridge  City,  the  mother  dying  in  1886,  aged  seventy-four, 
and  the  father  in  1889,  at  the  age  of  seventy-nine  years. 

Michael  H.  Farrell  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  his 
native  city,  there  learned  the  marblecutter's  trade,  and  there  grew  to 
manhood.  In  1880  he  came  to  Indianapolis  and  opened  his  marble 
v-ard,  in  which  he  now  gives  constant  emoloyment  to  four  men. 
He  at  once  formed  a  connection  with  the  democratic  party  of 
Indianapolis,  having  been  a  member  of  the  same  in  Cambridge 
City,  became  very  popular,  and  on  this  ticket  was  elected  to  the  state 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

legislature  in  18S4,  served  from  1885  to  1887,  and  was  especially  act- 
ive and  earnest  in  pressing  several  bills  through  that  august  body. 
He  also  served  as  a  member  of  the  city  board  of  aldermen  from 
1889  until  1 89 1,  or  until  its  abrogation,  and  in  1890  was  elected  a 
member  of  the  board  of  county  commissioners,  in  whicn  he  served 
three  years.  Since  that  time  he  has  not  aspired  to  official  position, 
yet  has  taken  an  active  part  in  promoting  the  success  of  his  party 
at  each  succeeding  election.  He  now  devotes  his  entire  time  and 
attention  to  his  business  affairs,  which  he  never  neglected  at  any 
time,  but  during  his  whole  official  career  gave  to  it  his  personal  and 
close  supervision. 

The  marriage  of  Mr.  Farrell  took  place  at  Cambridge  City, 
October  11,  1877,  to  Miss  Theressa  Metz,  Rev.  J.  B.  Kelly  offi- 
ciating. Mrs.  Farrell  is  a  native  of  Hamilton  county,  Ohio,  and 
has  blessed  her  husband  with  five  children,  viz:  Catherine, 
Francis,  Edward,  Thomas  and  Vincent.  The  family  are  members 
of  St.  Bridget's  church,  under  the  pastorate  of  Rev.  D.  Curran, 
and  are  a  representative  family  in  church,  social  and  political  cir- 
cles. Mr.  Farrell,  by  close  attention  to  his  busines  and  through 
skill,  industry  and  thrift,  has  secured  a  fair  competence,  and  the 
productions  of  his  yard  are  unsurpassed  for  excellent  workman- 
ship by  any  in  the  state  of   Indiana. 


REV.  JOHN  F.  KUBACKI,  pastor  of  St.  Joseph's  church  at 
Reynolds,  White  county,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Milwaukee,  Wis., 
November  20,  1868,  and  is  a  son  of  Thomas  and  Victoria  (Brze- 
zinska)  Kubacki,  natives  of  Poland,  who,  shortly  after  their  mar- 
riage, came  to  the  United  States  in  1867.  Of  their  fourteen  chil- 
dren, the  Rev.  John  F.  is  the  second  in  order  of  birth. 

Rev.  John  F.  Kubacki  began  his  literary  studies  at  the  Jesuit 
college,  of  St.  Mary's,  Kans.,  continued  them  at  St.  Francis'  sem- 
inary, Milwaukee,  and  completed  his  theological  course  at  Mount 
St.  Mary's  seminary,  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  June  19,  1894,  he  was 
ordained  by  Archbishop  Elder,  and  his  first  station  was  at  North 
Judson,  Starke  county,  Ind.,  where  he  remodeled  the   church  and 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

rectory  and  also  attended  St.  Pierre  and  Kno.x  missions,  in  Starke 
county,  until  November,  1896,  when  he  was  appointed  to  Rey- 
nolds. Here  his  labors  have  been  quite  arduous,  as  he  had  charge 
not  only  of  St.  Joseph's  congregation  and  its  regular  missions  of 
Francesville  and  Medarysville  in  Pulaski  county,  and  the  stations 
of  Monon  and  Monticello  in  White  county,  but  also,  until  a  resi- 
dent priest  was  appointed,  attended  to  North  Judson  and  its  mission 
of  San  Pierre,  and  the  station  at  Knox,  in  Starke  county.  Although 
but  thirty  years  of  age,  Father  Kubacki  has  shown  himself  to  be 
capable  of  doing  a  vast  amount  of  creditable  work,  and  has  made 
for  himself  an  excellent  reputation  with  his  people,  to  whose 
interests  he  is  entirely  devoted  and  by  whom  he  is  devotedly 
beloved. 


JOHN  FANNING,  of  the  firm  of  Fanning  &  Co.,  of  Montgom- 
ery, Ind.,  is  a  native  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  was  born  Septem- 
ber 8,  1843,  and  is  the  second  of  the  six  children  born  to  Thomas 
and  Bridget  (Reilly)  Fanning,  natives  of  county  Leitrim,  Ireland, 
but  married  in  America. 

Thomas  Fanning  was  born  in  181  3,  was  well  educated  by  the 
Dominican  friars  in  an  old  monastery  in  the  county  of  Galway, 
and  came  to  the  United  States  in  1838.  He  first  located  at 
Auburn,  N.  Y. ,  where  he  met  and  married  Miss  Reilly,  who  was 
born  in  181 1  and  came  to  America  in  1836.  Shortly  after  mar- 
riage, Mr.  and  Mrs.  Fanning  removed  to  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  and 
about  1853  came  to  Daviess  county,  Ind.,  where  his  death  occurred 
in  1 87 1,  a  truly  honored  citizen.  Mrs.  Fanning  was  a  lady  of 
many  christian  and  social  virtues,  lived  to  reach  the  advanced  age 
of  eighty-three  years,  and  died  in  1893.  Both  were  members  of 
St.  Patrick's  congregation,  and  their  remains  rest  side  by  side  in 
St.  Patrick's  cemetery,  where  a  beautiful  monument  marks  their 
final  resting  place.  The  children  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Thomas 
Fanning  were  named,  in  order  of  birth,  as  follows:  Mary,  now 
the  wife  of  John  Roarty,  an  agriculturist  of  Daviess  county;  John, 
the  subject  of  this  biographical  notice;  Ellen,  wife  of  John  Doyle, 
a   farmer    of  Martin  county;    Frank,    who  died    May   23,    1893,    a 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

farmer;  James  H.,  a  merch^int,  of  Montgomer\-,  and  Kate,  wife  of 
Thomas  Reilly,  of  Daviess  county. 

John  Fanning,  whose  name  stands  at  the  opening  of  this 
article,  was  but  ten  years  of  age  when  brought  by  his  parents  to 
Daviess  county,  and  this  has  since  been  his  home,  with  the  excep- 
tion of  one  year,  which  was  passed  in  a  visit  to  his  native  city.  He 
received  a  good  common-school  education,  and  was  confirmed,  in 
1857,  by  Bishop  de  St.  Palais.  He  grew  to  manhood  in  Reeve 
township,  Daviess  county,  and  November  15,  1887,  married  Miss 
Margaret  Grannan,  daughter  of  Patrick  and  Phebe  Ann  (Mullen) 
Grannan,  of  whom  further  mention  is  made  in  the  life  sketch  of 
Patrick  E.  Grannan,  and  the  happy  union  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Fan- 
ning has  been  blessed  with  four  children,  of  whom  two,  however, 
are  deceased.  Of  the  surviving  two,  Mary  Bridget,  the  elder- 
born,  is  a  student  in  St.  Peter's  parochial  school,  and  Rose  is  the 
}-ounger. 

In  October,  1893,  Mr.  Fanning  brought  his  family  to  Mont- 
gomery, and  here  engaged  in  the  hardware  and  agricultural  imple- 
ment business  in  partnership  with  Patrick  E.  Grannan,  under  the 
present  firm  style  of  Fanning  &Co. ,  and  through  his  strict  integrity, 
affable  deportment  and  a  sincere  desire  to  please  by  furnishing  his 
patrons  with  the  precise  articles  needed,  and  nothing  else,  he  has 
built  up  an  extensive  and  increasing  trade,  and  a  lasting  one. 

In  politics  Mr.  Fanning  is  a  stanch  democrat  and  cast  his  first 
presidential  vote  for  George  B.  McClellan,  in  1864.  In  1S74  and 
1875  he  served  as  assessor  of  Reeve  township,  was  trustee  of  the 
township  in  1878  and  1880,  and  from  1882  to  1888  was  county 
commissioner  of  Daviess  county.  He  is  now  treasurer  of  the  public 
school  board  of  Montgomery,  and  that  he  is  loyal  to  his  party  and 
competent  as  an  official  is  well  evidenced  by  his  long  continuance 
in  office. 

As  a  Catholic  Mr.  Fanning  is  one  of  the  leading  members  of 
St.  Peter's  congregation  of  Montgomery,  which  is  the  second  oldest 
parish  in  the  state.  For  years  he  was  an  ardent  admirer  of  the 
late  revered  Father  Piers,  who  was  pastor  here  for  forty-eight 
years,  and  he  has  been  an  eye-witness  of  the  remarkable  growth  of 
Catholicity  in    and    around    .Montgomery,    and    has   himself  always 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

been  prominent  in  promoting  this  growth.  Both  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Fanning  stand  high  in  the  esteem  of  the  congregation  of  St. 
Peter's  as  well  as  that  of  the  beloved  pastor,  Rev.  P.  Rowan,  and 
are  very  liberal  in  tneir  contributions  to  the  support  of  the  church. 
As  early  as  1851  Mr.  Fanning  made  his  pledge  to  Father  Mathew, 
the  famous  apostle  of  temperance,  never  to  use  intoxicants  in  any 
form,  and  this  pledge  he  has  sacredly  kept.  No  family  to-day 
stands  higher  in  the  respect  of  the  citizens  of  Montgomery  than 
that  of  Mr.  Fanning,  and  as  a  business  man  no  one  is  more  greatly 
honored  than  he. 


JAMES  H.  FANNING,  the  leading  drj'-goods  merchant  of  Mont- 
gomery, Ind.,  is  a  native  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  was  born  Decem- 
ber 27,  1855,  a  son  of  Thomas  and  Bridget  (Reilly)  Fanning,  of 
Avhom  full  mention  is  made  in  the  biographical  sketch  of  John  Fan- 
ning, which  precedes  this  notice. 

James  H.  Fanning  was  a  babe  of  eighteen  months  when 
brought  to  Daviess  county  by  his  parents,  and  here,  at  the  proper 
age,  he  was  placed  in  the  public  school,  and  later  studied  for  two 
years  in  the  normal  school  at  Washington,  Ind.  He  was  confirmed 
by  Bishop  de  St.  Palais  in  1867,  and  until  1875  his  life  was  passed 
on  the  farm,  and  he  then  began  the  vocation  of  school-teacher  in 
the  public  schools  of  St.  Patrick"'s  parish,  and  for  four  and  a  half 
years  taught  in  the  vicinity  of  Alfordsville.  He  then  passed  six 
months  in  merchandizing  in  the  village  mentioned,  and  then  came 
to  Montgomery  in  the  latter  part  of  1880.  In  1881  he  purchased 
the  building  in  which  he  still  conducts  his  business,  and  now  car- 
ries a  full  line  of  dry  goods,  hats,  caps,  boots,  shoes,  groceries, 
queensware,  and,  in  fact,  all  the  commodities  that  constitute  the 
stock  of  a  first-class  village  general  store.  Through  his  uniform 
courtesy  and  fair,  square  methods  of  conducting  his  business,  he 
has  won  the  confidence  of  the  people,  and  the  volume  of  his  trans- 
actions at  present  reaches  at  least  $5,000  per  annum. 

Mr.  Fanning  was  first  married,  in  1876,  to  Miss  Maggie  Far- 
rell,  a  native  of  Daviess  county,  and  this  marriage  was  blessed 
with  one  child,  John  J.,  who   is  now   associated  with  his  father  in 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    COXGREGATIONS, 

business.  This  promising  young  man  was  educated  by  Father 
Curran  in  Latin  and  German,  as  well  as  in  his  rehgious  duties,  but 
was  confirmed,  at  the  age  of  ten  years,  by  Bishop  Chatard.  He 
is  an  excellent  accountant  and  a  young  man  of  most  pleasing 
address  and  an  able  assistant  to  his  father.  Mrs.  Maggie  Fanning 
was  called  away  October  lO,  1878,  dying  a  faithful  Catholic,  and 
in  November,  1897,  Mr.  Fanning  was  united  in  matrimony  with 
Miss  Lucy  Gates,  also  a  native  of  Daviess  county  and  a  daughter 
of  William  and  Catherine  M.  (Spalding)  Gates.  She  was  con- 
firmed by  Bishop  de  St.  Palais,  and  is  devoted  to  the  faith,  being, 
with  her  husband,  a  member  of  St.  Peter's  congregation. 

In  politics  Mr.  Fanning  was  originally  a  democrat  and  cast 
his  first  presidential  vote  for  Samuel  J.  Tilden  in  1876,  but  he  is 
now  a  populist,  and  in  the  presidential  campaign  of  1896  supported 
William  Jennings  Bryan  on  the  free-silver  platform.  Personally, 
he  has  served  as  trustee  of  his  township,  having  been  appointed  to 
the  office  in  1885;  he  also  served  as  a  justice  of  the  peace  for  four 
years,  and  at  present  holds  a  notary-public's  commission. 

Mr.  Fanning  is  what  is  usually  termed  a  self-made  man.  He 
began  his  business  life  with  a  very  limited  capital,  but  his  business 
capacity,  industry  and  good  management  have  brought  him  an 
enviable  prosperity.  Beside  his  business  block,  he  owns  his  resi- 
dence and  eighty  acres  of  fertile  land  in  Barr  township,  and  is  in 
altogether  comfortable  circumstances.  He  has  been  extremely 
liberal  in  his  contributions  to  the  support  of  his  church,  and  the 
social  relations  of  himself  and  family  are  all  that  any  mortal  might 
desire. 


JAMES  H.  KEEN  AN  is  a  member  of  St.  Anthony's  parish  and 
a  representative  Catholic  citizen  of  Indianapolis.  His  father, 
Thomas  Keenan,  was  born  in  Monaghan  county,  Ireland,  in  the 
year  181 5,  and  there  grew  to  manhood,  learning  the  trade  of  stone- 
mason. In  1850  Thomas  Keenan  married  Miss  Ann  Hanlon,  a 
native  of  the  same  county. 

Lawrence  Keenan,  the  father  of   Thomas,  and   John  Hanlon, 
the  father  of  Ann,  were  prominent,  well-to-do  and  highly  respected 

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JAMES    H.   KEENAN, 

INDIANAPOLIS,   IND. 


CATHOLIC    CHl'RCH    OF    INDIANA. 

fanners,  possessing  more  of  this  world's  goods  than  fell  to  the  lot 
of  the  majority  of  their  countrymen  of  those  days.  Mr.  Hanlon, 
particularly,  was  a  man  of  much  ability  and  energy,  and  was  very 
prosperous.  Both  were  devout  Catholics,  leading  lives  of  excep- 
tional purity  and  uprightness,  and  were  earnest  workers  in  the 
cause  of  religion  in  their  respective  parishes.  They  reared  and 
educated  their  children  with  extreme  care,  and  had  the  satisfaction 
of  seeing  them  develop  into  good  men  and  women  and  practical 
Catholics.  Ann  was  the  oldest  child  of  John  Hanlon,  and  inher- 
ited in  a  marked  degree  her  father's  natural  ability,  force  of  char- 
acter and  high  sense  of  honor,  as  well  as  fine  personal  appearance. 
Soon  after  their  marriag'e  Thomas  Keenan  and  his  young  wife  came 
to  the  United  States,  locating  in  Providence,  R.  I.,  where  he 
engaged  in  contracting  for  stone  work. 

In  1857  Mr.  Keenan,  with  his  family,  removed  to  Cannelton, 
Ind.,  where  he  resided  for  a  number  of  years,  and  in  which  city 
he  acquired  much  local  prominence  and  accumulated  considerable 
property.  In  1883  he  and  wife  came  to  Indianapolis  at  the  solici- 
tation of  their  two  sons,  who  had  previously  become  residents  of  the 
Capital  city,  and  here  they  made  their  home  with  their  sons  until 
death;  the  father  passed  away  in  1886  and  the  mother  followed 
him  to  the  grave  the  year  after.  Their  remains  are  buried  in  the 
Catholic  cemetery  at  Cannelton. 

Thomas  Keenan  was  a  man  of  good  education,  correct  habits, 
the  strictest  integrity,  was  very  affable  in  manner,  and  was  highly 
esteemed  by  all  who  knew  him.  He  was  often  importuned  to 
accept  nominations  for  political  offices,  but  always  declined,  hav- 
ing, as  he  said,  an  aversion  to  the  methods  used  in  electioneering, 
though  feeling  deeply  grateful  for  the  expressions  of  confidence  and 
good  will  from  his  fellow-citizens.  There  was  one  office,  however, 
which  he  held  for  many  years — that  of  trustee  of  St.  Patrick's 
church,  at  Cannelton,  and  was  also  treasurer  of  the  parish  most 
of  the  time  that  he  was  a  trustee.  He  was  always  active  in  all 
work  connected  with  the  church.  Mrs.  Keenan,  also,  was  zealous 
in  church  work;  she  was,  however,  exceedingly  domestic  in  her 
tastes  and  habits,  being  a  model  wife  and  mother,  always  striving 
to  make  home  pleasant   and   attractive,  devoting  unusual  attention 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

to  her  children  and  seeing  to  it  that  they  received  a  thorough  Chris- 
tian education  and  training.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Keenan  were  the  par- 
ents of  five  children,  three  sons  and  two  daughters;  but  of  these 
three  died  in  childhood:  Mary  at  the  age  of  three  years,  Law- 
rence, aged  si.x,  and  Anna  at  the  age  of  five.  James  H.  and  John 
C.  are  the  only  surviving  members  of  the  family,  the  latter  being 
now  a  resident  of  Joplin,  Mo.,  and  cashier  of  the  Joplin  National 
bank. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch,  James  H.  Keenan,  was  born  in 
Providence,  R.  I.,  September  22,  1853,  and  was  four  years  old 
when  the  family  moved  to  Indiana.  He  attended  the  parochial 
schools  for  a  period  of  si.x\ears  and  then  entered  the  public  schools 
of  the  city,  from  which  in  due  time  he  was  graduated  with  the 
honors  of  his  class.  He  finished  his  education  at  St.  Meinrad's 
college,  Ind.  Both  at  school  and  college  he  was  well  liked  by 
teachers  and  students,  being  considered  a  perfect  student,  espe- 
cially in  application  to  studies  and  gentlemanly  deportment.  While 
very  earnest,  thoughtful  and  reserved,  he  was  uniformly  kind  and 
courteous  to  all.  When  barely  twenty-one  years  of  age,  he  was 
elected,  having  been  nominated  against  his  wishes,  city  clerk  of 
Cannelton  by  a  large  majority  over  one  of  the  most  popular  citi- 
zens of  the  town.  He  discharged  the  duties  of  the  clerkship  with 
commendable  ability  and  general  satisfaction. 

At  the  expiration  of  his  official  term,  he  was  urgently  pressed 
by  his  friends  to  become  a  candidate  for  county  auditor,  the  most 
important  and  remunerative  office  in  the  county,  the  nomination 
for  which  he  could  have  easily  secured,  and  his  election  would 
have  been  almost  certain,  owing  to  his  political  party  having  a 
decided  majority  in  the  county.  W^hile  appreciating  the  fact  that 
the  nomination  alone,  even  though  an  election  might  not  be  pos- 
sible, would  be  a  great  honor  to  so  young  a  man,  and  feeling 
gratified  at  such  marked  kindness  and  confidence  on  the  part  of 
his  friends,  he  nevertheless  positively  declined  to  permit  his  name 
to  be  presented  to  the  convention.  He,  like  his  father,  had,  and 
still  has,  a  dislike  for  political  office-holding,  or  rather  the  meth- 
ods almost  universally  practiced  by  candidates  in  their  contests  for 
office.      He  then  engaged  in  educational  work,  for  which  he  was 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

peculiarly  fitted  by  reason  of  his  superior  scholastic  attainments^ 
exemplary  habits  and  reputation  as  a  practical  and  consistent 
Christian.  He  taught  in  the  public  schools  of  Cannelton  for  two 
years,  after  which  he  was  chosen  principal  of  the  Jasper  (Ind. ) 
high  school.  So  successful  was  he  in  the  latter  position,  and  so 
popular  did  he  become  with  the  school  trustees  and  citizens  of 
Jasper  generally,  that  a  private  purse  was  raised  and  a  handsome 
sum  subscribed  and  guaranteed  by  the  most  prominent  men  of 
the  town  to  add  to  his  salary  as  an  inducement  for  him  to  continue 
in  charge  of  the  schools  the  second  year.  As  he  had  determined 
to  discontinue  teaching,  however,  never  having  intended  to  follow 
it  as  a  life-work,  he  declined  the  flattering  offer. 

Having  decided  to  enter  the  drug  and  apothecarj'  business,^ 
Mr.  Keenan  went  to  Louisville,  Ky. ,  and  accepted  a  position  in 
one  of  the  leading  prescription  drug  stores  of  that  city.  With 
the  practical  experience  here  obtained  in  the  laboratory  and  pre- 
scription case,  supplemented  by  the  instruction  received  in  a  full 
course  at  the  college  of  Pharmacy,  he  mastered  the  pharmaceu- 
tical profession.  He  then  removed  to  Indianapolis  and  for  some 
time  thereafter  held  the  position  of  a  dispensing  pharmacist,' after 
which  he  embarked  in  business  for  himself.  He  disposed  of  his 
store  after  a  three  years'  proprietorship  and  accepted  a  lucrative 
and  responsible  position  in  the  prescription  department  of  the  drug 
house  of  Browning  &  Sloan,  Indianapolis,  continuing  with  the  firm 
until  1 891,  when  he  resigned  to  become  deputy  clerk  of  the  Indi- 
ana supreme  court. 

Upon  retiring  from  that  office,  Mr.  Keenan  resumed  the  drug 
business,  purchasing  the  Masonic  Temple  pharmacy,  on  the  corner 
of  Washington  street  and  Capitol  avenue,  Indianapolis,  where  he 
conducts  an  establishment  which  is  a  pharmacy  in  fact  as  well  as 
in  name.  He  permits  no  liquors  of  any  kind  to  be  sold,  except 
what  is  dispensed  upon  the  prescriptions  of  reputable  physicians. 
Having  received  an  unusually  thorough  pharmaceutical  education 
and  training  in  the  beginning,  and  having  devoted  much  time 
since  to  the  study  of  all  branches  pertaining  to  the  profession,  he 
is  a  very  able  and  expert  chemist  and  pharmacist,  and,  as  such, 
has  the  confidence  of  physicians  and  the  public.      He  devotes  espe- 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

cial  attention  to  the  compounding  of  prescriptions,  having  a  large 
trade  in  that  Hue  as  well  as  the  other  legitimate  apothecary  busi- 
ness. In  addition  to  pharmacy  he  has  given  much  study  to  medi- 
cine. In  fact  his  knowledge  of  pharmacy,  chemistry  and  medicine 
is  so  extensive  that  the  members  of  those  professions  always  speak 
to  him  and  of  him  as  Doctor  Keenan. 

Knowing  that  he  had  given  several  years  to  educational  work, 
and  still  took  great  interest  in  the  schools  and  every  movement  in 
the  cause  of  education,  also  that  he  was  a  man  of  sound  judgment, 
strong  convictions  and  conscientious  devotion  to  duty,  many  lead- 
ing citizens  of  his  school  district,  irrespective  of  politics  or 
religious  creed,  in  18S4  strongly  urged  him  to  become  a  candidate 
for  school  commissioner  of  that  district,  the  Seventh,  they  deem- 
ing him  especially  fitted  for  that  position  of  honor  and  responsi- 
bility. There  is  no  salary  attached  to  the  office.  As  up  to  this 
time  the  question  of  politics  had  never  been  considered  in  connec- 
tion with  that  office  and  no  electioneering  being  done,  citizens 
voting  unsolicited  for  the  man  whom  they  considered  best  qualified 
for  the  place,  he  consented  to  be  a  candidate.  His  competitor, 
E.  P.  Thompson,  then  assistant  postmaster  of  Indianapolis,  and 
his  friends  made  a  very  bitter  fight  against  Mr.  Keenan,  making  a 
thorough  canvass  of  the  district  and  appealing  strongly  tO' political 
and  religious  prejudice,  especially  the  latter.  They  resorted  to 
methods  that  had  never  before  been  practiced  in  the  school  elec- 
tions of  the  city.  Prior  to  that  time  there  had  never  been  a  Cath- 
olic on  the  Indianapolis  school  board.  Many  non-Catholics,  who 
had  voted  against  Mr.  Keenan,  said  they  recognized  his  fitness  for 
the  office,  owing  to  his  high  personal  character  and  education,  and 
all  other  qualifications,  and  would  be  only  too  glad  to  vote  for 
him  for  any  other  office  than  one  which  gave  him  a  voice  in  the 
control  of  the  public  schools;  but  that,  as  he  was  a  zealous  Roman 
Catholic,  they  could  not  conscientiously  vote  for  him  for  that 
position.  Mr.  Keenan  did  no  electioneering,  and  was  defeated  by 
a  small  majority. 

In  1890  Mr.  Keenan  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Bridget 
Alungovan,  daughter  of  the  late  Michael  J.  Mungovan,  a  promi- 
nent contractor  of  Louisville,    Ky.      Mrs.  Keenan,  is,  however,  a 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

native  of  Richmond,  \'a.,  her  maternal  grandparents  being  the 
late  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Nicholas  Markham,  of  that  city.  Mrs.  Keenan 
is  a  sweet,  winsome  lady,  of  refined  tastes,  gentle  manners  and 
amiable  disposition,  who  endears  herself  to  everybody  with  whom 
she  comes  in  contact.  Her  mind  and  time  are  almost  entirely 
absorbed  in  her  pleasant  and  happy  home.  She  is  idolized  by  her 
husband  and  children,  and  ought  to  be,  for  a  more  devoted  and 
loving  wife  and  mother  cannot  be  found.  Her  husband  says  their 
marriage  was  a  genuine  love  match,  and  their  domestic  experience 
the  fullest  realization  of  the  lover's  dream.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Keenan 
have  two  children,  George,  Mungovan  and  James  Hanlon. 

Personally,  Mr.  Keenan  is  an  affable  and  courteous  gentleman 
of  much  culture,  though  very  modest  and  unassuming  in  manner 
and  appearance.  As  a  citizen  he  is  esteemed  and  respected.  He 
is  active  in  the  work  of  the  church  and  finds  time  from  his  many 
business  affairs  to  attend  to  the  higher  claims  of  religion.  His 
happiest  hours,  however,  are  those  spent  at  his  home,  surrounded 
by  his  family  and  books.  He  still  takes  a  deep  interest  in  public 
and  parochial  schools  and  educational  matters  generally.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Indiana  Pharmaceutical  society,  the  American 
Pharmaceutical  association,  the  Ancient  Order  of  Hibernians,  the 
Catholic  Knights  of  America  and  the  Young  Men's  institute. 


REV.  DAVID  KERSTIXG,  O.  F.  M.,  is  one  ot  a  family  of 
four  brothers  and  one  sister,  and  a  son  of  .Anthony  and  Cath- 
erine (Doereni  Kersting,  natives  of  Germany,  who  are  both  now 
deceased,  the  father  dying  May  lo,  1877,  and  the  mother  in 
February,   1882. 

Rev.  David  Kersting  was  born  in  Germany  September  5, 
1847,  and  came  to  the  United  States  in  February,  1873.  He 
studied  for  the  priesthood  in  the  college  at  Paderborn,  Germany, 
for  three  years,  and  afterward  attended  St.  Francis  college,  of 
Cincinnati,  Ohio,  for  one-half  year,  was  invested  August  19,  1873, 
and  ordained  September  21,  1877.  He  said  his  first  mass  at  St. 
Francis   church,    at    Cincinnati,  the    30th  of  September,    and   was 

22  ~7i89) 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

located  from  1877  to  1880  in  St.  John's  church;  from  1880  to- 
1890  he  was  pastor  of  the  church  of  the  Sacred  Heart,  of  Detroit, 
Mich. ;  from  1891  he  was  stationed  at  Batesville,  then  took  charge 
of  the  Holy  Family  church  of  Oldenburg,  succeeding  Rev.  Lucas 
Gottbehoede,  O.  F.  M.,  in  LaFayette,  Ind.  His  congregation 
numbers  about  212  families,  and  the  Reverend  Father  has  done 
noble  and  faithful  work  since  he  has  had  charge  of  this  flock,  as  he. 
had  previously  done  elsewhere. 


ROBERT  WILLIAM  FARRELL,  of  Vincennes,  Ind..  and  a 
trusted  employee  of  the  B.  &  O.  railroad  company,  was  born 
in  county  \\'e.\ford,  Ireland,  June  14,  185 1,  and  was  brought  to- 
America  by  his  parents,  Patrick  and  Margaret  (Lanen)  Farrell,  in 
the  year  1852. 

The  family  located  at  St.  Peters.  Daviess  county,  Ind.,  where 
the  father  found  employment  with  the  O.  &  M.  railroad,  but,  sad 
to  relate,  was  killed  in  that  employ,  November  29,  1862.  The 
mother  now  resides  in  Washington,  Ind.,  and  is  a  devout  Catholic, 
and  ever  attentive  to  her  religious  duties,  as  was  her  deceased  hus- 
band. The  children  that  blessed  Patrick  and  Margaret  Farrell 
were  eight  in  number,  and  were  born  in  the  following  order:  Mary, 
still  with  her  mother;  Josephine,  the  wife  of  James  McTaggart,  a 
farmer,  of  Washington,  Ind. ;  Robert  W.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch; 
Catherine,  wife  of  Richard  Baker,  formerly  of  Vincennes,  but  now 
employed  in  the  B.  &  O.  shops  at  Washington;  James,  employed 
in  the  boiler  department  of  the  same  company  at  the  place  last 
named  and  married  to  Lizzie  Paul;  Bridget,  who  was  married  to 
Edward  Wicks  and  died  at  the  age  of  thirt}-t\vo  years,  in  Wash- 
ington; Margaret  is  the  wife  of  John  Hand,  an  employee  in  the  B. 
&  O.  railroad  shops  at  Washington;  and  Ellen  Theressa,  who  is- 
married  to  William  Sock,  of  Medora,  Ind. 

Robert  W.  Farrell  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  St. 
Peter's,  and  first  found  work  as  a  farm  lad,  but  in  1864  began  his 
railroad  life  as  water-boy,  and  from  that  date  until  the  present  has 
steadily  advanced,  until  reaching  his  present  position,  which  he  has- 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

filled  for  the  past  twenty-seven  years — a  just  reward  for  faithful 
and  continuous  services,  and  affording  a  record  but  seldom  equaled. 

Mr.  Farrell  was  most  happily  married,  May  5,  1874,  at  St. 
Joseph's  church,  Washington,  Ind.,  to  Miss  Ellen  T.  McGuire, 
who  was  born  in  Pendleton  county,  Ky. ,  March  29,  1853,  a 
daughter  of  James  and  Bridget  (Moran)  McGuire,  a  native  of  county 
Mayo,  Ireland — the  former  born  in  18 12  and  the  latter  in  18  14. 
Mrs.  McGuire  is  still  living  and  resides  in  Washington,  Ind.,  and 
of  her  si.\  children,  besides  Mrs.  Farrell,  Timothy  lives  in  Wash- 
ington, James  and  Mrs.  Mary  McCarthy  reside  in  Denver,  Colo., 
Mrs.  Kate  McFeely  lives  in  Cincinnati,  Thomas  is  a  resident  of 
Painesville,  Mo.,  and  Hugh  is  in  Bedford,  Ind.  The  marriage  of 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Farrell  has  been  blessed  with  ten  children — Annie, 
Edwin,  Ethel,  Gertrude,  James,  Katie,  Hugh,  Grace,  Marie  and 
Joseph,  all  still  under  the  parental  roof,  forming  a  large,  but  very 
happy  family,  and  all  within  the  fAld  of  St.  Francis  Xavier's  con- 
gregation. 

Mr.  Farrell  is  a  member  of  St.  Francis  branch,  No.  256, 
Catholic  Knights  of  America,  of  w4aich  he  is  recording  secretary, 
and  also  a  member  of  the  Section  Foremen  brotherhood,  a  bene- 
ficiary society.  In  politics  he  is  quite  independent,  voting  for 
men  best  capable  of  filling  office,  belonging  to  what  party  they 
may.  He  is  honest  to  the  core,  and  as  an  honest  man  and  sincere 
Catholic  has  won  the  respect  of  all  who  know  him. 


DANIEL  FEATHERSTONE,  a  long-time  resident  of  Indian- 
apolis, has  his  home  at  No.  S02  South  Delaware  street. 
Since  1895  he  has  lived  within  the  limits  of  St.  Patrick's  parish, 
but  previously  thereto  he  was  a  resident  of  St.  John's  parish  for 
several  years.  He  was  born  in  Jennings  county,  Ind.,  in  1848,  and 
is  a  son  of  Jeremiah  and  Anna  Featherstone,  early  settlers  of  that 
county,  who  located  there  at  least  as  early  as  1836. 

Jeremiah  Featherstone  was  a  native  of  county  Roscommon, 
Ireland,  in  which  county  he  served  an  apprenticeship  to  the  stone- 
mason's trade,  and  in  the  early  railroad  days  of  Indiana  he  was 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATION'S, 

employed  on  the  construction  of  the  J.,  M.  cS:  I.  railroad,  building 
the  culverts.  Several  years  after  his  marriage  to  Miss  Anna  Cor- 
coran, which  took  place  in  Ireland,  he  emigrated  to  the  United 
States,  and  lived  in  the  state  of  Indiana  until  his  death,  which 
occurred  October  12,  1883.  His  widow  died  at  her  home  in 
Indianapolis,  March  15,  1897.  She  was  born  November  12,  1796, 
and  she  therefore  had  passed  the  century  mark  some  time  before 
her  death,  her  exact  age  at  the  time  of  her  demise  being  one  hun- 
dred years,  four  months  and  three  days.  At  that  time  she  was  the 
oldest  person  in  Indianapolis,  and  was  in  many  ways  a  most 
remarkable  woman,  retaining  her  physical  powers  and  mental 
faculties  to  a  singular  degree.  She  was  the  mother  of  nine  chil- 
dren, five  of  w^hom  survive  her,  viz:  Mrs.  Catherine  McGowen; 
Mrs.  Mary  Ann  Thornton;  James,  of  Springfield,  Ohio,  a  veteran 
of  the  war  of  the  Rebellion;  Ellen  and  Daniel.  The  deceased 
were  named  John,  the  eldest  soft  of  the  family,  who  died  at  Dayton, 
Ohio,  several  years  ago;  Jeremiah,  who  served  in  the  war  of  the 
Rebellion,  and  died  in  Indianapolis,  September  24,  1864,  as  the 
result  of  army  service;  Mrs.  Sarah  Combs,  who  died  August  15, 
1882,  and  Margaret,  who  died  at  the  age  of  eighteen  years.  The 
children,  like  their  parents,  are  all  worthy  members  of  the  Catholic 
^church  and   highly-esteemed   citizens. 

Daniel  Featherstone  and  his  sister  Ellen  reside  at  the  loca- 
tion above  given.  Daniel  follows  the  occupation  of  a  watchman. 
He  has  three  children,  two  sons  and  a  daughter,  Lucy,  Jeremiah 
and  William.  The  former  two  are  in  Jennings  county,  Ind.,  and 
the  last  is  with  his  father.  He  has  been  a  student  at  St.  Mary's 
academy  for  seven  years,  and  is  now  fifteen  years  of  age,  having 
'been  born  in  August,  1882.  Mr.  Featherstone  is  a  most  worthy 
citizen,  and  is  a  highly-esteemed  member  of  the  Young  Men's 
institute. 


REV.  FRANCIS  PETER  FAUST,  of  Ege,  Ind.,  was  born  at 
Fort  Wayne,  Ind.,  February  19,  1868,  and  is  a  son  of  Francis 
and  Catherine  (Shulz)  Faust,  who  were  respectively  born  in 
Germany  in  1833  and  1843. 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

Francis  Faust  was  educated  in  the  parochial  schools  of  his 
native  archduchy  Hessia,  which  he  attended  until  thirteen  years  old, 
and  then  learned  the  carpenter's  trade,  at  which  he  worked,  in  his. 
native  land,  until  1862,  when  he  came  to  America,  landing  in  New 
York,  from  which  city  he  came  direct  to  Fort  Wayne,  Ind.,  where 
he  died  in  1878.  In  1867  he  married,  in  Fort  Wayne,  Miss  Shulz, 
the  result  of  the  union  being  four  children,  of  whom  two  only  are 
still  living — John  and  Francis  Peter. 

Rev.  F.  P.  Faust  attended  the  parochial  schools  of  Foit  Wayne 
until  thirteen  years  of  age,  and  after  further  preparation  entered 
Mount  Calvary  college.  Fond  du  Lac  county,  Wis.,  at  the  age  of  fif- 
teen, and  there  followed  a  classical  course  of  four  years;  in  1887  he 
entered  Mount  St.  Mary's  college,  at  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  from  which 
he  graduated  in  1S92,  and  on  June  22,  of  the  same  year,  was 
ordained  in  the  priesthood  by  Bishop  Elder,  of  that  city,  receiving 
an  appointment,  immediately  afterward,  as  pastor  of  Auburn  par- 
ish, Ind.,  attending  Albion  and  Butler  as  missions.  In  December, 
1895,  he  was  appointed  by  Bishop  Rademacher  as  assistant  pastor 
at  Huntington,  and  there  he  became  a  great  favorite  with  his 
parishioners  and  rendered  most  efficient  aid  to  his  superior.  In 
November,  1897,  he  was  given  temporary  charge  of  the  church  of 
the  Immaculate  Conception,  B.  V.  M.,  situated  at  Ege,  Noble 
county,  Ind.,  and  here  he  still  officiates. 


REV.  HENRY  FEIN,  pastor  of  St.  Patrick's  church,  Nortb 
Madison,  Jefferson  county,  Ind.,  was  born  in  New  Albany, 
Ind.,  on  the  1 5th  day  of  November,  1865.  His  parents  were  Peter 
and  Veronica  (Reich)  Fein,  natives  of  Germany,  born  in  Nassua 
and  Baden  respectively.  They  were  married  in  New  Albany  shortly 
after  coming  to  the  United  States,  and  the  father  died  in  1893, 
aged  sixty-three  years.  The  mother  is  still  living,  making  her  home 
with  the  subject. 

Father  Fein  received  his  early  education  at  St.  Mary's  parish 
school.  New  Albany,  and  later  attended  St.  Meinrad's,  where  he 
was  a  classmate  of  Fathers  Dowd,  Byrne,  Boersig,  Moss  and  Roell, 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

all  of  whom  have  since  become  widely  known  in  Indiana.  He 
received  minor  orders  January  15,  1888,  was  made  deacon  Febru- 
ary following,  and  was  ordained  priest  September  22,  of  the  same 
year,  by  Bishop  Chatard,  of  Vincennes.  Father  Fein  celebrated 
his  first  mass  at  St.  Mary's  church.  New  Albany,  the  day  following 
his  ordination,  and  on  the  4th  of  October,  1888,  was  given  charge 
of  the  congregation  at  Rockport,  where  for  some  time  he  exercised 
the  functions  of  his  holy  ofifice  by  reason  of  the  indisposition  of  the 
resident  pastor.  In  1889  he  was  sent  to  St.  Mark's  parish.  Perry 
county,  in  addition  to  which  he  also  ministered  to  the  missions  of 
St.  John's,  St.  Peter's,  Derby  and  St.  Joseph's,  erecting  temples  of 
worship  for  the  last-named  places  in  the  meantime.  From  St. 
Mark's,  Father  Fein  was  transferred  to  North  Madison  as  pastor 
of  St.  Patrick's  parish,  his  present  charge,  a  congregation  small  in 
number,  consisting  of  about  forty  families,  but  which,  under  his 
fostering  care,  has  made  substantial  progress  in  spiritual  things. 
He  also  ministers  to  St.  Anthony's  church,  China,  and  St.  Mary's, 
Vevay,  and  devotes  all  his  energies  for  the  good  of  his  people. 

Father  Fein  is  an  earnest  and  deeply  pious  pastor  and  impress- 
ive speaker,  and  has  accomplished  great  good  in  the  different  par- 
ishes where  he  has  labored.  He  is  in  the  prime  of  life,  and,  judg- 
ing by  the  past,  he  has  before  him  a  future  of  much  usefulness  to 
the  church. 


JOHN  FEITEN,  for  many  years  a  leading  business  man  of 
Mishawaka,  St.  Joseph  county,  Ind.,  is  a  native  of  the  village 
of  Demerath,  Germany,  was  born  February  3,  1840,  and  is  a  son 
of  John  F.  and  Anna  Marie  (Stultz)  Feiten.  The  father  was  born 
in  1810,  was  educated  in  a  parochial  school  and  reared  to  farming. 
He  was  married  in  the  church  of  SS.  Peter  and  Paul,  Demerath, 
in  1839,  and  there  died  in  1S41,  leaving  his  widow  with  one  child, 
John,  the  subject  of  this  memoir.  Mrs.  Anna  M.  Feiten's  second 
marriage  took  place  in  Demerath,  in  1849,  when  she  became  the 
wife  of  John  Hauprichs,  to  whom  she  has  borne  one  child,  Joseph, 
now  a  resident  of  Mishawaka,  Ind. 

John  Feiten  attended  the  parochial  school  of  his  native  village 
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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

until  thirteen  years  old,  when  he  was  brought  to  America  by  his 
mother  and  step-father,  landing  in  New  York,  and  coming  direct  to 
Mishawaka,  reaching  this  city  June  29,  1853.  Young  Feiten  was 
here  apprenticed  to  cabinetmaking  and  chairmaking,  at  which  he 
was  employed  for  several  years,  and  in  1865  engaged  in  the  under- 
taking and  furniture  business,  in  which  he  has  made  a  decided  suc- 
cess, although  his  stock  was  destroyed  by  fire  in  1872 — a  misfor- 
tune which,  however,  he  speedily  overcame  and  recommenced  his 
trade  with  augmented  vigor. 

Mr.  Feiten  was  united  in  marriage,  in  1866,  at  Decatur,  111., 
by  Rev.  Father  Vogt,  to  Miss  Isabella  Black,  the  union  being  now 
blessed  with  four  children,  viz:  Nellie,  Mary  and  Eugene,  at  home, 
and  Gertrude,  wife  of  \V.  P.  O'Neill,  editor  of  the  Mishawaka 
Democrat.  Mr.  Feiten  was  born  a  Catholic,  and  as  early  as  1853 
served  as  altar  boy  in  an  old  frame  house  in  the  northeast  end  of 
Mishawaka  for  Father  Sorin,  the  founder  of  Notre  Dame  college; 
November  10,  1867,  he  assisted  in  organizing  St.  Joseph's  Mutual 
Benefit  society,  of  which  he  is  one  of  the  charter  members,  of 
whom  there  were  twenty-eight,  but  of  these  there  are  now  only 
eight  living,  viz:  August  Herzog,  John  Giller,  George  Kuhn, 
George  Christopher,  John  and  Peter  Webber,  F.  X.  Krantz  and 
John  Feiten,  our  subject.  Mr.  Feiten  and  family  are  members  of 
St.  Joseph's  congregation,  are  generous  in  their  contributions  to 
church  purposes,  and  hold  a  high  place  in  the  esteem  of  their 
neighbors  and  the  citizens  of  Mishawaka  in  general. 


JOHN  FERNKAS  was  born  April  3,  1863,  in  Bendersbach,  can- 
ton Wilier,  on  the  Rhine,  Bavaria,  Germany,  son  of  Jacob  and 
Albona  (Siefried)  Fernkas,  natives  of  the  same  country.  Jacob 
Fernkas  is  a  retired  miller  in  Bavaria;  the  wife  died  there  some 
years  ago.  The  family  of  Jacob  and  Albona  Fernkas  con- 
sisted of  five  sons  and  two  daughters,  viz:  Henry,  Katie,  John, 
Jacob,  Adam  (deceased),  Philip  and  Maggie,  only  two  of  whom, 
Henry  and  the  subject,  are  residents  of  the  United  States. 

John   was  educated  in  the  country  of    his  nativity  and  then 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

served  an  apprenticeship  at  the  printer's  trade,  which  he  followed 
in  Bavaria  for  a  period  of  six  years.  In  18S2,  when  twenty  years 
of  age,  he  came  to  the  United  States,  locating  at  Indianapolis, 
where  he  learned  barbering,  at  which  he  has  since  worked,  having 
had  charge  of  his  present  shop,  ,195  Howard  street,  since  1889. 
He  was  united  in  marriage  in  Indianapolis  October  25,  1887.,  with 
Miss  Caroline  Measel,  of  Cincinnati,  born  February  7,  1868,  who 
has  borne  him  two  children — Maggie,  born  April  28,  1888,  and 
Andrew,  born  September  17,  1890.  Mrs.  Fernkas'  parents  are 
natives  of  Bavaria,  Germany,  and  she  is  the  eldest  of  ten  chil- 
dren, of  whom  seven  are  living,  viz:  Caroline,  Andrew,  Elizabeth, 
Margaret,  Albert,  Louise  and  John  Measel;  those  deceased  are 
Henry,  William  and  Jacob  Measel.  All  except  Mrs.  Fernkas 
were  born  in  Indianapolis,  in  which  cit}'  those  surviving  at  present 
reside.  \\'ith  the  exception  of  Mrs.  Fernkas,  their  mother,  they 
are  members  of  St.  Mary's  church;  Mr.  Fernkas  and  family  belong 
to  the  Church  of  the  Assumption,  of  which  they  are  active  workers. 
Mr.  Fernkas  is  a  member  of  the  Y.  M.  I.,  and  also  belongs  to  a 
German  order  called  the  Feltzesverein.  Politically  he  is  an 
ardent  supporter  of  the  democratic  party. 


ALBERT  KN.\BE. — Prominent  among  the  older  members  of 
St.  Andrew's  church,  Richmond,  is  Albert  Knabe,  a  native  of 
Germany,  whose  birth  occurred  in  Twistering  on  the  6th  day  of 
November,   18 10,  a  son  of  Casper  and  Mary  (Idels)  Knabe. 

After  obtaining  a  good  education  in  the  schools  of  his  native 
town,  Albert  Knabe  was  variously  employed  until  his  twenty-first 
year,  at  which  time,  thinking  that  America  offered  superior  induce- 
ments to  young  men,  he  sailed  for  the  United  States,  landing  in 
Baltimore,  Md.,  in  1831.  From  that  city  he  proceeded  to  \\'heel- 
ing,  W.  \'a.,  where  he  secured  a  position  as  gardener,  but  left  in  a 
few  months,  going  to  Maysville,  Ky.,  near  which  place  he  worked 
a  little  less  than  a  year  on  the  Lexington  turnpike.  Subsequently 
he  went  to  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  where  he  was  variously  employed 
until  1833,  when  he  moved  to  Franklin  county,  Ind.,  where,  for  a 

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ALBERT  KNABE, 
RICHMOND,   IND. 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

period  of  nine  years,  he  was  engaged  in  merchandizing  as  a  grocer. 
Disposing  of  his  stock  at  the  end  of  that  time,  Mr.  Knabe  returned 
to  Cincinnati,  where  he  remained  until  his  removal,  in  1861,  to 
Wayne  county,  Ind.,  where  for  three  years  he  followed  agricultural 
pursuits.  He  afterward  went  back  to  Cincinnati  and  purchased  a 
home,  but  did  not  long  remain  in  that  city,  moving  thence  to 
Brookville,  Ind.,  and,  a  few  months  later,  to  Richmond,  where  for 
several  years  he  was  engaged  in  the  grocery  business  on  South 
Fifth  street.  After  a  long  and  active  career,  meeting  with  many 
successes  and  some  few  reverses,  Mr.  Ivnabe,  several  years  ago, 
retired  from  the  busy  cares  of  life  and  is  now  spending  his  declin- 
ing years  in  the  enjoyment  of  that  quiet  which  only  those  who 
have  battled  so  long  with  the  world  know  how  to  appreciate.  His 
first  marriage  was  solemnized  in  the  Fifth  Street  church,  Cincin- 
nati, in  1836,  with  Mary  Lammers,  who  bore  him  three  children: 
Joseph,  deceased;  Frank,  and  Dena,  wife  of  J.  H.  T.  Brockamp. 
The  mother  of  these  children  died  September  10,  1881,  and  in 
1882,  in  Covington,  Ky. ,  Mr.  Knabe  entered  into  the  marriage 
relation  with  his  present  wife,  whose  maiden  name  was  Mary 
Drepleman.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Knabe  are  devout  parishioners  of  St. 
Andrew's  congregation  at  Richmond,  ever  dutiful  to  the  claims  of 
the  Holy  church  and  active  in  all  of  its  charities  and  labors  of 
love. 


JOHN  B.  FERSTL,  a  popular  business  man  of  South  Bend, 
Ind.,  was  born  in  Bavaria,  Germany,  December  4,  1S45,  ^  son 
of  John  B.  and  Barbara  (Pottner)  Ferstl,  both  parents  having  been 
born  in  1805,  married  by  Rev.  Father  Hotter  in  1835,  ^^d  dying 
in  1887  and  1849,  respectively,  their  remains  now  resting  side  by 
side  in  the  Catholic  cemetery  in  the  parish  of  Lupburg,  Bavaria. 
The  father,  who  could  trace  his  ancestry  back  500  years,  was  a 
farmer  and  brewer,  and  died  one  of  the  most  respected  of  the 
inhabitants  of  his  section  of  Bavaria. 

John  B.  Ferstl,  the  subject  of  this  biography,  attended  the 
parochial  school  of  his  native  parish  until  fourteen  years  of  age, 
and  then  became  a  brewer  and  farmer.      He  served  three  years  in 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

the  German  army,  and  during  this  period  was  thoroughly  instructed 
in  music.  After  quitting  the  service  he  was  occupied  in  managing 
his  father's  estate  for  several  years,  and  in  1874  engaged  in  the 
manufacture  of  vinegar  and  mineral  water,  and  in  distilling,  which 
he  conducted  for  eight  years  on  his  own  account.  About  this  time, 
1882,  also,  he  was  appointed  secretary  of  the  emigration  board  at 
Basle,  Switzerland,  acting  for  A.  E.  Kennen,  of  Milwaukee,  Wis. 
In  October,  1886,  he  came  to  the  United  States,  landing  in  New 
York  city  in  the  month  of  October  and  going  thence  direct  to  Mil- 
waukee, where,  for  six  months,  he  taught  music.  He  next  went 
to  Ashland,  Wis.,  where  he  was  agent  for  the  Pabst  Brewing  com- 
pany two  years,  and  then  came  to  South  Bend,  Ind.,  as  agent  for 
the  same  company.  Here,  also,  he  opened  an  elegant  public 
place,  which  is  the  resort  of  many  of  the  best  people  of  South 
Bend,  especially  of  those  possessed  of  a  refined  musical  education 
or  taste. 

The  marriage  of  Mr.  FerstI  was  celebrated  in  l^avaria,  August 
13,  1867,  by  Rev.  Father  Gabelsberger,  with  Miss  Augusta  Grau,  of 
Berathhausen,  and  this  congenial  union  has  been  prolific  in  its 
iruits,  there  having  been  born  to  it  thirteen  children,  of  whom, 
however,  only  five  survive.  Mr.  FerstI  and  family  are  prominent 
as  members  of  St.  Mary's  (German)  Catholic  church  of  South  Bend, 
and  of  St.  Mary's  Ivosary  society.  Mr.  FerstI  is  also  a  member  of 
a  Wisconsin  branch  of  the  Catholic  Knights  of  America.  He  is  a 
genial  and  refined  gentleman  and  a  man  of  the  world,  and  enjoys 
the  esteem  of  a  wide  circle  of  friends,  and  his  family  stand  high  in 
the  respect  of  the  social  circles  of  the  city. 


MRS.  ELIZABETH  FIFE,  a  most  worthy  Catholic  woman, 
resides  with  her  family  at  No.  901  North  East  street,  Indi- 
anapolis. She  is  the  wife  of  William  Fife,  a  well-known  con- 
tractor and  most  worthy  citizen.  Previous  to  her  marriage  Mrs. 
Fife's  name  was  Elizabeth  Fagan,  and  she  is  a  daughter  of  James 
and  Mary  Fagan,  the  maiden  name  of  the  latter  having  been  Daly. 
They  were  natives  of  Canada,    and  removed   thence   to    Lasalle, 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

111.,  where  they  passed  the  remainder  of  their  lives.  The  mother 
•of  Mrs.  Fife  was  a  devout  Catholic,  and  from  her  mother  Mrs. 
Fife  inherited  a  strong  love  for  the  church.  Mrs.  Fife  was  one  of 
the  family  of  eight  children,  who  became  widely  separated  years 
ago,  and  several  of  them  are  now  deceased. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Fife  have  three  children,  born  in  Lasalle,  and 
all  brought  up  in  the  Catholic  faith.  The  eldest,  Helen,  was  edu- 
cated at  the  school  of  the  Sisters  of  Providence,  at  Muncie,  Ind., 
and  after  the  family  became  residents  of  Indianapolis,  she  attended 
the  academy  of  St.  Joseph;  George  W.,  the  only  son,  is  a  book- 
keeper by  occupation,  and  the  3-oungest  child,  Elizabeth  Marie, 
graduated  at  St.  Joseph's  academy  in  1897.  Mr.  Fife  is  of  Scotch 
birth  and  parentage,  and  is  a  citizen  highly  esteemed  by  all  that 
know  him. 


JOHN  H.  FIHE,  a  well-known  member  of  St.  Andrew's  parish, 
Richmond,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Mertzen,  Germany,  in  the  year 
1822,  a  son  of  Bernard  and  Catharine  Fihe,  both  natives  of  the 
Fatherland.  Bernard  Fihe  was  born  in  1789,  educated  in  the 
schools  of  Mertzen,  and  followed  farming  in  his  native  country  until 
his  death,  which  occurred  in  the  year  1833.  His  wife,  whose 
maiden  name  was  Catherine  Meyer,  and  whom  he  married  in  18 14, 
came  to  the  United  States  shortly  after  the  death  of  her  husband, 
bringing  with  her  five  sons,  and  located  in  Cincinnati,  where  she 
departed  this  life  in  1850. 

John  H.  Fihe  attended  school  in  his  native  country  and,  after 
becoming  a  citizen  of  the  United  States,  worked  at  different  kinds 
of  labor  in  Cincinnati,  chiefly  stone  paving,  and  for  some  time  was 
in  the  employ  of  the  city  government  of  that  city  as  a  teamster. 
In  1850  he  engaged  in  the  dry-goods  business,  which  he  followed 
until  1864,  when  he  disposed  of  his  stock  and  came  to  Richmond, 
Ind.,  near  which  dty  he  purchased  a  beautiful  little  farm,  but  his 
home  is  within  the  city  limits,  and  his  property,  the  product  of  his 
own  unaided  efforts,  is  a  valuable  one. 

Mr.  Fihe  has  been  twice  married — the  first  time  in  St.  Mary's 
church,  Cincinnati,  to  Catherine   Beckman,  who  died  in  the  spring 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

of  iS/O,  leaving  one  child,  a  daughter,  Elizabeth,  wife  of  John  H. 
Dickman,  of  Richmond.  The  second  marriage  was  solemnized 
October  25,  1870,  with  Caroline  Ferneding,  which  union  has 
resulted  in  the  birth  of  six  children,  viz:  Leo,  Joseph,  Clement, 
Bertha,  Harry  and  Pauline,  the  last  three  of  whom  are  still  under 
the  parental  roof.  Leo  is  a  pharmacist  in  Richmond.  Joseph 
holds  a  responsible  position  with  the  American  Tin  Plate  company 
at  Elwood,  Ind.,  and  Clement  is  a  student  at  the  university  of  Cin- 
cinnati, Ohio.  From  early  youth  Mr.  Fihe  has  been  a  faithful 
attendant  upon  the  duties  of  his  church  and  he  makes  all  secular 
matters  subordinate  to  its  claims;  St.  Andrew's  parish  finds  him 
and  his  family  among  its  devoted  members.  Mrs.  Fihe  belongs  to 
St.  Ann's  society  and  takes  an  active  interest  in  its  prosperity. 


REV.  GEORGE  J.  LANNERT,  assistant  rector  of  St.  Joseph 
parish,  Indianapolis,  was  born  in  Evansville,  Ind.,  February 
9,  1867.  His  parents,  Joseph  and  Frances  (Bosler)  Lannert,  were 
natives  respectively  of  Germany  and  Pennsylvania,  the  father  com- 
ing to  the  United  States  at  the  age  of  fourteen,  and  dying  at 
Evansville  in  the  year  1876;  the  mother,  still  a  widow,  lives  in  the 
above  city  at  the  present  time.  The  subject  of  this  sketch  is  the 
eldest  of  live  children,  the  other  four  having  been  named:  Raymond 
Nicholas,  Mary,  Katie,  who  died  in  infancy,  and  Clara.  With  the 
exception  of  Father  Lannert,  the  family  reside  in  Evansville,  where 
the  different  members  are  variously  employed. 

Father  Lannert's  elementary  education  was  received  in  the 
parochial  schools  of  his  native  city,  which  he  attended  seven  years, 
and  during  the  succeeding  five  years  he  held  clerkship  with  different 
mercantile  firms  of  Evansville.  At  the  age  of  eighteen  he  decided 
to  devote  his  life  to  the  welfare  of  humanity,  and  at  once  began 
the  course  of  preparation  for  the  priesthood.  From  September, 
1885,  to  June,  1889,  he  pursued  his  studies  at  St.  Meinrad's  college, 
and  from  September  of  the  latter  year  to  June,  1893,  was  a  student 
at  Mount  St.  Mary's,  Emmettsburg,  Md.  The  last  two  years  of 
his  theological  course  were  spent  at  Mount  St.  Mary's  of  the  West 


CATHOLIC  CHURCH  OF  INDIANA. 

at  Cincinnati,  where  he  was  ordained  priest,  June  19,  1895,  by 
Archbishop  Elder,  after  ten  years  of  patient  and  laborious  study. 
After  a  vacation  of  three  weeks,  Father  Lannert  entered  upon 
his  life-work  as  assistant  rector  of  St.  Joseph's  church,  Indianapolis, 
where  he  has  since  zealously  ministered  to  the  spiritual  wants  of 
his  people.  Thus  far  his  life  has  been  fraught  with  good  works 
and  he  has  before  him  a  future  of  great  promise. 


JOHN  H.  FILCER,  a  prominent  Catholic  citizen  of  Indianapo- 
lis, resides  with  his  family  at  iiiS  Cornell  avenue,  within  the 
limits  of  St.  Joseph's  parish,  in  which  they  have  resided  since  1884. 
Mr.  Filcer  was  born  in  Center  county.  Pa.,  1839,  and  is  a  son  of 
Michael  and  Margaret  Filcer,  who  were  of  German  Catholic  origin, 
but  whose  ancestors  for  several  generations  had  been  natives  of 
Pennsylvania.  Michael  Filcer  resided  in  Blair  count\'.  Pa.,  at  the 
time  of  his  death,  but  his  wife  passed  the  closing  years  of  her  life 
in  Cambria  county. 

John  H.  Filcer,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  became  connected 
with  railroad  business  early  in  life,  and  has  been  thus  connected 
ever  since.  The  rudiments  of  his  education  he  obtained  in  the 
public  schools,  and  later  he  learned  the  trade  of  boilermaking 
in  the  shops  of  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad  company,  and  then 
went  to  Illinois.  He  has  been  connected  with  the  Big  Four  rail- 
road as  foreman  since  1863,  a  period  of  thirty-five  j-ears,  his  pres- 
ent position  being  that  of  general  .foreman  of  the  boiler  depart- 
ment of  the  Chicago  &  Whitewater  division,  in  Indianapolis.  His 
great  length  of  service  is  fully  indicative  of  the  faithfulness  with 
which  he  has  performed  his  duties,  and  is  an  index  to  the  excellent 
character  which  he  bears. 

Mr.  Filcer  was  married,  first,  to  Miss  Mary  C.  Carry,  at  Fort 
Wayne,  Ind.,  November  28,  1861.  She  was  a  native  of  Ireland, 
and  by  her  marriage  to  Mr.  Filcer  became  the  mother  of  one 
daughter,  Margaret  Elizabeth,  who  was  born  September  14,  1862, 
at  Fort  Wayne,  Ind.  This  young  lady,  as  she  grew  to  mature 
j-ears,  developed  into  a  beautiful  and  lovely  character,  and  early 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

evinced  a  desire  to  lead  a  strictly  religious  life,  and  her  father  will- 
ingh'  consented  to  the  gratification  of  her  ambition.  She  was^ 
educated  at  St.  Mary's  of  the  Woods,  and  in  due  time  became 
Sister  Mary  Celestia.  Faithful  in  the  discharge  of  her  duties  her 
health  at  length  became  delicate,  and  on  June  27,  1896,  she 
passed  from  earthly  labors  to  her  heavenly  reward.  At  the  time 
of  her  death  she  was  Sister  Superior  at  LaFayette,  Ind. 

At  Mattoon,  111.,  in  August,  1883,  Mr.  Filcer  married  Miss 
Kate  Kahoe,  his  first  wife  havmg  died  August  12,  1879.  Miss  Kate 
Kahoe  was  born  in  county  W'icklow,  Ireland,  and  is  a  daughter  of 
Simon  and  Margaret  Kahoe,  neither  of  whom  ever  came  to  the 
United  States,  and  both  of  whom  are  now  deceased.  Mrs.  Filcer 
arrived  in  this  country  in  May,  1876.  She  and  her  husband  are 
the  parents  of  four  living  children,  two  sons  and  two  daughters 
viz:  John  Edward,  born  July  7,  1884;  Marie,  born  November  28 
1885;  Leo,  born  May  3,  1891,  and  Kathleen,  born  July  15,  1894 
All  of  these  children  were  born  in  Indianapolis,  but  the  eldest 
who  was  born  in  Mattoon,  111.  There  was  also  a  younger  daugh 
ter,  Mary  Celestia,  who  died  at  the  age  of  three  years  and  three 
months.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Filcer  are  numbered  among  the  good  citi- 
zens of  Indianapolis,  and  are  highly  esteemed  members  of  St. 
Joseph's  church,  to  the  support  of  which  they  are  liberal  con- 
tributors. 


EDWARD  FINAX,  a  prosperous  citizen  of  Monroeville,  Allen 
county,  Ind.,  and  a  contractor  for  railroad  cross-ties,  was 
born  in  Ireland  in  1845,  and  is  a  son  of  John  and  Ellen  (Mourn) 
Finan,  who  were  the  parents  of  seven  sons  and  one  daughter. 
John  and  his  wife,  Ellen,  came  with  their  Irish-born  children  to 
the  United  States,  via  Canada,  in  1847,  and  settled  in  Benton 
township,  Paulding  county,  Ohio,  where  the  father  died  in  1895, 
at  the  age  of  ninety-four  years,  although  he  had  frequently  changed 
his  place  of  residence  during  the  intervening  period. 

Edward  Finan,  the  fourth  born  of  the  eight  children  alluded 
to  above,  was  reared  in  Paulding  county,  received  a  good  common- 
school  education,  and  at  the    age  of  nineteen  years  enlisted,   in. 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

1S64,  in  company  I,  One  Hundred  and  Thirty-first  Ohio  volunteer 
infantry,  and  served  six  months.  He  then  returned  to  Paulding 
county,  where  he  resided  until  1870,  when  he  came  to  Monroeville, 
and  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  staves  and  in  the  general 
lumber  business,  and  also  has  done  more  or  less  merchandizing. 
In  politics  a  democrat,  he  was  appointed  postmaster  of  Monroe- 
ville in  1885,  and  held  the  office  until  1889,  and  has  likewise  held 
several  other  positions  of  trust. 

In  1873  Mr.  Finan  was  united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Elizabeth 
Jane  Stephenson,  daughter  of  John  D.  and  Mary  Stephenson,  and 
to  this  union  were  born  four  children,  viz:  John  J.,  Roger 
(deceased),  Michael  (deceased)  and  Lewis  E.  The  family  are 
devout  members  of  St.  Rose  of  Lima  congregation,  to  the  support 
of  which  they  liberally  contribute,  and  Mr.  Finan  is  also  a  mem- 
ber of  St.  Joseph's  Benevolent  society.  Mr.  Finan  has  always 
been  energetic  as  a  business  man  and  has  secured  a  competency. 
He  is  greatly  respected  as  a  citizen,  and  the  social  standing  of  the 
family  is  as  enviable  as  it  is  pleasant. 


DANIEL  WEBSTER  FINN,  a  prominent  young  merchant  of 
Indianapolis,  doing  business  at  No.  lOOi  South  Capitol  ave- 
nue, was  born  near  Lexington,  Ky.,  July  8,  1863,  son  of  John  and 
Mary  (Mooney)  Finn,  who  were  born  in  Ireland,  but  came  to 
America  in  their  youthful  days,  and  were  married  in  Kentucky.  To 
their  union  were  born  eight  children,  viz:  Luke,  who  is  sheriff  of 
Greeley  county.  Neb.,  and  resides  in  Greeley  Center;  Daniel 
W. ;  John,  who  is  connected  with  a  gas  developing  company  in 
northern  Indiana;  Timothy  J.,  employed  with  the  Kingan  Packing 
company  of  Indianapolis;  William  J.,  a  clerk  in  a  mercantile  house 
in  this  city;  Mary,  wife  of  William  Speak,  superintendent  of  the 
Baltimore  &  Ohio  southwestern  roundhouse,  at  Louisville,  Ky.;. 
Winifred,  still  with  her  mother,  and  one  child  that  died  in  infancy. 
The  father  of  this  family  passed  away  on  his  farm  in  Bartholomew 
county,  Ind.,  in  1 890,  and  the  mother,  with  all  her  surviving  chil- 
dren, excepting  Luke  and  Mary,  now  resides  in  Indianapolis. 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    COXGKEGATIONS, 

Daniel  ^^^  Finn  passed  his  boyhood  upon  his  father's  farm, 
and  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Indiana,  primarily;  he 
also  attended  a  business  college  in  Indianapolis,  and  a  normal 
school,  being  prepared  in  the  latter  for  the  vocation  of  a  teacher, 
but  never  engaged  in  this  profession.  His  early  manhood  was 
passed  as  a  clerk  in  a  Nebraska  wholesale  house;  later,  he  learned 
the  trade  of  carriagemaking  in  Indianapolis,  but  for  the  last  three 
years  has  been  in  mercantile  trade  at  his  present  location.  Here 
he  carries  a  full  and  well  assorted  stock  of  groceries,  provisions, 
fancy  goods,  etc.,  and  is  doing  an  excellent  business,  which  he  is 
well  qualified  to  transact,  as  he  has  gained  a  broad  experience 
through  extensive  travel  in  various  states  of  the  Union,  and  physic- 
ally is  well  adapted  for  the  activities  of  commercial  life,  being  six 
feet  two  inches  in  stature,  and  weighing  nearly  200  pounds,  with 
no  superfluous  adipose  deposit. 

The  church  relations  of  the  family  are  with  St.  Bridget's  par- 
ish, but  they  are  not  connected  with  any  of  the  church  societies  or 
other  orders.  In  politics  Mr.  Finn  is  a  democrat,  but  not  a  par- 
tisan in  the  office-seeking  sense  of  the  work.  He  is  honored  and 
respected  wherever  known. 


JOHN  BAPTIST  LaPLANTE,  deceased,  was  a  prominent  capi- 
talist of  Vincennes,  Ind.,  his  native  city,  and  was  born  Febru- 
ary 3,  1823,  a  son  of  Pierre  and  Elizabeth  (Gamlin)  LaPlante,  and 
Vincennes  was  always  his  home,  with  the  exception  of  four  years 
passed  in  Logansport,  Ind. 

Pierre  (or  Peter)  LaPlante  was  born  in  Three  Rivers,  Mich., 
was  of  French  and  Irish  parentage,  was  a  carpenter  by  trade,  and 
•early  came  to  Vincennes  and  here  married  Miss  Gamlin,  a  native 
of  this  ancient  town,  this  union  resulting  in  the  birth  of  six  chil- 
dren, namely:  Peter  E.,  deceased;  Alzier,  a  daughter,  who  died 
of  lockjaw  at  the  age  of  three  years;  John  Baptist,  the  subject  of 
this  notice;  Paul  and  Alexander,  who  died  in  middle  life,  and 
Charles.  Peter  E.,  who  lived  in  the  family  of  subject  for  forty- 
two  years,  being  his  partner  in  business,  died  unmarried,  and 
Charles,  the  youngest  of  the  family,  still  survives. 


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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

John  B.  LaPlaiite  learned  the  saddler's  trade  in  youth,  but 
this  was  uncongenial  to  his  taste,  and  he  therefore  engaged  in  mer- 
cantile and  other  lines  of  business,  including  the  grocery  trade, 
hotel-keeping  and  livery,  in  all  of  which  he  invariably  prospered, 
being  actively  engaged  in  these  various  lines  for  o\er  thirty  years, 
and  retiring  on  a  competency  about  the  year  18S3. 

In  1870  Mr.  LaPlante  erected  the  LaPlante  house,  at  the 
corner  of  First  and  Main  streets,  Vincennes — a  fine  three-story 
brick  of  sixty  rooms,  which  he  furnished  finely  and  leased  for  many 
years.  He  was  also  extensively  engaged  in  the  real-estate  busi- 
ness, and  owned  numerous  business  and  residence  properties  in 
Vincennes  and  a  farm  near  Chicago,  111. 

The  first  marriage  of  Mr.  LaPlante  occurred  December  7, 
1845,  with  Miss  Melinda  Scott,  of  Logansport,  Ind.  This  lady 
■was  a  Protestant  in  religion,  but  at  marriage  became  a  Catholic. 
She  was  an  invalid  for  many  years,  and  to  aid  in  restoring  her 
health,  Mr.  LaPlante  traveled  with  her  extensively  through  Europe, 
but  after  a  married  life  of  twenty-seven  years,  she  eventually 
expired,  in  Vincennes,  in  1S72,  a  devout  believer  in  the  faith  to 
which  she  had  been  so  happily  converted — but  died  childless.  The 
second  marriage  of  Mr.  LaPlante  took  place  in  May,  1874,  to  Miss 
Cassie  E.  AuU,  a  native  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  and  a  daughter  of 
Jacob  and  Margaret  (Wagner)  Aull,  natives  of  Maryland,  and  of 
German  ancestry.  This  union  was  blessed  with  two  children,  viz: 
an  infant,  that  was  born  in  1883,  but  died  the  same  year,  and  John 
B.  E.,  who  was  born  June  13,   1887. 

Mr.  LaPlante  was  a  consistant  member  of  St.  Francis  Xavier 
Catholic  church,  of  which  his  parents  and  all  their  family  were 
communicants.  He  was  a  gentleman  of  broad  views,  was  liberal 
in  his  contributions  to  his  church  and  all  charitable  institutions, 
was  highly  esteemed  for  his  many  excellent  traits  of  character,  and 
as  a  citizen  was  useful  and  public-spirited  and  a  credit  to  his  native 
city.  In  politics  he  was  a  whig  up  to  1856,  when  he  became  a 
democrat.  Although  he  was  never  an  office  seeker  in  any  sense, 
as  his  business  affairs  claimed  his  close  attention,  he  served,  as  a 
matter  of  public  duty,  as  county  commissioner  and  as  a  member  of 
the  city  council  of  \'incennes.  His  social  standing  was  always 
23  1513) 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

with  the  elite  of  the  city,  and  as  a  man  his  morahty  and  business 
truth  gained  for  him  a  name  without  flaw  or  blemish.  His 
lamented  death  occurred  May  27,  1898,  and  his  loss  will  long  be 
deplored  by  the  community  in  which  he  was  born,  and  in  whose 
behalf  he  so  earnestly  labored  for  many  years — devoting  the  vigor 
of  his  early  manhood  and  middle  life  to  its  moral  improvemant  and 
substantial  well  being. 


CHARLES  LaPLANTE,  a  retired  capitalist  of  \'incennes, 
Ind.,  is  a  native  of  the  city,  and  was  born  September  28, 
1833.  A  brief  sketch  of  the  ancestry  of  Mr.  LaPlante  will  be 
found  on  a  preceding  page  in  this  volume,  and  it  is  only  necessary 
here  to  state  that  he  is  a  son  of  Pierre  and  Elizabeth  (Gamlin) 
LaPlante,  the  former  of  whom  was  born  in  Three  Rivers,  Mich., 
and  the  latter  in  Vincennes,  Ind.,  in  which  city  their  marriage 
took  place. 

After  a  proper  education  in  the  parochial  schools  of  \'incennes, 
Charles  LaPlante  w-ent  to  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  there  learned  the  paint- 
er's trade,  and  after  passing  three  years  in  that  city  returned  to 
Vincennes,  Ind.,  and  here  bought  a  grocery  from  his  brother,  John 
B.,  which  business  he  conducted  until  a  few  years  ago,  and  finally 
retired  from  merchandizing  in  1892,  since  which  time  he  has  been 
engaged  in  the  management  of  his  realty,  much  of  which  he  inher- 
ited from  his  pioneer  father  of  blessed  memory,  although,  through 
his  own  good  management  and  business  talents  he  had  himself  ac- 
cumulated a  handsome  competency. 

Charles  LaPlante  was  first  united  in  marriage,  in  i86r,  with 
Miss  Sarah  Heiler,  a  native  of  Vincennes.  who  died  at  the  close  of 
eight  years  of  wedded  life.  The  only  child  born  to  this  marriage, 
John  B.,  died  at  the  age  of  four  years.  The  second  marriage  of 
Mr.  LaPlante  was  to  Miss  Elizabeth  Page,  who  was  born  in  Vin- 
cennes, in  1847,  a  daughter  of  John  B.  and  Elizabeth  Page,  the 
former  of  whom  died  in  1887;  the  latter  is  still  living  in  Vincennes. 
Mrs.  LaPlante  has  one  brother  and  two  sisters,  all  residents  of  Vin- 
cennes, viz:  John  B.,  a  dealer  in  harness,  and  Mrs.  Mary  Thuis 
and  Miss  Susan  Page.      Mr.  and  Mrs.  LaPlante  are  members  of  the 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 


congregation  of  St.  Francis  Xavier  cathedral,  and  are  sincere  and 
devout  in  their  observance  of  their  religious  duties.  In  poli- 
tics Mr.  LaPlante  is  democratic,  but  has  never  sought  nor  held 
public  office. 


JAMES  F.  FINN,  chief  engineer  of  the  Citizens'  Electric  Street 
railway,  Indianapolis,  is  a  conspicuous  example  of  what  a 
foreign-born  citizen  of  the  United  States  may  accomplish  by  intel- 
ligent application  of  his  powers  to  the  accomplishment  of  a  pur- 
pose. He  was  born  in  county  Mayo,  Ireland,  July  i,  1857,  and  is 
a  son  of  Thomas  and  Bridget  (Morley)  Finn,  both  of  whom  were 
natives  of  county  Mayo,  and  who  came  to  the  United  States, 
bringing  their  family  with  them,  about  1873,  the  former,  however, 
having  preceded  his  family  by  about  one  year.  The  family  upon 
reaching  this  country  located  in  Greensburg,  Ind.,  where  they 
remained  about  eight  years,  came  to  Indianapolis  in  1880,  and  both 
father  and  mother  are  now  living  at  No.  27  Grant  street. 

James  F.  Finn,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  is  the  eldest  of  a 
family  of  nine  children,  the  others  being  named  Patrick,  Thomas, 
Mary,  Martin,  Nora,  John,  Bridget  and  Richard.  Bridget  and 
Richard,  however,  died  in  early 'childhood;  Patrick  is  living  in  St. 
Louis;  Thomas  is  employed  in  a  packing  house  in  Kansas  City; 
Mary,  now  Mrs.  Michael  King,  resides  near  Clearmont,  her  hus- 
band being  a  prosperous  farmer;  Martin  is  employed  at  Kingan's 
packing  house  in  Indianapolis  and  is  a  married  man;  Nora  is  the 
wife  of  Joseph  Klee,  and  resides  in  Indianapolis;  John,  who  is  still 
single,  lives  with  his  parents  and  is  also  employed  in  Kingan's 
packing  house. 

During  the  earlier  years  of  the  subject  of  this  sketch  his  edu- 
cational advantages  were  e.xceedingly  limited,  and  in  fact  he  has 
obtained  his  education  since  becoming  twenty  years  of  age.  His 
first  employment  in  the  United  States  was  in  the  capacity  of  a 
laborer  in  a  stone  quarry,  in  which  work  he  spent  three  years.  A 
short  time  was  also  spent  by  him  in  working  on  a  railroad  and  on 
the   streets   in   Greensburg,  in  which   place   he   began  his  studies. 

I6l5) 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

After  coming  to  Indianapolis  his  first  eight  years  were  spent  in 
working  on  the  new  state  house,  in  the  operation  of  the  hoisting 
engine,  he  having  previously,  in  Bedford,  Ind.,  been  employed  as 
fireman  in  a  flouring-mill,  in  which  capacity  he  received  his  first 
instructions  in  the  management  of  the  steam  engine.  He  now 
states  there  are  18,000  cubic  feet  of  rock  in  each  layer  of  the 
dome,  which  stone  he  hoisted  to  its  position.  The  state  house 
being  finished,  he  filled  a  similar  position  in  Chicago  in  connection 
with  the  construction  of  the  Auditorium  building,  which  stands  on 
Michigan  and  Wabash  avenues  and  Congress  street,  and  in  this 
work  he  was  engaged  five  months.  Afterward  he  was  engaged  in 
the  operation  of  an  engine  running  the  ice  machinery  of  Armour's 
packing  establishment. 

Returning  to  Indianapolis  and  being  desirous  of  engaging  in 
electrical  engineering,  he  began  at  the  very  bottom,  digging  holes 
for  the  trolley  poles,  and  after  a  few  months  thus  spent  he  was 
given  charge  of  an  engine  of  the  Brush  Electric  Light  company  on 
South  Pennsylvania  street.  He  was  the  first  electric  inspector  of 
Indianapolis.  Later,  upon  going  to  Richmond,  Ind.,  he  became 
chief  engineer  for  the  Electric  Street  Railway  company,  the  posi- 
tion being  secured  for  him  through  the  influence  of  his  former 
employers  in  Indianapolis.  Three  years  were  spent  in  this 
capacity  in  Richmond,  and  while  he  was  thus  engaged  an  offer  was 
made  to  him  to  return  to  Indianapolis  to  operate  the  electric  light 
plant  in  a  rolling-mill,  which  offer  he  accepted,  but  subsequently 
lost  the  position  through  the  failure  of  the  company  owning  the 
rolling-mill.  He  then  became  fireman  for  the  company  by  which 
he  is  at  present  employed.  While  thus  engaged  as  fireman  he  has 
been  offered  the  place  of  switch-board  manager,  a  very  important 
position,  but  a  proposition  soon  came  to  him  to  become  engineer 
for  the  Indianapolis  Light  &  Power  company,  with  which  company 
he  was  thus  connected  for  eleven  months,  and  it  was  while  thus 
engaged  that  he  was  requested  to  return  to  the  Citizens'  Electric 
Street  Railway  company  as  chief  engineer,  which  place  he  has  now 
been  filling  for  more  than  two  years.  This  position  is  a  responsi- 
ble one  and  yields  him  a  good  salary.  In  all  of  the  positions  he 
has  filled,  as  narrated  above,  he  has  always  striven  to  fill   them 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

with  ability  and  fidelity,  and  his  success  has  been  recognized  by 
the  various  companies  by  which  he  has  been  employed. 

Mr.  Finn  was  married  at  St.  John's  church,  Indianapolis,  by 
the  Rev.  Father  Gavisk,  June  20,  1888,  to  Miss  Beisie  Sharkey, 
who  was  born  in  county  Roscommon,  Ireland,  and  who  is  a  daugh- 
ter of  John  and  Margaret  (Beirne)  Sharkey,  both  of  whom  died  in 
Ireland.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Sharkey  were  the  parents  of  the  following 
children:  Mary,  now  deceased;  Beisie,  wife  of  the  subject  of  this 
sketch;  Maggie,  known  in  the  church  as  Sister  St.  Magdalen,  is  at 
St.  Mary's  of  the  Woods,  Terre  Haute,  Ind. ;  Kate  resides  in 
Indianapolis,  and  is  still  single;  Martin,  formerly  a  section  fore- 
man, is  now  employed  at  Kingan's  packing  house;  John,  who  was 
killed  at  Green  Castle,  Ind.,  in  a  runaway  accident;  Michael,  a 
boilermaker,  who  was  employed  in  the  shops  of  the  "Big  Four" 
Railway  company  for  several  years,  but  who  is  now  assistant  fore- 
man; William,  who  is  married  and  living  in  Ireland,  and  who  has 
quite  a  family  of  children,  and  Lizzie,  married  to  James  Dyer,  and 
living  in  Ireland. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Finn  are  the  parents  of  four  children,  three  sons 
and  a  daughter,  as  follows:  Martin,  John  Richard,  Loretta  and 
\\'alter  James,  all  living,  and  all  bright,  intelligent  children.  Mr. 
Finn  and  his  family  are  all  members  of  St.  John's  church,  ardent 
in  its  support  and  faithful  in  the  performance  of  their  religious 
duties.  Mr.  Finn  is  a  member  of  the  Ancient  Order  of  Druids, 
and  of  the  Stationary  Engineers' association.  Politically  he  is  a 
democrat,  but  is  not  in  any  sense  of  the  term  an  office  seeker,  pre- 
ferring to  perform  the  duties  of  the  private  citizen  and  to  fill  such 
stations  in  life  as  certainly  yield  a  reward.  Mr.  Finn  owns  his 
home  at  No.  830  Chadwick  street,  where  he  and  family  enjoy  a  life 
of  domestic  happiness. 


ANDREW  J.  FISHER,  e.\- postmaster  of  Ferdinand,  is  a  son  of 
John  and  Barbara  (Gutting)  Fisher,  and  was  born  in  Connect- 
icut, in  October,  1853;  he  attended  the  common  schools,  was 
reared  on  his  father's  farm,  and  at  the  age  of  twenty-five  years 
engaged  in  his  present  business.    He  was  married,  October  9,  1877, 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

to  Mary  Catherine  Rickelmann,  a  daughter  of  Joseph  Rickehnann, 
of  Dubois  county,  Ind.,  to  which  union  has  been  born  one  son, 
Edwin  J.,  now  nineteen  years  of  age  and  attending  St.  Meinrad"s 
college.  Mr.  Fisher  and  his  wife  are  members  of  St.  Ferdinand 
Catholic  church  and  are  sincere  in  the  profession  of  their  faith. 


VINCENT  FISCHER,  one  of  the  most  influential  citizens  of 
Madison,  Jefferson  county,  Ind.,  and  senior  member  of  the 
firm  of  Fischer  &  Reichert,  manufacturers  of  buggies,  wagons, 
etc.,  and  general  blacksmiths,  was  born  in  Baden,  Germany,  Jan- 
uary 24,  1838,  and  is  a  son  of  Xavier  and  Barbara  (^Whithen) 
Fischer,  who  were  the  parents  of  six  children,  of  whom  five 
reached  the  years  of  maturity,  viz:  Leopold,  who  died  in  Germany 
and  left  a  family;  ^Esop,  who  was  also  married  and  died  in  Ger- 
many, leaving  one  child;  George,  who  came  to  the  United  States 
in  1854,  and  died  unmarried  in  Madison,  Ind.;  August,  who  still 
resides  in  Germany  and  is  unmarried,  and  Vincent,  the  subject  of 
this  memoir,  who  is  the  youngest. 

Vincent  Fischer  sailed  from  Havre,  France,  in  1854,  and 
after  a  voyage  of  forty-si.x  days  landed  in  New  Orleans,  in 
company  with  a  brother,  and  immediately  came  to  Madison, 
Ind.,  where  they  had  a  cousin  living — their  only  relative  in 
America.  He  learned  the  blacksmith's  trade,  and  in  1862 
joined  Mr.  Reichert  in  his  present  business,  and  this  is  now  the 
oldest  firm  in  its  line  in  this  city,  Mr.  Reichert  being  a  thorough 
wood-worker,  and  until  the  present  hour  Mr.  Fischer  has  not  yet 
lost  one  week's  time  since  the  firm  was  founded.  The  firm  has 
built  a  good,  solid  plant,  near  which  Mr.  Fischer  has  his  residence, 
and  does  the  leading  trade  in  the  city,  the  output  being  disposed 
of  in  Madison  and  vicinity. 

The  marriage  of  Mr.  Fischer  took  place,  in  1863,  to  Miss  Mary 
Rister,  a  native  of  Ohio,  and  this  union  has  been  blessed  with 
three  children,  viz:  Charles,  who  is  a  blacksmith;  Fannie,  who  is 
married  to  Harry  King,  a  resident  of  Madison,  and  William,  who 
died  at  the  age  of  six  years.   The  family  are  members  of  St.  Mary's 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

church,  of  which  Mr.  Fischer  is  one  of  the  oldest  communicants 
and  of  which  he  has  been  a  trustee.  He  also  assisted  in  organiz- 
ing the  German  Building  association,  of  which  he  is  the  president, 
and  in  politics  is  a  democrat.  Although  Mr.  Fischer  had  but  nine 
silver  dollars  in  his  possession  when  he  arrived  in  Madison,  he  has, 
by  his  close  attention  to  business,  thrift  and  skill,  placed  himself 
at  the  head  of  the  business  men  of  the  city  and  won  the  esteem  of 
all  who  know  him. 


CORNELIUS  FITZGERALD  and  his  wife,  who  reside  at  No. 
1306  Bellefontaine  street,  Indianapolis,  are  among  the  promi- 
nent and  highly  esteemed  members  of  St.  Joseph's  parish.  The 
former  was  born  October  3,  1S58,  at  Mattoon,  111.,  and  is  a  son  of 
Patrick  and  Bridget  Fitzgerald,  who  were  among  the  early  Catholic 
families  of  that  place.  Patrick  Fitzgerald  was  a  native  of  county 
Tipperary,  Ireland,  and  his  wife  was  born  in  the  city  of  Cork. 
Both  came  to  the  United  States  in  earl}'  life,  were  married  in  this 
country,  and  spent  most  of  their  married  life  in  Mattoon,  111. 
There  Mr.  Fitzgerald  died  several  years  ago  and  there  the  mother 
of  the  family  still  lives. 

Cornelius  Fitzgerald,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  is  one  of 
a  family  of  five  children,  three  sons  and  two  daughters.  He 
was  educated  in  the  schools  of  his  native  city,  and  since  then 
he  has  been  engaged  in  railroading,  beginning  this  line  of  work  in 
1S73.  He  is  now  serving  in  the  capacity  of  a  conductor.  Mrs. 
Fitzgerald  was  born  at  Litchfield,  111.,  and  is  a  daughter  of  James 
and  Ellen  Welch,  who  are  natives  of  county  Clare,  Ireland.  They 
came  to  the  United  States  in  early  life,  were  married  in  this 
country,  and  passed  their  early  married  life  in  Litchfield,  111., 
later  removing  to  Mattoon,  where  they  still  live.  Mrs.  Fitzgerald 
is  one  of  a  family  of  eight  children,  three  sons  and  five  daughters, 
of  whom  two  sons  and  two  daughters  are  still  living  and  are  resi- 
dents of  Mattoon,  111.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Fitzgerald  are  the  only  repre- 
sentatives of  their  respective  families  residing  in  Indiana,  and  are 
the  parents  of  three  children,  two  of  whom  are  living.  The  eldest 
is  James  Francis;  the  second  in  order   of  birth,  Roy  Edward,  died 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

when  one  and  a  half  years  of  age,  and  the  3oungest  is  Joseph 
Leonard.  The  parents  of  these  children  are  bringing  up  a  niece 
of  Mrs.  Fitzgerald,  a  daughter  of  her  eldest  sister,  now  deceased. 
The  niece  is  being  educated  in  the  Catholic  faith,  and  attends  the 
Catholic  school  of  the  parish  of  St.  Joseph,  of  which  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Fitzgerald  are  numbered  among  the  most  liberal-minded  and  highly- 
esteemed  members.  They  are  both  descended  from  well-known 
Catholic  families,  and  possess  and  enjoy  the  highest  respect  of  all 
who  know  them. 


REV.  EMANUEL  LEDVIXA,  pastor  of  St.  Joseph's  church  at 
Princeton,  Gibson  county,  Ind.,  is  a  native  of  Evansville, 
was  born  October  28,  1868,  and  is  a  son  of  George  and  Mary 
(Kiefer)  Ledvina,  the  former  of  whom  is  a  native  of  Austria,  is  a 
mechanical  and  constructing  engineer  by  profession,  and  came  to 
the  United  States  in  about  1843,  and  first  located  in  Evansville. 
To  his  marriage  with  Miss  Mary  Kiefer,  were  born  four  children, 
but  this  lady  departed  this  life  at  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  in  1890,  while  Mr. 
Ledvina  still  survives  and  is  in  the  active  practice  of  his  calling. 

Rev.  Emanuel  Ledvina  was  primarily  educated  in  the  public 
schools  of  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  and  in  the  parochial  scools  of  Evansville, 
then  entered  St.  Meinrad's  college,  Spencer  county, Ind., from  which 
he  was  graduated,  and  was  ordained  priest  by  Bishop  Francis  Silas 
Chatard  on  March  18,  1893.  He  said  his  first  mass  in  Holy  Trinity 
church,  Evansville,  March  20,  of  the  same  year,  and  immediately 
thereafter  assumed  his  duties  as  assistant  at  the  same  church, 
where  he  remained  one  year  and  five  months,  when  he  was 
appointed  assistant  at  St.  John's  church,  Indianapolis,  where  he 
did  good  and  faithful  work  for  one  year.  August  i,  1895,  he  was 
placed  in  his  present  charge,  his  congregation  then  consisting  of 
about  seventy-five  families,  and  here  he  has  found  an  opportunity  of 
exerting  his  administrative  talents  and  of  showing  his  piety  as  well 
as  his  devotion  to  the  good  work  of  the  church. 

At  Princeton,  Father  Ledvina  found  a  very  small  church 
building  that  had  been  erected  when  the  parish  was  in  an  embryo 
state,  and  entirely  inadequate  for    the    uses  of  the  congregation  at 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

the  time  he  assumed  the  duties  of  his  pastorate.  He  at  once 
turned  his  attention  to  the  remedying  of  this  ill-conditioned  state 
of  affairs,  and  by  his  shrewd  financial  management  soon  succeeded 
in  providing  for  his  flock  more  roomy  quarters.  The  membership 
of  St.  Joseph's  was  increased  through  the  energy  of  Father  Led- 
vina  and  through  natural  causes,  and  he  was  just  the  man  to  take 
advantage  of  this  favorable  circumstance.  He  aroused  the  enthu- 
siasm of  his  parishioners,  who  consented  to  the  disposal  of  he 
first  edifice  and  its  grounds,  and  contributed  the  funds  for  the  pur- 
chase'of  new  grounds  and  the  erection  of  the  present  picturesque 
church-building,  which  was  completed  in  October,  1897.  Before 
this,  there  was  built  a  parsonage,  in  modern  style,  at  a  cost  of 
nearly  $3,000,  and  a  school-house,  which  is  encompassed  with  a 
beautiful  lawn  occupying  a  half  block.  Since  the  completion  of 
these  buildings  the  locality  has  been  greatly  improved,  developing 
from  a  waste  common  to  an  important  dwelling  district  of  the  town, 
through  which  the  streets  have  been  graded  and  the  sidewalks  paved 
with  brick.  Thus  has  Father  Ledvina  not  only  aided  in  elevating 
the  dignity  of  his  church,  but  has  assisted  in  making  the  district  in 
which  the  church  is  located  one  of  the  most  important  in  the  city, 
outside  of  the  business  region. 


EDWARD  FITZGIBBON,  a  car  builder  in  the  I.,  D.  cS:  W. 
railroad  shops,  at  Indianapolis,  was  born  at  St.  Ann's, 
Jennings  county,  Ind. ,  on  the  sixteenth  of  August,  1858.  His 
parents,  David  and  Honora  (McCarty)  Fitzgibbon,  were  natives  of 
Ireland,  the  former  coming  to  the  United  States  in  1837  and  the 
mother  in  early  childhood.  The  mother  died  when  Edward  was  a 
child;  the  father,  a  stone  contractor,  resides  with  a  daughter  in 
Indianapolis.  David  and  Honora  Fitzgibbon  were  the  parents  of 
eight  children,  the  subject  of  this  sketch  being  the  sixth  in  order  of 
birth. 

Edward  Fitzgibbon  attended  public  schools  in  his  youth,  also 
the  parochial  school  of  his  native  village,  and  in  early  manhood 
became   an    apprentice    to    the    carpenter's  trade,  at    which  in  due 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

time  he  acquired  great  efficiency.  Previous  to  his  marriage,  he 
visited  Scott  and  Clinton  counties,  Iowa,  where,  for  two  years,  he 
was  employed  by  a  dealer  in  live  stock.  Returning  home,  he 
engaged  in  bridge  carpentry  for  a  year  on  the  O.  &  M.  railway,  and 
later  went  to  Minneapolis,  Minn.,  thence  to  Wahpeton,  N.  Dak., 
where  for  a  limited  period  he  followed  bridge  work  and  then 
became  storekeeper  for  a  firm  on  the  Fargo  &  Southern  railway  at 
Fargo.  From  Wahpeton,  Mr.  Fitzgibbon  went  to  Portland,  N. 
Dak.,  building  elevators  on  the  Union  Pacific  railway,  and  after  a 
short  time  there  returned  to  Fargo,  and  thence  to  Spokane  Falls, 
Wash.,  where  he  remained  for  less  than  one  year.  His  next  move 
was  again  to  St.  Paul,  Minn.,  and  later  went  to  Cincinnati,  Ohio, 
in  the  employ  of  the  Western  Union  Telegraph  company,  repairing 
and  building  lines  between   that  city  and  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

From  the  last-named  place,  Mr.  Fitzgibbon  returned  to 
Indianapolis,  but  after  a  short  time  went  to  Chicago  and  worked 
for  a  car  and  bridge  company  in  that  city  for  a  period  of  eighteen 
months.  Returning  to  Indianapolis,  he  engaged  with  the  Indi- 
ana Car  cS;  Foundry  company,  with  which  he  was  connected  five 
jears — two  of  which  were  as  foreman — discharging  the  duties  of 
the  position  with  great  acceptabilit}',  and  in  1897  entered  the 
employ  of  the  I.,  D.  &  W.  railroad  company. 

On  October  19,  1892,  Mr.  Fitzgibbon  entered  into  the  mar- 
riage relation  with  Miss  Emma  Bauerlie,  who  was  born  at  North 
Vernon,  Ind.,  July  29,  1861.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Fitzgibbon  have  two 
children — Victor  Hugo  born  September  i,  1893,  and  Mary  Louise, 
born  July  30,   1896. 

Mr.  Fitzgibbon  was  reared  a  Catholic  and  has  ever  been  a  true 
and  tried  member  of  the  church.  In  the  establishment  of  Assump- 
tion parish  he  was  very  active,  giving  liberally  of  his  time  and 
means  towards  the  building  of  the  present  house  of  worship  and 
promoting  the  various  institutions  connected  therewith.  He  has 
been  a  member  of  the  board  of  trustees  ever  since  the  organization 
of  the  parish,  in  addition  to  which  he  is  an  active  worker  in  the 
Young  Men's  institute.  In  politics  he  is  an  ardent  advocate  of 
democracy,  but  has  never  held  nor  sought  official  position  at  the 
hands  of  his  fellow  citizens.      He  is  a  creditable   representative  of 


CATHOLIC  CHURCH  OF  INDIANA. 


one  of  the  well-known  and  prominent  Catholic  families  of  Indi- 
anapolis, and  a  gentleman  against  whose  character  no  breath  of 
suspicion  has  ever  been  uttered. 


JOHN  SILAS  FITZGIBBONS,  foreman  of  the  Palladium  Pub- 
lishing company's  office,  of  Richmond,  Ind.,  is  a  native  of  this 
city,  was  born  January  13,  1S66,  and  is  a  son  of  Michael  and  Mar- 
garet (Allen)  Fitzgibbons. 

Michael  Fitzgibbons,  father  of  John  Silas,  was  born  in  county 
Clare,  Ireland,  in  October,  1834,  was  educated  in  the  parochial 
school  of  his  native  parish  of  Tomgraney,  and  in  1S52  came  to  the 
United  States,-  landing  in  the  city  of  New  York,  whence  he  imme- 
diately came  to  Indiana,  located  in  New  Castle,  and  was  there 
engaged  in  milling  for  thirteen  3'ears,  and  then,  in  1865,  came  to 
Richmond,  where  he  followed  milling  for  about  eight  years,  and 
then  engaged  in  the  grocery  business,  on  Fort  Wayne  avenue,  four 
years,  but  now  confines  his  attention  to  fruit  growing.  He  was 
one  of  the  early  trustees  of  St.  Mary's  Catholic  church,  and  urged 
the  building  of  St.  Mary's  academy,  which  is  to-day  a  credit  to  the 
Catholics  of  this  city. 

The  marriage  of  Michael  Fitzgibbons  took  place  at  New 
Castle,  Ind.,  in  October,  1857,  to  Miss  Margaret  Allen,  a  native 
of  county  Kerry,  Ireland,  the  ceremony  being  performed  by  the 
Rev.  Father  Merritts.  This  union  was  blessed  with  fourteen  chil- 
dren, born  in  the  following  order:  Thomas,  Patrick,  Henry, 
Michael,  Mary  Ellen,  John  Silas,  Francis,  Hanora,  Edward,  Will- 
iam, Margaret,  Joseph,  Katherine  and  Charles,  who  vvere  all  edu- 
cated in  St.  Mary's  parochial  school.  The  devoted  mother  of  this 
family,  who  was  a  member  of  the  Ladies'  Altar  and  Rosary  society 
of  St.  Mary's  church  in  Richmond,  was  called  from  earth  March 
29,  1892,  and  her  remains  were  interred  in  the  cemetery  of  the 
church  of  which  she  was  a  member. 

John  Silas  Fitzgibbons,  the  subject  of  this  memoir,  after 
graduating  from  the  St.  Mary's  parochial  school,  was  apprenticed, 
September  27,   18S0,  to  the  Palladium  company,  of  Richmond,  to 

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THE    CLEKGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

learn  the  printing  business,  and  in  1S92  was  appointed  foreman  of 
the  establishment,  which  position  he  has  since  filled  with  credit  to 
himself  and  to  the  entire  satisfaction  of  the  Palladium  company. 

Mr.  Fitzgibbons  was  happily  united  in  marriage,  November 
23,  1892,  with  Mary  E.  Shofer,  of  Richmond,  the  ceremony  being^ 
performed  by  the  Rev.  Father  D.  J.  McMullen.  This  marriage 
has  been  blessed  with  three  children,  named  Gerald,  Roland  and 
Rhea.  The  family  are  members  of  St.  Mary's  Catholic  congrega- 
tion, and  Mr.  Fitzgibbons  is  a  member  of  the  Ancient  Order  of 
Hibernians,  and  also  of  the  Julian  club,  of  which  latter  he  was 
elected  president  in  October,  1896.  He  has  led  a  moral  and  tem- 
perate life,  and  is  well  deserving  of  the  high  esteem  in  which  he  is 
held  by  the  community  of  Richmond.  Being  of  a  modest  dispo- 
sition, he  has  on  two  different  occasions  refused  to  accept  appoint- 
ments to  offices  of  trust. 


PATRICK  LYNCH,  who  resides  at  940  East  Georgia  street,  is 
one  of  the  early  Catholics  of  Indianapolis,  and  was  born  in 
county  Clare,  Ireland,  about  1835.  He  is  a  son  of  John  Lynch, 
who  died  when  Patrick  was  yet  a  child,  and  the  widow,  when  the 
subject  was  fourteen  years  of  age,  came  to  the  United  States  with 
her  family  of  four  children,  and  settled  in  Boston,  Mass.,  where 
she  died  some  years  later,  and  where  she  lies  buried.  The  family 
consisted  of  one  son,  Patrick,  and  three  daughters,  one  of  whom 
went  to  California,  one  remained  in  Boston,  and  the  third  lived 
for  many  years  in  Indianapolis,  in  which  city  she  died,  leaving  a 
family  of  five  children,  three  sons  and  two  daughters. 

Patrick  Lynch  lived  in  Boston  about  ten  years.  He  there 
married  Miss  Honora  Shay,  and  in  i860  brought  his  family  to 
Indianapolis,  where  he  has  since  lived,  and  where  his  wife  died 
many  years  ago."  Patrick  and  Honora  Lynch  were  the  parents  of 
six  children,  four  sons  and  two  daughters.  On  August  23,  1881, 
Mr.  Lynch  married,  for  his  second  wife,  Mrs.  Margaret  O'Brien, 
widow  of  Michael  O'Brien,  and  daughter  of  Daniel  Mulchay;  she 
was  born  in   county  Tipperary,  Ireland,  and  came   to  the    United 

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PATRICK    LYNCH. 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

States  with  her  mother,  her  father  having  died  in  his  native  coun- 
try. The  mother  brought  with  her  to  this  country  seven  children, 
four  sons  and  three  daughters,  only  two  of  whom  are  now  Hving, 
all  the  others,  with  the  exception  of  one  son,  being  buried  in  the 
Catholic  cemetery  in  Indianapolis.  The  son  referred  to  above  was 
a  soldier  in  the  Union  army  during  the  war  of  the  Rebellion,  a 
member  of  the  Thirty-fifth  Indiana  volunteer  infantry,  was  taken 
prisoner,  and  died  in  a  Confederate  prison.  Mrs.  Lynch  is  a  sister 
of  Michael  Mulchay,  of  Indianapolis. 

Of  the  six  children  of  Mr.  Lynch  by  his  first  marriage  two 
sons  and  two  daughters  are  living,  these  four  being  Bridget,  Will- 
iam, Michael  and  Mary.  The  eldest  of  the  family  was  Dennis,  who 
died  in  July,  1896.  John  H.,  another  son,  died  August  5,  of  the 
same  year,  and  Mary,  wife  'of  George  W.  Elbreg,  died  November 
9,  1897.  Mr.  Elbreg  is  a  citizen  of  Indianapolis.  It  will  thus  be 
seen  that  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Lynch  have  had  their  share  of  affliction, 
having  buried  three  of  their  children  within  little  more  than  a  year. 

Mr.  Lynch  has  always  been  an  industrious  man  and  has  accu- 
mulated a  handsome  property.  For  the  unusually  long  time  of 
thirtj'-one  years  he  was  engineer  for  Sinker  &  Davis,  a  prominent 
business  firm  of  Indianapolis,  but  he  has  now  retired  from  active 
business  life.  Both  he  and  his  wife  are  worthy  members  of  Holy 
Cross  church,  of  which  Rev.  Father  McCabe  is  pastor.  They  are 
both  esteemed  citizens  of  Indianapolis,  respected  by  all  their  neigh- 
bors and  friends. 


THOMAS  FITZ  GIBBON.— The  history  of  the  early  Catholic 
citizens  of  Indiana  would  be  far  from  complete  without  men- 
tion of  Thomas  Fitz  Gibbon  and  his  family,  who  suffered  persecu- 
tion in  their  native  land  for  their  efforts  in  behalf  of  the  liberties 
of  the  Irish  people.  Thomas  Fitz  Gibbon  was  born  in  county 
Cork,  Ireland,  in  1801,  and  sprang  from  an  ancient  and  honorable 
family,  noted  for  their  strong  devotion  to  the  church  and  to  the 
political  freedom  of  their  native  land.  Two  elder  brothers  of  the 
subject  of  this  sketch,  Maurice  and  David  Fitz  Gibbon,  were  promi- 
nently identified  with  the  movement   for   Irish  liberty  in  179S,  and 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

were  sentenced  to  be  hanged  with  that  noble  and  world-renowned 
patriot,  Robert  Emrnett;  but  certain  influences  were  so  brought  to 
bear  as  to  result  in  a  change  in  the  sentence  of  death  to  banish- 
ment for  life  to  the  island  of  Martinique.  David  suffered  the  pun- 
ishment imposed  upon  him,  and  died  in  banishment  quite  early  in 
life;  but  Maurice  escaped,  and  fled  to  the  United  States,  settling 
in  Baltimore,  Md. 

Thomas  Fitz  Gibbon  grew  to  manhood  in  his  native  land  with 
his  love  of  freedom  and  hatred  of  oppression  strong  in  his  heart, 
intensified  by  the  knowledge  of  what  his  family  had  suffered  and 
endured  in  the  cause  of  Irish  liberty.  On  attaining  to  manhood's 
estate  he  was  married  to  Miss  Ellen  O'Mahoney,  a  native  of  the 
city  of  Cork,  and  belonging  to  a  prominent  family.  The  young 
couple  had  already  decided  to  come  to  the  United  States,  and  chose 
this  time  for  their  wedding  trip.  Embarking  in  a  sailing  vessel, 
steam  vessels  not  having  then  come  into  use,  they  spent  many  weary 
weeks  on  the  Atlantic  ocean;  but  at  length  reached  Baltimore,  Md., 
their  destination,  and  there  they  lived  for  many  years  after  land- 
ing. In  that  city  Mr.  Fitz  Gibbon  became  the  proprieter  of  a  book 
store,  making  a  specialty  of  Catholic  publications.  This  was  more 
than  three-fourths  of  a  century  ago,  and  Baltimore  might  then  have 
been  appropriately  termed  the  headquarters  of  Catholicism  in  the 
United  States.  By  virtue  of  his  business  as  well  as  of  his  devotion 
to  the  interests  of  the  church,  Mr.  Fitz  Gibbon  formed  an  exten- 
sive acquaintance  and  occupied  a  prominent  position  among  the 
Catholics  of  Maryland,  by  whom,  including  also  the  Catholic  clergy 
of  that  and  other  states,  he  was  most  highly  esteemed. 

In  1837  Mr.  Fitz  Gibbon  removed  to  Madison,  Ind.,  where  he 
engaged  in  merchandizing;  but,  in  common  with  the  great  majority 
of  business  men,  he  was  a  victim  of  the  financial  distress  of  that 
period,  and  consequently  moved  to  St.  Ann's.  Financial  reverses 
did  not  lessen  his  ardor  for  the  church,  and  as,  at  St.  Ann's,  he 
found  the  few  Catholics  residing  there,  in  a  frontier  community, 
without  a  church  or  pastor,  he  at  once  caused  a  log  church  to  be 
erected  and  secured  a  pastor  from  Madison,  who  came  to  minister 
to  the  spiritual  necessities  of  the  people.  When  on  their  errands 
of  Christian  duty  to  these  people,  his  house  was  the  abiding  place 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

of  the  priests,  and,  to  use  a  common  expression,  common  to  the 
west  as  well  as  to  the  south,  the  latch-string  of  his  domicile  was 
always  out  to  the  stranger  in  need  of  rest  or  refreshment.  He  later 
returned  to  Madison,  and  next  removed  to  Edinburg,  where  the 
spirit  of  hospitality  and  interest  in  the  growth  of  the  church 
attended  him,  as  it  did  in  every  place  in  which  he  lived.  At  the 
latter  place  he  died  in  1872,  his  wife  having  preceded  him  to  the 
better  land  by  about  sixteen  months. 

Thomas  Fitz  Gibbon  and  wife  were  the  parents  of  fourteen 
children,  seven  of  whom  died  in  infancy.  Those  who  attained  to 
mature  years  were  as  follows:  Capt.  Michael  Fitz  Gibbon,  who- 
was  a  soldier  in  the  Mexican  war,  and  afterward  for  many  years  a 
wholesale  grocer  of  Indianapolis,  but  removed  to  Denver,  Colo., 
for  the  benefit  of  his  health,  and  there  died  in  April,  1894;  Maurice 
de  St.  Palais  Fitz  Gibbon,  who  was  a  graduate  of  Notre  Dame  uni- 
versity, and  who  died  at  the  home  of  his  sister  in  Edinburg  in  1885; 
Gerald,  who  lives  at  Dayton,  Ohio;  Mrs.  Marie  Amsden,  widow  of 
Col.  Amsden,  resides  with  her  family  in  Indianapolis;  Miss  Ellen 
M.  is  the  next  in  age;  David  is  a  resident  of  Indianapolis;  and  Mrs. 
Margaret  F.  Peelle,  the  seventh  member  of  the  family  who  grew  to 
mature  years,  is  the  widow  of  William  A.  Peelle,  of  Wayne  county, 
Ind.,  who  was  for  twelve  years  state  statistician,  and  was  a  well- 
known  citizen.      He  died  at  St.  Mary's,  December  17,   1894. 

Mrs.  Peelle,  who  now  resides  in  Indianapolis,  is  a  member  of 
the  state  board  of  charities,  and  was  state  librarian  from  1879  to 
1 88 1,  having  held  the  position  of  assistant  librarian  previously  to 
1879.  She  is  a  woman  of  much  ability  and  culture,  and  is  most 
highly  esteemed  by  all  that  know  her.  She  has  four  children,  viz: 
Marie,  Robert  F. ,  Maurice  and  Agnes. 

Thomas  Fitz  Gibbon  and  his  wife  were  both  much  above  the 
average  in  culture  and  general  intelligence.  One  of  the  peculiar 
characteristics  of  Mrs.  Fitz  Gibbon  was  her  intense  love  for  the 
church.  She  was  especially  well  informed  on  theological  subjects, 
and  her  knowledge  of  this  kind,  combined  with  a  clear  and  logical 
mind,  rendered  her  instrumental  in  bringing  many  into  the  fold. 
One  of  the  finest  elements  of  her  character  was  her  great  charity 
for  the  failings  of  others,  and    during   her   long   and  useful  life  she 

(633). 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

was  never  known  to  speak  ill  of  any  one.  It  would  be  difficult  to 
pay  a  greater  tribute  to  the  character  and  disposition  of  any  one 
than  this,  and  it  is  as  freely  given  as  it  was  richly  deserved. 


REV.  T.  X.  LOGAN,  of  the  church  of  the  Immaculate  Concep- 
tion, Rushville,  Ind.,  was  born  in  county  Galway,  Ireland, 
May  19,  1837.  When  he  was  in  his  thirteenth  year  his  parents 
came  to  America,  and  young  Logan  began  at  once  to  secure  the 
scholastic  advantages  offered  in  their  new  home.  He  attended  St. 
Meinrad's  college  in  Spencer  county,  Ind.,  for  a  year,  and  then 
took  the  classical  course  at  St.  Joseph's  seminary,  Bardstown,  Ky. , 
graduating  from  that  institution.  His  theological  education  was 
completed  by  a  course  at  the  Grand  seminary  at  Montreal,  Canada, 
under  the  Sulpilians,  from  which  he  graduated  in  1S74,  and  was 
admitted  to  holy  orders  September  6,   1874. 

Father  Logan's  first  charge  was  at  Brownsburg,  Hendricks 
county,  Ind.,  where  he  continued  for  two  years  and  a  half.  Dur- 
ing his  pastorate  at  Brownsburg  he  materially  advanced  the  condi- 
tion of  the  parish,  and  under  his  direction  the  church  at  that  place 
was  remodeled  and  considerably  enlarged.  Father  Logan  was 
then  given  charge  of  the  more  important  parish  at  Greencastle. 
He  remained  at  that  place  for  seven  years  and  did  much  in  both  a 
spiritual  and  material  way  for  the  good  of  the  parish.  He  enlarged 
and  remodeled  the  church  in  a  handsome  manner  and  bought  the 
property  and  erected  the  present  parochial  school-building  at  that 
point.  He  also  built  a  church  at  Bainbridge,  an  auxiliary  parish 
in  the  same  county.  In  1880  Father  Logan  was  located  in  Terre 
Haute.  Here  his  fine  e.xecutive  qualities  again  asserted  themselves 
and  to  his  efforts  were  largely  due  the  erection  of  the  new  St. 
Patrick's  church  at  that  place.  He  also  bought  the  ground  and 
erected  the  new  St.  Patrick  academy  at  Terre  Haute.  He  was 
then  transferred  to  Bloomington  and  had  direction  of  the  joint 
parishes  at  Bloomington  and  Bedford  for  two  years,  and  in  Febru- 
ary, 1888,  was  placed  in  charge  of  the  church  at  Rushville.  The 
same  business  and  e.xecutive  qualities  and  aggressiveness  of  manner 


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MARY    IMMACULATE    CONCEPTION    CHURCH, 

RUSHVILl.E,    IND. 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

which  brought  him  the  successes  as  a  church  builder  in  his  pre- 
vious charges  have  made  his  pastorate  at  Rushville  a  signal  suc- 
cess. He  took  charge  of  the  church  of  Mary  Immaculate  when  it 
was  cumbered  with  a  debt  of  between  $5,000  and  $6,000,  which  he 
at  once  set  about  liquidating.  He  also  began  to  look  to  the  future 
needs  of  the  parish,  and  realized  the  necessity  of  a  new  church- 
building.  No  sooner  was  the  debt  removed  from  the  records  of  the 
church  than  Father  Logan  established  a  building  fund,  looking  for- 
ward to  a  new  house  of  worship.  This  fund  grew  to  the  impor- 
tant sum  of  more  than  $12,000,  with  sufficient  assurance  to  war- 
rant the  building.  The  new  church  cost  about  !?25,ooo,  is  modern 
in  every  respect,  and  one  of  the  handsomest  in  Indiana.  The 
parish  of  the  church  of  Mary  Immaculate  is  in  a  state  of  good, 
healthy  growth,  and  under  the  ministration  of  Father  Logan,  who 
is  assisted  in  his  material  labors  by  a  very  careful  and  efficient 
board  of  trustees,  the  future  welfare  and  condition  of  the  church 
is  well  assured.  The  church  enrolls  150  families  and  the  school 
has  1 10  pupils  under  the  care  of  three  Sisters  of  St.  Francis,  of 
Oldenburg,  Ind. 


JOHN  FLAHERTY,  in  charge  of  the  barns  of  the  Cof^n- 
J  Fletcher  Packing  company,  at  Indianapolis,  was  born  in  Union 
county,  Ind.,  June  i,  1S56,  and  is  a  son  of  Michael  and  Ann 
(Gavin)  Flaherty,  the  former  of  whom  is  a  native  of  county  Gal- 
way,  Ireland,  and  the  latter  of  county  Tipperary,  but  whose  mar- 
riage took  place  in  Union  county,  Ind.  The  father  is  an  excavat- 
ing contractor  and  resides  at  (oldj  No.  114  West  Ray  street,  but 
the  mother  was  called  away,  in  the  faith  of  the  Catholic  church, 
in  1878.  Their  marriage  was  blessed  with  five  children,  viz:  John, 
the  subject  of  this  notice;  Mary,  deceased  wife  of  Martin  Haley; 
Thomas,  who  died  in  this  city,  leaving  a  wife  and  one  child;  Katie, 
who  is  housekeeper  for  her  father,  and  Maggie,  now  Mrs.  Joseph 
Stark,  who  resides  on  Broadway. 

John  Flaherty,  when  a  boy,  was  taken  from  his  native  county 
to  Cambridge  City,  Wayne  county,  and  in  1869  came  to  Indianapo- 
Jis,  which   city    has   since  been    his  home.      He  has  been  variously 

24  ~(539") 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

employed,  but  his  more  permanent  positions  have  been  for  seven 
years  in  a  starch  factory  and  for  twelye  years  in  his  present 
position — the  secret  of  his  long  tenure  of  these  two  positions  being 
found  in  his  industrious  habits,  his  trustworthiness  and  his  devotion 
to  the  interests  of  his  employers.  He  was  married  June  23,  1879, 
to  Miss  Maggie  Griffin,  a  native  of  county  Tipperary,  Ireland,  and 
this  union  has  been  blessed  with  seven  children,  viz:  Katie,  aged 
seventeen  years;  Francis,  who  died  when  eight  years  old;  Annie, 
who  died  at  the  age  of  two  years  and  two  months;  Maggie,  now 
seven  years  old;  Thomas,  aged  five  years;  Marie,  aged  three,  and 
Ellen,  born  in  1897.  The  family  are  members  of  St.  John's  con- 
gregation, Rev.  Father  Gavisk,  pastor,  and  have  their  pleasant 
home  at  No.  52  r  West  Ray  street,  where  they  are  surrounded  with 
many  true  friends.  In  politics  Mr.  Flaherty  is  a  democrat,  but  has 
preferred  to  devote  his  time  to  the  interests  of  his  emplo\-ers  rather 
than  to  the  seeking  for  the  spoils  of  office.  He  is  generous  in  his 
contributions  to  the  support  of  his  church,  and  is  greatly  respected 
as  an  honest,  upright  and  useful  citizen. 


REV.  JOSEPH  FL.\CH,  pastor  of  St.  Joseph's  church.  Dyer, 
Lake  county,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Haslach  i.  Kinzigthal,  Baden, 
Germany,  June  9,  1850,  a  son  of  Sebastian  and  Anna  (Kienzle) 
Flach.  He  was  educated  in  his  native  land  and  was  ordained  in 
St.  Peter's,  in  the  Black  Forest,  Baden,  July  25,  1876.  He  then 
came  to  America  with  the  Sisters  of  St.  Francis,  now  in  the  St. 
Joseph's  hospital  at  Joliet,  to  become  their  chaplain  at  Avilla, 
Ind.,  where  he  resided  from  1876  until  1878,  when  he  was  removed 
by  Bishop  Dwenger  to  Dyer.  In  1883  Father  Flach  visited 
Europe  and  passed  one  year,  and  on  his  return  was  appointed 
administrator  of  the  parish  of  St.  Martin's,  Cedar  Lake,  Lake 
county,  Ind.,  and  filled  the  position  until  the  return  of  the  regular 
resident  priest.  He  was  then  appointed  assistant  to  Father  Becks, 
of  Michigan  City,  with  whom  he  remained  until  1885,  in  the 
spring  of  which  year  he  went  to  Turkey  Creek,  Lake  county,  where 
he  officiated  until  July,  1888,  since  when  he  has  been  the  resident 
priest  of  St.  Joseph's,  at  Dyer. 

(540r 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 


THOMAS  FLAHERTY,  a  well-known  business  man  of  Indian- 
apolis, was  born  in  Prattsburg,  Steuben  county,  N.  Y. ,  Octo- 
ber 3,  i86r,  a  son  of  John  and  Mary  Flaherty. 

John  Flaherty  was  born  in  county  Kerry,  Ireland,  March  17, 
1835,  and  when  but  nine  years  of  age  lost  his  father.  At  the  age 
of  seventeen  he  came  to  America,  being  the  first  of  his  immediate 
family  to  leave  his  native  land,  although  some  of  his  kinsfolk  had 
preceded  him  to  America  and  had  settled  in  Prattsburg,  N.  Y. , 
whither  he  naturally  directed  his  course,  arriving  in  an  almost 
penniless  condition.  He  began  the  battle  of  life  in  the  new  world 
by  working  on  a  farm  at  small  wages,  but,  being  industrious  and 
economical,  succeeded  in  accumulating  suf^cient  means  with  which 
to  purchase  a  modest  home,  which  he  later  exchanged  for  the  farm 
on  which  he  still  resides — a  prominent  and  respected  citizen,  who 
has  been  honored  by  election  to  all  the  offices  of  trust  which  the 
county  affords.  To  him  and  wife  have  been  born  eight  chil- 
dren, in  the  following  order:  Mary,  who  is  now  Mrs.  Wurth; 
Ellen,  who  is  a  Sister  of  Mercy,  known  as  Sister  Frances  Borgia, 
and  a  successful  educator  at  Buffalo,  N.  Y. ;  Thomas,  our  subject; 
Kate,  a  teacher  at  Prattsburg;  John,  living  on  the  old  homestead; 
Margaret,  who  is  also  a  teacher;  James,  who  graduated  from  the 
law  department  of  Cornell  university  before  he  had  attained  his 
majority,  and  is  the  present  postmaster  at  Prattsburg;  and  Frank, 
who  is  a  merchant  of  the  same  city. 

Thotnas  Flaherty  was  reared  on  the  home  farm  and  was  edu- 
cated in  the  Franklin  academy.  In  iS/ghecame  to  Indianapolis, 
but  returned  to  his  native  state  and  graduated  from  the  Rochester 
Business  college  in  1882.  Coming  again  to  Indianapolis  he  was  for 
five  years  in  the  employ  of  M.  O.  Connor  &  Co.,  was  then  for  ten 
years  in  the  retail  trade  on  his  own  account,  and  from  1885  to  No- 
vember, 1897,  with  H.J.  Hine  company.  September  30,  1891, 
he  married  Miss  Mary  Walden,  daughter  of  Robert  R.  VValden,  of 
Indianapolis,  and  this  union  has  been  blessed  with  two  daughters, 
the  elder  of  whom  died  in  infancy,  and  the  younger  being  named 
Margaret.  The  family  have  a  delightful  home  at  No.  1 1 20  South  Lin- 
den street,  in  St.  Patrick's  parish,  of  which  Mr.  Flaherty  has  been 
a  member  since  1881.    He  is  a  gentleman  of  culture  and  is  a  highly 


THE    CLERGV    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

esteemed  member  of  St.  Patrick's  branch  of  the  Catholic  Knights  of 
America,  and  is  also  vice-president  of  Capitol  council,  No.  276,  Y. 
M.  I.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Flaherty  are  very  liberal  in  their  contribu- 
tions to  church  support,  and  their  social  standing  is  with  the  most 
respected  of  the  residents  of  Indianapolis. 


HON.  WILLIAM  FLEMING,  deceased,  of  Fort  Wayne,  is  well 
remembered  as  one  of  the  most  prominent  business  men  of 
the  city  and  as  a  devout  Catholic.  He  was  born  June  17,  1828,  in 
county  Wicklow,  Ireland,  not  far  south  of  the  capital  city,  Dublin, 
in  Dublin  county,  and  was  a  son  of  Luke  and  Sarah  (Holt)  Flem- 
ing. He  attended  the  National  school  of  his  county  until  fourteen 
years  of  age  and  was  then  sent  to  Dublin  to  continue  his  studies 
Ointil  1846,  when  the  family  sailed  for  America.  The  vessel  arrived 
safely  at  Quebec,  Canada,  but  while  lying  in  quarantine  the  father 
and  four  of  the  children  were  called  to  their  everlasting  sleep  in  the 
faith  of  the  Catholic  church,  and  the  mother,  with  her  three  sur- 
■viving  children,  all  boys,  came  to  Fort  Wayne,  and  here  the  mother 
ipassed  her  remaining  years  and  died  a  faithful  Catholic. 

William  Fleming,  after  his  arrival  in  Fort  Wayne,  at  first 
engaged  in  school-teaching  and  was  next  employed  in  various 
classes  of  work,  among  which  was  stonecutting,  the  latter  being 
his  calling  for  several  years.  He  made  many  friends  and  became 
a  general  favorite  with  the  public.  His  first  official  position  was 
that  of  deputy  to  Sheriff  McMulien,  and,  at  the  death  of  that  offi- 
cial, succeeded  to  the  office,  and  w^as  then,  as  a  democrat,  twice 
-elected  to  fill  the  responsible  position.  For  the  eight  years  follow- 
ing the  e.xpiration  of  his  last  term  as  sheriff  he  served  as  city  clerk, 
and  in  1878  was  elected  state  treasurer.  In  1880  he  was  again  a 
candidate  for  this  office,  but,  with  the  rest  of  the  nominees  on  the 
democratic  ticket,  met  with  defeat.  He  was  very  ardent  in  his 
labors  for  the  success  of  his  party,  was  invariably  a  delegate  to  the 
national  conventions  thereof  during  his  active  political  life,  and  was 
a  prime  factor  in  the  councils  of  the  democracy — county  and  state. 

As  a   business    man,    Mr.   Fleming    had    few   equals   in    Fort 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

Wayne  and  no  superiors.  He  was  far  sighted,  sagacious,  and, 
moreover,  indefatigably  industrious  and  enterprising.  He  was  one 
of  the  originators  of  the  New  York,  Chicago  &  St.  Louis  railroad, 
and  a  director  in  the  company  until  the  road  was  sold  to  the  Van- 
derbilts.  He  was  for  a  long  time  editor  and  proprietor  of  "The 
Fort  Wayne  Sentinel,"  was  treasurer  of  the  Indiana  School  Book 
company,  vice-president  of  the  Salimonie  Mining  &  Gas  company, 
vice-president  and  acting  president  of  the  First  National  Bank  of 
Fort  Wayne,  president  of  the  Hartford  City  Paper  company,  and 
a  stockholder  and  director  in  many  other  industrial  enterprises,  and 
in  the  multifarious  duties  pertaining  to  these  responsible  positions. 
he  was  actively  engaged  until  the  day  of  his  death,  at  which  time 
he  had  become  one  of  the  wealthy  men  in  the  state. 

Mr.  Fleming  first  married,  in  January,  1850,  Miss  Ann 
McLaughlin,  who  passed  away  August  18,  1854,  leaving  two  chil- 
dren— Luke  M.  and  Mary  E. — the  latter  now  the  wife  of  Dr.  L.  J. 
Willien,  of  Terre  Haute.  The  second  marriage  of  Mr.  Fleming 
took  place  July  7,  1859,  when  he  chose  for  his  bride  Miss  Helen 
F.  Mayer,  a  daughter  of  George  and  Catherine  (Hiller)  Mayer,  of 
Germany.  To  this  union  were  born  ten  children,  eight  of  whom 
are  still  living,  viz:  Catherine  S.,  wife  of  Dr.  Dinnen;  Helen  G., 
now  Mrs.  A.  B.  Trentman;  Georgie  F.,  now  Mrs.  William  McKin- 
nie;  M.  Celeste;  Stephen  B.;  Sister  Mary  Helen,  of  St.  Mary's  of 
the  Woods;  William  and  Sadie  Marie,  all  of  Fort  Wayne  and  all 
devout  members  of  the  Catholic  church. 

Mr.  Fleming  was  called  from  his  earthly  labors  to  eternal  rest 
January  13,  1890,  a  true  son  of  the  Catholic  church,  which  he  had 
munificently  aided  during  his  probation  and  until  he  received  the 
final  unction  at  the  hands  of  her  holy  ministers.  His  memory 
will  long  be  cherished  by  the  citizens  of  Fort  Wayne  with  honor, 
and  his  name  respected  as  having  been  borne  by  one  who  was  a 
pillar  in  the  superstructure  of  her  prosperity. 


GEORGE  C.  FLECK,    a  business  man  of  Lawrenceburg,  is  a 
son  of  Casper  and   Maria   (Centner)  Fleck,  who   came    from 
Germany  to   the    United   States  in    1841.      The   father  was   born 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

March  2,  1822,  was  a  miller,  and  was  the  only  one  of  four  sons 
who  came  to  the  United  States.  He  drove  stage  for  some  time, 
but  in  a  few  years  became  a  boss  drayman,  and  also  traded  in 
horses  until  his  death,  which  occurred  July  28,  1890,  at  Cincin- 
nati, Ohio. 

George  C.  Fleck  was  born  February  23,  185 1,  in  Cincinnati, 
and  is  one  of  eight  children,  of  whom  Frank  J.  died  at  four  years 
of  age.  George  C.  attended  the  common  schools  until  he  attained 
the  age  of  fourteen,  and  then  worked  at  the  carver's  trade  for 
four  years.  He  next  learned  the  carriage  and  buggy  trade,  and 
worked  at  that  for  twenty-five  years,  after  which  he  engaged  in 
the  liquor  business.  He  was  married  to  Miss  Carrie  Schneider,  a 
daughter  of  Joseph  Schneider,  of  Cincinnati,  and  to  this  marriage 
have  been  born  two  children,  George  J.  and  Anna  M.  The  family 
are  members  of  St.  Lawrence's  church,  under  the  pastorate  of 
Father  Sondermann,  and  Mr.  Fleck  is  a  member  of  the  Ivnights 
of  St.  John.  The  residence  of  our  subject  is  above  his  place  of 
business.  He  is  a  democrat  in  politics,  but  has  preferred  to  devote 
his  time  to  attending  to  his  business  affairs,  rather  than  meddling 
with  party  contentions. 


JOSEPH  FAUST,  ex-chief  of  the  fire  department  at  Washing- 
ton, Ind.,  of  the  well-known  firm  of  Faust  Bros.,  retail  liquor 
dealers  at  Washington,  and  a  prominent  member  of  St.  Mary's 
parish,  was  born  in  New  .Albany,  Ind.,  June  22,  1848,  a  son  of 
Wendall  William  and  Frances  (Kegler)  Faust,  both  natives  of  the 
province  of  Rhinefaltz,  Germany — the  former  born  September  18, 
1818;  the  latter  July  17,  1827 — who  located  in  New  Albany  in  1830, 
at  which  place  they  were  married  in  1846.  The  father  engaged  in 
the  hotel  and  saloon  business  at  New  Albany  until  1859,  when  he 
moved  to  Washington,  where  he  followed  the  saloon  business  until 
i860,  when  he  engaged  in  gardening  and  was  thus  occupied  until 
his  death,  which  occurred  August  29,  1S91.  The  mother  died  July 
21,  1893.  They  were  earnest  Catholics  and  reared  a  large  family 
in  that  faith,  viz:   Mary,  wife  of  Henry  Stone;  Joseph,  the  subject 

<54ir 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

of  this  sketch;  Josephine,  the  wife  of  Fred  Stump;  Catherine,  wife 
•of  H.  Wagner;  Ceiia,  wife  of  H.  Fromme;  Caroline,  widow  of 
Wm.  Fromme;  Eve,  wife  of  J.  Turk;  Lottie,  wife  of  J.  Dosch; 
Charles  J.,  partner  of  our  subject. 

Joseph  Faust  was  educated  in  the  parochial  schools  of  Dubois 
county  until  he  was  fourteen  years  of  age,  when  he  became  his 
father's  business  assistant.  He  subsequently  worked  two  years  in 
a  coal  mine.  In  April,  1874,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Jane  Tait,  and 
two  children  were  born  to  them:    Lavede,  deceased,  and  Charlotte. 

Politically  Mr.  Faust  is  a  democrat.  He  was  for  nine  years 
chief  of  the  Washington  fire  department,  in  the  duties  of  which 
responsible  position  he  displayed  much  efficiency,  his  service  giving 
the  utmost  satisfaction.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Knights  of  Honor; 
of  the  German  Benevolent  society,  and  of  the  local  building  and 
loan  association.  He  and  his  brother  are  conducting  a  prosperous 
business,  and  have  a  large  circle  of  warm  friends. 


JAMES  PARTRIDGE  FOLEY,  captain  of  the  Logansport 
police  force,  has  lived  in  this  city,  virtually,  all  his  life,  as  his 
family  settled  here  in  1845,  when  he  was  but  two  years  of  age,  his 
birth  having  occurred  in  Troy,  Ohio,  May  11,   1843. 

Thomas  and  Ellen  (Partridge)  Foley,  parents  of  the  captain, 
were  born  in  county  Tipperary,  Ireland,  came  to  America  in  early 
life,  and  were  married  in  Logansport  in  1838.  Thomas  Foley,  the 
father,  arrived  in  this  country  in  1828,  worked  in  various  canals  in 
Indiana  and  Ohio,  and  then  purchased  a  farm  in  Harrison  town- 
ship, Cass  county,  Ind.,  where  he  followed  agriculture  for  about 
eight  years,  and  then  settled  in  Logansport,  where  his  wife  died  in 
July,  1877,  at  the  age  of  sixty-seven  years,  and  where  he  expired 
in  i'888,  aged  eighty-six  years,  both  in  the  faith  of  the  Catholic 
church,  of  which  they  were  among  the  earliest  to  settle  in  the  city 
and  members  of  St.  Vincent  de  Paul  church  from  its  organization. 
Their  four  children  were  born  in  the  following  order:  Kate,  mar- 
ried to  Thomas  Mackassey,  of  Fulton  county,  Ind.;  James  P., 
subject  of  this  memoir;  Mary,  who  died  in  childhood,  and  Thomas, 
who  was  also  called  away  when  young. 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

James  P.  Pole}-  passed  his  childhood  5-ears  principally  on  his 
father's  farm  until  nine  Nears  old,  when  his  parents  settled  perma- 
nently in  Logansport.  Educational  advantages  were  not  at  that 
time  as  abundant  or  as  available  as  at  present,  so  his  school- 
ing was  of  an  indifferent  character,  but  he  succeeded  in  acquiring 
sufficient  knowledge  to  carry  him  through  the  practical  affairs  of 
life.  At  a  very  early  age  he  began  learning  the  shoemaker's  trade, 
and  at  eighteen  was  a  competent  journeyman — an  unusual  event. 
In  1868  and  1869  he  served  on  the  police  force,  and  later  served 
another  term  of  two  years.  He  continued  working  at  his  trade 
until  1893,  in  November  of  which  j'ear  he  went  to  the  Pacific 
slope  as  deputy  inspector  of  surveys,  his  duties  requiring  him  to 
travel  through  nearly  all  the  western  states  and  territories.  In 
November,  1895,  he  rejoined  his  family  in  Logansport.  and  in 
April,  1897,  was  appointed  captain  of  police,  which  office  he  has 
since  filled  in  a  most  satisfactory  manner. 

The  marriage  of  Mr.  Foley  took  place  November  18,  1875, 
to  Miss  Bridget  C.  Heenan,  a  native  of  the  state  of  New  York  and 
a  daughter  of  Patrick  Heenan,  who  brought  his  family  to  Logans- 
port when  Bridget,  his  daughter,  was  yet  a  child.  The  marriage 
of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Foley  was  blessed  with  seven  children,  born  in 
the  following  order:  Thomas  F. ,  James  P.,  John  (who  died  in 
infancy),  Mary  Ellen,  William  H.,  Katie  and  Martin.  The  mother 
of  this  family  was  called  away  March  19,  1897,  a  devout  Catholic, 
the  family  all  being  faithful  members  of  St.  Vincent  de  Paul 
church.  Mr.  Foley  owns  a  most  comfortable  and  tasty  residence 
at  No.  I  508  North  street,  and  with  his  children  enjoys  the  respect 
of  all  his  neighbors,  as  well  as  that  of  the  general  public  of 
Logansport. 


VINCENT  FRANK,  formerly  mash-master  for  the  Gaff  &  Co. 
distillery  at  Aurora,  Ind.,  but  now  deceased,  was  born  in  Ger- 
many February  2,  1832,  was  there  educated,  and,  after  leaving 
school,  entered  the  employ  of  a  distilling  firm,  becoming  an  expert 
malt-master.  In  the  early  part  of  the  'fifties  he  came  to  the 
United  States  and  located  in   Ripley  count}-.  Ind.      June  10,    1856, 


REV.   D,  J.   McMULLEN. 


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ST.    MARY'S    SCHOOL, 

RICHMOND,    IND. 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

in  Decatur  county,  he  married  Miss  Marguerite  Schneyder,  who- 
was  born  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  September  23,  1836,  a  daughter 
of  Michael  and  Catherine  Schneyder,  and  this  union  resulted  in  the 
birth  of  eleven  children,  of  whom  eight  still  survive,  viz:  Mary, 
William,  Elizabeth,  Carrie,  Peter,  Marguerite,  Catherine  and 
Joseph.  On  coming  to  Aurora,  in  1856,  Mr.  Frank  at  once 
assumed  his  duties  as  malt-master  for  the  Gaff  company,  and  filled 
this  position  until  his  lamented  death,  August  21,  1889.  He  had 
been  reared  in  the  Catholic  faith,  and  in  this  holy  faith   he  died. 

Mrs.  Vincent  Frank  and  her  survi\ing  children  are  all  mem- 
bers of  the  Church  of  the  Immaculate  Conception  at  Aurora,  and 
all  are  devoted  to  and  faithful  in  the  discharge  of  their  religious 
duties,  and  socially  are  among  the  most  respected  residents  of 
Aurora. 


REV.  D.  J.  McMULLEN,  pastor  of  St.  Mary's  church,  at 
Richmond,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Newry,  county  Down,  Ireland, 
on  February  23,  1838.  Shortly  after,  his  parents  moved  to  a 
farm  near  Celbridge,  county  Kildare,  within  eight  miles  of  the  city 
of  Dublin.  At  the  close  of  1848  he  sailed  for  America.  Most  of 
his  studies  were  made  at  St.  Mary's  seminary,  Perry  county.  Mo., 
and  at  the  St.  Louis  university.  He  was  ordained  by  Bishop  de 
St.  Palais,  at  St.  Meinrad,  subdeacon,  June  17;  deacon,  June  18; 
priest,  June  21,  1867.  August  5,  1867,  he  arrived  in  Indianapolis 
to  assist  at  St.  John's  church  and  attend  the  following  named  sta- 
tions: Greenfield,  Cumberland,  Fortville,  Plainfield,  Brownsburg, 
Franklin  and  Edinburg.  He  continued  here  until  October,  1868, 
when  he  was  assigned  to  Rushville,  Rush  county,  and  in  October, 
1872,  was  appointed  pastor  of  St.  Mary's  church,  Richmond. 

For  about  a  quarter  of  a  century,  as  will  be  seen  by  the  above 
record.  Father  McMullen  has  devoted  the  prime  years  of  his  life  to 
the  care  of  St.  Mary's  congregation.  Here  has  he  labored  so  zeal- 
ously in  the  cause  of  Catholicity,  that  his  flock  outnumbers  any 
other  in  Richmond,  and  the  church  property,  through  his  foresight 
and  excellent  management,  has  not  only  been  released  from  the 
debt  which  hung  over  it  when   he  began  his  labors,  but  has  been 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    COXGREGATIONS, 

greatly  added  to  in  extent.  The  old  buildings  he  has  replaced 
with  new  and  more  commodious  structures,  that  are  the  pride  of 
the  parish.  His  flock  he  has  held  together  in  unit_v  and  love,  and 
the  result  is  that  its  every  member  honors  and  loves  the  pastor 
himself.  His  piety,  eloquence  and  devotion  to  duty  have  still  fur- 
ther endeared  him  to  his  people,  and  outside  of  the  church  he  finds 
a  warm  place  in  the  hearts  of  many  citizens. 

That  the  work  of  Father  McMulIen  has  been  arduous  as  well 
as  successful  will  be  understood  when  it  is  stated  that  he  ministers 
not  only  to  the  spiritual  needs  of  his  own  congregation  of  over  200 
souls,  but  to  those  of  the  missions  at  Fountain  City  and  Centerville. 


MRS.  CELIA  FOX,  proprietor  of  a  grocery  and  provision  store 
at  the  corner  of  Carlos  and  Ray  streets,  Indianapolis,  is  the 
wife  of  Lawrence  P.  Fox,  the  latter  of  whom  was  born  March  i, 
185 1,  at  Madison,  Ind.,  and  in  his  youth  learned  the  molder's 
trade,  which  he  has  followed  ever  since.  Mr.  Fox  has  been  twice 
married,  but  his  first  wife  died  in  1892,  leaving  no  children.  He 
was  next  married  to  his  present  wife,  who  was  at  the  time  the 
widow  of  John  Snyder,  a  machinist,  who  was  killed  in  a  railroad 
accident  in  1889.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Snyder  were  the  parents  of  three 
children,  all  daughters,  viz:  Addie,  Marguerite  and  Mary,  who 
are  in  school,  the  eldest  being  a  student  at  Sacred  Heart  academy, 
and,  being  a  bright  scholar,  well  along  in  her  German  studies. 

Mrs.  Fox's  maiden  name  was  Bojlan.  She  was  born  Decem- 
ber 25,  i860,  at  Madison,  Ind.,  and  is  a  daughter  of  Patrick  and 
Mary  (Gilgur)  Boylan,  both  natives  of  county  Mayo,  Ireland,  and 
who  are  the  parents  of  seven  children,  four  sons  and  three  daugh- 
ters, viz:  Delia,  who  married  Daniel  Davy,  both  he  and  she  being 
now  deceased;  Michael,  doing  business  on  Capitol  avenue,  Indian- 
apolis; Catherine,  wife  of  Edward  Lynced,  and  who  resides  in 
Minnesota;  James,  a  commission  merchant  of  New  York  city; 
John,  a  sergeant  on  the  police  force  of  Indianapolis;  Mrs.  Fox; 
and  Thomas,  who  is  a  machinist  at  Haugh's  foundry,  at  Haugh- 
ville,   occupying   the    position   of  foreman.      He  and    Thomas   are 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

married,  while  the  other  brothers  are  still  single.  The  parents  of 
this  family  removed  to  Indianapolis  about  twenty-five  years  ago, 
and  now  reside  on  Capitol  avenue. 

Mrs.  Celia  Fox,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  married  Lawrence 
P.  Fox  in  September,  1S93,  but  to  this  second  marriage  there 
have  been  born  no  children.  She  is  the  manager  of  a  grocery  and 
provision  store,  located  at  the  place  given  above,  and  established 
by  her  during  her  widowhood,  while  Mr.  Fox,  who  is  of  German 
ancestry,  continues  to  follow  his  trade  as  a  molder.  In  this  way 
the  family  has  a  double  means  of  support,  and  is  correspondingly 
prosperous.  From  the  profits  of  her  grocery  and  provision  busi- 
ness Mrs.  Fox  has  purchased  three  residences,  which  pay  her  a  fair 
rental,  and  she  has  also  purchased  the  building  in  which  she  now 
carries  on  her  business.  She  has  shown  unusual  qualifications  for 
the  management  of  a  business  concern,  and  as  a  natural  result  has 
been  more  than  ordinarily  successful.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Fox  and  their 
family  are  members  of  St.  John's  church,  contribute  liberally  to  its 
support,  and  are  highly  esteemed  members  of  general  society. 


EDWARD  C.  FREDERICK,  proprietor  of  a  bowling  alley  in 
Lawrenceburg,  Ind.,  is  a  son  of  Pius  and  Agnes  (Heckinger) 
Frederick.  The  father  was  born  in  Germany,  came  to  America 
when  a  young  man  and  li\ed  and  died  in  Dearborn  county,  Ind. 

Edward  C.  Frederick  was  born  May  9,  1857,  i"  Dearborn 
county,  was  educated  in  the  common  schools,  and  at  the  age  of 
twenty-four  years  embarked  in  his  present  business.  He  started  in 
with  $20  and  now  owns  property  to  the  amount  of  $20,000.  He 
was  married  to  Mary  Pelgen,  a  daughter  of  Peter  Pelgen,  and  they 
have  three  children:  Charles  E.,  Edna  M.  and  Raymond.  He  and 
his  wife  and  children  are  members  of  St.  Lawrence's  church,  and 
are  liberal  in  their  contributions  to  its  support,  and  for  this  church 
his  brother  made  the  brick,  and  his  father,  Pius  Frederick,  did 
the  construction  work. 

Mr.  Frederick  has  the  finest  establishment  of  the  kind  in  the 
city,  although  he  started   in   as  a  poor  man.      He  owns  some  very 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATION'S, 

valuable  property  and  is  one  of  the  few  men  who  have  made  a 
success  of  this  business.  The  brother  of  Mr.  Frederick  died  in 
1879,  in  Lawrenceburg.  A  son,  Charles  E.,  of  Mr.  Frederick, 
when  aged  four  years,  had  a  growth  on  his  windpipe  that  was  cured, 
there  being  an  average  of  only  one  cure  in  100,000.  He  was 
treated  by  Dr.  Sadler,  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 


PETER  ROCHEFORD  MCCARTHY,  proprietor  of  the  Vin- 
cennes  Galvanized  Iron  works  and  e.\-treasurer  of  the  city  of 
Vincennes,  Ind.,  was  born  in  the  parish  of  Fackle,  county  Clare, 
Ireland,  March  10,  1849.  His  parents,  Michael  and  Bridget 
(O'Connors)  McCarthy,  were  natives  of  the  same  parish,  were 
there  married,  and  there  the  mother  died  at  the  age  of  forty-seven 
years,  after  which  event  the  father  brought  his  seven  children  to 
America  and  for  one  year  lived  in  Hoboken,  N.  J.,  then  came  to 
Indiana  and  for  some  years  lived  in  ^^'ashington,  Daviess  county, 
and  thence  went  to  Leavenworth,  Kans.,  where  he  was  accidentally 
killed  on  the  railroad.  Of  his  seven  children,  Margaret,  the 
eldest,  died  in  Denver,  Colo.;  Peter  R.,  the  subject,  was  the  second 
born;  Bridget  is  unmarried  and  lives  in  Denver;  John  W.  is  post- 
master at  Washington,  Ind.;  Marj-  is  married  and  lives  in  Denver; 
Ellen,  widow  of  N.  J.  Harper,  also  resides  in  Denver  with  her 
three  children,  and  Michael  J.  is  a  hardware  merchant  of  that  city. 
Peter  R.  McCarthy  was  twelve  \ears  of  age  when  brought  to 
America  by  his  father,  but  prior  to  that  time  had  received  a  good 
common  education.  His  early  life  was  passed  as  a  locomotive 
engineer,  and  for  eight  years  he  was  an  employee  as  such  on  the 
O.  &  M.  road.  He  next  had  charge  of  the  fire  engine  of  Vincennes, 
which  position  he  held  nine  years,  and  while  filling  this  posi- 
tion was  elected  city  treasurer  of  \'incennes,  and  re-elected,  his 
two  terms  constituting  the  limit  of  the  law.  During  his  incum- 
bency of  the  treasurer's  oiiice  he  established  his  present  business, 
which  now  receives  his  undivided  attention  and  in  which  he 
employs  from  fifteen  to  twenty-five  men  and  does  a  business  of 
$50,000  per  annum.  He  makes  a  specialty  of  galvanized  cornices 
and  roohng,  has  done   much  creditable  work  in  several  states,  and 

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p.  R.  McCarthy. 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

has  just  filled  a  large  contract  at  Decatur,  Ala.,  and  finished  one 
on  the  court  house  at  Robinson,  111. 

Mr.  McCarthy  was  married  in  Vincennes,  April  4,  1 871,  to 
Miss  Mary  O.  Dubois,  who  was  then  a  Protestant  in  religion,  but 
has  since  been  converted  to  Catholicism.  The  Dubois  family  is 
one  of  the  oldest  in  the  state,  and  Mrs.  McCarthy  is  a  niece  of 
Jesse  K.  Dubois,  who  was  state  auditor  of  Indiana  for  eight  years, 
and  is  also  a  cousin  of  Senator  Dubois  of  Utah.  The  marriage  of 
Mr.  McCarthy  has  been  blessed  with  nine  children,  of  whom  two 
are  deceased,  the  survivors  being  Ellen,  Mary,  John,  Bridget  Lydia, 
Alice,  Francis  Patrick  and  Gaddis  Monroe.  Of  these,  John  is  a 
graduate  of  St.  Mary's  college.  Kans.,  and  is  now  employed  in  his 
father's  business;  Ellen  is  a  graduate  from  St.  Mary's  of  the  Woods, 
Terre  Haute,  Ind.,  and  Mary  is  a  graduate  from  St.  Rose's  college 
of  \'incennes,  while  the  other  children  are  still  at  school,  receiving 
excellent  educations. 

Mr.  McCarthy  is  a  member  of  St.  Francis  Xavier  Catholic  con- 
gregation, to  which  his  whole  family  are  also  attached.  He  is 
president  of  branch  No.  256,  Catholic  Knights  of  America,  at  Vin- 
cennes, and  is  president  of  the  Catholic  Knights  of  Indiana,  having 
been  elected  to  the  latter  office  in  the  convention  held  at  Colum- 
bus, Ind.,  in  August,  1896;  is  chief  mustering  officer  of  the  U.  R., 
C.  K.  of  A.,  and  has  been  a  trustee  of  St.  Frances  Xavier  cathe- 
dral for  more  than  fifteen  years.  As  a  democrat  he  is  very  prom- 
inent and  has  served  four  years  as  chairman  of  the  democratic 
county  committee;  in  1892,  he  was  doorkeeper  at  the  convention 
which  nominated  Cleveland  for  the  presidency  of  the  United 
States,  and  he  has  never  missed  a  democratic  state  convention 
since  he  became  a  voter.  A  business  man  of  inflexible  integrity 
and  an  open-hearted,  liberal  gentleman  as  well  as  a  useful  citizen, 
Mr.  McCarthy  is  well  deserving  notice  among  the  worthy  patrons 
of  this  work. 


M 


ICHAEL  FOX,  the  well-known  dealer  in  boots  and  shoes,  in 

Seymour,  Jackson  county,  Ind.,  was  born  in   Prussia,  March 

845,  a  son  of  Jacob  and   Mary  (Huffman)  Fox,  who    were  the 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

parents  of  six  children,  of  whom  the  elder  three  were  born  in 
Europe  and  the  younger  three  were  born  in  America,  and  in 
order  of  birth  were  named  Matthias,  Nicholas,  Michael,  Peter, 
Jacob  and  Hugo.  The  parents  and  the  three  European- 
born  children  came  to  the  United  States  in  1S47  and  settled 
in  Jennings  county,  Ind.,  where  they  bought  a  farm  in  the 
wilderness,  from  which  the  timber  had  to  be  cleared  in  order  to 
make  room  for  a  log  cabin.  There,  also,  the  father  followed  his 
trade  of  shoemaking,  and  there  the  mother  died  in  1853,  the  chil- 
dren then  being  all  under  twelve  years  of  age.  The  father  next 
married  Mary  Blaze,  a  native  of  Germany,  and  to  this  union  were 
born  three  children,  viz:  Mary  (now  the  wife  of  George  Hessel- 
denze,  of  Martinsville,  Ind.),  and  Maggie  and  George,  both 
deceased.  The  father  died  in  1868,  a  devout  Catholic  and  a 
respected  citizen. 

Of  the  six  children  born  to  Jacob  and  Mary  (Huffman)  Fox, 
Matthias,  born  June  11,  1842,  married,  in  1871,  Maggie  Cracken- 
berger,  by  whom  he  became  the  father  of  six  children,  viz:  Peter, 
who  died  in  infancy;  Anna,  married  to  Frederick  Hodap,  and 
residing  in  Seymour;  William,  Jennie,  Ambrose  and  Fred.  Mat- 
thias Fox  is  a  shoemaker,  has  lived  in  Seymour  thirteen  years,  and 
is  now  working  for  his  brother  Michael,  our  subject.  Nicholas, 
the  second  son  of  Jacob  and  Mary  Fox,  is  a  wagonmaker  by  trade, 
is  married  to  Louise  Oliger,  and  lives  in  North  Vernon,  Ind. ; 
Michael  will  be  further  spoken  of;  Peter,  a  wagonmaker  and  mar- 
ried to  Elizabeth  Ivirsh,  resides  in  Indianapolis;  Jacob,  also  of 
Indianapolis,  is  a  stationary  engineer  and  is  married  to  Lena  Rutz;. 
Hugo,  who  was  reared  a  shoemaker,  is  married  to  Mary  Moore, 
and  is  at  present  in  the  liquor  business  in  Seymour. 

The  paternal  grandparents  of  this  family,  Nicholas  and  Eliza- 
beth Fox,  came  to  the  United  States,  with  all  the  other  members 
of  the  Fox  family,  in  the  year  1847,  and  were  among  the  pioneers 
of  Jennings  county,  Ind.,  and,  being  devout  Catholics,  assisted  in 
building  one  of  the  first  church-edifices  consecrated  to  that  faith  in 
the  county.  Nicholas,  the  grandfather,  and  Jacob,  his  eldest  son. 
(father  of  Michael,  our  subject),  had  been  soldiers  in  the  German 
army,  although  Nicholas  was  an  only  son.     Of  the  other  eight  chiL- 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

dren  born  to  Nicholas  and  Elizabeth  Fox,  beside  Jacob,  of  whom 
mention  has  already  been  fully  made,  Michael  is  a  shoemaker  of 
North  Madison,  Ind.;  Lena  is  married  to  Peter  Robineus,  of  Mad- 
ison; Hugo  is  in  Nemaha  county,  Kans. ;  Nicholas  died  in  Jennings 
county,  Ind. ;  Elizabeth  is  married  to  Gregor  Kline,  of  Madison; 
Susan  is  the  wife  of  John  Augustine,  of  the  same  city;  Peter,  a 
shoemaker,  died  in  Vernon,  Ind.,  and  Mary,  who  was  married  to 
John  Kirsh,  died  in  Jennings  county  in  1868. 

Michael  Fox,  the  subject  proper  of  this  memoir,  remained  on 
the  home  farm  until  his  father's  death  in  1868,  in  the  meanwhile 
attending  school  and  learning  the  shoemaker's  trade.  In  1872,  he 
was  united  in  marriage,  at  St.  James'  church  (Buena  Vista),  Rev. 
Father  Merz  officiating,  with  Miss  Ella  Gallagher,  daughter  of  John 
and  Mary  (Griffin)  Gallagher.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gallagher  were 
natives  of  Ireland,  but  were  married  in  Cleveland,  Ohio,  in  1845, 
and  moved  to  Jennings  county,  Ind.,  in  1851,  where  Mr.  Gallagher 
was  a  contractor  on  the  B.  &  O.  railroad,  and  where  he  died  in 
1863,  his  widow  surviving  until  18S1.  Of  their  eleven  children, 
the  following  grew  to  maturity;  John,  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio;  Ella, 
now  Mrs.  Fox;  Jennie,  wife  of  Wendell  Baker,  of  Evansville,  Ind.; 
George,  in  Cincinnati,  and  James  and  Patrick,  both  deceased, 
leaving  families.  To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Fox  have  been  born  nine  chil- 
dren, in  the  following  order:  Rose  E.,  who  is  married  to  J.  W. 
Driscoll,  of  Seymour,  and  has  one  son,  Leo;  Charles  A.;  Alice  M.; 
Flora  B.,  George  J.,  Nellie  A.,  Leo.  M.,  Esther  M.  and  May  Edna, 
the  three  last  named  being  deceased.  With  the  exception  of  Rose 
E.,  all  the  survivors  are  still  under  the  parental  roof. 

Soon  after  his  marriage,  Mr.  Fox  settled  in  Seymour,  although 
he  had,  as  far  back  as  1863,  made  his  home  in  this  town,  remaining 
a  few  years.  On  permanently  settling  here,  Mr.  Fox  worked  as  a 
journeyman  for  Joseph  Geigera  short  time,  and  then  began  busi- 
ness, in  a  small  way,  on  his  own  account;  he  gradually  added  to  his 
stock  of  boots  and  shoes,  and  being  an  excellent  salesman  as  well  as 
shoemaker,  and,  moreover,  a  strictly  honest  man,  his  trade  soon 
began  to  increase,  and  he  now  has  a  superior  stock  of  footwear  on 
hand  and  is  the  second  oldest  business  man  in  Seymour.  For 
many  years   he   has  been   a  trustee  of  St.  Ambrose   church,  is    an 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

active  member  of  St.  Ambrose  Benevolent  society,  and  has  been  a 
•city  commissioner  the  past  eight  years.  He  built  and  owns  his 
brick  block,  which  comprises  his  dwelling,  store  and  workshop — 
all  under  one  roof.  He  and  family  are  highly  respected  in  both 
•church  and  society  circles,  and  are  well  known  as  among  the  most 
liberal  supporters  of  the   Catholic  church  and  its  work  in  Seymour. 


JOHN  H.  McMORROW,  real  estate  and  insurance  agent  and  a 
well-known  Catholic  citizen  of  Indianapolis,  was  born  at 
Cohoes,  Albany  county,  N.  Y. ,  December  9,  1859.  His  father, 
Francis  McMorrow,  died  when  the  subject  of  this  sketch  was  in  his 
infancy.  His  mother,  who  before  her  marriage  was  Miss  Mary 
McCusker,  was  born  in  Dublin,  Ireland,  and  came  to  the  United 
States  in  her  youth. 

John  H.  McMorrow  attended  the  public  schools  and  also  the 
parochial  schools  of  his  parish  in  his  early  youth,  securing  an  edu- 
cation such  as  would  tend  to  fit  him  for  an  active  business  life.  In 
1889  he  went  west,  locating  in  Minneapolis,  Minn.,  and  in  1890  he 
finally  located  in  Indianapolis,  to  take  charge  of  the  carpet  house 
of  W.  H.  Rowls.  Still  later  he  purchased  the  insurance  and  real 
estate  business  of  Powell  &  Prather,  which  he  has  since  conducted 
with  success.  He  is  a  man  possessing  fine  business  qualifications, 
and  is  highly  esteemed  as  a  man  and  citizen. 

Mr.  McMorrow  was  married  June  22,  1892,  to  Miss  Mary  L. 
G.  McKernan,  daughter  of  David  S.  McKernan,  and  granddaughter 
of  James  and  Susan  McKernan,  who  were  among  the  earlier  and 
more  prominent  Catholic  settlers  of  Indianapolis.  Mrs.  McMorrow 
was  born  at  Kentland,  Ind.,  and  by  her  marriage  to  Mr.  McMor- 
row she  is  the  mother  of  three  daughters,  viz:  Marie,  Francis 
Lucile  and  Rose  Mary. 

Mr.  McMorrow  is  a  member  of  Brownson  council.  No.  272, 
Young  Men's  institute,  and  has  served  as  grand  vice-president  of 
the  Indiana  jurisdiction  of  that  order.  He  is  held  in  high  esteem 
by  all  his  neighbors  and  friends,  and  has  a  large  circle  of  acquaint- 
ances in  the  city  of  Indianapolis  and  the   state  of   Indiana.      The 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 


family  are  members  of  Sts.  Peter  and  Paul's  church,  and  reside 
at  No.  I20  New  Nineteenth  street;  his  office  is  suite  No.  2,  Thorpe 
block,  and  his  specialty  is  that  of  fire  and  accident  insurance. 


FERDINAND  J.  FRALICH,  the  well-known  lumber  merchant 
of  Tipton,  Ind.,  was  born  near  Greenville,  Darke  county, 
Ohio,  March  28,  1854,  a  son  of  Jacob  and  Sofia  (Caron)  Fralich, 
both  natives  of  German3%  but  who  came  to  the  United  States  in 
early  life  and  were  married  in  Ohio,  where  the  mother  died  in  1865, 
leaving  four  children,  viz:  Ferdinand  J.;  Jacob,  who  resides  in 
Fayette  county.  111. ;  Peter,  who  died  in  Sheridan  county,  Kans. ; 
and  Veronica,  wife  of  William  Ashman,  who  resides  near  Green- 
ville, Ohio.  Jacob  Fralich,  the  father,  is  now  a  retired  farmer  of 
Fayette  county,  III,  and  by  a  second  marriage  has  had  born  to  him 
four  children,  named  Ella,  Charles,  Emma  and  Mary. 

Ferdinand  j.  Fralich  was  reared  on  the  home  farm  until  thir- 
teen years  of  age,  receiving  a  limited  education  in  the  parochial 
schools — partly  in  Darke  county,  Ohio,  and  partly  in  Fayette 
county,  111.  At  the  age  mentioned,  young  Fralich  left  the  Illinois 
farm  and  returned  to  Ohio  and  lived  with  his  maternal  uncle, 
Ferdinand  Caron,  a  farmer  of  Darke  county,  until  nineteen  years 
old.  He  then  worked  a  year  in  a  furniture  factory  at  Greenville, 
Ohio,  and  then  in  a  sash  and  door  factory  in  Union  City,  Ind., 
and  there  became  acquainted  with  Miss  Catherine  Kuntz,  a  native 
of  Darke  county,  Ohio,  and  a  daughter  of  Martin  and  Hetwick 
Kuntz,  to  whom  he  was  united  in  marriage  by  Rev.  Jeremiah  Quin- 
lin,  in  November,  1875.  This  congenial  union  has  been  blessed 
with  ten  children,  viz:  Peter  J.,  Lewis  M.,  Mary  V.,  Charles  F., 
-Clara  J.,  Anna  and  Joseph,  all  living,  and  Rosa,  George  and  Agnes, 
deceased. 

After  his  marriage  Mr.  Fralich  established  a  lumber  yard  in 
Union  City,  but  a  year  later  removed  to  Bradford  Junction,  Miami 
county,  Ohio,  where  he  was  engaged  in  the  same  line  of  business 
seven  years;  he  next  removed  to  Piqua,  and  for  seven  years  was 
•there  also  engaged  in  the  lumber  trade,  and  then  came  to  Tipton, 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

purchased  ground,  built  his  lumber  plant,  and  erected  a  handsome 
residence  on  Mill  street.  He  also  has  yards  in  Kempton,  Tipton 
county,  and  in  Atlanta,  Hamilton  county,  Ind.,  as  well  as  real 
estate  of  much  value  in  both  of  these  towns,  and  in  the  city  of 
Tipton.  Mr.  Fralich  is  likewise  a  stockholder  in  the  Citizens' 
Natural  Gas  company,  of  Tipton,  of  which  he  was  one  of  the  organ- 
izers, and  of  which  he  is  now  serving  his  third  term  as  as  presi- 
dent. He  has  made  his  own  way  through  the  world,  and  his 
great  success  is  due  solely  to  his  business  sagacity  and  admirable 
management. 

Mr.  Fralich  has  served  several  years  as  trustee  of  St.  John 
the  Baptist  church,  at  which  he  and  family  all  worship,  and  to  the 
support  of  which  he  is  very  generous  in  his  contributions,  and  he  is 
also  an  active  member  of  St.  John's  Benevolent  society.  He  is 
numbered  among  the  most  substantial  business  men  of  Tipton,  and 
among  the  most  respected  and  useful  citizens,  and  well  deserves 
the  high  esteem  in  which  he  is  universally  held. 


JOHN  FREEL,  a  well-known  member  of  St.  Patrick's  parish, 
Terre  Haute,  and  a  trustee  of  the  church,  was  born  in  county 
Donegal,  Ireland,  August  15,  1845,  and  is  a  son  of  PatricJ^  and 
Margaret  (Mahan)  Freel,  both  parents  natives  of  the  Emerald  isle. 

The  subject  remained  in  his  native  land  until  1868,  at  which 
time  he  came  to  the  United  States,  landing  at  Castle  Garden,  New 
York,  in  August  of  that  year,  and  proceeding  thence  to  Terre 
Haute,  Ind.,  where  his  elder  brother,  Edward,  had  for  some  time 
been  residing.  Mr.  Freel's  first  employment  in  the  new  country 
was  peddling,  which  he  followed  until  March,  1S72,  when  he  began 
working  in  the  Terre  Haute  Car  works,  beginning  as  a  laborer  in 
the  lumber  yard,  and  later  took  charge  of  the  measuring  depart- 
ment, which  he  still  continues  He  has  been  a  trusted  employee, 
ever  alive  to  the  interests  of  the  firm  with  which  he  is  identified, 
and  enjoys  the  esteem  and  confidence  of  a  large  circle  of  friends 
and  acquaintances  in  his  adopted  city. 

On  the  22nd  day  of  October,   1874,  the  marriage  of  Mr.  Freel 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

and  Annie  Hagerty,  a  native  of  Donegal,  Ireland,  was  duly  sol- 
emnized according  to  the  solemn  form  of  the  holy  Catholic  church, 
a  union  severed  by  the  death  of  Mrs.  A.  Freel  in  1886.  She  left 
two  sons,  Patrick,  born  December  7,  1875,  and  John,  whose  birth 
occurred  September  16,  1880. 

On  the  27th  day  of  February,  1889,  Mr.  Freel  entered  into 
the  marriage  relation  with  Ella  C.  Burns,  who  was  born  in  the  city 
of  Terre  Haute,  December  24,  1853,  a  daughter  of  John  Burns,  a 
native  of  Ireland.  John  Burns  became  a  resident  of  Terre  Haute 
in  1 85 1,  served  in  the  late  Rebellion,  and  died  in  1877  in  the 
National  Soldiers'  home,  Dayton,  Ohio. 

Mr.  Freel's  second  marriage  has  been  blessed  with  two  chil- 
dren, viz:  Mary,  born  December  8,  1889,  and  Robert  Burns,  July 
31,  1893.  Mr.  Freel  was  reared  in  the  Mother  church  and  has 
never  departed  from  the  faith  of  his  childhood.  He  and  family 
belong  to  St.  Patrick's  parish,  of  which  they  are  valued  members, 
and  he  is  an  active  worker  in  the  total  abstinence  society  connected 
with  the  church. 


IGNATIUS  FREIBURGER,  foreman  of  the  White  Fruit  house 
of  Fort  Wayne,  Ind.,  is  a  native  of  France,  was  born  Septem- 
ber 16,  1854,  and  is  a  son  of  Ignatius  and  Theressa  (Gerardin) 
Freiburger,  who  were  born,  respectively,  in  18 16  and  18 19, 
became  the  parents  of  ten  children,  came  to  the  United  States  in 
1857,  and  settled  on  a  farm  in  Pleasant  township,  Allen  county, 
Ind.,  but  in  1885  retired  to  Fort  Wayne. 

Ignatius  Freiburger,  the  subject,  spent  his  childhood  days  on 
his  father's  farm,  attended  the  public  schools  until  fourteen  years 
old,  and  then  became  a  clerk  for  Gerardin  Bros.,  with  whom  he 
remained  five  years,  attending  a  commercial  school  in  the  mean- 
while. He  next  entered  the  employ  of  J.  B.  White,  proprietor  of 
the  famous  Fort  Wayne  Fruit  house,  and  in  a  very  few  years 
attained  the  responsible  position  of  foreman,  which  he  has  since 
retained.  August  30,  1881,  Mr.  Freiburger  was  united  in  mar- 
riage with  Miss  Mary  Schweiters,  who  was  born  in  Allen  county 
in  1859,  a  daughter  of  Hermann   and   Catherine   Schweiters,  and 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

to  this  happy  marriage  have  been  born  six  children,  viz:  Frank 
L.,  MarcellusJ.,  Amelia  May,  Clarence  H.  and  Lawrence  I.  (twins) 
and  Helen.  The  family  are  members  of  St.  Paul's  Catholic 
church.  Mr.  Freiburger  is  a  member  of  the  Catholic  Knights  of 
America,  branch  No.  103.  and  is  the  present  vice-president  of  the 
state  organization.  In  politics  Mr.  Freiburger  is  a  sound  demo- 
crat, but  has  never  sought  public  office,  being  content  to  pursue 
the  routine  of  his  business  life,  watching  the  interests  of  the  firm  by 
which  he  is  employed  and  faithfully  attending  to  the  duties  of  the 
responsible  position  which  he  has  attained  through  his  personal 
merits  and  adherence  to  duty. 


J  FREMONT  FREY,  foreman  of  the  stereotyping  department 
of  the  Indianapolis  Journal,  and  a  well-known  and  highly 
esteemed  Catholic  citizen  of  Indianapolis,  resides  with  his  family  at 
No.  806  East  Eleventh  street.  Mr.  Frey  is  a  native  of  Cincinnati, 
Ohio,  was  born  September  6,  1862,  and  his  father,  Adolph  Frey, 
is  also  a  native  of  Cincinnati,  but  now  a  resident  of  Indianapolis. 
His  mother  is  now  deceased. 

J.  Fremont  Frey  has  been  a  resident  of  Indianapolis  since  he 
was  six  years  of  age.  He  attended  school  from  the  time  he  was 
six  years  of  age  until  he  was  twelve,  at  which  time  he  began  to  take 
care  of  himself.  For  a  number  of  years  he  was  page  of  the  superior 
court,  presided  over  by  Judge  Horatio  C.  Newcomb  and  later  by 
Judge  D.  W.  Howe.  Since  1878  Mr.  Frey  has  been  connected 
with  the  Indianapolis  Journal,  and  since  1880  he  has  had  charge 
of  the  stereotyping  department.  Although  his  earlier  advantages 
for  securing  an  education  were  limited,  yet  he  has,  by  wide  and 
constant  reading,  become  a  man  of  much  information  and  culture, 
and  has  in  this  way  made  good  and  compensated  for  his  earlier 
deprivations  in  this  direction. 

January  30,  1882,  Mr.  Frey  was  married  to  Miss  Mary  Behmer, 
daughter  of  Augustus  and  Marie  J.  (Fleury)  Behmer,  the  former  of 
whom  is  a  German  by  birth,  and  the  latter  a  native  of  that  part  of 
Switzerland  bordering  on  France.      Coming  to  the  United  States 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    IXDIANA. 

in  earl}-  life,  tiiey  were  married  in  Cincinnati,  and  Mr.  Behmer  is 
at  the  present  time  a  resident  of  Indianapolis,  to  which  place  the 
family  removed  in  1865.  The  mother  of  Mrs.  Frey  is  deceased. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Frey  have  had  six  children,  three  of  whom  are  still 
living,  viz:  Mary  F.,  Lillian  H.  A.  and  Herman  A.  The  children 
that  have  died  were  named  Fremont  E.,  Vivian  M.  and  Joseph  N. 
A\'hile  Mr.  Frey  was  not  of  Catholic  parentage,  yet  he  is  now 
a  Catholic,  having  received  the  holy  ordinance  of  baptism  on  Jan- 
uary 30,  1882,  which  was  administered  by  the  Rev.  Father  Aler- 
ding.  Mr.  Frey  has  given  much  attention  to  the  study  of  music, 
and  the  success  with  which  he  met  in  this  respect  is  due  in  no  small 
degree  to  his  excellent  wife,  who  in  her  youth  was  finely  educated 
in  this  art.  Mr.  Frey  has  written  a  number  of  scores  and  excels  in 
performing  on  the  zither.  For  five  years  both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Frey 
were  members  of  the  choir  of  St.  Joseph's  parish,  and  Mr.  Frey  is 
a  member  of  the  Young  Men's  institute,  council  No.  272.  Taking 
all  things  into  consideration,  it  is  not  too  much  to  say  that  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Frey  are  among  the  best  and  most  useful  members  of  general 
society  and  have  the  esteem  of  all  that  know  them. 


JOSEPH  A.  FRIES,  a  well-known  miller  and  hardware  mer- 
chant of  Brookville,  Franklin  county,  Ind.,  was  born  ten  miles 
from  Frankfort,  Germany,  March  19,  1831,  a  son  of  Michael  and 
Barbara  (Summer)  Fries. 

Michael  Fries  was  born  in  the  city  of  Frankfort  in  1802,  was 
a  surveyor  by  profession  and  followed  that  calling  for  nearly  twenty- 
five  years,  and  then  lived  on  a  farm  until  1837,  when  he  brought 
his  family  to  America,  landing  in  Boston,  Mass.,  whence  he  came, 
via  the  Cumberland  canal  and  Ohio  river  to  Cincinnati  and  across 
the  country  to  St.  Peter's,  Franklin  county,  Ind.,  and  settled  on  a 
farm  on  Blue  creek,  where  his  wife  died  in  1863.  The  following  year 
he  retired  from  active  business  and  expired  in  the  faith  of  the 
Catholic  church  in  1889.  To  the  marriage  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Fries, 
which  took  place  about  1824,  there  were  born  eight  children,  viz: 
Peter,  deceased;  Tony,  living  in  Cincinnati;  Michael  J.  and  George 

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THE    CL£KGY    AXD    COXGREGATION5, 

A.,  in  Brookville:  Barbara,  w-idow  of  Benedict  Hedrick,  of  Har- 
rison. Ohio:  Mary,  wife  of  Bernard  Bennessa.  of  Brookville;  Bar- 
bara, wife  of  William  Blockman,  of  LaFayette,  Ind.,  and  Joseph 
A.,  the  subject. 

Joseph  A.  Fries  -was  bnt  six  rears  of  age  when  brought  to 
America  by  his  parents.  He  was  educated  in  St.  Peters  parochial 
school,  and  was  reared  to  manhood  on  his  fathers  farm,  where  he 
remained  nntii  about  the  year  iS6o.  February  ii.  iS6i.  he  was 
tmited  in  marriage,  by  the  Rev.  Father  Longegenbnrry,  at  St. 
Peter"s,  with  Miss  Mary  Kuhen.  and  this  union  has  been  blessed 
with  six  children,  viz:  John,  deceased:  Maggie,  deceased  \vife  of 
Henry  G.  Schmitt,  and  Aima,  Katie,  Charles  and  Anita,  all  four 
sii'l  £1  home.  In  iS6o,  Mr.  Fries  engaged  in  the  milling  business 
in  Brcokville,  and  also  embarked  in  the  hardware  trade,  and  has 
prospered.  He  and  the  entire  family  are  active  members  of  St. 
Michaels  church,  of  which  Mr.  Fries  was  elected  a  trustee  in  1887. 
He  is  also  a  member  of  St.  Joseph  society,  and  Mrs.  Fries  is  a 
member  of  St.  Marys  Ladies'  society,  and  both  are  hberal  in  their 
contributions  to  the  support  of  the  church  and  are  prompt  in  their 
aid  to  any  movement  designed  for  the  good  of  the  parish.  They 
are  highly  respected  in  social  circles  and  are  in  every  sense  most 
exemplary  citizens. 


JOSEPH  FRISZ.  a  well  known  citizen  of  Terre  Haute  and  prom- 
inent member  of  the  parish  of  St.  Benedict,  is  a  native  of  Lor- 
raine, France,  and  was  bom  on  the  28th  day  of  September,  1S43. 
His  father  was  Joseph  Frisz.  also  a  native  of  Lorraine,  who  left 
the  old  country  in  1S46,  and.  with  his  family,  emigrated  to  the 
United  States,  landing  at  New  Orleans  after  an  ocean  voyage  on  a 
sailing  vessel  of  sixty-two  days,  and,  proceeding  at  once  up  the 
MissisipjH  and  Ohio  rivers,  located  in  Jennings  county.  Ind., 
net  fir  :r:~  the  city  of  Madison.  There  the  family  resided  until 
*.r  :  "e  parents,  the  father  dying  in  1864  and  the  mother 

:  -  .  -.0  the  grave  four  years  later,  both  having  reached 

tht  £gt  ;:  ixiy-eight  years. 

The  family  of  Joseph  Frisz  consisted  of  nine  children,  six  of 


CiTEOl-iC    'CHUHCa   OF   BVng»-g:i 

:.ym  are  sdll  Kvii^.  □amdt;':  Jacob,  lEsicfiii^  st  y-:rt?:  Venxec. 

-oii^  coKsntx^  lad.;  George,  a  resioaiE  ol  '^  is.  s. 

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-fim^  ccwmEj,  amd  sfeortlj  aftsr  r!:?  f=.zt^  al  Sss  aaociieE-  be 
irried.  5^>ecaxljer  i;.   i-*6.S.  M;-  -^    ss-i  reBaeysred  eg 

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-  5  rracted  his  is^ssit  5  . :  ^  _  -_re^  feocse.   : 

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wife  of  John  E.  Cox,  ol  Tarir  :  X-. 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

residing  in  Los  Angeles,  Cal. ;   Margaret  K.,  George  B.,  Joseph  A.,. 
Clara  M.  and  Fred  J. 

Mr.  Frisz  is  active  in  church  work,  being  at  this  time  presi- 
dent of  the'^St.  Francis  Benevolent  society;  he  has  served  as  alder- 
man from  his  ward,  is  now  city  commissioner,  and  is  identified 
with  a  number  of  secular  institutions,  among  which  are  the  Ger- 
man Mutual  Savings  association  of  Terre  Haute,  and  the  Mutual 
Fire  Insurance  companj'  of  the  city,  of  which  he  is  a  director. 


PATRICK  H.  McNELIS,  the  genial  and  popular  proprietor  of 
the  Occidental  hotel,  at  Indianapolis,  was  born  at  Summit 
Hill,  Carbon  county,  Pa.,  March  lo,  1846,  and  was  there  reared 
to  manhood.  At  the  early  age  of  eight  years  he  began  work- 
ing in  the  coal  mines  of  his  native  county,  acquiring  his  educa- 
tion in  the  common  school  of  his  then  backwoods  district.  On 
attaining  his  majority  he  came  west,  making  his  first  stop  at  Mor- 
ris, 111.,  whence  he  went  to  Omaha,  Denver  and  Cheyenne,  making 
a  short  stay  at  each  place,  then  worked  awhile  in  the  quartz-mills 
at  Blackhawk,  Gilpin  county,  Colo.,  after  which  he  returned  to 
Denver  and  entered  the  employ  of  the  Union  Pacific  railroad 
company,  with  which  he  remained  until  August,  1869.  In  April, 
1 87 1,  he  settled  in  Indianapolis,  and  for  four  years  was  engaged  in 
various  kinds  of  labor,  and  then  began  business  on  his  own 
account.  In  October,  1896,  he  became  proprietor  of  the  Occi- 
dental hotel,  which  he  has  placed  upon  a  sound  footing  and  ren- 
dered one  of  the  most  favorite  resorts  for  travelers,  as  well  as  an 
abiding  place  for  many  permanent  residents  of  the  city. 

In  1874  Mr.  McXelis  became  a  member  of  division  No.  2, 
Ancient  Order  of  Hibernians,  and  no  man  has  done  more  for  the 
good  of  the  order  in  Marion  county  than  he.  He  was  elected 
president  of  his  division  in  1875,  and  in  1877  was  made  state  pres- 
ident, in  which  capacity  he  has  served  four  years;  at  the  Chicago 
convention  of  the  order  in  Chicago,  in  1882,  he  was  elected 
national  secretary,  and  served  until  1890;  in  January,  1893,  he 
was  made  county  treasurer,  and  has  since  filled  the  office  with 
great  ability  and  to  the  satisfaction  of  all  concerned.     Mr.  McNelis- 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

MARTIN  FRIEDMAN,  the  oldest  and  best-known  druggist  in 
Jasper,  Dubois  county,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Baden,  Germany, 
in  November,  1823,  the  second  of  a  family  of  ten  children  born  to 
Joseph  Friedman,  an  agriculturist,  who  came  with  his  family  to 
America  in  1831,  sailing  from  Havre,  France,  and  landing  in  New 
York.  Joseph  Friedman  resided  in  Berks  county.  Pa.,  until  1837, 
then  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  three  months,  and  then  settled  in  Dubois 
county,  Ind.,  where  he  passed  the  remainder  of  his  life  and  where 
he  and  wife  died  in  the  faith  of  the  Catholic  church,  of  which 
they  had  been  life-long  members. 

Martin  Friedman  was  a  lad  of  fourteen  years  when' brought  to 
Dubois  county  by  his  parents.  He  was  educated  in  the  common 
schools,  such  as  they  were  at  that  early  day,  and,  August  24,  1846, 
was  united  in  marriage,  by  the  pioneer  priest,  F"ather  Kundeck,  to 
Miss  \'eronica  Gramelspacher,  a  native  of  Germany,  who  came  to 
America  at  the  age  of  fourteen  years.  This  marriage  was  blessed 
with  one  son  and  nine  daughters,  of  whom  five  still  survive,  viz: 
Rosa,  wife  of  Joseph  A.  Mehringer,  manager  of  Mr.  Friedman's 
drug  store;  Sarah,  wife  of  Prof.  Dougherty,  proprietor  of  the 
Indiana  hotel,  at  Jasper;  Juliana,  wife  of  Louis  H.  Sturm,  hard- 
ware merchant,  of  Jasper;  Theresa,  wife  of  William  C.  Binckley, 
editor  of  the  Jasper  Courier,  and  Minnie,  wife  of  Frank  C. 
Kuebler,  a  jeweler  of  Jasper.  After  over  half  a  century  of  happy 
married  life,  Mrs.  \'eronica  Friedman  was  called  to  rest  May  11, 
1897,  in  the  faith  of  the  Catholic  church,  and  her  mortal  remains 
now  repose  beneath  a  beautiful  monument  erected  to  her  memory 
in  St.  Joseph's  cemetery. 

Martin  Friedman  began  his  business  career  in  Jasper  in  1855, 
when  he  joined  his  brother,  Joseph,  as  a  merchant.  In  1857,  he 
engaged  in  the  hotel  business,  and  also  in  the  drug  trade  with  Dr. 
Huber,  continuing  the  latter  partnership  for  three  years.  In  i860 
he  embarked  in  the  drug  business  on  his  sole  account,  and  for 
thirty  years,  by  his  honorable  dealing  and  courteous  treatment  of 
his  patrons,  has  acquired  a  competency.  His  present  store,  first- 
class  in  all  respects,  is  located  at  the  corner  of  Main  and  Sixth 
streets,  and  its  prescription  department  is  acknowledged  to  be 
the  equal  of  an}-  in  the  county. 

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CATHOLIC    CHL'KCH    OF    INDIANA. 


In  politics  Mr.  Friedman  has  always  been  a  stanch  democrat, 
and  has  served  the  people  of  Jasper  (or  many  years  as  their 
efficient  postmaster.  As  a  Catholic  he  has  been  active  and  liberal 
all  his  life,  and  has  been  a  trustee  of  St.  Joseph's  church  longer 
than  any  other  member  of  that  congregation.  Father  Fidelis  and 
he  selected  the  first  stone  used  in  the  erection  of  the  magnificent 
church-edifice  of  St.  Joseph,  which  is  considered  to  be  the  finest 
in  the  diocese  of  Vincennes,  its  cost  to  the  parish  having  reached 
$200,000.  Mr.  Friedman  is  passing  his  declining  years  in  peace 
and  contentment,  surrounded  by  relatives  and  friends  most  dear  to 
him,  and  honored  by  each  and  every  resident  of  Jasper. 


JOHN  JACOB  FRITZER,  of  South  Bend,  Ind.,  and  one  of 
the  brave  defenders  of  the  flag  of  the  Union  during  the  recent 
Civil  war,  was  born  in  Coblentz,  Germany,  January  9,  1838,  a  son 
of  John  and  Barbara  (Wilkes)  Fritzer,  the  former  of  whom  was 
born  in  1802  and  the  latter  in  1808,  in  the  same  city,  where  their 
marriage  took  place  in  1S30.  To  this  union  were  born  five  chil- 
dren, in  the  following  order:  Elizabeth,  now  the  wife  of  John 
Horner,  of  South  Bend;  Susan,  wife  of  Frederick  Miekes,  of 
Nebraska;  Nicholas,  deceased;  Peter,  of  Furnas  county,  Neb., 
and  John  Jacob,  the  subject  of  this  memoir. 

In  1853,  John  Fritzer  came  to  America  and  landed  with  his 
wife  and  five  children  in  Quebec,  Canada,  whence,  via  railroad  to 
Buffalo,  N.  Y. ,  and  lake  to  Toledo,  Ohio,  and  rail  again,  he 
reached  South  Bend,  September  13,  of  the  same  year.  Mr. 
Fritzer  bought  a  tract  of  land  in  the  vicinity,  and  began  farming 
operations,  but  was  unfortunately  seized  by  paralysis  and  died 
September  3,  1854,  his  youngest  child,  our  subject,  being  then  si.x 
years  of  age. 

John  J.  Fritzer  had  received  a  fair  education  in  the  parochial 
schools  of  his  native  country,  and  after  reaching  South  Bend 
served  an  apprenticeship  at  the  carpenter's  trade,  which  he  fol- 
lowed until  the  war-cloud  burst  and  shed  its  rain  of  fire  over  the 
land,  when  he  enlisted,  December  14,  1861,  in  company  E,  Forty- 


THE    CI  F.RGY    AND    COXGKEGATIOXS, 

eiitth  regiment,  Indiana  volunteer  infantr\-.  Colonel  EJ3dy  com- 
— isjiiiiz^.  and  for  three  years  took  part  in  all  the  bloody  battles. 
skirmishes,  marcbes  and  perils  in  which  this  gallant  regiment  had 
diared,  bnt  came  ont  trinmphantly  from  them  all  and  received  an 
honOTable  discharge  on  the  completion  of  his  term  of  service. 

Mr.  Fritzer.  on  retnming  from  the  defense  of  his  coontiys 
nag.  was  nnited  in  marriage.  April  17.  1S65.  at  St.  Patricks 
cimrch.  Scnth  Bend,  with  Miss  Theresa  Stoats.  Father  William 
Corby  periortniag  the  ceremony.  This  union  has  resolred  in  the 
birth  of  ten  children,  of  whom  eight  are  still  Irving,  and  all  of 
whc-m  are  faithial  devotees  of  the  Catholic  church.  From  1S65 
to  1SS3.  Mr.  Fritser  was  engaged  in  carpentry  and  stone  masonry, 
doing  mnch  contract  work,  and  in  the  latter  year  engaged  with 
George  Wyman  &  Co..  dry-goods  merchants,  of  whose  carpet 
irT ir:~ent  he  is  now  the  manager.  He  and  his  family  are  all 
z.e-  :  ers  of  St.  Patck's  churoi.  to  the  maintenance  of  which  they 
liziT^T  contribute,  and  Mr.  Fritzer  is  a  member  of  St.  John's 
Benevolent  society,  and  is  also  a  charter  member  of  the  branch 
of  the  Catholic  Knights  of  America  at  South  Bend.  The  social 
standing  of  the  family  is  all  that  could  be  desired,  and  the  name 
of  Fritzer  is  the  s>"nonym  of  respect  wherever  known. 


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[CH.\EL  McXELIS.  of  HcnuEgbnrg.  Ind..  is  a  son  of  Owen 
and  Bridget  Moorei  McNelis.  who  were  natives  of  Ireland 
asd  die-i  in  that  country,  where  Michael  was  bom  March  28,  1S49: 
he  there  attended  the  National  schools,  and  at  the  age  of  sixteen 
began  handling  liquors  for  himself,  and  then  for  ten  years  was 
engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  brick.  June  22.  1 870.  he  came  to 
the  United  States,  and  located  in  Huntingburg.  where  he  has  since 
done  a  Sourishing  trade  as  a  brick  manufacturer,  and  is  now  treas- 
urer of  the  Huntingburg  Dry  Press  Brick  company. 

He  was  united  in  marriage  to  Anna  Klee,  daughter  of  Frank 
Klee,  of  Dubois  county.  October  20,  1891.  They  had  but  one 
child,  Michael  Jr..  who  was  bom  Almost  12.  1892.  The  mother 
of  this  boy  was  called  to  rest  July  19,  1896.  a  sincere  member  of 
St.  Marvs  church,  of  which  Mr.  McXelis  is  also  a  devoted  member- 


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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

land.  May  i8,  1897,  he  purchased  the  mill  at  Ireland,  which  is 
one  of  the  best  plants  in  this  countj'.  It  originally  cost  $13,000. 
It  has  a  full  set  of  first-class  steel  rollers,  has  a  capacitj-  of  100 
barrels  per  day,  requires  the  employment  of  five  men  the  year 
round,  and  the  trade  is  mostly  local.  He  has  used  every  endeavor 
to  make  the  mill  first-class  in  detail,  and  in  this  has  met  with  a 
decided  success. 

Mr.  Fritch  has  erected  a  neat  home  in  Ireland,  and  is  a  holder 
of  considerable  real  estate  in  Dubois  county.  Politically  he  is  a 
true  democrat  and  cast  his  first  presidential  vote  for  Hon.  Samuel 
J.  Tilden,  in  1876.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Fritch  are  classed  among  the 
leading  citizens  and  laity  of  Ireland  parish. 


JACOB  JOSEPH  FULLENK.\MP,  a  well-known  citizen  of 
Decatur,  Ind.,  was  born  in  the  parish  of  Bersenbruck,  Hanover, 
Germany,  August  24,  1848,  son  of  Nicholas  and  Elizabeth  Fullen- 
kamp,  both  natives  of  the  same  country. 

Nicholas  Fullenkamp  was  born  in  the  year  1S03,  attended  the 
schools  of  Woltrop,  Hanover,  until  his  fourteenth  year  and  later 
learned  the  distiller's  trade,  which  he  followed  until  his  death  in 
1853.  He  was  married,  in  1835,  to  Elizabeth  Metzger,  who  bore 
him  several  children,  of  whom  the  following  are  now  living;  Dedrick, 
who  resides  in  Tutingen,  Germany;  Catherine,  also  living  in  the 
fatherland,  and  the  subject  of  this  mention. 

Until  his  si.xteenth  year,  Jacob  Joseph  Fullenkamp  attended 
the  schools  of  Ankum,  his  native  town,  and  became  an  apprentice 
to  learn  the  baker's  trade,  which  calling  he  followed  four  years  in 
Germany.  He  then  came  to  the  United  States,  landing  in  New 
York  city  in  1866,  and  proceeded  to  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  where  he 
worked  at  his  trade  about  one  year.  F^rom  Cincinnati  he  came  to 
Decatur,  Ind.,  for  the  purpose  of  visiting  an  aunt,  Mrs.  Holthouse, 
but  before  the  termination  of  his  visit  concluded  to  make  the  city 
his  home,  securing  in  the  meantime  a  clerkship  with  the  hardware 
firm  of  Crabb  cS:  Son,  in  whose  employ  he  continued  ten  years. 
During  the  years  from    1S70  to  1896  Mr.  Fullenkamp  clerked  in  a. 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

general  store  belonging  to  Mrs.  Bren:ierkamp,  which  stock  he  pur- 
chased in  the  latter  year,  and  has  since  been  proprietor  of  the 
establishment,  doing  a  safe  and  profitable  business. 

Mr.  Fullenkamp  and  Mary  Klephake  were  united  in  the  holy 
bonds  of  wedlock  October  i8,  1870,  in  St.  Mary's  church,  Decatur, 
the  pastor,  Father  WemhofT,  performing  the  ceremony.  The  family 
of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Fullenkamp  consists  of  the  following  children: 
Addie,  wife  of  Frank  Gass;  Clara,  Mamie,  Bertha,  Rosa,  Lettie, 
William,  and  Herbert,  all  of  whom,  with  the  parents,  are  devoted 
members  of  St.  Mary's  church,  l-'our  sons  are  deceased.  Mr. 
Fullenkamp  has  served  as  trustee  of  the  church  and  is  an  active 
member  of  the  society  of  St.  Joseph. 


REV.  JOHN  JOSEPH  M.  GABRIEL,  pastor  of  St.  Joseph's 
church,  St.  Joseph's  Hill,  Clark  county,  Ind. ,  was  born  April  29, 
1836,  at  Eunetburgen,  canton  Unterwalden,  Switzerland.  His  early 
studies  were  pursued  for  si.x  years  in  his  native  country,  three  of 
which  were  spent  in  Einsiedeln.  On  coming  to  America  he  finished 
his  studies  by  a  three-year  course  at  Vincennes,  Ind.,  and  was 
ordained,  by  Bishop  de  St.  Palais,  August  20,  1862.  His  appoint- 
ments were  in  St.  John's,  Clark  county,  from  Sejitember,  1862, 
until  February,  1872,  attending,  also,  St.  Mary's,  Floyd  county, 
and  Bradford,  Harrison  county;  from  February,  1S72,  until  Janu- 
ary, 1874,  he  was  at  Napoleon,  Ripley  county,  attending  also 
Osgood,  in  the  same  county;  from  January,  1874,  till  July  of  the 
same  year,  he  had  charge  of  St.  Mary  of  the  Rocks,  Franklin 
county,  and  also  had  charge  of  the  mission  at  Wolf  creek. 

July  28,  1874,  he  was  appointed  pastor  of  St.  Joseph's,  in 
Dearborn  county,  Ind.,  where  he  labored  assiduously  and  zealously 
until  November  5,  1896.  While  there  he  covered  all  the  neces- 
sary expenses,  including  repairs  and  improvements,  purchased  a 
house  and  outbuildings  at  an  outlay  of  $1,200,  paid  off  the  church 
debt,  and  left  behind  a  sum  of  $1,600  to  meet  contingent  and  nec- 
essary expenses.  November  6,  1896,  Father  Gabriel  succeeded 
Rev.    Kilian  Schott   as  pastor   of    St.    Joseph's,    in  Clark  county, 


THE    CLERGY    AXD    CONGREGATIONS, 

Rev.  Schott  being  transferred  to  St.  Anthony's,  at  Evansville. 
From  Februar}',  1892,  Father  Schott  had  officiated  at  St.  Joseph's, 
and  during  his  stay  a  spacious  and  substantial  school-building  was 
erected,  two  stories  in  height  and  including  ample  rooms  for  the 
teachers.  Before  he  left,  November  6,  1896,  the  last  debt  due  on 
the  church  propert}-.  amounting  to  $300,  had  been  paid.  Father 
Gabriel  has  done  much  zealous  and  faithful  work  since  becoming 
pastor  of  St.  Joseph's  and  is  greatly  venerated  by  his  flock  and  the 
citizens  generally  on  account  of  his  piety  and  his  unusually  equable 
disposition. 


JOHN  HAWKINS  MAHOXEY,  the  renowned  sculptor  of  Indian- 
apolis, with  his  studio  at  (new)  No.  909  Huron  street,  is  a 
native  of  \\'ales,  was  born  June  24,  1854,  and  in  1S58  was  brought 
to  America  by  his  parents,  Michael  and  Bridget  (Hawkins",  Mahoney, 
natives  of  Ireland,  who,  on  coming  to  America,  first  located  in 
North  Vernon,  Jennings  county.  Ind.,  and  in  1868  came  to  Indian- 
apolis, where  the  father,  who  was  born  in  November,  1829,  still 
resides,  and  where  the  mother,  who  was  also  born  in  1829,  was 
called  to  rest  in  the  faith  of  the  Catholic  church  November  23, 
1 89 1.  They  were  the  parents  of  the  following-named  children: 
John  H.,  the  subject  of  this  memoir;  Frank,  who  died  in  1890: 
Henr\-;  Daniel,  a  grocer:  Michael,  assistant  superintendent  of  the 
Metropolitan  Life  Insurance  company,  and  three  daughters,  who 
died  in  childhood. 

John  H.  Mahoney  was  educated  in  the  public  and  parochial 
schools  of  North  Vernon  and  was  then  apprenticed  to  a  marble 
cutter,  with  whom  he  remained  three  and  a  half  ^ears,  and  while 
engaged  in  this  work  he  acquired  a  wonderful  talent  as  a  sculptor, 
and  in  this  art  he  is  now  a  recognized  proficient.  In  1876-77,  he 
attended  the  Art  school  of  Indianapolis,  then  had  a  course  of 
instruction  in  Rome,  Italy,  and  was  thus  fully  qualified  for  his  hfe- 
work.  His  first  competitive  work  was  the  Morton  McMichael 
statue,  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  a  work  of  art  that  now  ornaments 
Fairmount  park  and  reflects  great  credit  upon  the  sculptor;  his 
second  work  of  note  was  the  bronze  statue  of  Pere  Menard,  which 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

was  presented  to  the  state  of  Illinois  by  Charles  Chouteau,  of  St. 
Louis,  and  now  stands  in  Springfield,  the  capital  of  the  Prairie 
state;  his  next  great  work  was  the  Charles  West  statue  at  Cincin- 
nati, Ohio;  following  that  was  his  three-year  task,  resulting  in  the 
production  of  the  National  Pilgrim  monument  at  Plymouth,  Mass., 
which  embodies  two  colossal  figures  of  Law  and  Freedom,  and 
two  large  bas-relievo  sculptures  representing  the  "Landing  and 
treaty  of  the  Pilgrims  with  the  Indians."  The  statue  of  Henry 
Berg,  the  founder  of  the  Humane  society,  which  stands  in  front  of 
the  city  hall  at  Milwaukee,  Wis.,  and  the  Wm.  H.  English  statue, 
erected  in  the  city  of  English,  Ind.,  are  also  the  result  of  his  genius 
and  the  work  of  his  hands. 

In  Indianapolis  he  has  designed  and  chiseled  and  caused  to  be 
erected,  three  of  the  subsidiary  statues  around  the  Soldiers  and 
Sailors'  monument  in  Monument  Place,  viz:  That  of  Gen.  George 
Rogers  Clarke,  the  famous  conqueror  of  the  northwest;  that  of 
Gen.  William  Henry  Harrison,  the  hero  of  Tippecanoe  and  ninth 
president  of  the  United  States,  and  that  of  James  ^^■hitcomb,  gov- 
ernor of  Indiana  during  the  Mexican  war  period.  These  works  by 
iio  means  constitute  the  labors  of  Mr.  Mahoney,  but  are  mentioned 
as  being  among  those  which  are  always  before  the  public  and  most 
popularly  familiar — several  other  pieces  being  on  the  battle  field  of 
Gettysburg. 

The  marriage  of  Mr.  Mahoney  was  solemnized  in  1876,  at  St. 
Patrick's  church,  Indianapolis,  with  Miss  Ellen  Lonergan,  a  native 
<j{  New  Jersey,  who  came  to  Indianapolis  in  childhood  and  was 
educated  at  St.  John's  academy.  Four  children  have  blessed  this 
union  and  are  named  in  order  of  birth:  Catherine,  John  M., 
Nellie  and  Esther.  Of  these,  Catherine  is  a  graduate  of  St.  Pat- 
rick's parochial  school,  which  school  the  younger  children  are  still 
attending — the  family  all  being  members  of  St.  Patrick's  church. 
Mr.  Mahoney  in  politics  is  a  democrat,  but,  as  a  rule,  is  not  aggress- 
ive as  a  politician,  his  art  being  the  chief  engrossment  of  his  time 
and  attention,  thought  and  labor,  yet  he  has  served  as  councilman 
at  large  for  the  city,  and  as  president  of  the  council.  He  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Ancient  Order  of  Hibernians  and  Celtic  club  of  Indian- 
•apolis,  and  the  Portifolio  club,  the  latter  being  composed  of  artists, 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

musicians  and  literary  authors;  he  has  been  president  of  both  clubs, 
and  has  been  elected  as  honorary  member  of  the  Art  association  of 

Indianapolis. 


JOSEPH  W.  FROMEYER.— Among  the  many  active,  enter- 
prising business  men  of  Indianapolis,  is  Joseph  W.  Fromeyer, 
who  lives  at  No.  1403  Lexington  avenue.  He  is  a  representative 
of  the  Standard  Oil  company,  and  has  been  connected  with  that 
company  for  many  years.  He  is  a  son  of  John  Frederick  and 
Mary  Elizabeth  Fromeyer,  both  natives  of  Germany,  and  was  born 
in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  in  1857.  Soon  after  their  marriage  these 
parents  emigrated  to  the  United  States,  became  early  residents  of 
Cincinnati,  and  there  passed  the  remainder  of  their  lives. 

John  Frederick  Fromeyer  was  born  in  1808  and  died  in  1873, 
and  his  wife  survived  him  a  immber  of  years,  passing  away  at  the 
age  of  seventy-two.  The  former  was  a  typical  German  gentleman 
of  the  old  school,  was  of  sterling  character,  rugged  honesty,  a 
devout  Catholic,  was  well  educated,  possessed  an  extensive  fund  of 
information  and  was  of  great  service  to  the  church,  contributing 
liberally  to  its  material  and  moral  support.  By  both  word  and 
e.xample  he  aided  it  largely  in  its  prosperity  and  growth.  He 
formed  a  personal  acquaintance  with  the  leading  divines  of  his  day, 
notably  Archbishop  Purcell,  of  whom  he  was  an  adviser  and 
friend.  After  the  destruction  by  inre  of  Holy  Trinity  church,  he 
was  very  active  in  its  reconstruction,  and  he  was  a  trustee  of  the 
church  for  many  years.  He  was  also  a  trustee  of  St.  Joseph's 
Cemetery  association,  in  the  cemetery  of  which  association  his 
remains  and  those  of  his  wife  lie  buried.  His  wife  was  of  equally 
sterling  character  with  himself,  and  was  especially  remarkable  for 
her  business  qualifications,  which  were  of  a  superior  order. 

Joseph  W.  Fromeyer  and  his  sister,  the  latter  being  a  resident 
of  Cincinnati,  are  the  only  surviving  members  of  the  family.  The 
former  was  educated  at  the  schools  of  St.  Xavier,  St.  Augustine 
and  St.  Anthony,  Cincinnati,  and  took  his  first  communion  at  the 
church  of  St.  Anthony.  At  the  age  of  nineteen  he  began  business 
as  a  traveling  salesman,  going  out  from  Cincinnati,  and  later  he 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

was  transferred  to  Peoria,  111.,  in  the  interest  of  what  is  now  the 
Standard  Oil  company.  In  1879  he  was  transferred  by  the  com- 
pany to  Dayton,  Ohio,  where  he  established  the  business  of  the 
company.  In  fact,  the  establishment  of  branch  houses  was  his 
regular  business  for  many  years,  going  out  from  Logansport,  Ind., 
for  the  most  part,  and  extending  to  all  the  more  important  points 
in  the  state. 

In  January,  1897,  Mr.  Fromeyer  was  transferred  to  Indianapo- 
lis and  given  charge  of  the  entire  state  of  Indiana,  with  thirty-two 
sub-stations  and  125  employees.  This  responsible  position  requires 
a  great  deal  of  travel  on  his  part,  and  the  office  in  Indianapolis 
requires  sixteen  clerks. 

Mr.  Fromeyer  was  married  at  Lafayette,  Ind.,  in  St.  Ann's 
church,  by  the  Rev.  Father  Roche,  November  2,  1890,  to  Miss 
Catherine  Flatley,  a  native  of  that  city.  They  have  two  children, 
viz:  William  and  Josephine.  From  the  above  brief  recital  it  will 
appear  that  Mr.  Fromeyer  is  a  successful  business  man,  and  his 
long  connection  with  the  Standard  Oil  company  is  proof  sufficient 
of  his  honesty  and  valuable  qualities  as  well  as  of  the  appreciation 
of  those  qualities  by  that  company. 


HENRY  W.  FRUND,  secretary  and  manager  of  the  Vlncennes, 
Ind.,  Electric  Light  &  Power  company,  was  born  in  Colum- 
bus, Ohio,  December  31,  1858,  a  son  of  Durus  and  Mary  (Geils- 
dorf)  Frund. 

Durus  Frund  was  a  native  of  Alsace-Lorraine,  and  was  mar- 
ried in  Columbus,  Ohio,  to  Miss  Geilsdorf,  who  was  born  in  Ger- 
many. He  was  a  mechanic,  and  in  1865  came  to  Vincennes,  where 
he  became  purchasing  agent  for  the  Evansville  &  Terre  Haute 
Railway  company,  and  later  became  weighmaster  for  the  city, 
which  position  he  was  filling  at  the  time  of  his  death,  which 
occurred  January  31,  1896.  His  widow,  a  highly  respected  lady, 
resides  at  No.  11 20  Main  street.  Of  the  five  living  children  born 
to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Frund,  Henry  W.  is  the  eldest;  August  J.  is  man- 
ager of  the  D.  M.  Osborn  Manufacturing  company,  has  his  head- 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CON-GREGATIONS, 

quarters  at  Louisville,  Ky.,  and  is  married;  William  M.,  married, 
is  inspector  of  the  Vincennes  electric  lights;  George  G.  is  a  theo- 
logical student  in  his  seventh  year  at  Mount  St.  Mary's  seminary, 
Cincinnati,  Ohio;  and  Mary  S.  is  stenographer  for  the  \'incennes 
City  Electric  Light  company. 

Henry  W.  Frund  was  educated  under  private  tutors  until  the 
family  came  to  Vincennes,  after  which  he  attended  St.  Francis 
Xavier  parochial  school,  St.  John's  German  Catholic  school,  and 
the  city  high  school;  his  technical  education  is  the  result  of  self- 
instruction.  For  thirteen  years  he  was  chief  clerk  of  the  Knox 
county  circuit  court,  and  about  ten  years  ago  became  an  employee 
of  the  Vincennes  Electric  Light  company  in  a  subordinate  capacity, 
and  through  his  close  attention  to  his  duties  and  his  intelligent 
performance  of  the  same,  he  has  been  promoted  from  post  to  post 
until  he  has  reached  his  present  very  responsible  and  prominent 
position,  being  also  a  stockholder  and  a  member  of  the  board  of 
■directors. 

Mr.  Frund  was  married,  April  9,  1883,  by  Rt.  Rev.  Bishop 
J.  J.  Hogan,  at  the  cathedral  in  Kansas  City,  Mo.,  to  Miss  Ella 
Reiter,  a  daughter  of  Gerard  Reiter,  formerly  a  prominent  merchant 
■of  Vincennes,  but  now  deceased.  The  marriage  of  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Frund  has  been  blessed  with  three  children,  of  whom  Charlotte, 
the  eldest,  died  in  infancy,  the  survivors  being  named  Naomi  Scott 
and  Olivia  Francesca.  The  church  relations  of  the  family  are  with 
St.  Francis  Xavier  cathedral,  and  in  his  political  affiliations  Mr. 
Frund  is  democratic,  as  was  his  father.  Although  he  has  served  as 
election  commissioner,  and  circuit  court  clerk,  as  already  men- 
'tioned,  he  has  never  been  an  office  seeker,  yet  takes  great  delight 
in  the  triumph  of  his  party  and  does  all  in  his  power  to  promote  its 
success. 


JAMES  H.  GALLAGHER,  a  worthy  member  of  the  Church  of 
the  Assumption,  is  a  native  of  the  state  of  Pennsylvania  and 
first  saw  the  light  of  day  on  the  fourth  of  August,  1835,  in  the 
city  of  Pittsburg.      His  father,  Dennis  Gallagher,  was  born  in  county 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

Donegal,  Ireland,  and  his  mother,  who  before  her  marriage  was 
Miss  Harriet  Burgess,  was  born  in  the  town  of  Belfast,  Me. 

Dennis  Gallagher  was  born  and  reared  in  the  Catholic  faith, 
and  his  wife,  by  birthright  a  Protestant,  afterward  became  con- 
verted to  Catholicity.  Dennis  Gallagher  came  to  the  United  States 
when  about  eighteen  years  of  age,  and  learned  the  weaver's  trade 
in  Boston,  Mass.,  in  which  city  he  also  met  and- married  his  wife. 
From  there  he  went  to  Pittsburg,  Pa.,  thence  to  Benton  county, 
Ohio,  when  his  son,  James  H.,  was  but  an  infant,  and  there  the 
family  resided  for  a  period  of  nineteen  years.  At  the  end  of  that 
time,  Mr.  Gallagher  removed  to  LaFayette,  Ind.,  where  his  death 
afterward  occurred  at  the  ripe  old  age  of  eighty-four;  his  widow 
died  several  years  later,  aged  eighty-six. 

Dennis  and  Harriet  Gallagher  had  five  sons  and  two  daughters: 
the  eldest,  Francis,  is  a  resident  of  Mount  Sterling,  Ohio;  Mrs. 
Harriet  Anne  Simmons,  the  second  of  the  family,  lives  in  Vinton 
county,  that  state;  George  T.  was  captain  of  company  C,  Si.xth 
Missouri  cavalry,  in  the  war  of  the  Rebellion  and  fell  while  leading 
his  command  in  the  battle  of  Pea  Ridge,  Ark. ;  James  H.  is  the 
next  in  order  of  birth;  John  W.  died  in  Tippecanoe  county,  Ind., 
several  years  ago;  Peter  was  a  member  of  the  Seventy-third  Ohio 
infantry  in  the  late  war,  and  died  at  Clarksburg,  Tenn.,  while  in 
the  service  of  his  country;  Mrs.  Mary  Meyers,  the  youngest  of  the 
family,  resides  in  the  city  of  LaFayette. 

James  H.  Gallagher  grew  to  maturity  in  Benton  county,  Ohio,, 
and  has  been  \-ariously  employed  since  reaching  manhood's  estate. 
He  became  a  citizen  of  Indianapolis  in  May,  1887,  and  has  since 
made  this  city  his  home.  He  was  married  in  LaFayette,  in  the 
year  1864,  to  Miss  Ann  Smith,  of  Ireland,  who  was  brought  to  the 
New  World  by  her  parents  when  but  a  child.  Mrs.  Gallagher  was 
a  good  Catholic,  a  worthy  woman  and  a  most  excellent  wife  and 
mother.  She  died  leaving  a  family  of  eight  children,  five  sons  and 
three  daughters,  viz:  Mrs.  Anne  Heidelberg,  of  West  Indianapolis, 
with  whom  her  father  now  resides;  Mary,  a  Sister  of  Providence 
known  as  Clementina,  a  teacher  at  Chelsea,  Mass. ;  Katherine 
departed  this  life  at  the  age  of  twenty-four;  John  J.  is  a  resident  of 
Mattoon,  111.;   James  F. ,  Peter,  George   and  William,  all  reside  in 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

Indianapolis.  The  subject  of  this  sketch  displayed  great  activitj' 
in  the  establishment  of  the  church  in  west  Indianapolis,  where  he 
lives,  and  has  been  one  of  its  chief  supporters.  He  has  ever  been 
esteemed  a  most  worthy  citizen  and  his  daily  life  is  a  practica 
exponent  of  the  true  faith  which  he  professes. 


JOHN  GALLAGHER,  a  prominent  member  of  St.  Anthony's 
parish,  Indianapolis,  of  which  he  is,  at  this  time,  a  trustee, 
was  born  in  county  Mayo,  Ireland,  June  8,  1857,  son  of  Michael 
and  Bridget  (Manlej')  Gallagher,  both  natives  of  the  Emerald  isle. 
The  father  died  near  the  place  of  his  nativity  on  Christmas  daj', 
1 88 1,  and  his  wife,  who  has  reached  a  ripe  old  age,  resides  in 
the  city  of  Indianapolis.  A  son  and  a  daughter  are  still  living  in 
the  old  country,  and  four  sons  and  one  daughter  are  residents  of 
Indiana's  capital  city  at  this  time. 

John  Gallagher  remained  in  the  land  of  his  nativity  until  1872, 
at  which  time  he  went  to  England,  thence,  in  1S79,  sailed  for 
America,  landing  in  the  city  of  New  York.  The  following  year 
he  came  to  Indianapolis,  where  he  has  since  resided,  and  of  which 
city  he  is  a  well-known  and  highly  respected  citizen.  His  wife,  a 
most  excellent  lady,  was  formerly  Miss  Mary  McManamon,  a  native 
of  Indiana,  born  in  the  county  of  Jennings. 

Mr.  Gallagher  was  one  of  the  early  members  of  St.  Anthony's 
parish,  and  did  much  towards  securing  and  improvin  the  fineg 
property  the  parish  now  possesses.  He  served  on  the  first  board 
of  trustees  and  has  ever  since  been  active  in  promoting  the  inter- 
est of  the  church,  being  a  recognized  leader  in  the  congregation  at 
the  present  time.  He  is  a  gentleman  of  education  and  refine- 
ment, and  is  highly  esteemed,  not  only  in  church  circles,  but  by 
all  who  know  him. 


MORTIMER  D.  GALLIVAN,  who  resides  at  No.  S31  Sanders 
street,  Indianapolis,  is  a  prominent  and  well-known  Catholic 
citizen.  He  was  born  at  Darnane  Abbey,  county  Kerry,  Ireland, 
his  parents  being  Daniel  and  Catherine  Gallivan. 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

In  185  I  Daniel  Gallivan  came  to  the  United  States  to  prepare 
a  home  for  his  family  in  this  country,  going  first  to  the  state  of 
Massachusetts,  where,  in  1854,  the  family  joined  him.  He,  how- 
ever, did  not  long  survive,  his  death  occurring  June  29,  1855. 
The  children  at  that  time  numbered  eight,  four  sons  and  four 
daughters,  six  of  whom  have  passed  away.  The  two  that  remain 
are  Mortimer  D.  and  his  brother  John.  From  Massachusetts  the 
family  removed  to  the  state  of  New  York,  locating  at  Moravia, 
Cayuga  county,  and  when  the  war  of  the  Rebellion  threatened  the 
disruption  of  the  Union,  three  of  the  brothers  entered  the  service 
of  the  Union.  Of  these  Mortimer  D.  was  the  eldest,  and  he  and 
his  brother  Patrick  became  members  of  company  I,  Ninth  New 
York  heavy  artillery.  John  enlisted  in  the  Fifty-second  New  York 
Aolunteer  infantry.  Of  the  artillery  regiment  of  which  the  two  elder 
brothers  were  members,  William  H.  Seward,  Jr.,  son  of  the 
famous  statesman,  was  the  lieutenant-colonel.  Mr.  Gallivan  par- 
ticipated in  some  of  the  most  important  battles  and  movements  of 
the  war,  among  them  Gen.  Sheridan's  famous  campaign  in  the 
Shenandoah  valley,  and  he  was  present  at  the  surrender  of  Gen. 
Lee  at  Appomattox,  April  9,  1865.  The  three  brothers  were  all 
valuable  soldiers,  and  were  all  honorably  discharged  at  the  close  of 
the  war. 

Returning  to  his  home  in  New  York,  Mortimer  D.  Gallivan,  in 
connection  with  his  brother,  John,  disposed  of  the  property  they 
owned  in  that  state,  and  removed  to  Missouri,  purchasing  land  in 
Ivnox  county  with  the  view  of  making  that  county  a  permanent 
residence.  But  ill  health  compelled  a  change  of  plan,  and  since 
1 87 1  Mortimer  D.  has  been  a  resident  of  Indianapolis.  In  1877 
his  brother  John  went  to  the  far  west,  and  has  since  that  time 
devoted  himself  chiefly  to  mining.  The  mother  and  sisters  of  the 
subject  of  this  sketch  lie  buried  in  Holy  Cross  cemetery-  in 
Indianapolis. 

The  first  marriage  of  Mr.  Gallivan  took  place  in  1865  to  Mary 
Sheehan.  She  died  February  20,  1875,  leaving  three  children — 
Daniel,  Kate  and  John;  the  two  former  are  living;  John  died  at  the 
age  of  twenty  years.  One  son,  Patrick  M.,  died  in  infanc}'.  Octo- 
ber   14,   1884,  Mortimer    D.    Gallivan  was  married  to   Mrs.    Ellen 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

McQuade,  whose  maiden  name  was  Sullivan.  Her  first  husband 
was  also  a  soldier  of  the  war  for  the  Union.  By  him  she  had  four 
children,  but  all  died  young.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gallivan  possess  and 
enjoy  the  confidence  and  esteem  of  all  their  neighbors  and  friends. 


REV.  LOUIS  ALOYSIUS  MOENCH,  pastor  of  the  St.  Mich- 
ael's Catholic  congregation  of  Plymouth,  and  also  the  Catho- 
lic church  at  Bourbon,  is  a  native  of  Germany,  born  in  Freuden- 
berg,  Baden,  January  25,  1853.  His  early  educational  training 
was  obtained  in  theschoolsof  his  native  country,  which  he  attended 
until  his  fourteenth  year,  when,  in  1867,  he  came  to  the  United 
States,  landing  at  New  York  city,  and  moving  thence  to  Avilla, 
Noble  county,  Ind.,  where  he  made  his  home  for  one  year  with 
Rev.  Father  Duehmig,  pastor  of  the  Catholic  church  at  that  place. 
In  1869  he  went  to  Milwaukee,  Wis.,  and  entered  the  St.  Francis 
seminary,  where  he  completed  his  preparatory  studies  for  the  priest- 
hood, and  in  June,  1876,  was  ordained  priest  by  Bishop  Dwenger, 
and  installed  as  assistant  pastor  at  Avilla,  Ind.,  in  connection  with 
which  charge  he  also  ministered  to  several  small  congregations  in 
the  northern  part  of  the  state.  He  was  subsequently  transferred 
to  Fort  Wayne,  where  for  eight  months  he  was  assistant  at  the 
Cathedral,  and,  in  1879,  took  charge  of  the  congregation  at  Leb- 
anon, Boone  county,  of  which  he  continued  as  pastor  until  his 
return  to  Fort  Wayne,  in  1882.  He  officiated  as  assistant  pastor 
of  St.  Mary's  church  for  one  year  and  one  month;  in  February, 
1883,  he  was  transferred  to  Plymouth  and  has  since  had  charge  of 
the  congregations  at  this  place  and  Bourbon.  Father  Moench  has 
become  endeared  to  his  people,  and  enjoys  great  personal  popular- 
ity in  Plymouth  among  all  classes,  irrespective  of  church  or  creed. 
His  congregation  numbers  105  families,  one-half  of  whom  are  of 
Irish  and  one-half  of  German  nationality,  and  the  school  enrol- 
ment reaches  115,  and  these  are  in  charge  of  three  Sisters  of  the 
Holy  Cross.  The  life  of  heather  Moench  has  indeed  been  fraught 
with  good  works. 

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ST.   PAUL'S    CHURCH, 

VALPARAISO,   IND. 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

JOHN  GARRITY,  of  No.  319  West  South  street,  Indianapolis, 
has  been  a  resident  of  this  city  for  many  years.  He  was  born 
in  county  Roscommon,  Ireland,  and  his  wife,  whose  maiden  name 
was  Fanny  Kennedy,  came  to  Indianapolis  before  her  husband. 
She  was  born  in  county  Kildare,  Ireland,  in  August,  1839,  and 
lived  there  until  she  was  twelve  years  of  age,  having  in  the  mean- 
time been  confirmed  and  having  received  her  first  communion  in 
her  native  parish.  She  is  a  daughter  of  James  and  Julia  Kennedy, 
who,  when  their  daughter  was  about  twelve  years  of  age,  with  the 
family  emigrated  to  the  United  States.  For  some  time  after 
reaching  this  country  the  family  lived  in  New  Jersey,  coming  to 
Indianapolis  in  1852,  where  the  parents  lived  until  death.  Worthy 
residents  of  St.  John's  parish,  they  were  buried  in  Green  Lawn 
cemetery,  the  only  burying  ground  then  in  use.  They  were  the 
parents  of  five  children,  two  sons  and  three  daughters,  three  of 
whom  still  survive.  Of  these  three  Mrs.  Garrity  is  the  eldest; 
Mrs.  Margaret  Kelley  is  the  next,  and  John  Kennedy  is  the  young- 
est. All  these  reside  in  Indianapolis.  Those  deceased  were  Mary, 
who  married  Lawrence  Caton  and  died  in  Minnesota,  and  James, 
who  was  a  member  of  the  Louisville  legion,  having  first  enlisted 
for  100  days  and  later  veteranized  and  served  until  the  close  of  the 
Civil  war.  He  died  unmarried  in  Indianapolis  within  a  few  years 
after  the  close,  a  member  of  St.  John's  church. 

Mrs.  Garrity  first  married  Michael  Fitzgerald,  who  was  born 
in  county  Limerick,  Ireland,  and  who  came  to  the  United  States 
in  early  life.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Fitzgerald  were  married  in  St.  John's 
church,  Indianapolis,  in  1856.  Mr.  Fitzgerald,  when  the  war  of 
the  Rebellion  broke  out,  enlisted  in  the  Thirty-fifth  Indiana  vol- 
unteer infantry,  and  was  killed  before  Atlanta,  Ga.,  July  4,  1864. 
Of  this  regiment  Rev.  Father  Cooney  was  the  chaplain,  and  it  is 
worthy  of  note  that  on  the  morning  of  the  battle  in  which  he  was 
killed  Mr.  Fitzgerald  partook  of  holy  communion,  administered 
by  Chaplain  Cooney.  Mr.  Fitzgerald  left  his  wife  with  three  chil- 
dren, only  one  of  whom  now  survives,  viz:  Mrs.  Mary  Redington, 
the  eldest  of  the  three.  Those  that  died  were  named  James  and 
Margaret,  the  former  dying  at  the  age  of  twenty-eight,  and  the 
latter  at  the  age  of  twenty. 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Garrity  have  two  children,  a  son  and  a  daugh- 
ter. The  son,  WilHam  Patrick  Garrity,  is  now  in  Rome  preparing 
for  the  priesthood.  He  was  born  July  3,  1S76.  The  daughter, 
Anna  F.,  is  living  at  home,  and  is  a  student  of  St.  John's  academy. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Garrity  belong  to  esteemed  Catholic  families  of 
Indianapolis,  and  have  always  possessed  the  respect  of  all  that 
have  known  tliem. 


FR.\N'CIS  XAVIER  GANSER,  the  proprietor  of  a  popular  house 
of  entertainment  in  Mishawaka,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Baltimore, 
Md.,  June  10,    1850,  a  son  of  Joseph  and  Anna  (Davis)  Ganser. 

Joseph  Ganser  was  born  in  Strasburg,  Germany,  in  1823,  and 
was  educated  in  the  parochial  schools  of  his  native  parish,  and  after 
finishing  his  education  was  apprenticed  to  a  shoemaker.  In  1835 
he  came  to  America,  locating  in  Philadelphia,  but  visited  various 
cities  in  the  east,  following  his  trade,  and  was  married  in  1845,  the 
fruit  of  his  union  being:  John,  now  of  the  Jesuit  college,  at  St. 
Louis,  Mo.;  Joseph,  a  druggist,  of  Mishawaka,  Ind.;  Francis  X., 
our  subject;  Michael  and  Jacob,  deceased;  George,  of  Mishawaka; 
August,  deceased;  Charles,  pastor  of  the  Catholic  church  in  Kent- 
land,  Ind.,  and  Stephen,  of  Fort  Wayne,  Ind. 

Francis  X.  Ganser  attended  the  St.  Mary's  parochial  school 
at  Philadelphia  until  twelve  years  of  age,  and  then  worked  in  a 
cottonmill  until  the  family  came  to  Mishawaka  in  1861;  he  was 
employed  as  a  clerk  in  a  dry-goods  store  owned  by  Bingham  & 
Hudson,  and  later  in  a  cabinetmaking  factory,  in  which  he  remained 
until  1879,  when  he  entered  into  his  present  business,  to  which  he 
has  ever  since  devoted  his  attention.  Being  a  gentleman  of  a  nat- 
urally genial  disposition,  he  has  found  this  occupation  to  be  one 
-well  suited  to  his  personal  characteristics,  and  has  made  many 
warm  friends  since  he  has  been  engaged  therein. 

The  marriage  of  Mr.  Ganser  took  place  May  14,  1S72,  at 
Mishawaka,  to  Miss  Catherine  Zuber.  the  sacrament  being  cel- 
•ebrated  by  Rev.  A.  B.  Oechtering,  in  St.  Joseph's  church.  To 
this  marriage  have  been  born  six  children,  of  whom  five  still  sur- 
vive, viz:  Lawrence,  Otto,  Bertha,  Francis  and  Oscar.     The  fam- 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

ily  belong  to  St.  Joseph's  congregation  and  are  true  Catholics, 
living  up  to  the  teachings  of  the  holy  faith.  Mr.  Ganser  has  been 
a  member  of  St.  Joseph  Benevolent  society  since  1872,  and  his 
wife  is  an  active  member  of  the  Rosary  society  attached  to  same 
church,  and  their  contributions  to  the  support  of  the  church  and  in 
aid  of  its  good  work  are  willingly  and  liberally  bestowed.  The 
children  are  being  reared  in  the  true  faith  and  are  being  reared  to 
become  useful  members  of  society.  Mr.  Ganser  has  been  very 
successful  in  his  business,  and  his  courteous  demeanor  has  been 
the  chief  means  of  making  his  the  very  popular  place  of  resort 
that  it  is  to-dav. 


REGINALD  W.  GARSTANG,  M.  D..  a  rising  young  physician 
and  surgeon  of  No.  448  Massachusetts  avenue,  Indianapolis, 
was  born  in  Gallon,  Ohio,  August  4,  1874,  but  has  resided  in  this 
city  the  greater  part  of  his  life.  He  is  a  son  of  William  and  Mary 
L.  (Zerbee)  Garstang,  the  former  a  native  of  Wiggin,  Lancashire, 
England,  born  February  28,  185  i. 

William  Garstang,  son  of  Robert  and  Ellen  Garstang,  has 
passed  his  life  in  the  employ  of  railroad  companies,  and  is  now 
superintendent  of  motive  power  for  the  Big  Four  system,  with 
headquarters  at  Indianapolis.  He  entered  this  employ  in  1863, 
was  married  at  Kent,  Ohio,  in  1873,  and  to  his  marriage  have  been 
born  five  children,  viz:  Reginald  W.,  Wilfred  Robert,  Blee  Francis 
(deceased),  Mabel  Lavinia  and  Virginia  Marie.  Of  these  Wilfred 
is  the  agent  for  the  White  Line  Rapid  Transit  company,  having 
received  an  academic  education  in  the  Virginia  Military  institute  at 
Richmond;  he  is  still  unmarried  and  resides  under  the  parental 
roof  with  his  parents  and  sisters.  The  father  is  ex-president  of  the 
American  Railway  Master  Mechanics'  association,  and  is  well 
known  in  locomotive  circles  as  an  inventor,  the  Garstang  engine 
being  held  in  high  esteem  both  in  Europe  and  America. 

Dr.  R.  W.  Garstang  graduated  from  the  Richmond,  \'a. ,  high 
school  in  1890,  and  then  took  a  course  in  civil  engineering  at  the 
renowned  Stevens  institute  of  Technology,  at  Hoboken,  N.  J. 
His  first  practical  work  was  begun  in  the   mountains  of  West  Vir- 

"(699) 


THE    CLERGY    AXD    CONGREGATIONS, 

ginia,  where  he  had  charge  of  a  corps  of  men  in  the  survey  of  the 
Chesapeake  &  Ohio  railway.  This  rugged  life,  with  its  toil  and 
exposure,  impaired  his  health,  and  he  retired  from  the  service  and 
entered  upon  the  study  of  an  allied  science — mechanical  engineer- 
ing— which  he  pursued  eighteen  months.  In  1893  the  family 
removed  from  Richmond,  Va.,  to  Indianapolis,  Ind.,  and  here,  the 
same  year,  Reginald  W.  Garstang  entered  the  Medical  college  of 
Indiana,  where  he  completed  a  three-year  course,  graduating  in 
1896.  Immediately  thereafter  he  took  a  course  of  study  in  the 
post-graduate  hospital  of  New  York,  and  also  a  course  in  the  New 
York  Polyclinic  institute.  In  October,  1896,  he  established  his 
present  office,  and  within  a  twelve-month  has  secured  a  line  of 
practice  of  which  any  young  physician  might  well  feel  proud,  and, 
in  recognition  of  his  abilities,  has  been  appointed  surgeon  of  the 
First  regiment,  Indiana  artillery. 

The  doctor  is  a  member  of  Sts.  Peter  and  Paul's  congregation, 
is  a  member  of  the  Young  Men's  institute,  and  of  the  Marion  county 
Medical  society  and  the  State  Medical  society,  as  well  as  of  the 
Marion  club.  In  politics  he  is  a  republican,  and  socially  he  stands 
among  the  best  residents  of  Indianapolis. 


MICH.\EL  M.  MAHONEY,  a  valued  employee  of  the  Metro- 
politan Life  Insurance  company  of  New  York,  was  born  in 
North  Vernon,  Ind.,  October  5,  1868,  a  son  of  Michael  and  Brid- 
get (Hawkins)  Mahone\',  natives  of  county  Cork,  Ireland,  and  also 
a  younger  brother  of  the  famous  sculptor,  John  H.  Mahoney. 
whose  biography  is  given  above.  The  father  was  born  September 
29,  1830,  and  his  wife  was  two  years  his  senior.  They  were 
reared  in  the  same  neighborhood  and  were  married  in  the  cit}-  of 
Cork  in  1852,  and  eight  children  came  to  bless  their  union,  viz: 
Mary  Ann;  Henry,  in  Kansas;  Daniel,  a  merchant  of  Indianapolis; 
John  H. ,  Frank,  Julia,  Annie  and  Michael  M.  The  sons  are  all 
still  living  except  Frank;  the  daughters  have  all  been  called  away. 
The  parents  came  to  America  in  185S,  first  located  in  North  \'er- 
non,    and    ten    years    later    came    to    Indianapolis,    and    here    the 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA, 

mother  was  called  to  rest  in  1S91;  the  father  now  makes  his  home 
-with  his  son,  Michael  M.,  the  subject  of  this  memoir. 

Michael  M.  Mahoney  received  a  thorough  English  education 
in  St.  Patrick's  parochial  school,  Indianapolis,  and  in  the  city  high 
school.  He  began  his  business  career  as  a  huckster  and  then 
engaged  in  the  grocery  business,  passing  five  years  in  these  occu- 
pations; he  then  passed  a  year  and  a  half  in  the  crockery  and 
queensware  trade.  In  1889,  he  accepted  an  appointment  as  solic- 
itor for  the  Metropolitan  Life  Insurance  company,  and  three  years 
later  was  promoted  to  be  assistant  manager  of  the  Indianapolis 
district — the  leading  district  in  the  west. 

The  marriage  of  Mr.  Mahoney  took  place  September  i,  1897, 
to  Miss  Nellie  G.  Carson,  a  native  of  Indianapolis,  born  April  6, 
1878,  a  daughter  of  Peter  and  Mary  Carson,  the  former  a  native 
of  Ireland  and  the  latter  of  Germany.  Mrs.  Mahoney  is  a  highly 
educated  lady,  having  first  attended  St.  John's  academy  and  later 
graduating  from  the  city  high  school.  Mr.  Mahoney  has  been  a 
member  of  the  Ancient  Order  of  Hibernians  since  1886 — his 
father  having  been  one  of  the  founders  of  the  order  in  the  state — 
and  he  and  wife  are  devoted  members  of  St.  Patrick's  congrega- 
tion, and  it  is  needless  to  add  that  the  Mahoney  family  is  one  of 
the  oldest  and  most  respected  in  the  parish. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Mahoney  reside  at  the  old  home,  514  Buchanan 
street,  where  the  family  located  in  1868.  Mr.  Mahoney  is  the 
owner  of  real  estate  in  the  city,  and  has  made  every  dollar  he  has. 
He  has  served  as  president  of  the  Progress  Building  &  Loan  asso- 
ciation since  its  organi;jation  in  February,  1888;  he  also  assisted  in 
the  organization  of  the  Advance  Building  &  Loan  association,  the 
Pan  Handle  Building  &  Loan  and  the  Virginia  Avenue  Building  & 
Loan  associations,  being  a  director  in  each.  He  is  an  active  demo- 
crat, being  a  member  of  Marion  county  democratic  central  com- 
mittee, and  is  equally  active  as  a  politician  and  business  man. 


JOSEPH   L.  GASPER,  of  the  firm  of   Home  &  Gasper,  general 
agents  for  the  Xew  England  Mutual  Life  Insurance  company  at 
Indianapolis,  was  born  in  Vernon,  Jennings  county,  Ind.,  August  2, 

(603) 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

1S57,  and  is  a  son  of  John  and  Barbara  (De\'ers3)  Gasper,  who 
were  born  in  Alsace,  when  that  province  was  under  the  dominion 
of  France. 

John  Gasper  and  Barbara  De\'ers\-  came  to  the  United  States 
while  yet  single,  and  in  the  same  vessel;  they  were  married  in 
Madison,  Ind.,  where  they  were  among  the  early  settlers  and  where 
Afr.  Gasper  was  for  many  years  engaged  in  mercantile  pursuits 
and  later  in  Vernon.  Their  marriage  was  blessed  with  four  sons 
and  two  daughters,  and  after  a  married  life  of  over  fift}'  years  the 
father  was  called  from  earth,  a  devoted  member  of  the  Catholic 
church.  March  6,  1896,  at  the  age  of  seventy-nine  years.  He  was 
a  most  respected  citizen,  and  ever  mindful  of  his  religious  duties, 
carefully  rearing  his  children  in  his  own  faith,  and  his  is  the  only 
death  that  has  occurred  in  his  family  in  America. 

Joseph  L.  Gasper  attended  the  public  school  at  \'ernon  until 
thirteen  years  of  age,  no  parochial  school  having  been  established 
in  that  town  up  to  that  date.  At  the  age  of  eleven  years,  how- 
ever, he  began  to  work  in  a  printing  office,  being  permitted  to 
remain  away  from  school  on  Wednesday  afternoon  of  each  week, 
and  devoting  the  whole  of  each  Saturday  to  this  employment.  At 
the  age  of  thirteen  years,  he  began  attending  a  Catholic  school, 
walking  a  mile  and  a  half,  each  way,  for  that  purpose.  At  the  age 
of  fifteen  years  he  received  his  first  communion,  and  in  the  summer 
of  1873,  being  then  sixteen  years  of  age,  came  to  Indianapolis, 
where  he  was  employed  at  his  trade  in  the  ofTice  of  the  Journal  and 
also  in  that  of  the  Indiana  Farmer.  In  1878  he  became  connected 
with  the  city  fire  department  as  bookkeeper,  and  also  had  charge 
of  the  chemical  engine  of  the  department;  this  position  he  retained 
for  eight  years,  and  then  resumed  newspaper  work,  becoming  con- 
nected with  the  Indianapolis  News,  and  acting  as  correspondent 
for  several  out-of-town  papers,  and  finally  confined  his  attention 
to  the  News  only,  in  the  capacity  of  reporter.  January  i,  1887, 
he  entered  upon  his  present  business,  in  which  he  has  met  with 
the  most  flattering  success. 

Mr.  Gasper  was  happily  united  in  marriage.  May  19,  1880, 
with  Miss  Sarah  E.  Johnson,  of  Terre  Haute.  Ind.,  and  this  union 
has  been  blessed  with  one  bright   boy,  Vernon  Joseph,  who  was 

(604r 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

born  October  ii,  i8S8.  Mrs.  Gasper  is  a  highly  cultured  lady, 
and,  like  her  husband,  is  devotedly  attached  to  her  church.  Mr. 
Gasper  is  an  active  and  progressive  citizen  and  takes  much  interest 
in  the  moral  and  material  growth  of  the  city.  He  has  been  a 
trustee  of  St.  Joseph's  parish  for  a  number  of  years,  is  a  member 
of  Brownson  council.  No.  272,  Young  Men's  institute,  and  as 
a  republican  has  served  several  years  as  a  member  of  the  city 
council. 


MRS.  BRIDGET  GAVIN,  at  No.  12 16  Pleasant  street,  a  woman 
of  excellent  qualities,  has  been  a  resident  of  St.  Patrick's 
parish,  Indianapolis,  since  April,  1S91.  She  is  the  widow  of 
\\'illiam  Gavin,  who  was  born  in  Ireland,  and  whose  father  died 
when  he  was  merely  a  youth.  At  the  age  of  thirteen  years  Will- 
iam Gavin  came  to  the  United  States  with  an  elder  brother,  and 
located  in  Franklin  county,  Ind. ,  where  he  grew  to  manhood  and 
where  he  married  the  wife  who  survives  him  and  whose  name  heads 
this  article.      Mr.  Gavin  died  in  the  year  1890. 

Mrs.  Gavin's  maiden  name  was  Dugal,  and  she  was  born  in 
county  Mayo,  Ireland,  and  when  seven  years  of  age  was  brought 
to  the  United  States  by  her  parents,  John  and  Catherine  (Ready) 
Dugal.  The  family  settled  on  a  farm  in  Franklin  county,  Ind., 
on  which  they  lived  some  time,  when  they  removed  to  Rush  county, 
and  still  later  to  Johnson  county,  where  they  lived  until  after  the 
death  of  Mr.  Dugal.  Then  Mrs.  Dugal  purchased  a  home  on 
McCarty  street,  Indianapolis,  in  which  she  passed  the  remainder 
of  her  life. 

Sometime  after  their  marriage  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gavin  settled  on 
a  farm  in  Johnson  county,  Ind.,  later  removing  to  Southport,  which 
place  was  their  home  for  seventeen  years,  and  there  Mr.  Gavin 
died  in  May,  1890.  Mr.  Gavin  was  always  a  farmer  by  occupa- 
tion, and  was  unusually  successful.  He  was  likewise  a  most  worthy 
citizen,  and  had  the  respect  of  the  entire  community  in  which  he 
lived.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gavin  became  the  parents  of  eleven  children, 
nine  of  whom  still  survive,  viz:  Kate,  William,  Martin,  Mary, 
Theresa,  John,  Frank,  Laura  and  Ernest.      The  two  that  died  were 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

a  son  and  daughter,  the  hitter.  Agnes,  dying  at  the  age  of  twenty 
years,  and  the  former,  John,  when  about  nine  years  old.  Mrs. 
Gavin  and  her  family  are  highly  esteemed  members  of  St.  Pat- 
rick's church,  and  are  respected  as  members  of  general  society. 


JUDGE  JOHN  MOORE,  deceased.— No  attempt  to  compile 
the  annals  of  Vincennes,  Ind.,  whether  in  a  work  of  this  char- 
acter or  in  a  general  history,  would  be  complete  without  a  bio- 
graphical sketch  of  the  man  whose  name  heads  these  paragraphs — ■ 
a  man  to  whose  efforts,  in  its  day  of  small  things,  the  city  of  Vin- 
cennes is  everlastingly  indebted.  More  than  a  hundred  years  ago 
this  energetic  man  settled  in  \'incennes  and  became  thoroughly 
and  personally  identified  with  ever}-  proper  move  in  the  early  set- 
tlement and  after-development  of  the  city.  He  was  prominent  in 
public  affairs,  his  active  zeal  and  untiring  energy  making  him  an 
invaluable  factor  in  the  life  of  the  rising  commonwealth.  Equally 
zealous  in  the  affairs  of  the  church,  his  became  a  name  to  be  insep- 
arably connected  with  the  history  of  the  early  church  in  Vincennes 
and  vicinity,  and  his  house  became  widely  known  as  a  home  of 
priests  and  bishops.  His  liberality  both  of  heart  and  hand  found 
eager  employment  in  spiritual  as  well  as  public  concerns,  and  the 
■church  which  he  loved  so  well  is  bound  to  his  memory  by  many 
ties  of  remembrance  based  on  tangible  and  lasting  evidences.  In 
return  for  all  that  which  he  did  for  the  weal  of  the  community  no 
man  ever  enjoyed  a  higher  degree  of  the  public  confidence  and 
esteem  than  did  Judge  Moore,  in  whose  long  and  active  life  were 
■exemplified  so  many  saving  traits  of  the  gentleman,  scholar,  bene- 
factor, Christian. 

John  Moore  was  born  in  Pocahontas  county,  Va. ,  in  the  year 
1790.  He  received  a  thorough  education  and  was  especially  fitted 
for  the  law.  His  naturally  logical  mind  was  strengthened  by  its 
legal  training,  and  became  noted  for  its  comprehensive  scope  and 
ready  grasp  of  affairs  jurisprudential.  In  1796  he  came  to  \'in- 
■cennes  and  immediately  entered  upon  the  affairs  of  the  then  rising 
settlement.      His  talents  were  of  a  character  to  at  once  command 


HON.  JOHN   MOORE. 

iDECEASED.) 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

the  recognition  of  his  fellows,  and  he  was  speedily  advanced  to 
positions  of  honor  and  trust.  Upon  the  incorporation  of  Vin- 
cennes  and  its  adoption  of  a  city  charter,  the  public  eye  at  once 
turned  to  Judge  Moore  as  to  the  proper  administrative  head  of 
affairs  and  he  was  elected  the  first  mayor  of  the  city.  Previously 
to  that  he  had  been  conservator  of  the  public  peace  in  the  capac- 
ity of  town  marshal.  In  the  field  of  jurisprudence  he  was  also 
early  sought  out,  and  for  fourteen  years  he  held  the  important 
position  of  judge  of  the  probate  court.  In  affairs  political  he  was 
ever  active,  and  under  the  Buchanan  administration  he  received 
the  appointment  of  postmaster  of  \'incennes  as  a  mark  of  recogni- 
tion of  party  service.  In  his  domestic  life  Judge  Moore  was  noted 
for  his  kindly  affectionate  manner,  and  in  his  general  and  per- 
sonal relations  to  the  public  his  affability  of  manner  and  benevo- 
lence of  spirit  made  him  a  universal  favorite  in  the  community. 
Mention  has  been  made  of  his  regard  for  the  beloved  mother 
church.  This  was  the  church  of  his  adoption,  he  having  been 
born  and  reared  a  Protestant.  He  was  converted  to  the  Roman 
Catholic  faith  by  the  good  Bishop  Brute,  and  no  child  of  the 
church  was  ever  a  more  devoted  follower  or  earnest  supporter. 
Judge  Moore  died  in  Vincennes  December  23,  1864,  but  memory 
of  the  man  dieth  not. 

Judge  Moore  was  thrice  married.  His  first  wife  was  Miss 
Annie  Scott,  a  native  of  Knox  county,  a  Presbyterian  and  repre- 
sentative of  a  very  early  family.  There  is  no  living  issue  of  this 
union.  His  second  wife  was  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Carr,  nee  Whalen,  a 
near  relative  of  Bishop  Whalen.  She  bore  Judge  Moore  one 
child,  a  daughter  who  died  in  infancy.  By  her  marriage  with  Mr. 
Carr  she  had  one  son,  who  served  through  the  Mexican  war,  and 
after  his  mother's  death,  January  8,  1846,  returned  home  and  died 
at  the  home  of  Judge  Moore. 

The  Judge's  third  wife  (and  relict)  was  Miss  Mary  Ann  Caldwell, 
a  native  of  Montreal,  Canada.  Her  father  was  a  soldier  of  the 
Revolutionary  war,  and  by  reason  of  his  service,  Mrs.  Moore  drew 
a  government  land  warrant.  She  was  the  mother  of  six  children, 
viz:  Joseph  died  in  infancy;  Francis  Xavier,  March  23,  1848,  bap- 
tized and  christened  by  Bishop  de  St.  Palais  in  honor  of  the  patron 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

saint  of  the  beloved  cathedral  of  that  name.  He  received  a  thor- 
ough education,  graduating  from  McGill  college,  Montreal,  with 
the  degree  bachelor  of  arts,  and  from  the  Philadelphia  Pohtechnic 
institute  with  the  degree  bachelor  of  surveying.  In  his  profession 
of  civil  engineer  he  went  to  the  city  of  Mexico,  where  he  contracted 
a  disease  of  the  throat  which  resulted  there  in  his  death.  May  17, 
1890.  Ellen  is  the  wife  of  Edward  Smith,  a  hardware  merchant 
of  Vincennes;  Harriet  Ann  died  in  childhood;  Margaret  Caldwell 
is  the  wife  of  W.  W.  Chadwick,  superintendent  of  the  water  works 
at  Chester,  Pa.,  and  John  Stephen  died  in  infancy. 

Mrs.  Moore  is  living  in  a  green  and  gentle  old  age  in  the  his- 
toric old  Moore  homestead,  which  has  been  established  nearly,  if 
not  altogether,  a  century-.  Into  those  ancient  parlors  she  was 
ushered  a  bride  fifty  years  ago,  and  she  there  awaits  patiently  the 
final  summons  and  blessed  reunion.  Though  reared  a  Protestant, 
Mrs.  Moore  was  converted  to  the  beloved  Mother  church  after  the 
death  of  her  first  child,  and  will  die  as  she  has  lived  in  the  fullness 
and  expectancy  of  its  faith. 


M.\TTHE\V  J.  GAYNOR,  assistant  engineer  for  the  Indianapolis 
Light  &  Power  company,  is  a  native  of  Sharon,  Ohio,  was 
born  Februar}-  27,  1855,  and  was  educated  in  Monroe  and  Middle- 
town,  in  the  Buckeye  state,  to  which  towns  his  parents  successively 
changed  their  residence  while  he  was  still  young. 

Patrick  Ga\Tior  and  Margaret  (Reilly  I  Gaynor  were  natives  of 
county  Cavin,  Ireland,  and  were  young  people  when  they  came  to 
this  conntrv.  They  were  married  in  Reading,  Ohio,  July  12, 
1S53.  and  their  onion  was  blessed  with  six  children,  of  whom 
Matthew  J.  is  the  eldest— the  others  being  Ella,  wife  of  Philip 
Amstead,  a  German  Catholic,  residing  at  Earle  Park.  Benton 
county,  Ind. ;  John  died  May  22,  1888.  unmarried;  Michael,  a 
tobacconist,  resides  in  Kentland,  Newton  count}-,  Ind. ;  Hugh  F.  is 
a  merchant  of  the  same  town,  and  James,  who  was  bom  April  9. 
1866.  died  July  9,  1868.  The  father  of  this  family  is  still  a  resi- 
dent of  Middletown,  Ohio,  where  he  is  engaged  in  farming. 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    IXDUXA. 


Matthew  J.  Gaynor  came  to  IndianapoHs  in  1877,  and  for 
v  elve  years  was  here  employed  by  a  paper  coaapany,  and  March 
:-.  1S89.  was  appointed  to  his  present  position,  which  he  has 
filled  in  a  most  satisiactorj'  manner,  as  his  long  ccccpancy  q£  it 
plainly  shows. 

Mr.  Gaynor  was  united  in  marriage  September  3,  1S91,  by 
Rev.  Father  Cnrran.  at  St.  Bridget  s  chnrch,  to  Miss  Ella  Miller. 
a  native  of  Union  Citj-.  In.f  "         12.  1S61,  and  a  daaghter 

of  Jacob  Miller,  formerly  a  ;  raier  in  meats  of  this  city. 

Her  father,  a  sincere  Cath:l  _    _. Iziianapolis,  September  10, 

57.  and  his  widow,  eqnally  as  good    a  Catholic,  lives  in  retire- 
ent  at  No.  675  Vermont  street,  a  highly  honored  lady. 

Mr.  Gaynor  for  two  years  has  been  president  of  diveion  Xo. 
- .  .\ncient  Order  of  Hibernians,  and  has  been  treasorer  of  Bessonies 
: ;  aimandery".  Knights  of  Father  Mathew.  for  the  past  seven  years. 
-J  is  a  director  in  the  Indianapolis  Light  Jc  Power  MatnaJ  .\id 
.iisociation.  For  two  years  Mr.  Gaynor  was  a  member  of  St. 
Patrick's  parish,  bnt  for  the  past  eighteen  years  has  been  a  resident 
of  St.  John's  parish,  in  which  he  is  favorably  and  widely  tr :  "-z.  He 
?  a  free  contributor  to  the  support  of  St.  John's  c'l 
rd  wife  have  a  very  pleasant  home  at  No.  947  Ci; 
"■■  -.ere  they  enjoy  the  society  of  a  wide  circle  of  sincere  irrzis. 


J 


-\COB  GEHRLICH.  a  proTiineac  Catholic  citizen  of  Indian- 
apolis. Ind..  living  at  No.  10 14  Harlan  street,  has  been  a  resi- 
nt  cf  this  city  since  1S76.  He  was  bom  in  Hamilton  coonty. 
lio.  in  December.  1S47,  and  his  father.  Isadora  Gehriich.  was 
m  in  Bavaria,  Germany,  in  1S19.  The  latter  came  to  the 
■"":  -  >"---?;  -xith  his  parenB  when  he  was  fourteen  years  of  age. 
-   ■■-      .  :"   Cincinnati,  and  there  he  was  married,  in  1S45.  to 

In  1S53IS 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

died  September  12,  18S4.  Isadore  Gehrlich  still  lives  in  Indian- 
apolis. He  and  his  wife  were  the  parents  of  nine  children,  of 
whom  three  sons  and  three  daughters  are  still  living  and  are  resi- 
dents of  Indianapolis  with  the  exception  of  the  eldest,  Joseph,  who 
resides  at  Wapakoneta,  Ohio.  Jacob,  the  second  of  the  family, 
and  Charles,  the  youngest  son,  both  are  doing  well.  Catherine 
and  Mary  are  twins,  and  Sophia  is  the  youngest  of  the  daughters. 

Jacob  Gehrlich,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  lived  at  home 
until  he  was  married,  April  9,  1872,  to  Miss  Frances  Homburgher. 
Her  father,  who  was  born  in  Germany,  grew  to  manhood  in  his 
native  country,  and  there  married  Apollonia  Trunz.  In  1849  he 
came  to  the  United  States,  settling  on  a  farm  near  St.  Ann's,  Ind., 
Avhere,  four  years  later,  the  father  died.  His  widow  afterward 
married  George  Meyer,  a  prominent  and  highly-esteemed  citizen 
-of  St.  Ann's.  He  died  January  7,  1874,  but  his  widow  is  now 
living  on  the  old  homestead  farm,  on  which  Mr.  Homburgher  set- 
tled on  first  coming  to  the  United  States.  The  father  of  Mrs. 
Gehrlich  was  twice  married,  as  was  her  mother.  George  Meyer, 
the  only  son  of  Mr.  Meyer,  and  a  half  brother  of  Mrs.  Gehrlich, 
lives  on  the  old  farm  with  the  mother.  Mrs.  Gehrlich  has  two 
full  brothers,  viz:  Urban  and  Henry  Homburgher.  Her  sister, 
Dorothy  Meyer,  became  Sister  Theodosia  and  died  in  Cincin- 
aiati,  Ohio. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Jacob  Gehrlich  have  five  children,  viz:  Mary, 
Catherine,  George,  Charles  and  Albert.  They  had  another  son, 
Francis,  who  died  at  the  age  of  si.xteen  years.  Mr.  Gehrlich  is 
recognized  by  all  as  an  industrious,  honest  and  worthy  citizen,  has 
the  confidence  of  all,  and  is  highly  esteemed.  He  and  his  family 
attend  St.  Patrick's  church,  are  faithful  and  consistent  Catholics, 
and  contribute  liberally  to  the  support  of  their  church. 


FRANK  J.  GEORGE,  county  superintendent  of  schools.  Perry 
county,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Hachy,  Belgium,  April  28,  1852. 
He  attended  school  in  his  native  place  until  the  age  of  twelve  years, 
when,  with  his  parents,  he  came  to  the  United  States,  settling  near 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

Leopold,  Ind.,  where  he  was  reared  to  manhood  on  his  father's- 
farm,  and  later  learned  the  trade  of  stonecutting,  studying  indus- 
triously the  meanwhile.  In  1S72  he  went  to  Spencer  county  and 
worked  at  his  trade  on  St.  Meinrad's  college,  the  construction  of 
which  was  begun  that  year,  and  studied  under  one  of  the  professors 
during  his  spare  time,  noon  and  night.  In  1874  he  went  to  St. 
Joseph,  Wyandot  county,  Ohio,  where  he  obtained  a  position  as 
teacher  in  a  Catholic  school.  He  remained  there  six  months  and 
then  returned  to  Perry  county,  where  he  resumed  his  studies  and 
also  continued  to  work  at  his  trade.  In  1876  he  received  his  first 
license  to  teach,  his  percentage,  in  e.xamination,  showing  a  high 
average.  The  first  school  taught  by  Mr.  George  in  Indiana  was 
near  Leopold,  his  former  home. 

In  1877,  work  having  again  commenced  on  the  building  of  St. 
Meinrad's  college  and  monastery  in  Spencer  county,  Mr.  George 
went  to  work  there  at  his  trade  of  stonecutting,  and  still  assiduously 
pursued  his  studies,  as  in  the  four  years  preceding  this.  He  subse- 
quently attended  the  Central  Normal  college  in  Danville,  Ind.,  and' 
graduated  in  the  teacher's  course  with  honors.  Mr.  George  came 
to  Tell  City  in  1884,  and  at  once  began  to  teach  school,  later  he 
was  appointed  to  the  position  of  assistant  superintendent  of  city 
schools,  which  place  he  resigned  for  that  of  county  superintendent, 
to  which  ofSce  he  was  elected  as  a  democrat  in  1891,  and  is  now 
serving  his  third  term. 

At  the  age  of  twenty  Mr.  George  was  married  to  Miss  Eliza- 
beth Genet,  the  union  being  blessed  with  a  family  of  seven  children, 
five  of  whom  are  living,  viz:  Ellen,  Alvin,  Oliver,  Theodore  and 
Frank.  Prof.  George  speaks  and  writes,  fluently,  the  French, 
German  and  English  languages,  and  Perry  county  has  never  had  a 
more  efficient  superintendent  of  schools. 


THOMAS  A.  GERAGHTY,  city  editor  of  the  Jacksonian,  a  daily 
and  weekly  journal  of  Rushville,  Ind.,  and  also  special  cor- 
respondent for  several  metropolitan  newspapers,  was  born  near 
Binghamstown,  county  Mayo,  Ireland,  October  15,   1871. 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

■Patrick  Geraghty,  father  of  subject,  was  one  of  five  brothers 
and  two  sisters,  sons  and  daughters  of  James  Geraghty.  Patrick 
Geraghty  was  born  in  county  Mayo,  in  1847,  and  reached  the 
United  States  in  April,  1880;  he  has  ever  since  been  a  resident  of 
Rushville,  and  to  his  marriage  with  Bridget  Haley,  daughter  of 
Thomas  Haley,  have  been  born,  beside  the  subject,  Hon.  James  M., 
who  graduated  from  the  Spokane  (Wash.)  law  school,  was  a  clerk 
in  a  legal  department  of  the  city  of  Spokane,  a  member  of  the 
^^■ashington  state  legislature,  and  is  now  private  secretary  to  United 
States  Senator  Turner,  of  that  state.  Three  other  children  are 
named  Bridget,  Patrick  and  Mary. 

Thomas  A.  Geraghty,  who  was  about  eight  years  of  age  when 
brought  to  the  United  States  by  his  parents,  received  a  good 
parochial  school  education  in  Rushville,  and  then  began  an  appren- 
ticeship at  printing  in  the  office  of  the  Republican,  at  the  age  of 
nineteen  years,  and  afterward  entered  the  newspaper  field  as  a 
reporter  on  the  Graphic,  under  Capt.  Jack  Gowdy,  the  proprietor. 
In  1895  he  entered  the  employ  of  the  Jacksonian.  He  is  also  sec- 
ond vice-president  of  the  Young  Men's  institute,  and  is  altogether 
an  energetic  young  business  man  and  a  popular  journalist.  He 
was  most  happily  married  October  28,  1896,  to  Miss  Nellie  R3an, 
of  Lebanon,  Ind. 


LAWRENCE  J.  GERAGHTY,  the  well-known  blacksmith  of 
Rushville,  Ind. ,  is  a  native  of  Ireland,  and  was  born  November 
15,1842,  in  Tarmascarsa,  near  Belmullet,  a  small  village  in  county 
Mayo. 

Anthony  Geraghty,  grandfather  of  Lawrence  J.,  was  born  in 
the  north  of  Ireland,  but  went  to  county  Mayo  when  young,  and 
there  married  Mary  Geraghty.  James  Geraghty,  son  of  Anthony 
and  father  of  Lawerence  J.,  was  born  in  county  Mayo  in  1826, 
was  a  contractor  for  canals,  light  house,  etc.,  married  Bridget 
Lynch,  daughter  of  Patrick  and  Bridget  (Davitti  Lynch,  and  to 
this  marriage  were  born  Anthony  (deceased),  James,  Lawrence  J., 
Patrick,  Thomas,  Bridget  and  .\nnie,  all  of  whom  came  to  the 
United  States  and  settled   in   Ruslnille,  Ind.      The   parents,  how- 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

ever,  died  in  Ireland,  and  both  were  devout  Catholics,  as  were 
their  parents  before  them — the  motherdying  in  1852  and  the  father 
in  1879. 

Lawrence  J.  Geraghty  came  to  the  United  States  in  1863, 
and  was  in  the  employ  of  the  government  at  Lexington,  Ky.,  until 
the  close  of  the  Civil  war.  He  then  learned  blacksmithing,  and 
September  21,  1865,  came  to  Rushviile.  He  here  married,  April 
17,  1871,  Miss  Mary  Scanlan,  who  was  born  in  Butler  county, 
Ohio,  October  5,  1854,  a  daughter  of  James  and  x-\nn  (Iveenan) 
Scanlan,  who  were  both  born  in  county  Sligo,  Ireland,  but  were 
married  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Scanlan,  in  1861, 
came  to  Rushviile,  Ind.,  and  here  the  father  died  November  25, 
1883;  the  mother  still  lives  in  Rushviile  and  is  a  devout  member  of 
the  Catholic  church,  as  was  her  husband.  They  were  the  parents 
of  two  children,  Mary  and  John  F.  The  marriage  of  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Geraghty  has  been  blessed  with  nine  children,  born  in  the  following 
order:  James  J.,  Thomas  F.,  Mary, -John  A.,  Annie,  Lawrence  E., 
Irene,  George  and  Esther.  Of  these,  James  J.  is  a  charter  member 
and  recording  secretary  of  the  Young  Men's  institute,  and  Thomas 
F.  is  a  charter  member  and  secretary,  while  Mr.  Geraghty  is  him- 
self a  charter  member  of  the  Catholic  Benevolent  legion,  in  the 
work  of  which  he  takes  a  prominent  and  active  part.  Mr.  Geraghty 
owns  one  of  the  finest  dwellings  in  Rushviile  and  he  and  family 
stand  very  high  in  both  social  and  church  circles. 


REV.  JOHX  P.  GILLIG,  pastor  of  the  church  of  the  Immac- 
ulate Conception,  at  Millhousen,  Decatur  county,  was  born  in 
the  diocese  of  Treves,  Rhine-Prussia,  in  March,  1832,  was  edu- 
cated in  the  colleges  of  Treves  and  Paderborn  in  the  classics. 

In  1854  he  came  to  the  United  States,  was  ordained  priest  at 
Vincennes,  Ind.,  December  8,  1859,  and  was  at  once  assigned  to 
the  pastorate  of  St.  Mary  of  the  Rocks,  Franklin  county.  In 
June,  1863,  he  was  transferred  to  St.  Vincent's,  at  Prescott, 
Shelby  county,  where  he  organized  a  mission  at  Shelbyville,  and 
also   a  mission  at    Acton,  in    Marion  county.      In   1864,  he    made 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATION'S, 

Shelbyville  his  headquarters,  officiated  in  the  church  at  that  place, 
as  well  as  at  Greensburg,  and  at  other  missions,  and  next  was  lo- 
cated at  Greensburg,  where  he  remained  until  1871,  when  he  was 
transferred  to  St.  Magdalen's,  in  Ripley  county,  and  in  1877,  to  St. 
John's,  in  Clark  county,  where  he  did  good  and  faithful  service  until 
1 89 1,  when  he  came  to  Millhousen,  where  his  labors  have  been 
blessed  with  a  fructification  in  which  any  pastor  might  well  rejoice. 
Among  tlie  earlier  good  work  done  by  Rev.  Gilling  may  be 
mentioned  the  building  of  the  present  church  of  St.  Mary  of  the 
Rocks,  the  first  church  at  Acton,  the  first  at  Martinsville,  and  the 
commencement  of  a  church  structure  at  Navilleton,  in  Floyd 
county.  He  is  still  in  the  field,  and  is  as  energetic  and  zealous  as 
in  the  days  of  j'ore. 


CAPT.  JOHN  MOLONEY,  of  Indianapolis,  is  a  native  of 
Charleville,  county  Cork,  Ireland,  was  born  in  August,  1828, 
and  remained  in  his  native  country  until  reaching  manhood,  then 
resided  in  London  several  years,  served  a  term  of  eighteen  months 
in  the  British  army  in  England,  and  came  to  America  in  1S49, 
joining  his  mother  and  sister  in  Baltimore,  Md.  He  resided  there 
for  some  time  and  traveled  through  the  south.  On  a  return  trip 
to  his  maternal  home,  then  in  Cincinnati,  he  secured  satisfactory 
employment  and  remained  there.  He  married,  in  Cincinnati, 
July  II,  1852,  the  lady  of  his  choice  being  Miss  Hannah  Rafferty 
—  a  native  of  Belfast,  Ireland.  To  this  union  six  children  were 
born,  named  as  follows:  David,  Ellen,  John  and  James,  all  deceased; 
Mary,  wife  of  Michael  Cain,  a  resident  of  Indianapolis;  the  sixth 
child  was  Anna,  and  is  also  deceased.  Mr.  Moloney  came  to  Indi- 
anapolis in  1852,  and  here  has  since  been  employed  in  various 
kinds  of  business. 

Capt.  Moloney  was  mustered  into  the  United  States  service  in 
1 86 1,  with  the  rank  of  second  lieutenant  of  company  A,  Thirty- 
fifth  Indiana  infantry;  served  with  this  regiment  until  the  surrender 
of  Lee's  army,  covering  a  period  of  over  four  years,  and  a  full 
record  of  his  military  career  will  be  found  at  the  close  of  this 
memoir.      Later  he  operated  two  shoe  stores  on  Washington  street, 


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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

for  a  number  of  years,  and  was  also  engaged  in  manufacturing  shoes, 
in  which  a  full  complement  of  men  was  employed;  also  dealt  largely 
in  real  estate,  buying  and  selling  Indianapolis  property.  As  the 
years  advanced  he  disposed  of  these  varied  interests,  and  lately  he 
has  been  engaged  in  city  work,  and  now  has  charge  of  the  city 
yards,  under  the  jurisdiction  of  the  board  of  public  works,  and  for 
this  position  he  is  peculiarly  well  fitted,  as  few  men  have  a  larger 
acquaintance  in  Indianapolis,  his  forty-five  years'  residence  having 
made  him  familiar  with  every  detail  of  growth  and  development. 

In  1892  his  wife,  with  whom  he  had  lived  over  forty  years,  was 
taken  sick  and  died,  and  was  buried  from  St.  Bridget's  church  by 
Rev.  Father  Curran,  assisted  by  Father  Cooney — his  old  army 
chaplain.  The  captain  was  married  to  his  present  companion 
October  11,  1894.  She  bore  the  maiden  name  of  Fannie  Felix, 
and  at  the  time  was  a  member  of  St.  John's  church  choir,  receiv- 
ing a  good  salary.  She  is  a  native  of  Cincinnati,  born  of  German 
Catholic  parentage.  Her  excellent  \-oice  was  recognized  in  early 
life,  was  carefully  trained  in  the  Cincinnati  Musical  college,  and 
later  she  sang  in  St.  Joseph's  Catholic  church  in  Cincinnati  for 
twelve  years. 

Capt.  Moloney  has  been  a  prominent  member  of  the  G.  A.  R. 
for  many  years,  and  has  always  taken  an  active  interest  in  the 
affairs  of  his  late  comrades  in  arms.  He  was  an  ardent  worker  to 
secure  the  appropriation  for  the  erection  of  the  soldiers'  monument 
which  ornaments  the  circle  in  the  beautiful  Capital  city.  To 
himself.  Col.  Robinson  and  Gen.  Manson  is  the  chief  credit  due 
for  securing  this  worthy  recognition  of  the  soldiers  of  the  state. 
The  captain  is  active  in  political  work,  and  influential  in  the  coun- 
cils of  the  democracy,  and  he  has  been  a  member  of  the  Hendricks 
club  for  several  years.  The  family  are  members  of  Sts.  Peter  and 
Paul's  church,  Father  Chartrand  being  the  pastor  in  fact,  although 
the  bishop  is  the  nominal  pastor. 

Among  the  early  responsible  military  positions  committed  to 
the  charge  of  Lieut.  Moloney,  there  are  some  worthy  of  detailed 
notice.  During  the  time  the  Thirty-fifth  Indiana  was  guarding  the 
Green  River  bridge  at  Munfordville,  Ivy.,  in  the  early  part  of  1862, 
word  was  received  by   officers  in   command    that  serious   depreda- 


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tions  were  being  committed  by  desperadoes  headed  by  one  Wheeler, 
and  it  was  determined,  if  possible,  to  capture  him  and  his  follow- 
ers. Lieut.  John  Moloney  was  selected  to  take  charge  of  this 
force,  which  was  composed  of  men  selected  from  his  own  company 
and  company  E.  A  competent  scout  or  guide  was  assigned  to  lead 
the  way,  and  a  search  was  at  once  commenced  for  the  apprehen- 
sion of  the  offenders.  Lieut.  Moloney  having  instructions  which 
led  him  to  exercise  his  own  discretion,  he  determined  to  succeed  at 
all  hazards.  Coming  into  the  locality  of  the  supposed  hiding 
place,  he  first  visited  Wheeler's  home,  but  finding  that  he  was  not 
there,  and  learning  with  some  definiteness  that  he  was  at  the  home 
of  his  father-in-law,  some  twenty-five  miles  distant,  he  decided  to 
mount  his  men.  He  told  his  guide  to  point  out  the  houses  owned 
by  rebel  sympathizers,  and  from  their  barns  he  selected  horses 
until  his  force  was  well  mounted.  He  also  pressed  some  loiterers 
into  service,  and  took  them  along. 

The  little  band  then  made  a  rapid  march  to  the  vicinity  of 
Bowling  Green,  Ky.  At  about  one  o'clock  in  the  morning  they 
arrived  in  sight  of  the  house  which,  it  was  supposed,  sheltered 
Wheeler.  The  men  were  quietly  dismounted  and  deployed  to  sur- 
round the  house.  Lieut.  Moloney,  in  company  with  the  scout  and 
two  of  his  men,  with  arms  ready  for  prompt  action,  followed  a  col- 
ored woman  from  the  kitchen  into  the  dining  room,  and  there,  at 
that  unseasonable  hour,  sat  Wheeler  and  his  friends  about  to  par- 
take of  a  midnight  dinner.  Lieut.  Moloney  ordered  them  to  remain 
seated,  stating  that  resistance  would  be  futile  as  the  house  was 
surrounded.  The  whole  party  were  made  prisoners — the  father- 
in-law  remarking  to  Wheeler,  "  I  told  you  so;  I  knew  they  would 
be  after  you."  The  little  band  of  heroes  were  royally  entertained 
by  the  hospitable  secessionist,  and  did  not  leave  the  premises  until 
after  daylight,  and  at  the  request  of  the  host — an  unusual  thing  for 
soldiers  to  wait  to  be  asked  under  such  circumstances — they  par- 
took of  the  supper  spread  upon  the  tables  and  greatly  enjoyed  it 
after  their  active  exercise.  Lieut.  Moloney  was  careful  that  the 
same  courteous  treatment  was  extended  the  generous  entertainers. 
On  their  return  march,  Wheeler  was  allowed  to  visit  his  own 
home  for  such  clothing  as  he  desired,  and  to  bid  his  wife  and  chil- 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

dren  good-bye,  the  parting  being  touchingly  aiTecting.  Lieut. 
Moloney  had  busied  himself,  gathering  such  incidents  as  he  could, 
and  was  impressed  with  the  belief  that  Wheeler  was  innocent  of 
the  charges  imputed  to  him;  that  what  he  had  done  was  really  in 
accord  with  the  laws  of  civilized  warfare,  and  did  not  hesitate  to 
impart  his  belief  to  the  distracted  wife  and  children.  On  their 
return,  Wheeler  was  permitted  to  take  along  as  many  of  his 
friends  and  neighbors  as  he  desired  to  testify  to  his  character,  so 
that  when  the  force  reached  camp  it  had  been  swelled  to  quite  an 
imposing  army,  and  was  received  with  shouts  of  welcome  and 
"Three  cheers  for  Moloney's  cavalry."  The  horses  taken  in  this 
emergency  were  returned  to  their  rightful  owners,  and  it  is  but  due 
to  Wheeler  to  say  that  he  was  vindicated  and  released.  Later  on 
in  the  service,  Lieut.  Moloney  again  received  courteous  treatment 
at  the  hands  of  Wheeler  and  his  father-in-law. 

^^'hen  the  Thirty-fifth  Irish  regiment  was  recruited,  our  sub- 
ject was  commissioned  captain  of  company  A,  and  commanded  the 
same  until  the  close  of  the  war.  This  regiment  was  assigned  to 
the  army  of  the  Cumberland  and  participated  in  all  the  memorable 
engagements  of  the  grand  army  of  the  West. 

At  the  battles  of  Chickamuaga  and  Lookout  Mountain,  Capt. 
Moloney  was  especially  noticed  in  the  official  reports  and  general 
orders  of  the  commanding  general  for  meritorious  services  and  con- 
spicuous gallantry  in  action.  On  the  night  of  the  20th  of  June, 
1864,  during  a  ba}'onet  charge  upon  the  enemy's  works,  Capt. 
Moloney,  while  gallantly  leading  his  company,  was  captured  on 
the  very  ramparts  of  the  rebel  works  and  forcibly  drawn  over  the 
breastworks  by  the  rebel  soldiers.  He  was  taken  to  Marietta,  Ga. , 
thence  to  Atlanta,  and  finally  to  Macon,  where  commissioned 
officers  were  imprisoned.  A  scheme  was  concocted  among  the  pris- 
oners to  wreck  and  burn  the  train  en  route,  and  Capt.  Moloney 
was  to  command  a  detachment  of  the  prisoners.  But  this  mis- 
carried through  want  of  concert  of  action.  Our  hero,  however, 
jumped  from  the  moving  train  on  a  trestle  work,  and  though  a 
volley  was  fired  at  him  by  the  guards,  he  escaped  unhurt.  For  si.\ 
days  following  this  he  had  neither  food  nor  rest,  but  was  finally 
relieved  by  some  negroes,  who  gave  him    melons  and   other  food, 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

and  rendered  him  assistance  in  building  a  raft,  upon  which  he 
hoped  to  float  on  the  Cumberland  river  until  picked  up  by  the 
Union  gun-boats.  But  the  material  at  hand  was  very  scarce  and 
the  float  was  not  sufficiently  buoyant  to  keep  him  above  water.  The 
ignorant  negroes  had  told  him  that  the  Yankee  gunboats  were  just 
beyond  an  island  in  the  river,  the  channel  being  on  the  further  side. 
He  managed  to  reach  the  island,  which  was  overgrown  with  impen- 
etrable grass,  brakes  and  weeds.  After  superhuman  efforts  he 
managed  to  get  through  the  morass  until  he  obtained  a  fair  view  of 
his  surroundings,  having  been  nearly  suffocated  in  a  quicksand 
bayou.  Being  disappointed  in  finding  the  gunboats,  he  decided  to 
continued  his  aquatic  operations,  but  could  not  resume  his  course 
without  rest.  He  found  an  old  barn  door,  upon  which  he  tried  to 
sleep,  but  was  savagely  attacked  by  wild  hogs  -during  the  night. 
In  the  morning  he  returned  to  his  old  raft  and  floated  down  the 
stream.  On  the  second  day  he  encountered  a  rebel  picket  post  of 
the  Second  South  Carolina  cavalry.  His  raft  drew  so  much  water 
that  he  was  able  to  keep  only  his  head  and  shoulders  above  the 
surface.  As  the  picket  hailed  him,  he  was  nearing  a  trestle  work 
or  piling,  in  a  swift  and  strong  current,  but  before  he  could  land 
his  raft  was  knocked  to  pieces  against  the  piling,  which  he  was 
unable  to  climb,  and  there  was  no  boat  wherewith  to  rescue  him. 
His  clothing  was  all  torn  from  his  body  in  the  hard  contact  with 
the  poles,  rails,  pieces  of  boards  and  the  piles,  so  that  he  pre- 
sented a  pitiable  sight  as  he  clung  for  life  to  a  piling-post,  of  which 
there  were  three  rows  in  the  river  to  prevent  Union  gunboats  from 
ascending.  For  two  long  hours  he  clung  to  these  life-saving  posts, 
and  was  finally  rescued  by  his  enemies,  but  they  treated  him  kindly 
and  one  of  them  gave  him  a  rebel  uniform  which  had  belonged  to 
the  donor's  dead  brother.  He  was  detained  two  or  three  days  to 
gain  strength,  as  he  was  nearly  exhausted,  and  then  sent  to  Charles- 
ton, when  he  was  delivered  to  the  rebel  provost  marshal.  On  the 
second  day  in  Charleston  he  was  taken  with  the  swamp  fever  and 
sent  to  a  hospital,  where  he  lay  at  death's  door  for  many  days. 
Here  the  Sisters  of  Charity,  to  whom  he  is  undoubtedly  indebted 
for  his  life,  took  him  in  charge.  They  were  unremitting  in  their 
attentions  to  all,  uniforms    counted   for   nothing — Protestant  and 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

Catholic  alike  shared  their  devotion  to  humanity  for  humanity's 
sake.  With  their  own  ambulance  they  gathered  food  and  delicacies 
for  the  sick  of  all  nations,  and  distributed  them  where  needed, 
sacrificing  their  own  interest  and  living  on  the  plainest  fare, 
because  the  sick  needed  the  delicacies.  And  it  is  true  that  these 
self-sacrificing  angels  of  mercy  could  secure  contributions  even 
where  the  strong  arm  of  the  law  failed  to  reach  them.  God  bless 
the  Sisters  of  Charity. 

After  recovering,  Capt.  Moloney  was  taken  to  Macon,  but  he 
was  never  reconciled,  and  determined  to  make  his  escape  at 
whatever  cost.  Finally,  an  exchange  of  i6o  out  of  200  officers 
in  the  prison  was  arranged,  but  Capt.  Moloney  was  one  of  the 
forty  who  were  not  exchanged.  When  they  were  calling  out 
the  names  of  the  exchanged  officers,  at  the  risk  of  life  he  stepped 
across  the  dead  line  and  took  a  place  in  the  ranks.  Fortunately 
the  movement  was  unobserved.  Subsequently,  during  roll  calls, 
he  had  some  other  comrade  to  answer  "in  unison  ",  and  he  thus 
escaped  detection  until  they  were  well  away  from  the  prison.  He 
then  gave  them  leg  bail  again,  this  time  successfully.  Old  Glory 
never  looked  so  beautiful,  the  stars  were  never  so  bright  nor  the 
stripes  so  broad,  as  when  he  first  beheld  it  on  this  occasion.  The 
union  pickets,  seeing  his  gray  uniform,  supposed  him  to  be  a  rebel 
deserter,  and  hailed  him  with  "  Hello,  Johny,  are  you  coming  in  to 
give  yourself  up.'"  He  replied,  "  Yes;  I  am  sick  and  tired  of  these 
fellows  and  don't  want  to  stay  with  them  any  longer,  "  which  was  no 
doubt  as  true  a  saying  as  he  ever  uttered.  He  was  about  to  be 
taken  to  headquarters  as  a  rebel  deserter,  when  he  explained 
his  position  and  miraculous  escapes.  He  was  taken  to  Atlanta, 
where  he  rejoined  his  regiment,  and  was  not  recognized,  owing  to 
his  rebel  garb  and  emaciated  condition.  He  had  been  reported 
killed  in  the  action  when  captured,  and  great  was  the  rejoicing  of 
his  comrades  and  fellow-officers  when  he  appeared  among  them  in 
the  flesh.  He  assumed  command  of  his  company,  still  wearing  the 
rebel  uniform,  as  he  had  no  other,  and  could  not  then  obtain  one. 
He  remained  with  the  army  until  after  the  defeat  of  Hood  at 
Nashville,  when  he  was  granted  a  thirty  days'  leave  of  absence. 
On  this  visit  he  returned  to  Indianapolis,  still    wearing  the  garb  of 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

a  rebel  soldier,  and  excited  some  comment  here,  as  old  settlers 
can  testify.  Rejoining  his  regiment  in  the  fall  of  1864,  heremained 
at  the  front  until  the  last  armed  foe  of  the  Union  had  laid  down 
his  arms,  when  he  returned  to  the  peaceful  pursuits  of  life.  This  is 
another  evidence  of  the  truthfulness  of  the  statement  that  the  imper- 
ishable American  Union  has  been  cemented — not  by  the  blood  in 
this  case,  but   by   the  devotion   of  many   a  true   Roman  Catholic. 


JOHN  \V.  GERDINK,  dealer  in  real-estate,  and  an  insurance 
agent,  and  one  of  the  enterprising  young  men  of  Terre  Haute, 
of  which  city  he  is  a  native,  was  born  June  i  i,  1867.  son  of  John 
Gerdink,  who  became  a  citizen  of  Terre  Haute  as  early  as  the  year 
1848.  The  father  was  born  in  Holland  and  came  to  tjie  United 
States  in  the  above  year,  and  later  was  united  in  marriage  with 
Miss  Mary  Burke,  a  native  of  county  Tipperary,  Ireland,  whose 
family  became  residents  of  Indiana  about  the  year  1862.  For 
many  years  the  elder  Gerdink  was  identified  with  the  commercial 
interests  of  Terre'  Haute,  where  he  resided  until  1879,  at  which 
time  the  family  removed  to  Gerdink  Station,  Sullivan  county, 
returning  thence  after  a  temporary  residence,  to  1  -.rre  Haute, 
where  John  Gerdink  departed  this  life  in  the  yea  1892.  He  was 
a  devoted  Catholic,  and  ever  proved  loyal  to  the  mother  church, 
being  a  member  of  St.  Patrick's  parish  at  the  time  of  his  death. 

John  W.  Gerdink  spent  the  first  twelve  years  of  his  life  in 
Terre  Haute  and  received  his  early  educational  training  in  the 
parochial  schools  of  the  city,  subsequently  attending  three  terms 
at  Union  Christian  college,  at  Merom,  Sullivian  county,  where  he 
obtained  a  knowledge  of  the  higher  branches  of  learning.  In  1888 
he  completed  the  prescribed  course  in  the  Terre  Haute  Commercial 
college,  and  immediately  thereafter  engaged  in  the  insurance  busi- 
ness as  manager  of  a  local  agency,  in  which  capacity  he  continued 
until  1894,  when  he  purchased  the  agency  which  he  has  since  suc- 
cessfully conducted.  Mr.  Gerdink  represents  many  of  the  leading 
insurance  companies  of  the  United  States  and  Europe,  among  which 
are  the  Phceni.x,  of  London,  Caledonia,  Concordia,  Detroit  Fire  & 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

Marine,  Grand  Rapids,  and  the  Fidelity  and  Casualty;  he  is  also 
secretary  of  the  Phcenix  Building  &  Loan  association,  and  local 
secretary  of  the  World  Building  &  Loan,  of  Indianapolis,  beside 
doing  an  extensive  and  lucrative  business  in  real  estate. 

In  1893  occurred  the  marriage  of  Mr.  Gerdink  and  Miss  Mamie 
O'Donell,  of  Terre  Haute,  the  ceremony  being  solemnized  in  St. 
Joseph  Catholic  church;  to  this  union  one  child  has  been  born,  a 
son,  Herbert  Gerdink.  Mr.  Gerdink  is  a  member  of  division  No. 
I,  A.  O.  H.,  and  at  this  time  he  is  president  of  Good  Will  council. 
Young  Men's  institute;  he  is  also  an  active  member  of  branch  No. 
630,  Catholic  Knights  of  America,  and  politically  wields  an  influence 
for  the  democratic  party,  with  which  he  has  been  identified  ever 
since  attaining  his  majority.  In  the  business  circles  of  Terre  Haute 
Mr.  Gerdink  is  well  and  favorably  known,  and  in  all  matters  per- 
taining to  the  best  interests  of  his  church  he  is  prominent,  as  is 
also  his  estimable  wife,  whose  good  works  have  endeared  her  to  a 
large  number  of  friends,  irrespective  of  religious  affiliation. 


EDWARD  GILMARTIN,  of  Fort  Wayne,  an  extensive  dealer 
in  lumber,  is  a  native  of  Queens  county,  Ireland,  was  born 
January  13,  1840,  and  is  one  of  the  three  children  born  to 
Michael  and  Catherine  (Whalen)  Gilmartin.  He  came  to  America 
in  i860,  landing  in  New  York  city  on  July  4,  of  that  year,  and 
thence  directly  to  Columbus,  Ohio,  and  engaged  with  the  Western 
Union  Telegraph  company  at  that  place.  In  the  winter  of  1861 
and  1S62  he  was  sent  south  to  build  military  telegraph  lines  after 
the  army  of  the  Potomac,  and  was  engaged  in  that  work  for  about 
two  years.  Returning  to  Columbus,  Ohio,  the  Western  Union 
Telegraph  company  assigned  him  to  work  for  the  Pennsylvania 
Railway'  company  on  the  east  end.  In  1864  the  company  sent 
him  to  Fort  Wayne,  and  he  was  given  charge  of  the  western  divi- 
sion of  the  Pennsylvania  line  until  1870,  and  then  transferred  to 
the  G.  R.  &  I.  He  built  all  the  telegraph  lines  of  that  railroad, 
in  all  six  or  seven  hundred  miles.  He  was  engaged  with  the  G.  R. 
&  I.  until  November,   1889,  when  he  resigned  to  attend  to  private 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CON'GREGATIONS, 

business.  He  had  previous  to  that  time  been  dealing  in  telegraph 
poles  and  lumber,  and  his  business  having  greatly  increased,  his 
resignation  was  necessary.  In  1869  he  engaged  in  the  retail  lum- 
ber business,  and  this  has  been  very  prosperous. 

In  1862,  while  laying  a  cable  from  Cape  Charles  to  Fortress 
Monroe,  he  was  shipwrecked,  losing  all  his  personal  effects.  He 
was  married  in  May,  1867,  to  Katherine  Lynch,  who  was  born  in 
Dublin,  Ireland,  and  came  to  America  with  her  parents  when  a 
child.  To  their  union  eleven  children  have  been  born,  nine  of 
whom  are  living:  Kate,  now  the  wife  of  W.  B.  McDonald,  super- 
intendent of  the  electric  light  works  at  Chicago;  Michael  J.,  Will- 
iam H.,  Mary  A.,  Edward  T.,  Nellie,  John  F.,  Loretta  and 
Alice.  The  family  in  Fort  \\'ayne  are  members  of  St.  Patrick's 
congregation,  and  Mr.  Gilmartin  is  a  member  of  the  Catholic 
Knights  of  America,  the  Ancient  Order  of  Hibernians,  the  St.  \'in- 
cent  de  Paul  society,  and  of  the  Blessed  Virgin  of  St.  Patrick's. 
Mr.  Gilmartin  is  one  of  the  most  enterprising  business  men  of  Fort 
Wayne,  and  has  gained  his  present  prominent  position  entirely 
through  his  personal  exertions  and  excellent  management. 


WILLIAM  F.  MOORE,  of  the  real  estate  and  insurance  firm 
of  Moore  &  Horan,  Indianapolis,  is  a  native  of  the  state  of 
Ohio,  born  in  the  city  of  Columbus,  on  March  24,  1863.  His  par- 
ents, Patrick  and  Hannah  (Mahoney)  Moore,  both  natives  of  county 
Kerry,  Ireland,  were  married  in  Lowell,  Mass.,  and  had  born  to 
them  a  family  of  ten  children,  nine  sons  and  one  daughter,  viz: 
John  died  in  his  boyhood;  Jeremiah  also  died  in  early  youth; 
Michael,  foreign  agent  of  the  Indianapolis  Sentinel,  resides  in  the 
Capital  city;  Thomas,  engaged  in  the  wire  business  in  Cleveland, 
Ohio;  William  F.,  whose  name  introduces  this  sketch;  James 
died  in  Anderson,  Ind.,  in  1894,  was  also  engaged  in  the  wire  trade; 
Stephen  died  when  young;  Patrick,  dealer  in  wire  at  Cleveland; 
Lawrence  is  similarly  engaged  in  the  same  city;  and  Mary  is  the 
name  of  the  daughter.  Of  the  sons,  Michael  and  William  F.  are 
the  only    members  of   the   family  living  who   are  married.      For  a 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

number  of  years  the  father  was  superintendent  of  the  wire  mill 
department  in  the  Ohio  penitentiary  at  Columbus,  and  later  occu- 
pied a  similar  position  in  the  city  of  Cleveland,  where  his  death 
occurred  in  1886,  at  the  age  of  fifty-six;  the  mother  is  still  living 
in  that  city. 

When  William  F.  Moore  was  a  babe,  his  parents  moved  to 
Indianapolis,  Ind.,  where  the  family  remained  about  five  years  and 
then  went  to  Cleveland,  Ohio,  in  the  parochial  schools  of  which 
city  the  subject  received  his  elementary  education.  Subsequently, 
he  became  a  student  of  St.  Bonaventure  college,  Allegheny,  Pa., 
where  he  pursued  his  studies  for  some  time  and  then  entered  the 
Jesuit  college  at  Hyde  Park.  Returning  from  college  in  1886,  he 
accepted  a  position  with  the  Indianapolis  Sentinel,  representing 
the  interests  of  that  paper  on  the  road  for  a  period  of  about  seven 
years. 

Severing  his  connection  with  the  Sentinel,  Mr.  Moore  next 
engaged  in  the  cigar  and  tobacco  business  in  Indianapolis,  which 
continued  eighteen  months,  and  then  effected  a  copartnership  with 
J.  C.  Dalton  in  the  hat  trade,  conducting  a  store  on  Washington 
street  about  one  year.  In  February,  1896,  Mr.  Moore  abandoned 
mercantile  pursuits  and  engaged  in  the  real  estate  and  insurance 
business  in  partnership  with  Mr.  Horan,  which  firm  still  continues. 

On  the  twenty-first  of  June,  1887,  Mr.  Moore  entered  into  the 
marriage  relation  with  Miss  Catherine  Dalton,  the  ceremony  being 
solemnized  in  St.  Patrick's  church  by  the  pastor.  Very  Rev.  D. 
O'Donaghue.  Two  sons  and  three  daughters  gladden  the  home  of 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Moore,  viz:  Vitalis,  Ignatius,  Helen,  Joseph  and 
Marie.  The  family  belong  to  St.  Patrick's  parish  and  Mr.  Moore 
at  this  time  is  president  of  the  Young  Men's  institute,  also  lecturer 
and  organizer  for  Indiana  and  Michigan.  Politically  he  is  a  dem- 
ocrat, and  as  such  is  active  in  the  councils  of  his  party  in  Indian- 
apolis. He  is  a  gentleman  of  culture  and  refinement,  an  earnest 
churchman,  and  belongs  to  the  progressive  young  element  of  the 
Capital  city. 

At  the  democratic  county  convention  held  at  Indianapolis, 
after  a  twenty-four  hours'  session,  ending  April  i,  1898,  as  a  nom- 
inee for    commissioner  of  the  Second  district,  W.  F.  Moore  "ran 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

like  a  Derby  winner."  His  strongest  opponent  was  Thomas. 
Beniis,  who  received  84  votes.  Moore  received  384,  B.  Frank 
Schmid,  58;  B.  F.  Jones,  35;  John  R.  Cox,  45;  Julius  F.  Reinecke, 
63;  F.  P.  Johnson,  24,  and  E.  A.  Bernauer,  5.  The  enthusiasm 
for  Moore  was  great,  and  when  the  band  played  "  There'll  be  a  hot 
time  to-night,"  the  delegates  cheered  lustily.  Mr.  Moore  re- 
sponded in  an  eloquent  and  acceptable  speech. 


REV.  G.  M.  GINNSZ,  pastor  of  the  Sacred  Heart  church,  at 
Schnellville,  Dubois  county,  Ind.,  was  born  in  the  diocese  of 
Strasburg,  Germany,  city  of  Molsheim,  province  of  Alsace-Lor- 
rain,  February  26,  1840.  His  primary  education  was  acquired  in 
the  parochial  school,  and  at  the  age  of  thirteen  years  he  entered 
the  seminary  of  Strasburg,  where  he  finished  his  philosophical 
studies. 

In  1859  he  came  to  America  by  the  advice  of  Rt.  Rev.  Msgr. 
de  St.  Palais,  Bishop  of  Vincennes,  and  entered  the  seminary  at 
Vincennes  as  a  student  of  theology.  December  20,  1S62,  he  was 
ordained  priest  by  the  same  venerable  bishop,  at  Vincennes,  and 
was  at  once  appointed  assistant  to  Father  Chasse  of  St.  Simon's 
church,  at  Washington,  Daviess  county,  where  he  remained  from 
January,  1863,  until  August  of  the  same  year.  He  was  then 
appointed  pastor  of  the  Church  of  the  Assumption  at  Floyd  Knobs. 
Floyd  county,  where  he  performed  a  great  deal  of  good  and  fruit- 
ful work  for  ten  years,  both  for  his  parish  .and  in  the  mission  field, 
and  after  his  arduous  labors,  in  June,  1873,  secured  a  vacation 
and  visited  his  aged  mother  at  Molsheim,  returning  in  October  of 
the  same  year.  He  was  then  appointed  to  St.  Mary's,  in  Daviess 
county,  remained  until  August,  1875,  and  was  then  called  to  Vin- 
cennes to  assume  the  chaplaincy  of  St.  Vincent's  Orphan  asylum, 
at  Highland,  near  by,  and  was  also  assigned  to  a  mission  at  St. 
Thomas,  in  Knox  county,  where  he  erected  a  church,  in  1879.  at 
a  cost  of  $2,500.  This  mission  is  now  a  duly  constituted  parish, 
with  its  resident  pastor. 

From  the  asylum  at   Highland,  Father   Ginnsz   was   called   to 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

the  pastorate  of  St.  Patrick's  parish,  in  Daviess  county,  where  he 
remained  from  January,  1881,  until  September,  1885,  and  whilst 
there  laid  the  foundation  of  the  Glencoe  Mortuary  chapel.  From 
St.  Patrick's  he  was  transferred  to  the  pastorate  of  St.  John's,  at 
Loogootee,  where  he  erected  the  parochial  school-building  and 
remained  until  January,  1890,  when  he  was  placed  in  charge  of 
the  Church  of  the  Nativity  B.  V.  M.,  at  North  Vernon,  Jennings 
county,  also  attending  Scipio,  and  officiated  until  January,  1892, 
then  became  pastor  of  St.  Vincent's  church,  Prescott,  Shelby 
county,  where  he  resided  until  July,  1896,  when  he  was  placed  in 
his  present  charge  at  Schnellville.  It  will  thus  be  seen  that  Father 
Ginnsz  has  been  in  the  constant  service  of  the  church  for  thirty- 
six  years,  and  no  priest  has  been  more  ardent,  active  and  devoted 
thin  he  during  this  long  period;  no  one  has  more  deservedly 
earned  the  high  esteem  in  which  he  is  held  both  by  Catholics  and 
Protestants  throughout  the  southern  diocese  of   Indiana. 


REV.  ROBERT  GLASSMEIER,  O.  S.  B.,  assistant  pastor  of 
St.  Joseph  church,  at  Jasper,  Dubois  county,  Ind.,  is  a  son  of 
Frederick  Henry  and  Catherine  (Kleyer)  Glassmeier,  both  natives 
of  Hanover,  Germany,  and  now  deceased.  Our  subject  was  born 
at  Clifton,  near  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  October  8,  i860.  He  completed 
his  studies  at  St.  Meinrad  college,  and  was  ordained  at  the  same 
place,  the  31st  of  May,  1890,  by  Bishop  Chatard,  and  celebrated 
his  first  mass  on  the  9th  of  June,   1890. 


PATRICK  GOLDEN,  a  respected  resident  of  Richmond,  Ind., 
was  born  in  county  Mayo,  Ireland,  in  1824,  a  son  of  Stephen 
and  Mary  (Highland)  Golden,  was  educated  in  his  native  parish, 
and  until  1852  worked  on  a  farm  for  his  father.  He  then  came  to 
the  United  States,  landing  in  the  city  of  New  York  in  the  year 
mentioned,  whence  he  came  direct  to  V^^ayne  county,  Ind.,  where 
for  ten  years  he  worked  on  a  farm  near  Richmond;  he  then  moved 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

to  the  city  and  for  fifteen  years  worked  for  the  gas  company,  and 
for  the  following  fourteen  years  in  the  paper-mill,  performing  his 
duties  faithfully  in  each  position,  as  his  long  tenure  of  employment 
fully  shows.  He  has  now  retired  and  is  one  of  St.  Mary's  most 
highly  respected  and  wealthy  members. 

February  3,  1863,  he  was  united  in  marriage,  at  Richmond, 
by  Rev.  Father  A.  J.  Menz,  with  Miss  Bridget  Flynn,  and  this 
union  has  been  blessed  with  five  children,  who  were  born  in  the 
following  order:  Mary,  Katherine  and  Anna,  all  still  at  home,  and 
the  latter  acting  as  clerk  in  the  Richmond  post-office;  John,  a 
machinist,  working  at  his  trade  in  St.  Charles,  Mo.,  and  James, 
deceased.  The  family  are  members  of  St.  Mary's  congregation, 
are  devout  and  faithful  to  their  religious  duties,  contribute  freely  of 
their  means  to  the  support  of  the  church,  and  enjoy  the  respect  of 
their  many  acquaintances  in  Richmond,  the  father  and  mother 
being  especially  held  in  high  regard  as  heads  of  so  worthy  a  family. 


PROF.  JOHN  E.  GOELZ,  superintendent  of  the  boys'  depart- 
ment at  St.  Mary's  school,  and  organist  for  the  church,  Madi- 
son, Ind.,  was  born  in  Columbia,  Monroe  county.  III.,  December 
4,  1869,  a  son  of  John  Adam  and  Anna  (Goeller)  Goelz,  natives, 
respectively,  of  Hesse  Darmstadt  and  Bavaria,  Germany.  He  is  a 
member  of  a  family  of  educators,  as  his  grandfather,  father,  uncles 
and  brother  were  all  teachers. 

John  Adam  Goelz  came  to  the  United  States  on  the  loth  of 
November,  1853,  and  there  also  came  two  brothers,  John  and 
Peter,  and  two  sisters,  Barbara  and  Catherine.  John  now  resides 
in  East  St.  Louis.  111. ;  Peter  died  in  that  city,  and  left  a  son — 
Christopher — who  is  a  priest  at  Cobden,  111.,  and  Barbara  died  in 
Waterloo,  111.;  Catherine  died  in  East  St.  Louis;  John  Adam  and 
his  brother,  John,  are  therefore  the  only  survivors  of  this  family. 
John  Adam's  first  school  was  in  Monroe  county.  111. ;  he  ne.\t 
taught  at  Columbia,  111.,  Waterloo,  111.,  and  in  1868  in  New 
Alsace,  Ind.,  and  is  now  se.xton  of  the  church  at  Waterloo.  He 
was  married,   by   Rev.  Ferdinand    Hundt,  in   1868,  to   Miss  .\nna 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

Goeller,  who  came  from  Germany,  in  1S52,  with  her  parents, 
Sebastian  and  Catherine  Goeller.  who  had  five  children — John, 
Anna,  Andrew,  Mary  and  Dorotha.  The  father  was  a  cooper  by 
trade  and  located  with  his  family  at  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  and  after- 
wards at  Waterloo,  111.  The  marriage  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  A. 
Goelz  was  blessed  with  two  children — John  E.  and  Peter  Paul — 
the  latter  being  a  teacher  in  a  parochial  school  at  Bartelso,  111. 

Prof.  John  E.  Goelz  was  educated  in  the  Catholic  Normal 
school  at  St.  Francis,  Wis. ,  which  he  attended  three  years,  grad- 
uating in  1889,  in  which  year  he  was  appointed  to  his  present 
position  in  Madison,  Ind.  He  was  first  married,  in  1892,  to  Miss 
Mary  M.  Mayer,  who  was  called  away  September  6,  1894.  His 
second  marriage  was  to  Miss  Rose  M.  Auger,  a  native  of  Madison 
and  a  daughter  of  Charles  Auger,  Sr. ,  the  ceremony  being  solem- 
nized February  9,  1897,  by  Rev.  J.  B.  H.  Seepe.  Mr.  Goelz  has 
been  very  successful  as  an  instructor,  not  only  of  the  boys  in  St. 
Mary's  parochial  school,  but  as  a  teacher  of  vocal  music  to  the 
members  of  the  choir  of  which  he  is  the  organist.  He  is  genial, 
gentlemanly,  and  accomplished,  and  has  made  many  friends  within 
and  without  the  pale  of  his  church,  and  he  and  his  wife  are  highly 
esteemed  on  account  of  their  many  personal  merits. 


PATRICK  GOLDEN,  a  representative  business  man  of  Prince- 
ton, Ind.,  was  born  in  county  Armagh,  Ireland,  in  March, 
1S46,  the  youngest  of  seven  children — five  sons  and  two  daughters 
— constituting  the  family  of  William  and  Sarah  (Hughes)  Golden, 
and  of  this  family  three,  beside  Patrick,  are  still  living,  viz: 
Thomas,  the  eldest,  who  is  a  merchant  of  Belfast,  Ireland;  James, 
a  man  of  wealth  and  influence,  who  made  his  fortune  in  the  gold 
mines  of  the  island  of  New  Zealand,  where  he  still  resides,  and 
William,  an  employee  of  the  British  government  on  the  same 
island. 

Patrick  Golden  was  confirmed  in  the  Catholic  faith  by  Bishop 
Di.xon,  of  the  see  of  Armagh,  was  educated  in  the  National  school 
of  his  parish,  and  was  reared  tomanhood  on  his  father's  farm.      In 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

1872  he  came  to  the  United  States,  landed  in  New  York,  and  thence 
at  once  came  to  Princeton,  to  join  an  uncle,  being  then  a  poor 
young  man,  and  here,  through  his  inherent  ability  and  tact,  has 
lifted  himself  to  the  front  rank  in  business  circles.  He  was  first 
married  in  May,  1880,  by  Father  Merckle,  to  Miss  Barbara 
Schmitt,  the  result  of  the  union  being  two  children,  viz:  Mary  M., 
who  was  confirmed  at  the  age  of  eleven  years,  by  Bishop  Chatard, 
was  educated  in  the  public  schools,  and  also  received  an  excellent 
musical  training;  Charles  W. ,  the  second  child,  is  being  educated 
in  the  public  schools  and  is  in  the  fifth  grade.  Mrs.  Golden 
departed  this  life  April  15,  1890,  at  the  age  of  thirty-three  years 
and  seven  months,  a  true  Catholic.  The  second  marriage  of  Mr. 
Golden  was  solemnized  March  i,  1892,  by  Father  Torbeck,  with 
Miss  Anna  M.  Schmitt. 

The  business  career  of  Mr.  Golden,  which  commenced  twelve 
years  ago,  has  been  very  prosperous,  and  he  now  stands  among  the 
foremost  of  the  mercantile  men  of  Princeton.  In  politics  he  is  a 
stanch  democrat,  and  cast  his  first  presidential  vote  for  Samuel  J. 
Tilden.  He  is  one  of  the  leading  members  of  St.  Joseph's  congre- 
gation, and  contributes  very  freely  of  his  means  to  the  support  of 
his  church.  He  is  respected  for  his  personal  integrity  and  with 
his  wife  mingles  with  the  best  social  circles  of  Princeton.  He  is 
the  owner  of  considerable  real  estate  and  his  residence  is  one  of  the 
most  modern  in  the  city,  where  his  genial  and  cordial  disposition 
brings  to  him  many  visits  from  admiring  friends. 


BARTLEY  A.  GORDON,  inspector  and  foreman  for  the  Rich- 
mond Natural  Gas  company,  at  Richmond,  Ind.,  was  born  in 
West  Liberty,  Logan  county,  Ohio,  August  23,  1866,  and  is  a  son 
of  Bartley  and  Bridget  (Roberts)  Gordon.  The  father  was  born 
in  Ballinamore,  Leitrim  county,  Ireland,  December  24,  1828,  and 
was  there  reared  to  manhood.  He  went  to  England  and  sailed 
for  the  United  States  July  28,  1851,  and  landed  in  New  York  city 
September  15,  1851.  He  then  went  to  West  Bloomfield,  Esse.x 
county,    and   for   ten    months    worked    as   a    general   laborer,    and 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

then  came  west,  in  1852,  as  far  as  Ohio,  and  was  employed  as 
section  foreman  for  about  twenty-five  years  at  West  Liberty, 
Logan  county. 

At  Urbana,  Ohio,  January  11,  1862,  he  married  Miss  Bridget 
Roberts,  and  to  this  union  were  born  eleven  children,  of  whom  si.x 
are  living  and  are  named  Mary,  Peter,  Anna.  Rose,  Ellen  and 
Bartley  A.  Mr.  Gordon  has  now  been  engaged  in  farming  on  his 
own  account  for  about  twenty-one  years,  and  is  a  devout  member 
of  St.  Patrick's  church  at  Bellefontaine,  near  which  place  his  farm 
is  situated. 

Bartley  A.  Gordon,  our  subject,  has  filled  his  present  position 
for  nine  years,  and  has  given  unusual  satisfaction  not  only  to  the 
company  but  to  the  public.  He  was  married  November  9,  1892, 
by  Rev.  Father  McMullen,  of  St.  Mary's  church,  to  Margaret 
Brannan,  and  this  union  has  been  blessed  with  two  children — 
Ellen  and  Mary.  For  the  past  three  years  Mr.  Gordon  has  been 
president  of  branch  No.  634,  Catholic  Knights  of  America,  and  is 
also  president  of  division  No.  i,  of  the  Ancient  Order  of  Hiber- 
nians, at  Richmond. 


REV.  JOHN  B.  GORMAN,  the  assistant  priest  of  St.  Francis 
Xavier  Catholic  cathedral  at  Vincennes,  is  a  native  of  county 
Fermanagh,  Ireland,  was  born  December  3,  1863,  and  is  the  eldest 
of  the  five  children  born  to  Terence  and  Mary  Gorman,  who  came 
to  America  in  June,  1864,  and  settled  on  Long  Island,  N.  Y.  Mary, 
the  eldest  daughter  of  the  family,  is  in  the  Dominican  convent  in 
New  York,  and  of  the  other  three  children,  Francis  is  a  plumber  in 
New  York  city,  Eliza  died  at  the  age  of  fifteen  years,  and  Joseph 
died  in  early  childhood. 

Father  Gorman  was  educated  primarily  in  the  public  schools 
of  Long  Island  and  the  parochial  schools  of  his  church,  and  his 
classical  and  theological  education  was  acquired  at  St.  Meinrad's 
college  and  seminary.  He  was  ordained  at  Indianapolis,  Ind., 
March  26,  1894,  by  Bishop  Chatard,  and  returned  to  his  parental 
home  to  say  his  first  mass  in  the  church  of  the  parish  in  which  he 
had  passed  his  childhood.    After  a  visit  of  a  few  weeks  with  his  par- 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

ents  he  was  assigned  to  his  present  office  in  St.  Francis  Xa\ier"s 
cathedral,  where  his  piety  and  zeal  have  been  the  subject  of  much 
commendation.  He  is  a  gentleman  of  high  literary  attainments,  is 
genial,  companionable  and  benign,  'and  is  a  clergyman  whose  use- 
fulness in  future  years  will  be  felt  in  any  field  to  which  the  mother 
church  may  see  fit  to  assign  him. 


DANIEL  MATTHEW  MORONEY,  proprietor  of  the  Moroney 
Medicine  company,  No.  2484  West  Michigan  street,  Indian- 
apolis, was  born  in  Henry  county,  Ind.,  February  4,  1861,  son  of 
Matthew  and  Mary  (Mack)  Moroney,  both  parents  natives  of  county 
Clare,  Ireland.  Matthew  and  Mary  Moroney  were  married  in 
Hagerstown,  Ind.,  and  the  former  died  in  1871;  the  mother,  who 
afterward  became  the  wife  of  Anthony  Scott,  resides  on  the  home 
farm  in  Hancock  county,  to  which  the  family  removed  about  the 
year  1865. 

Matthew  and  Mary  Moroney  reared  a  family  of  four  children 
— the  eldest  being  Martin,  a  traveling  salesman  for  the  wholesale 
house  of  D.  M.  Osborne  &  Co.,  with  headquarters  in  Indianapolis; 
the  second  in  order  of  birth  is  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Margaret 
married  Michael  Mannix,  a  farmer  of  Darke  county,  Ohio,  and  the 
youngest,  James  J.,  tills  the  home  place,  and  resides  with  his 
mother,  who  became  a  widow  the  second  time  in  1895. 

The  first  four  years  of  Daniel  M.  Moroney's  life  were  spent  in 
his  native  county,  and  for  the  succeeding  twenty-four  years  he  lived 
in  the  county  of  Hancock.  He  attended  the  public  schools  during 
his  minority,  and,  owing  to  the  death  of  his  father,  was  early 
obliged  to  contribute  his  share  toward  the  support  of  his  mother 
and  the  younger  members  of  the  family.  While  attending  to  the 
many  duties  of  the  farm,  he  learned  those  lessons  of  industry  and 
economy  which  have  marked  his  subsequent  years,  and  it  is  to  his 
credit  that  he  never  set  his  mind  to  any  task  without,  in  the  end, 
realizing  its  accomplishment. 

When  twenty-eight  years  of  age,  Mr.  Moroney  engaged  in  the 
drug  trade  at  Maxwell,  Hancock  county,  where  he  remained  three 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

years,  and  at  the  end  of  that  time  removed  to  Indianapolis,  estab- 
lishing his  drug  business  in  this  city  in  June,  1894.  Since  locating 
in  the  Capital  city,  he  has  built  up  a  fine  trade  in  the  general  drug 
line,  besides  which  he  has  achieved  more  than  a  local  reputation  as 
the  manufacturer  of  ten  different  kinds  of  proprietary  medicines, 
which  have  a  large  sale  throughout  Indiana  and  many  other  states. 
He  employs  a  regularly  graduated  pharmacist  who  assists  in  the 
preparation  of  these  remedies,  and  such  is  their  popularity  that  he 
is  kept  very  busy  in  order  to  supply  the  constantly  increasing 
demand  for  them. 

Mr.  Moroney  was  married  October  4,  1893,  to  Miss  Maggie 
O'Mara,  only  child  of  Jerry  and  Mary  O'Mara,  of  Indianapolis, 
the  ceremony  being  solemnized  by  Rev.  Father  Curran,  pastor  of 
St.  Bridget's  church.  Mrs.  Moroney  was  educated  in  the  parochial 
schools  of  Indianapolis  and  she  and  her  husband  are  devoted  mem- 
bers of  St.  Anthony's  parish  (Haughville),  in  which  they  are  highly 
esteemed.  They  are  the  parents  of  two  children — Leon,  born 
November  5,  1895,  and  Hellen,  whose  birth  occurred  on  the  6th  of 
February,  1896.  Mr.  Moroney  is  a  charter  member  of  the  Young 
Men's  institute,  and  politically  wields  an  influence  for  the  demo- 
cratic party,  with  which  he  has  voted  ever  since  attaining  his 
majority. 


GEORGE  P.  GORDON,  baggage  agent  of  the  P.,  Ft.  W.  & 
C.,  G.  R.  &  I.  companies,  and  member  of  the  common  coun- 
cil of  Fort  Wayne,  was  born  in  Greene  county.  Pa.,  June  24,  1833. 
His  father,  William  D.  Gordon,  was  born  in  Greene  county,  Pa., 
in  18 12,  and  was  the  son  of  George  Gordon,  who  was  born  and 
reared  in  Pennsylvania  and  died  in  1832.  William  D.  Gordon 
removed  to  Ohio  in  1835,  where  he  followed  farming  until  his 
death,  December  28,  1878.  His  wife  was  Catherine  Keenan,  who 
was  born  in  county  Fermanagh,  Ireland,  about  181 2,  and  came  to 
America  when  thirteen  years  of  age.  Her  death  occurred  in  Ohio 
in  1879.  To  them  three  sons  and  nine  daughters  were  born,  who 
are  living,  with  the  exception  of  four  daughters. 

George  P.  Gordon  was  reared  in  Ohio  until  the  spring  of  1856, 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

%vhen  he  went  to  Madison,  Wis.,  where  for  five  years  he  was 
engaged  in  travehng  for  a  wholesale  establishment.  He  next  came 
to  Fort  Wayne,  but  remained  here  only  a  short  time,  going  next 
to  Lancaster,  Ohio.  In  1862  he  returned  to  Fort  Wayne  and 
engaged  in  farming  in  Pleasant  township  until  the  fall  of  1865.  He 
next  went  to  Woodburn,  Ind.,  with  J.  K.  Edgerton  and  remained 
one  year.  Returning  to  Fort  Wayne  he  took  a  position  on  the  city 
police  force,  and  held  the  same  for  one  year.  August  i,  1868,  he 
entered  the  railroad  business  as  night  baggage  agent,  and  six  years 
later  was  promoted  to  his  present  position.  Mr.  Gordon  was  mar- 
ried in  1S57  at  Madison,  Wis.,  to  Catherine  Ring,  who  was  born  in 
Perry  county,  Ohio,  September  28,  1834.  To  their  union  ten 
children  have  been  born,  six  sons  and  two  daughters  of  whom  sur- 
vive, viz:  Rose  E.  (wife  of  F.  A.  Ainan,  of  Fort  Wayne),  William 
D.,  John  F. ,  Daniel  D.,  Joseph  G. ,  Mary  E.  (^now  Sister  Georgi- 
ana,  of  the  order  of  the  Sisters  of  Providence),  James  S.  and 
Charles  E.  Of  these,  William  D.  is  married  to  Miss  Margaret 
'  Baker,  daughter  of  K.  Baker,  of  Fort  Wayne,  and  Daniel  D.  is 
married  to  Miss  Lena  Mettler.  The  family  are  all  devout  Catho- 
lics, and  Mr.  Gordon  is  a  member  of  the  Catholic  Knights  of 
America,  also  of  St.  Joseph's  Benevolent  society  and  the  Ancient 
■Order  of  Hibernians  and  St.  Vincent  de  Paul  association.  Mr. 
Gordon  was  elected  to  the  common  council  of  Fort  Wayne  in  the 
spring  of   1889,  and  is  a  sound  democrat. 


JOHN  GORDON,  master  mechanic,  Belt  shops,  Indianapolis, 
and  prominent  member  of  the  Church  of  the  Assumption,  is  a 
native  of  Ohio,  born  April  15,  1857,  in  the  city  of  Cincinnati. 
His  parents.  James  and  Winifred  (Farreli)  Gordon,  were  both 
natives  of  Roscommon  county,  Ireland,  but  came  to  the  United 
States  in  their  youth  and  were  made  husband  and  wife  in  Cincin- 
nati. Their  family  consisted  of  the  following  children:  James, 
who  died  at  the  age  of  twenty-four;  Luke,  Patrick  and  Thomas, 
triplets — the  first  named  dying  when  five  months  old  and  the 
others  at  the  age  of  six   months;  the  next  in  order  of   birth   is  the 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

subject  of  this  sketch;  'Lizzie  died  in  her  nineteenth  year;  Bee, 
wife  of  Henry  Blomyer,  lives  in  Indianapolis,  where  her  husband 
is  a  fireman  on  the  Belt;  they  have  had  two  children — Annie,  wife 
Joseph  Clark,  an  employee  of  the  Belt,  and  Willie,  who  died  at 
the  age  of  sixteen.  The  next  is  Thomas,  a  fireman  on  the  Belt, 
with  his  home  in  Indianapolis. 

The  parental  home  of  the  subject  was  removed  from  Cincin- 
nati to  Richmond,  Ind. ,  in  1864,  and  both  parents  died  in  the 
latter  city,  the  mother  in  1S92,  aged  sixty,  and  the  father  in  1894, 
at  the  age  of  sixty-six.  John  Gordon  served  an  apprenticeship  to 
the  machinist  trade  in  Indianapolis,  and  this  has  been  principally 
his  life  work.  He  spent  five  years  as  a  locomotive  engineer  and 
four  years  as  master  mechanic  at  Florissant,  Mo.,  returning  to 
Indianapolis  at  the  end  of  that  time  and  re-engaging  with  the  Belt 
shops,  with  which  he  has  since  continued.  For  three  years  Mr. 
Gordon  has  held  the  responsible  position  of  master  mechanic,  and 
has  discharged  the  duties  of  the  same  with  credit  to  himself  and 
satisfaction  to  the  company  with  which  he  has  so  long  been  promi- 
nently identified. 

He  was  married  in  St.  John's  church,  Indianapolis,  by  Very 
Rev.  Mgr.  Bessonies,  May  i,  1877,  to  Miss  Ellen  McGinty,  the 
accomplished  daughter  of  Martin  and  Mary  (Dixon)  McGinty,  a 
union  blessed  with  the  birth  of  seven  children:  Mary  \V.,  the 
eldest,  was  born  April  i,  1S81,  and  died  when  eight  weeks  t)ld; 
Annie,  the  second,  was  born  June  12,  1882;  Lizzie  was  born  in 
Florissant,  Mo.,  in  1884,  and  died  at  the  age  of  five  years;  Martin, 
the  next  in  order  of  birth,  was  born  November  25,  1887;  James 
was  born  March  7,  1890;  Francis  January  22,  1892,  and  Gertrude 
April  20,   1896. 

Mr.  Gordon  and  family  belong  to  the  Church  of  the  Assump- 
tion, of  which  his  wife  is  a  leading  spirit.  Religion  to  them  is  a 
rule  of  life,  and  they  exemplify  by  their  daily  conduct  the  pure 
faith  as  laid  down  by  the  Holy  Mother  church.  Politically,  Mr. 
Gordon  is  a  democrat,  and  has  served  as  a  member  of  the  central 
committee.  He  has  never  aspired  to  political  honors,  however, 
preferring  to  give  his  entire  time  to  the  responsible  duties  of  the 
position  he  so  acceptably  holds. 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

JOSEPH  I.  GORDON  is  a  native  of  Washington,  Daviess  county, 
Ind. ,  was  born  February  1 7,  1 862,  and  is  a  son  of  Bartholomew 
and  Margaret  (Hart)  Gordon,  who  reared  a  family  of  nine  children, 
viz:  Edward,  John,  Mary,  John  (second),  Anna,  Frank  J.,  Peter, 
James  J.  and  Joseph  I.,  all  of  whom  are  now  deceased,  with  the 
exception  of  Frank  J.,  James  J.  and  Joseph  I.,  who  all  reside  in 
Washington,  Ind. 

Bartholomew  Gordon,  father  of  the  above  family,  was  born  in 
county  Fermanagh,  Ireland,  in  1803,  a  son  of  Patrick  and  Annie 
(Roonie)  Gordon,  was  reared  to  general  labor  or  day-work,  and  in 
1830  came  to  America.  For  a  short  time  he  was  employed  in 
general  labor  at  Rome,  N.  Y.,  whence  he  went  to  Illinois,  but  soon 
after  came  to  Washington,  Ind.,  where  he  continued  at  day-work 
until  his  death,  from  inflammatory  rheumatism,  July  17,  1876 — a 
sincere  Catholic  and  a  member  of  St.  Simon's  congregation.  His 
widow  now  has  her  home  with  her  son,  Joseph  I.,  the  subject  of 
this  memoir,  who  is  caring  for  her  with  filial  affection  during  her 
declining  years.  She  is  a  member  of  the  Altar  society  of  St.  Simon 
and  has  faithfully  reared  all  her  children  in  the  faith  of  her  church. 

Joseph  I.  Gordon  was  educated  in  the  parochial  school  of  his 
native  city,  which  he  attended  until  thirteen  years  of  age,  when  he 
began  work  in  a  coal  mine,  and  at  this  and  at  general  labor,  wher- 
ever it  could  be  found,  he  continued  until  1882,  and  then  found 
steady  work  as  a  laborer  for  the  Washington  Gas  company  until 
the  fall  of  1883,  when  he  secured  a  position  as  barkeeper,  which 
occupation  he  followed  until  July,  1886,  when  he  began  the  same 
class  of  business  on  his  own  account  at  his  present  stand. 

October  17,  1893,  ^Ir.  Gordon  married  in  Jennings  county, 
Ind.,  Miss  Catherine  Maschino,  a  native  of  that  county,  born 
November  27,  1866,  a  daughter  of  Peter  and  Elizabeth  Maschino, 
natives  of  Alsace,  Germany,  and  early  settlers  of  Jennings  county,. 
Ind.  Three  children  have  blessed  the  marriage  of  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Gordon,  and  are  named  Joseph  Edward,  Carl  Matthews  and  Stella 
Catherine.  The  family  belong  to  St.  Simon's  congregation,  and 
Mr.  Gordon  is  a  member  of  St.  Mary's  branch,  No.  770,  Catholic 
Knights,  of  which  he  is  the  financial  secretary.  In  politics  he  is  a 
democrat,  but  has  never  been  an  office  seeker,  although  he  has  been 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

always  active  in  advancing  the  interests  of  his  party.  He  is  a 
genial,  good-natured  and  obliging  gentleman,  has  hosts  of  friends, 
and  is  the  owner  of  his  residence  on  Hefron  street  and  other  valu- 
able city  property. 

James  J.  Gordon,  whose  genealogy  may  be  traced  in  the 
biography  of  his  younger  brother,  Joseph  I.,  preceding  this  record, 
was  born  in  Daviess  county,  Ind.,  October  8,  1857.  He  was  edu- 
cated in  the  parochial  school  of  his  native  county,  and  at  the  age 
of  sixteen  years  apprenticed  himself  to  the  shoemaker's  trade,  for 
two  years,  followed  his  calling  three  years,  and  then  was  employed 
in  coal  mining  until  1882,  when  he  resumed  his  trade,  at  which  he 
worked  until  1884,  when  he  engaged  in  general  labor  until  1887, 
since  when  he  has  been  assisting  his  brother,  Joseph  I. 

Mr.  Gordon  was  married,  in  Washington,  May  31,  1881,  to 
Miss  Mary  M.  Flick,  of  Dubois  county,  Ind.,  and  this  union  has 
resulted  in  the  birth  of  seven  children,  viz:  Margaret,  Annie, 
Joseph  W.,  Henry,  Mary,  Roger  B.,  and  Helen  Elizabeth.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Gordon,  with  their  children,  are  members  of  St.  Simon's 
congregation,  and  Mr.  Gordon  is  also  a  member  of  the  Young  Men's 
institute  and  of  the  Catholic  Knights.  His  political  affiliations  are 
with  the  democratic  party.  He  has  been  industrious  and  thrifty 
through  life  and  owns  his  residence,  while  his  social  relations  are 
respectable  and  wide-spread. 


WILLIAM  GORMAN,  the  oldest  foreman  at  Mitchell,  Law- 
rence county,  Ind.,  in  the  employ  of  the  B.  &  O.  S.  W. 
railroad,  as  far  as  continuity  of  employment  may  be  considered, 
was  born  in  county  Kings,  Ireland,  September  7,  1838,  a  son  of 
James  and  Bridget  Gorman,  both  of  whom  died  in  Ireland,  the 
parents  of  seven  children,  viz:  Winifred,  who  is  married  to  Peter 
Dempsey,  and  still  hves  in  the  old  country;  William,  our  subject; 
John,  and  Margaret  (married  to  Thomas  Dunn),  also  are  still  in 
the  Emerald  isle;  Mary,  who  came  to  the  United  States,  married 
Francis  Dunn,  and  died  in  Perry  county.  111.  ;  Bridget,  wife  of 
James  Higgins,  of  New  Jersey,  and  James,  still  in  Ireland. 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

William  Gorman  was  reared  on  a  farm  owned  by  his  father 
and  had  very  good  school  advantages,  both  parochial  and  private, 
of  which  he  gladly  availed  himself,  and  willingly  walked  two  and 
a  half  miles  to  attend.  At  the  age  of  twenty-five  years,  he  mar- 
ried Anne  Connolly,  also  a  native  of  county  Kings.  In  1864,  he 
came  to  the  United  States,  he  and  wife  both  having  some  means, 
and  first  found  employment  in  New  York  at  railroad  work,  with 
which  he  became  very  familiar  and  to  which  he  determined  to 
devote  his  life-labor.  In  February,  1870,  he  came  to  Mitchell, 
where  he  has  ever  since  held  the  position  he  at  present  fills.  The 
marriage  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gorman  has  been  blessed  with  three  chil- 
dren, viz:  Elizabeth,  wife  of  William  M.  Keane,  William  and 
John,  all  residents  of  Mitchell. 

Mr.  Gorman  has  ever  been  active  in  matters  pertaining  to  the 
Catholic  church,  and  was  largely  instrumental  in  forming  the 
Catholic  congregation  and  erecting  its  house  of  worship  in  Mitchell. 
Prior  to  1871,  mass  was  read  in  private  residences  or  any  other 
places  that  might  be  found  convenient.  There  were  then  but  few 
Catholic  families  residing  in  Mitchell,  those  of  Mr.  Gorman, 
Michael  C.  Keane,  Joseph  Sowers,  John  O'Donnell  and  William 
Boland  being  the  more  prominent,  and  these  were  the  active  spirits, 
in  I  870,  in  organizing  the  movement  having  in  view  the  erection  of 
a  church-edifice.  The  church  society  was  organized  early  in  1871, 
the  construction  of  the  building  commenced,  and  by  the  close  of 
the  year  was  completed,  at  a  cost  of  $6,000,  and  paid  for  as  soon 
as  built.  It  is  a  neat  brick  structure,  and  for  the  payment  of  its 
construction,  as  well  as  for  the  ground  on  which  it  stands,  con- 
tributions were  made  by  many  Catholics  from  outside  parishes,  as 
well  as  by  many  Protestants.  The  edifice  was  consecrated  by  the 
bishop  of  the  dioc'ese  of  \'incennes,  and  the  congregation  is  in  the 
care  of  the  priest  at  Shoals. 


JOHN   GR.^DY,  a   prominent  Catholic    citizen   of    Indianapolis, 
resides  svith  his  family  at  526  Sanders  street.      He  was  born  in 
Cincinnati,  Ohio,  in   November,  1858,  and  is  a  son  of  Michael  and 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

Alice  Grady,  both  of  whom  were  natives  of  Ireland,  but  who  came 
to  the  United  States  in  early  life.  They  were  married  in  Cincin- 
nati, and  there  spent  all  their  married  life,  Mr.  Grady  dying  there 
and  Mrs.  Grady  afterward  removing  to  Indianapolis.  They  were 
the  parents  of  but  two  children,  viz:  John  and  Michael,  the  former 
the  subject  of  this  sketch,  and  both  residents  of  Indianapolis. 

John  Grady  grew  to  manhood  in  Cincinnati,  attending  both 
the  public  and  the  Catholic  schools.  Until  attaining  his  twenty- 
fifth  year  he  was  variously  engaged,  since  that  time  (1882)  having 
been  employed  as  engineer  by  the  Indianapolis  Gas  company.  His 
brother,  Michael,  has  been  with  the  same  company  in  the  same 
capacity  since  1875,  the  two  brothers  alternating,  one  being  on 
duty  during  the  day,  the  other  during  the  night. 

November  10,  1886,  Mr.  Grady  was  married  to  Miss  Honora 
McCarthy,  a  daughter  of  Timothy  and  Honora  McCarthy,  natives. 
of  Ireland,  who  early  became  citizens  of  Indianapolis.  Her  father 
died  some  years  ago,  but  her  mother  still  resides  in  that  city.  They 
were  the  parents  of  three  children,  of  whom  Mrs.  Grady  is  the  only 
survivor.  The  marriage  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Grady  was  solemnized  by 
the  Rev.  Father  O'Donaghue,  at  St.  Patrick's  church.  They  are 
the  parents  of  three  children,  viz:  Walter,  Nora  and  Raymond, 
all  whom  were  baptized  by  the  Rev.  Father  O'Donaghue.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Grady  and  their  children  are  among  the  highly  esteemed 
Catholic  residents  of  Indianapolis,  and  are  residents  of  St.  Patrick's 
parish,  respected  by  all  that  know  them. 


GUSTAVE  A.  GRAMELSPACHER,  assistant  cashier  of  the 
Farmers  &  Merchants'  Bank  of  Jasper,  is  one  of  the  four  chil- 
dren born  to  John  and  Francis  (Dupps)  Gramelspacher,  who  early 
came  from  Germany  and  located  in  Dubois  county,  Ind. 

Gustave  A.  Gramelspacher  was  born  July  30,  1875,  i"  Dubois 
county;  was  reared  in  the  city  of  Jasper,  attended  Jasper  college, 
and  graduated  in  1891,  being  one  of  the  first  to  graduate  from  that 
institution.  He  was  appointed  deputy  auditor  May  15,  1892,  and 
served  for  three  years,  when  he    resigned    that   position    to   accept 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

his  present  one.  The  bank  was  opened  August  15,  1895,  with 
John  L.  Bretz  as  president,  and  Jacob  Burger,  Jr.,  as  cashier.  In 
pohtics  Mr.  Gramelspacher  is  a  democrat,  and  his  first  vote  for 
president  was  for  William  J.  Bryan.  He  is  a  very  popular  young 
man,  is  unusually  apt  in  business  matters,  and  is  fully  qualified  to 
perform  the  duties  pertaining  to  his  present  responsible  position. 


HON.  FRANCIS  MURPHY,  ex-mayor  of  Vincennes,  Ind., 
and  president  of  the  People's  Savings,  Loan  &  Building  asso- 
ciation, was  born  in  Ripley  county,  Ind.,  May  13,  1854,  and  is  a 
son  of  Michael  C.  and  Nancy  W.  (Andrews)  Murphy. 

Michael  C.  Murphy  is  a  native  of  county  Westmeath,  Ireland, 
was  born  May  12,  1818,  and  at  the  age  of  sixteen  years  came  to 
America.  In  1852  he  married,  in  Ripley  county,  Ind.,  Miss  Nancy 
W.  Andrews,  a  native  of  Hamilton  county,  Ohio,  and  a  daughter 
of  W.  S.  Andrews,  a  minister  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church. 
To  this  union  were  born  three  children — Francis  (our  subject), 
Mary  and  John  M.  The  father  had  worked  under  Gen.  George 
B.  McClellan  when  the  latter  was  civil  engineer  for  the  Ohio  & 
Mississippi  railroad,  and  during  the  late  Civil  war  was  appointed 
inspector  of  bridges  on  that  road  by  the  officer  named;  his  total 
period  of  employment  on  the  road  extended  from  1858  to  1880, 
when  he  retired  to  Vincennes,  where  he  and  his  son  Francis  live 
together  under  the  same  roof,  the  latter  being  unmarried. 

Francis  Murphy,  our  subject,  at  the  age  of  six  years,  had  the 
great  misfortune  to  lose  his  mother,  when  the  home  circle  was  in 
consequeace  disrupted.  At  the  age  of  eight  he  was  placed  in  St. 
Vincent  de  Paul  orphan  asylum,  three  miles  from  Vincennes,  under 
the  jurisdiction  of  the  Sisters  of  Providence,  and  there  passed 
seven  years  under  tuition  in  the  ordinary  English  branches  prima- 
rily. After  passing  a  year  in  the  family  of  a  German  farmer,  he 
returned  to  Ripley  county,  attended  school  awhile,  and  thence  went 
to  Moore's  Hill  college  in  Dearborn  county,  Ind.,  a  Methodist 
institution.  It  had  been  the  father's  intention  and  the  desire  of 
the  subject  that  he  be  educated  for  the   ministry   of  the  Catholic 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

•church,  but  poor  health  rendered  this  impracticable  on  the  part  of 
the  latter,  as  it  also  prevented  his  completing  the  course  at  Moore's 
Hill  college. 

Although  Mr.  Murphy  has  passed  twenty-two  years  in  the 
liquor  business,  he  has  never  taken  a  drink  of  spirits.  For  several 
years  he  conducted  two  places  at  Sullivan,  Ind.,  in  conjunction 
with  an  extensive  establishment  of  the  same  character  in  Vincennes. 

In  May,  1882,  Mr.  Murphy,  as  a  republican,  was  elected  a 
member  of  the  Vincennes  city  council.  In  1884  he  modified  his 
political  views  and  became  a  democrat.  Twice  he  has  been  elected 
to  this  office  by  the  republicans  and  once  by  the  democrats,  serv- 
ing, in  all,  five  years.  In  May,  1889,  he  was  chosen  mayor  of 
\'incennes,  serving  two  years.  In  1891  he  was  re-nominated  for 
the  office  by  the  democrats,  but  by  an  anti-Catholic  combination 
was  defeated  by  only  one  vote.  In  1S90  the  People's  Building  & 
Loan  association  was  organized  in  Vincennes  and  Mr.  Murphy  was 
chosen  its  president,  which  position  he  still  ably  fills.  The  capital 
of  this  company  is  $1,000,000. 

Mr.  Murphy  is  a  member  of  St.  Francis  Xavier  Catholic  church, 
and  is  prominently  associated  with  sodalities.  He  served  one  term 
as  president  of  branch  No.  256,  C.  K.  of  A.,  as  first  lieutenant, 
uniform  rank,  St.  Paul's  commandery,  C.  K.  of  A.,  and  is  also 
adjutant-general  for  the  United  States  for  the  same  order;  he  is  a 
member  of  the  B.  P.  O.  E.,  and  was  an  organizer  of  lodge  No. 
291,  of  Vincennes;  he  is  past  deputy  great  sachem  of  Indiana,  and 
past  sachem  of  Piankishaw  council,  I.  O.  R.,  of  Vincennes;  is  also 
a  member  of  the  Liquor  Dealers'  association  of  Indiana,  has  served 
as  its  vice-president,  and  was  instrumental  in  securing  the  passage 
of  the  anti-quart  law. 


WILLIAM  M.  GRADY,  member  of  the  Indianapolis  fire 
department,  was  born  in  London,  England,  December  22, 
1871,  and  is  a  son  of  John  and  Mary  (Finn)  Grady,  natives 
respectively  of  county  Kerry  and  county  Limerick,  Ireland.  They 
were  married  in  London  and  resided  there  several  years  afterward, 
as  well  as  about  fifteen  years  before  their  marriage.      John  Grady 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

was  by  occupation  a  glass  manufacturer  on  his  own  account  in 
England,  and  died  in  Brighton  in  1885.  The  mother  of  the 
family,  after  her  husband's  death,  brought  her  children  to  the 
United  States,  and  located  in  Indianapolis  in  1889.  Her  children 
are  as  follows:  William  M.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Ellen, 
Mary  and  John  M.,  all  of  whom  are  living  and  all  at  home  with 
their  mother,  at  No.    1007  Senate  avenue.  South. 

William  M.  Grady  obtained  a  thorough  education  in  English 
in  the  Catholic  schools  of  London,  and  on  arriving  in  Indianapolis 
became  a  clerk  with  the  "Big  Four"  Railway  company,  with 
which  he  remained  about  three  years.  'One  year  was  spent  as  a 
deputy  in  the  office  of  the  county  recorder,  and  another  year  in 
the  employ  of  the  Kingan  Packing  company.  One  year  was  spent 
in  Chicago,  and  in  November,  1896,  he  was  appointed  to  a  posi- 
tion in  the  Indianapolis  fire  department,  as  a  member  of  hose 
company  No.  17,  which  position  he  still  retains.  Mr.  Grady  is 
still  unmarried,  is  a  member  of  division  No.  2,  Ancient  Order  of 
Hibernians,  and  the  family  are  all  members  of  St.  John's  Catholic 
church,  of  which  the  Rev.  Father  Gavisk  is  the  pastor.  Polit- 
ically he  is  a  democrat,  but  has  never  held  nor  sought  office.  He 
is  a  man  of  principle,  honest  in  his  dealings  with  his  fellow- men, 
and  respected  by  all  that  know  him. 


THOMAS  GREANV,  of  No.  15 14  Spann  avenue,  Indianapolis, 
is  a  representative  of  one  of  the  pioneer  Catholic  families  of 
St.  Patrick's  parish.  His  parents,  Dennis  and  Mary  Greany,  were 
born  in  county  Kerry,  Ireland,  but  came  to  America  when  young, 
and  were  married  in  Richmond,  Ind.,  September  29,  1S54,  and 
then  located  in  Cumberland,  Marion  county,  and  in  1862  came  to 
the  city  of  Indianapolis,  where  the  father's  death  occurred  very 
suddenly  on  December  10,  1869.  He  was  a  truly  pious  Catholic, 
and  possessed  the  respect  of  all  who  knew  him.  His  widow  is  still 
a  resident  of  this  city,  and  of  their  six  children  Ellen  is  the  wife 
of  Henry  Blemer,  Mary  is  married  to  Thomas  B.  Shoemaker, 
Thomas    is   the   subject    of    this    notice,    Margaret   is   the   wife   of 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

Joseph  Stevens,  John  lives  in  Indianapolis,  and  Catherine  died  in 
infancy. 

Thomas  Greany,  our  subject,  was  born  in  the  village  of  Cum- 
berland, Marion  county,  Ind.,  October  9.  i860,  and  was  but  two 
years  of  age  when  his  parents  settled  in  Indianapolis.  He  first 
attended  St.  John's  parochial  school  and  later  St.  Patrick's,  and  was 
among  the  first  to  receive  communion  in  the  present  St.  Patrick's 
church,  the  sacrament  being  administered  when  he  was  but  eleven 
years  old,  and  being  confirmed  on  the  same  day  he  received  his  first 
communion.  After  leaving  school  he  was  placed  at  work  in  a 
heading  factory,  where  he  remained  seven  years,  then  entered  the 
employ  of  the  P. ,  C,  C.  &  St.  L.  Railway  company,  and  since 
I  886  has  been  a  locomotive  engineer. 

The  marriage  of  Mr.  Greany  took  place  October  16,  1887,  to 
Miss  Mary  Stevens,  daughter  of  Valentine  and  Rose  Ann  Stevens, 
natives  of  Germany,  but  now  most  worthy  Catholic  residents  of 
Piqua,  Ohio,  and  this  marriage  has  been  blessed  with  two  children 
— Dennis  W.  and  Mary.  The  family,  as  intimated,  are  members 
of  St.  Patrick's  church,  to'the  support  of  which  they  freely  give 
their  aid,  and  Mr.  Greany  is  a  charter  member  of  Capital  council, 
\o.  276,  Young  Men's  institute,  and  is,  moreover,  one  of  the  most 
highly  respected  residents  of  his  parish. 


MICHAEL  H.  GREENEN,  a  well-known  Catholic  citizen  of 
Indianapolis,  residing  at  No.  230  South  Noble  street,  was 
born  in  the  parish  of  Durough,  county  Kings,  Ireland,  May  24, 
1844,  a  son  of  Peter  and  Mary  (Conway)  Greenen,  who  had  been 
playmates  in  childhood,  having  been  born  within  the  limits  of  one 
and  the  same  year,  and  within  the  bounds  of  the  same  parish. 

In  1850  Peter  Greenen  came  to  America,  bringing  with  him 
his  wife  and  four  children,  and  landing  in  New  Orleans,  thence 
going,  via  water,  to  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  and  four  months  later  pro- 
ceeding to  Urbana  and  settling  on  a  farm  near  that  city.  There 
were  two  more  children  born  to  the  parents,  and  all  si.\  reared  to 
mature  or  nearly  mature  years,  with  one  exception,  and  there  Mr. 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

and  Mrs.  Greenen  passed  their  lives  until  1S72,  when  they  came 
to  Indianapolis,  to  which  city  their  son  had  preceded  them.  Here 
Mr.  Greenen  secured  a  position  as  flagman  on  a  railroad,  and 
while  in  the  performance  of  his  duties  as  such  was  instantly  killed 
by  a  train  in  June,  1874.  He  was  a  sincere  Catholic  and  an 
industrious  and  respected  citizen.  The  widow  survived  her  unfor- 
tunate husband  several  years  and  di^d  also  in  the  Catholic  faith. 

Of  the  six  children  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Peter  Greenen, 
Joseph  W.,  the  eldest,  is  a  resident  of  Holy  Cross  parish,  Indian- 
apolis; Michael  H.  is  the  subject,  principally,  of  this  notice,  and  is 
the  next  in  order  of  birth;  Mary  is  the  wife  of  Patrick  Graham,  of 
Springfield,  Ohio;  and  the  youngest  born,  Anna,  is  married  to 
John  McGroarty,  of  Indianapolis;  Thomas  was  accidentally  killed 
while  engaged  in  railroad  work,  in  July,  1873,  at  the  age  of  twenty 
years,  and  Ella  died,  at  the  age  of  six,  in  Champaign  county, 
Ohio. 

Michael  H.  Greenen  assisted  his  father  on  the  home  farm  until 
1863,  when  he  came  to  Indianapolis,  worked  a  few  months  at 
brickmaking  for  T.  A.  Lewis,  then  in  Fletchers'  nursery  a  few 
•weeks,  again  worked  at  brickmaking,  and  in  October  of  the  same 
year  returned  to  the  Ohio  home  and  attended  school  the  ensuing 
winter;  in  the  spring,  returning  to  Indianapolis,  he  worked  at  brick- 
making for  a  Mr.  Simonds,  then  attended  his  home  school  the  fol- 
lowing winter,  and  finally,  in  the  spring  of  1865,  made  Indianap- 
olis his  permanent  home.  In  October  of  the  same  year  he  entered 
theemploy  of  the  P.,  C.,C.  &  St.  L.  Railroad  company  as  brakeman; 
later,  he  was  promoted  to  be  fireman,  which  position  he  held  three 
years  and  eleven  months;  was  next  yard  engineer  for  two  years  and 
was  then  given  a  freight  engine,  and  in  1876  was  appointed  to  a 
passenger  engine,  which  situation  he  has  continuously  held  to  the 
present  time.  During  all  of  these  years  he  has  met  with  no  serious 
accident,  and  to  his  credit,  be  it  said,  not  even  one  for  which  he  was 
held  responsible.  In  1883,  when  all  the  engineers  on  the  road 
went  out  on  a  strike,  he  was  out  eighteen  days  only,  when,  at  the 
solicitation  of  the  company,  he  returned  to  duty,  and,  with  one 
exception,  was  the  only  striking  engineer  ever  permitted  to  re-en- 
ter the  service  of  the  company,  and  is  now  the  oldest  engineer,  in 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

respect  to  continuous  service,  in  the  company's  employ,  with  possi- 
bly one  exception. 

Mr.  Greenen  was  united  in  marriage,  June  30,  1873,  with 
Miss  Ellen  L.  Coffieid,  daughter  of  Jeremiah  Coffield,  of  Urbana, 
Ohio,  and  this  union  has  been  blessed  with  nine  children,  viz: 
Daisey  M.,  Nettie  F. ,  Ignatius  P.,  Regina  A.,  Joseph  W.,  Harry 
M.,  Albert  J.,  Clementine,  and  Leo  Francis.  The  family  are 
highly  respected  members  of  St.  Patrick's  church  and  Mr.  Greenen 
is  a  member  of  St.  Patrick'.!  branch.  No.  563,  Catholic  Knights  of 
America,  and  to  Capital  council,  No.  276,  Young  Men's  institute, 
and  no  family  in  the  city  is  more  respected  than  his. 


PATRICK  E.  GRANNAN,  junior  member  of  the  hardware  and 
agricultural  implement  firm  of  Fanning  &  Co.,  of  Montgomery, 
Ind.,  is  a  native  of  Daviess  county,  was  born  January  28,  1858, 
and  is  a  son  of  Patrick  and  Phcebe  A.  (Mullen)  Grannan. 

Patrick  Grannan  was  born  in  Longford  county,  Ireland,  Decem- 
ber 25,  1810.  In  1840  he  came  to  Daviess  county,  was  here 
married  to  Miss  Mullen,  a  native  of  the  county,  and  lived  a  farmer 
until  his  death,  November  i,  1894,  a  devoted  Catholic  and  a  mem- 
ber of  St.  Patrick's  congregation.  Mrs.  Phoebe  A.  Grannan  is  still 
a  resident  of  St.  Patrick's  parish  and  is  a  most  devoted  Catholic. 
The  family  born  to  Patrick  Grannan  and  wife  consisted  of  four 
sons  and  four  daughters,  of  whom  seven  are  still  living,  viz:  Mary 
E.,  widow  of  Owen  Clarke,  and  a  resident  of  Loogootee;  Bridget, 
wife  of  Michael  Cahill,  an  undertaker  in  Montgomery;  George,  a 
farmer  of  St.  Patrick's  parish;  Margaret,  wife  of  John  Fanning, 
hardware  merchant  of  Montgomery;  Patrick  E.,  whose  name  opens 
this  article;  Peter  J.,  a  farmer  in  St.  Patrick's  parish,  and  Anna, 
wife  of  James  Murphy,  also  of  St.  Patrick's  parish. 

Patrick  E.  Grannan  was  reared  on  his  father's  farm,  and  was 
educated  in  the  common  school  of  his  district.  He  was  confirmed 
in  the  first  class  of  confirmation  in  the  new'  church  of  St.  Peter's 
at  Montgomery,  by  Bishop  de  St.  Palais,  and  was  the  youngest 
male  member  of   that  class.     He  commenced   his  business  life  in 

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THK    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

1 88 3  as  a  farmer,  and  followed  .the  vocation  about  twelve  years, 
and  met  with  very  fair  success.  June  5,  1883,  he  married  Miss 
Bridget  Tucker,  a  native  of  Daviess  county,  and  a  daughter  of 
WiUiam  and  Margaret  (McDonald)  Tucker.  Mrs.  Grannan  was 
also  confirmed  by  Bishop  de  St.  Palais,  and  was  the  youngest 
female  member  of  the  class,  the  event  taking  place  the  same  day 
her  husband  was  confirmed,  they  being  members  of  the  class  from 
St.  Patrick's  parish,  but  confirmed  in  St.  Peter's  church.  To  the 
marriage  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Grannan  have  been  born  eight  children, 
all  of  whom  still  live  to  bless  the  household  of  the  parents,  viz: 
Leo,  who  received  his  confirmation  from  Bishop  Chatard ;  Mary  E. , 
Clara  M.,  George,  William  V.,  Anna  B.,  Rose  and  Cleophas.  In 
1895  Mr.  Grannan  came  to  Montgomery  and  engaged  in  his  pres- 
ent business  with  his  brother-in-law,  John  Fanning,  and  toward 
the  success  of  this  firm  he  has  proven  to  be  a  vital  factor. 

In  politics  Mr.  Grannan  is  a  firm  democrat,  and  in  1896  and 
1897  served  his  party  as  well  as  his  fellow-citizens  as  treasurer  of 
the  town  of  Montgomery,  the  duties  of  which  office  he  performed 
to  the  entire  satisfaction  of  all  concerned.  In  religion  he  is  a 
devout  Catholic,  and  he  and  family  are  among  the  prominent  mem- 
bers of  St.  Peter's  congregation,  to  which  they  contribute  of  their 
means  very  freely.  Since  the  advent  of  Father  Rowan,  as  pastor 
of  this  congregation,  over  three  years  ago,  improvements  have  been 
made  to  the  extent  of  nearly  $11, 500,  and  toward  the  furnishing  of 
this  sum  Mr.  Grannan  has  not  hesitated  to  contribute  his  quota. 
Mr.  Grannan  has  an  elegant  home  in  Montgomery,  and  he  and 
family  are  among  the  most  highly  respected  citizens  of  the  thriving 
little  village. 


THOMAS  A.  GREENE,  a  veteran  journalist,  city  circulator  of 
the  News,  and  a  representative  of  one  of  the  earlier  Catholic 
families  of  Indianapolis,  residing  at  No.  loio  High  street,  within 
the  limits  of  St.  Patrick's  parish,  is  a  son  of  John  and  Barbara 
(Fitzpatrick)  Greene,  and  was  born  in  Hagerstown,  Wayne  county, 
Ind.,  August  30,  1853. 

John  Greene,  now   deceased,  was  a  native  of  county  Clare, 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

Ireland,  and  when  a  young  man  came  to  the  United  States,  in  1850, 
and  at  once  became  a  resident  of  Indiana.  December  10,  1852, 
he  married  Miss  Fitzpatrick,  who  was  also  born  in  county  Clare, 
Ireland,  and  had,  in  fact,  been  his  schoolmate.  In  1862  he  first 
came  to  Indianapolis,  but  in  1865  he  removed  from  this  city  to 
Franklin.  Johnson  county,  Ind.,  where  he  was  employed  as  a  rail- 
road foreman,  and  continued  a  railroad  employee  at  various  places, 
until  the  family  returnedto  Indianapolis  in  1869,  where,  in  the  later 
years  of  his  active  life,  he  was  engaged  in  contracting  for  city 
improvements,  and  here  his  lamented  death  occurred  February  22, 
1895,  '"  the  faith  of  the  Catholic  church,  of  which  he  had  been  a 
life-long  member.  He  was  an  extensive  reader  and  a  man  of  much 
general  information,  and  in  every  respect  a  most  worthy  citizen. 
His  widow,  who  was  born  in  1820,  is  still  a  resident  of  this  city, 
where  five  of  her  children  also  reside,  viz:  Thomas  A.,  John  N., 
Michael  F. ,  Ellen  (wife  of  Charles  McCarthy)  and  William  A.;  two 
others,  Mary  and  Henry,  have  passed  away. 

Thomas  A.  Greene,  the  eldest  of  the  seven  children  enumer- 
ated above,  was  about  nine  years  of  age  when  his  parents  first  came 
to  the  Railroad  city,  as  Indianapolis  had  been  nicknamed,  was 
educated  in  the  public  and  parochial  schools,  and  was  confirmed 
in  the  Catholic  faith  in  1865.  He  is  a  veteran  newspaper  man, 
having  been  connected  with  the  press  since  1874,  and  since  1880 
with  the  Indianapolis  News  company. 

Mr.  Greene  was  united  in  marriage,  September  28,  1881,  at 
St.  Patrick's  church,  by  Rev.  Father  McDermott,  with  Miss  Anna 
F.  Murphy,  a  native  of  Montour  county.  Pa.,  and  a  daughter  of 
Michael  and  Bridget  Murphy,  who  were  born  in  county  Sligo,  Ire- 
land. Mr.  Murphy  was  called  from  earth,  in  the  faith  of  the  Cath- 
olic church,  in  November,  1890;  Mrs.  Murphy  now  makes  her 
home  with  her  daughter,  Mrs.  Greene,  calmly  awaiting  the  call  to 
join  her  departed  husband.  The  marriage  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Greene 
has  been  blessed  with  eight  children,  of  whom  si.x  still  survive — 
John  J.,  William,  Joseph,  Thomas,  Henry  and  Edward — the 
deceased  having  been  named  Charles  and  Mary  Margaret.  The 
family  is  one  of  the  most  respected,  as  well  as  one  of  the  oldest,  of 
St.  Patrick's  parish. 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

REV.  J.  H.  OECHTERING,  the  rector  of  St.  Mary's  church, 
was  born  December  23,  1845,  i"  Lingen,  Hanover,  a  son  of 
Clement  and  Mary  (Grotemeier)  Oechtering.  He  attended  the 
schools  of  his  native  city  until  twelve  years  of  age,  after  which  he 
spent  one  year  at  the  gymnasium,  a  school  for  the  higher  branches 
of  literature  and  science,  in  the  same  city  of  Lingen.  In  1858 
he  was  sent  to  college  in  Muenster  and  remained  seven  years,  after 
which  he  spent  two  years  at  the  university  in  the  same  city.  In 
1867  he  entered  the  American  college  of  Louvain,  Belgium,  as  a 
candidate  for  the  priesthood.  He  was  ordained  for  the  diocese  of 
Fort  Wayne,  by  the  coadjutor  archbishop  of  Malines,  May  21, 
1 869-  Father  Oechtering  came  to  America  the  same  year,  and 
was  assigned  to  Elkhart,  residing,  however,  at  Mishawaka.  He 
had  charge  of  Elkhart  one  year,  when  he  was  transferred  to  St. 
Joseph's  church  at  Laporte,  where  he  remained  ten  years.  July 
14,  1880,  he  was  appointed  pastor  of  St.  Mary's  church.  Fort 
Wayne.  In  1888  he  was  named  "immovable  rector"  of  the 
same  church.  During  his  pastorate  in  Fort  Wayne,  Father  Oech- 
tering published  a  pamplet  on  capital  and  labor  which  attracted 
favorable  attention  throughout  the  United  States  and  in   Europe. 


JOHN  GREENER,  the  accomplished  tonsorial  artist  of  Hunt- 
ingburg,  Dubois  county,  Ind.,  and  formerly  one  of  the  trustees 
of  St.  Mary's  church,  is  a  son  of  Joseph  and  Barbara  (Witcher) 
Greener,  was  born  near  Huntingburg,  May  16,  1869,  and  was 
reared  on  the  farm  of  his  parents,  receiving  his  education  at  the 
common  schools.  As  a  boy,  he  represented  the  head  of  the  fam- 
ily, the  father's  health  being  very  poor.  He  served  a  full  appren- 
ticeship at  the  barber's  trade,  and  later  has  conducted  a  first-class 
shop.  He  was  united  in  marriage,  May  17,  1892.  to  Miss  Joseph- 
ine M.  Judy,  born  January  9,  1878,  a  daughter  of  J.  F.  Judy,  of 
Jasper,  Dubois  county,  but  no  children  have  been  born  to  this  mar- 
riage. Mr.  Greener  and  his  wife  were  confirmed  by  Bishop  Cha- 
tard,  and  are  both  members  of  St.  Mary's  church,  are  faithful  to 
their  duties,  and  enjoy  to  a  wide  e.xtent    the  respect   of   the   com- 

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FT.   WAYNE.   IND. 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 


munity  in  which  they  hve.  Socially  Mr.  Greener  is  a  member  of 
the  Y.  M.  I.;  politically  he  is  a  democrat  and  cast  his  first  presi- 
dential vote  for  Cleveland. 


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ICHOLAS  GRIBLING,  the  genial  proprietor  of  the  Gribling 
house,  at  LaFayette,  Ind.,  was  born  in  the  province  of 
Lorraine,  France,  December  6;  1833,  a  son  of  Nicholas  and  Mar- 
garet (Blaising)  Gribling.  He  was  taught  the  baker's  trade  when 
young,  and  in  1852  came  to  the  United  States,  accompanied  by 
four  other  boys  about  his  own  age,  and  landed  in  New  Orleans, 
where  he  remained  until  1854;  he  then  came  to  LaFayette,  via 
Cincinnati,  and  was  employed  as  baker  and  pastry  cook  in  differ- 
ent hotels  until  1861,  when  he  opened  a  restaurant,  which  he  con- 
ducted until  1864,  when  he  purchased  the  Gault  house,  which  he 
successfully  conducted  until  he  built  the  St.  Nicholas  hotel,  which 
he  opened  on  Thanksgiving  day,  1874,  and  which  he  managed 
until  1 89 1,  when  he  sold  out  and  has  since  carried  on  his  present 
popular  hotel,  the  Gribling  house. 

The  parents  of  Mr.  Gribling  came  to  the  United  States  in 
1854,  and  ended  their  days  in  LaFayette,  where  their  sons.  Chris- 
tian and  Nicholas,  still  have  their  homes,  and  also  one  daughter, 
Kate,  wife  of  Maple  Long;  Justine,  another  daughter,  is  the  wife 
of  John  Elsenheimer  and  resides  in  Cincinnati. 

Nicholas  Gribling  was  united  in  marriage  in  1856  to  Miss  Kate 
Hertzog,  a  native  of  Bavaria,  Germany,  and  the  union  has  been 
blessed  with  four  children,  viz:  Edward,  of  Tampa,  Fla. ;  Frank; 
Emanuel,  who  died  November  14,  1894,  at  the  age  of  twenty-two 
years,  and  Harry.  Mr.  Gribling  is  a  very  popular  member  of  the 
republican  party,  and  has  served  three  years  as  water  works  trustee 
and  as  a  member  of  the  city  council  twelve  years.  He  has  always 
been  a  good  manager  in  business  matters,  and  his  fortune  has 
been  made  through  his  individual  efforts.  As  a  landlord  he  is 
genial,  affable,  polite  and  ever  attentive  to  the  wants  of  his 
patrons,  who,  once  partaking  of  his  hospitality,  never  fail  to  "call 
again"  on  revisiting  the  Star  city. 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

GEORGE  O.  GRIFFIN,  deceased,  was  at  one  time  numbered 
among  the  thrifty  business  men  and  Catholic  citizens  of 
Indianapolis.  He  was  born  in  Madison,  Ind. ,  in  1839,  his  father, 
William  Griffin,  having  been  a  native  of  county  Tipperary,  Ire- 
land, and  one  of  the  very  earliest  Catholic  settlers  of  Madison.  In 
that  new  place  he  was  one  of  the  most  active  and  influential  of 
those  who  organized  and  built  up  St.  Michael's  parish.  He  was 
in  every  way  a  most  worthy  citizen,  and  the  father  of  a  numerous 
family,  of  whom  but  one  son,  Gerald  Griffin,  of  St.  Louis,  Mo., 
still  survives. 

George  O.  Griffin  grew  to  manhood  in  his  native  city,  his 
occupation  there  being  that  of  a  wholesale  grocer  and  liquor 
•dealer.  In  1863  he  was  married  to  Miss  Martha  M.  Bright, 
daughter  of  Michael  G.  and  B.  B.  Bright,  the  maiden  name  of  the 
latter  having  been  Steele.  The  parents  of  Mrs.  Griffin  were 
natives  of  New  York  and  Kentucky  respectively,  and  were  most 
excellent  people  in  everyway.  In  1873  Mr.  Griffin  removed  with 
his  family  to  Indianapolis,  where  he  engaged  in  his  former  business. 
In  religion  he  was  a  most  devout  Catholic,  and  morally  he  was  an 
honest  and  upright  citizen.  He  died  September  2,  1895,  mourned 
by  his  family  and  a  large  circle  of  friends. 

Mrs.  Griffin  and  her  children  still  reside  in  the  city,  her  chil- 
dren comprising  three  sons  and  three  daughters.  The  sons  are 
William,  George  and  Michael,  and  the  daughters,  Martha,  Brooke 
and  Mary.  Mrs.  Griffin,  though  not  of  Catholic  parentage,  is  }-et 
a  devout  adherent  of  the  Catholic  church,  and  is  liberal  in  its  sup- 
port. Her  children  have  all  been  brought  up  in  the  same  religion 
•which  she  professes. 


PATRICK  J.  GRIFFIN,  A'ho  lives  at  No.  1121  Hoyt  avenue, 
Indianapolis,  and  is  a  stoker  at  the  gas  works,  has  been  a 
resident  of  St.  Patrick's  parish  since  1891.  His  birth  took  place 
in  the  village  of  Curragragne,  near  Tralee,  the  capital  city  of  county 
Kerry,  Ireland,  November  17,  1866,  and  is  the  eldest  of  ten  chil- 
dren born  to  Patrick  and  Ellen  Griffin,  who  still  reside  in  their 
native  isle,  although  the  father  at  one  time  made  a  trip  to  America, 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

but  after  a  short  stay  here  returned  to  his  home  in  Ireland.  Of 
the  ten  children  alluded  to,  Patrick  J.,  John  and  Annie,  all  of 
Indianapolis,  are  the  only  representatives  of  the  family  in  America. 
Patrick  J.  Griffin  was  reared  to  farming,  and  in  December, 
1 89 1,  came  to  Indianapolis  direct  from  the  old  country,  having  a 
number  of  relatives  at  that  time  living  in  this  city.  Here  he  was 
united  in  marriage,  April  26,  1893,  with  Miss  Kate  O'lveefe,  a 
native  of  Lyreaoune,  in  the  parish  of  Rathmore,  county  Cork, 
Ireland,  and  one  of  a  family  of  fourteen  children,  four  of  whom 
are  deceased.  She  came  to  America  in  1884,  when  fifteen  years 
of  age,  but  her  parents  still  reside  in  the  old  country.  The  mar- 
riage of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Griffin  has  been  blessed  with  two  children, 
Ellen  Marie  and  Patrick  Dominik.  They  are  devout  Catholics, 
and  Mr  Griffin  is  secretary  of  division  No.  3,  Ancient  Order  of 
Hibernians,  is  a  member  of  district  of  Marion  county  Hibernians, 
and  also  of  Capital  council.  No.  279,  Y.  M.  I.,  of  which  latter 
order  his  brother  John,  who  came  to  America  in  1896,  is  also  a 
member.  Mr.  Griffin  is  a  gentleman  of  more  than  ordinary 
acumen,  and  since  making  his  residence  in  Indianapolis  has  made 
many  warm  friends.  Mrs.  Griffin  is  quite  an  accomplished  lady 
and  is  an  ornament  to  the  society  circle  in  which  she  and  her  hus- 
band pass  their  leisure  hours.  Their  home  is  the  abode  of  domes- 
tic felicity,  and  there  is  a  still  brighter  future  for  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Griffin  in  the  land  of  their  adoption. 


JOHN  H.  GRIMME,  deceased  merchant  tailor,  of  Fort  Wayne, 
was  one  of  seven  children  born  to  John  J.  and  Mary  (Starman) 
Grimme.  The  father  was  born  in  Germany,  December  8,  1797, 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1848,  and  died  June  2,   1889. 

John  H.  Grimme  was  born  in  Hanover,  Germany,  August  4, 
1822,  attended  the  common  schools  and  learned  the  tailor  trade, 
beginning  in  1837  in  Germany,  and  at  the  age  of  seventeen  years 
came  to  the  United  States.  He  lived  in  New  York  city  about  three 
years  and  there  finished  learning  his  trade.  He  then  moved  to 
Pittsburg,  and   later  to  Cleveland,  and  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  remaining 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

a  short  time  in  each  place,  then  moved  to  Dayton,  Ky.,  where 
he  lived  for  thirty  years.  In  1871,  he  came  to  Fort  Wayn^,  and 
opened  a  tailoring  establishment  on  West  Wayne  street,  where  the 
Louis  Mohr  building  now  stands.  By  hard  and  constant  labor  he 
built  up  a  large  business  there  and  eventually  retired  in  July,  1897, 
selling  out  to  his  son,  Gerhardt  B. 

Mr.  Grimme  was  married  August  25,  1845,  to  a  Miss  Anna 
Rickers,  whose  father  was  from  Germany,  and  to  this  union  have 
been  born  eleven  children,  five  of  whom  are  living:  John  C.,  Ger- 
hardt B.,  Anna  S.,  Elizabeth  and  Theresa. 

During  the  late  Civil  war  Mr.  Grimme  was  faithful  to  the  flag  of 
his  adopted  country,  and  served  as  a  soldier  with  the  Union  forces 
in  Kentucky,  and  later  became  one  of  the  most  highly  respected 
citizens  of  Fort  Wayne,  having  long  been  connected  with  the  busi- 
ness interests  of  the  city  and  county.  In  the  earlj'  part  of  1897, 
he  suffered  a  paralytic  stroke,  and  about  April  8,  1898,  had  another 
attack,  which  resulted  fatally  on  the  15th,  and  three  days  later  his 
mortal  remains  were  interred  in  St.  Paul's  cemetery.  The 
lamented  deceased  was  a  sincere  Catholic,  as  are  all  the  surviving 
members  of  his  family,  and  no  man  stood  higher  in  the  esteem  of 
the  citizens  of  Fort  Wayne. 


GRINSTEINER  BROTHERS.— Among  the  business  establish- 
ments long  existing  in  Indianapolis,  is  that  of  Grinsteiner 
Brothers,  undertakers,  whose  business  is  located  at  No.  522  East 
Market  street.  This  business  was  established  by  the  father  of  the 
two  gentlemen  referred  to,  George  Grinsteiner,  who  was  born  irt 
Germany  in  18 19,  there  grew  to  manhood  and  obtained  his  early 
education,  and  for  some  time  worked  in  a  foundry.  Upon  coming 
to  the  United  States,  a  young  man,  he  located  first  in  Cincinnati, 
Ohio,  and  was  there  married  to  Mary  Ann  Reed,  who  was  born  in 
Pennsylvania. 

While  Mr.  Grinsteiner  resided  in  Cincinnati,  he  was  also 
engaged  in  a  foundry.  The  undertaking  business  he  established 
in  Indianapolis    was  at  first  of  modest  dimensions   and  started  on 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

small  capital,  the  city  itself  being  then  much  smaller  than  now. 
Mr.  Grinsteiner  carried  on  this  business  with  success  until  his 
death,  May  3,  1889,  when  he  was  succeeded  by  his  two  sons, 
George  W.  and  William  H.,  they  employing  their  elder  brother, 
Joseph,  in  the  business.  George  Grinsteiner  was  a  man  of  charac- 
ter and  ability,  a  good  citizen  and  a  consistent  Catholic,  and  much 
esteemed  by  a  large  circle  of  friends  and  acquaintances. 

The  firm  of  Grinsteiner  Brothers  has  recently  erected  a.  fine 
brick  structure  at  the  place  already  mentioned.  No.  522  East 
Market  street,  almost  precisely  on  the  samespot  where  was  located 
their  father's  business,  which  he  carried  on  for  so  many  years. 
They  are  well  known  to  many  people,  and  are  well-informed  as 
to  modern  methods  pertaining  to  their  business,  and  are  highly 
esteemed  members  of  St.  Mary's  church,  of  which  the  Rev.  Father 
Scheideler  is  the  pastor.  Beside  the  three  brothers  mentioned 
above,  there  were  three  sisters  in  the  family,  two  of  whom  still 
survive,  and  are  respected  equally  with  their  brothers. 

In  January,  1896,  Anthony  Lauck  became  a  partner  in  the 
firm,  and  he  cares  for  a  branch  business  located  at  No.  13 12  Union 
street.  George,  the  senior  member  of  the  Grinsteiner  Brothers, 
was  married  in  Indianapolis,  November  14,  1883,  in  St.  Mary's 
church,  to  Alice  Schoendorf.  She  was  born  in  this  city,  and  is  a 
daughter  of  Nicholas  Schcendorf,  and  by  this  union  four  children 
have  been  born,  viz:  Gertrude,  Herman,  George  and  Alice,  all 
members  of  St.  Mary's  church.  Mr.  Grinsteiner  is  also  a  member  of 
St.  Joseph,  St.  Boniface  and  St.  Francis  societies,  and  in  politics 
is  a  democrat. 

Wm.  H.  Grinsteiner,  the  junior  member  of  the  firm,  is  single 
and  makes  his  home  with  his  mother  at  old  No.  87  North  Noble 
street,  and  worships  at  St.  Mary's  church.  He  also  is  a  member 
of  St.  Joseph's  society,  and  is  a  democrat. 


FERDINAND  GROTHAUS,  a  native  of  Richmond,  Ind.,  where 
he  still  maintains  his  residence,  was  born  April  i,  1856,  and 
is  a  son  of  Gerard  and  Catherine  Grothaus,  the  former  of  whom 
was  born  in  Hanover,  Germany,  in  1822,  of  Catholic  parents,  was 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

educated  in  a  parochial  school,  and  then  trained  to  the  trade  of 
cabinetmaking. 

After  working  some  years  at  his  trade  in  the  old  country, 
Gerard  Grothaus  came  to  America,  landing  in  New  Orleans,  La., 
in  1848,  from  which  city  he  went  to  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  where  he 
worked  at  his  trade  until  1855.  About  this  time  Gerard  Grothaus 
married  Catherine  Roenker,  and  soon  afterward  came  to  Rich- 
mond, Ind.,  where  he  employed  himself  at  his  trade  until  his 
death,  September  10,  1893.  To  his  marriage  were  born  five  chil- 
dren, of  whom  Ferdinand,  the  subject  of  -this  memoir,  was  the 
third  in  order  of  birth.  Gerard  Grothaus  was  a  faithful  Catholic 
and  an  ardent  member  of  St.  Andrew's  church,  of  which  he  was  at 
one  time  a  trustee,  and  was  also  a  charter  member  of  St.  Joseph's 
society.  His  wife,  also  a  member  of  St.  Andrew's  and  of  St. 
Ann's  society,  died  November  19,  1893,  and  the  remains  of  both 
husband  and  wife  rest  in  peace  in  St.  Andrew's  cemetery. 

Ferdinand  Grothaus  received  a  good  education  in  the  paro- 
chial school,  and  this  was  supplemented  by  an  attendance  at  the 
Richmond  Business  college,  and  after  finishing  his  -education  he 
engaged  with  his  father  in  the  furniture  business,  in  which  he  has 
since  met  with  a  most  flattering  success.  He  was  married  in  St. 
Andrew's  church,  Richmond,  by  Rev.  Father  Seibertz,  October 
26,  1886,  to  Miss  Josephine  Ramler,  and  three  children  have 
blessed  the  union,  viz:  Mary,  Agnes,  and  an  infant  not  named  at 
the  present  writing.  The  parents  are  devoted  Catholics  and 
belong  to  St.  Andrew's  church,  to  the  support  of  which  they  liber- 
ally contribute,  as  well  as  to  any  enterprise  that  promises  the  pro- 
motion of  the  community  in  which  they  live.  Mr.  Grothaus  has 
been  a  very  industrious  man  and  has  led  a  temperate  and  moral 
life,  and  consequently  enjoys  the  respect  of  all  who  know  him,  and 
this  respect  is  shared  by  his  amiable  wife  and  young  family. 


ANTHONY  GRUSENMEYER,  e.x-county  treasurer  of  Cass 
county,  Ind.,  has  been  a  resident  of  Logansport  since  1853, 
and  for  thirty-two  years  was  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  car- 
riages, but  is  now  retired.      He  was  born  in  Alsace,  May  27,   1832, 


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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

a  son  of  Valentine  and  Catherine  (Schwartzman)  Grusenmeyer, 
the  former  of  whom  died  in  his  native  country  February  3,  1850. 
There  were  ten  children  in  the  family,  three  of  whom  died  young, 
and  of  the  survivors  Michael  and  Catherine  (wife  of  George  Bisch). 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1846. 

Shortly  after  receiving  the  announcement  of  the  death  of  the 
father  Michael  returned  to  his  native  land  for  the  purpose  of  bring- 
ing over  the  mother  and  the  remaining  five  children,  and  in  August, 
1850,  the  family  bade  farewell  to  their  home.  After  a  journey  of 
two  weeks'  duration  they  reached  Havre,  September  11,  and  on 
the  13th  sailed  from  that  port  for  the  land  of  promise.  All  things 
went  well  until  October  13,  when  they  were  caught  in  a  severe 
storm  and  the  vessel  dismasted.  Two  days  later  another  vessel 
came  to  their  rescue  and  towed  them  to  St.  Thomas,  an  island  in 
the  West  Indies,  belonging  to  Denmark,  and  there  they  remained 
from  October  26  until  December  6,  the  vessel  in  the  meanwhile 
undergoing  repairs.  December  23  they  arrived  in  New  Orleans, 
and  on  the  25th  started  up  the  river  for  Cincinnati,  where  they 
arrived  January  6,  1851;  on  the  8th  they  started  for  Dayton,  Ohio, 
arrived  on  the  9th,  and  temporarily  settled  in  that  city.  The 
mother,  however,  was  soon  called  from  earth,  dying  in  the  Catho- 
lic faith  September  9,  1851.  Of  the  children,  Joseph,  who  was  a 
blacksmith  by  trade,  came  to  Logansport,  realized  a  competency,, 
on  which  he  retired,  and  died  a  true  Catholic  January  29,  1896,  at 
the  age  of  eighty-two  years,  leaving  four  children:  Catherine  (Mrs. 
George  Bisch)  died,  in  Dayton,  Ohio,  leaving  five  children;  Michael 
resides  on  a  farm  near  Dayton;  Mary,  wife  of  George  Roth,  resides 
in  Montgomery  county,  Ohio;  Anthony,  the  next  in  order  of  birth, 
is  the  subject  of  this  biography;  Magdalena,  married  to  Philip 
Lefert,  still  lives  in  Dayton,  and  Casper  died  in  Logansport,  Ind., 
in  1852,  leaving  one  child. 

Anthony  Grusenmeyer  enjoyed  excellent  school  advantages 
until  thirteen  years  of  age,  and  then  worked  on  his  father's  farm 
until  the  latter's  decease.  While  at  Dayton,  Ohio,  he  worked  on 
the  state  repair-boat,  on  the  canal;  on  coming  to  Logansport,  he 
learned  the  blacksmith's  trade  with  his  brother  Joseph,  for  whom 
he  worked   until  1862,    when   he   engaged    in  business   on  his  own 

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account  until  1884,  when  he  was  elected  county  treasurer,  and 
re-elected,  serving  two  terms,  or  until  1888,  and  then  for  four 
years  conducted  a  grocery,  which  he  later  transferred  to  his  son, 
Charles  X.,  and  retired  to  private  life. 

The  marriage  of  Anthony  Grusenmeyer  took  place  in  Logans- 
port,  in  1857,  to  Miss  Elizabeth  Schockome,  who  was  born  in  this 
city  July  18,  1837,  a  daughter  of  Joseph  and  Catherine  Schockome, 
natives  of  Bavaria,  Germany,  and  to  this  happy  union  have  been 
born  nine  children,  of  whom  four,  however,  died  in  early  child- 
hood, and  one  son,  Joseph,  was  killed  by  a  railroad  train  at  the 
age  of  nine  years.  Of  the  surviving  four,  Mary  C.  is  the  wife  of 
William  C.  Bronson,  of  Peru,  Ind. ;  Frederick  M.  is  a  blacksmith 
at  LaFayette,  Ind. ;  Charles  X.  is  the  successor  to  his  father  in  the 
grocery  trade  at  Logansport,  and  Elizabeth  J.  resides  with  her 
parents  at  their  elegant  home,  No.  96  Eel  River  avenue. 

In  politics  Mr.  Grusenmeyer  has  always  been  a  stanch  demo- 
crat, and,  prior  to  his  election  as  county  treasurer,  had  served  as 
a  member  of  the  city  council  from  1872  to  1874.  In  religion  a 
devout  Catholic,  he  and  family  are  members  of  St.  Joseph's  church, 
of  which  he  has  frequently  been  a  trustee  and  always  one  of  its 
close  advisers,  as  well  as  one  of  the  most  liberal  contributors  to  its 
support.  He  is  a  public-spirited  citizen,  and  cheerfully  aids  in  the 
promotion  of  all  work  designed  for  the  public  weal,  and  as  a  busi- 
ness man  was  ever  upright  and  straightforward  in  all  his  dealings. 
He  came  to  Logansport  a  poor  young  man,  and  at  the  date  of  his 
marriage  was  possessed  of  $20  only;  he  now  owns  five  substantial 
residences  in  the  city,  including  his  valuable  dwelling,  and  also  sev- 
eral tracts  of  land  adjoining  the  town,  all  of  which  have  been 
earned  through  his  energy  and  industry,  as  well  as  foresight,  and 
he  and  family  are  among  the  most  respected  residents  of  Logans- 
,port  and  of  the  county  of  Cass. 


HENRY  WILLIAM  GUETIG,  who  resides  with  his  wife  at  No. 
625  East  Market  street.  Indianapolis,  was  one  of  the  earliest 
Catholic  settlers  of  Indianapolis.  He  was  born  in  Louisville,  Ky., 
April  9,  1835,  his  parents  being  Peter  Oscar  and  Catherine  (Schaf^er) 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

Giietig,  the  former  of  whom  was  a  native  of  the  city  of  Wurms, 
Hesse-Darmstadt,  and  the  latter  of  Hansheim,  near  the  city  in 
which  her  husband  was  born.  They  came  to  the  United  States  in 
1827  and  resided  for  a  short  time  in  New  Orleans,  whence  they 
removed  to  Louisville,  I\y.,  where  they  passed  the  remainder  of 
their  lives.  They  were  consistent  Catholics  and  excellent  citizens, 
and  were  the  parents  of  nine  children,  four  of  whom  are  now  liv- 
ing, viz:  Peter,  Philip,  Kate  and  Henry  W.,  all  residents  of  Louis- 
ville, except  Henry  William,  the  subject  of  this  sketch.  Two  of 
the  subject's  brothers,  Charles  and  Henry,  were  soldiers  in  the 
Union  army  during  the  war  of  the  Rebellion  and  were  killed  at  the 
battle  of  Stone  River,  the  former  being  lieutenant-colonel  of  the 
Fourth  Kentucky  cavalry,  and  the  latter  captain  of  a  company  in 
the  Twenty-third  Kentucky  volunteer  infantry.  Both  were  brave, 
gallant  and  faithful  soldiers.  Peter  and  Philip  were  also  soldiers 
on  the  Union  side  during  the  same  war. 

Henry  William  Guetig  has  been  a  resident  of  Indianapolis  since 
1852.  He  was  married  August  23,  1859,  by  the  Rev.  Father 
Siegrist,  at  St.  Mary's  church,  to  Miss  Barbara  Dubois,  daughter 
of  John  and  Anna  Dubois,  and  to  this  marriage  there  were  born 
two  children,  Amelia  and  one  unnamed,  both  of  whom  are  deceased. 
During  all  of  the  forty  years  of  their  residence  in  Indianapolis,  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Guetig  have  been  members  of  St.  Mary's  parish,  or  rather 
since  the  organization  of  that  parish,  Mr.  Guetig  being  one  of  the 
trustees  of  the  parish  for  si.x  years,  and  having  assisted  in  the 
building  of  the  church.  For  four  years  he  was  president  of  St. 
Boniface  society,  performing  his  duties  in  this,  as  in  all  other  posi- 
tions which  he  has  filled,  conscientiously  and  to  the  satisfaction  of 
all  concerned.  He  was  active  and  successful  in  business,  having 
been  the  proprietor  of  the  Spencer  house  in  Indianapolis,  which 
was  a  famous  hostelry,  for  eight  years,  and  was  connected  with 
that  house  in  various  capacities  for  twenty  years.  In  his  early  days 
he  learned  the  trade  of  barber,  and  is  now  conducting  a  shop  near 
his  house  on  East  Market  street.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Guetig  are  among 
the  well-known  citizens  of  Indianapolis,  and  enjoy  the  respect  and 
esteem  of  all  that  know  them. 

John    Dubois,   father  of    Mrs.    Guetig,    and    one  of  the   early 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

Catholic  citizens  of  Indianapolis,  was  born  in  Prussia,  near  the 
border  of  France,  in  1797.  As  his  name  indicates  (Du  Bois),  he 
was  of  French  ancestry.  Upon  arriving  at  manhood's  estate,  he 
married  Anna  Baker,  and  in  the  vicinity  of  his  birth  their  children 
were  born.  In  the  spring  of  1853  the  family  emigrated  to  the 
United  States,  landed  in  New  York,  remained  there  about  six 
months,  removing  thence  to  Madison,  Ind.  In  1855  they  came  to 
Indianapolis,  where  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Dubois  passed  most  of  the 
remainder  of  their  lives.  Mr.  Dubois  was  a  shoemaker  by  trade, 
at  which  he  worked  many  years,  and  died  in  Chicago,  to  which 
city  he  had  removed  a  short  time  before,  his  death  occurring  in 
1867.  His  wife  survived  him  many  years,  dying  in  1883,  at  the 
Spencer  house,  of  which  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Guetig  were  then  the  pro- 
prietors, she  at  the  time  being  seventy-eight  years  of  age.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Dubois  were  all  their  lives  consistent  Catholics  and  esti- 
mable people,  and  they  reared  their  children  carefully  in  the  faith 
they  themselves  entertained.  They  had  nine  children,  six  of  whom 
grew  to  mature  years,  and  two  of  whom  still  survive.  Mrs.  Guetig 
has  an  elder  sister,  Mrs.  Kate  Marceger,  of  Chicago.  Those  who 
grew  to  mature  years,  beside  these  two  sisters,  were  Mrs.  Margaret 
Gale,  John,  Joseph  and  Matthew. 


REV.  MICHAEL  L.  GUTHNECK,  rector  of  St.  Michael's 
church,  at  Madison,  Jefferson  county,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Jas- 
per county.  111.,  March  12,  1848,  a  son  of  Charles  and  Anna 
(McManus)  Guthneck,  the  former  a  native  of  Alsace,  France,  and 
the  latter  of  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  of  Irish  parentage. 

Charles  Guthneck  was  born  in  1814,  and  came  to  the  United 
States  when  twenty-one  years  of  age,  with  a  French  colony,  who 
made  their  headquarters  at  Vincennes.  He  became  a  stone  and 
brick  contractor  and  built  many  bridges  for  the  Baltimore  &  Ohio 
and  Southwestern  railroads.  He  resided  chiefly  in  Jasper,  Rich- 
land and  Lawrence  counties,  111.,  and  acquired  a  competency. 
To  his  marriage  were  born  eight  children,  of  whom  five  reached 
mature  years,  viz:  Francis,  who  resides  in  Jasper  county.  111.; 
John,  now  deceased;  Rev.  Michael  L. ,  the  subject;  Mary,  a  Sister 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

•of  Providence,  and  Emma,  who  also  became  a  Sister  of  Provi- 
dence, but  is  now  deceased. 

Rev.  Michael  L.  Guthneck  was  primarily  educated  in  the 
public  schools  of  Jasper  county.  111.,  and  for  two  years  taught  in 
the  public  schools  of  the  same  county.  He  then  entered  St. 
Meinrad's  seminary,  in  Spencer  county,  Ind.,  and  on  St.  Michael's 
day,  1878,  was  ordained  by  Bishop  Chatard,  Rev.  C.  J.  Conrad, 
of  Seymour,  Ind.,  and  himself  being  the  first  two  priests  ordained 
by  the  bishop  mentioned.  Rev.  Father  Guthneck  was  assigned  to 
the  charge  of  St.  Michael's  church  and  St.  Patrick's  mission  at  Can- 
nelton,  Ind.,  and  during  his  administration  the  new  St.  Patrick's 
church  was  built  at  a  cost  of  $12,000,  leaving  an  incumbrance  of 
$2,000  only  at  the  time  of  his  leaving.  But  the  reverend  father's 
health  became  impaired,  and  he  was  obliged  to  pass  some  time  in 
recuperating  on  the  sea-coast.  On  his  return  to  Cannelton  he 
was  transferred  to  New  Alsace,  Dearborn  county,  in  March,  1885, 
and  placed  in  charge  of  St.  Paul's  church.  He  remained  about 
sixteen  months  and  succeeded  in  paying  off  considerable  of  the 
church  debt.  He  was  then  assigned  to  the  pastorate  of  St.  Vin- 
cent's church  in  Shelby  county,  and  also  had  charge  of  the  church 
at  St.  Paul,  Decatur  county.  He  frescoed  St.  Vincent's  church 
in  a  most  tasteful  manner  and  finished  the  priest's  house,  and  was 
ever  indefatigable  in  his  labors  to  improve  both  the  spiritual  and 
temporal  condition  of  his  parishioners. 

In  November,  1890,  Rev.  Father  Guthneck  came  to  Madison, 
and  here  his  energy  has  also  been  made  manifest.  He  has  fres- 
coed St.  Michael's,  put  in  new  altars,  statues,  stations  of  the  cross, 
etc.,  and  is  now  placing  in  position  a  fine  pipe  organ,  at  a  cost  of 
about  $2,200;  he  has  also  furnished  the  edifice  with  a  2,000-pound 
bell,  and  finely  stained-glass  windows,  and  made  several  minor 
improvements,  and  still  the  congregation  has  been  free  of  debt 
for  the  past  six  years.  There  are  about  200  families  in  the  parish, 
and  the  school  is  in  charge  of  the  Sisters  of  Providence,  of  whom 
there  are  usually  five  engaged  in  the  work  of  instruction.  Rev. 
Guthneck  has  proven  himself  to  be  a  zealous  clergyman,  and  an 
untiring  servant  of  the  church,  as  well  as  a  devoted  father  of  his 
tiock. 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

JOSEPH  HABIG,  a  flour-mill  proprietor  at  Greensburgh, 
Decatur  county,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  April  29, 
1841,  and  was  there  reared  and  educated. 

Ambrose  Habig,  grandfather  of  subject,  was  a  native  of  Baden 
Baden,  Germany,  brought  his  family  to  America  and  settled  in 
Hamilton  county,  Ohio,  near  Cincinnati,  when  that  western  metrop- 
olis was  little  more  than  a  village,  and  engaged  in  market  garden- 
ing— the  Dayton  depot  now  standing  on  the  land  he  originally 
occupied.  He  and  family  belonged  to  St.  John's  church,  which 
was  the  first  German  Catholic  church  erected  in  Cincinnati,  and 
stood  very  high  in  the  esteem  of  the  community  in  which  they 
had  so  long  lived. 

Anthony  Habig,  father  of  Joseph  Habig,  was  one  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Ambrose  who  came  with  his  father  from  Baden  Baden 
to  America.  He  was  a  well  educated  man,  spoke  the  German, 
French  and  English  languages,  and  married,  in  Cincinnati,  Miss 
Mary  A.  Donnersberger,  a  daughter  of  Anthony  and  Eve  Donners- 
berger,  the  father  of  the  lady  being  also  a  gardener,  whose  garden 
was  in  part  the  site  of  the  present  St.  Anthony's  church,  which 
site  he  donated  to  Father  Purcell.  To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Habig  there 
were  born,  beside  Joseph,  John  B.,  who  is  one  of  the  oldest  under- 
takers in  Cincinnati,  and  Mary  E.,  who  is  now  the  wife  of  a  Mr. 
Braunstein.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Habig  were  devout  Catholics  and 
members  of  St.  Anthony's  congregation,  and  in  this  faith  the 
father  died  September  21,  1851,  and  the  mother  in  October,  1875. 
The  father  was  most  skillful  in  his  vocation,  gave  his  children 
good  educations,  and  left  a  fortune  valued  at  $30,000. 

Joseph  Habig,  at  the  age  of  twenty  years,  enlisted,  in  Cin- 
cinnati, in  September,  1S61,  in  the  Fifth  Ohio  volunteer 
cavalry,  under  Col.  H.  H.  Taylor,  and  served  until  honorably  dis- 
charged in  June,  1865.  He  was  a  gallant  soldier  and  made  an 
excellent  military  record,  and  took  part  in  all  the  battles  in  which 
his  regiment  was  engaged,  beginning  at  Shiloh  and  fighting  through 
Tennessee,  Kentucky,  Alabama,  Mississippi,  Georgia  and  South 
Carolina,  receiving  his  discharge  at  Savannah. 

He  was  married  in  Cincinnati,  June  8,  1865,  to  Miss  Theressa 
M.    Hartlaub,    the   ceremony   being  performed  in    the   Franciscan 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

church,  and  this  marriage  has  been  blessed  with  nine  children. 
In  1880  he  removed  to  Shelbyville,  Ind.,  and  in  1895  came  to 
Greensburgh,  where  he  has  since  prosperously  operated  his  floui*- 
mill,  which  has  a  capacity  of  150  barrels  per  day.  In  politics  Mr. 
Habig  is  a  democrat,  and  although  stanch  and  true  to  his  polit- 
ical views,  is  not  at  all  aggressive  in  his  advocacy  of  his  party's 
principles.  In  religion  he  is  a  true  Catholic,  and  has  been  very 
liberal  toward  his  church,  having  donated  a  statue  of  St.  Joseph  to 
St.  Lawrence  church  in  Cincinnati,  a  statue  of  the  Sacret  Heart  to 
his  church  in  Shelbyville,  has  also  paid  for  'the  Sacred  Heart  for 
St.  Mary's  church  in  Greensburgh,  and  a  statue  of  the  Sacred 
Heart  for  the  church  at  Siberia,  Ind.  He  and  family  are  now 
members  of  St.  Mar\''s  congregation  in  Greensburgh,  and  his  son 
Anthony  is  a  major  of  the  Knights  of  St.  John — the  third  highest 
rank  in  the  state  of  Indiana. 


JOSEPH  HALTEN,  a  retired  carpenter  and  builder  of  Vin- 
cennes,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Alsace,  France,  September  24,  1834, 
a  son  of  Frank  and  Katherine  (Messong)  Halten,  the  former  of 
whom  was  a  gardener  and  farmer.  Besides  Joseph  there  were  six 
other  children  in  the  family,  viz:  Charles,  who  was  a  soldier  in  the 
Franco-Prussian  war,  and  who,  on  his  return  home,  was  taken  sick 
and  died;  Louis,  also  a  soldier  in  the  French  army,  died  in  Africa 
while  in  the  service  of  his  country;  Katherine  is  married  and  lives  at 
the  old  family  home  in  Alsace;  Marie  lives  on  the  strip  of  territory 
acquired  by  France  from  Spain,  and  is  also  married;  Adele  died  a 
married  woman,  and  Rosina  died  single. 

Joseph- Halten  learned  the  carpenter's  trade  in  his  native 
country,  and  in  1854  came  to  America,  reaching  Vincennes  January 
14,  and  this  city  has  ever  since  been  his  home.  The  greater  part 
of  his  business  career  was  as  a  journeyman,  but  after  entering  upon 
contracting  and  building  on  his  own  account  he  met  with  very  fair 
success,  and  is  now  living  on  his  means. 

Mr.  Halten  was  united  in  marriage,  April  16,  1861,  by  Rev. 
Father   Engle,    at  St.  John's  German  Catholic  church,  with   Miss 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

Rosina  Heitzinan,  a  native  of  Westmoreland  county,  Pa.,  born 
June  II,  1845.  Their  union  has  been  blessed  with  six  children, 
viz:  Michael,  a  clerk  in  a  grocery  and  married;  Marie,  who  is  the 
wife  of  Victor  Klann  but  is  residing  with  her  parents;  Joseph,  who 
is  a  cooper  by  trade, but  is  now  clerking,  and  is  also  married;  Louis, 
a  clerk  in  a  clothing  store;  Rosina  Elizabeth  died  in  childhood,  and 
Anthony  died  at  the  age  of  eleven  years.  The  family  worship  at 
St.  John's  German  Catholic  church  and  are  very  highly  esteemed 
by  the  citizens  of  Vincennes.  In  politics  Mr.  Halten  and  his  sons 
support  the  principles  of  the  democratic  party. 


PATRICK  HAMILL,  whose  place  of  business  is  at  No.  802 
West  Washington  street,  Indianapolis,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Bel- 
fast, county  Antrim,  Ireland,  in  1852.  He  is  a  son  of  John  and 
Serena  (Murney)  Hamill,  both  natives  of  Belfast,  in  which  city 
they  passed  their  entire  lives.  Mrs.  Hamill  died  in  1S75  and  Mr. 
Hamill  in  1877.  They  were  the  parents  of  four  children,  two  sons 
and  two  daughters,  as  follows:  John,  who  is  now  a  resident  of 
Glasgow,  Scotland,  where  he  is  employed  by  the  Caledonian  Iron 
works;  Patrick,  the  second  in  order  of  birth  and  the  subject  of  this 
sketch;  Mary  Ann,  wife  of  Patrick  Kelley,  of  Belfast,  Ireland,  and 
one  who  died  in  childhood. 

Patrick  Hamill  emigrated  to  the  United  States  in  1881,  hav- 
ing been  employed,  however,  in  Belfast,  Ireland,  by  the  Kingan 
Packing  company,  of  Indianapolis,  in  a  branch  house  of  theirs  in 
the  former  place,  for  some  years.  Upon  arriving  in  Indianapolis 
he  still  remained  in  the  employ  of  the  same  company,  making  now 
a  total  of  twenty-three  years.  Mr.  Hamill  is  a  skillful  packer, 
this  being  recognized  as  a  trade  by  the  packing  fraternity  as  much 
as  any  other  branch  of  skilled  labor.  In  July,  1896,  Mr.  Hamill 
returned  for  a  visit  to  his  native  country,  remaining  there  about 
two  months.  Upon  again  coming  to  Indianapolis  he  engaged  in 
his  present  business,  which  he,  however,  had  established  a  short 
time  before  going  to  Ireland  in  1896,  and  he  has  been  thus  engaged 
ever  since.      He  still  remains  single.      Since  1883,  when   he  was 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

naturalized,  he  has  been  an  uncompromising  democrat,  and  has 
been  an  active  worker  for  his  parly's  success,  but  has  never  held 
nor  sought  to  hold  official  position.  Religiously  he  is  a  member 
of  St.  John's  church,  contributes  liberally  to  its  support,  and  is  by 
all  that  know  him  highly  thought  of  as  a  man  and  citizen. 


MARTIN  HALEY,  a  retired  business  man  of  Monroeville,  Allen 
county,  Ind.,  was  born  in  county  Galway,  Ireland,  Novem- 
ber 1 8,  1826,  was  educated  in  the  common  schools,  and  at  the 
age  of  twenty  years  engaged  in  farming  on  his  own  account. 
Later  he  began  railroading,  which  he  followed  twelve  years,  and 
then  opened  a  saloon,  which  business  he  profitably  conducted  for 
sixteen  years,  and  then  retired  to  private  life.  He  married  Miss 
Katie  Coin,  which  union  has  been  blessed  with  four  children,  viz: 
Mary  (now  Mrs.  J.  Funk,  of  Toledo,  Ohio),  Catherine,  Maggie  and 
Ellen,  all  devout  members  of  the  Catholic  church. 

Mr.  Haley  was  reared  in  the  Catholic  faith  and  he  has  ever 
been  prompt  and  liberal  in  his  contributions  to  its  support.  His 
wife  is  also  devoted  to  this  faith  and  both  have  passed  their  lives 
in  strict  accordance  with  its  teachings.  Mr.  Haley  is  much 
respected  in  the  community,  and  his  family,  with  him,  enjoy  in  a 
high  degree  the  esteem  of  the  neighbors  with  whom  the  parents 
have  lived  for  so  many  years,  and  with  whom  the  younger  children 
have  passed  their  days  since  childhood. 


REV.  GEORGE  A.  HAMILTON  (deceased).— Father  Hamilton 
was  a  native  of  Marion  county,  Ky. ,  and  was  born  in  18 18. 
Educated  at  St.  Mary's  college,  Lebanon,  his  labors  led  him  from 
Kentucky  to  Illinois,  and  he  became  pastor  of  St.  Mary's,  LaFay- 
ette,  in  1864.  Never  was  pastor  more  beloved  by  his  flock  than 
was  Father  Hamilton.  Unaffected  and  plain  in  his  manners,  he 
disdained  ceremony.  As  a  matter  of  conviction  and  duty  he  fol- 
lowed the  ritual  of  the  church,  but  socially  he  had  little  sympathy 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

with  forms  and  observances.  In  all  his  words  and  ways  sincere, 
outspoken,  practical  and  direct,  he  was  the  personification  of  com- 
mon sense.  The  manifestations  of  his  unaffected  nature  were, 
however,  not  inconsistent  with  the  possession  on  his  part  of  refined 
and  elegant  learning.  In  all  his  church  buildings  he  controlled  and 
directed  the  architects;  in  matters  of  taste  and  ornament  he  asked 
no  advice  from  the  decorators.  A  linguist,  familiar  with  the  two 
great  languages  of  antiquity,  he  possessed  so  accurate  a  knowledge 
of  the  French,  that  he  studied  with  delight  the  sermons  of  Bossuet 
and  Massillon  in  the  original,  and  in  1848,  published  a  volume  of 
these  sermons  translated  into  admirable  English.  Beneath  his 
unaffected  manner  was  veiled  a  warm  and  sympathetic  heart.  As  a 
natural  result  he  was  a  universal  favorite.  "All  things  to  all  men," 
he  was  universally  popular. 

Early  in  May,  1874,  Father  Hamilton  joined  the  first  Amer- 
ican pilgrimage  to  Rome  in  company  with  Bishop  Dwenger,  and 
died,  after  his  return,  on  April  10,   1875. 


REV.  TIMOTHY  O'DONAGHUE,  of  St.  John's  church,  Loo- 
gootee,  Martin  county,  Ind.,  is  a  native  of  Daviess  county,  and 
was  born  November  9,  1844,  a  son  of  James  and  Mary  (Toomy) 
O'Donaghue,  both  natives  of  county  Cork,  Ireland,  but  who  came 
to  America  shortly  after  marriage  and  landed  in  the  city  of  New 
York,  where  they  resided  until  1834,  when  they  came  to  Indiana 
and  settled  in  Daviess  county,  where  the  father's  death  took  place 
January  17,  1878,  and  that  of  the  mother  February  27,  1896, 
leaving  a  family  of  ten  children. 

Rev.  Timothy  O'Donaghue,  with  whose  name  this  biography 
is  opened,  received  a  sound  public-school  education  and  later 
attended  St.  Joseph's  college  at  Bardstown,  Ky. ,  for  four  years, 
and  completed  his  studies  at  St.  Meinrad's  college,  in  Spencer 
county,  Ind.  February  17,  1878,  he  was  ordained  priest  by  Bishop 
Purcell,  and  in  the  same  month  was  assigned  to  the  charge  at 
Montezuma,  Ind.,  and  was  also  given  charge  of  the  mission  of  St. 
Mary's  at   Kockville,  near  by.      After  eighteen  months  of  arduous 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

and  faithful,  and,  withal,  successful  labor  in  the  cure  of  souls  at 
these  points,  he  was  transferred,  in  recognition  of  his  merits,  to  a 
broader  and  more  useful  field — that  of  St.  Mary's  in  Daviess  county, 
and  also  given  the  charge  of  St.  Joseph's  parish,  in  Martin  county.  In 
1 890,  he  was  assigned  to  his  present  position  of  pastor  of  St.  John's 
at  Loogootee,  and  here  has  ever  since  labored  steadfastly  in  the 
work  of  the  church,  proving  to  be  a  most  acceptable  spiritual  guide 
to  a  constantly  increasing  flock,  and  by  self-abnegation,  piety  and 
courtesy,  winning  the  respect  of  people  of  all  sects  and  conditions 
in  life. 


DANIEL  J.  HANDLIN,  a  well-known  railroad  conductor,  of  No. 
14 1 7  Fletcher  avenue,  Indianapolis,  has  been  a  resident  of 
St.  Patrick's  parish  since  May  9,  1891.  He  was  born  in  Cincin- 
nati, Ohio,  November  13,  1.S51,  a  son  of  John  and  Mary  Handlin, 
but  lost  his  father  when  an  infant.  He  was  the  youngest  in  a  fam- 
ily of  five,  the  others  being  James,  of  Seymour,  Wayne  county, 
Iowa;  Mrs.  Maria  Rittmum,  of  Chicago,  111.;  Mrs.  Lizzie  Hickey, 
of  Fletcher  avenue,  Indianapolis,  and  a  sister,  who  died  young. 
After  the  death  of  her  husband,  Mrs.  Handlin  became  Mrs.  Maho- 
ney,  when  subject  was  five  years  old,  and  passed  away  November 
27,  1890,  at  the  home  of  her  daughter,  Mrs.  Hickey. 

In  1864,  when  Daniel  J.  Handlin  was  in  his  fourteenth  year, 
he  was  seized  with  a  strong  desire  to  serve  his  country  in  the  then 
pending  Civil  war,  and  ran  away  from  home  for  the  purpose  of 
enlisting  on  one  of  the  gunboats  at  Cincinnati,  but  his  mother, 
-ascertaining  the  fact,  pursued  him  and  returned  him  to  his  home. 
But  his  ardor  was  not  dampened  nor  in  any  degree  cooled,  but 
rekindled,  rather,  by  the  veterans  who,  about  this  time,  were 
returning  home  on  furlough,  and  gave  accounts  so  glowing  of  vic- 
tory on  the  battle  field,  that  young  Handlin  determined  to  reach 
the  front  at  all  hazards,  and  so  "beat  his  way  "  down  with  some  of 
the  soldiers  as  they  returned  to  their  various  commands.  He 
arrived  at  the  front  just  as  Gen.  Sherman  was  about  to  start  on 
his  famous  Atlanta  campaign,  but  was  yet  too  J'oung  for  enlist- 
ment,   but  happened  to  fall   under  the  notice  of   Regimental   Sur- 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

geon  Herbert,  who  took  charge  of  him  and  utilized  him  in  dis- 
charging his  surgical  duties  throughout  the  entire  campaign,  in 
which  the  protege  witnessed  some  of  the  hardest-fought  battles  of 
the  war. 

On  his  return  home  he  resumed  his  studies  at  school,  which 
he  continued  until  1867,  when  he  began  his  railroad  life,  which  he 
has  now  followed  for  more  than  thirty  years.  He  was  married  in 
Cincinnati  in  September,  1873,  to  Miss  Mary  V.  Hayden,  who  was 
born  in  Ohio,  but  at  the  age  of  si.x  months  was  taken  to  what  is 
now  West  V'irginia,  her  father,  Michael  Hayden,  being  one  of  the 
early  settlers  of  Parkersburg.  The  union  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Handlin 
has  been  blessed  with  two  children — Regina  Mary,  born  November 
21,  1879,  and  John  Hayden,  born  August  5,  1883.  The  family  are 
greatly  respected  by  their  neighbors  for  their  unvarying  habits  of 
propriety  and  their  uniform  observance  of  the  teachings  of  their 
church. 


HENRY  F.  HAXF,  a  highly  respected  citizen  of   Indianapolis, 
is  a  native  of  this  city  and  was  born  on  South  Jersey  street, 
October  5,   1859. 

Henry  and  Eva  (Mueller)  Hanf,  parents  of  Henry  F.,  were  of 
pure  German  stock,  but  were  born  in  Alsace,  a  province  of  France 
at  the  time  of  their  birth,  but  which  has  reverted  to  Germany  and 
is  now  the  province  of  Elsass.  They  came  to  America  while  yet 
single,  were  married  in  Indianapolis,  and  now  reside  at  No.  546 
South  Jersey  street,  the  father  having  retired  from  active  labor  at 
his  trade  of  boilermaking.  Their  children,  four  in  number,  were 
named  Minnie,  who  is  the  wife  of  Turnkey  Taffe,  of  the  police  sta- 
tion; Lizzie,  widow  of  Jacob  Huffmann,  residing  with  her  parents; 
Henry  F.,  subject;  and  Frank,  who  died  in  infancy. 

Henry  F.  Hanf  was  early  apprenticed  to  upholstering  and  this 
has  been  his  life-calling,  having  passed  eighteen  years  in  the  employ 
of  Speigle,  Tombs  &  Co.,  and  the  last  six  years  with  the  New  York 
store,  his  long  tenure  of  each  situation  being  indicative  of  his  skill 
and  faithfulness.  June  22,  1882,  he  was  united  in  wedlock  with 
Miss  Mary  A.    Mock,  a  native   of   Indianapolis   and  a  daughter  of 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

Martin  and  Anna  Mock,  natives  of  Germany,  but  married  in  Cin- 
cinnati, Ohio,  and  tiie  parents  of  eight  children,  viz:  Frederick, 
Lizzie  and  Stephen,  deceased;  Mary  A.,  now  Mrs.  Hanf;  Joseph, 
deceased;  Henry,  of  Indianapolis;  John,  deceased,  and  Charles, 
who  resides  on  a  farm  three  and  a  half  miles  southeast  of  Indian- 
apolis. The  marriage  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hanf  has  been  blessed  with 
four  children,  born  in  the  following  order:  Lizzie,  June  i,  1S83; 
Edward,  November  8,  1885;  Clara,  December  16,  1887;  and  Ger- 
trude Catherine,  August  19,  1897.  The  family  are  consistent  mem- 
bers of  St.  Patrick's  church,  and  Mr.  Hanf  is  also  a  member  of  St. 
Joseph's  society  of  St.  Mary's  church,  the  pastor  of  which,  Very 
Rev.  A.  Scheideler,  V.  G.,  performed  the  rite  which  made  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Hanf  husband  and  wife,  and  in  which  church  was  adminis- 
tered the  rite  of  their  first  communion.  Mrs.  Hanf  was,  before 
marriage,  a  membsr  of  the  Young  Ladies'  sodality  of  St.  Mary's, 
but  matrimonial  cares  now  absorb  her  attention,  and  her  member- 
ship at  St.  Patrick's,  her  religious  devotions  and  charities,  she  and 
Mr.  Hanf  being  very  liberal  in  their  donations  toward  the  main- 
tenance of  the  latter  ennobling  virtue. 


JOHN  HANLEY,  manufacturer  of  lounges,  couches,  tents  and 
awnings,  Terre  Haute,  was  born  in  Rutland,  Vermont,  Decem- 
ber 27,  1846,  son  of  John  and  Ann  Hanley,  both  parents  natives 
of  Ireland.  John  and  Ann  Hanley  came  to  the  United  States  in 
1846,  settling  in  Vermont,  from  which  state  they  subsequently 
removed  to  Boston,  Mass.,  thence,  about  the  year  1856,  to  Ham- 
ilton, Ohio,  where  they  resided  until  i860,  at  which  time  Mr.  Han- 
ley came  to  Indiana  and  located  at  Greenfield.  After  spending 
some  years  at  the  latter  place,  Mr.  Hanley  moved  to  the  city  of 
Wabash,  where  the  wife  died  in  1884;  he  is  still  living,  his  home  at 
this  time  being  at  Washington  City,  D.  C. 

When  the  family  moved  to  Greenfield  the  subject  of  this 
sketch  went  to  Indianapolis  where  he  was  for  some  time  clerk  in  a 
grocery  house;  later  he  began  in  a  small  way  the  business  of  man- 
ufacturing   and     repairing    mattresses,    and     meeting    with    much 

"(685) 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

•encouragement,  he  continued  the  same  at  the  state  capital  until 
1870,  at  which  time  he  removed  to  Terre  Haute  and  embarked  in 
the  business  of  manufacturing  tents,  awnings  and  mattresses  on  a 
much  larger  scale.  In  18S6  he  took  a  partner  into  his  business, 
and  the  firm  thus  constituted  was  known  as  John  Hanley  &  Co.  In 
1893,  the  business  was  incorporated  under  the  name  of  the  John 
Hanley  Manufacturing  companj",  with  branches  at  Indianapolis  and 
Louisville,  Ky.,  Mr.  Hanley  being  president  of  the  company. 

Owing  to  the  stringency  of  the  times,  the  company  was  com- 
pelled to  make  an  assignment  in  1-895,  but  the  year  following,  Mr. 
Hanley  bought  the  business  of  the  assignee,  and  has  since  operated 
it  with  the  most  encouraging  success,  employing  at  this  time  about 
thirty  men  and  shipping  his  goods  to  thirty-three  states,  beside 
supplying  a  large  and  constantly  increasing  local  demand. 

Mr.  Hanley  was  married,  in  the  year  1872,  to  Miss  Margaret 
Scott,  a  native  of  Ireland,  who  came  to  Indianapolis  from  Quebec, 
Canada,  where  she  had  lived  for  some  years.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Han- 
ley have  a  family  consisting  of  the  following  children:  John 
Francis,  bookkeeper  for  his  father;  William  Scott,  a  student  of 
Rose  Polytechnic  Institute;  and  Joseph  Patrick,  who  represents  his 
father's  business  as  a  traveling  salesman.  Mr.  Hanley  and  family 
are  consistent  members  of  St.  Joseph  parish  and  he  belongs  to  the 
Hibernian  Benevolent  society,  of  Terre  Haute. 


STEPHEN  J.  HANNAGAN,  member  of  the  LaFayette  city  coun- 
cil from  the  Second  ward,  was  born  in  this  city  May  25,  1863, 
■and  is  a  son  of  Patrick  and  Johannah  (Kelley)  Hannagan,  natives 
of  county  Roscommon,  Ireland,  and  county  Kerry,  respectively. 
The  father  died  in  LaFayette  in  1868,  at  the  age  of  sixty-one 
years,  and  the  mother  in  1 879.  They  had  a  family  of  eight  chil- 
dren, of  whom  seven  lived  to  years  of  maturity,  and  were  named, 
in  order  of  birth,  as  follows:  William  J.,  a  patternmaker  of 
LaFayette,  a  married  man  and  the  father  of  three  children;  Johan- 
nah, wife  of  John  Glcason,  of  Logansport,  and  the  mother  of 
two  children;  Charles  P.,  in  the  laundry   business   in   LaFayette, 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

and  the  father  of  three  children  hving  and  one  child  deceased  ;. 
Stephen  J.,  whose  name  opens  this  paragraph;  Edward  T. ,  ticket 
agent  at  LaFayette  for  the  Wabash  Railroad  compa,ny;  Katie^ 
wife  of  Mert  Miller,  of  Logansport;  and  Patrick  G.,  married,  and 
residing  in  Chicago,  111. 

Stephen  J.  Hannagan  was  educated  in  the  parochial  schools 
of  LaFayette  until  ten  years  of  age,  although  at  the  age  of  nine  he 
began  work  in  a  grocery  store  and  clerked  for  six  years.  He  early 
became  interested  in  local  politics,  and  in  1889  was  elected  city 
clerk  on  the  democratic  ticket,  and  served  two  terms,  or  five  years. 
He  now  represents  the  Second  ward  in  the  city  council  of  LaFay- 
ette, and  is  a  member  of  the  committees  on  judiciary,  ordinances, 
printing,  canal,  wharves,  railroad  and  salaries,  and  the  board  of 
public  improvements,  being  clerk  to  the  latter  and  chairman  of 
the  judiciary  and  the  wharf  and  railroad  committees.  J^e  is  a 
fine  penman,  and  his  books  and  accounts  are  models  of  neatness 
and  beauty.  He  is  a  self-made  man,  and  has  been  in  business  as  a 
groceryman  at  No.  89  Columbia  street  since  1S94.  He  owns  a 
fine  residence  at  No.  89  South  Fourth  street  and  other  city  prop- 
erty, and  is  as  popular  as  he  is  prosperous. 

Mr.  Hannagan  was  united  in  marriage,  in  1885,  with  Miss 
Sarah  Foley,  who  was  born  in  LaFayette  July  16,  1863,  a  daugh- 
ter of  Patrick  and  Bridget  Foley,  and  this  marriage  has  been 
blessed  with  one  son,  Harry  E.,  who  was  born  July  24,  1886. 
The  family  are  members  of  St.  Ann  congregation,  and  are  very 
generous  in  their  contributions  to  the  church.  Mr.  Hannagan  is 
also  a  member  of  the  Y.  M.  H.  S.  and  of  division  No.  i,  A.  O.  H.,. 
of  which  he  served  two  terms,  or  four  years,  as  state  secretary, 
and  is  likewise  a  member  of  the  C.  K.  of  A.,  being  a  young  man 
of  extraordinary  activity,  energy  and  ability. 


CORNELIUS  A.  HARRIGAN,  a  grocer  carrying  on  business 
at  No.  909  East  Georgia  street,  Indianapolis,  was  born  in 
Sidney,  Shelby  county,  Ohio,  August  4,  1853,  and  is  a  son  of  John 
and  Johanna  Harrigan.      He  has  been   a   resident  of  Indianapolis 


(685) 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

-encouragement,  he  continued  the  same  at  the  state  capital  until 
1870,  at  which  time  he  removed  to  Terre  Haute  and  embarked  in 
the  business  of  manufacturing  tents,  awnings  and  mattresses  on  a 
much  larger  scale.  In  1886  he  took  a  partner  into  his  business, 
and  the  firm  thus  constituted  was  known  as  John  Hanley  &  Co.  In 
1893,  the  business  was  incorporated  under  the  name  of  the  John 
Hanley  Manufacturing  company,  with  branches  at  Indianapolis  and 
Louisville,  Ky.,  Mr.  Hanley  being  president  of  the  company. 

Owing  to  the  stringency  of  the  times,  the  company  was  com- 
pelled to  make  an  assignment  in  I'Sgs,  but  the  year  following,  Mr. 
Hanley  bought  the  business  of  the  assignee,  and  has  since  operated 
it  with  the  most  encouraging  success,  employing  at  this  time  about 
thirty  men  and  shipping  his  goods  to  thirty-three  states,  beside 
supplying  a  large  and  constantly  increasing  local  demand. 

Mr.  Hanley  was  married,  in  the  year  1872,  to  Miss  Margaret 
Scott,  a  native  of  Ireland,  who  came  to  Indianapolis  from  Quebec, 
Canada,  where  she  had  lived  for  some  years.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Han- 
ley have  a  family  consisting  of  the  following  children:  John 
Francis,  bookkeeper  for  his  father;  William  Scott,  a  student  of 
Rose  Polytechnic  Institute;  and  Joseph  Patrick,  who  represents  his 
father's  business  as  a  traveling  salesman.  Mr.  Hanley  and  family 
are  consistent  members  of  St.  Joseph  parish  and  he  belongs  to  the 
Hibernian  Benevolent  societv,  of  Terre  Haute. 


STEPHEN  J.  HANNAGAN,  member  of  the  LaFayefte  city  coun- 
cil from  the  Second  ward,  was  born  in  this  city  May  25,  1863, 
■and  is  a  son  of  Patrick  and  Johannah  (Kelley)  Hannagan,  natives 
of  county  Roscommon,  Ireland,  and  county  Kerry,  respectively. 
The  father  died  in  LaFayette  in  1868,  at  the  age  of  si.\ty-one 
years,  and  the  mother  in  1879.  They  had  a  family  of  eight  chil- 
dren, of  whom  seven  lived  to  years  of  maturity,  and  were  named, 
in  order  of  birth,  as  follows:  William  J.,  a  patternmaker  of 
LaFayette,  a  married  man  and  the  father  of  three  children;  Johan- 
nah, wif«  of  John  Gleason,  of  Logansport,  and  the  mother  of 
two  children;  Charles  P.,  in  the  laundry   business   in   LaFayette, 

<684r 


CATHOLIC  CHURCH  OF  INDIANA. 

and  the  father  of  three  children  living  and  one  child  deceased  ;; 
Stephen  J.,  whose  name  opens  this  paragraph;  Edward  T. ,  ticket 
agent  at  LaFayette  for  the  Wabash  Railroad  company;  Katie, 
wife  of  Mart  Miller,  of  Logansport;  and  Patrick  G.,  married,  and 
residing  in  Chicago,  111. 

Stephen  J.  Hannagan  was  educated  in  the  parochial  schools 
of  LaFayette  until  ten  years  of  age,  although  at  the  age  of  nine  he 
began  work  in  a  grocery  store  and  clerked  for  six  years.  He  early 
became  interested  in  local  politics,  and  in  1889  was  elected  city 
clerk  on  the  democratic  ticket,  and  served  two  terms,  or  five  years. 
He  now  represents  the  Second  ward  in  the  city  council  of  LaFay- 
ette, and  is  a  member  of  the  committees  on  judiciary,  ordinances, 
printing,  canal,  wharves,  railroad  and  salaries,  and  the  board  of 
public  improvements,  being  clerk  to  the  latter  and  chairman  of 
the  judiciary  and  the  wharf  and  railroad  committees,  ^e  is  a 
fine  penman,  and  his  books  and  accounts  are  models  of  neatness 
and  beauty.  He  is  a  self-made  man,  and  has  been  in  business  as  a 
groceryman  at  No.  89  Columbia  street  since  1894.  He  owns  a 
fine  residence  at  No.  89  South  Fourth  street  and  other  city  prop- 
erty, and  is  as  popular  as  he  is  prosperous. 

Mr.  Hannagan  was  united  in  marriage,  in  1885,  with  Miss 
Sarah  Foley,  who  was  born  in  LaFayette  July  16,  1863,  a  daugh- 
ter of  Patrick  and  Bridget  Foley,  and  this  marriage  has  been 
blessed  with  one  son,  Harry  E.,  who  was  born  July  24,  1886. 
The  family  are  members  of  St.  Ann  congregation,  and  are  very 
generous  in  their  contributions  to  the  church.  Mr.  Hannagan  is 
also  a  member  of  the  Y.  M.  H.  S.  and  of  division  No.  i,  A.  O.  H., 
of  which  he  served  two  terms,  or  four  years,  as  state  secretary, 
and  is  likewise  a  member  of  the  C.  K.  of  A.,  being  a  young  man 
of  extraordinary  activity,  energy  and  ability. 


CORNELIUS  A.  HARRIGAN,  a  grocer  carrying  on  business 
at  No.  909  East  Georgia  street,  Indianapolis,  was  born  in 
Sidney,  Shelby  county,  Ohio,  August  4,  1853,  and  is  a  son  of  John 
and  Johanna  Harrigan.      He  has  been  a  resident  of  Indianapolis 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

since  1877  and  was  married  in  this  city.  His  wife  was  formerly 
Miss  Mary  O'Connell,  daughter  of  Thomas  and  Honora  O'Connell, 
both  natives  of  county  Kerry,  Ireland,  who  came  to  the  United 
States  in  early  life,  and  who  were  married  in  Elmira,  N.  Y.  From 
that  place  they  removed  to  Ohio  and  thence  came  to  Indiana,  set- 
tling in  Farmland,  Randolph  county,  where  the  death  of  the  hus- 
band and  father  of  the  family  took  place,  and  which  was  caused 
by  his  being  struck  by  a  train  of  cars. 

Almost  immediately  after  the  occurrence  of  this  sad  event  the 
widow  removed  her  family  to  Indianapolis,  there  being  eight  chil- 
dren, the  youngest  but  a  few  months  old.  These  children  she 
labored  hard  to  rear  and  educate,  with  the  view  of  starting  them 
on  their  careers  in  such  a  manner  that  they  should  become  good 
and  useful  citizens,  setting  before  them  an  example  of  industry  and 
devotioi^  to  her  religious  faith  which  is  worthy  of  all  commenda- 
tion, and  which  is  presenting  itself  to  the  world  through  their  lives. 
She  lived  to  see  them  all  grown  to  maturity  and  to  become  settled 
in  life,  and  she  died  September  29,  1895,  in  the  seventy-eighth 
year  of  her  age.  Three  of  her  children  have  also  died,  and  all  of 
those  that  survive  reside  in  Indianapolis. 

Mrs.  Harrigan  and  her  sister,  now  Mrs.  Nora  Murray,  had 
the  honor  of  teaching  the  first  class  in  St.  Joseph's  parish  school 
which  received  the  ordinance  of  holy  communion.  Following  is 
an  account  of  this  event  published  at  the  time: 

For  some  time  past  the  teachers  of  St.  Joseph's  Catholic 
school.  Misses  Mary  and  Nora  O'Connell,  have  been  preparing  their 
pupils  to  receive  what  the  Catholic  church  considers  the  greatest 
sacrament,  holy  communion.  First  time  since  the  school  was 
established,  the  pupils,  to  the  number  of  fifty,  met  at  the  home  of 
their  teachers,  on  John  street,  at  an  early  hour,  and  formed  a  pro- 
cession headed  by  the  recently  organized  Irish  band,  numbering 
twenty  pieces,  and  marched  to  St.  Joseph's  church,  where  solemn 
high  mass  was  celebrated.  The  choir  sang  Spoch's  mass  in  D. 
The  singing  was  led  by  the  organist.  Miss  Mollie  Higgins,  who  was 
assisted  by  Misses  Torrence,  Corcoran,  Doyle,  Flynn  and  Mur- 
dock  and  by  Messrs.  O'Brien,  Garleigh  and  McHugh.  This  was 
a  most  interesting  occasion.  Rev.  Father  Alerding  delivered  a 
most  impressive  and  eloquent  address  to  the  class  on  this  occasion 
from  the  text:      "  Behold,  I  stand  at   the  door  and  knock.      If  any 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

man  shall  hear  my  voice  and  open  unto  me  the  door,  I  will  come 
in  to  him,  and  sup  with  him  and  he  with  me."  The  occasion  was 
a  most  interesting  one. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Harrigan  were  married  in  1887,  and  have  been 
blessed  with  three  children,  viz:  Thomas,  Josie  and  Hugh  Cor- 
nelius, whom  their  parents  intend  to  educate  in  such  a  way  as  to 
fit  them  for  the  important  duties  of  citizenship. 


JOSEPH  EUGENE  HARBISON,  foreman  of  the  molding 
department,  National  Malleable  Casting  company,  Indian- 
apolis, was  born  in  Williamsburg.  Pa.,  March  27,  1861.  His 
parents,  William  and  Sarah  (McGraw)  Harbison,  were  both 
natives  of  the  Keystone  state,  the  former  born  in  Williamsburg 
and  the  latter  about  twelve  miles  from  that  city.  The  paternal 
branch  of  the  family  is  of  Irish  origin,  the  subject's  grandfather 
having  been  a  native  of  the  city  of  Belfast;  there  is  also  an  admi.x- 
ture  of  German  blood,  as  the  ancestors  of  the  grandmother  were 
natives  of  Germany.  William  Harbison,  a  farmer  by  occupation, 
departed  this  life  in  the  year  1877;  his  widow  is  making  her  home, 
at  this  time,  in  Pittsburg,  Pa.  To  William  and  Sarah  Harbison 
were  born  ten  children,  whose  names  are  as  follows:  Henry, 
Edwin,  Mary,  Jennie,  John  P.,  Joseph  E.,  Kate,  Stephen,  Will- 
iam and  Elizabeth,  all  living  except  the  last  named.  With  two 
exceptions,  the  brothers  are  mechanics;  John  and  Henry  reside  in 
New  York  city,  Edwin,  Stephen,  William  and  Kate  are  living  in 
Pittsburg,  the  rest  in  Indianapolis. 

Joseph  Eugene  Harbison  learned  the  molder's  trade  in  Pitts- 
burg, where  he  was  employed  for  a  period  of  twelve  years.  He 
came  to  Indianapolis  in  May,  1S90,  and  worked  about  one  year  as 
journeyman  molder  for  the  National  Malleable  Casting  company, 
and  was  then  promoted  assistant  foreman,  which  position  he  filled 
two  and  a  half  years.  Such  was  the  ability  displayed  while  hold- 
ing the  place  that,  in  due  time,  Mr.  Harbison  was  made  foreman 
of  the  molding  department,  a  position  of  great  responsibility,  and 
withal  of   liberal  salary,  the  duties  of  which   he  has  discharged  in 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

an  eminently  satisfactory  manner  to  the  present  time.  He  has 
under  his  control  ordinarily  a  force  of  200  men,  but  when  running 
at  full  force  500  men  are  required  to  do  the  work  in  this  department. 

The  marriage  of  Mr.  Harbison  and  Miss  Lulu  Armstrong,  of 
Pittsburg,  Pa.,  was  solemnized  in  St.  Mary's  church,  Indianapolis, 
November,  1889,  and  the  union  has  been  blessed  with  the  birth  of 
four  children:     Sarah,  Mary,  Josephine  and  Eugene,  all  living. 

Mr.  Harbison  and  family  are  members  of  St.  Anthony's 
parish,  and  he  belongs  to  the  Catholic  Benevolent  association 
connected  therewith;  Mrs.  Harbison  was  reared  in  the  Presbyterian 
faith,  but  became  converted  to  Catholicism   prior  to  her  marriage. 


CHARLES  HARRINGTON,  attorney  and  counselor  at  law, 
with  offices  in  rooms  515-517  Indiana  Trust  building,  Indian- 
apolis, Ind.,  was  born  at  Cambridge  City,  Wayne  county,  Ind., 
December  14,  1867.  Mr.  Harrington  belongs  to  a  well-known 
family  of  Indianapolis,  his  father,  Dennis  Harrington,  having 
removed  to  this  city  in  1881. 

Dennis  Harrington  was  born  in  county  Cork,  Ireland,  near  the 
famous  city  of  the  same  name,  in  1814,  and  on  attaining  his  man- 
hood he  married  Johanna  McCarthy;in  1849  he  emigrated  with  his 
wife  and  family  to  the  United  States,  locating  first  at  Troy,  N.  H., 
removing  thence  to  Dayton,  Ohio,  thence  to  Cambridge  City,  Ind., 
and  finally  to  Indianapolis,  as  stated  before,  in  1881.  Here  he 
died  in  1894.  Dennis  Harrington  was  a  member  of  the  Catholic 
church,  and  was  a  consistent,  practical  Christian,  a  worthy  citizen, 
and  highly  thought  of  by  those  that  knew  him.  At  his  death  he 
left  a  widow  and  several  children,  of  whom  Charles,  the  subject  of 
this  sketch,  is  the  youngest  son. 

Charles  Harrington  was  for  some  years  stenographer  for  the 
firm  of  Ayers  &  Jones,  attorneys-at-law,  and  pursued  the  study  of 
law  in  their  office.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1892,  and 
remained  with  his  preceptors  until  1895,  when  he  opened  an  office 
of  his  own  at  the  location  above  mentioned,  Nos.  515-517  Indiana 
Trust  building.      He  married,  July  26,  1893,  in  St.  Joseph's  church, 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

Miss  Jennie  M.  Gates,  of  Indianapolis,  and  this  union  has  been 
blessed  with  one  son,  Humphrey  Harrington,  and  one  daughter, 
Mary  Harrington.  Our  subject  is  a  member  of  the  Young  Men's 
institute,  Brownson  council,  No.  272.  He  is  a  general  practitioner, 
ibut  makes  a  specialty  of  civil  law,  and  is  building  up  a  fine  practice. 


JOHN  J.  HARRINGTON,  a  popular  dealer  in  saddlery,  leather, 
shoefindings  and  hardware,  in  Richmond,  Wayne  county,  Ind., 
was  born  in  county  Cork,  Ireland,  July  31,  1848,  and  is  a  son  of 
Timothy  and  Mary  (Aherne)  Harrington,  the  former  of  whom  was 
born  in  the  parish  of  Kilcrea,  county  Cork,  in  181  i,  and  by  occu- 
pation was  a  farmer. 

Timothy  Harrington,  father  of  subject,  brought  his  family  (or 
wife  and  child)  to  the  United  States  in  1851,  landed  in  New 
■Orleans,  whence  he  went,  via  the  Mississippi  and  Ohio  rivers,  to 
the  state  of  Ohio,  located  in  Dayton,  and  there  found  employment 
as  foreman  of  the  Panhandle  railroad  roundhouse,  which  position 
he  filled  from  1852  until  1863,  when  he  came  to  Richmond,  Ind., 
where  for  four  years  he  was  employed  by  the  same  company  in  a 
like  capacity.  He  then  purchased  a  farm  of  eighty  acres,  one 
mile  east  of  Fountain  City,  Wayne  county,  increased  it  to  280 
acres,  and  there  followed  agriculture  until  his  lamented  death, 
which  occurred  in  1875,  a  devout  member  of  the  Catholic  church 
of  St.  Mary's  parish.  The  seven  children  whom  he  left  to  mourn 
his  loss  were  born  and  named  in  the  following  order:  John  J., 
James,  Humphrey,  Margaret,  Mary,  Catherine  and  Timothy  F. 
Of  these,  John  J.  and  Timothy  F.  are  residents  of  Richmond,  Ind., 
Catherine  is  married  to  Edward  Ouinlivan,  of  Richmond,  Ind.,  and 
the  others  are  at  the  Fountain  City  homestead,  where  still  survives 
.and  resides  their  mother,  aged  eighty  years. 

John  J.  Harrington,  the  subject  of  this  biographical  sketch, 
received  a  good  common-school  education  in  Dayton,  Ohio,  but  at 
the  age  of  fourteen  years  was  brought  to  Richmond,  Ind.,  and  here 
grew  to  manhood.  At  fifteen  years  of  age  he  engaged  as  a  clerk 
in  the  store  of  parties  in   the  same  line  of  business  in   which  he  is 

31  ^7689) 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

now  engaged,   in    1872   became  a  partner,  and   in    1878  'sole   pro- 
prietor of  the  business. 

He  was  married  January  2,  1873,  to  Miss  Anna  Ross,  of  Rich- 
mond, and  to  this  happy  union  have  been  born  six  children,  viz: 
Alice,  Mary  E.,  Timothy  C,  John  J.,  Anna  and  James  Francis. 
The  family  are  members  of  St.  Mary's  Catholic  church,  of  which 
Mr.  Harrington  has  been  a  trustee  for  many  years,  and  at  present 
is  its  treasurer,  and  was  appointed  by  Bishop  Chatard  as  its 
representative  to  the  Catholic  congress  at  the  Columbian  exposition 
at  Chicago,  111.,  in  1893.  Mr.  Harrington  is  in  politics  a  repub- 
lican and  as  such  is  at  present  a  member  of  the  board  of  city  com- 
missioners of  Richmond,  and  beside  giving  attention  to  his  thriving 
leather  and  saddlery  trade,  finds  time  to  act  as  a  director  in  the 
People's  Home  &  Savings  association.  Mr.  Harrington,  as  a  busi- 
ness man,  has  made  for  himself  a  name  that  is  beyond  reproach, 
and  as  a  citizen  he  enjoys  the  esteem  of  the  entire  community. 


DANIEL  C.  HARTMAN,  a  deceased  resident  of  Indianapolis, 
and  a  highly  respected  citizen,  was  a  native  of  Fairfield 
county,  Ohio,  and  a  son  of  Michael  and  Barbara  Hartman,  natives 
of  Germany.  He  was  reared  to  manhood  in  his  native  county, 
and  became  a  stonecutter,  but  at  the  outbreak  of  the  Civil  war  he 
enlisted,  at  Columbus,  Ohio,  for  the  ninety-day  service.  Before 
his  regiment  left  for  the  seat  of  war,  however,  he  was  attacked  by 
pleurisy,  the  result  of  exposure  to  stormy  weather,  in  consequence 
of  which  he  was  unable  to  accompany  his  corps  to  Washington, 
but  as  soon  as  sufficiently  recovered  in  health  he  hurried  on  to  the 
capital.  There  he  had  a  relapse,  which  prevented  his  joining  his 
regiment,  which  was  stationed  at  Arlington  Heights,  across  the 
Potomac  river  and  but  a  few  miles  distant  from  Washington. 
When  he  had  fully  recuperated,  he  found  himself  debarred  of  his 
membership  of  his  company,  but  honorably  so,  on  account  of  his 
disability  to  serve,  and  as  a  consequence  he  remained  in  the  city 
about  three  years,  following  his  trade  of  stonecutter. 

During  this    interval    Mr.  Hartman   married,    in  W'ashington,^ 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

November  25,  1862,  Miss  Margaret  Falvey,  a  native  of  Virginia, 
and  a  daughter  of  Timothy  and  Margaret  Falvey,  who  were  born  in 
Ireland.  Mr.  Falvey,  however,  was  called  away  when  his  daughter, 
Margaret  (Mrs.  Hartman),  was  still  a  child,  and  later  Mrs.  Falvey 
removed  to  Washington  with  her  five  children,  of  whom  three 
still  survive,  viz:  Mary,  in  Baltimore,  Md. ;  Kate,  in  Washington, 
D.  C. ;  and  Mrs.  Har-tman,  now  of  Indianapolis,  Ind.  From 
Washington,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hartman  removed  to  Chicago,  III, 
where  they  resided  about  eight  years,  and  then,  in  1874,  came  to 
Indianapolis.  The  health  of  Mr.  Hartman  was  never  firm  nor 
robust  after  catching  cold  in  the  barracks  at  Columbus,  OhTo,  and 
the  resultant  pleurisy,  and  his  death,  which  occurred  February  i, 
1 88 1,  from  consumption,  was  plainly  traceable  to  the. cold  engen- 
dered while  a  volunteer  soldier.  Mr.  Hartman  was  a  sincere 
Catholic,  a  kind  husband  and  affectionate  father,  and  was  greatly 
respected  by  the  many  friends  he  made  in  Indianapolis  and  in  the 
other  cities  in  which  he  had  resided.  To  the  marriage  of  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Hartman  were  born  four  children,  of  whom  three  survive, 
viz:  Clara  A.,  Edwin  and  Mary.  The  deceased  child,  Daniel 
M.,  died  July  18,  1896,  at  the  age  of  twenty-eight  years.  The 
widow  and  her  surviving  children  reside  at  820  Bradshaw  street, 
are  devout  members  of  St.  Patrick's  congregation  and  are  greatly 
respected  by  their  neighbors  and  many  warm-hearted  friends. 


ISADORE  L.  HARRY,  city  treasurer  of  Lawrenceburg,  Ind.,  is 
a  son  of  George  and  Josephine  Harry,  who  were  born  in  France, 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1853,  and  are  still  living.  Our  sub- 
ject was  born  November  6,  1853,  was  reared  in  Dearborn  county, 
Ind.,  attended  the  common  schools  and,  at  the  age  of  thirty-two, 
learned  the  trade  of  wood  carving,  at  which  he  worked  until  he 
went  into  his  present  business,  that  of  grocer,  etc. 

His  first  term  as  city  treasurer  began  in  1891,  and  to  this  office 
he  was  re-elected  in  May,  1894,  and  also  in  May,  1898.  He  was 
married  in  January,  1875,  to  Miss  Celestia  Wehrling,  a  daughter 
of  Gustave  Wehrling,  of  Dearborn  county,  and   si.x   children  have 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

resulted  from  this  union,  of  whom  one  is  deceased.  The  survivors 
are  Gus,  Lottie,  Celestia,  Elmer  and  Carl  L.  The  family  are  all 
members  of  St.  Lawrence's  church  and  in  politics  Mr.  Harry  is  a 
democrat.  He  owns  his  residence,  and  grocery  next  door  in  con- 
nection, has  been  very  successful  in  his  business  career,  and  has 
ever  been  active  in  promoting  the  progress  of  his  party,  with  which 
he  is  extremely  popular,  and  in  the  councils  of  which  he  is  a  potent 
factor.  As  city  treasurer  he  has  performed  his  duties  well  and 
faithfully,  and  to  the  entire  satisfaction  of  the  public. 


REV.  JOHN  HASKAMP,  the  successor  of  Father  Liesen  at  St. 
Bernard's  parish,  is  a  native  of  Hamburg,  Ind. ,  born  Febru- 
ary 22,  1869,  and  is  the  sixth  in  a  family  of  twelve  children  born 
to  Joseph  and  Mary  (Wielenberg)  Haskamp.  Father  Haskamp's 
early  education  was  begun  in  the  public  schools  and  was  supple- 
mented by  an  attendance  at  St.  Francis  Seraficus  college,  at  Cin- 
cinnati, Ohio,  which  he  entered  in  1889  and  attended  three  and 
one-half  years,  taking  up  the  classical  course.  In  1893  he  entered 
the  seminary  of  St.  Francis  de  Sales,  at  Milwaukee,  Wis.,  and 
there  continued  the  classical  course  one  year,  and  then  took  up  the 
philosophical  and  theological  courses  and  was  ordained  priest  by 
Archbishop  Katzer  June  19,  1898.  In  August,  1898,  he  was  assigned 
to  the  charge  of  St.  Bernard  parish,  at  Frenchtown,  Ind.,  as  the 
successor  of  Rev.  Father  Liesen,  and  is  now  the  resident  priest. 


JULIUS  J.  H.\UCK,  of  Aurora,  Dearborn  county,  Ind.,  is  a  son 
of  Adam  and  Mary  M.  (Knapp)  Hauck,  both  deceased.  He 
was  born  in  Germany  June  13,  1844,  and  came  to  the  United  States 
at  eleven  years  of  age  and  attended  the  common  schools  in  Aurora, 
engaged  at  the  barber  trade  at  the  age  of  sixteen  years,  and  fol- 
lowed this  calling  until  he  sold  out  his  business  in  1895. 

Mr.  Hauck  was  married,  first,  to  Josephine  Shiebe,  of  Cincin- 
nati, October  22,  1866.     This  lady  died  January  12,  1883,  and  Mr. 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

Hauck  next  married  Mrs.  Maggie  Kirser,  a  daughter  of  Benjamin 
and  Rachel  Sherman,  of  Germany,  but  later  of  Aurora.  By  his 
first  wife  he  had  four  children,  viz:  Matilda  C,  Julius  A.,  Lewis  F. 
and  Joseph.  By  his  second  wife  he  has  one  child,  Elizabeth  M. 
All  of  the  above  are  members  of  the  Catholic  church.  Mr.  Hauck 
lives  in  his  own  residence,  and  rents  out  his  business  building,  con- 
taining three  stores.  Joseph,  the  son  alluded  to  above,  has  trav- 
eled over  the  world,  having  enlisted  February  i8,  1896,  for  four 
years  in  the  United  States  navy,  and  for  the  present  being  sta- 
tioned at  a  port  in  Florida.  Mr.  Hauck  and  family  are  greatly 
respected  for  their  upright  walk  through  life,  and  well  deserve  the 
high  esteem  in  which  they  are  held. 


MICHAEL  J.  HAYES,  a  leading  grocer  of  Washington,  Daviess 
county,  Ind.,  was  born  in  county  We.\ford,  Ireland,  October 
23,  1850,  a  son  of  Patrick  and  Jane  (Lambert)  Hayes,  who  were 
the  parents  of  seven  children,  viz:  James,  deceased;  Nicholas,  still 
in  Ireland;  John,  deceased;  Mary,  in  Ireland;  Michael  J.,  our  sub- 
ject; Alice,  wife  of  William  Gately,  a  merchant  of  Chicago,  111., 
and  William,  of  Knox  county,  Ind.  Patrick  Hayes,  father  of  this 
family,  was  a  well-to-do  farmer,  was  tax  collector  of  his  county 
four  years,  having  been  appointed  by  the  crown,  and  was  quite 
prominent  as  a  member  of  the  Catholic  parish  of  Kilmore,  Wex- 
ford county,  where  he  died  October  8,  1879,  and  was  followed  to 
the  grave  by  his  wife  in  January,  1888. 

Michael  J.  Hayes,  the  subject,  attended  the  National  school 
in  his  native  country  until  sixteen  years  of  age,  when  he  went  to 
Liverpool,  England,  where  he  clerked  in  a  general  grocery  store 
five  years,  and  then  came  to  America,  locating  first  in  Louisville, 
Ky.,  where  he  was  employed  five  years  as  a  shipping  clerk  in  a 
wholesale  grocery.  October  i,  1876,  he  came  to  Washington, 
Ind.,  and  for  four  years  clerked  for  P.  A.  Campbell;  in  1880  he 
purchased  his  present  business,  since  when  he  has  been  doing  a 
thriving  trade  in  general  groceries,  queensware,  and  all  the  line  of 
goods  usually  kept  in  a  first-class  grocery. 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

Mr.  Hayes  was  united  in  marriage  in  Washington,  in  1885, 
with  Miss  Anna  J.  Allen,  a  native  of  Daviess  county,  Ind.,  and  a 
daughter  of  Johnson  and  Mary  Allen,  and  to  this  union  was  born 
one  child — Anna,  April  14,  1887.  Mrs.  Hayes  died  February  6, 
1888,  in  the  Protestant  faith  and  her  remains  were  interred  in  Oak 
Grove  cemetery.  April  22,  1890,  Mr.  Hayes  chose  for  his  second 
wife,  in  Evansville,  Ind.,  Miss  Maggie  Mclnnerney,  who  was  born 
in  Daviess  county  in  November,  1857,  a  daughter  of  Lawrence  and 
Catherine  Mclnnerney,  and  this  marriage  has  been  blessed  with 
two  children — John  and  Catherine.  This  lady,  with  her  husband, 
is  a  pious  Catholic,  and  both  belong  to  St.  Simon's  congregation. 
Mr.  Hayesis  a  self-made  man,  and  has  made  his  fortune  through 
his  excellent  business  capacity,  and  is  now  the  owner  of  si.xteen 
residence  properties.  He  has  been  treasurer  of  the  Daviess 
Building  &  Loan  association  since  its  organization,  is  in  politics  a 
democrat,  and  in  every  way  a  substantial,  useful  and  respected 
citizen. 


WILLIAM  M.  HAYES,  youngest  son  of  William  and  Ann 
(Beckes)  Hayes,  was  born  in  Vincennes,  Ind.,  April  10, 
1849.  His  father,  a  native  of  Ireland,  came  to  this  country  in 
1825,  while  yet  a  young  man,  and  located  at  Vincennes,  where  he 
engaged  very  successfully  in  the  dry-goods  and  grocery  business, 
in  which  he  continued  until  185  i,  when  he  retired,  but  still  resided 
in  Vincennes  until  his  death,  which  occurred  January  5,  1862.  He 
was  married  in  Vincennes  in  1834  to  Miss  Ann^  Beckes,  a  native 
of  this  place,  who  was  the  daughter  of  Benjamin  V.  Beckes,  the 
first  white  male  child  born  in  Kno.x  county,  this  state.  They  had 
seven  children,  viz.:  Alice  M.,  widow  of  M.  L.  Brett,  of  Washing- 
ton; John  B. ;  Thomas;  Mary;  William  M.,  our  subject,  and  two 
daughters  who  died  in  infancy.  They  were  devout  members  of  St. 
Francis  Xavier's  cathedral  at  Vincennes,  the  mother  being  a  con- 
vert to  the  Catholic  faith,  in  which  she  died  August  4,  1886.  Mr. 
Hayes  was  very  successful  in  business  and  was  noted  for  his  liber- 
ality to  the  church,  of  which  he  was  for  years  a  trustee. 

William  M.  Hayes,  our  subject,    was  educated  in  the  public 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

schools  at  Vincennes.  At  the  age  of  sixteen  he  began  clerking  in 
the  dry-goods  and  grocery  store  of  his  brother  John,  with  whom  he 
remained  until  1872,  when  he  came  to  Washington  upon  the  solici- 
tation of  his  brother-in-law,  Matthew  L.  Brett,  late  president  of 
the  Washington  National  bank.  In  this  bank  he  clerked  for  two 
years,  thoroughly  familiarizing  himself  with  the  details  of  the 
important  business.  He  was  then  promoted  to  the  position  of  assist- 
ant cashier,  which  position  he  held  until  1884,  when  he  was  elected 
by  the  directors  to  the  responsible  position  of  cashier,  which  office 
he  has  since  filled  with  the  utmost  fidelity.  Mr.  Hayes  is  also 
quite  a  landholder  in  Daviess  county,  and  has  large  holdings  of  local 
building  and  loan  stock.  He  is  an  enterprising,  public-spirited 
citizen,  and  inherits  in  a  large  degree.the  liberal  traits  of  his  father. 
He  is  a  valuable  and  active  member  of  St.  Simon's  church,  of 
which  he  was  for  some  years  a  trustee.  He  is  also  a  prominent 
member  of  the  Catholic  Knights  of  America,  and  is  a  citizen  who 
is  held  in  very  high  regard  in  the  community  generally. 

On  October  5,  1874,  Mr.  Hayes  was  united  in  marriage  to 
Winifred  F.  Lee,  who  was  born  in  this  city  February  27,  1853, 
daughter  of  Clement  and  Sarah  (Wells)  Lee,  natives  of  Daviess 
county,  the  former  a  well-known  miller.  To  their  union  four  chil- 
dren were  born:  Helen,  Mary,  Clement  and  Stella,  three  of  whom 
are  still  living.  Mrs.  Hayes  was  a  convert  to  the  Catholic  faith 
and  died  May  9,  1891,  fervent  in  her  belief,  and  was  laid  to  rest  in 
the  old  cemetery. 


MICHAEL  HAZINSKI,  an  active  member  of  St.  Hedwig  Polish 
Roman  Catholic  church,  and  a  leading  cigar  manufacturer  of 
South  Bend,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Poland,  Prussia,  September  14, 
1858,  a  son  of  Valentine  and  Mehellena  Hazinski,  who  were  born 
in  the  same  country  in  1839  and  1841,  respectively,  the  father 
becoming  a  farmer  and  contracting  mason. 

Michael  Hazinski  attended  the  parochial  schools  of  his  native 
land  until  fourteen  years  of  age,  when  he  was  apprenticed  to  the 
blacksmith  and  machinist  trade  for  five  years,  and  after  finishing 
his  term,  served  two  years  in  the  Prussian  army.      He  then  came 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

to  the  United  States,  landing  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  and  arriving  in 
South  Bend,  Ind.,  in  1879.  Here  he  secured  employment  for  six. 
months,  as  a  machinist,  with  the  Studebaker  Manufacturing 
company,  after  which,  for  a  short  time,  he  was  employed  in  the 
Oliver  Plow  works,  and  then  went  to  Coldwater,  Mich.,  where  he 
served  an  apprenticeship  of  three  years  at  cigarmaking.  Having 
mastered  this  trade,  he  returned  to  South  Bend,  and  was  employed 
as  a  foreman  for  five  years  by  A.  Grisvoi,  and  later  commenced  the 
manufacture  of  cigars,  which  he  has  conducted  with  financial  success 
for  the  past  ten  years. 

October  27,  1884,  Mr.  Hazinski  was  united  in  wedlock,  at 
Coldwater,  Mich.,  by  Rev.  Father  C.  Ivorst,  to  Miss  Weronika 
Latosinska,  and  this  marriage  has  been  blessed  with  five  children, 
who  are  being  educated  at  St.  Hedwig  parochial  school,  of  which 
church  all  the  family  are  devout  members.  Mr.  Hazinski  is  also 
a  member  of  St.  Casimir  and  St.  Valentine  societies,  and  is 
earnest  in  his  efforts  to  advance  the  interests  of  both  the  church 
and  its  sodalities,  and  very  generously  aids  with  his  means  their 
support.  He  is  widely  and  favorably  known  in  business  circles, 
and  is  esteemed  generally  as  an  upright  and  useful   citizen. 


JOHN  WALTER  O'HARA,  a  prominent  attorney  at  law,  Peru, 
Miami  county,  was  born  in  Connersville,  Ind.,  September  22, 
1853,  a  son  of  James  and  Catherine  (Galvin)  O'Hara,  natives  of 
Ireland. 

James  O'Hara  was  born  in  county  Clare,  in  1825,  a  son  of 
Michael  and  Nellie  (Quinn)  O'Hara,  and  was  their  only  child.  He 
was  reared  to  manhood  on  his  father's  farm,  and  in  1847  came 
to  the  United  States,  landing  in  Boston,  where  he  was  em- 
ployed in  general  labor  until  1850,  when  he  came  west,  sojourned 
in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  until  1852,  when  he  removed  to  Connersville, 
Ind.,  where  he  worked  on  the  Whitewater  Valley  railroad,  along 
the  canal,  and  in  pork  packing  until  1854,  when  he  went  to  Rush 
county,  where  he  worked  on  a  farm  until  death  called  him  October 
19,  1861.      His  wife,  Catherine  (Gaivin)  O'Hara,  also  a  native  of 

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county  Clare,  was  born  in  1827,  and  was  a  daughter  of  John  and' 
Nellie  (Quinn)  Galvin,  who  were  the  parents  of  eight  children,  Mrs. 
O'Hara  being  the  fifth  in  order  of  birth.  In  1847,  Catherine  came 
to  America  in  company  with  two  sisters  and  some  friends,  and 
landed  in  Quebec,  Canada,  when  she  went  to  Worcester,  Mass., 
and  there  met  and  was  married  to  James  O'Hara,  whom  she 
blessed  with  seven  children,  viz:  James  and  Michael,  now 
deceased;  John  W.,  whose  name  opens  this  article;  Mary  E.,  wife 
of  C.  Fitzgerald,  of  Lincoln,  111. ;  Elizabeth,  now  Mrs.  M.  A.  Har- 
bert,  of  Hoopeston,  111.;  Henry,  railroad  agent  at  LaGro,  Ind., 
and  Thomas,  a  contractor  of  Alexandria,  this  state.  The  venera- 
ble mother  passed  to  her  reward  in  September,   1897. 

John  Walter  O'Hara  remained  in  Rush  county  until  the  spring 
following  his  father's  death,  when  the  mother  with  her  family, 
moved  to  a  farm  in  Cass  county,  where  our  subject  laid  the  foun- 
dation of  his  education  by  attending  school  until  the  family  removed 
to  Bunker  Hill,  Miami  county,  in  1878,  where  they  resided  until 
1887,  Mr.  O'Hara  having  begun,  however,  a  career  as  school- 
master in  1874,  which  he  followed  until  1883  in  the  graded  schools 
of  Miami  county.  Between  the  years  1883  and  1887,  Mr.  O'Hara 
owned  and  edited  the  Bunker  Hill  Press,  a  valuable  and  spicy  local 
newspaper,  that  paid  its  expenses  but  did  not  lead  on  to  fortune. 
In  1887,  Mr.  O'Hara  entered  the  university  of  Michigan  at  Ann 
Arbor,  from  the  law  department  of  which  he  graduated  the  follow- 
ing year — 1888 — when  he  settled  down  to  the  active  practice  of 
his  profession  in  the  city  of   Peru,  his  present  place  of  residence. 

From  1888  until  1890,  Mr.  O'Hara  made  a  flattering  success 
in  the  practice  of  his  chosen  profession,  and  then  admitted  John 
B.  Joyce  as  a  partner,  the  association  lasting  one  year.  He  then 
practiced  alone  until  April,  1892,  when  he  formed  his  present 
coparntership  with  E.  T.  Reasoner,  and  this  firm  now  stand  in  the 
front  rank  of  the  Peru  bar. 

The  marriage  of  Mr.  O'Hara  was  solemnized  January  15, 
1878,  in  Kokomo,  Ind.,  with  Miss  Ellen  C.  Thornton,  who  was- 
born  in  Galveston,  Cass  county,  Ind.,  June  6,  1857,  a  daughter  of 
James  and  Ellen  (Brown)  Thornton,  natives,  respectively,  of 
counties  Louth  and  Iverry,  Ireland.      This  union  has  been  crowned 

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•and  blessed  with  nine  children,  viz:  Alice  May,  deceased;  Elizabeth 
G.,  James  H.,  Genevieve  Catherine,  deceased;  John,  Patrick  L. , 
Helen,  Joseph  and  Thomas.  The  family  are  all  members  of  St. 
Borromeo  church,  to  the  support  of  which  the  parents  contribute 
most  liberally.  Mr.  O'Hara  is  also  a  member  of  the  A.  O.  H.,  of 
which  he  was  elected  state  treasurer  in  1894,  served  two  years, 
and  in  1896  was  elected  its  state  president.  In  politics  Mr. 
O'Hara  is  a  stanch  republican,  and  is  the  present  manager  of  dis- 
trict No.  1 1  of  the  Indiana  State  League  of  Republican  Clubs.  Mr. 
O'Hara  is  the  owner  of  200  acres  of  good  farming  land  in  Miami 
county  and  also  valuable  city  lots  in  Peru,  and,  socially,  as  well  as 
professionally,  is  held  in  high  esteem  by  all  who  know  him. 


JAMES  H.  HEALEY,  a  well-known  citizen  of  Indianapolis,  and, 
since  1895,  ^  trustee  of  St.  Joseph's  parish,  is  a  native  of  the 
state  of  New  Jersey,  and  was  born  in  Boonton,  Morris  county, 
October  4,  1859. 

Patrick  Healey,  father  of  James  H.,  was  born  in  the  city  of 
Dublin,  Ireland,  came  to  America  in  1839,  and  landed  in  the  city 
of  New  York,  whence  he  went  to  New  Jersey,  and  there  married 
Ellen  Moore,  a  native  of  county  Queens,  Ireland,  the  marriage 
being  blessed  with  four  sons,  viz:  John,  who  died  in  infancy;  Will- 
iam, who  resides  in  St.  Joseph's  parish,  Indianapolis;  Thomas  L. , 
of  Arlington,  N.  J.,  where  Mrs.  Ellen  Healey  also  resides — all  faith- 
ful Catholics  and  respected  citizens — and  James  H.,  the  gentleman 
whose  name  opens  this  article.  Patrick  Healey  was  a  devoted 
Catholic  and  a  highly  respected  citizen,  and  ended  his  days  in  New 
Jersey,  dying  in  1881. 

James  H.  Healey  remained  under  the  parental  roof  until  seven- 
teen years  of  age,  attending  in  the  meantime  a  parochial  school. 
After  leaving  his  home  to  make  his  way  through  the  world,  he  first 
went  to  Benwood,  W.  Va.,  and  thence  to  Wheeling,  tarrying  but 
a  short  time  at  each  place,  and  then  went  to  Pittsburg,  Pa.,  where 
he  learned  nail-making;  then,  stopping  at  various  towns,  in  which 
he  worked  at  his  trade,  he  reached  Terre  Haute,  Ind.,  in  1879,  and 

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June  3,   1888,  came  to  Indianapolis,  since  when  he  has  been  a  resi- 
dent of  St.  Joseph's  parish,  with  Rev.  H.  Alerding  as  his  pastor. 

While  a  resident  of  Terre  Haute,  Mr.  Healey  was  united  in 
the  holy  bonds  of  matrimony,  June  7,  1880,  with  Miss  Jessie 
Shearer,  a  convert  to  Catholicity,  being  baptized  and  receiving  her 
first  communion  at  St.  Patrick's  church,  Terre  Haute,  the  sacra- 
ments being  administered  by  the  Rev.  V.  A.  Schnell.  The  parents 
of  Mrs.  Healey  were  George  W.  and  Melinda  Shearer,  the  former 
of  whom  was  a  railroad  engineer  for  fully  seventeen  years,  and 
while  thus  employed  lost  his  life  August  17,  1876,  leaving  his 
widow  with  live  children,  of  whom  Mrs.  Healey  is  the  eldest. 
The  marriage  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Healey  has  been  blessed  with  three 
children,  of  whom  the  eldest  two,  Thomas  P.  and  Arthur  J.,  are 
still  living,  but  the  youngest,  Marie  Esther,  was  called  away  in 
infancy. 

Mr.  Healey  enjoys  the  confidence  and  respect  of  the  entire 
community,  being  active  in  his  promotion  of  the  interests  of  the 
church  and  a  liberal  contributor  to  its  support.  Mr.  Healey  is 
president  of  commandery  No.  191,  Ivnights  of  St.  John;  in  politics 
is  a  democrat,  and  takes  great  interest  in  local  affairs.  He  is  a 
mechanic  in  the  employ  of  the  Big  Four  Railroad  company,  and 
has  made  for  himself  and  family  a  comfortable  home  at  No.  643 
North  Pine  street. 


JOHN  H.  HAVERKOS,  ex-postmaster  of  Oldenburg,  Franklin 
county,  is  a  son  of  Joseph  and  Elizabeth  (Westerhoff)  Haver- 
kos,  the  former  of  whom  died  in  Germany  August  15,  1893,  and 
the  latter  about  1885. 

John  H.  Haverkos  was  born  October  5.  1839,  attended  the 
common  schools,  and  at  the  age  of  twenty-five  years  landed  in 
New  York,  and  then  came  to  his  present  home.  He  learned  the 
shoemaker's  trade  and  worked  at  that  until  1877.  He  then 
engaged  in  his  present  public  business,  and  was  appointed  post- 
master June  24,  1893,  under  Grover  Cleveland.  He  was  married 
June  7,  1866,  to  Mary  A.  Wessel,  a  daughter  of  Henry  and  Eliza- 
beth ((loetker)  Wessel,  to  which  marriage  have  been  born  fourteen 

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children,  of  whom  ten  are  still  living,  viz:  Mary  (married  to  Ben 
Diedrich);  Lizzie  (wife  of  Charles  R.  Hohman),  Joseph,  Rosie, 
Henrietta,  Nora,  Frank,  Amelia,  Leo  and  Edmund — all  of  the 
family  being  devout  members  of  the  Catholic  church. 


MAURICE  HEALEY,  the  popular  liveryman  of  Montgomery, 
Daviess  county,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Scott  county,  Ky. ,  in  1842, 
the  seventh  of  the  thirteen  children  that  constituted  the  family  of 
Patrick  R.  and  Ella  (Sullivan)  Healey,  natives  of  county  Cork, 
Ireland,  but  of  this  family  there  are  now  only  four  survivors.  The 
parents  had  early  in  their  married  life  located  in  Kentucky,  but 
about  1852  came  to  Indiana  and  settled  in  Barr  township,  Daviess 
county,  where  they  passed  the  remainder  of  their  days  and  died 
devout  members  of  St.  Mary's  congregation. 

Maurice  Healey  was  a  lad  of  ten  years  when  he  came  to 
Daviess  county  with  his  parents,  and  was  here  confirmed  by  Bishop 
de  St.  Palais.  He  was  educated  in  a  primitive  log  school-house, 
which  was  heated  by  a  wood  fire,  the  fuel  for  which  was  supplied 
by  the  pupils  themselves,  each  boy  in  turn  being  detailed  to  chop 
the  wood  in  the  neighboring  forest.  The  rod  of  birch  was  freely 
used  for  the  purpose  of  keeping  order  among  the  pupils,  whose 
seats  were  constructed  of  split  logs,  the  under,  or  rounded,  sides 
of  which  were  drilled  with  auger  holes,  into  which  were  driven 
pegs,  which  answered  the  purpose  of  legs,  while  the  writing  desk, 
constructed  of  similar  material,  extended  the  whole  length  of  the 
room  and  was  secured  to  the  wall  with  wooden  pegs  also,  and 
propped  in  front  by  legs  similar  to  those  of  the  benches. 

Mr.  Healey  remained  on  the  home  farm  until  his  first  marriage, 
April  28,  1868,  to  Miss  Sabina  E.  Patterson,  a  native  of  Daviess 
county.  To  this  union  were  born  seven  children,  viz:  George  P.,  a 
farmer;  JohnT.,  a  miner;  James,  adraymanof  Montgomery;  Joseph, 
associated  with  his  father  in  business;  Daniel  F. ,  also  with  his  father; 
Maurice  G.,  at  home,  and  Veronica,  the  wife  of  James  Goff,  of  Barr 
township.  The  second  marriage  of  Mr.  Healey  was  solemnized  in 
August,   1880,  with  Miss  Sarah  J.  Nolan,  also  a  native  of  Daviess 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

county,  and  this  marriage  has  been  blessed  with  six  children,  viz: 
Ellen  and  Agnes,  both  of  whom  have  been  confirmed  by  Bishop 
Chatard;  Catherine,  Alice,  Louis  S.  and  Jerome.  The  family  are  all 
faithful  and  devout  members  of  St.  Peter's  church,  and  contribute 
freely   of  their  means  to  its  support. 

In  1892  Mr.  Healey  took  up  his  residence  in  Montgomery, 
at  once  engaged  in  the  livery  business,  and  now  owns  the  leading 
establishment  of  the  kind  in  the  place.  His  barn  is  well  kept  and 
is  stocked  with  eleven  head  of  horses  and  vehicles  of  all  descrip- 
tions, and  his  low  charges,  together  with  his  courteous  treatment 
of  his  patrons,  have  made  him  a  favorite  with  the  public. 

In  politics  Mr.  Healey  is  a  democrat  and  cast  his  first  presi- 
dential vote  for  George  B.  McClellan,  in  1864,  He  served  several 
terms  as  supervisor  of  Barr  township  and  proved  a  most  accept- 
able official.  Although  at  his  majority  Mr.  Healey  had  no  capital, 
he  has  been  so  industrious  and  skillful  in  the  management  of  his 
affairs  that  he  now  owns  his  residence  and  livery  barn  in  Montgom- 
ery and  eighty  acres  of  farm  land  in  Barr  township.  Socially,  Mr. 
Healey  and  family  are  greatly  respected,  and  as  members  of  St. 
Peter's  church  enjoy  the  esteem  of  all  the  residents  of  the   parish. 


THOMAS  GEORGE  HEDIAN,  clerk  of  the  police  department, 
Indianapolis,  Ind.,  is  a  native  of  Baltimore,  Md.,  was  born 
January  25,  1861,  and  received  an  academic  education  at  St.  'Vin- 
cent's parochial  school  and  at  Calvert  Hall  academy,  under  the 
Christian  Brotherhood;  thence  he  went  to  Loyola  college,  under 
the  jurisdiction  of  the  Jesuits,  and  finished  his  scholastic  training 
at  Rock  Hill  college,  at  Ellicott  City,  Md.,  also  under  the  Chris- 
tian Brothers. 

At  twenty-one  years  of  age,  Mr.  Hediancame  to  Indianapolis, 
and  cast  his  first  and  all  succeeding  votes  in  this  city.  Here  he 
has  always  held  political  positions — first,  in  the  county  committee 
rooms;  he  was  afterward  appointed  time-keeper  and  attendant  at 
the  Insane  hospital.  In  this  position  three  years  were  spent,  when 
he  returned  to  the  city  and   procured  a    position    under    County 

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Auditor  Taggart  as  night  clerk  at  the  Union  railway  station.  This 
was  of  short  duration,  however,  and  he  again  entered  activ^e  poli- 
tics, and  was  the  first  deputy  county  assessor  in  Marion  county — 
the  office  being  created  in  1890.  He  resigned  this  position  ta 
accept  a  more  lucrative  one  as  secretary  in  the  police  department, 
being  also  the  first  to  fill  this  position.  This  he  resigned  after 
three  months,  and  was  appointed  deputy  city  clerk,  a  position  he 
held  until  the  e-xpiration  of  the  term,  eighteen  months.  He  was 
then  appointed  superintendent  of  sub-station  A,  of  the  Indian- 
apolis post-office,  but  resigned  this  position  to  accept  his  present 
office  under  Superintendent  of  Police  Quiglej'.  His  resignation 
from  the  post-office  department  was  due  to  political  influences, 
charging  him  with  pernicious  activity  in  politics,  and  he  was 
appointed  to  his  present  position  November  i,  1897.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Gray-Hendricks  club,  a  political  organization. 

The  parents  of  our  subject  were  Patrick  J.  and  Mary  (Maffei) 
Hedian.  The  father  was  a  native  of  Ireland,  and  came  to  America 
when  about  nineteen  years  old.  After  being  here  six  or  eight 
years,-  he  sent  for  his  brothers — three  of  whom  he  assisted  to  the- 
new  world.  The  father  was  the  originator  and  first  publisher  of 
the  Catholic  Mirror,  of  Baltimore,  and  some  years  later  he  took  in 
two  partners,  who  conducted  the  paper  many  years  after  his  death. 
Patrick  Hedian  was  recognized  among  intelligent  Catholics  as  one 
of  the  firm  supporters  of  the  church  in  its  earlier  years  in  Balti- 
more, and  died  in  that  city  in  1865.  His  widow  still  resides  in 
Baltimore,  her  native  city.  She  was  born  of  Italian  and  Irish 
parentage,  her  father  being  a  native  of  Italy;  he  came  to  Balti- 
more in  his  early  life,  and  married  in  that  city,  where  he  was  a 
merchant  for  many  years.  Of  the  immediate  family  of  subject 
there  were  three  sons  beside  himself — Alfred  M.,  a  member  of  the 
pork  packing  firm  of  Reiman,  Doyle  &  Hedian;  James  Buchanan, 
an  artist,  and  Edwin  A.,  employed  as  assistant  custodian  of  the 
post-office  building,  all  in  Baltimore.  Alfred  M.  and  Edwin  A. 
are  married;  the  others  are  bachelors.  The  father  of  our  subject, 
in  his  life  time,  left  sufficient  evidence  to  justify  the  assertion  that- 
the  family  name  in  Ireland  was  formerly  O'Hedian,  and  that  he 
descended  from  the  same  line  of   ancestry  as  Bishop  O'Hedian. 


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Thomas  G.  Hedian  is  a  gentleman  of  education  and  refine- 
ment, and  is  thoroughly  capable  and  worthy  to  fill  any  position  to 
which  he  may  be  called.  He  is  an  active  member  of  St.  John's 
church,  under  the  pastorate  of  Rev.  F.  H.  Gavisk. 


WILLIAM  E.  HEEB,  the  well-known  furniture  dealer  of  Con- 
nersville,  was  born  in  Falmouth,  Ind.,  January  i8,  1859, 
a  son  of  William  and  Ellen  (Moran)  Heeb.  He  was  educated  in 
the  public  school  of  his  native  town,  and  at  the  age  of  seventeen 
years  became  a  clerk  in  the  First  National  bank,  which  position  he 
held  two  years,  and  then  went  to  Cincinnati  and  entered  upon  a 
course  of  study  in  a  commercial  college,  from  which  he  graduated 
in  December,  1879.  On  his  return  he  became  bookkeeper  for  the 
Munke  &  Roberts  Furniture  company,  with  which  he  remained 
twelve  years,  when  he  and  his  brother,  Philip  Louis,  formed  a 
partnership  for  the  purpose  of  dealing  in  household  furniture,  stoves, 
carpets,  etc.,  etc.,  and  are  still  doing  a  flourishing  trade. 

Mr.  Heeb  was  united  in  marriage,  November  25,  1892,  by 
Father  Rudolph,  with  Miss  Julia  Kehl,  a  native  of  Boonville,  Mo., 
born  September  5,  1862,  a  daughter  of  Anthony  and  Julia  Kehl. 
This  marriage  has  been  blessed  with  two  children — Ursula  and 
Francis  K.  Mr.  Heeb  and  family  are  members  of  St.  Gabriel's 
church,  are  prominent  in  all  works  of  charity,  and  freely  contribute 
of  their  means  to  the  general  support  of  the  church.  Mr.  Heeb  is 
very  popular  as  a  business  man,  handles  a  stock  worth  $6,000,  and 
does  the  largest  trade  in  his  line  of  any  firm  in  town.  He  and 
family  are  most  highly  esteemed  by  their  neighbors  and  friends, 
who  are  both  warm  and  numerous. 


DANIEL  HEFFERNAN,  a  well-known  and  prosperous  farmer 
of  Daviess  county,  Ind.,  is  a  native  of  county  Tipperary,  Ire- 
land, was  born  in  181  5,  was  educated  in  a  parochial  school,  and 
at  the  age  of  twenty  years  sailed  from  Dublin  for  New  York,  being 


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seven  weeks  and  three  days  on  the  voyage.  After  passing  a  short 
time  in  New  York  city  he  came  to  Indiana  and  found  employment 
on  the  Erie  canal  in  Tippecanoe  county. 

In  1844  Mr.  Heffernan  was  married,  by  Father  Clark,  the 
first  resident  priest  of  LaFayette,  Tippecanoe  county,  to  Miss 
Catherine  Mehan,  a  native  of  county  Cork,  Ireland,  but  who,  at 
the  age  of  seven  years,  was  brought  to  America  by  her  parents, 
John  and  Ellen  (Leonard)  Mehan.  The  Mehan  family,  consisting 
of  the  parents  and  eight  children,  on  arriving  in  America,  located 
at  Ogdensburg,  N.  Y. ,  but  shortly  afterward  came  to  Indiana  and 
settled  near  Fort  Wayne,  but  of  this  family  Mrs.  Heffernan  is  now 
the  sole  survivor.  To  the  marriage  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Heffernan 
have  been  born  six  sons  and  six  daughters,  of  whom  seven  are  still 
living,  viz:  Michael,  whose  life-sketch  is  given  below;  Ellen,  wife 
of  Edwin  Carlin,  a  farmer  and  a  member  of  St.  Peter's  congrega- 
tion; Mary,  wife  of  Robert  Hunter,  a  farmer;  \\'illiam,  an  attorney 
at  law,  of  Washington,  Ind. ;  Thomas,  on  the  homestead;  Daniel 
and  Catherine  E. ,  living  with  their  parents — all  of  whom  have 
been  strictly  reared  in  the  Catholic  faith. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Heffernan  were  always  great  admirers  of  the 
good  pastor.  Father  Piers,  and  under  him  became  warm  advocates 
of  temperance,  and  their  home  was  his  home,  and  some  of  the 
bishops,  also,  have  frequently  been  entertained  in  the  hospitable 
dwelling.  When  the  Heffernan  family  settled  in  Daviess  county, 
in  1852, -St.  Peter's  congregation  worshiped  in  an  old  frame  church- 
building,  but  they  have  been  largely  instrumental  toward  the 
erection  of  the  present  substantial  house  of  worship.  Although 
Mr.  Heffernan  came  to  America  a  poor  young  man,  he  has,  through 
his  temperate  course  of  life,  his  industry  and  economy,  succeeded, 
with  the  aid  of  his  worthy  and  loving  wife,  in  securing  a  compe- 
tency. He  at  one  time  owned  at  least  500  acres  of  good  land  in 
Daviess  county,  a  portion  of  which  he  has  donated  to  his  children, 
and  still  retains  a  handsome  homestead  of  200  acres,  three  miles 
from  Montgomery. 

Politically,  Mr.  Heffernan  cast  his  first  presidential  vote  for 
William  H.  Harrison — "Old  Tippecanoe" — but  since  the  disin- 
tegration   of   the   whig   party   has  affiliated   with  the    republicans. 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 


He  and  wife  are  leading  and  respected  members  of  St.  Peter's 
congregation  and  are  now  passing  their  declining  jears  in  peace 
and  comfort,  honored  by  all  who  know  them. 


MICHAEL  HEFFERNAN,  a  highly  respected  resident  of 
Daviess  county,  was  born  in  Tippecanoe  county,  Ind.,  in  1S45, 
a  son  of  Daniel  and  Catherine  (Mehan)  Heffernan,  parents  of  twelve 
children. 

Michael  Heffernan  was  about  ten  or  twelve  years  of  age  when 
brought  to  Davies^  county  by  his  parents,  and  at  the  age  of  sixteen 
was  confirmed  by  Bishop  de  St.  Palais.  He  was  educated  in  com- 
mon and  parochial  schools,  and  his  religious  training  was  under  the 
venerable  Father  Piers.  He  grew  to  manhood  on  the  home  farm, 
and  was  first  wedded,  by  Father  Piers,  to  Miss  Bridget  Eagan,  to 
which  union  was  born  one  child,  Bridget,  now  the  wife  of  Thomas 
Hart,  a  farmer  of  Washington,  Ind.  The  second  marriage  of  Mr. 
Heffernan  was  to  Miss  Elizabeth  Mullen,  a  native  of  Philadelphia, 
Pa.,  born  in  September,  1848,  and  confirmed  in  her  native  city  at 
an  early  age.  This  union  has  been  blessed  with  si.x  sons  and  one 
daughter,  and  of  these  five  are  still  living,  viz:  William  G.,  who 
was  confirmed  by  Bishop  Chatard,  was  educated  in  the  common 
and  parochial  schools,  and  the  normal  school  at  Valparaiso,  Ind., 
and  is  now  a  successful  teacher  in  Daviess  county;  John  C.  is  on 
the  home  farm;  Michael  A.  is  also  at  home;  Joseph  Leo  is  at 
school  with  the  Sisters  of  Providence,  and  Anna  May  is  the  young- 
est of  the  family. 

For  about  two  years  Mr.  Heffernan  conducted  a  hotel  in  Wash- 
ington, and  then,  about  1876,  came  to  his  present  place  of  170 
acres  about  one  mile  from  St.  Peter's  church,  and  he  also  owns 
ninety-two  acres  east  of  Montgomery.  In  politics  Mr.  Heffernan 
is  a  republican,  and  is  a  strong  supporter  of  tettiperance.  The 
family  are  all  devout  members  of  St.  Peter's  church,  in  which  they 
have  placed  a  beautifully  illustrated  window  as  a  memorial,  and,  it 
is  needless  to  say,  they  all  contribute  freely  in  aid  of  the  good  work 
■being  done  by  Father  Rowan,  the  pastor.      Mr.  and  Mrs.  Heffer- 

32  (707) 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

nan  are  firm  believers  in  the  economy  of  insurance,  Mr.  Heffernaii 
carrying  $2,000  in  the  Providence  Savings  company,  and  Mrs.  Hef- 
fernan  $1,000  in  the  New  York  Mutual  Life,  while  the  farm  prop- 
erty is  also  well  covered.  The  family  are  highly  respected  within 
as  well  as  without  the  pale  of  the  church,  and  well  deserve  the 
esteem  in  which  they  are  held. 


PHILIP  LOUIS  HEEB,  a  native  of  Connersville,  Ind.,  was 
born  Tune  6,  1864,  and  is  a  younger  brother  of  William  E. 
Heeb,  whose  biography  is  given  above,  and  in  which  the  genealogy 
of  the  family  is  given  in  full. 

Philip  L. ,  the  subject  of  this  memoir,  attended  the  parochial 
school  of  his  native  city  until  he  attained  his  fifteenth  year,  and 
then  attended  the  public  school  until  seventeen  years  old,  when  he 
became  an  employee  of  the  Cooled  &  Morse  Furniture  company, 
with  which  he  remained  about  eighteen  months,  following  which 
he  had  further  e.^perience  in  the  same  line  with  Munke  &  Roberts, 
but  after  being  in  their  employ  a  short  time  united  in  partnership 
with  his  brother  William,  with  whom  he  has  since  remained. 

The  marriage  of  Mr.  Heeb  took  place  in  Connersville  on  the 
23d  day  of  August,  1S94,  to  Miss  Anna  Myers,  who  was  born  in 
Connersville,  October  4,  1870,  a  daughter  of  Peter  and  Caroline 
(Balle)  Myers,  this  union  being  now  blessed  with  one  child,  named 
Loretta  Mary.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Heeb  are  devout  and  faithful  mem- 
bers of  St.  Gabriel's  church  and  are  generous  contributors  to  its 
support,  and  willing  workers  in  the  cause  of  charity..  They  own  a 
pleasant  home  on  West  Fourth  street,  which  is  the  abode  both  of 
domestic  happiness  and  the  entertainment  of  a  large  circle  of  sin- 
cere friends.  Mr.  Heeb  also  owns  a  half-interest  in  the  Heeb 
building,  a  handsome  business  block  on  Eastern  avenue,  Conners- 
ville, which  furnishes  a  large  hall  for  public  gatherings,  lodge 
meetings,  etc.  Mr.  Heeb  is  very  prominent  in  local  affairs  and  is 
regarded  as  one  of  the  most  useful  and  energetic  residents  of 
Connersville. 

("708," 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

JUDGE  DAVID  J.  HEFRON,  circuit  court  judge  of  Daviess  and 
Martin  counties,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Jennings  county,  this  state, 
February  i8,  1842,  a  son  of  Lawrence  and  Bridget  (Dixon)  Hefron, 
natives  of  county  Mayo,  Ireland. 

Lawrence  Hefron  and  wife,  parents  of  subject,  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1832,  and  located  in  Erie,  Pa.,  where  the  father 
was  engaged  in  contracting  on  public  works  until  1846,  when  he 
brought  his  family  to  Daviess  county,  Ind.,  and  here  engaged  in 
farming  until  his  death,  which  took  place  in  185  i,  a  member  of  St. 
Peter's  congregation,  Montgomery,  and  in  political  faith  was  a 
democrat.  His  widow  died  in  November,  1898,  aged  ninety-four 
years,  at  the  home  of  the  judge,  in  Washington,  Ind.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Hefron  had  born  to  them  a  family  of  five  children,  viz:  Ste- 
phen, who  keeps  a  feed  store  in  Washington;  Catherine,  wife  of 
James  M.  Graves,  of  Montgomery,  Ind.;  John,  deceased;  David  J., 
the  subject  of  this  article;  and  Lawrence,  deceased.  Mrs.  Hefron 
was  born  in  the  Catholic  faith,  fully  attended  to  her  religious 
duties  all  her  prolonged  life,  and  died  a  member  of  St.  Simon's 
congregation. 

Judge  David  J.  Hefron  was  educated  preliminarilj-  in  the  pub- 
lic schools  of  Daviess  county,  Ind.,  and  later  entered  the  State 
university,  at  Bloomington,  from  the  law  department  of  which  he 
graduated  in  1869,  then  read  law,  until  1870,  with  John  H.  O'Neall, 
when  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar,  and  in  1871  formed  a  partner- 
ship with  Mr.  O'Neall,  of  Washington,  under  the  style  of  O'Neall 
&  Hefron,  which  was  prosperously  conducted  until  1885,  when  Mr. 
Hefron  was  appointed  by  Gov.  Gray,  judge  of  the  circuit  court  of 
Daviess  and  Martin  counties,  and  so  competent  did  he  prove  to  be 
in  the  performance  of  the  duties  of  this  responsible  office,  that  he 
was  elected  to  the  office  in  1886,  without  opposition,  re-elected  in 
1892 — again  against  no  opponent.  He  had,  however,  long  been 
popular  with  the  democratic  party  as  well  as  with  the  public  in 
general,  and  in  May,  1871,  had  been  elected  mayor  of  the  city  for 
two  years,  and  re-elected  in  1873,  for  two  years  longer.  In  1S76 
he  was  elected  to  the  state  senate  to  fill  a  vacancy  caused  by  the 
resignation  of  Senator  Andrew  Humphreys,  and  in  1878  was  elected 
to  the  same  office  for  a  full  term. 

"T709) 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

The  marriage  of  Judge  Hefron  was  solemnized  in  ^^'ashington, 
Ind.,  September  lo,  1873,  with  Miss  Florence  A.  Barton,  a  native 
of  Washington,  born  in  1846,  a  daughter  of  Dr.  G.  G.  and  Ann 
(Murphy)  Barton,  the  former  a  native  of  New  York  and  the  latter  of 
Cork,  Ireland.  This  marriage  was  blessed  with  four  children,  born 
in  the  following  order:  Josephine,  Anna  B. ,  Helen  A.  and  David 
J.,  Jr.,  all  residing  with  their  father,  he  having  had  the  misforttine 
to  have  been  bereft  of  his  wife  December  18,  1884.  Mrs.  Hefron 
was  a  pious  Catholic,  and  was  a  member  of  all  the  charitable  and 
social  organizations  of  her  church,  and  was  a  lady  of  most  estima- 
ble character  and  womanly  graces,  whose  loss  to  her  husband  and 
children  is  irretrievable.  The  judge  is  erudite,  astute,  impartial 
and  dignified,  as  a  jurist,  and  as  a  gentleman  he  is  genial  and  char- 
itable in  disposition,  and  is  possessed  of  all  those  finer  qualities 
which  are  recognized  in  the  man  of  culture  the  world  over. 


JAMES  H.  HEGARTY,  proprietor  of  a  very  respectable  business 
place  at  No.  832  Washington  avenue,  Indianapolis,  is  a  native 
of  county  Donegal,  Ireland,  was  born  in  1864,  and  is  a  son  of  Pat- 
rick and  Ann  (McLaughlin)  Hegarty,  now  deceased.  The  family 
comprised  ten  children,  born  and  named  in  the  following  order: 
Edward,  Patrick,  Maurice,  James  H.,  Mary,  Kate,  Frank,  Bridget, 
Ann  and  Maggie.  Of  these  ten,  Kate  has  been  called  to  her 
eternal  rest,  Maurice  and  Mary  still  live  in  Ireland,  and  the  remain- 
ing seven  have  their  home  in  Indianapolis. 

James  H.  Hegarty  reached  Indianapolis  on  Christmas  day, 
18S2,  having  followed  an  elder  brother,  Patrick,  who  had  preceded 
him  one  year.  He  here  learned  the  boilermaker's  trade  in  the 
Atlas  works,  followed  the  business  five  years,  then  acted  as  travel- 
ing salesman  for  four  or  five  years,  and  about  five  years  ago 
engaged  in  his  present  business,  in  company  with  his  brother, 
Patrick — -his  j^ounger  brother,  Frank,  being  engaged  in  the  same 
line  at  Martindale  avenue  and  Nineteenth  street.  Mr.  Hegarty  is  a 
member  of  St.  John's  church   and   also  a   member  of  the  Ancient 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 


Order  of  Hibernians.  In  politics  he  is  a  democrat,  is  very  active 
in  his  aid  to  his  party,  and  is  equally  generous  in, his  contributions 
to  the  support  of  his  church. 


GEORGE  HEITZ,  chief  lineman  of  the  Evansville  &  Terre 
Haute  system  of  telegraphy,  with  his  residence  in  Vincennes, 
Ind.,  was  born  in  Alsace,  France,  July  19,  1841,  a  son  of  George 
and  Christina  (Beauregard)  Heitz. 

George  Heitz,  the  father  of  subject,  was  a  farmer  in  Alsace, 
and  on  coming  to  this  country,  accompanied  by  two  of  his  sons, 
found  employment  at  railroad  work.  In  a  short  time  after  his 
arrival  he  was  joined  by  his  wife  and  son  George,  the  subject  of 
this  sketch,  then  about  eleven  years  of  age.  The  children  born  to 
George  and  Christina  Heitz  numbered  eleven,  of  whom  two  sons 
and  two  daughters  are  still  living;  of  the  seven  deceased,  all  died 
young,  with  the  e.xception  of  Nicholas,  the  eldest  of  the  family, 
who  was  killed  on  the  O.  &  M.  railway,  about  1858,  he  being  then 
but  a  young  man.  Of  the  four  living,  Antony,  the  eldest,  is  yard- 
master  for  the  B.  &  O.  road  at  Vincennes;  George,  the  next  in 
order  of  birth,  is  the  subject  of  this  memoir;  Rose,  of  Vincennes, 
is  the  widow  of  Michael  Telkey,  who  was  a  railroad  man  and  died 
about  ten  years  ago,  and  Christina,  the  widow  of  Henry  Bultman, 
is  also  a  resident  of  Vincennes.  The  father  of  the  family  pros- 
pered after  settling  in  Vincennes,  became  street  commissioner,  and 
died  here  at  the  age  of  fifty-six,  years,  his  wife  surviving  until  she 
reached  her  seventy-third  year.  Both  were  devout  Catholics,  and 
were  very  highly  respected  within  and  without  the  church  circle. 

George  Heitz,  the  subject,  attended  St.  John's  German  Cath- 
olic school  and  received  his  first  communion  in  his  fourteenth  year; 
he  was  then  employed  as  messenger  boy  in  the  O.  &  M.  railway 
service,  being  also  assistant  baggage  master,  and  filled  the  position 
about  three  years.  Next,  for  nearly  thirty  years,  he  was  employed 
in  building  and  repairing  telegraph  lines  for  the  O.  &  M.  road,  and 
for  nearly  fourteen  years  has  been  chief  lineman  for  the  Evansville 
&  Terre  Haute  line,  virtually  having  charge  of  the  building  and 
repairing  of  all  telegraph  lines  on  this  road. 


THE    CLERGY    AND    COXGREGATIONS, 

George  Heitz  was  united  in  matrimony,  November  13,  1862, 
in  St.  John's  German  Catholic  church,  by  Rev.  Father  Engle,  with 
Miss  Magdalene  Brosmear,  who  was  born  in  Lancaster,  Ohio,  May 
27,  1 84 1,  a  daughter  of  Sebastian  and  Ursuline  Brosmear,  natives 
of  Baden,  Germany.  To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Heitz  have  been  born  five 
children,  of  whom  Mary  Helen,  the  eldest,  is  married  to  Edmund 
Brown,  a  machinist  of  Nantucket,  Mass. ;  Frances  is  still  under  the 
parental  roof;  Theresa  is  a  Sister  of  Providence,  at  St.  Mary's  of 
the  Woods,  and  is  known  as  Mary  Euphrasia;  Rose  Agnes  is  still  at 
home  with  her  parents;  Albert  John,  the  youngest,  now  twenty- 
one  3'ears  of  age,  is  weighing  inspector  on  the  B.  &  O.  R. ,  but 
resides  with  his  parents.  The  children  were  all  confirmed  in  St. 
John's  German  Catholic  church,  and  have  all  received  most  excel- 
lent educations.  Mr.  Heitz  has  led  a  life  of  sobriety  and  industry, 
has  provided  a  good  home  for  his  family,  and  has  won  the  esteem 
of  the  company  for  which  he  has  served  so  faithfully,  and  also 
stands  very  high  in  the  respect  of  his  immediate  neighbors  and 
the  church  and  society  circles  in  which  he   and  his  family  mingle. 


REV.  HENRY  A.  HELLHAKE,  formerly  pastor  of  St.  Joachim's 
church,  Lebanon,  Boone  county,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Quincy, 
111.,  February  9,  1849,  and  is  a  son  of  Casper  and  Gertrude  (Heine) 
Hellhake,  natives  of  Prussia,  Germany.  The  father  is  still  a  resi- 
dent of  Quincy,  and  is  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  cigars. 

Rev.  Henry  A.  attended  the  parochial  schools  of  his  native 
city  until  ten  years  of  age,  and  then  entered  St.  Francis  college, 
of  the  same  place,  at  which  he  pursued  his  classical  studies  until 
September,  1865,  when  he  entered  St.  Francis  seminary  at  Mil- 
waukee, Wis.,  and  finished  his  theological  studies.  He  was 
ordained  at  Quincy,  111.,  April  21,  1872,  by  the  Right  Rev.  Bishop 
Peter  Joseph  Baltes,  of  the  diocese  of  Alton,  in  which  diocese  he 
officiated  until  November,  1875,  when  he  was  transferred  to  the 
diocese  of  Fort  Wayne,  and  stationed  at  Columbia  City,  Ind.,  did 
efficient  work  there  until  May,  1886,  when  he  was  placed  in  charge 
of  the   pastorate  at   Remington,  Ind.,  and  labored  zealously   until 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

August,  1S93,  the  date  of  his  transfer  to  Lebanon.  His  labors 
here  were  very  acceptable  to  his  flock,  by  whom  he  was  greatly 
beloved,  and  were  rewarded  with  the  approbation  of  his  superiors 
as  well  as  that  of  his  congregation.  In  August,  1898,  Rev.  H.  A. 
Hellhake  was  transferred  to  Fowler,  Benton  county,  Ind.,  and  was 
succeeded  by  Rev.  William  S.  Hogan,  from  St.  Vincent  de  Paul's 
church,  Logansport. 


CHARLES  JAMES  HELM,  M.  D.,  the  well-known  practitioner 
of  surgery  and  medicine  at  Peru,  Ind.,  is  a  native  of  this  city, 
was  born  January  18,  1863,  and  is  a  son  of  John  H.  and  Mar- 
garet (Ridenhour)  Helm. 

Dr.  Charles  J.  Helm  received  his  elementary  instruction  in  a 
parochial  school  of  Peru,  which  he  attended  one  year;  at  the  age 
of  ten  years  he  was  sent  to  the  St.  Lawrence  academy  at  Mont- 
real, Canada,  which  he  attended  twelve  months,  and  then  went 
to  Georgetown,  D.  C. ,  studied  six  years  in  the  famous  Catholic 
college  of  that  city,  and  graduated,  in  1883,  with  the  degree  of 
A.  B.  He  next  entered  the  medical  department  of  the  renowned 
Harvard  university,  Boston,  Mass.,  from  which  he  graduated  in 
1887,  and  at  once  located  in  Peru,  Ind.,  for  the  practice  of  his 
profession.  A  year  later,  however,  he  went  to  London,  England, 
passed  a  year  in  St.  Bartholomew  hospital,  taking  a  post-graduate 
degree,  and  then  for  three  months  attended  the  Polyclinic  institute 
of  New  York,  finally  returning  to  Peru,  where  he  has  met  with 
unequivocal  success  as  a  practitioner  of  the  allopathic  school. 

Dr.  Helm  was  joined  in  matrimony  by  Rev.  Father  Meissner, 
in  Peru,  October  7,  1891,  with  Miss  Frances  A.  Carter,  who  was 
born  in  Petersburg,  Ind.,  a  daughter  of  J.  O.  Carter,  a  prominent 
citizen  of  that  place.  Dorothea  A.,  the  only  child  born  to  this 
union,  was  called  from  her  earthly  home  in  infancy,  having  been 
baptized  in  the  Catholic  faith. 

Dr.  Helm  is  a  highly  educated  and  accomplished  gentleman, 
and  as  a  physician  has  been  fully  qualified  by  a  long  course  of 
training  to  successfully  compete  with  the  foremost  practitioners  of 
the  science  of  medicine  in  the   state    of   Indiana.      He   keeps  well 

T'13j 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

abreast  of  all  the  advances  made  by  modern  scientists,  and  his 
constanth-  increasing  patronage  gives  evidence  that  his  skill  and 
abilitj'  are  fully  recognized  by  the  residents  of  Peru. 


P 


lATRICK  S.  O'ROURKE,  of  Fort  Wayne,  Ind.,  late  superin- 
1  tendent  of  the  Grand  Rapids  &  Indiana  railroad,  whose 
untimely  death  occurred  in  this  city  February  I2,  i8g8,  was  born 
in  Newark,  N.  J. ,  September  25,  1830,  a  son  of  Christopher  and 
Ellen  (Flanagan)  O'Rourke,  natives  of  county  Kildare,  Ireland, 
where  their  marriage  took  place  in  1823,  two  years  after  which 
event  they  came  to  America.  The  father  was  a  man  of  marked 
business  ability  and  -early  became  prominent  as  a  railroad  con- 
tractor, and  assisted  in  building  the  Pittsburg,  \\'ellsville  &  Cleve- 
land road  and  also  several  miles  of  the  Pittsburg,  Fort  Wayne  & 
Chicago  railroad,  after  which  he  engaged  in  farming  near  Mansfield, 
Ohio,  and  some  years  later  removed  to  Fort  Wayne,  Ind.,  where 
his  death  took  place  in  1875,  and  where,  also,  his  wife  died  si.x 
months  later. 

Patrick  S.  O'Rourke,  in  his  youth,  accompanied  his  parents  in 
their  various  removals,  but  succeeded  in  securing  a  fair  education, 
and.  being  of  an  ambitious  disposition,  early  began  his  business 
career  and  naturally  drifted  into  railroad  work,  which  he  began  in 
1856,  taking  a  position  as  conductor  on  a  construction  train,  then 
became  conductor  of  a  freight  train  the  year  following,  and  three 
years  later  was  promoted  to  the  position  of  conductor  of  a  pas- 
senger train.  In  1866  he  became  master  of  transportation  on  the 
Pittsburg,  Fort  Wayne  &  Chicago  railroad,  in  1871  was  appointed 
assistant  superintendent  of  the  Lake  Shore  &  Michigan  road,  and 
before  the  expiration  of  the  3'ear  was  made  superintendent  of  the 
Grand  Rapids  &  Indiana  road,  but  these  changes  involved  no  shift- 
ing of  employers — and  thus  for  forty-three  years  he  was  identified 
with  one  system  of  railways,  and  died  in  this  employ. 

Mr.  O'Rourke  was  twice  married,  and  two  children  born  to 
the  first  marriage  still  survive,  viz:  Mrs.  John  H.  Cody  and  Miss 
Jane  O'Rourke.      His  second  wife,  who  bore   the   maiden  name  of 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

Eliza  Boulger,  still  survives  him,  and  her  children,  who  with  her 
mourn  his  death,  are  William  S.  O'Rourke,  the  well-known  attor- 
ney, of  the  firm  of  Robertson  &  O'Rourke;  Edward  O'Rourke,  of 
Grand  Rapids,  Mich. ;  Mrs.  Charles  Keasey,  of  Kendall  villa;  Mrs. 
J.  \V.  Hunter,  Mrs.  William  Wagoner  and  Miss  Grace,  all  of  this 
city,  the  latter  living  at  home.  Mr.  O'Rourke  was  a  sincere  Cath- 
olic, was  an  organizer  of  St.  Joseph's  Catholic  Benevolent  society, 
and  the  American  Sons  of  Columbus,  and  the  auxiliary  society,  the 
Daughters  of  Isabella,  and  also  was  an  organizer  of  the  first  branch 
of  the  Catholic  Knights  of  America  in  Fort  Wayne.  In  politics  he 
was  a  democrat.  His  was  a  busy  and  energetic  life,  and  the  citi- 
zens of  Fort  Wayne  will  long  lament  his  departure. 


WILLIAM  STRAUGHAN  O'ROURKE,  a  member  of  the 
legal  firm  of  Robertson  &  O'Rourke,  of  Fort  Wayne,  was 
born  in  this  city  January  6,  1858,  and  is  the  fourth  of  the  eight 
children  born  to  Patrick  S.  and  Eliza  (Boulger)  O'Rourke,  natives, 
respectively,  of  New  Jersey  and  Ireland.  The  father  was  for 
forty-three  years  in  the  employ  of  the  Pennsylvania  railroad  sys- 
tem, and  for  the  last  twenty-five  years  of  his  life  was  superintend- 
ent of  the  Grand  Rapids  &  Indiana  railroad  at  Fort  Wayne,  of 
which  his  son,  William  S.,  was  appointed  attorney  in  1S82. 

William  S.  O'Rourke  received  his  preliminary  education  in 
the  public  schools  of  Fort  Wayne,  and  in  1875  he  entered  St. 
Vincent's  college,  in  Westmoreland  county.  Pa.,  from  which  insti- 
tution he  was  graduated  in  1877.  In  the  fall  of  that  year  he 
began  the  study  of  law  in  the  office  of  Judge  Allen  Zollars,  and  in 
the  fall  of  1879  entered  the  law  department  of  the  university  of 
Michigan,  from  which  he  graduated  March  24,  1880,  but  had  been 
admitted  to  the  Allen  county  bar  in  1879.  In  politics  he  is  a 
democrat  and  a  tariff  reformer.  In  June,  iSSo,  he  was  nominated 
for  prosecuting  attorney  of  the  criminal  court  of  Allen  county,  by 
the  democratic  party,  was  elected  in  the  October  following,  and 
held  the  office  until  the  abolishment  of  the  criminal  court,  at  the 
close  of  the  term   for  which   he  was  elected.      At  the  time  he  was 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

elected  S.  M.  Hench  was  prosecuting  attorney,  and  refused  to  sur- 
render the  office,  in  consequence  of  which  Afr.  O'Rourke  brought 
suit  to  obtain  possession.  Mr.  Hench  toolc  a  change  of  venue  to 
Kosciusko  county,  where  the  case  was  tried  before  Judge  Van- 
Long,  now  chief  justice  of  the  United  States  court  of  the  territory 
of  New  Mexico,  the  contest  resulting  in  favor  of  Mr.  0"Rourke. 
His  contestant  appealed  to  the  supreme  court,  where  Mr. 
0'Rourke''s  title  to  the  office  was  affirmed  by  Hon.  George  \'. 
Howk,  chief  justice. 

\\'hen  Mr.  O'l^ourke  first  began  the  practice  of  law  in  Fort 
Wayne,  he  was  alone  until  1884,  when  he  formed  a  partnership 
with  Judge  Chapin,  which  lasted  four  years.  He  was  then  alone 
again  until  1889,  when  failing  health  necessitated  atrip  south,  but 
in  1892  he  returned  to  Fort  Wayne  and  formed  a  partnership  with 
Col.  R.  S.  Robertson,  and  this  firm  now  stands  at  the  head  of  the 
profession  in  Fort  Wayne  and  holds  a  most  lucrative  practice. 

In  1893,  Mr.  O'Rourke  was  elected  supreme  secretary  of  the 
Catholic  Ivnights  of  America,  and  filled  the  office  until  July  6, 
1897.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the  American  Sons  of  Columbus 
and  of  the  St.  Joseph  Benevolent  society,  and  socially,  as  well  as 
fraternally,  is  extremely  popular. 

The  congenial  marriage  of  Mr.  O'Rourke  took  place  June  11, 
18S3,  to  Miss  Margaret  G.  Garvey,  a  graduate  of  the  university  of 
Michigan,  a  native  of  Springfield,  Mass.,  and  a  daughter  of  Patrick 
H.  and  Mary  (Coughlin)  Garvey,  natives  of  Ireland  and  citizens  of 
Massachusetts.  This  happy  union  has  been  blessed  with  four 
children,  viz:  Genevieve,  Alan  G.,  Donald  H.  and  William  S. 
The  family  are  devoted  Catholics,  worship  at  the  cathedral,  con- 
tribute freely  to  the  support  of  the  church,  and  are  among  the 
most  highly  respected  residents  of  the  city  of   Fort  \\'ayne. 


REV.  F.  BERNARD  HEICHELBECH,  the  eminent  educator 
at  Jasper,  Ind.,  is  a  son  of  J.  and  Mary  (Shubince)  Heichel- 
bech,  and  was  born  in  Indiana  July  29,  1867,  was  reared  at  home, 
and  attended   the   common    schools    until    he  was  thirteen  years  of 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 


age.  He  then  attended  St.  Meinrad  college,  and  was  ordained 
May  24,  1890,  at  St.  Meinrad,  was  located  at  Jasper,  and  has 
here  remained  as  prefect  of  the  Jasper  college,  which  was  organized 
in  1890.  He  has  fifty  pupils,  and  teaches  all  branches  that  can  be 
taught  in  a  school  or  college  of  the  capacity  of  that  of  which  he  is 
the  head.  His  father  is  still  living,  but  his  mother  passed  away 
August  5,  1896.  They  were  the  parents  of  five  children,  and  all 
are  professors  and  teachers. 


REV.  ANTHONY  HENNEBERGER,  pastor  of  the  church  of 
the  Sacred  Heart,  at  Fowler,  Benton  county,  Ind.,  was  born 
in  Luetz,  Germany,  April  2,  1859,  a  son  of  Francis  and  Lucy 
(Gilles)  Henneberger.  His  early  studies  were  followed  in  his 
native  country  until  he  was  seventeen  years  of  age,  resulting  in  a 
good  academical  education.  He  then  came  to  America  and 
entered  St.  Meinrad's  college,  Spencer  county,  Ind.,  from  which 
he  was  graduated  in  1889,  and  on  June  14th  of  the  same  year  was 
ordained  priest  at  Fort  ^^'ayne,  Ind.,  by  Bishop  Dwenger.  He 
was  immediately  assigned  to  his  present  parish  of  the  Sacred 
Heart,  which  was  originally  known  as  St.  John  the  Evangelist  par- 
ish of  Fowler,  and  where  a  church  building  had  been  erected  in 
1873,  at  a  cost  of  $600. 

Here  Father  Henneberger  has  performed  great  and  good  work. 
He  began  the  erection  of  a  new  brick  church  edifice,  46 x  112  feet, 
in  May,  1895,  and  completed  it  May  14,  1896,  at  acostof  $15,000, 
and  has  also  established  a  school,  which  is  being  conducted  by  the 
Sisters  of  St.  Francis,  of  LaFayette,  Ind.,  and  is  attended  by  sev- 
enty pupils.  The  church  has  a  membership  of  one  hundred  fam- 
ilies, most  of  whom  reside  in  the  country,  and  of  whom  forty  fam- 
ilies are  French  Canadian,  twenty  German,  and  forty  Irish — who 
are  bound  together,  however,  in  the  ties  of  peace,  brotherly  love 
and  faith  in  the  holy  Catholic  church.  Father  Henneberger  has 
labored  arduously  and  cheerfully,  but  finds  a  reward  in  the  sincere 
affection  of  his  people  and  the  peace  that  e\er  rests  in  the  hearts 
of  those  who  perform  good  deeds. 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

JAMES  F.  HENNESSY,  a  well-known  conductor  on  the  Big 
Four  railroad  and  residing  at  No.  1609  Fletcher  avenue,  Indi- 
anapolis, was  born  in  Shelby  county,  Ind.,  December  5,  1859,  a 
son  of  John  and  Hannah  (Cavanaugh)  Hennessy,  of  whom  further 
mention  is  made  on  this  page,  and  is  the  eldest  of  nine  children 
born  to  his  parents.  He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools,  and 
at  the  age  of  fifteen  years  began  railroad  life  under  his  father,  on 
the  Big  Four  road,  and  has  been  in  the  employ  of  the  same  com- 
pany ever  since — a  period  of  twenty-four  years. 

Mr.  Hennessy  was  married,  January  10,  1887,  to  Miss  Rose 
Stapleton,  a  native  of  Nebraska,  born  September  10,  1S68,  being 
a  daughter  of  John  and  Ellen  (Freeland)  Stapleton,  natives  of  Illi- 
nois. The  father  of  Mrs.  Hennessy  passed  away  a  number  of 
years  ago,  but  her  mother  is  still  living,  as  is  also  a  daughter,  Mrs. 
Laura  Holtam,  who  is  younger  than  her  sister,  Mrs.  Hennessy, 
and  who  was  educated  at  the  Sisters'  school  in  Lockport,  111.  The 
marriage  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hennessy  has  been  blessed  with  three 
children,  of  whom  Ursula,  born  September  8,  1S90,  and  James 
Leo,  March  24,  1896,  are  still  living;  Joseph  died  in  infancy.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Hennessy,  during  the  first  year  of  their  married  life, 
resided  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  but  have  been  residents  of  St.  Pat- 
rick's parish,  Indianapolis,  since  1888,  paying  their  devotions 
under  Rev.  D.  O'Donaghue,  and  own  their  comfortable  home  on 
Fletcher  avenue.  Mr.  Hennessy  is  a  member  of  Capital  council, 
No.  276,  Young  Men's  institute,  and  he  and  wife  are  constant 
in  their  attendance  at  St.  Patrick's  church,  and  are  numbered 
among  the  most  esteemed  residents  of  the  parish. 


JOHN  HENNESSY,  now  deceased,  but  at  one  time  a  leading 
pioneer  Catholic  citizen  of  Indianapolis,  was  born  in  the  parish 
of  Tulle,  county  Clare,  Ireland,  in  1S21,  a  son  of  Patrick  Hennessy, 
who  had  rnarried  a  Miss  Carmody.  John  Hennessy  was  the  young- 
est of  eleven  children  born  to  his  parents,  and  at  the  age  of  twenty- 
four  years  came  to  America,  in  company  with  four  sisters — the 
other   si.x,    one   brother    and    five  sisters,   dying    in    Ireland.      Mr. 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

Hennessy,  on  coming  to  America,  landed  in  the  city  of  New  York, 
found  employment  at  railroad  work  in  the  east  until  1852,  when 
he  came  to  Indianapolis  and  was  employed  by  what  is  now  popu- 
larly called  the  Big  Four  railroad,  with  which  he  was  connected 
for  thirty-five  years,  or  until  1887,  when  he  retired  from  active  life. 

The  marriage  of  Mr.  Hennessy  took  place  at  Shelbyville,  Ind., 
in  the  early  part  of  1858,  to  Miss  Hannah  Cavanaugh,  a  native  of 
New  York  city,  and  of  Irish  parentage.  When  but  four  years  old 
Hannah  Cavanaugh  lost  her  parents,  who  died  sincere  Catholics, 
and  at  the  age  of  thirteen  years  was  brought  to  Indiana  by  an  aunt. 
To  the  marriage  of  John  and  Hannah  Hennessy  were  born  nine 
children,  of  whom  five  are  still  living,  viz:  James  F. ,  Joseph  A., 
Michael  E. ,  Thomas  G.  and  Mary;  one  child,  John  P.,  died  in 
September,  1890,  in  his  eighteenth  year,  and  the  other  three  died 
in  infancy. 

John  Hennessy  was  always  and  very  deservedly  regarded  as 
one  of  the  most'  useful  citizens  of  Indianapolis,  and  was  an  example 
of  sobriety  and  industry  to  the  rising  generation  of  his  parish,  and 
as  an  especial  guide  and  monitor  over  his  own  children,  who  have 
survived  to  honor  his  name  and  bless  his  memory.  His  death  took 
place  F"ebruary  3,  1894,  and  the  loss  of  no  man  in  the  parish  was 
more  deeply  deplored.  His  widow  resides  in  the  old  home,  at  No. 
215  East  Merrill  street,  and  here  the  son,  Michael  E.,  although 
the  third-born  of  the  family,  keeps  a  general  supervision  over  the 
household,  and  is  fast  coming  into  notice  as  one  of  the  rising  young 
men  of  Indianapolis. 


ARNOLD  HERMAN  HERBIiRT,  a  highly  respected  business 
man  of  LaFayette,  Ind.,  and  a  prominent  Catholic,  was  born 
in  this  city  January  4,  1859,  a  son  of  Theodore  and  Gertrude 
(Pott)  Herbert,  natives  of  Prussia,  where  the  Herbert  family  once 
owned  part  of  the  ground  now  occupied  by  the  celebrated  Krupp 
gun  works. 

Theodore    Herbert,    when    still    a   young   man,    came    to  the 
United  States  in  1837,  and  was  first  marrieil,  at  Fort  Wayne,  Ind.; 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

in  1840  he  came  to  LaFayette  and  established  a  brewery,  of  which 
the  Thieme  &  Wagner  brewery  is  the  outgrowth,  Mr.  Herbert 
selHng  out  to  that  company  and  becoming  interested  in  the  Newman 
&  Boer  Brewing  company,  from  which  he  retired  to  private  life. 
His  first  wife  died  in  Fort  Wayne,  leaving  four  children,  of  whom 
two  still  survive — Conrad,  of  LaFayette,  and  Theodore,  who  keeps 
a  cafe  in  San  Francisco,  Cal.  The  second  marriage  of  Theodore 
Herbert  took  place  in  LaFayette  to  Mrs.  Gertrude  Weible,  nee 
Pott,  who  had  borne  her  first  husband  six  children,  all  of  whom, 
with  their  father,  died  of  cholera  in  1848.  To  the  second  marriage' 
of  Theodore  Herbert  were  born  five  children,  in  the  following 
order:  Arnold  H.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Joseph,  of  Oakland, 
Cal.;  Mary,  wife  of  Henry  Klumpe,  of  LaFayette;  Ida,  and  Albert 
of  San  Francisco,  Cal.  The  parents  of  this  family  were  called 
from  earth  in  18S5,  having  been  life-long  members  of  the  Roman 
Catholic  church. 

Arnold  H.  Herbert,  our  subject,  was  educated  in  the  parochial 
schools  of  LaFayette,  and  his  first  business  effort  was  made  at 
painting  in  a  machine  shop;  later  he  became  a  clerk  in  a  book- 
store, where  he  remained  until  1893,  when  he  formed  a  partnership 
with  John  Kimmell,  under  the  firm  name  of  Kimmell  &  Herbert, 
and  from  that  time  until  the  present  has  carried  on  a  wholesale  and 
retail  book,  stationery  and  wall  paper  trade,  carrying  the  best  line 
of  these  articles  to  be  found  in  Tippecanoe  county. 

The  marriage  of  Mr. Herbert  took  place  June  5,  18S4,  to  Miss 
Lena  Bruns,  a  native  of  'LaFayette  and  a  daughter  of  Her.man 
Bruns,  a  well-known  citizen.  The  family  have  a  most  pleasant 
home  on  Thirteenth  street,  between  North  and  Brown  streets, 
where  they  enjoy  the  esteem  of  a  large  circle  of  social  acquaint- 
ances. Mr.  Herbert  is  a  Ivnight  of  St.  Paul  and  has  been  com- 
mander of  his  company  for  sixteen  consecutive  years,  and  is  also 
a  member  of  the  C.  B.  L.  In  politics  he  is  a  democrat,  as  was 
his  father  before  him,  and  was  his  party's  candidate  for  the  office  of 
county  treasurer  in  1890,  but,  the  county  being  overwhelmingly 
republican,  he  met  with  defeat,  after  reducing  the  usual  majority 
of  the  latter  by  several  hundred  votes — a  fact  in  itself  that  shows 
the  high  esteem  in  which  he  is  held  by  the  general  public. 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

JOSEPH  HERBIG,  a  prominent  resident  of  Jasper,  Dubois 
county,  Ind.,  is  a  son  oi  Tobias  and  Mary  (Lambert)  Herbig, 
the  former  of  whom  died  July  2,  1896.  Joseph  Herbig  was  born 
November  30,  1861,  in  Dubois  county,  attended  the  common 
schools,  and  at  the  age  of  thirteen  years  began  the  liquor  busi- 
ness in  Jasper,  and  continued  in  that  until  1897,  when  he  leased  his 
establishment  and  is  now  leading  a  retired  life. 

Joseph  Herbig  was  married  February  7,  1888,  to  Miss  Katie 
Rutker,  of  Dubois  county,  a  daughter  of  Fred  and  Anna  (Nie- 
comb)  Rutker,  and  their  only  child,  Frank,  was  nine  years  of  age 
August  29,  1898.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Herbig  are  members  of  the  St. 
Joseph  church,  at  Jasper.  In  politics  Mr.  Herbig  is  a  democrat 
and  cast  his  first  vote  for  Grover  Cleveland.  He  has  made  a  suc- 
cess in  life  and  has  been  able  to  retire  from  its  activities,  cares  and 
asperities  at  an  unusually  early  age. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Herbig  were  confirmed  by  Bishop  Chatard.  The 
mother  of  Mr.  Herbig  resides  with  him,  but  Mrs.  Herbig's  parents 
are  both  deceased. 


HENRY  P.  HERR,  a  native  of  \\'ashington,  Daviess  county, 
Ind.,  was  born  May  13,  1874,  and  is  the  only  child  of  Henry 
and  Mary  E.  (Nephesy)  Herr,  the  former  of  whom  was  a  native  of 
Germany  and  died  in  Washington  the  same  year  in  which  subject 
was  born;  the  latter  is  a  native  of  America,  of  Irish  parentage,  is 
now  re-married  and  resides  in  Washington,  Ind.  The  father  was 
an  earnest  Catholic  in  religion  and  in  politics  was  a  democrat. 

Henry  P.  Herr  attended  the  parochial  school  until  nine  years 
old,  then  the  common  school  until  thirteen,  and  then  returned  to 
the  parochial  school,  which  he  quit  at  the  age  of  seventeen,  being 
thus  quite  well  educated.  He  learned  the  boilermaker's  trade, 
which  he  followed  until  January,  1897,  when  he  bought  a  half- 
interest  in  the  boot  and  shoe  establishment  owned  by  his  step- 
father, G.  W.  Osman.  The  firm  carries  an  extensive  stock  of  fine 
footwear  and  also  handles  furs.  The  family  all  belong  to  St. 
Simon's  parish,  and  Mr.  Herr  is  also  a  member  of  the  Young  Men's 
institute.      He  is  a  young  man   of  enterprise   and  honesty,  has  a 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

•good  start  in  business,  and  has  before  him  a  promising  future. 
The  mother  of  subject,  b}'  her  marriage  with  G.  \\'.  Osman,  has 
seven  children. 


AUGUST  HERZOG,  an  active  business  man  of  Mishawaka, 
Ind.,  is  a  native  of  the  grand  duchy  of  Baden,  and  was  born 
August  21,  1835,  a  son  of  Sebastian  and  Elizabeth  (Kastner)  Her- 
zog,  who  were  born  in  1809  and  18 19  respectively,  and  were  mar- 
ried in  1833,  the  result  of  the  union  being  three  children,  viz: 
August,  Anthony  and  Techla  (wife  of  Frank  Yost),  all  residents  of 
Mishawaka,  Ind.  The  father  was  a  stonemason  by  trade  and  a 
highly  respected  workingman,  and  died  in  the  Catholic  faith  in 
1845,  his  widow  surviving  until  1876,  when  she  was  called  away 
in  the  same  faith,  the  mortal  remains  of  both  being  laid  side  by 
side  in  the  cemetery  of  their  native  village. 

August  Herzog  attended  a  parochial  school  in  his  native  village 
until  fourteen  years  of  age,  and  was  then  apprenticed  to  shoemak- 
ing,  serving  five  years,  then,  at  the  age  of  nineteen,  accompanied 
by  his  aunt  Techla,  he  came  to  America,  landing  in  New  York  city 
April  12,  1854,  after  an  ocean  voyage  lasting  forty-two  days.  After 
passing  six  months  in  New  York,  Mr.  Herzog  came  west,  and  for 
two  and  a  half  years  lived  in  Massillon,  Ohio,  whence  he  came 
March  i,  1857,  to  Mishawaka,  here  worked  as  a  journeyman  for 
five  years,  in  1862  became  the  junior  member  of  the  firm  of  God- 
man  &  Co.,  and  in  1877  began  business  on  his  sole'  account,  now 
carrying  a  complete  line  of  boots,  shoes  and  gents'  furnishing  goods, 

and  doing  the  best  trade  in  this  line  of   any  house   in  Mishawaka. 
•  ... 

The  marriage  of  Mr.  Herzog  was  solemnized  in  Mishawaka  by 

Father  Mager,   August  30,  1857,  with  Miss  Balbena  Kotez,   who 

has  blessed  him  with   ten  children,    the  sons — Frank  J.,  Henry, 

August    H.,  John   A.    and    August   Webber — having   all  served,  at 

different   times   as   altar   boys   in   St.    Joseph's  church,    of    which 

church  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Herzog  have  been  members  of  the  choir  for 

thirty-eight  years.      Mr.  Herzog  was  also  a  charter  member  of  St. 

Joseph's  Benevolent  society,  which  was  organized   in   1867,  with 

twenty-eight  members,  of  whom  there  are  now  but  seven  survivors 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

of  the  original  charter  number,  but  the  society  has,  nevertheless, 
increased  and  multiplied,  and  is  now  in  a  most  flourishing  condi- 
tion, and  of  this  he  has  been  president  for  twenty-one  years.  He 
is  also  a  member  of  the  Catholic  Knights  of  America,  and  socially 
he  and  family  move  in  the  best  circles  of  Mishawaka. 


REV.  B.\SIL  HEUSLER,  O.  S.  B.,  pastor  of  St.  Anthony's 
church,  Dubois  county,  Ind. ,  is  a  native  of  the  canton  of 
Berne,  Switzerland,  and  was  born  December  25,  i860.  He 
attended  the  parochial  schools  of  his  native  canton  from  his  sixth 
until  his  tenth  year,  when  he  came  to  the  United  States.  Here 
he  attended  the  parochial  schools  at  Milwaukee,  Wis.,  until  he 
entered,  in  1872.  St.  Lawrence  college,  at  Mount  Calvary,  Fond  du 
Lac  county,  under  charge  of  the  Capuchin  Fathers.  In  1877  he 
entered  the  order  of  St.  Benedict  at  St.  Meinrad's,  Spencer  county, 
Ind.,  where  he  finished  his  philosophical  and  theological  studies 
and  where  he  was  ordained  priest,  May  20,  1883,  by  Bishop  Cha- 
tard.  From  1883  until  1885  he  was  director  of  St.  Meinard's  col- 
lege, and  September  i,  of  the  latter  year,  entered  upon  his  pastor- 
ate of  St.  Anthony's,  the  duties  of  which  position  he  has  ably  and 
zealously  filled  until  the  present  time. 

Father  Heusler  is  dearly  beloved  by  his  parishioners,  for  whom 
he  has  done  so  much,  and  his  affable  and  genial  disposition  has 
won  for  him  hundreds  of  friends  outside  his  immediate  congregation. 

An  account  of  his  fruitful  and  earnest  labors  for  the  past  thir- 
teen years  will  be  found  in  detail  in  the  sketch  of  St.,  Anthony's 
church,  gi\'en  on  another  page. 


MRS.  ANNE  HICKEY,  of  Aurora,  Ind.,  is  the  widow  of  Will- 
iam Hickey,  who  was  born  in  Ireland  in  1 8 1 2,  was  a  carpenter 
by  trade,  and  died   July  12,   1873.      He  came  to  the  United  States 
in  1847,  landing  in  New  York,  then  went  to  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  and 
remained   a  short   time;    then   came  to  Aurora  and   worked   at  his 
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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

trade  until  he  enlisted  in  the  Fifty-second  Indiana  volunteer  infantry. 
He  served  in  the  battle  of  Corinth,  Miss.,  and  in  the  battle  of  Fort 
Donelson;  was  shot  in  the  hip  and  came  home  in  1864,  but  never 
recovered  from  his  wound.  He  had  married,  February  15,  1844, 
Miss  Anne  Dowhng,  who  was  born  on  the  24th  of  July,  1824,  a 
daughter  of  Dennis  Dowling,  of  Ireland.  This  union  was  blessed 
with  six  children,  four  of  whom  are  still  living,  viz:  Richard, 
Marguerite,  Catherine  (married  to  G.  Hasting,  of  Pleasant  Ridge, 
Ind.)  and  Mary,  now  Mrs.  Giblin,  of  Moore's  Hill,  Ind.  All  of 
the  children  are  Catholics,  and  are  members  of  St.  Mary's  church. 
Mrs.  Hickey  lives  at  the  old  homestead  that  she  first  occupied  when 
she  arrived  in  Aurora,  is  now  seventy-three  years  of  age  and  is  one 
of  the  most  respected  residents  of  the  town. 


MICHAEL  HIGGINS,  retired  contractor,  was  born  in  county 
Mayo,  Ireland,  in  April,  1827,  and  is  a  son  of  John  and 
Bridget  (Waldron)  Higgins,  both  of  whom  were  natives  of  the  same 
county,  and  who  were  the  parents  of  three  sons.  These  sons 
were  Thomas,  the  eldest,  who  died  in  Indianapolis  in  April,  1875, 
leaving  a  family  of  two  sons,  and  three  daughters:  Patrick,  who- 
enlisted  in  company  E,  Ninety-third  Indiana  volunteer  infantry,  and 
lost  his  life  in  the  Civil  war,  and  Michael,  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 
Patrick  never  married,  and  his  body  lies  buried  in  the  National 
cemetery  at  Memphis,  Tenn.  The  mother  of  these  three  sons  died 
when  Michael  was  two  years  old,  and  the  father  died  in  1852,  both 
in  Ireland,  where  they  await  the  resurrection  morn. 

Michael  Higgins,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  received  his  edu- 
cation in  the  common  schools,  and  upon  his  father's  death,  coming 
into  the  possession  of  the  old  homestead,  he  sold  his  property  for 
enough  money  to  bring  him  to  the  United  States,  leaving  his  wife 
and  children  behind  until  such  time  as  he  should  have  saved  enough 
of  his  earnings  to  send  for  them.  He  came  to  this  country  in 
1852,  locating  at  Edinburg,  Ind.,  where  twenty  years  of  his  life 
we're  spent,  and  where  he  was  engaged  in  contracting.  In  1853 
he  sent  lor  his  family,  they  joining  him  in  the  same  year.    His  wife,. 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

who  was  Bridget  Waldron,  was  a  native  of  county  Mayo,  was  mar- 
ried to  Mr.  Higgins  in  1850,  and  after  a  happy  life  in  this  country 
of  forty-seven  and  a  half  years,  died  in  Indianapolis  in  August, 
1897.  She  and  her  husband  were  the  parents  of  five  children  that 
attained  mature  years,  these  five  being  Thomas,  who  died  in  New 
York,  in  July,  1891,  a  plumber  and  gas  fitter  by  trade;  Maria,  now 
Mrs.  Panse,  who  resides  in  Indianapolis;  John  M.,  who  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  city  council  from  the  Fifteenth  ward;  Ella  E.,  unmar- 
ried, residing  with  her  father,  and  Annie  C,  who  shares  the  duties 
of  housekeeping  since  her  mother's  death,  with  her  sister,  Ella  E. 
All  of  the  children  that  are  living  own  real  estate  in  Indianapolis, 
purchased  through  their  own  industry  and  frugality.  Both  the 
Higgins  family  and  the  \^'aldron  family  were  prominent  members 
of  the  Catholic  church  in  Ireland,  both  having  representatives  in 
the  clergy  there,  and  being  also  represented  in  the  clergy  in  the 
United  States,  one  of  them  being  educated  for  the  clergy  at  Mount 
St.  Mary's,  Emmettsburg,  Md. 

Mr.  Higgins,  as  has  been  already  intimated,  came  to  this 
country  a  poor  man,  but,  having  spent  his  productive  years  in  prof- 
itable, industrious  labor,  he  is  now  in  comfortable  circumstances, 
and  is  a  bright,  intelligent  old  gentleman  of  three  score  and  ten. 
During  his  earlier  years  he  acquired  the  habit  of  drinking,  but 
twenty-five  years  ago  he  decided  to  abstain  altogether  from  the 
pleasures  of  the  flowing  bowl.  He  now  estimates  that  by  so  doing 
he  has  saved  at  least  in  money,  to  say  nothing  of  health  and  stand- 
ing in  society,  $100  per  year.  About  twenty  years  ago  he  united 
with  St.  Patrick's  total  abstinence  society  and  has  ever  since 
retained  his  membership,  faithful  to  the  pledge.  Contrary  to  the 
usual  custom  of  his  countrymen,  he  has  never  used  tobacco,  and 
hence  to  apply  the  term  of  a  "clay  pipe  "  to  him  would  be  a  pal- 
pable error,  and  the  term  would  be  an  entire  misnomer.  Thus  he 
has  in  these  two  respects  at  least  set  an  excellent  example  for  his 
children  and  for  the  young  in  general.  He  was  one  of  the  organ- 
izers and  a  charter  member  of  branch  No.  22,  Catholic  Knights  of 
America,  and  has  been  president  and  secretary  thereof  many  times, 
and  has  been  almost  continually  in  office  for  the  last  twenty  years. 
He  assisted  in  building  the  first  Catholic  church  in  Edinburg,  and 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

while  living  in  that  place  was  always  a  liberal  contributor  to  its 
support.  On  locating  in  Indianapolis  he  promptly  joined  St. 
John's  church  and  there  the  family  still  worship.  Mrs.  Higgins 
was  a  most  devout  Catholic,  loved  and  revered  by  all  that  knew 
her,  and  for  months  prior  to  her  death  the  Rev.  Father  Gavisk 
visited  her  at  her  home  and  there  administered  the  sacrament 
each  week. 

Mr.  Higgins  is  now  interested  in  the  teaming  business  in  Indi- 
anapolis, owning  at  present  three  drays,  each  managed  by  a  man 
in  his  employ,  he  having  a  yearly  contract  with  a  large  wholesale 
house  in  the  city  to  do  their  draying,  this  contract  having  been  in 
e.xistence  for  the  last  sixteen  years.  Politically  Mr.  Higgins  is  a 
democrat,  and  has  voted  with  that  party  for  the  past  forty  years, 
but  he  has  never  sought  official  station,  being  content  to  confine 
his  efforts  to  the  management  of  his  own  private  business,  which 
he  has  been  able  to  cause  to  bring  him  in  a  reward  commensurate 
with  the  efforts  put  forth,  which  might  not  have  been  the  case  in 
the  political  field. 


JOHN  HINSBERGER,  a  substantial  farmer  of  Penn  township, 
St.  Joseph  county,  Ind.,  is  a  native  of  Germany,  and  was  born 
March  31,  1852,  a  son  of  Andrew  and  Elizabeth  (Klaer)  Hinsber- 
ger,  both  of  whom  were  born  in  the  same  country — the  father  in 
1820  and  the  mother  in  1824 — and  were  married  in  185  i. 

Andrew  Hinsberger  was  a  farmer  and  weaver,  and  brought  his 
wife  and  child  to  America  in  1854.  He  located  in  Penn  township, 
securing  a  lease  of  the  Simon  Ward  farm  for  twenty-four  years,  to 
the  cultivation  of  which  he  diligently  applied  himself  and  accumu- 
lated by  his  industry  sufficient  means  to  purchase  a  fine  farm  of 
180  acres,  which  he  has  carefully  improved,  and  on  which  he  and 
his  family  all  reside,  the  surviving  children  being  si.x  in  number, 
viz:  Andrew,  John,  Lizzie,  Maggie,  Mary  and  Veronica;  a  seventh, 
named  Jacob,  is  deceased,  and  his  body  is  interred  in  the  conse- 
crated ground  of  St.  Joseph  cemetery  in  Mishawaka.  The  surviv- 
ing children,  with    their   parents,    are  all   devout   members  .of   the 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

Catholic   church,    to   the  support   of    which    they  contribute  very 
liberally. 

John  Hinsberger,  whose  name  opens  this  biographical  sketch, 
was. but  two  years  of  age  when  brought  to  America  by  his  parents. 
He  first  attended  the  district  school  of  his  neighborhood,  and  later 
the  parochial  school  of  Mishawaka,  acquiring  a  very  fair  English 
education.  Reared  to  manhood  under  his  father's  supervision,  he 
became  an  expert  agriculturist,  and  now  has  the  superintandence 
of  the  home  place.  He  is  industrious,  temperate  and  skillful  as  a 
farmer,  and  well  deserves  the  high  esteem  in  which  he  is  held  by  his 
neighbors  and  the  community  at  large  of  Penn  township. 


ALBERT  HITZELBERGER,  restaurant  keeper  and  manufac- 
turer of  fine  wines,  at  No.  1134  Roache  street,  Indianapolis, 
is  a  native  of  Alsace,  France,  and  was  born  April  i,  1855,  a  son  of 
George  and  Helen  Hitzelberger,  natives  of  the  same  country. 

George  Hitzelberger  was  a  soldier  in  the  French  army  and 
died  from  the  effects  of  a  wound  received  in  battle  in  Algiers 
(Africa)  when  the  subject  of  this  biographj-  was  but  two  years. old, 
leaving  his  widow  with  two  children — Albert  and  a  sister.  The 
latter,  Mrs.  Wer?inger,  died  in  her  native  country,  in  the  city  of 
Mulhausen,  where  the  mother  also  passed  away,  leaving  Albert  the 
only  living  representative  of  the  Hitzelberger  family.  After  serv- 
ing a  term  as  a  volunteer  in  the  French  army,  Albert  came  to 
America  in  1874,  and  at  once  located  in  Indianapolis,  where  he 
has  ever  since  been  engaged  in  his  present  business. 

Mr.  Hitzelberger  was  united  in  marriage,  in  the  spring  of  1879, 
at  St.  Mary's  church,  by  the  Rev.  Father  Scheideler,  to  Miss  Anna 
Mercklin,  who  was  born  near  the  river  Rhine,  in  Baden,  Germany, 
and  to  this  union  have  been  born  eight  children,  viz:  Clara, 
George,  Amelia,  Albert,  Gustave,  Anna,  Helen  and  Matilda.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Hitzelberger  have  together  conducted  their  restaurant 
for  about  eighteen  years,  which  is  famous  for  the  e.xcellence  of  its 
viands  and  Mrs.  Hitzelberger's  culinary  skill.  The  place  is  a 
favorite  resort   of  bicycle   parties  and  others  who   appreciate  the 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

good  things  of  this  Hfe.  Mr.  Hitzelberger  also  manufactures  wine 
of  an  excellent  quality,  his  grapes  being  shipped  direct  from 
Kelly's  island,  Ohio. 

The  family  are  members  of  St.  Mary's  church,  and  Mr.  Hitz- 
elberger is  a  member  of  the  Catholic  Knights  of  America  and  of 
the  French  society.  A  frugal,  industrious,  upright  citizen,  Mr. 
Hitzelberger's  faithful  efforts  to  properly  rear  and  educate  his 
large  family  of  children  are  worthy  of  all  praise. 

The  parents  of  Mrs.  Hitzelberger  were  Anton  and  Mary  Eva 
(Zeizer)  Mercklin,  natives  of  Baden,  Germany.  Her  father  was  a 
contractor  and  commission  merchant  on  the  river  Rhine,  in  which  he 
met  with  an  accidental  death  by  drowning  in  i860.  His  widow  later 
brought  her  family  to  America,  and  here  died  in  March,  1894,  her 
remains  being  interred  in  Holy  Cross  cemetery.  Three  sisters  and 
one  brother  of  Mrs.  Hitzelberger  reside  in  Indianapolis,  viz:  Mrs. 
Charles  Schuler,  Mrs.  Joseph  Ludwick,  Mrs.  Peter  Schultz,  and 
Frank  Mercklin,  all  members  of  the  church  of  the  Sacred  Heart; 
one  brother,  Herman,  still    has   his    home   in  the   mother  country. 


JOSEPH  HOCK,  member  of  the  gents'  furnishing  firm  of  New- 
man, Hock  &  Co.,  Shelbyville,  Ind. ,  and  an  ex-soldier  of  the 
Civil  war,  was  born  in  Scioto  county,  Ohio,  July  24,  1835,  a  son 
of  Frank  J.  and  Elizabeth  (Bughard)  Hock. 

He  attended  public  school  until  twelve  years  of  age,  remained 
with  his  parents,  until  twenty-one  years  old,  and  then  learned 
engineering  in  a  iron  furnace  in  Scioto  county,  where  he  remained 
until  i860,  when  he  went  to  fronton,  Lawrence  county,  Ohio, 
where  he  worked  in  a  stove  foundry  until  he  enlisted,  in  1863,  in 
company  I,  One  Hundred  and  Fortieth  Ohio  volunteer  infantry, 
for  three  years  or  during  the  war,  but  on  account  of  disability  was 
honorably  discharged  in  September,  1864,  having  made  an  excel- 
lent record  and  now  recei\'ing  a  pension  of  $8  per  month  on 
account  of  his  injuries.  He  then  worked  in  the  stove  foundry 
until  1875,  then  engaged  in  farming  in  Scioto  county  until  1877, 
when   he   removed   to   Covington,  Ky  ,   and   worked   in   a   foundry 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

until  1 88 1,  when  he  re-engaged  in  farming,  but  sold  his  place  in 
1892  and  removed  to  Indianapolis,  Ind.,  where  he  resided  until 
1893,  and  then  came  to  Shelby  villa,  which  has  since  been  his 
home  and  where  he  owns  a  handsome  residence. 

The  marriage  of  Mr.  Hock  took  place  in  Franklin  county, 
Ind.,  July  21,  1859,  to  Miss  Elizabeth  Biltz,  a  native  of  Germany, 
and  to  this  union  have  been  born  seven  children,  viz:  Elizabeth, 
wife  of  John  H.  Hirshauer,  of  Shelby  county,  Ind. ;  Mary,  wife  of 
Jacob  Meehling;  Frank,  deceased;  George  H. ;  John,  deceased; 
Annie,  deceased;  and  Eva,  wife  of  Harry'Dipple,  of  Indianapolis. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hock  are  members  of  St.  Joseph  church,  to  the 
support  of  which  they  liberally  contribute,  and  their  social  stand- 
ing is  with  the  most  respectable  families  of  Shelbyville. 


ANTHONY  HIRSCH,  a  respected  citizen  of  Indianapolis,  who 
lives  at  No.  1 1 1 1  South  Harlan  street,  has  been  a  resident  of 
this  city  since  June,  1886,  and  of  St.  Patrick's  parish  since  1894, 
but  before  that  date  had  attended  St.  Mary's  church.  He  was 
born  in  Bavaria,  Germany,  January  17,  1865,  the  village  of  Lau- 
bach  being  the  place  of  his  birth.  His  parents,  Joseph  and  Walburga 
Hirsch,  are  still  living  in  Germany. 

Anthony  Hirsch,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  is  the  only  son 
now  living,  though  there  was  one  other,  younger  than  him,  that  died 
in  his  early  youth.  The  only  daughter  of  the  family,  named  Eva, 
is  still  living  in  Germany.  On  May  16,  1886,  Anthony  Hirsch  left 
the  parental  home  and  came  to  the  United  States,  landing  in 
Baltimore,  Md.,  and  coming  directly  to  Indianapolis,  which  city 
has  since  been  his  home.  He  was  married,  June  12,  1894,  in  St. 
Patrick's  church,  by  Rev.  Father  O'Donaghue,  to  Miss  Mary  Agnes 
Gehrlich,  daughter  of  Jacob  and  Frances  Gehrlich,  of  Indianapolis, 
and  to  this  marriage  there  has  been  born  one  daughter,  Evelyn 
Catherine  Hirsch,  born  May  23,  1896.  Mr.  Hirsch  is  an  iron 
molder  by  trade  and  occupation,  and  he  and  his  wife  are  highly 
esteemed  members  of  St.  Patrick's  church.  They  own  a  pleasant 
home  at  the  location  given,  which  Mr.  Hirsch  built  in  1894,  prior 
to  his  marriage. 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

REV.  L.  RAPHAEL  PAOUET.  pastor  of  St.  Rose  of  Lima 
church,  at  Monroeville,  Allen  county,  Ind.,  is  a  son  of  Willford 
and  Lucie  (Lapointe)  Paquet,  and  was  born  in  Canada  April  24, 
1865,  and  after  the  usual  preparatory  educational  course  was 
admitted  to  the  Quebec  seminary,  and  later  completed  his  studies 
at  Kankakee,  111.,  where  he  was  ordained  by  Bishop  Otto  Zardetti 
for  the  diocese  of  New  Orleans,  and  said  his  first  mass  at  Chebanse, 
June  25,  1893,  whence  he  was  sent  to  New  Orleans,  La.,  where 
he  remained  two  years  and  ministered  to  a  negro  congregation  at 
Bayou  Lacomb,  and  was  then  appointed  to  his  present  pastorate 
in  Monroeville,  of  which  he  took  charge  January  8,  1896.  Here 
he  ministers  to  a  congregation  comprising  sixty  families,  has  a  neat 
residence  and  has  succeeded  in  raising  funds  for  the  laying  of  a 
foundation  for  a  school-house,  which,  there  is  every  reason  to 
believe,  will  be  completed  in  the  near  future.  Father  Paquet  has 
been  very  energetic  in  his  work  for  the  advancement  of  the  tem- 
poral as  well  as  spiritual  welfare  of  his  congregation,  and  his  efforts 
have  been  duly  appreciated  by  his  superiors  as  well  as  by  the  flock 
itself,  by  whom  he  is  dearly  beloved  and  reverenced  as  a  talented, 
conscientious  and  faithful  pastor. 


GEORGE  VALENTINE  HOCIv,  son  of  Joseph  and  Elizabeth 
(Biltz)  Hock,  was  born  in  fronton,  Lawrence  county,  Ohio, 
December  8,  1870,  and  was  there  baptized  by  Father  Fischer. 
His  first  communion  was  administered  at  Wheelersburg,  Scioto 
county,  Ohio,  by  Father  Reider,  in  1882,  up  to  which  time  he  had 
attended  a  parochial  school  in  Covington,  Ky. 

After  leaving  school  he  assisted  his  father  on  the  home  farm 
until  1893,  when  the  family  came  to  Shelby ville,  and  the  subject 
engaged  in  the  gents'  furnishing  business,  in  company  with  John 
Newman,  under  the  firm  name  of  Newman  &  Hock;  in  1896  the 
style  was  changed  to  that  of  Newman,  Hock  &  Co.,  through  the 
admission  of  Joseph  Hock  as  a  partner,  although  the  business  is 
still  managed  by  the  two  original  founders.  The  firm  carry  a  stock 
of  goods  valued  at  $5,000,  and  this  is  one  of  the  best  assorted  and 


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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

most  varied  in  Shelby  county.  Mr.  Hock  is  a  member  of  uniform 
rank,  Knights  of  St.  John,  William  Tell  commandery,  No.  178,  and 
also  of  St.  Joseph's  congregation.  As  a  salesman,  Mr.  Hock  has 
few  equals,  and  his  pleasant  manners  make  him  a  great  favorite 
with  the  younger  members  of  Shelbyville  society. 

Mr.  Hock  was  married  September  22,  1897,  to  Minnie  Eliza- 
beth Keipenhoff,  the  ceremo  ny  being  performed  by  Father 
Gable  at  St.  Peter's  church,  Wheelersburg,  Scioto  county,  Ohio, 
in  which  county  Mrs.  Hock  was  born  July  4,   1871. 


JACOB  A.  HOFFMAN,  dealer  in  machinery,  farm  implements, 
and  doing  repair  work  in  general,  in  Ferdinand,  Dubois  county, 
Ind.,  is  a  son  of  Valentine  and  Marguerite  (Dourson)  Hoffman. 
He  was  born  February  21,  1862,  and  was  reared  in  and  came  from 
Ohio  when  nine  years  old.  His  mother  died  in  June,  1896;  his 
father  still  lives  in  Dubois  county,  aged  si.xty. 

Jacob  A.  Hoffman  was  educated  in  the  common  schools,  and 
at  the  age  of  eighteen  years  learned  to  be  a  mechanic,  and  started 
in  business  in  Ferdinand,  in  1890,  for  himself,  and  now  does  a 
business  reaching  $25,000  per  annum.  He  was  married  by  Father 
Eberhardt,  September  23,  1890,  to  Miss  Clara  Wagner,  a  daughter 
of  Henry  Wagner,  Jr. ,  of  Dubois  county,  and  to  this  union  have  been 
born  three  children:  Johanna  M.,  Gusta  K.  and  Herbert  A.  The 
family  belong  to  St.  Ferdinand's  church,  and  in  politics  Mr.  Hoff- 
man is  a  democrat.  He  is  a  reliable,  industrious  citizen,  and  is 
greatly  respected  for  his  unswerving  integrity. 


JACOB  J.  HOFFMAN,  one  of  the  best-known  business  men  of 
Elkhart,  was  born  in  Pulaski  county,  Ind.,  May  28,  185 1,  a 
son  of  John  and  Mary  (Rothermel)  Hoffman,  both  natives  of  Ger- 
many, who  came  to  the  United  States  in  1833,  located  in  Ohio, 
and  in  1840  moved  to  Pulaski  county,  Ind.,  where  the  father  was 
successfully  engaged   in    farming   until    1861,    when   he   retired   to 

1737). 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

Wiiiamac  and  in  1866  moved  to  Logansport,  where  he  passed  the 
remainder  of  his  hfe,  his  death  taking  place  July  4,  1872.  and  that 
of  his  wife  July  11,   1S83,  both  being  devout  Catholics. 

Jacob  J.  Hoffman,  the  youngest  in  a  family  of  ten  children, 
was  educated  in  the  parochial  and  public  schools,  and  Hall's  Busi- 
ness college,  until  nineteen  years  of  age,  when  he  entered  a  grocery 
store  as  clerk,  in  which  he  remained  until  1875,  thoroughly  master- 
ing the  business;  he  and  John  A.  Hoffman,  a  brother,  then  opened 
a  grocery  on  their  own  account,  but  at  the  close  of  a  year  our  sub- 
ject withdrew  and  went  to  Garrett,  Dekalb  county,  where  he  was 
engaged  in  business  in  the  fall  of  1879,  when  he  came  to  Elkhart 
and  opened  a  retail  store,  and  also  opened  a  store  in  Goshen,  Elk- 
hart county,  managing  the  latter  nine  years  and  conducting  his 
Elkhart  store  until  1893,  when  he  disposed  of  it  and  engaged  in 
the  jobbing  trade.  January  i,  1896,  he  admitted  his  two  sons, 
Jacob  J.  and  Frank  M.,  as  partners,  and  that  year  transacted  a 
business  amounting  to  $250,000. 

The  marriage  of  Jacob  J.  Hoffman  was  solemnized  in  Logans- 
port,  May  21,  1873,  with  Miss  Julia  Moriarty,  who  was  born  in 
Urbana,  Ohio,  March  25,  1855,  and  this  union  has  been  blessed 
with  five  children,  viz:  Jacob  J.,  Frank  M.,  Mamie,  John  (deceased) 
and  Carl.  The  family  are  all  members  of  St.  Vincent  church,  and 
of  the  Catholic  Benevolent  legion,  of  which  Mr.  Hoffman  was  the 
first  state  president,  holding  the  office  two  years.  The  family  is 
one  of  the  most  highly  respected  in  Elkhart,  and  as  a  business 
man  Mr.  Hoffman  is  unequaled  in  any  part  of  the  state. 


DENNIS  HOGAN,  senior  of    the  firm  of    Hogan  &  Sons,  shoe 
manufacturers  at  Aurora,  Ind.,  is  a  son  of  John  and  Marguer- 
ite (Rian)  Hogan,  both  now  deceased. 

Dennis  Hogan  was  born  in  King's  county,  Ireland,  and  came 
to  America  in  1847,  landing  in  New  York.  He  attended  the  Rev. 
Wood's  (late  Bishop  Wood)  schools  of  Philadelphia,  and  at  the  age 
of  twenty  years  learned  his  present  business  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio, 
where  for  some  years  he    was   engaged    in  the    trade  on    his  own 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

account.  In  1890  he  engaged  in  shoe  manufacturing  with  his  two 
sons,  Edward  and  Charles,  at  x\urora,  and  put  in  a  plant  with  a 
capacity  of  8,000  pairs  per  week,  which  was  built  in  1895.  They 
employ  some  eighty  people  with  a  weekly  pay  roll  of  $600  to  $800. 
Mr.  Hogan  was  married  May  7,  1862,  to  Miss  Eliza  Byrne,  a 
daughter  of  Edward  Byrne,  of  Cincinnati  (Bishop  Gilmore,  of  St. 
Patrick's,  performing  the  ceremony).  To  this  happy  union  have 
been  born  thirteen  children,  ten  of  whom  are  still  living,  viz:  Mar- 
guerite, Charles  J.,  Edward  W. ,  Harry  L.,  John,  Kittie  B.,  Ray- 
mond, Flora  and  Irene  M.  and  Clara  M.  (twins).  All  but  two  of 
this  family  were  baptized  in  St.  Edward's  at  Cincinnati,  and  all  are 
now  members  of  St.  Mary's  church  at  Aurora.  The  twins  were 
baptized  in  the  Cutter  and  Liberty  Polish  church,  for  fear  of  dying, 
as  no  English-speaking  priest  was  to  be  had.  Mr.  Hogan  and  his 
two  sons,  Charles  J.  and  Edward  \\'. ,  are  democrats  in  politics, 
and  the  family  is  one  of  the  most  respected  in  Aurora. 


THOMAS  W.  HOGAN,  wholesale  druggist  of  LaFayette,  is  a 
native  of  this  city,  was  born  January  11,  1850,  and  is  a  son  of 
James  and  Ellen  (McCardle)  Hogan,  natives, respectively,  of  county 
Limerick  and  county  Mayo,  Ireland,  but  who  came  to  America 
when  young,  and  were  married  in  LaFayette  in  1 849,  becoming 
the  parents  of  seven  children.  The  father  was  a  grain  buyer  for 
eastern  firms,  and  died  August  25,  1865;  the  mother  survived  until 
1892.  Both  were  devout  Catholics  and  were  among  the  most 
respected  of  the  residents  of   LaFayette. 

Thomas  W.  Hogan,  the  eldest  of  this  family  of  seven,  was 
educated  in  the  public  schools,  and  at  the  age  of  fifteen  years  was 
employed  as  a  clerk  in  the  drug  store  of  McFarland  &  Co.,  with 
whom  he  remained  .until  1866;  he  then  entered  the  drug  store  of 
Tinney,  Moore  &  Co.,  and  acted  as  clerk  until  1879,  when  he  suc- 
ceeded to  H.  C.  Tinney's  interest  in  the  business,  and  the  firm 
name  was  known  as  H.  C.  Tinney  &Co.,  limited;  in  1887,  the  firm 
name  became  Hogan  &  Johnson,  and  it  now  conducts  the  most 
extensive  wholesale  drug  trade  done  in  Tippecanoe  county. 


THE    CLERGY    A\D    CONGREGATIONS, 

The  marriage  of  Mr.  Hogan  was  celebrated  at  LaFayette, 
September  i8,  1877,  the  bride  being  Miss  Anna  Shaughnessy,  who 
was  born  in  Fountain  county,  Ind. ,  December  15,  1857,  a  daugh- 
ter of  Dennis  and  Bridget  (Ryan)  Shaughnessy,  who  were  natives, 
respectively,  of  county  Limerick  and  county  Tipperar}-,  Ireland. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hogan  have  been  blessed  with  four  children,  viz: 
John  T.,  a  graduate  in  pharmacy;  Alice  M.,  a  student  in  music; 
William  J.  and  Harriet,  both  now  receiving  collegiate  educations. 
The  family  are  all  members  of  St.  Mary's  church  and  faithful  to  their 
church  duties  and  liberal  in  their  contributions  to  the  support  of 
the  church  proper.  Mr.  Hogan  is  very  active  in  his  efforts  to 
promote  the  business  and  societary  interests  of  LaFayette,  and 
finds  time  to.  spare  from  his  extensive  business  duties  to  act  as 
vice-president  of  and  director  in  the  Young  Men's  Building  &  Loan 
association;  to  attend  to  his  duties  as  a  charter  member  of  the 
Young  Men's  Hibernian  society,  organized  in  1870;  also  as  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Marquette  club  and  the  LaFayette  club;  the  local  lodge  of 
the  Order  of  Elks;  the  Catholic  Benevolent  legion,  and  the  Indi- 
ana Traveling  Salesmen's  association,  as  well  as  to  act  as  church 
trustee,  under  Rev.  Father  Walters.  In  politics  he  is  a  democrat^ 
and  he  never  fails  to  make  his  influence  felt  at  the  polls.  The 
family  is  recognized  as  among  the  best  in  LaFayette,  and  are 
equally  esteemed  within  and  without  the  pale  of  the  Catholic 
church. 


MICHAEL  H.  HOGAN,  prominent  as  a  business  man  and  one 
of  the  old  residents  of  Vincennes,  was  born  in  Barrenete, 
county  Limerick,  Ireland,  April  12,  1828,  and  is  the  eldest  of  a 
family  of  five  brothers  and  two  sisters,  and  the  only  representative 
of  the  family  in  America.  The  brothers  and  sisters  are  Mrs. 
Mary  A.  Blackwell,  of  county  Limerick;  Bridget  A.,  deceased; 
John  James,  still  in  the  parental  home,  although  some  of  his  sons 
are  members  of  the  Chicago,  Ills.,  police  force;  Cornelius  Charles^ 
William  W.  and  Thomas  J.  are  in  Australia,  and  Patrick  J.  is  a 
salesman  in  the  city  of  Limerick  for  an  English  firm. 

Mr.  Hogan  received  a  good  common-school  education,  and  on 

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May  I,  1856,  was  married,  in  chapel  Brady,  county  Limerick,  to 
Miss  Mary  Ann  Cooney,  a  native  of  the  same  parish  with  himself. 
This  chapel  in  later  years  was  converted  to  other  uses,  and  Mr. 
Hogan  has  had  the  pleasure,  since  his  arrival  in  America,  of  con- 
tributing from  his  means  to  the  erection  of  a  new  chapel  ip  the 
same  parish.  The  union  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hogan  has  been  blessed 
with  ten  children,  of  whom  three  were  born  in  Ireland  and  one  on 
ship-board  on  the  voyage  to  America,  and  further  mention  of 
them  all,  with  the  e.xception  of  three  deceased,  will  be  made  in  a 
coming  paragraph. 

January  12,  1863,  Mr.  Hogan,  with  his  wife  and  four  children, 
landed  in  America,  and  notwithstanding  the  difficulty  of  travel  at 
that  day,  reached  Vincennes,  Ind.,  and  at  the  close  of  the  month 
in  which  he  left  Ireland  drew  seven  days'  pay  as  an  employee  of 
the  O.  &  M.  Railroad  company.  He  continued  in  the  employ  of 
this  company  thirty  consecutive  years,  when  he  withdrew  and 
engaged  in  his  present  business.  During  six  of  these  thirty  years 
he  resided  in  Washington,  Daviess  county,  Ind. ,  at  the  time  the 
shops  of  the  O.  &  M.  company  were  removed  to  that  town; 
but  Vincennes  seemed  to  be  more  homelike  to  himself  and  family, 
so  he  has  made  this  city  his  permanent  place  of  residence.  Mr. 
Hogan  now  owns  two  well-ordered  places — one  in  Vincennes  and 
one  in  Washington — besides  other  valuable  property  in  both  cities. 

Mr.  Hogan  has  been  a  member  of  St.  Francis  Xavier  Catholic 
congregation  for  the  past  thirty-five  years,  and  is  faithful  to  his 
religious  duties  and  liberal  in  his  contributions  to  the  support  of 
his  church.  In  politics  he  has  always  been  a  democrat  since 
becoming  naturalized,  was  a  member  of  the  city  council  for  four 
years,  from  1886  to  1890,  and  during  the  recent  presidential  cam- 
paign was  an  enthusiastic  supporter  of  the  free-silver  doctrine. 

Of  the  seven  surviving  children  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hogan, 
Mary  A.,  the  eldest,  is  the  wife  of  Mr.  Besler,  of  Montana;  Hugh 
M.  is  an  engineer  in  New  Mexico;  Edward  Thomas  has  returned 
to  Ireland,  where  he  is  employed  as  a  salesman;  Katherine  is 
married  to  William  Fouch,  a  railroad  employee  in  W'ashington, 
Ind. ;  James  P.  has  charge  of  his  father's  place  of  business  in 
Washington,  Ind. ;   William  J.  is    employed  by  his  father  in  Vin- 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

cendes;  and  Dora  A.  is  the  wife  of  \\'.  Perkins,  of  Washington,. 
Ind.  Mr.  Hogan  has  been  a  hard-working  and  economical,  though 
generous-hearted  citizen,  and  well  deserves  the  respect  in  which  he 
is  held  by  all  who  know  him. 


PATRICK  JOSEPH  HOGAN,  vice-president  and  treasurer  of 
the  C.  L.  Braman  company,  importers  and  jobbers  of  gents' 
furnishing  goods,  notions  and  fancy  dry  goods,  etc.,  was  born  in 
Ballychill,  two  and  a  half  miles  from  Thurles,  county  Tipperary, 
Ireland,  January,  1852,  and  is  the  son  of  Thomas  Hogan,  an  offi- 
cer of  the  Royal  Irish  constabulary,  Ireland,  and  Ann  Manning 
Hogan,  both  parents  deceased. 

The  subject  was  reared  to  early  manhood  in  the  country  of  his 
birth  and  there  received  a  good  education  in  the  Christian  Broth- 
ers' school.  In  1S71  he  came  to  the  United  States,  being  the  first 
of  his  immediate  family  to  become  a  citizen  of  this  country,  and 
after  spending  some  time  in  the  city  of  New  York,  came  west, 
stopping  temporarily  in  Jackson  county,  Ohio,  and  Cincinnati, 
Indianapolis,  and  Crawfordsville.  In  1873  he  accepted  a  clerkship 
with  a  boot  and  shoe  firm  in  Terre  Haute,  and  was  thus  engaged 
four  years,  at  the  end  of  which  time  he  made  a  six  months'  tour  of 
Europe,  traveling  over  the  greater  part  of  the  continent,  and  re-vis- 
iting the  scenes  of  his  boyhood  in  the  Emerald  isle.  Returning  to 
the  United  States  in  1877,  Mr.  Hogan  again  engaged  in  the  shoe 
business,  which  he  continued  with  his  former  employers  until  the 
following  year,  when  he  accepted  a  position  with  the  well-known 
clothing  house,  the  Owen  Pi.xley  company,  in  Indianapolis,  with 
which  he  remained  three  years,  the  first  two  as  salesman  and  the 
last  as  business  manager  of  the  branch  store  in  Terre  Haute. 

The  arduous  duties  of  this  position  were  such  as  to  greatly 
impair  his  health,  in  consequence  of  which  he  was  compelled  to 
resign  the  same  and  turn  his  attention  to  something  fraught  with 
fewer  responsibilities.  For  some  time  after  severing  his  connec- 
tion with  the  clothing  firm,  he  carried  on  the  cigar  business  in 
Terre   Haute,    but    afterward    disposed   of   his  stock   and    in    18S0 

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entered  the  employ  of  the  wholesale  dry-goods  and  notion  house  of 
H.  Robinson  &  Co.,  as  traveling  salesman.  This  firm  dissolving, 
Mr.  Hogan  continued  on  the  road  as  representative  of  the  C.  L. 
Braman  company,  successors  to  the  former  firm,  and  was  thus 
engaged  until  January,  1892,  when  he  succeeded  in  organizing  and 
having  incorporated  the  present  C.  L.  Braman  company,  of  which 
he  became  vice-president,  and  later  vice-president  and  treasurer. 
He  is  also  a  director  and  large  stockholder,  and  much  of  the  suc- 
cess of  the  firm  is  directly  traceable  to  his  wise  management  and 
superior  executive  ability. 

Mr.  Hogan  has  been  a  potential  factor  in  politics  and  was  par- 
ticularly active  in  the  campaign  of  1896,  as  a  democrat,  advocating 
the  gold  standard;  he  was  a  delegate  from  the  fifth  congressional 
district  to  the  National  convention  held  in  Indianapolis,  and  took 
an  active  part  against  what  he  considered  the  financial  fallacy  of 
free  silver.  From  his  infancy  Mr.  Hogan  has  been  trained  and 
thoroughly  indoctrinated  into  the  pure  faith  of  the  Holy  Mother 
church,  of  which  he  has  ever  proved  a  most  devoted  and  loyal  son. 
He  is  a  member  of  St.  Joseph  parish,  Terre  Haute. 


REV.  WILLIAM  S.  HOGAN,  pastor  of  St.  Joachim's  church,, 
at  Lebanon,  Boone  county,  was  born  in  Fort  Wayne,  Ind.,. 
October  9,  1869,  a  son  of  Patrick  and  Margaret  (Whelan)  Hogan, 
natives  of  Ireland.  The  father  is  living  with  his  wife  at  Fort 
W'ayne,  and  is  a  highly  respected  gentleman,  prominently  identified 
with  the  Catholic  church,  of  which,  also,  his  wife  is  a  most  devout 
member. 

Rev.  William  S.  Hogan  attended  the  parochial  school  attached" 
to  the  cathedral  of  the  Immaculate  Conception  at  Fort  Wayne 
until  fifteen  years  of  age,  and  then  entered  the  Ecclesiastical  col- 
lege of  St.  Lawrence  of  Brundusium,  attached  to  the  Capuchin 
monastery,  at  Mount  Calvary,  Fond  du  Lac  county,  Wis.,  from 
which  he  graduated  in  1892.  He  next  entered  Mount  St.  Mary's 
Seminary  of  the  West  at  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  where  he  finished  his. 
theological  studies,  and  was  ordained  priest  at  Fort  Wayne,  Ind.,. 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

by  Right  Rev.  Bishop  Rademacher,  June  24,  1897.  He  was  imme- 
diately thereafter  assigned  as  assistant  to  the  Very  Rev.  M.  E. 
Campion,  dean  of  St.  Vincent  de  Paul  church,  at  Logansport,  and 
there  remained  until  August,  1S98,  when  he  was  transferred  to  the 
pastorate  of  St.  Joachim,  to  succeed  Rev.  Henry  A.  Hellhake. 


PATRICK  HOLLRAN,  at  No.  430  West  Maryland  street,  Indi- 
anapolis, Ind.,  was  born  in  county  Mayo,  Ireland,  and  is  a 
son  of  Patrick  and  Mary  (Horan)  Hollran,  both  natives  of  the  same 
county  with  himself,  and  in  which  they  both  spent  their  lives,  dying 
in  middle  life.  They  were  the  parents  of  six  children,  as  follows: 
Martin,  Patrick  (the  subject  of  this  sketch),  Bridget,  Ann,  Honora 
and  Mary,  all  of  whom  are  living  in  Ireland,  except  the  subject, 
and  all  of  whom  are  well-to-do  and  highly  respectable  people. 

The  early  life  of  Patrick  Hollran  was  spent  in  his  native 
country,  in  England  and  in  other  portions  of  the  queen's  domin- 
ions. On  May  6,  1888,  he  landed  in  the  United  States,  and  was 
for  some  time  immediately  thereafter  engaged  in  railroading  on  the 
Big  Four  road.  Later  he  was  employed  as  a  bar  tender,  in  which 
capacity  he  continued  to  serve  until  June,  1897,  when  he  estab- 
lished himself  in  business  on  his  own  account.  He  has  had  but 
one  considerable  misfortune,  losing  about  $3,000  by  the  failure  of 
the  Indianapolis  National  bank.  Like  many  of  his  countrymen  he 
is  not  well  informed  as  to  the  genealogy  of  his  family,  and  even  the 
date  of  his  own  birth  is  a  matter  of  some  uncertainty  with  him. 
Though  Mr.  Hollran  is  past  the  meridian  of  his  life,  yet  he  is  well 
preserved,  sprightly,  neat  and  active.  He  is  a  member  of  St. 
John's  church,  of  which  the  Rev.  Father  Gavisk  is  the  respected 
pastor,  and  to  which  Mr.  Hollran  is  a  liberal  contributor.  He  has 
never  married.  Politically  he  is  a  democrat,  but  is  not  a  seeker 
after  office.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Ancient  Order  of  Hibernians, 
but  is  not  now  affiliating.  Though  most  of  his  life  in  the  United 
States  has  been  spent  in  the  sale  of  liquors,  yet  he  is  himself  a  total 
abstainer,  not  having  tasted  a  drop  of  any  kind  of  intoxicant  for 
several  years.  He  is  a  man  of  exemplary  habits  in  other  directions 
and  is  a  citizen  highly  esteemed  by  all. 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

GEORGE  HOLTEL,  proprietor  of  the  Oldenburg  Saw  and 
Planing  mill,  is  one  of  two  children  born  to  George  B.  and 
Mary  G.  (Groenefeld)  Holtel,  who  died  in  Germany.  Mr.  Holtel 
was  born  October  i,  1844,  in  Germany,  and  came  to  the  United 
States,  landing  in  New  York,  May  18,  1867.  He  lived  in  Cincin- 
nati for  three  months,  and  came  to  his  present  home  on  July  4, 
1867.  He  learned  the  carpenter  trade  in  Germany,  as  his  father 
and  his  grandfather  were  carpenters.  He  worked  alone  at  his 
trade  in  Oldenburg  from  1867  to  1878,  and  then  became  a  partner 
with  Ortmann.  In  1878  he  put  up  a  planing  and  saw-mill,  and 
has  continued  this  ever  since.  In  1888  he  bought  in  all  the 
stock  of  the  Oldenburg  Furniture  company,  and  now  does  a  busi- 
ness of  $20,000  per  year. 

Mr.  Holtel  was  married  May  24,  1S70,  to  Miss  Mary  Ort- 
mann, a  daughter  of  Henry  Ortmann,  of  Franklin  county;  they 
have  had  eleven  children,  of  whom  nine  are  living,  viz:  Mary 
(now  Mrs.  George  Feldkemp),  Anna,  George  S.  (manager  of  the 
mill),  Joseph,  Rosie,  Clara,  Nora,  Bertha  and  William.  All  of 
the  children  are  members  of  the  Catholic  church.  Mr.  Holtel  was 
alsD  saretary  and  treasurer  of  St.  Boniface  Life  Insurance  company, 
which  disbanded  in  1895.  He  is  one  of  the  most  enterprising  men 
in  the  county  and  is  universally  respected. 


REV.  PETER  HOMMES.  pastor  of  St.  Henry's  church,  Dubois 
county,  is  a  native  of  Ernst,  Germany,  was  born  August  13, 
1855.  and  is  the  youngest  in  a  family  of  seven  children  born  to 
Peter  and  Mary  A.  (Goebel)  Honmies.  Peter  Hommes,  Sr.,  was 
a  grower  of  the  vine. 

Father  Hommes'  primary  education  was  begun  in  the  paro- 
chial schools  of  his  native  land,  and  after  his  primary  course  he 
entered  the  gymnasinm  at  Kochen,  Rhenish  Prussia,  in  1868,  and 
remained  there  until  1S71.  He  then  entered  the  gymnasium  at 
Treves,  and  remained  there  until  1877.  In  1877-78  he  studied 
philosophy  at  the  Petite  seminaire  of  Trond,  Belgium. 

In  August,   1878,  Father  Hommes   bade  adieu   to    his  native 
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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

country  and  sailed  from  Havre,  France,  bound  for  New  York,  his 
objective  point  being  the  noted  college  of  St.  Meinrad,  Ind.,  which 
he  entered  to  fit  himself  for  the  priesthood  of  the  diocese  of  \'in- 
cennes,  Ind.  He  took  the  theloogical  course,  and  graduated  June 
II,  1 88 1,  was  ordained  priest  by  Bishop  Chatard,  and  his  first  work 
was  as  assistant  at  the  cathedral  at  Vincennes,  under  the  Rev. 
Father  Peythieu,  and  was  there  from  July  4,  1881,  to  "All  Saint's 
day,"  November  7,  1881,  and  then  was  assigned  to  the  parish  of 
St.  Mark,  Perry  county,  where  he  remained  until  July  8,  1885, 
when  he  was  sent  to  Princeton,  Ind.,  and  St.  Bernard's  parish, 
where  he  erected  a  frame  church,  86.\40  feet,  and  added  a  spire 
of  100  feet,  in  1892,  at  a  cost  of  $3,000.  He  erected  the  priest's 
house  in  1886,  at  a  cost  of  $1,200.  He  remained  pastor  of  St. 
Bernard  until  August  i,  1895,  administering  to  forty  families 
there,  and  to  about  thirty  at  Princeton. 

In  August,  1895,  Father  Hommes  was  assigned  to  St.  Croix, 
Perry  county,  and  remained  there  until  1897,  when  he  was  assigned 
to  St.  Henry,  in  Dubois  county,  where    he  is  the  present  pastor. 

Father  Hommes  is  a  gentleman  of  ripe  scholarship,  a  critic 
on  the  leading  topics  of  the  day,  has  ably  contributed  to  the  vari- 
ous journals  and  papers  of  Catholic  renown,  and  is  recognized 
among  the  priesthood  as  a  man  of  original  thought  and  diction. 
He  is  beloved  by  his  people  and  also  has  won  the  respect  of  Prot- 
estants wherever  it  has  been  his  lot  to  reside. 


REV.  GUST  AVE  HOTTENROTH,  of  Fort  Wayne,  son  of  John 
and  Margurette  (Humburg)  Hottenroth,  was  born  August  19, 
1872,  in  the  pleasant  little  town  of  Hundeshagen,  Eichsfeld,  Ger- 
many. The  congregation  in  that  town  gave  several  priests  to  the 
church  and  has  several  more  students  in  preparation,  showing  that 
it  is  a  pious  community.  He  attended  the  parochial  school  of  his 
native  village  of  1,500  inhabitants  until  he  was  twelve  years  of  age, 
and  next,  in  1885,  entered  the  college  of  St.  Charles,  of  Aix  la 
Chapelle,  Germany,  when  he  made  his  first  communion  on  Easter 
Sunday.      In  1891    he  began  his  second  term  as  a  student  of  phil- 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

osophy  in  the  seminary  of  Liege,  and  in  November,  1893,  came  to 
America  and  studied  theology  in  the  seminary  of  St.  Meinrad, 
Spencer  county,  Ind.,  which  institution  of  divine  instruction  is  pre- 
sided over  by  the  Benedictine  Fathers.  There,  May  30,  1896,  he 
was  ordained  priest  by  Right  Rev.  Bishop  Francis  Silas  Chatard, 
and  was  assigned  to  his  pastoral  duties  in  the  diocese  of  Fort 
Wayne,  where  he  is  now  assistant  in  St.  Mary's  church. 

Father  Hottenroth,  although  but  little  beyond  his  novitiate, 
has  been  very  zealous  in  the  discharge  of  his  clerical  duties  and 
has  shown  himself  to  be  well  prepared  for  his  holy  office.  His 
attainments,  for  so  young  a  priest,  are  the  admiration  of  his  con- 
gregation and  well  meet  the  approbation  of  his  superiors,  and, 
although  it  does  not  become  the  publishers  of  a  work  of  this  char- 
acter to  indulge  in  prophetic  language,  the  remark  may  be  made, 
if  as  a  surmise  only,  that  the  day  is  not  far  distant  when  his  devo- 
tion, humility  and  piety  will  meet  a  well  deserved  reward.  Rev. 
Hottenroth  has  a  sister  in  the  convent  at  Bruxelles,  or  Brussels, 
Belgium,  in  the  house  of  the  Poor  Child  Jesus,  the  mother  house 
being  in  Simpeloeld,  Holland. 


PATRICK  J.  HOOLEY,  the  fashionable  merchant  tailor  of  No. 
418  Market  street,  Logansport,  Ind.,  is  a  native  of  county 
Cork,  Ireland,  was  born  March  14,  1863,  and  is  a  son  of  Michael 
and  Noah  (Murphy)  Hooley,  who  were  the  parents  of  ten  children, 
all  born  in  Ireland,  and  of  whom  two  died  in  childhood. 

Michael  Hooley,  who  was  born  in  1831,  was  a  tailor  by  trade, 
and  long  carried  on  business  on  his  own  account  in  the  old  country, 
being  an  acknowledged  master  of  his  art.  His  wife  was  born  in 
1834,  and  in  1880  the  family  came  to  America  and  settled  in 
Logansport.  The  eight  surviving  children  are  Ella,  who  is  mar- 
ried to  Timothy  Caughlin,  a  passenger  conductor  on  the  Pan- 
handle railroad,  and  has  five  children;  James  married  Ella  Hayes, 
is  a  foreman  in  the  employ  of  the  same  railroad  company,  and  has 
two  children;  Patrick  J.,  the  ne.xt  in  order  of  birth,  is  the  subject 
of   this   sketch;   Mary    is  a   stenographer  and   bookkeeper    for  the 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

Pharos;  Hannah  is  the  wife  of  Joseph  McCalHster,  an  employee  of 
the  C,  J.  &  M.  railroad  shops,  at  Van  Wert,  Ohio,  with  a  family 
of  four  children;  Michael,  Jr.,  is  a  tailor,  and  Kate  and  Nora  are 
still  at  home.  Nora  is  a  stenographer  in  the  employ  of  I.  N.  Cool. 
The  father  still  works  at  his  trade  and  assists  his  son,  Patrick  J., 
and  he  and  wife  are  devout  members  of  St.  Bridget's  church. 

Patrick  J.  Hooley  was  educated  in  the  National  schools  in  Ire- 
land, and  in  that  country  began  learning  his  trade,  which  he  com- 
pleted after  arriving  in  Logansport.  In  1888  he  formed  a  partner- 
ship with  a  Mr.  Kasten,  and  under  the  firm  name  of  Kasten  &  Hooley 
did  a  very  successful  business  until  1890,  when  Mr.  Hooley,  having 
become  a  great  favorite  with  the  fashionable  young  men  of  the 
city,  started  in  trade  on  his  sole  account,  in  which  he  has  estab- 
lished the  reputation  of  being  one  of  the  best  cutters,  if  not  the 
best,  in  the  city,  and  also  as  a  merchant  tailor  who  never,  under 
any  circumstances,  misrepresents  his  goods. 

In  1892,  Mr.  Hboley  married  Miss  Lena  Mitchell,  a  native  of 
Logansport,  and  a  daughter  of  John  and  Anna  (RoUi)  Mitchell,  the 
union  resulting  in  the  birth  of  two  bright  children — Olga  and  Kevin. 
The  family  are  members  of  St.  Joseph's  congregation,  and  Mr. 
Hooley  is  also  a  member  of  the  Catholic  Knights  of  America. 

Too  much  credit  cannot  be  given  to  Mr.  Hooley  for  his  atten- 
tiveness  to  his  business  and  untiring  industry,  and  in  illustration  of 
this  statement  it  may  be  said  that,  even  before  he  engaged  in  busi- 
ness, he  had  paid  for  a  dwelling  for  his  parents,  and  has  since 
erected  a  handsome  dwelling  for  himself  at  No.  729  Miami  street. 

Mr.  Hooley  has  a  paternal  aunt,  Mary,  who  is  married  and 
lives  in  Brazil,  South  America,  and  another,  Catherine,  who  resides 
in  England. 


JOHN  HOOSE,  the  well-known  hay  and  grain  dealer  of  South 
Bend,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Berlin,  Holmes  county,  Ohio,  Octo- 
ber 6,  1845,  a  son  of  Peter  and  Elizabeth  (Fries)  Hoose,  natives 
-of  Germany. 

Peter  Hoose  was  reared  to  farming,  received  a  good  parochial- 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

school  education  and  was  then  apprenticed  to  a  tailor.  He  mar- 
ried first  in  Germany,  and  on  coming  to  America  landed  in  New 
York  city,  whence  he  came  west  to  Ohio  and  located  in  Holmes 
county,  where  he  engaged  in  farming  until  1852,  when  he  came  to 
St.  Joseph  county,  Ind.,  farmed  until  1868,  and  then  removed  to 
Clarence,  Mo.,  taking  with  him  his  second  wife,  Christina  Hoff- 
man, whom  he  had  married  in  i860,  and  two  of  his  sons  by  his 
first  marriage — Philip  and  Christian.  Mrs.  Elizabeth  (Fries) 
Hoose  died  in  South  Bend,  Ind.,  in  1857,  the  mother  of  the  follow- 
ing children:  Peter,  now  living  in  Mishawaka,  Ind.;  Jacob,  farm- 
ing in  St.  Joseph  county;  John,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Henry, 
Christian,  Philip  and  Elizabeth.  The  death  of  the  father  occurred 
in  Missouri  in  1875. 

John  Hoose,  whose  name  introduces  this  biographical  notice, 
was  about  seven  years  of  age  when  his  parents  settled  in  St. 
Joseph  county,  Ind.  He  was  educated  in  the  district  schools  of 
South  Bend,  as  well  as  in  a  parochial  school,  and  lived  on  the 
home  farm   until   eighteen   years   old,  when    he  enlisted,  April  21, 

1863,  in  an  Indiana  battery  of  artillery,  and  served  until  June  23, 

1864,  when  he  was  honorably  discharged.  Returning  to  St. 
Joseph  county,  Ind.,  he  worked  for  six  years  on  the  farm  owned  by 
Edward  Irvin,  and  in  1870  bought  a  place  in  Greene  township, 
which  he  cultivated  until  1892,  when  he  permanently  settled  in 
South  Bend.  For  two  years  following  he  was  engaged  in  buying 
and  selling  wood,  and  then  embarked  in  his  present  traffic  in  hay 
and  grain,  which  he  has  wrought  up  to  quite  a  considerable  mag- 
nitude. ^^'hile  a  resident  of  Greene  township,  he  served  for  a 
number  of  years  as  supervisor,  but  since  he  has  taken  up  his  resi- 
dence in  South  Bend  he  has  given  but  little  attention  to  matters 
political,  outside  of  exercising  his  franchise  at  the  polls,  where  he 
unfailingly  casts  his  vote  in  support  of  the  republican  party. 

The  marriage  of  Mr.  Hoose  took  place  in  the  spring  of  1868 
with  Miss  Rosilla  Roth,  the  fruit  of  the  union  being  seven  children, 
of  whom  five  are  still  living,  viz:  Frank  W. ,  Clara  E. ,  Mary  E., 
Gertrude  A.  and  Caroline — all,  with  the  parents,  included  in  the 
congregation  of  St.  Patrick,  South  Bend.  Mr.  Hoose  is  a  self- 
made   man    and   enjoys  an  excellent   business  reputation  for  vera- 

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ciousness  and  straightforward  dealing,  and  he  and  fainil\-  stand  high 
in  the  esteem  in  both  the  social  and  church  circles  of  South  Bend 
and  St.  Joseph  count}'. 


MICHAEL  HORAN  was  born  in  King's  county,  Ireland,  Sep- 
tember 25,  1850,  the  son  of  Thomas  and  Ann  (Young)  Horan, 
both  parents  natives  of  the  Emerald  isle. 

Thomas  Horan  and  family  came  to  the  United  States  in  the 
early  'fifties,  locating  first  at  Peru,  Ind.,  where  for  several  3'ears 
Mr.  Horan  was  employed  in  a  distillery.  About  1870  he  removed 
to  Bloomington,  111.,  where  his  wife  died,  and  later,  1872,  he  went 
to  Indianapolis,  in  which  city  his  death  occurred  December  24, 
1876,  at  the  age  of  sixty  years.  Ten  children  were  born  to 
Thomas  and  Ann  Horan,  but  four  of  whom  are  living  at  this  time, 
Michael  being  the  eldest  of  the  family.  The  second  in  order  of 
birth,  Eliza  J.,  married  John  P.  Dwyer,  a  locomotive  engineer, 
and  resides  in  Indianapolis;  John  is  also  a  resident  of  the  same 
city,  and  Patrick  is  an  employee  on  the  I.,  V.  &  W.  R.' R.  Of 
the  six  members  of  the  family  deceased,  two  died  in  infancy  and 
the  others  in  early  youth. 

The  early  life  of  Michael  Horan  was  spent  in  the  various 
places  where  the  family  resided,  and  while  still  young  he  began  to 
work  for  himself  aS'  water  boy  on  the  \\'abash  railroad.  Subse- 
quently he  entered  the  employ  of  the  I.,  \'.  &  W.  and  Belt  roads, 
remaining  with  the  same  for  a  period  of  sixteen  years,  passing, 
the  meanwhile,  through  the  various  stations  to  that  of  conductor. 
While  employed  in  the  latter  capacity,  he  met  with  a  serious  acci- 
dent, which  caused  the  loss  of  the  thumb  and  the  first  and  second 
fingers  of  his  left  hand,  thus  necessitating  his  retirement  from  the 
railway  service.  For  about  eight  years  after  leaving  the  road,  Mr. 
Horan  ran  a  sample  room  in  Indianapolis,  and  during  the  four  suc- 
ceeding years  was  engaged  in  the  wholesale  cigar  business,  carry- 
ing on  the  manufacture  of  cigars  in  connection  therewith. 

In  1895  Mr.  Horan  began  the  real  estate  and  insurance  busi- 
ness, which  he  has  since  conducted  upon  quite  an  extensive  scale, 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

doing  a  large  and  lucrative  business  in  Indianapolis  and  elsewhere. 
He  was  married  in  St.  John's  church,  in  the  year  1882,  to  Miss 
Mary  Ann  Dwyer,  the  ceremony  being  solemnized  according  to  the 
impressive  service  of  the  Roman  Catholic  church  by  the  Very 
Rev.  Mgr.  Bessonies,  who,  at  the  same  time,  united  in  the  holy 
bonds  of  wedlock  a  sister  of  the  subject,  and  I.  F.  Dwyer. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Horan  are  the  parents  of  one  son,  John,  a  bright 
youth  of  fifteen,  and  two  children  that  died  in  infancy.  The 
family's  church  relations  are  with  St.  Anthony's  parish,  Haugh- 
ville,  of  which  Mr.  Horan  was  largely  instrumental  in  founding. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  A.  O.  H.  and  Y.  M.  I.,  and  has  ever  mani- 
fested a  lively  interest  in  the  welfare  of  the  church,  doing  all 
within  his  power  toward  promoting  its  efficiency  in  his  own  parish 
in  Indianapolis  and  elsewhere. 


EDWARD  HOWARD,  a  well-respected  member  of  St.  Simon's 
parish,  and  foreman  in  the  boiler  department  of  the  B.  &  O. 
S.  W.  railway  shops,  at  Washington,  Ind.,  was  born  at  Mays- 
ville,  Ry.,  February  2,  1853,  a  son  of  James  and  Sabina  (Crayhan) 
Howard.  His  parents  were  neighbors  in  county  Galway,  Ireland, 
and  in  their  early  life  came  to  this  country  and  married  here. 
They  located  in  Kentucky,  but  in  1856  moved  to  North  Madison, 
Ind.,  where  they  remained  ten  years;  in  1866  they  moved  to  Han- 
nibal, Mo.,  whence,  after  a  two  years'  residence,  they  moved  to 
Ouincy,  111.,  where  they  remained  two  years,  and  then  went  to 
Keokuk,  la.,  where  they  both  died,  the  father  August  15,  1886, 
and  the  mother  June  8,  1895.  They  were  parents  of  seven  chil- 
dren, of  whom  our  subject  was  the  eldest.  They  were  members 
of  St.  Peter's  church  at  Keokuk. 

Edward  Howard  was  educated  in  the  parochial  schools,  and 
early  in  life  learned  tlie  trade  of  boiler-making,  which  he  has  since 
followed.  His  first  employment  was  at  Ouincy,  111.,  for  one  year, 
after  which  he  went  to  Keokuk,  where  he  was  employed  for  three 
years.  Afterward  he  spent  two  years  at  Indianapolis,  and  then  a 
year  at  Terre  Haute.      In  1876  he  went  to  Vincennes,  and  in  1882 

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was  promoted  to  be  foreman  in  the  boiler  shops  of  the  B.  cS:  O.  S. 
W.  railway.  In  1889,  he  was  transferred  to  Washington  and  has 
since  satisfactorily  filled  a  similar  position  in  the  shops  here. 

He  was  married  at  Vincennes,  July  i,  1880,  to  Miss  Alice 
Stephens,  who  was  born  in  Martin  county,  Ind.,  April  30,  1859. 
They  have  had  the  following  children:  Mary  A.,  deceased;  James; 
Irene;  Huldah;  Helen;  John,  deceased;  Catherine,  and  Marie. 
Mrs.  Howard  is  a  convert  to  the  Catholic  faith,  and  both  are  active 
in  the  work  of  the  church.  Politicall}-  Mr.  Howard  is  a  strong 
democrat. 


REV.  HYPOLITE  PIERRARD,  pastor  of  the  church  of  the 
Annunciation,  Brazil,  Clay  county,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Belgium, 
May  1 1,  1843,  and  was  a  lad  of  but  seven  or  eight  years  of  age  when 
brought  to  America  by  his  parents,  Nicholas  and  Victoria  (Hinc) 
Pierrard,  who  settled  in  Perry  county,  Ind.,  where  they  passed 
the  remainder  of  their  lives — the  parents  of  eight  children. 

The  education  of  Rev.  Hypolite  Pierrard  was  begun  in  the 
public  and  parochial  schools,  chiefly  in  the  latter,  and  his  classical 
studies  were  pursued  for  si.\  years  at  Bardstown,  Ky. ;  his  theolog- 
ical course  was  had  at  St.  Meinrad's  seminary,  Ind.,  and  May  29, 
1877,  he  was  ordained  priest  by  Bishop  de  St.  Palais.  His  first 
charge  was  at  Leopold,  his  old  home  in  Perry  county,  Ind.,  where 
he  remained  three  years  and  one  month,  when  he  was  transferred 
to  his  present  charge  in  Brazil,  August  10,  1880,  of  which  he  has 
since  been  the  beloved  and  devoted  pastor  and  untiring  worker  for 
the  spiritual  and  temporal  advancement  of  his  flock. 

Father  Hypolite  Pierrard  has  won  golden  opinions  and  high 
respect  from  all  classes  of  society  since  his  residence  in  Brazil 
began,  irrespective  of  creed  or  nationality,  and  with  his  flock,  who 
venerate  him  for  his  kindness  of  heart,  his  piety  and  profound 
wisdom,  he  is  "grappled  to  their  souls  with  hooks  of  steel."  His 
labors  for  the  good  of  his  people  have  been  unwearying  and  con- 
stant, and  his  unswerving  fidelity  to  the  interests  of  the  church  has 
met  with  an  approbation  from  his  superiors  that  will  be  made  more 
manifest  as  the  days  roll  by. 


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ANNUNCIATION 


OK    THE    B.  V.   M, 

BRAZIL,    IND. 


CHURCH, 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

HON.  HENRY  T.  HUDSON,  ex-state  senator,  is  a  native  of 
Boston,  Mass.,  was  born  December  7,  1850,  and  is  a  son  of 
George  and  Ann  (Gillighan)  Hudson — the  father  a  native  of  Dub- 
lin, and  the  mother  of  county  Sligo,  Ireland,  but  who  were  married 
in  Gibralter,  Spain. 

George  Hudson,  the  father,  was  steward  on  an  English  man- 
of-war,  and  spent  a  number  of  years  in  the  service  of  the  English 
crown,  some  five  or  six  of  which  were  spent  on  the  Mediterranean 
sea  and  in  Italian  ports.  His  father  was  an  Episcopalian, 
though  his  mother  was  a  Catholic,  and  George  was  reared  in  this 
faith.  He  came  to  America  in  1848,  locating  first  at  New  York, 
but  soon  after  went  to  Boston,  where  he  was  a  merchant,  and 
where  he  lost  his  wife  in  1873,  and  where  his  own  death  took  place 
in  the  winter  of  1883.  The  family  consisted  of  two  sons  and  six 
daughters.  John,  the  only  brother  of  subject,  was  killed  in  an 
accident  at  Cambridge,  Mass.,  on  the  Fitchburg  railroad,  in  Sep- 
tember, 1892.  He  was  ten  years  older  than  subject,  and  left  a 
wife  and  eight  children.  The  eldest  of  this  family  was  Elizabeth, 
wife  of  James  Breslin,  a  wholesale  cigar  dealer  in  Boston;  John 
was  second  in  order  of  birth;  Mary,  unmarried,  resides  in  Boston; 
Esther,  now  Mrs.  Tollman,  also  lives  in  Boston;  Henry  T.  is  the 
subject  of  this  notice;  Emma  is  unmarried;  Annie  is  married  and 
resides  in  Bangor,  Me. ;  Charlotte,  unmarried,  resides  in  Boston. 

Henry  T.  Hudson  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Bos- 
ton, and  there  learned  the  plumber's  trade.  He  was  married,  in 
1878,  to  Miss  Ann  Raftery,  a  native  of  Castle  Blakeney,  county 
Galway,  Ireland,  and  came  to  Boston  with  her  parents  when  a 
child  of  eight  years.  Her  father  was  Thomas,  and  her  mother 
was  Bridget  (Fallen)  Raftery,  natives  of  Ireland,  and  they  had  a 
family  of  three  sons  and  three  daughters,  all  still  living.  The  fam- 
ily of  subject  removed  from  Boston  to  Indianapolis  in  1883,  stop- 
ping temporarily  at  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  Henry  T.  at  once  engaged 
in  working  at  his  trade  here,  continuing  to  the  present.  He  is  now 
located  at  No.  1219  Madison  avenue,  with  his  residence  at  the 
same  number. 

At  the  general  election  of  1888,  Mr.  Hudson  was  elected  as  a 
democrat  to  the  of^ce  of  state  senator,  serving  two  sessions.      He 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

was  the  champion  of  the  labor  element  of  this  city,  being  the  only 
mechanic  in  the  body.  He  introduced  various  measures  looking 
to  the  advantage  of  the  laboring  people,  was  chairman  of  the  com- 
mittee on  labor  and  labor  statistics,  and  was  also  a  member  of  the 
committee  on  health  and  committee  on  public  buildings,  affairs  of 
the  city  of  Indianapolis  and  the  committee  on  claims.  He  served 
four  years,  his  term  ending  with  the  session  of  1891,  though  his 
successor  was  elected  in  1892.  Mr.  Hudson  is  a  recognized  leader 
in  local  politics  and  influential  in  the  councils  of  his  party.  The 
family  are  members  of  St.  Patrick's  church.  Rev.  Father  O'Don- 
aghue  pastor.  Mr.  Hudson  was  a  charter  member  of  St.  Patrick's 
branch.  No.  563,  C.  K.  of  A.,  is  also  a  member  of  Capital  council 
of  the  Y.  M.  I.  ;  Mrs.  Hudson  is  a  member  of  the  Altar  society  of 
St.  Patrick's  and  the  Third  order  of  St.  Francis  at  the  Sacred  Heart 
church. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hudson  are  the  parents  of  four  children,  viz: 
George  Henry,  born  August  17,  1S79,  is  a  student  at  Teutopolis, 
111.,  St.  Joseph's  Franciscan  college,  preparing  for  the  ministry, 
and  now  in  his  fifth  year's  work;  Anna,  born  December  7,  1881,  is 
a  graduate  of  St.  Patrick's  academy  and  is  employed  in  newspaper 
work;  Andrew  was  born  August  17,  1883,  and  is  a  student  in  St. 
Patrick's  school;  Mamie  was  born  March  5,  1885,  in  this  city;  the 
other  three  were  born  in  Boston.  The  family  are  held  in  high 
respect  throughout  the  city  of  Washington,  Ind.,  and  Mr.  Hudson 
is  especiall}'  esteemed  for  his  many  noble  qualities  of  head  and 
heart. 


JOHN  HUBERS,  a  prosperous  general  merchant  at  St.  Mein- 
rad's,  Spencer  county,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Hanover,  Germany, 
April  16,  1839,  a  son  of  Theodore  and  Anna  Maria  Hubers,  who 
were  the  parents  of  si.x  children.  The  father,  an  e.xtensive  agri- 
culturist, died  in  Germany  in  1845. 

John  Hubers  was  educated  in  the  common  schools  of  his 
native  country  and  was  reared  to  manhood  on  the  home  farm. 
In  1861  he  came  to  the  United  States,  landing  in  Baltimore, 
whence  he  went  at   once  to   Louisville,  Ky.,  where   he   engaged  in 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

laboring  until  1876;  from  1876  to  1S79  he  was  engaged  in  the 
dairy  business  with  gratifying  success,  and  in  the  latter  year  came 
to  St.  Meinrad's,  and  here  entered  into  general  merchandizing.  He 
is  now  one  of  the  most  prosperous  merchants  of  the  city,  carrying 
a  stock  valued  at  $4,000  to  $5,000,  and  he  owns,  beside,  personal 
property  valued  at  $2,500.  He  is  also  proprietor  of  the  leading 
hotel  of  the  city,  and  this  is  one  of  the  best  fitted-up  in  the  state, 
and  is  very  popular  with  both  the  traveling  public  and  the  perma- 
nent residents.  In  connection  with  this  establishment,  Mr.  Hu- 
bers  likewise  conducts  a  livery  barn,  which  is  well  supplied  with 
all  rigs  necessary  to  fill  local  demands. 

Mr.  Hubers  first  married  Miss  Anna  Derweske,  who  bore 
him  two  children,  Anna  M.  and  Catherine,  the  latter  now  the  wife 
of  John  Schaefer,  of  Fulda,  Spencer  county,  Ind.  Mrs.  Anna 
Hubers  died  a  devout  Catholic,  September  2,  1874,  and  Anna 
M.,  the  daughter,  followed  her  to  the  grave  seven  weeks  later. 
Mr.  Huebers  next  married,  July  27,  1875,  Miss  Anna  Mayer,  and 
this  union  has  been  blessed  with  si.\  children,  of  whom  five  are 
still  living,  viz:  Bernard  John,  Maria  C,  Anna  M.,  John  H.  and 
Edward  John.  The  family  are  all  members  of  St.  Meinrad's 
church  in  Spencer  county,  and  enjoy  the  respect  and  esteem  of 
all  who  know  them. 


JOHN  HUGHES,  a  respected  business  man  of  South  Bend,  and 
an  ex-soldier  of  the  Civil  war,  was  born  in  Penn  township,  St. 
Joseph  county,  Ind.,  March  29,  1844,  a  son  of  Thomas  and  Anna 
(Gillen)  Hughes,  natives  of  Ireland,  but  married  in  America. 

Thomas  Hughes  was  born  in  county  Meath  in  1800,  came  to 
America  at  the  age  of  twenty  years,  and  landed  in  Boston,  Mass., 
but  later  came  to  Indiana,  and  for  about  four  years  worked  on  a 
farm  near  Laporte,  for  Aaron  Stanton,  after  which  he  followed 
agricultural  pursuits  in  various  parts  of  the  state  until  1842,  when 
he  married,  at  Mishawaka,  Ind.,  Miss  Anna  Gillen,  who  was  born 
in  1 8 18.  This  union  was  blessed  with  nine  children,  three  of 
whom,  Thomas,  Catherine  and  Margaret,  are  deceased,  and  their 
remains  interred  in  Notre  Dame  cemetery.      The  six  survivors  are 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

Mary,  wife  of  John  Rector,  of  Laporte;  Patrick,  Edward  and  John, 
of  South  Bend;  Christopher,  of  Cassopolis,  Mich.,  and  Joseph,  of 
Lakeville,  Ind.  The  father  of  this  family  died  at  Lakeville,  Jan- 
uary 22,  1882,  and  the  mother,  June  10,  1890,  and  both  were  laid 
to  rest  in  the  cemetery  of  Notre  Dame. 

John  Hughes,  whose  name  opens  this  biographical  notice,  was 
educated  in  the  district  schools  near  Lakeville,  St.  Joseph  county, 
Ind.,  and  when  his  school  days  had  ended  engaged  in  farming  until 
the  outbreak  of  the  Civil  war,  when  'he  enlisted  at  Lakeville,  in 
company  K,  Twenty-ninth  Indiana  volunteer  infantry,  for  three 
years,  and  did  gallant  service  in  some  of  the  most  important  battles 
of  the  war,  including  Shiloh,  Corinth,  Stone  River,  Liberty  Gap, 
Chickamaugua,  Chattanooga  and  many  others,  and  was  honorably 
discharged  September  26,  1864.  He  was  a  brave  and  faithful 
soldier,  ever  at  his  post,  and  cheerful  in  the  performance  of  his 
duty.  On  his  return  from  the  service,  he  resumed  farming  near 
Lakeville,  Ind.,  and  so  continued  until  April,  1869,  when  he  set- 
tled in  South  Bend,  where  he  has  ever  since  been  engaged  in  his 
present  business. 

The  marriage  of  Mr.  Hughes  took  place  September  2,  1896, 
at  Cassopolis,  Mich.,  to  Miss  Anna  Halpin,  the  ceremony  being 
performed  at  the  home  of  his  brother  Christopher.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Hughes  are  members  of  St.  Patrick's  church  at  South  Bend,  are 
liberal  contributors  to  its  support,  are  faithful  in  their  church  duties 
and  enjoy  the  respect  of  a  large  circle  of  sincere  friends. 


JOHN  THOMAS  HUNT,  a  member  of  chemical  company  No. 
2,  Indianapolis  city  fire  department,  was  born  in  county  Ros- 
common, Ireland,  April  25,  1865,  a  son  of  John  and  Ann  Hunt, 
who  came  to  America  in  1868  and  first  located  in  New  York, 
whence  they  went  to  Hamilton,  Ohio,  and  in  1S70,  came  to  Indian- 
apolis, where  the  father  died  in  September,  1874,  and  where  the 
mother  still  resides.  There  were  four  children  born  to  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Hunt — three  in  Ireland  and  one  in  Hamilton,  Ohio,  viz: 
Anna,  who  is  the  wife  of  Martin  Gavin,  living  on  Agnes  street, 
Indianapolis;    James,    who    died    in    Ireland    in    childhood;    John 

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CATHOLIC  CHURCH  OF  INDIANA. 

Thomas,  whose  name  opens  this  paragraph,  and  Patrick,  weigh- 
master  for  the  Kingan  Packing  company. 

John  Thomas  Hunt  was  educated  at  St.  John's  academy 
and  subsequently  was  for  fourteen  years  employed  by  the  Kingan 
Packing  company  as  city  salesman.  October  i,  1892,  he  was 
appointed  a  member  of  the  city  fire  department,  and  in  this  employ 
he  has  ever  since  remained.  November  25,  1896,  he  was  married, 
at  the  church  of  the  Sacred  Heart,  by  Rev.  Father  Haase,  to  Miss 
Frances  T.  Gantner,  a  native  of  Jennings  county,  Ind.,  and  a 
daughter  of  Michael  and  Lena  Gantner,  now  of  Indianapolis. 
Mrs.  Hunt  is  a  graduate  of  Sacred  Heart  academy,  and  at  the 
time  of  her  marriage  was  a  member  of  the  Sacred  Heart  church 
choir,  being  a  vocalist  of  more  than  local  reputation.  Of  the  eight 
children  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gantner,  beside  Mrs.  Hunt,  four 
are  deceased,  the  survivors  being  Lena,  who  is  a  bookkeeper  and 
cashier  for  a  mercantile  house  in  Indianapolis;  a  daughter  who  is 
a  sister  in  a  convent  in  Kansas  City,  Mo. ;  Michael,  a  tinner  in  Indian- 
apolis, and  Frank,  a  theological  student  under  the  Franciscan  order. 

Mr.  Hunt  is  a  devout  Catholic  and  has  been  active  in  his 
church  life  since  infancy.  He  was  an  altar  boy  and  assisted  at  the 
mass  read  when  Bishop  Chatard  was  exalted  to  his  present  emi- 
nent position,  and  served  in  the  mass  at  the  ordination  of  the  Very 
Rev.  D.  O'Donaghue,  and  for  four  years  was  altar  boy  under  the 
pastorate  of  that  distinguished  divine,  and  was  five  years  a  trustee 
of  St.  John's  church.  He  was  one  of  the  organizers  of  the  Emmett 
Guards,  of  which  he  was  a  first  lieutenant,  but  resigned  this  com- 
mission to  join  the  Indiana  light  infantry,  in  which  he  was  a  ser- 
geant; he  was  also  a  member  of  Bessonies  commandery,  Knights 
of  Father  Mathew,  but  resigned  his  membership  in  all,  to  accept 
his  present  position.  In  politics  he  is  an  unswerving  democrat. 
His  attendance  at  divine  service  is  regular,  Sunday  being  his  day 
off  duty,  and  he  is  generous,  in  his  contributions  to  the  support  of 
the  church  and  her  good  work.  He  and  wife  enjoy  the  society  of  a 
large  circle  of  social  acquaintances,  and  are  greatly  respected 
among  all  for  their  intrinsically  good  qualities,  and  have  their 
pleasant  residence  at  No.  631  South  Missouri  street,  which  is  the 
•old  homestead. 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

FRANK  HULSMAN,  a  retired  merchant,  now  residing  on  his- 
farm  in  Shelby  county,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Oldenburg,  Germany, 
February  16,  1S40,  a  son  of  Joseph  and  Mary  (Holterhenriche) 
Hulsman,  who  were  both  born,  reared  and  married  in  the  same 
parish,  and  became  the  parents  of  nine  children,  viz:  Elizabeth,. 
Joseph,  Henry  and  Christopher,  all  deceased;  Bernard,  a  grocer 
of  Cincinnati,  Ohio;  Teressa,  widow  of  Peter  Slusser,  of  Shelby- 
ville.  Ohio;  Charles  and  Caroline,  deceased;  and  Frank,  the  sub- 
ject. The  father  of  this  family  was  a  wealthy  farmer  and  was  very 
prominent  in  the  work  of  the  Catholic  church  in  his  native  land. 

Frank  Hulsman,  the  subject,  attended  the  parochial  schools  of 
his  native  province  until  fourteen  years  of  age,  and  at  the  age  of 
seventeen,  in  1857,  came  to  America  with  his  sister,  Caroline,  and 
located  in  Cincinnati.  Thence  he  went  to  the  college  of  St. 
Thomas,  at  Bardstown,  Ky. ,  remained  there  until  1861,  and  therL 
entered  St.  Meinrad  college,  from  which  he  graduated  in  1862  and 
returned  to  Cincinnati,  where  he  entered  mercantile  life  as  a  clerk 
in  a  dry-goods  store,  in  which  he  remained  until  1864,  when  he 
formed  a  partnership  with  Louis  Enneking  and  August  Horst,  and 
carried  on  the  dry-goods  trade  until  1879,  when  he  came  to  Shelby 
county,  Ind. ,  and  bought  a  farm  of  105  acres,  to  which  he  has  since 
added  160  acres,  and  which  is  still  his  home,  having  also  an  inter- 
est in  the  Farmers'  National  bank  of  Shelbyville. 

The  marriage  of  Mr.  Hulsman  took  place  May  5,  1S66,  in 
Cincinnati,  to  Miss  Philomena  Rieckelman,  a  native  of  that  city, 
born  May  5,  1844,  and  a  daughter  of  Herman  H.  and  Catherine 
(Buddecke)  Rieckelman,  natives  of  Germany.  The  marriage  of 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hulsman  has  been  blessed  with  seven  children,  viz: 
Philomena,  wife  of  Peter  Bierck,  a  harnessmaker  of  Madison,  Ind.  r 
Henry,  of  Shelby  county;  Victor,  Agatha  and  Leo,  at  home;, 
Cecile,  a  student  of  music  at  Madison,  and  Louis,  a  student  at  St. 
Mary's  institute,  of  Dayton,  Ohio.  Mr.  Hulsman  and  family  are 
members  of  St.  Vincent's  Catholic  church,  in  which  Mr.  Hulsman 
has  served  as  secretary,  treasurer  and  trustee,  and  has  always  been- 
ardent  and  devout  in  the  performance  of  his  religious  duties.  In 
farming  he  devotes  most  of  his  attention  to  the  raising  of  grain  and 
the  breeding  of  Jersey  cattle,  fine  horses,  etc.      He  has  proven  him- 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 


self  to  be  equally  well  qualified  for  agriculture  as  for  merchandiz- 
ing, and  his  social  standing  and  that  of  his  family  is  with  the  best 
people  of  Shelby  county. 


JOHN  C.  HUNTER,  of  Washington,  Daviess  county,  Ind.,  is  a 
native  of  this  county  and  was  born  in  Barr  township  July  29, 
1863,  a  son  of  William  and  Lucinda  Hunter.  He  was  educated  in 
the  common  schools,  and  at  twenty-one  years  of  age  began  farming 
on  his  own  account,  on  a  tract  of  120  acres  of  good  farm  land  given. 
hi:n  by  his  father.  This  excellent  farm  he  cultivated  until  1895, 
in  August  of  which  year  he  located  in  Washington  and  embarked 
in  the  livery  business,  which  he  successfully  prosecuted  about 
two  years.  He  was  accommodating  and  square  and  just  in  all 
his  dealings,  and  necessarily  became  a  favorite  with  the  public. 
He  still  owns  and  operates  his  farm,  but  has  retired  from  the  livery 
business. 

Mr.  Hunter  was  united  in  marriage  October  21,  1891,  with 
Miss  Maggie  O'Keefe,  a  native  of  Daviess  county  and  a  daughter  of 
Morris  and  Mary  O'Keefe,  and  this  marriage  has  been  blessed  by  the 
birth  of  one  child — Helen.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hunter  are  consistent 
members  of  St.  Simon's  Catholic  congregation,  and  in  his  politics 
Mr.  Hunter  is  a  democrat.  An  honest,  straightforward  and  oblig- 
ing man,  Mr.  Hunter  has  won  the  respect  of  all,  both  in  business 
and  social  circles,  and  his  wife  shares  with  him  in  general  esteem. 


CHARLES  HUPE,  M.  D. ,  of  LaFayette,  Ind.,  was  born  in 
Wellingholthausen,  Hanover,  Germany,  July  26,  1857,  son  of 
Henry  and  Elizabeth  (Moellering)  Hupe,  both  parents  natives  of 
the  same  country. 

Henry  Hupe  was  a  physician  of  distinguished  ability  and  a 
man  prominent  in  the  public  affairs  of  his  native  city.  He  accu- 
mulated a  handsome  competence  in  the  practice  of  his  profession 
and  died  in  the  kingdom  of  Hanover  in  August,   1886;  his  wife  pre- 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

ceded  him  to  the  grave,  departing  this  life  in  the  year  1871.  They 
were  the  parents  of  five  children,  but  two  of  whom  survive,  Con- 
rad, a  professor  in  the  university  of  Papenburg,  Germany,  and  Dr. 
Charles  Hupe,  for  whom  this  sketch  is  prepared.  The  Hupe  family 
for  generations  have  been  ardent  Catholics  and  the  above-named 
Henry  was  a  leader  in  the  church  of  Wellingholthausen. 

Dr.  Charles  Hupe's  preliminary  education  v/as  received  in  the 
parochial  schools  of  his  native  town,  which  he  attended  until  four- 
teen years  of  age,  after  which  he  was  under  a  private  tutor,  who 
prepared  him  for  college.  He  completed  his  literary  course  in  the 
college  at  Muenster,  Westphalia,  and  then  entered  upon  the  study 
of  medicine  in  the  medical  department  of  the  university  of  Halle, 
which  he  attended  till  1880,  when  he  entered  the  medical  college 
at  Greipswald,  graduating  from  that  institution  two  years  later. 

In  November,  1883,  the  doctor  came  to  the  United  States, 
landing  at  New  York,  proceeding  thence  to  LaFayette,  Ind.,  where 
he  at  once  entered  upon  the  active  practice  of  his  profession, 
which  he  has  since  successfully  continued.  He  was  married,  Octo- 
ber 13,  1886,  in  LaFayette,  to  Josephine  Riedlinger,  daughter  of 
Stephen  and  Frances  (Honer)  Riedlinger,  the  ceremony  being 
solemnized  in  St.  Boniface  church  by  Father  Pius.  Dr.  and  Mrs. 
Hupe  have  three  children,  viz:  Mary,  Alice  and  Edward,  who 
with  the  parents  are  members  of  St.  Boniface  parish.  The  doctor 
is  medical  examiner  of  four  councils  of  theC.  B.  L. ,  of  LaFayette, 
Catholic  Order  of  Foresters,  belongs  to  the  Knights  of  St.  John, 
and  is  also  a  member  of  the  Tippecanoe  Medical  society  and  ranks 
with  the  most  successful  physicians  and  surgeons  of  the  city. 


DANIEL  HURLEY,  an  industrious  and  honored  citizen  of  Indi- 
anapolis, resides  at  No.  1208  Lexington  avenue,  within  the 
limits  of  St.  Patrick's  parish,  having  been  a  resident  of  this  parish 
ever  since  he  came  to  the  city  in  1882.  Mr.  Hurley  was  born  in 
Lancaster,  Ohio,  August  13,  1861.  His  father,  Daniel  Hurley, 
was  a  native  of  county  Cork,  Ireland,  there  grew  to  manhood  and 
married  Miss  Ellen  Higgins.      About    1848   they  emigrated  to  Can- 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

ada,  locating  in  Alontreal,  where  Mrs.  Hurley  died,  leaving  her  hus- 
band with  a  son.  Later  Mr.  Hurley  removed  to  Washington 
Court  House,  Ohio,  where  he  marrried  Margaret  Ring,  and  at 
length  settled  in  Lancaster,  Ohio.  In  1868  both  Mr.  Hurley  and 
his  wife  died,  the  former  first,  and  the  latter  within  a  week  after 
his  death,  apparently  from  grief  at  the  loss  of  her  husband.  They 
left  two  sons,  beside  the  son  of  the  first  marriage  of  Mr.  Hurley. 
The  two  sons  by  Mr.  Hurley's  second  marriage  were  named  Daniel 
and  John,  the  former  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  and  the  latter  a 
resident  of  Washington  Court   House,  Ohio. 

Daniel  Hurley,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  after  the  death  of 
his  parents  was  taken  into  the  family  of  a  maternal  uncle,  with 
whom  he  remained  until  he  was  about  seventeen  years  of  age,  at 
which  time  he  began  the  battle  of  life  for  himself,  going  into  the 
lake  Superior  region.  There  he  remained  a  year  and  then  returned 
to  Washington  Court  House,  Ohio.  A  year  later  he  went  to 
Cincinnati,  Ohio,  and  entered  the  employ  of  the  Big  Four  Rail- 
way company,  beginning  as  a  fireman,  and  retaining  this  position 
si.\  years.  At  the  end  of  those  six  years  he  was  given  charge  of  a 
locomotive,  which  responsible  position  he  has  held  ever  since. 

Mr.  Hurley  was  married,  in  Cincinnati,  to  Miss  Anna  Stogs- 
dale,  of  St.  Paul,  Ind.,  by  whom  he  has  three  children,  two 
daughters  and  a  son,  viz:  Edna,  Margaret  and  Daniel.  Beside 
being  a  faithful,  careful  and  trusted  employee  of  the  Big  Four  Rail- 
way company,  Mr.  Hurley  is  recognized  by  all  that  know  him  as 
an  intelligent  and  worthy  citizen,  and  is  an  esteemed  member  of 
Capital  council.  No.  276,  Young  Men's  institute. 


REV.  ANTHONY  M.  ELLERING,  pastor  of  St.  Paul's  church, 
Columbia  City,  Whitley  county,  Ind.,  was  born  in  the  prov- 
ince of  Westphalia,  Prussia,  March  18,  1854,  the  first  of  a  family 
of  seven  children  born  to  Gerhard  and  Mary  Anna  (Esseling) 
Ellering,  natives,  also,  of  the  same  province. 

Gerhard  Ellering  attended  the  parochial  school  of  his  native 
-village  of  Epe  until  he  attained  the  age   of  fifteen  years,  and  was 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

then  employed  in  farming.  He  was  married  in  Epe,  in  1852,  by 
Father  Bernard  Lammers,  and  this  union  was  blessed  with  seven 
children,  who  were  named  in  order  of  birth  as  follows:  Anthony 
M.,  Henry,  Bernard,  Catharina,  George,  Joseph  and  Clement,  all 
now  living  in  Mmnesota,  with  the  exception  of  the  Rev.  Anthony 
M.,  the  subject  of  this  biography.  In  1868  the  family  came  to 
America,  landing  in  New  York  city  August  22  of  that  year,  whence 
they  went  directly  to  Meire's  Grove,  Stearns  county,  Minn.,  where 
the  father  purchased  a  farm,  which  he  cultivated  until  his  death, 
which  took  place  December  23,  1884,  and  where,  also,  his  wife 
had  died  a  year  previous,  both  in  the  faith  of  the  holy  Catholic 
church — their  remains  being  interred,  side  by  side,  in  St.  John's 
cemetery. 

Rev.  Anthony  M.  Ellering  was  primarily  educated  in  a  paro- 
chial school  of  his  native  village  of  Epe,  Westphalia;  then,  after 
his  first  holy  communion,  he  attended  for  two  years  a  private 
Latin  school,  and,  at  the  age  of  fifteen  years,  left  this  school  to- 
come  to  America  with  his  parents.  From  1874  until  1878  he 
attended  the  university  at  Collegeville,  Minn.,  from  which  he  was 
graduated  after  finishing  his  classical  studies.  From  1878  until 
1880  he  attended  Calvary  college,  Fond  du  Lac  county,  Wis., 
from  which  he  graduated  in  philosophy,  and  from  1880  until  1884 
attended  St.  Francis  seminary  at  Milwaukee,  Wis.,  from  which 
he  was  graduated  in  theology.  He  was  then  invested  with  minor 
orders — sub-deacon  and  deacon — in  the  seminary  chapel  by  the  late 
Most  Rev.  Archbishop  Heiss,  and  was  ordained  priest  at  the  Fort 
Wayne  (Ind.)  cathedral  by  the  late  Right  Rev.  Bishop  Dwenger, 
June  II,  1884.  He  then  returned  to  the  home  of  his  parents 
in  Minnesota,  and  said  his  first  mass  on  St.  John's  day,  June 
24,  1884.  He  was  appointed  assistant  pastor  at  Michigan  City, 
Ind.,  the  same  year,  and  later  was  pastor  at  Warsaw,  Pierce- 
ton  and  Bourbon,  with  his  residence  at  Fort  Wayne,  and  May  i,. 
1886,  was  appointed  to  the  pastorate  of  St.  Paul,  Columbia  City, 
having  also  charge  of  ^^'arsaw  parish.  Father  Ellering  is  an  eru- 
dite scholar,  a  fine  pulpit  orator  and  a  pure  Christian.  He  has 
been  a  faithful  servant  of  the  church  and  has  labored  arduously 
for  the  advancement  of  the   spiritual   and  temporal  wants  of  his 

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congregation,  who  hold  him  in  deep  veneration,  love  and  gratitude. 
Since  he  has  had  charge  of  St.  Paul's  parish  he  has  erected  a  new 
school-house  at  a  cost  of  $5,000,  and  made  many  improvements  in 
the  church  property,  and  never  tires  of  the  good  work  he  has 
at  heart. 


CHARLES  E.  HYLAND,  superintendent  of  police,  at  Terre 
Haute,  appointed  by  the  board  of  metropolitan  police 
commissioners,  was  born  April  21,  1857,  in  Ashboro,  Ind.,  a  son  of 
James  and  Mary  Hyland,  natives  of  county  Mayo,  Ireland.  These 
parents  came  to  the  United  States  ten  years  prior  to  the  birth  of 
Charles  E.  and  located  in  Clay  county,  Ind.,  near  the  village  of 
Ashboro,  where  James  Hyland  purchased  a  farm,  on  which  he 
resided  until  his  death,  August  14,  1864;  this  place  is  still  in 
possession  of  the  family,  his  mother,  sister  and  brothers. 

The  early  youth  of  Charles  E.  Hyland  was  passed  on  the 
home  farm,  and  in  1871,  November  9,  he  came  to,  the  city  of  Terre 
Haute  and  began  learning  the  stonecutter's  trade,  at  which  he 
served  a  regular  apprenticeship  with  Hanrahan  &  Grace,  becom- 
ing quite  proficient  in  the  meantime.  For  some  time  after  com- 
pleting his  apprenticeship,  Mr.  Hyland  did  journey  work  in  various 
places,  notably  among  which  was  Washington  city,  D.  C,  where 
he  was  employed  in  the  construction  of  the  Washington  monument, 
and  he  also  assisted  on  the  Indiana  state  house  at  Indianapolis, 
and  the  Vigo  county  court  house  at  Terre  Haute.  Mr.  Hyland 
was  appointed  patrolman  on  the  city  police  force  of  Terre  Haute 
February  i,  1885,  was  promoted  sergeant  July  28,  1889,  and  on 
March  14,  1891,  was  made  captain,  the  duties  of  which  position 
he  discharged  in  a  most  efficient  manner  until  April  i,  1S97,  at 
which  time  he  was  appointed  to  the  position  he  now  so  ably  fills,  to- 
wit,  superintendent  of  the  metropolitan  police.  He  was  married  May 
30,  1 887,  at  St.  Joseph's  church,  by  the  Rev.  Joseph  Frewin,  to  Mol- 
lie  Kelly  of  St.  Mary's  of  the  Woods,  a  union  blessed  with  the  birth 
of  two  children:  Charles  J.  Hyland,  who  died  in  infancy,  and  Mar- 
guerite. Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hyland  are  devoted  members  of  St.  Patrick's 
parish,  Terre  Haute,  and  in  their  daily  lives  exemplify  the  true  faith 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

which  they  profess.  In  his  every  relation  of  life,  Mr.  Hyland  has 
proved  a  most  worthy  citizen,  and  in  his  official  capacities  the  city 
of  his  adoption  has  never  known  a  more  capable  or  trustworthy 
public  servant.  He  is  a  member  of  the  A.  O.  H.,  uniform  rank 
K.  of  P., Improved  Order  of  Red  Men,  the  Modern  Woodmen,  and 
the  A.  O.  U.  W. 


WILLIAM  JOSEPH  IMHOFF,  dealer  in  groceries,  Richmond, 
Ind.,  is,  as  the  name  implies,  of  German  parentage,  his 
father,  Joseph  Imhoff,  having  been  born  in  Reeke,  province  of 
Westphalia,  Germany,  in  May,  1818.  Joseph  Imhoff  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1838,  at  the  age  of  twenty,  and  for  some  time 
thereafter  found  employment  as  a  common  laborer  in  Cincinnati, 
where  he  lived  for  a  period  of  nine  years.  From  that  city  he 
moved,  in  1853,  to  Richmond,  Ind.,  making  the  latter  place  his 
home  until  1889,  in  May  of  which  year  his  death  occurred.  He  was 
married  in  Cincinnati,  July  18,  1846,  by  Father  Leo,  pastor  of  St. 
Joseph  church,  to  Miss  Mary  Uphenbrock,  who  bore  him  eight 
children,  whose  names  are  as  follows:  Henry,  William  J.,  Mary 
(wife  of  Henry  Mille),  Bernadina,  Elizabeth,  Louisa,  Anna  (wife 
■of  Herman  Austerman)  and  Bernard,  deceased.  Joseph  Imhoff 
M'as  reared  in  the  faith  of  the  mother  church  and  trained  his  chil- 
dren according  to  its  pure  teachings,  all  of  whom,  with  the  parents, 
have  their  names  upon  the  records  of  St.  Andrew's  parish. 
Richmond. 

William  Joseph  Imhoff  was  born  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  March 
22.  1851.  He  attended  the  St.  Andrew's  school  until  his  thir- 
teenth year,  when  he  began  an  apprenticeship  to  learn  the  cabinet- 
making  trade,  at  which  he  soon  became  quite  proficient  and  which 
he  followed  for  a  little  over  three  years.  For  a  period  of  ten  years 
he  was  engaged  with  the  George  H.  Grant  Church  Furniture  com- 
pany, Richmond,  the  greater  part  of  the  time  as  superintendent  of 
their  factory,  but  for  some  years  has  been  identified  with  the  com- 
mercial interests  of  Richmond  as  dealer  in  fancy  groceries,  etc., 
being  one  of  the  best  known  men  in  that  line  of  trade  in  the  city. 

The   marriage  of  William  Joseph    Imhoff   and    Miss    Afamia 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

Dryer,  of  Richmond,  was  solemnized  in  St.  Andrew's  church,  May 
27,  1873,  by  Father  Hunt.  To  this  union  three  children  have 
been  born:  Joseph,  Julius  and  George,  all  of  whom  are  still  with 
the  parents.  Mr.  Imhoff  and  family  belong  to  St.  Andrew's  par- 
ish, of  which  they  are  earnest  and  devoted  members. 

Gerhard  Henry  Imhoff,  paternal  grandfather  of  the  subject, 
was  born  in  Hanover,  Germany,  July  16,  1775,  and  died  in  Rich- 
mond, July  20,   1882,  aged  107  years  and  four  days. 


LEANDER  JACKSON,  one  of  the  leading  painters  and  decora- 
tors of  Terre  Haute,  of  which  city  he  is  a  native,  was  born 
August  8,  185  I,  the  son  of  Benjamin  Brice  and  Margaret  (Dibley) 
Jackson,  both  parents  natives  of  Indiana.  The  subject's  ancestors, 
on  both  sides,  came  from  the  eastern  part  of  the  United  States  in  a 
very  early  day,  and  were  among  the  pioneers  of  the  Hoosier  state. 
Benjamin  B.  Jackson  died  when  his  son,  the  subject  of  this  sketch, 
was  seven  years  old,  leaving  a  widow  and  four  children,  all  of 
whom  are  living  at  this  time. 

Leander  Jackson  was  reared  in  Terre  Haute,  received  a  com- 
mon school  education,  and,  at  the  age  of  nine,  went  to  live  with 
an  uncle  in  Wisconsin,  in  whose  family  he  remained  three  years, 
returning  at  the  end  of  the  time  to  his  native  city,  where  he  began 
to  learn  the  trade  of  painting  and  decorating.  He  soon  became 
quite  proficient  in  his  chosen  calling  and  followed  it,  working  for 
different  parties,  until  about  the  year  1874,  when  he  began  con- 
tracting, which  he  has  since  continued  on  quite  an  extensive  scale 
in  Terre  Haute  and  other  cities.  He  does  all  kinds  of  house  paint- 
ing, graining,  frescoing,  and  general  work  in  his  line,  giving  em- 
ployment to  quite  a  number  of  men  during  the  busy  seasons.  His 
present  place  of  business,  number  413  Ohio  street,  he  opened  in 
1893,  and  his  trade,  already  large  and  lucrative,  is  constantly 
increasing. 

Mr.  Jackson  was  united  in  marriage  in  the  year  1874  to  Mar- 
garet Monaghan,  of  Terre  Haute,  who  was  born  in  Canada,  the 
daughter  of  Thomas  and  Mary  Monaghan — a  union  blessed  with 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

the  birth  of  seven  children:  Frederick,  Thomas,  Leander,  Cather- 
ine, Laura,  Mary,  and  Emma.  Mr.  Jackson  and  family  are 
members  of  St.  Joseph  parish,  in  which  they  are  highly  respected. 
To  them  the  interests  of  religion  are  paramount;  the  parents  make 
their  own  lives  correspond  to  its  precepts  and  spare  no  reasonable 
pains  in  impressing  upon  the  minds  of  their  children  the  necessity 
of  making  their  lives  measure  to  the  true  standard  of  faith  as  laid 
down  by  the  holy  church. 

Mr.  Jackson  is  a  member  of  branch  No.  630,  C.  K.  A.,  of 
which  he  is  president  and  acting  treasurer,  and  he  also  belongs  to 
the  Ancient  Order  Hibernians  and  the  Y.  M.  I. 


JOSEPH  L.  INDERRIEDEN,  proprietor  of  the  Fairview  Ex- 
change, a  restaurant  at  the  corner  of  Hickman  street  and 
Fairview  avenue,  Vincennes,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Teutopolis,  Effing- 
ham county,  111.,  August  1 1,  1843.  His  father,  Francis  Inderrieden, 
was  a  native  of  the  grand  duchy  of  Altenberg,  Germany,  and  his 
mother,  who  bore  the  maiden  name  of  Mary  Ann  Rabe,  was  born 
in  Hanover.  They  both  came  to  America  in  1836,  and  in  1S39 
were  married  in  the  Fifth  street  (Trinity)  church  at  Cincinnati, 
and  lived  in  Cincinnati  up  to  1842,  when  Francis  C.  Inderrieden 
was  born. 

Francis  Inderrieden  passed  eighteen  years  of  his  early  man- 
hood as  a  seafaring  man,  and  later  became  a  hairworker.  After 
his  marriage  he  lived  seven  years  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  then  a  year 
in  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  and  then  went  to  Effingham  county.  111.  In 
1846  he  brought  his  family  to  Vincennes,  Ind.  His  wife  died  in 
1852,  the  mother  of  seven  children,  of  whom  two  only  reached 
mature  years — our  subject  and  Francis  C. — and  of  these  the  latter 
died  September  12,  1877,  in  his  thirty-fourth  year,  leaving  the  sub- 
ject as  the  sole  survivor  of  the  famil)'.  The  father  in  his  later 
years  retired  from  the  farm,  and  died  March  14,   1894. 

Joseph  L.  Inderrieden  was  educated  in  St.  John's  parochial 
school,  Vincennes,  his  tutor  being  his  maternal  grandfather,  John 
Rabe,  who  had  taught  for  thirty  years  in  Muhlen,  German}-,  and 
whose  brother.  Father  Rabe,  was   priest  in  charge  of  a  church   in 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

the  same  place  for  sixty  years.  After  leaving  school,  subject 
learned  the  baker's  trade,  in  which  he  was  employed  at  the  time 
of  his  enlistment,  in  1862,  in  battery  A,  First  Ohio  artillery,  at 
Cleveland.  He  participated  in  the  battles  of  Perryville,  Carters- 
ville,  Franklin  and  others,  but,  being  a  baker,  was  placed  on 
detached  duty,  and  given  charge  of  the  government  bakery  at 
Chattanooga  for  si.x  months,  and  was  later  employed  in  a  similar 
position  in  Nashville,  and  finally  was  honorably  discharged  after  a 
service  of  three  years  and  eight  months. 

Mr.  Inderrieden  was  united  in  marriage,  November  2,  1865, 
with  Miss  Elizabeth  Sophia  Buecker,  who  was  born  February  2, 
1845,  in  Reisenbach,  Prussia.  Her  parents,  Victor  and  Annie 
Katharine  (Buch)  Buecker,  started  for  America  with  their  two 
children  when  Mrs.  Inderrieden  was  eighteen  months  old,  but  the 
father  died  on  the  voyage  and  the  mother  located  in  Cincinnati 
with  her  son,  Leo  A.,  who  is  now  engaged  in  cigarmaking.  The 
mother  died  at  the  home  of  our  subject,  in  Vincennes,  January  29, 
1886.  To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Inderreiden  have  been  born  ten  children, 
of  whom  eight  are  still  living,  viz:  Leo  Frank,  Nora  (Mrs.  Thomas 
Hayes),  Joseph  C,  Clara  A.,  Almo  A.,  Benjamin  J.,  Annie  Dora 
and  Oliver  C. ;  the  deceased  were  named  Victor  Arthur  and  Fannie 
Mary.  The  eldest  son,  Leo  Frank,  is  a  clerk  in  Vincennes,  Jo- 
seph C.  is  a  plumber,  and  Almo  A.  is  a  machinist;  the  others  all  live 
under  the  parental  roof.  Mr.  Inderrieden  has  been  quite  success- 
ful as  a  business  man,  having  carried  on  bakeries  in  Cincinnati, 
Ohio,  and  Covington,  Ky.,  and  in  1870  returned  permanently  to 
Vincennes,  Ind.  Here  he  engaged  in  the  restaurant  business,  to 
which  he  has  since  devoted  his  undivided  attention,  and  he  is  now 
the  owner  of  a  fine  brick  business  block,  beside  his  residence.  In 
politics  he  is  a  republican,  and  has  served  six  years  as  a  member 
of  the  Vincennes  city  council.  Fraternally  he  is  noble  grand  of 
Wabash  lodge,  No.  20.  I.  O.  O.  F.,  also  a  member  of  lodge  No. 
192,  B.  «&  P.  O.  E.,  and  of  the  I.  O.  R.  M.,  having  been  a  repre- 
sentative to  the  grand  lodge  of  the  latter  order.  He  is  very  popu- 
lar in  all  his  society  relations  and  also  with  the  general  public, 
being  free  and  generous  in  his  disposition  and  liberal  in  all  his 
views. 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

MRS.  MARY  G.  PREN  ATT  has  been  a  resident  of  Madison,  Ind. . 
since  August,  1 848,  and  is  one  of  the  oldest  members  of  St.  Mi- 
chael's church,  of  this  city.  She  was  born  in  Lorraine,  France,  in 
I  81  3,  bore  the  maiden  name  of  Seymour,  and  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1832, and  for  some  years  made  her  home  in  Pittsburg,  Pa. 
She  there  met  and  was  married  to  Francis  Prenatt,  who  was  born  on 
the  banks  of  the  river  Rhine  and  had  preceded  Miss  Seymour  to 
America  by  a  few  years.  This  union  was  blessed  with  seven  children, 
viz:  Adaline.who  is  married  to  John  Mullen  and  resides  in  Madison; 
Elizabeth,  who  was  married  to  William  Eckert,  but,  with  her  husband, 
is  now  deceased,  leaving  three  children;  William  died  in  infancy; 
Sadie  is  the  wife  of  Daniel  Dougherty;  Nettie  is  married  to  Charles 
Green,  and  lives  in  St.  Louis,  Mo. ;  Mary  died  in  infancy,  and 
Francis  died  a  married  man. 

Mr.  Prenatt  was  a  wholesale  and  retail  liquor  dealer  in  Pitts- 
burg, Pa.,  and  did  a  very  extensive  business.  He  came  to  Madi- 
son in  184S,  and  here  entered  upon  the  same  line  of  business, 
which  he  successfully  followed  until- his  death,  in  August,  1867,  in 
the  faith  of  the  holy  Catholic  church.  He  was  a  liberal  contribu- 
tor to  the  support  of  St.  Michael's,  of  which  he  had  been  a  mem- 
ber many  years,  and  was  active  in  advancing  all  matters  for  the 
good  of  his  church  and  its  congregation.  He  was  of  a  charitable 
disposition,  and  ever  ready  to  help  the  needy  or  unfortunate,  irre- 
spective of  creed  and  nationality,  and  died  an  honored  man.  His 
widow  is  a  lady  of  many  womanly  virtues  and  enjoys  the  respect 
of  all  who  have  the  happiness  of  being  acquainted  with  her. 


JACOB  JAHN,  the  representative  of  the  Toledo  (Ohio)  Finlay 
Brewing  company  at  South  Bend,  Ind.,  and  a  pioneer  member 
of  St.  Mary's  church,  in  the  same  city,  was  born  in  the  town  of 
Castellum,  Prussia,  August  i,  1850,  a  son  of  Jacob  and  Susanna 
(Welche)  Jahn.  Jacob  Jahn,  the  father,  was  born  in  1820,  was 
educated  in  the  parochial  schools  of  his  native  town,  and  later 
learned  the  trade  of   shoemaking,  which  he   followed  until  death 

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FRANCIS  PRENATT. 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

called  him  away  in  1868;  the  mother,  who  was  born  in  181S,  is 
now  living  with  our  subject  in  South  Bend,  a  venerated  member 
of  the  Catholic  church. 

Jacob  Jahn,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  was  educated  in  a 
parochial  school,  which  he  attended  in  his  native  village  until  fif- 
teen years  of  age,  and  then  learned  the  shoemaker's  trade,  which 
he  followed  in  the  old  country  until  1872,  when  he  embarked  to- 
America,  in  company  with  his  mother  and  his  brothers,  Charles 
and  Joseph,  and,  after  a  passage  of  three  weeks'  duration,  landed  in 
New  York  city,  whence  they  all  came  immediately  to  South  Bend, 
Ind.  Mr.  Jahn  here  secured  employment  with  the  Singer  Sewing 
Machine  company,  with  which  he  remained  eight  years,  and  in 
1880  engaged  in  the  grocery  trade,  which  he  conducted  until  1890, 
when  he  accepted  the  agency  of  the  Finlay  Brewing  company,  of 
Toledo,  Ohio,  to  which  he  has  ever  since  devoted  his  time  and, 
attention. 

The  marriage  of  Mr.  Jahn  took  place  in  St.  Joseph's  church, 
Mishawaka,  St.  Joseph  county,  Ind.,  June  29,  1879,  to  Miss  Bar- 
bara Gill,  Rev.  Father  Oechtering  being  the  officiating  clergyman. 
Of  the  five  children  that  have  blessed  this  union  three  still  live,, 
who  are  named  Theressa,  Louisa  and  Josephine,  all  three  of  whom, 
have  been  reared  in  the  parochial  school  of  St.  Mary,  at  South 
Bend.  Mr.  Jahn  was  one  of  the  organizers  of  St.  John's  society,, 
of  South  Bend,  March  25,  1879,  was  its  first  recording  secretary 
and  is  now  its  president,  and  has  been  one  of  its  strongest  pillars 
ever  since  its  incipiency.  He  is  also  a  member  of  council  No.  701, 
Catholic  Knights  of  America,  at  South  Bend,  and  is  the  recording: 
secretary  of  this  council.  As  a  member  of  St.  Mary's  German 
Catholic  church  he  has  been  especially  ardent  and  active,  has 
served  as  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  congregation,  and  has  also 
served  as  a  member  of  its  most  important  secular  committees.  H& 
was  a  potent  factor  in  causing  the  erection  of  the  present  house  of 
worship  and  in  the  erection  of  the  parsonage  and  school-building, 
and  has  ever  used  his  best  efforts  in  advancing  the  good  work  of 
St.  Mary's  pastors  and  congregation.  He  is  an  honored  citizen, 
and  well  deserves  the  high  respect  in  which  he  is  held  in  both, 
social  and  church  circles. 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

MICHAEL  A.  JACOB,  a  well-known  educator  of  Brookville, 
Ind.,  and  an  ex-soldier  of  the  Civil  war,  was  born  November 
7,  1844,  in  Highland  township,  Franklin  county,  four  miles  south 
of  Brookville,  and  is  a  son  of  Peter  and  Margaret  (Kuhn)  Jacob. 

Peter  Jacob  was  born  in  Overnburg  parish,  Bavaria,  Germany, 
in  1S08,  came  to  America  in  1837,  landing  at  Baltimore,  whence 
he  went  overland  to  Wheeling,  W.  Va. ,  and  thence  down  the 
•Ohio  river  to  Cincinnati,  and  from  there  came  to  Indiana,  where 
he  settled  at  Blue  Creek,  Franklin  county,  where  for  two  or  three 
3'ears  he  worked  on  the  Whitewater  canal,  and  also,  for  a  short 
time,  at  stonecutting.  In  1841  he  bought  a  farm  on  Blue  creek, 
and  in  1842  married,  at  Wolf  Creek,  Ind.,  Miss  Margaret  Kuhn, 
who  was  born  in  Bavaria  in  18 18,  the  marriage  resulting  in  the 
birth  of  nine  children,  of  whom  five  are  still  living,  viz:  John  A. , 
two  and  a  half  miles  east  of  Brookville;  Mary,  wife  of  William 
Rieger,  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio;  Barbara  Margaret,  widow  of  Joseph 
Groh,  of  the  same  city;  Minnie  Elizabeth,  wife  of  John  Vosmeier, 
■of  Richmond,  Ind.,  and  Michael  A.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 
Mrs.  Margaret  Jacob  passed  away  in  1859,  and  Peter  Jacob  mar- 
ried, in  June,  1861,  Mrs.  Catharine  Bernhart,  nee  Holz,  and  con- 
tinued his  farming,  teaching  school  during  the  winter  months,  until 
his  own  death,  which  occurred  in  1875,  when  his  remains  were  laid 
beside  those  of  his  wife  in  St.  Philomena  cemetery.  Wolf  Creek. 

Michael  A.  Jacob  attended  public  school  until  eleven  years  of 
age,  and  then,  for  three  months,  the  parochial  school  at  St.  Peter's, 
Ind.  He  was  then  apprenticed  to  the  cooper's  trade,  which  he  fol- 
lowed until  August  23,  1862,  when  he  enlisted,  under  Capt.  J.  M. 
Cresswell,  at  Brookville,  in  the  Eighty-third  Indiana  volunteer 
infantry.  He  served  at  Memphis,  Vicksburg,  Chattanooga,  Atlan- 
ta, in  Sherman's  march  to  the  sea  and  in  the  Carolinas,  and  in 
many  skirmishes  and  battles,  and  at  Vicksburg,  Miss.,  July  2,  1863, 
was  seriously  injured  by  the  bursting  of  a  shell,  two  feet  from  his 
side.  He  was  honorably  discharged  June  3rd,  1865,  and  on  returning 
to  Franklin  county  followed  carpentering  solely  until  1877,  since 
which  year  he  has  been  teaching  school  on  Blue  creek  during  the 
winter  months.  He  is  also  correspondent  for  several  newspapers, 
making  his  headquarters  in  BrookNille.      He  is  a  devout  Catholic, 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

and  was  made  a  trustee  of  St.  Michael's  church  in  1894.  He  is 
also  a  member  of  St.  Michael's  Men's  societ}-,  was  made  secretary 
of  St.  Joseph's  school  society  in  1888,  and  is  now  its  president. 
He  is  greatly  respected  by  the  citizens  of  Brookville,  but  still 
insists  on  remaining  a  bachelor. 


REV.  EDWARD  JAKOB,  C' PP.  S.,  formerly  pastor  of  the 
Church  of  the  Most  Precious  Blood,  of  Wanatah,  Laporte 
county,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Ohio  in  1859,  was  educated  in  Mercer 
county  by  the  Precious  Blood  community,  was  ordained  priest  in 
1883,  and  was  sent  as  a  missionary  to  Missouri,  where  he  remained 
six  years;  he  next  passed  two  years  in  Lawrenceburg,  Tenn.,  then 
four  years  in  New  Riegel,  Ohio,  and  several  years  in  Versailles 
and  at  Frenchtown  mission,  in  the  same  state,  working  faithfully 
and  zealously  in  the  cause  of  the  church.  In  February,  1897,  he 
was  appointed  to  the  church  of  the  Precious  Blood,  at  Wanatah, 
which  also  includes  the  performance  of  divine  service  in  the  mis- 
sions of  Shimmels,  Hamlet  and  Walkerton,  and  notwithstanding 
the  onerous  natui^e  of  his  duties,  he  performed  them  well  and 
cheerfully  and  to  the  incalculable  benefit  of  the  parish  and  missions. 
He  is  very  much  devoted  to  his  work  for  the  church,  to  the  promo- 
tion of  whose  interests  he  has  devoted  his  life  energies,  and  has 
been  most  successful  in  advancing  the  spiritual  and  temporal  wel- 
fare of  his  parishioners,  in  his  former  parishes,  as  well  as  in 
his  present  mission  at  St.  Augustine's  at  Rensselaer,  Jasper  county, 
in  charge  of  which  he  was  placed  February  i,   1898. 


IGNATIUS  JARBOE,  a  prominent  citizen  of  Brazil,  Clay  county, 
and  a  worthy  member  of   the  church   of   the  Annunciation,  was 
born  in  Vigo  county,  Ind.,  near  St.  Mary's,  August  14,   1841. 

Peter  Jarboe,  father  of  Ignatius,  was  a  native  of  Kentucky, 
and,  as  nearly  as  can  be  ascertained,  his  parents  were  born  in 
Maryland  and   were   of   French   descent.      Peter   married,  in    Ken- 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATION-S, 

tucky,  about  1S26,  Miss  Anne  Elder,  a  native  of  the  state,  and  to 
this  union  were  born  fourteen  children,  of  whom  the  names  of 
those  who  reached  maturity  will  be  enumerated  further  on.  In 
1842  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Jarboe  came  to  Indiana  and  settled  in  the  town- 
ship of  Sugar  Creek,  Vigo  county,  where  Mr.  Jarboe  entered  a  tract 
of  government  land  and  followed  farming  until  his  death,  which 
took  place  in  5t.  Mary's,  in  February,  1874,  his  wife  having  been 
called  away  some  years  previously.  Mr.  Jarboe  was  a  typical  pio- 
neer, an  esteemed  citizen  and  an  altogether  worthy  gentleman. 
Of  the  fourteen  children  alluded  to  above,  ten  reached  adult  age, 
of  whom  five  are  deceased,  and  were  named  as  follows:  John,  who- 
died  when  about  twenty-two  years  old;  William,  who  located  in 
Brazil  about  1866,  was  identified  with  the  early  history  of  the 
church  of  the  Annunciation,  and  died  at  the  age  of  fifty-eight  years, 
leaving  a  wife  and  daughter;  Celestine  died  at  Carbondale,  111.,  at 
the  age  of  about  forty-eight  years;  Stanislaus,  the  youngest  of  the 
sons,  served  in  the  war  of  the  Rebellion  as  a  member  of  the  First 
Indiana  infantry,  and  lost  his  life  in  a  gunboat  engagement  near 
New  Orleans,  in  the  early  part  of  the  war,  when  he  was  about 
twenty-one  years  of  age;  Mrs.  Susan  Murphy  died  in  Terre  Haute, 
Ind.,  several  years  ago.  The  five  surviving  children  are:  Mrs. 
Martha  Michael,  of  St.  Mary's;  Mrs.  Mary  Aue  and  Mrs.  Philomena 
Ross,  of  the  same  place;  Simon,  of  Dayton,  Ohio,  and  Ignatius, 
whose  name  stands  at  the  head  of  this  biographical  mention. 

Ignatius  Jarboe  was  reared  on  the  home  farm  until  he  reached 
the  age  of  eighteen  years,  rendering  very  valuable  assistance  in  its 
cultivation  up  to  that  time.  In  August,  1859,  he  went  to  Terre 
Haute,  where,  August  15,  1862,  he  enlisted  in  company  C,  Eighty- 
fifth  regiment  Indiana  volunteer  infantry,  and  served  until  the  close 
of  the  war,  taking  part  in  all  the  marches  and  engagements  in 
which  his  regiment  had  a  share,  with  the  exception,  only,  of  those 
which  occurred  when  he  was  confined  in  hospital  at  Louisville, 
Ky. ,  in  consequence  of  a  severe  flesh  wound  sustained  at  Dallas 
Woods,  Ga.,  in  May,  1S64,  for  which  he  was  under  treatment  until 
late  in  the  following  summer.  During  the  winter  of  1864-5  he 
was  on  duty  at  Gen.  Cruft's  headquarters,  in  Chattanooga,  Tenn., 
and  in  March,   1S65,  proceeded,  via   rail,  to    Nashville,  and  thence 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    IN'DIANA. 

■via  the  Cumberland  and  Ohio  rivers  to  Parkersburg,  West  Va., 
then  on  to  Washington  and  Alexandria,  on  the  Potomac  river,  and 
down  the  river  and  via  the  Atlantic  ocean  to  Morehead  City,  N.  C, 
from  which  place  he  marched  lOO  miles  to  Goldsboro,  and  joined 
Shermanis  command.  The  war  closing  soon  afterward,  Mr.  Jarboe 
joined  the  Sherman  march  to  Washington,  D.  C,  where  he  took 
part  in  the  triumphal  parade,  or  review,  in  May,  1865,  and  received 
an  honorable  discharge,  after  making  an  excellent  military  record. 
Mr.  Jarboe  returned  to  Terre  Haute  in  the  spring  of  1866,  where 
he  remained  a  short  time  only,  and  then  went  to  Tennessee,  and 
later  to  Arkansas,  in  both  of  which  states  he  engaged  in  farming, 
but  returned  to  Indiana,  and  August  3,  1868,  became  a  resident  of 
Brazil,  and  until  1876  engaged  in  mercantile  trade.  He  then  en- 
tered the  insurance  and  real-estate  business,  which  he  has  profit- 
ably conducted  up  to  the  present  time,  and  his  experience  in  the 
real-estate  business  has  led  to  his  appointment  as  secretary  of  the 
Citizens'  Building  &  Loan  association  of  Brazil,  in  the  promotion 
of  which  he  has  been  an  active  factor. 

The  marriage  of  Mr.  Jarboe  was  solemnized  June  18,  1878, 
with  Miss  Nancy  Z.  Lightfoot,  a  native  of  Illinois,  and  a  daughter 
of  Thornton  Lightfoot,  formerly  of  Kentucky.  Mr.  Jarboe  and 
wife  are  among  the  most  respected  citizens  of  Brazil,  and  Clay 
county  has  no  contributor  more  liberal  than  he  to  the  support  of 
Annunciation  parish  and  the  good  work  of  the  church.  In  politics 
he  is  a  democrat,  but  has  never  been  an  office  seeker,  preferring  to 
give  his  active  attention  to  his  private  business  affairs  rather  than 
waste  his  time  in  pursuit  of  doubtful  political  honors. 


BERNARD  J.  T.  JEUP,  the  present  efficient  engineer  of  the 
city  of  Indianapolis,  residing  at  No.  121  Highland  avenue,  is 
a  son  of  John  B.  Jeup,  editor  of  the  German  Telegraph,  whose 
biography  appears  elsewhere  in  this  work.  He  was  born  in  Cincin- 
nati, Ohio,  August  17,  1S64,  and  was  well  educated  in  the  primary 
branches  of  study  in  the  public  schools  of  that  city,  and  graduated 
from  the  high  schools  in  1883.      For  one  year  following  he  was  a 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

student  in  the  university  of  Cincinnati,  and  in  1S87  graduated  from 
the  engineering  department  of  Columbia  college.  New  York  city. 
For  five  years  he  was  in  practice  as  a  civil  engineer  and  at  the 
same  time  was  sanitary  engineer  for  the  board  of  health  of  New 
York  city.  Resigning  his  position  in  1S92,  he  accepted  the  position 
of  assistant  city  engineer  in  the  city  of  Indianapolis,  and  was 
appointed  to  the  position  of  city  civil  engineer  in  1895,  and  re- 
appointed for  two  years  from  October,  1S97.  The  duties  of  that 
of^ce  he  has  discharged  in  a  most  acceptable  manner  and  has  the 
confidence  of  the  entire  city  government.  With  the  increasing 
population  of  the  city  from  year  to  year  these  duties  steadily 
increase  in  difficulty  and  importance,  and  require  at  all  times  a 
high  order  of  talent,  and  that  Mr.  Jeup  is  fully  competent  to  fill 
the  position  he  occupies  is  evident  from  the  success  with  which  he 
has  met  and  from  the  complete  confidence  reposed  in  him. 

Mr.  Jeup  is  married  and  is  a  worthy  and  esteemed   member  of 
the  Holy  Cross  parish. 


CHARLES  JOHNSON,  of  Batesville,  express  agent,  cigar  manu- 
facturer, instrance  agent,  and  proprietor  of  the  Democratic 
Herald,  is  a  son  of  William  and  Elizabeth  (Krugmann)  Johnson, 
of  Germany,  who  came  to  the  United  States  in  1840,  locating  at 
Cincinnati,  where  the  father  worked  until  he  died  in  1874,  and  the 
mother  in  1842,  in  confinement. 

Charles  Johnson  was  born  September  17,  1842,  in  Cincinnati, 
attended  the  common  schools,  and  engaged  in  the  cigar  trade  in 
1855;  he  next  followed  farming  awhile,  and  then  again  engaged  in 
the  cigar  trade  in  1859.  He  was  married,  first,  to  Miss  Margaret 
Millien,  of  Cincinnati,  who  died  by  accident  on  her  way  to  church, 
in  front  of  the  door.  May  10,  1893.  He  was  next  married  to  Mary 
Kirschner,  a  daughter  of  Frank  and  Mary  Kirschner,  of  Morris, 
Ind.  By  his  first  wife  he  has  five  children,  viz:  William,  now 
bookkeeper  for  a  brewery;  Magdelena,  now  Mrs.  Nusbaumer,  of 
Montpelier,  Ind.;  Elizabeth,  now  the  wife  of  Berhard  Fisher; 
Charles  L.,  cashier  of  the  Batesville  bank,  and  Matilda.  Charles 
is  the  corresponding  secretary  for  the  Knights  of  St.  John,  and  has- 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 


been  since  1896.  Mr.  Johnson  is  one  of  the  most  enterprising  and' 
successful  business  men  of  Batesville  and  enjoys  the  respect  of  the 
entire  community. 


JOHN  WILLIAM  JOHNSON,  prominent  and  active  among  the 
young  men  in  the  work  of  the  Cathohc  church  at  Kokomo,  is 
the  son  of  John  and  Anna  (Eagan)  Johnson,  natives  respectively 
of  county  Tyrone  and  county  Queens,  Ireland,  who  came  to  the 
United  States  in  early  life  and  were  married  at  Stonington,  Conn. 
A  few  years  following  their  marriage,  the  parents  of  our  subject 
came  to  Indiana,  locating  in  Logansport  in  the  early  'si.xties, 
shortly  afterward  removing  to  Kokomo,  where  they  have  since 
resided,  owning  a  pleasant  home  there.  Though  past  si.xty-three 
years  of  age  the  father  pursues  an  industrious  life,  being  actively 
engaged  in  market  gardening.  Upon  his  first  arrival  in  Kokomo- 
he  was  engaged  in  railway  construction,  for  some  time  being  sec- 
tion foreman  at  Kokomo.  To  John  and  Anna  Johnson  were  born 
seven  children,  six  of  whom  are  living:  Sarah,  the  oldest,  was 
born  in  Stonington,  Conn.,  is  the  wife  of  Erastus  Stockhaus,  of 
Washington,  Ind.,  and  has  one  child,  Effie;  Tillie,  born  in  Kokomo, 
is  the  wife  of  Leopold  Kupferschmid,  of  Memphis,  Tenn. ;  John 
W.,  our  subject,  born  in  Kokomo;  Walter,  Albert  and  Carrie, 
also  born  in  Kokomo.  The  elder  Johnson  was  reared  a  Protestant 
in  the  north  of  Ireland,  but  upon  his  marriage  became  converted 
and  accepted  the  Catholic  faith. 

John  William  Johnson  was  born  in  Kokomo,  December  22, 
1866.  He  was  educated  in  the  Catholic  parochial  schools  at  this 
pface,  and  at  the  age  of  fifteen  entered  upon  an  apprenticeship  to 
the  molder's  trade  in  the  foundery  of  Ford  &  Donnelly,  of  which 
he  is  now  and  for  some  years  past  has  been  foreman,  having  held, 
that  responsible  position  since  he   was  twenty-two  years  of  age. 

Mr.  Johnson  was  married  on  August  13,  1894,  at  Huron, 
Ohio,  Father  Horst  officiating,  to  Miss  Lienor  Krebser,  a  native 
of  Tremont,  Ohio,  daughter  of  John  and  Elizabeth  Krebser.  To 
them  was  born  one  child,  Agatha,  who  died  at  the  age  of  sixteen 
months  and  seventeen  days. 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

Our  subject  owns  a  pleasant  residence  at  267  North  Fremont 
street,  the  fruit  of  his  own  industry.  His  popularity  in  the  church 
and  its  auxiliary  branches  is  attested  by  his  position  of  president 
to  the  Catholic  Benevolent  legion  and  of  treasurer  to  the  Father 
Mathew  T.  A.  society,  both  of  which  offices  he  has  held  with 
honor  to  himself  and  satisfaction  and  to  his  constituency. 


JAMES  F.  JORDAN,  of  Washington,  Daviess  county,  Ind.,  is 
a  native  of  the  Hoosier  state,  and  was  born  in  Jasper  county, 
September  12,  1845,  a  son  of  John  and  Sarah  (Thomas)  Jordan, 
the  former  of  whom  was  born  in  Greenbrier  county,  Va.  (now  W. 
Va.),  in  1802. 

John  Jordan,  in  his  early  manhood,  came  from  his  native  state 
to  Indiana  and  for  a  short  time  lived  in  Tippecanoe  county,  whence 
he  moved  to  Jasper  county,  where  he  bought  a  farm.  In  due 
course  of  time  he  crossed  the  state  line  for  the  purpose  of  marry- 
ing Miss  Sarah  Thomas,  who  was  then  living  in  Iroquois  county, 
111.,  but  who  was  a  native  of  Indiana.  He  then  settled  perma- 
nently on  his  Jasper  county,  Ind.,  farm,  and  there  died  in  1865,  a 
wealthy  and  highly  respected  citizen.  The  children  born  to  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  John  Jordan  were  six  in  number,  and  in  order  of  birth 
were  named  as  follows:  Joseph  T.,  James  F.  (subject),  William 
H.,  John  B.  (deceased),  Samuel  M.  and  Josephine  (the  last  named 
also  deceased). 

James  F.  Jordan,  the  gentleman  with  whom  this  memoir  has 
most  to  do,  gave  due  attention  to  his  schooling  until  fifteen  years 
of  age,  and  from  that  time  forward  assisted  in  cultivating  the  home 
farm  until  1867,  about  which  time  he  went  to  Batesville,  the 
county  seat  of  Independence  county,  Ark.,  where  he  was  engaged 
in  the  livery  business  until  1871,  when  he  became  an  employee  of 
the  Johnson  &  Romela  Circus  company,  with  which  he  traveled 
two  years  as  boss  canvasman.  This  circus  company  went  to  pieces, 
eventually,  in  Washington,  Ind.,  leaving  Mr.  Jordan  in  the  lurch. 
Here  Mr.  Jordan,  during  the  winter  and  spring  of  1874-75,  took 
employment  in  a  livery  stable,  and    was  next   an   employee  of  the 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

:Sells  Bros.'  Circus  company  until  the  close  of  1S83;  in  1884  he  was 
with  the  Adam  Forepaugh  show,  and  again  with  Sells  Bros,  from 
1885  until  November  21,  1896,  when  he  became  allied  with  the  B. 
E.  Wallace  show  for  the  season  of  1897,  and  in  189S  again 
returned  to  Sells  Bros. 

January-  13,  1874,  Mr.  Jordan  married  in  Washington,  Ind., 
Miss  Mary  Buckley,  a  native  of  the  city,  born  November  13,  1843, 
a  daughter  of  Patrick  and  Mary  (Cody)  Buckley,  the  result  of  this 
union  being  one  child — John — who  has  been  an  employee  of  the 
Sells  Bros.'  Circus  company  since  1894.  The  family  are  good  and 
true  Catholics  and  are  members  of  St.  Simon's  church,  of  which 
Mrs.  Jordan  is  a  member  of  the  Altar  society.  Mr.  Jordan  has 
not  been  unfortunate  in  his  nomadic  life,  as  far  as  this  world's 
goods  are  concerned,  as  he  now  owns  five  city  residences  and  forty 
acres  of  land  in  Barr  township. 


PATRICK  A.   JOYCE,  a  popular  business  man  of  South  Bend, 
Ind.,  was  born  in  county  Waterford,  Ireland,  November  30, 

1865,  a  son  of  William  and  Mary  (Ormand)  Joyce. 

William  Joyce  was  born  in  1824,  was  educated  in  the  paro- 
chial schools,  which  he  attended  until  fifteen  years  of  age,  and  was 
then  employed  in  farming.  In  1847  he  married  Miss  Ormand, 
who  was  born  in  1831,  and  this  union  was  blessed  with  eleven 
children,  of  whom  eight  are  still  living,  viz:  Edward,  who  lives 
in  Colorado,  and  Katie,  Mary,  Nellie,  Maggie,  Elizabeth,  James 
and  Patrick,  who  all  reside  in  South  Bend.  The  father  of  this 
family  continued  his  farming  operations  in  the  old   country  until 

1866,  when  he   came  to   this  country,  landing   in   New  York  city, 
and  thence  coming  directly  to  South  Bend. 

Patrick  A.  Joyce,  who  was  a  babe  when  the  family  reached 
this  city,  was  educated  in  St.  Joseph's  parochial  school,  which  he 
attended  until  thirteen  years  old,  and  from  1879  until  June,  1881, 
attended  Notre  Dame  college.  Returning  to  South  Bend,  he 
was  apprenticed  to  the  machinist's  trade  with  Sibley  &  Ware, 
and  remained  with  this  firm  until  1891,  when  he  opened  his 
present  favorite   resort. 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

The  marriage  of  Mr.  Joyce  was  celebrated  by  Rev.  Father 
Stoffel,  at  St.  Joseph's  church,  when  he  was  united  in  wedlock  with 
Miss  Mary  Costello,  January  12,  1897.  Mr.  Joyce  is  an  active 
member  of  the  Ancient  Order  of  Hibernians  and  of  the  Catholic 
Knights  of  America,  and  he  and  wife,  his  parents,  and  all  his  fam- 
ily, are  devoted  members  of  St.  Joseph's  church,  to  the  support  of 
which  they  are  most  liberal  contributors.  In  politics  Mr.  Joyce  is. 
an  ardent  democrat  and  is  exceedingly  popular  with  his  party, 
which  elected  him,  in  1894,  a  member  of  the  South  Bend  board 
of  councilmen  from  the  Fourth  ward,  to  serve  a  term  of  four  years. 
He  is  one  of  the  most  progressive  young  men  of  the  city,  is  genial 
and  affable,  and  is  prospering  in  his  business,  which  he  conducts 
in  the  most  orderly  manner  possible. 


WILLIAM  KAOUGH,  a  prominent  business  man  of  Fort 
Wayne,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Washington  township,  Allen 
county,  June  11,  1843.  His  father,  Nicholas  Kaough,  was  born  in 
Ireland  in  1800,  and  came  to  Allen  county  more  than  a  half  cen- 
tury ago,  and  was  one  of  those  who  cleared  away  the  timber  from 
the  present  site  of  the  cathedral.  He  married  Margaret  Brown, 
who  was  born  in  Ireland  in  1823,  and  they  had  eight  children,  all 
of  whom  attained  their  majority.  William  was  the  second  born. 
The  father  died  in  1867,  but  the  mother  is  still  living,  making  her 
home  in  Fort  Wayne. 

William  Kaough  has  been  a  resident  of  the  county  during  his. 
entire  life,  was  reared  on  the  farm  of  his  parents  in  Washington 
township,  and  educated  in  the  public  schools.  In  1 872  he  removed 
to  Fort  Wayne,  became  engaged  in  the  agricultural  implement 
trade,  in  which  he  was  quite  successful,  taking  a  prominent  place 
among  the  active  business  men  of  the  city.  His  interest  in  polit- 
ical affairs  has  always  been  an  absorbing  one,  and  he  has  done  the 
democratic  party  valuable  service.  In  1885  he  acted  as  chairman 
of  the  democratic  central  committee.  In  August,  1885,  he  was 
appointed  postmaster  by  President  Cleveland,  and  the  functions  of 
this  important  office  were   by  him   ably   and   faithfully   performed; 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

until  July  13,  1889,  when  he  resumed  the  agricultural  implement 
trade,  of  which  he  has  made  a  more  decided  success  than  he  had 
previously  done.  He  is  a  devout  Catholic  and  a  member  of  the 
Ancient  Order  of  Hibernians,  and  is  a  highly  respected  citizen  as 
well  as  a  useful  one. 


PETER  G.  KAMP,  manager  of  the  Southern  Indiana  Gas  com- 
pany at  Shelby ville,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Hardin  county,  Ky., 
August  10,  1852,  and  is  a  son  of  William  H.  and  Ellen  (Johnson) 
Kamp — the  former  a  native  of  Pennsylvania  and  the  latter  of  Har- 
din county,  Ky. 

William  H.  Kamp  and  Ellen  Johnson  were  united  in  matri- 
mony in  Clear  Creek  parish,  Colesburg,  Hardin  county,  .in  1847, 
by  Rev.  Father  Coomes,  and  there  Mr.  Kamp  engaged  in  general 
merchandising  and  farming  until  his  death,  which  occurred  in  1861. 
Their  marriage  was  blessed  with  eight  children,  viz:  Mary  C, 
wife  of  Robert  D.  Strother,  of  Dallas,  Te.x. ;  Francis  M.,  wife  of 
Robert  \V.  Lavely,  of  Kentucky;  Amelia,  deceased;  Peter  G., 
whose  name  opens  this  biography;  William  J.,  of  Louisville,  Ky. ; 
James  H.,  of  Colesburg,  Ky. ;  Cora,  also  of  Colesburg;  and  Alice, 
deceased.  The  father  of  this  family  was  a  prominent  and  influen- 
tial citizen  of  Colesburg,  and  acquired  quite  a  large  estate.  After 
the  loss  of  her  husband,  Mrs.  Kamp  retained  her  residence  in 
Colesburg  until  1865,  when  she  removed  with  her  family  to  Louis- 
ville, Ky. ,  where  she  resided  until  1890,  when  she  returned  to  the 
old  homestead.  In  the  early  part  of  January,  1895,  she  paid  a 
visit  to  her  daughter,  Mrs.  Mary  C.  Strother,  in  Dallas,  Tex.,  and 
there  her  death  took  place  on  the  2Sth  day  of  the  month  mentioned 
— her  mortal  remains  being  transported  to  Louisville,  Ky. ,  for 
interment  in  St.  Louis  cemetery.  She  was  a  true  Catholic,  and  in 
this  faith  had  reared  all  her  children. 

Peter  G.  Kamp  attended  the  parochial  school  in  Colesburg 
until  about  thirteen  years  old,  when  the  family  removed  to  Louis- 
ville, where  he  was  placed  under  private  instruction  for  two  years, 
or  until  fifteen  years  of  age,  after  which  he  was  employed  as  clerk 
for   various    firms   until  1872,  when    he   was  employed  as  superin- 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

tendent  for  the  American  White  Lead  company  of  Louisville. 
Here  he  attended  night  school,  and  was  prepared  for  commercial 
study,  and  eventually  graduated  from  the  Southern  Business  col- 
lege of  Louisville.  He  continued  with  the  white  lead  company 
until  1883,  when  he  went  to  Georgetown,  Colo.,  where  he  was 
engaged  in  mining  and  hotel  clerking  for  fifteen  months,  then 
clerked  in  a  hotel  in  Denver  fifteen  months,  and  then  returned  to 
Louisville,  Ky.,  where  for  a  year  he  was  employed  in  looking  after 
private  interests.  During  the  year  18S7  he  had  charge  of  the 
Kentucky  public  grain  elevator  at  Louisville,  and  in  1888  was 
manager  of  the  Falls  City  distillery,  in  the  same  city.  In  1889  he 
came  to  Shelbyville,  Ind.,  to  assume  charge  as  manager,  of  the 
Southern  Indiana  Gas  company's  business,  which  he  has  since  most 
successfully  conducted. 

Mr.  Kamp  is  the  owner  of  residence  property  in  Shelbyville 
and  owns  stock  in  the  gas  company;  he  owns  400  acres  of  farm 
land  in  Hardin  county,  Ky.,  owns  residence  property  in  Botland 
and  in  Colesburg  and  a  farm  near  Bardstown,  in  the  same  state; 
residence  property  in  Dallas,  Te.x.,  and  partly  developed  gold  and 
silver  mining  property  in  Georgetown,  Colo.  He  is  a  member  of 
St.  Joseph's  church  of  Shelbyville,  and  was  formerly  president  of 
St.  Vincent  de  Paul  society,  Louisville,  Ky.,  and  has  always  been 
very  generous  in  his  donations  to  the  church  and  active  in  assist- 
ing its  work  for  good.      In  politics  he  is  a  democrat. 


JOHN   ANTON   KAPPS,  one  of   the  most    widely   known  young 
business  men  in  Vincennes,  was  born  in  this  city  June  26,  1875, 
the  son  of  Stephen  and  Mary  (Bertrand)  Kapps. 

A  work  of  this  character  would  be  incomplete  without  a  fitting 
•word  concerning  the  family  of  the  late  and  lamented  Stephen 
Kapps,  so  long  pillars  and  honored  members  of  St.  John's  German 
Catholic  church.  Both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Kapps  were  Alsatians.  The 
former  came  to  America  while  quite  a  young  man  and  settled  on  a 
farm  near  'Vincennes,  upon  which  he  lived  and  which  he  profitably 
cultivated  until  his  retirement  from  active  labor  in  1885.  at  which 
time  he  moved  his  family   into  the  city  and   established  a  pleasant 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

home.  His  death  occurred  in  .August,  1894.  He  was  twice  mar- 
ried, his  first  wife  leaving  him  no  children.  His  second  marriage 
was  solemnized  in  St.  John's  church  in  1872.  To  this  union  the 
following  children  were  born:  Teresa,  John  A.  (subject),  Dora, 
Adelia  and  Mary,  all  of  whom  reside  at  home,  the  youngest  being 
still  in  school.  Stephen  Kapps  was  a  man  of  excellent  qualities 
and  high  character.  He  was  a  warm  supporter  of  St.  John's 
church,  contributing  liberally  of  his  considerable  means  to  the 
work  of  the  church,  and  took  an  active  interest  also  in  public 
affairs  and  all  matters  pertaining  to  the  good  of  the  city.  He  was 
a  stanch  democrat,  and  an  earnest  worker  in  the  party,  though  not 
an  office  seeker.  His  only  son,  John  Anton  Kapps,  has  inherited 
his  worthy  father's  political   predilections. 

John  A.  Kapps  received  an  excellent  general  and  business 
education  in  his  youth,  availing  himself  of  all  the  advantages 
offered  in  St.  John's  parochial  school,  St.  Francis'  Cathedral 
school,  and  in  the  city  public  schools.  He  early  indicated  a  liking 
for  the  tailor's  trade  and  passed  a  thorough  apprenticeship  in  the 
art  sartorial,  familiarizing  himself  with  all  the  details  of  the  trade. 
On  October  20,  1895,  he  established  himself  in  the  merchant  tai- 
loring way  and  has  been  singularly  and  gratifyingly  successful,  not- 
withstanding the  period  of  financial  depression  which  has  marked 
the  interim.  This  deserved  success  is  largely  due  to  his  practical 
methods  of  conducting  his  business.  He  makes  a  specialty  of  select 
and  seasonable  stock  and  his  master  ability  as  a  cutter  is  exempli- 
fied in  the  neatness  of  the  work  which  goes  from  his  establishment, 
and  which  is  a  distinctive  mark  of  a  "  Kapps  "  suit.  He  employs 
a  force  of  six  experienced  and  skillful  garment  makers  and  enjoys 
a  constantly  growing  trade. 

Mr.  Kapps  is  a  very  agreeable  and  companionable  young  man 
and  is  as  popular  socially  as  he  is  prosperous  and  progressive  com- 
mercially, being  highly  esteemed  in  society  by  reason  of  his  many 
excellent  qualities  of  head  and  heart.  He  is  a  member  of  branch 
^^o.  533,  C.  K.  of  A.,  and  was  formerly  treasurer  of  the  St.  Joseph's 
branch,  which  was  merged  into  the  former.  He  is  also  a  member 
of  the  Young  Men's  institute,  council  No.  256,  of  which  he  is  the 
financial  secretary. 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

JACOB  JOSEPH  KASPER,  a  popular  grocer,  and  a  member  of 
the  city  council  of  Madison,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Allegheny  City, 
Pa.,  April  2,  1851,  and  is  a  son  of  Nicholas  and  Frances  Kasper, 
natives,  respectively,  of  Prussia  and  Hesse  Cassel,  now  portions  of 
united  Germany. 

Nicholas  Kasper,  paternal  grandfather  of  Jacob  Joseph,  was 
a  wheelwright,  came  to  the  United  States  with  his  family  in  1836, 
and  located  in  Allegheny  City,  where  he  resided  until  1852,  when 
he  came  to  Indiana  and  settled  in  Cannelton.  He  followed  his 
trade  until  well  advanced  in  life,  when  he  retired  and  passed  his 
days  in  comfort  until  his  death,  which  occurred  in  1863,  at  the 
age  of  eighty-four  years — his  widow  surviving  until  1866,  when  she 
died  at  the  age  of  eight}-. 

Nicholas  Kasper,  father  of  subject,  was  born  in  1830,  came 
to  America  with  his  parents,  and  learned  cotton-spinning  in  the 
mills  of  Allegheny  City.  His  marriage  took  place  in  1850,  and  in 
1852  he  came  to  Cannelton,  Ind.,  where  he  continued  to  work  at 
his  trade  until  about  1893,  when  he  retired.  To  his  marriage  were 
born  five  children,  viz:  Jacob  Joseph,  whose  name  opens  this 
notice,  Matthias  A.,  of  Aladison,  and  three  who  died  before  attain- 
ing their  majority. 

Jacob  Joseph  Kasper  was  but  eleven  years  of  age  when  he 
entered  a  cotton-mill,  in  which  he  worked  until  nineteen  years  old, 
and  then  served  an  apprenticeship  of  four  years  at  harnessmaking. 
He  then  returned  to  the  city  of  his  birth  and  worked  in  a  cotton- 
mill  until  1885,  when  he  came  to  Madison  and  superintended  the 
removal  of  the  Eagle  Cotton- mills  to  this  city,  and  held  the  super- 
intendency  until  1887,  when  he  resigned  and  became  superintend- 
ent of  the  mills  at  Charlotte,  N.  C. — leaving  his  family  at  Madison 
the  meanwhile — and  in  the  fall  of  1888  returned  to  Madison  to 
care  for  his  interest  in  a  grocery,  in  which  he  had  purchased  a 
share  in  1886.  In  1889  he  became  the  sole  proprietor  of  this 
store,  .which  he  has  since  successfully  conducted,  and  in  the 
fall  of  1890  again  assumed  the  superintendency  of  the  Eagle 
mills,  which  employ  about  300  hands — and  in  these  two  capacities 
his  time  has  ever  since  been  unremittingly  devoted. 

The    marriage  of  Mr.  Kasper  was   solemnized   May  8,    1877, 

(788r 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

■with  Miss  Elizabeth  Schuetz,  who  was  born  in  Allegheny  City, 
March  26,  1851,  a  daughter  of  Andrew  and  Elizabeth  Schuetz,  and 
this  union  has  resulted  in  the  birth  of  thirteen  children,  viz:  Mat- 
thias, Frances,  Cecelia  (deceased),  Mary,  Francis  Joseph,  William 
Frederick  (died  an  infant),  Louisa,  Elizabeth,  Matilda,  Aloysius, 
Catherine,  Margaret  and  Agnes  M.  The  family  are  members  of 
St.  Mary's  church,  and  in  politics  Mr.  Kasper  is  a  democrat,  now 
representing  his  party  from  the  Second  ward  in  the  city  council. 
Mr.  Kasper  is  also  president  of  Madison  council.  No.  287,  Y.  M.  I., 
and  grand  treasurer  in  the  Indiana  jurisdiction,  and  no  man  stands 
higher  in  the  public  esteem  than  he. 


PHILIP  KASTNER,  proprietor  of  the  Jasper  opera  house  and 
also  engaged  in  other  business,  is  a  son  of  Michael  and  Anna 
(Meyer)  Kastner,  natives  of  Germany,  where  the  father  died  in 
1848.  Philip  was  born  in  Germany  April  16,  1846,  and  came  to 
New  Orleans  with  his  mother  in  June,  1863,  and  finally  located  in 
Louisville,  Ky.  He  first  engaged  in  the  milling  trade  and  then 
worked  for  R.  A.  Robinson  &  Co.,  at  Louisville,  in  which  employ 
he  remained  for  eleven  years,  and  then  was  employed  by  J.  B. 
Wilder  &  Co.,  of  the  same  city,  for  two  and  one-half  years.  He 
then  went  to  farming  in  Dubois  county,  Ind.,  Jackson  township, 
where  he  bought  a  200-acre  place,  and  this  occupied  his  attention 
for  nine  years.  He  was  elected  township  trustee  of  Jackson  town- 
ship in  i8gi,  and  served  two  and  one-half  years,  then  resigned  to 
move  to  Jasper.  In  1893,  he  bought  out  the  proprietor  of  the 
Enthofen  place  and  built  the  present  opera  house,  in  connection 
with  a  hotel.  In  1897  he  was  elected  trustee  of  Bainbridge  town- 
ship, or  city  of  Jasper,  being  in  politics  a  democrat. 

Mr.  Kastner  was  married  January  15,  1866,  to  Catherine  C. 
Trand,  a  daughter  of  E.  Trand,  of  Spencer  county,  and  to  this 
union  have  been  born  thirteen  children,  of  whom  si.x  are  still  liv- 
ing, viz:  Sophia  (who  married  Martin  Miller,  of  Jasper),  Philip, 
George,  Sebastian,  Edward  and  Anna.  The  family  are  all  pious 
members  of  St.  Joseph  church  and  are  very  attentive  to  their 
religious  and  social  obligations. 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

JAMES  F.  OUIGLEY,  superintendent  of  the  police  force  of 
Indianapolis,  was  born  in  Boston,  Mass.,  March  22,  i860,  a 
son  of  John  and  Kate  (Cullen)  Quiglej%  natives  of  county  Galway, 
Ireland. 

John  Ouigley,  immediately  after  his  marriage  in  the  old  coun- 
try, brought  his  bride  to  America,  and  for  six  years  lived  in  Boston, 
where  he  was  a  transportation  contractor  in  the  employ  of  the 
United  States  Express  company.  After  the  close  of  the  Civil  war, 
he  removed  to  Toledo,  Ohio,  where  he  was  emplojed  in  the  same 
business  until  he  came  to  Indianapolis,  November  i,  1873,  and 
here  his  beloved  wife  passed  away  in  August,  1890,  at  the  age  of 
fift3--three  years  and  a  devout  member  of  the  Catholic  church. 
Mr.  Ouigley,  now  aged  about  sixtj--four  years,  is  living  in  quiet 
retirement  at  No.  12  Torbett  street,  greatly  esteemed  by  his  neigh- 
bors and  his  fellow-citizens  generally.  Eleven  children  blessed 
the  marriage  of  John  Quiglej^  and  Kate  Cullen,  viz:  James  P., 
whose  name  opens  this  article;  Marj^  J.,  now  Mrs.  John  M.  Brooks, 
whose  husband  is  a  commercial  traveler,  of  Des  Moines,  Iowa; 
Anna,  a  milliner  of  Indianapolis,  and  unmarried;  Theresa,  employed 
in  a  dry-goods  store  on  Woodward  avenue,  Detroit,  Mich. ;  John 
J.,  a  paperhanger  of  Indianapolis,  and  married;  Michael  A.  and 
William,  also  paperhangers  and  married,  and  both  in  Chicago,  111. ; 
Charles,  a  grocery  clerk  in  Chicago;  Edward,  an  employee  in  a 
Chicago  hotel;  Clara,  residing  with  her  sister  Anna,  and  Katie, 
the  last  named  of  whom  died  in  infancx',  and  whose  remains  lie 
interred  beside  those  of  her  mother  in  Holy  Cross  cemetery,  ia 
Indianapolis. 

James  F.  Ouigley  for  five  years  attended  St.  Patrick's  paro- 
chial school  at  Toledo,  Ohio,  under  the  tuition  of  Rev.  Father 
Hannon,  and  then  attended  a  Toledo  commercial  college,  where 
he  was  under  Prof.  Joseph  Jordon  for  three  \ears.  On  coming  to 
Indianapolis,  at  the  age  of  sixteen  years,  he  was  employed  at  Kin- 
gans  packing  house,  where  he  learned  the  trade  of  cutter,  and  was 
the  first  in  the  citj-,  without  foreign  help,  to  thoroughly  master 
this  branch  of  the  business,  at  which  he  continued  from  1873 
until  1S83,  receiving  a  large  salary.  In  the  last-named  year  he 
was  appointed  a  member  of  the  metropolitan  police  force,  which 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

had  just  been  organized,  and  in  December  of  the  same  year  was 
promoted  to  be  sergeant.  In  1889  he  was  legislated  out  of  office 
and  was  off  the  force  for  six  months.  In  January,  1890,  the 
detective  force  was  organized,  of  which  he  was  appointed  a  mem- 
ber. February  11,  1891,  he  was  appointed  captain  of  police,  and 
frequently  acted  as  superintendent;  September  20,  1897,  he  was 
appointed  acting  superintendent,  and  October  20,  1897,  was 
appointed  superintendent,  which  position  he  now  fills  to  the  sat- 
isfaction of  the  citizens  of  Indianapolis. 

The  marriage  of  Capt.  Quigley  was  celebrated  November  2, 
1 88 1,  by  Very  Rev.  Father  Bessonies,  at  the  parochial  residence 
of  St.  John's  church,  with  Miss  Margaret  B.  Truman,  a  native  of 
Detroit,  Mich.,  and  of  Scotch-Irish  ancestry.  This  union  has 
been  blessed  with  four  children,  viz:  Frances,  aged  thirteen  years, 
Edna  Theresa,  aged  ten;  James  Albert,  aged  five,  and  Mary 
Louise,  aged  two  years.  Supt.  Quigley  and  family  are  members 
of  St.  Joseph's  church,  under  the  pastorate'  of  Rev.  Father  Aler- 
ding.  He  was  for  several  years  a  member  of  the  Knights  of  Father 
Mathew,  of  which  he  was  an  officer,  and  has  always  been  a  total 
abstainer  from  the  use  of  intoxicants,  following,  in  this  respect, 
the  commendable  example  of  his  honored  father.  He  and  family 
have  a  delightful  home  at  No.  1009  Ash  street,  where  they  enjoy 
the  society  of  a  wide  circle  of  true  and  warm-hearted  friends,  by 
whom  they  are  held  in  the  highest  esteem,  and  they  are,  beside, 
numbered  among  the  most  respected  residents  of  the  parish. 


DANIEL  E.  KAUFFMAN,  M.  D.,  of  Monroeville,  Allen  county, 
Ind.,  was  born  in  Ohio,  March  4,  1862,  a  son  of  Emanuel' 
and  Adeline  (Keener)  Kauffman,  of  whom  the  former  was  called 
from  earth  October  3,   1863. 

Dr.  Kauffman,  one  of  the  ten  children  born  to  his  parents, 
passed  his  youthful  years  on  the  home  farm,  received  his  element- 
ary education  in  the  district  school,  and  at  the  age  of  eighteen 
years  entered  Fort  Wayne  (Ind.)  Medical  college,  whence  he  passed 
to  the  Medical  college  at  Columbus,  Ohio,  from  which  he  graduated 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

March  lo,  1891,  and  at  once  located  for  practice  in  Monroeville, 
where  he  has  succeeded  in  securing  a  remunerative  patronage. 
April  24,  1884,  Dr.  Kauffman  was  happily  united  in  marriage  with 
Miss  Theressa  Brady,  and  this  union  has  been  blessed  with  four 
children — Clara  E.,  Theressa  A.,  Rose  E.,  and  Daniel  E.,  all  of 
whom  are  being  reared  in  the  faith  of  the  Catholic  church,  of  which 
the  doctor  and  his  wife  have  also  been  life-long  members.  The 
doctor  is  also  president  of  the  St.  Joseph  Benevolent  association, 
and  in  politics  is  a  democrat.  He  owns  a  very  pleasant  residence, 
and  his  standing,  as  well  as  that  of  his  wife,  is  with  the  best  social 
circles  of  Monroeville,  and  his  professional  merits  are  universally 
recognized  as  being  of  the  highest  order. 


GEORGE  KAUPPERT,  a  well-known  and  prosperous  cooper 
of  Mishawaka,  Ind.,  is  a  native  of  Elsendorf,  Bavaria,  Ger- 
many, was  born  May  17,  1830,  and  is  a  son  of  Thomas  and  Cath- 
erine (Kaiser)  Kauppert.  The  father  was  born  in  Fulkenstorf, 
Bavaria,  in  1800,  was  reared  a  farmer,  and  was  married,  in  1827, 
in  the  parish  of  Loreni,  Elsendorf,  to  Miss  I\aiser,  who  was  born 
in  the  latter  village  in  1802,  and  to  this  union  were  born  three 
children:  John,  George  and  Sebastian.  The  father  died  in 
Elsendorf  in  1834,  and  the  mother  in  1848,  both  in  the  faith  of 
the  Catholic  church. 

George  Kauppert  quit  the  parochial  school  in  his  native  vil- 
lage at  the  age  of  twelve  years  and  followed  farming  until  about 
twenty-four  years  old,  when  he  embarked  for  America,  landing  in 
Baltimore,  Md.,  in  1854,  after  a  voyage  of  thirty-three  days'  dura- 
tion. He  remained  in  the  Monumental  city  three  years,  came  to 
Mishawaka  July  29,  1857,  and  here  learned  the  cooper's  trade, 
which  he  has  since  followed  with  unusual  success,  now  owning  a 
first-class  cooperage. 

January  13,  1855,  Mr.  Kauppert  was  united  in  marriage,  in 
St.  Michael's  church,  Baltimore,  Md.,  by  Father  Miller,  with  Miss 
Barbara  Gill,  and  to  this  union  were  born  two  children — Margaret 
and    George,  both    now    deceased.      Mr.    ami    Mrs.    Kauppert    are 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

pious  Catholics  and  are  members  of  St.  Joseph's  congregation, 
Mishawaka,  to  the  support  of  which  they  are  very  liberal  in  their 
contributions.  Mr.  Kauppert  is  highly  esteemed  as  a  good  and 
useful  citizen,  and  respected  for  his  industry  and  sobriety,  which 
have  brought  him  a  comfortable  competency. 


MRS.  MARGARET  T.  KAVANAUGH,  of  Cannelburg,  Daviess 
county,  Ind.,  and  a  leading  member  of  St.  Peter's  church, 
was  born  in  St.  Mary's  parish,  county  Wexford,  Ireland,  in 
December,  1840,  the  eldest  of  five  children  born  to  John  and  Mary 
(Lanneni  Nolan,  of  which  family  three,  beside  herself,  are  still 
living,  viz:  Patrick,  a  farmer  of  Barr  township,  Daviess  county; 
Catherine,  wife  of  Michael  O.  Moran,  of  St.  John's  parish,  and 
Julia,  of  Barr  township. 

John  Nolan,  also  a  native  of  county  Wexford,  Ireland,  came 
to  America  about  1850,  a  year  or  two  in  advance  of  his  family, 
and  came  directly  to  Daviess  county,  where  he  worked  on  the 
canal  until  his  death,  which  occurred  soon  after  his  arrival,  and 
when  he  was  about  thirty-four  years  of  age.  Margaret  T.  Nolan 
(now  Mrs.  Kavanaugh)  came  to  America  with  the  family  in  1852, 
and  landed  at  New  Orleans  from  the  ship  George  Greene,  after  a 
voyage  of  seven  weeks  and  two  days.  By  steamboat  they  reached 
Evansville,  Ind.,  whence  they  came  in  wagons  to  Daviess  county, 
the  country  then  being  quite  a  wilderness.  She  was  here  con- 
firmed by  Bishop  de  St.  Palais,  and  frequently  thereafter  walked 
a  long  distance  to  hear  mass  at  St.  Peter's  by  Father  Piers,  whom 
she  greatly  honored,  and  who  was  the  pioneer  priest  of  southern 
Indiana,  being  at  that  time  the  officiating  clergyman. 

The  marriage  of  Miss  Margaret  T.  Nolan  to  Timothy  Kava- 
naugh, a  native  of  county  Kildare,  Ireland,  was  solemnized  at 
Washington,  Ind.,  May  10,  1866,  by  Rev.  Father  Chassic.  To  this 
marriage  were  born:  Patrick  William,  who  was  confirmed  by 
Bishop  Chatard  and  was  educated  by  Father  Piers  and  in  the  com- 
mon schools;  John  T.,  who  received  a  common-school  education, 
is  a  mechanic  by  nature,  and  resides  with  his  mother;  Maggie  was 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGKEGATIOXS, 

confirmed  at  the  age  of  thirteen  John  T.  being  confirmed  in  the 
same  class),  and  was  educated  in  the  common  schools  of  Mont- 
gomerj-;  Timothy  is  a  pupil  in  the  Jasper  Benedictine  school;  Law- 
rence Bartholomew  is  at  home  and  is  attending  school,  and  Mary 
Ellen  is  deceased. 

When  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Kavanaugh  began  housekeeping  they 
were  in  rather  poor  circumstances,  but  they  ••pulled  together," 
and  at  the  death  of  Mr.  Kavanaugh,  August  29,  1S93.  they  had 
acquired  520  acres  of  land  in  Barr  township  and  a  fine  residence. 
Since  the  death  of  her  husband.  Mrs.  Kavanaugh,  by  her  thrift  and 
good  management,  has  purchased  eight)-  additional  acres.  Mr. 
Kavanaugh  was  about  sixty-eight  years  of  age  at  the  time  of  his 
death,  and  his  grave,  in  St.  Peters  cemetery-,  is  marked  by  a  fine 
Swedish  granite  monument,  erected  by  his  sorrowing  widow  and 
children.  In  politics  he  was  a  consistent  democrat,  but  never 
aspired  to  office.  Without  the  prestige  of  pohtical  fame,  however, 
he  was  extremeh"  popular  in  his  township  and  his  loss  was  deeply 
deplored  by  a  large  circle  of  immediate  friends  and  the  public  at 
large.  Mrs.  Kavanaugh  is  strict  in  her  religious  duties,  contributes 
freely  to  the  support  of  St.  Peter's,  and  is  universally  respected  for 
her  manv  womanlv  virtues. 


EDWARD  KEARNEY,  deceased,  was  one  of  the  early  settlers 
of  Bainbridge,  Putnam  county.  Ind.,  and  one  of  the  most 
highly  respected  Catholic  residents  of  the  city.  He  was  bom  in 
county  Clare,  Ireland,  about  the  year  1825,  and  was  a  lad  when 
he  came  to  America.  For  some  little  time  before  coming  to  Indi- 
ana he  sojourned  in  Vermont  and  Ohio,  coming  hither  from  Belle- 
fontaine  in  the  last  named  state.  He  married,  in  Crawfordsville, 
Mrs.  Catherine  McCarthy,  a  widow,  whose  maiden  name  was  Mc- 
Cann.  and  to  this  union  one  child,  Ella,  was  born,  but  Mrs.  Kear- 
ney was  the  mother,  by  her  first  husband,  of  a  daughter,  who  now 
resides  in  Crawfordsville.  Mr.  Kearney  was  a  quiet,  unassjming 
gentleman,  who  was  possessed  of  more  than  ordinary  natural  intel- 
ligence, and  was  very   fond  of    reading.      He  was   regular   in  his 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    IXDIAXA. 

church  attendance  and  vesA"  liberal  in  his  contnbtit'lcr.s  tc  lis  sap- 
port,  and  died  in  the  faith  at  his  home  in  B;  e  26. 
1 89 1,  honored  and  esteemed  by  all  who  kne  '  1897 
was  followed  to  the  grave  by  his  estimable  wife 
Although,  as  stated  above.  Mr.  and  Mrs  Kt 
with  one  child,  they  adopted,  as  their  own.  a  -  _:  .  -_-..-  ..  ... 
now  an  accomplished  and  amiable  3"oung  lady,  and  known  as  Miss 
Mar)'  Kearney.  She  is  of  a  most  affectionate  disposition,  and  used 
every  effort  to  reciprocate  the  love  and  care  bestowed  npon  her 
by  her  adopted  parents.  She  had  her  home  with  Mrs.  Keamej- 
in  Bainbridge  until  the  latter's  death,  and  it  was  her  sole  pleasure 
to  yield  to  this  lady,  in  her  declining  years,  the  wealth  of  her  affec- 
tionate and  sympathizing  nature.  Well  educated  in  the  public 
school  of  Bainbridge  and  the  State  normal  school,  she  became  her- 
self an  educator,  and  had  her  first  la  country^  school  at  St.  Cloud, 
where  she  was  retained  one  year,  hot  is  now  teaching  in  the  public 
school  of  Bainbridge.  where  she  was  permitted  the  gratification  of 
being  close  to  the  lady  who  adopted  her  as  a  danghterin  her  child- 
hood, and  of  being  with  her  at  the  close. 


JOHN  KEATING,  who  resides  at  No.  1016  Harrison  street.  In- 
dianapolis, and  is  a  trustee  of  St.  Patrick's  parish,  has  been  a 
resident  of  the  Railroad  city  since  1 872.  being  now  about  sixty-two 
years  of  age,  and  a  native  of  county  Kerry.  Ireland. 

The  parents  of  John  Keating,  Daniel  and  Catherine  Keating, 

:.me  to  America  at  different  times,  the   father  and  several  of  his 

-ildren  reaching  this  country  before  the  others.     August  5.  1S53. 

J:hn  (our  subjecti.  his  mother,  and  the  latter  5   ?  ?:;-     vh-.  were 

the  last  of  the  family  to  come,  landed  in  New  C :  : ;  find 

that  the  father  had  already  reached  the  realn.  :'':rj. 

From  New  Orleans  the  mother  and  her  family 

Ohio,  and  at  Newport.  K\-..  across  the  Ohio  rl-  : 

Trs.  Keating,  the  mother,  was  called  from  the  ;  .^;.~- 

rto  the  brighter  life  above.     The  only  ren  ers  of 

he  family  are  John,  and   two  sisters — Jane   1:.-   :.--  latter 

: he  wife  of  John  Noonan.  of  Newport.  Ky. 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

John  Keating,  in  his  early  manhood,  traveled  extensively 
throughout  the  southern  and  western  states  of  the  Union,  but 
finally  settled  in  Indianapolis,  and  has  here  followed  railroad  work, 
the  greater  part  of  the  time  since.  November  i6,  1876,  he  mar- 
ried Mrs.  Ellen  Sullivan,  widow  of  Michael  Sullivan,  and  whose 
maiden  name  was  Connors.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Keating  are  members 
of  St.  Patrick's  congregation  and  are  pious  and  worthy  Catholics. 
About  the  time  Mr.  Keating  was  appointed  a  trustee  of  the  parish 
Rev.  Father  D.  O'Donaghue  was  intrusted  to  the  cure  of  souls  in 
the  parish  mentioned,  and  both  have  been  fast  friends  until  the 
present  day.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Keating  have,  beside  this  reverend 
gentleman,  many  close  and  warm  friends  in  the  city,  and  enjoy  the 
respect  and  esteem  of  them  all,  as  well  as  the  respect  of  the  resi- 
dents of  the  parish  in  general. 


CAPT.  JOHN  KEATING,  of  hook  and  ladder  company  No.  2, 
Indianapolis  city  fire  department,  was  born  in  London,  Eng- 
land, February  2,  1854,  and  in  1856  was  brought  to  America  by 
his  parents,  Jeffrey  and  Katherine  (Burke)  Keating,  who  settled  in 
Indianapolis,  with  their  two  English-born  children. 

Jeffrey  Keating  was  born  in  county  Kerry,  Ireland,  about 
1820,  and  Katherine  Burke  in  London  in  1829,  and  their  marriage 
took  place  in  the  English  metropolis;  there  two  of  their  children 
were  born,  four  others  coming  to  bless  their  union  after  their 
arrival  in  Indianapolis.  Of  these  si.\,  Jeffrey  died  in  18S0;  John  is 
the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Joseph  is  in  business  at  the  corner  of 
Indiana  and  First  streets;  Kate  died  in  young  womanhood; 
Patrick  resides  in  this  city,  and  Mary  died  at  sixteen  years  of  age. 
Jeffrey  Keating,  the  father  of  this  family,  was  called  from  earth  in 
1886,  a  devout  member  of  the  Catholic  church;  his  widow,  who  is 
in  the  enjoyment  of  excellent  health,  makes  her  home  with  her 
son,  John,  our  subject. 

The  early  years  of  Capt.  John  Keating  were  spent  as  a  news- 
boy, and  at  the  age  of  thirteen  years  he  was  employed  to  drive  a 
team,  hauling  building  material,  and  was  next  employed  as  a  heater 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

in  a  city  rolling  mill,  but  found  time  to  secure  a  public-school  edu- 
cation. In  1872  he  was  united  in  marriage,  at  St.  John's  church, 
by  Rev.  Father  Bessonies,  to  Miss  Margaret  Hefferan,  a  native  of 
county  Kildare,  Ireland,  who  came  to  Indianapolis  in  childhood. 
To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Keating  have  been  born  two  children — Katie, 
born  April  3,  1883,  and  John  L.,  born  February  9,  1887.  In 
1 88 1,  Capt.  Keating  engaged  in  the  saloon  business,  in  which  he 
passed  two  years,  and  February  2,  18S4,  he  was  appointed  driver 
of  hose  wagon  No.  4  for  the  city  f:re  department;  in  1891  he  was  pro- 
moted to  be  captain  of  chemical  company  No.  3;  in  July,  1892, 
he  took  charge  of  engine  company  No.  4,  and  February  6,  1897, 
was  transferred  to  the  command  of  his  present  company — thus 
having  spent  thirteen  years  of  his  life  as  a  gallant  fireman,  fight- 
ing to  save,  not  to  destroy.  He  had  had,  however,  some  little 
experience  in  the  army,  as  he  ran  away  from  home,  following  his 
brother  Jeffrey,  who  was  a  drummer-boy  in  the  Nineteenth  Indiana 
regulars  during  the  Civil  war.  Capt.  Keating  reached  the  regi- 
ment at  Murfreesboro,  Tenn.,  but  was  not  permitted  to  enlist,  on 
account  of  his  extreme  youth,  but  he  remained  with  the  regiment 
about  eighteen  months,  and  was  known  as  the  regimental  mascot. 
During  the  Fenian  troubles  the  captain  went  out  as  a  private, 
being  at  the  time  a  member  of  the  old  Emmett  Guards,  crossed 
over  from  Buffalo,  N.  Y. ,  to  Canada,  but  soon  returned. 

Capt.  Keating  and  family  are  members  of  the  church  of  the 
Sacred  Heart,  and  he  is  also  a  member  of  the  Capital  City  lodge. 
No.  97,  Knights  of  Pythias.  In  politics  he  is  a  republican,  and 
for  twelve  years  was  a  committeeman  of  the  Twenty-fifth  ward. 
His  residence  is  at  No.  223  East  Morris  street,  and  his  is  one  of 
the  greatly  respected  families  of  Sacred  Heart  parish. 


JOSEPH  A.  KEBLER,  an  esteemed  citizen  and  member  of 
Holy  Cross  parish,  and  manager  for  R.  G.  Dun  &  Co. 's  Mer- 
cantile agency,  was  born  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  in  1861.  His  par- 
ents, Gottlieb  and  Josephine  Kebler,  were  worthy  Catholics,  the 
former  dying  in  Cincinnati  in  1876.      In  this  city  the  subject  of  this 


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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

sketch  passed  his  early  life,  supplementing  his  common-school  edu- 
cation with  a  practical  course  of  study  in  a  commercial  college  and 
also  by  a  course  in  the  college  of  St.  Xavier,  of  Cincinnati.  Since 
1877  Mr.  Kebler  has  been  connected  with  his  present  business,  and 
since  1892  he  has  been  manager  for  the  company  at  Indianapolis. 
Mr.  Kebler  was  married  in  1889  at  Newport,  Ky. ,  where  he 
was  located  for  several  years,  to  Miss  Delia  Malone,  who  died  in 
1896.  He  has  a  daughter,  Helen,  born  December  31,  1890.  Mr. 
Kebler  is  a  well-read,  progressive  and  worthy  citizen,  and  resides 
with  his  mother  and  two  sisters  (Carolyn  and  Louise)  at  No.  1236 
East  Washington  street. 


JOSEPH  F.  KEATING,  at  the  corner  of  Indiana  avenue  and 
Lock  street,  receiving  his  mail  at  No.  964  Indiana  avenue, 
Indianapolis,  was  born  in  this  city  October  28,  1859.  He  is  a  son 
of  Jeffrey  and  Catherine  (Burke)  Keating,  the  former  a  native  of 
county  Kerry,  Ireland,  and  the  latter  of  London,  England,  their 
marriage  taking  place  in  the  latter  city,  in  which  place  the  eldest 
two  of  their  children  were  born. 

Jeffrey  Keating  was  a  mail  carrier  in  London,  and  when  he 
came  to  the  United  States,  in  1836,  he  left  his  wife  and  children 
in  England  until  such  time  as  he  should  be  able  to  send  for  them. 
For  two  or  three  years  he  worked  at  various  kinds  of  employment 
and  in  different  places,  and  when  joined  by  his  family  he  had 
located  at  Indianapolis,  where  he  died  in  1888.  In  religious  views 
he  was  a  Catholic,  was  devoted  to  his  church,  and  assisted  in  the 
organization  of  the  first  sodality  in  St.  John's  Catholic  church  in 
Indianapolis.  He  was  one  of  the  organizers  of  St.  Patrick's 
parish,  a  solicitor  of  funds,  and  a  liberal  contributor  to  the  build- 
ing fund.  At  the  time  of  his  death  he  was  seventy-eight  years  of 
age.  His  widow  is  a  woman  well  preserved,  in  possession  of  her 
phj'sical  and  mental  vigor,  active  in  church  work,  and  esteemed  by 
all  as  a  woman  of  many  most  excellent  qualities  of  head  and  heart. 
She  now  resides  with  her  son,  John.  Jeffrey  and  Catherine  Keat- 
ing were  the  parents  of  the  following  children:  Jeffrey  and  John, 
born  in  England:  Kate  died  in   1885;  Joseph  F.,    the  subject   of 

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this  sketch;  Mary,  deceased,  and  Patrick,  a  lumberman  and  a  resi- 
•dent  of  Indianapolis. 

Joseph  F.  Keating  grew  to  manhood  in  his  native  city,  was 
educated  there  and  there  learned  the  sawmaker's  trade,  at  which 
he  worked  for  some  years.  His  principal  business,  however,  has 
been  that  of  head  sawyer  in  a  saw-mill.  In  pursuing  this  occupation 
he  has  visited  several  of  the  states,  among  them  Illinois,  Tennes- 
see, Indiana,  etc.  In  1890  he  became  engaged  in  hotel  keeping 
in  Haughville.  In  July,  1897,  he  removed  to  his  present  location. 
Mr.  Keating  has  been  twice  married,  his  first  wife  having  been 
Miss  Mary  Gorman,  a  native  of  Greencastle,  Ind.,  the  ceremony 
being  performed  by  Rev.  Father  Bessonies  in  St.  John's  church, 
Indianapolis.  After  five  years  of  happy  married  life  Mrs.  Keating 
died  in  April,  1893,  leaving  no  children.  Mr.  Keating  was  mar- 
ried to  his  present  wife  December  9,  1895,  at  St.  John's  church  by 
Rev.  Father  Gavisk.  Her  name  at  the  time  of  marriage  was  Mrs. 
'Katie  Abright,  her  first  husband,  by  whom  she  had  two  children, 
having  died.  The  names  of  her  children  are  John  and  Bertha, 
^nd  they  are  now  living  at  home.      Her  maiden  name  was  Oberle. 

Mr.  Keating  is  a  member  of  the  A.  O.  R.  M.,  and  in  politics 
he  is  a  republican.  He  and  his  family  are  members  of  St.  John's 
Catholic  church.  He  began  his  religious  life  as  an  altar  boy  at  St. 
Patricjc's  church,  where  he  served  mass  four  or  five  years.  He  is 
a  man  of  industrious  habits,  honest  and  kind  hearted,  and  is 
respected  both  as  a  man  and  as  a  citizen. 


THOMAS  JOSEPH  KEEGAN,  recorder  of  Clay  county,  Ind., 
was  born  in  Owen  county,  March  6,  1856,  a  son  of  John  T. 
and  Mary  (McNamara)  Keegan,  natives  of  Roscommon  county, 
Ireland. 

John  T.  Keegan  and  wife  sailed  from  Ireland  for  America  in 
November,  1850,  and  landed  in  New  Orleans  January  12,  1S51, 
whence  they  came  to  Indiana  and  located  near  New  Albany,  where 
Mr.  Keegan,  who  was  a  gentleman  of  education,  taught  school  for 
^several  years.      He  next    located   at    a   point  between  Gosport  and 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

Quincy,  and  (or  a  number  of  years  was  section  foreman  on  a  rail- 
road, and  then  removed  to  Monroe  county,  where  he  had  pur- 
chased a  farm.  During  the  late  Civil  war,  Mr.  Keegan  was  agent 
at  the  depot  in  Louisville,  Ky.,  for  the  L. ,  N.  A.  &  C.  R.  R., 
although  his  family  continued  to  live  on  the  Monroe  county  farm. 
At  the  close  of  the  Rebellion  he  returned  to  his  family,  and  from 
1868  until  1875  was  again  employed  in  railroad  construction.  His 
death  took  place  in  the  latter  year,  in  the  faith  of  the  Catholic 
church,  of  which  he  had  been  a  life-long  member,  and  his  remains 
were  interred  in  the  cemetery  at  Montezuma,  Ind. ,  one  of  the  old- 
est consecrated  to  Catholic  burial  in  the  state  of  Indiana.  Mr. 
Keegan  had  two  brothers  who  also  became  citizens  of  the  United 
States,  of  whom  Bartholomew,  the  eldest  of  the  three,  had  been 
educated  as  a  civil  engineer,  and  in  this  country  was  chiefly 
employed  in  railroad  construction.  His  death  took  place  in  Terre 
Haute  in  1876.  Patrick,  the  youngest  of  the  three,  was  also 
employed  on  public  works,  and  died  in  Terre  Haute  in  1892.  To 
John  T.  Keegan  and  wife  were  born  three  sons  and  five  daughters, 
all  of  whom  are  still  living,  with  the  e.xception  of  Thomas,  the  eld- 
est, who  died  in  Ireland,  and  Nora,  who  was  married  to  John  Han- 
rahan  and  died  at  Delphi,  Ind.,  the  mother  of  five  children.  The 
surviving  six  are  Mary,  the  wife  of  James  McGuire,  of  Brazil; 
Thomas  J.,  the  subject  of  this  memoir;  Rose,  who  is  married  to 
James  Carroll,  of  Carbon;  Kate,  Frank  and  Theressa,  living  with 
their  mother  in  Brazil. 

Thomas  Joseph  Keegan  grew  to  manhood  in  Owen  county, 
and  after  his  father's  death  faithfully  cared  for  his  mother  until  her 
other  children  had  approached  mature  years.  His  residence  in 
Clay  county  has  been  varied  to  suit  his  business  circumstances,  he 
having  been  a  contractor  since  reaching  his  majority.  In  1891  he 
settled  permanently  in  Brazil,  and,  being  a  stanch  democrat  in 
politics,  was  elected  by  his  party  county  recorder  in  1896,  and  has 
proved  himself  to  be  an  efficient  and  competent  official.  January 
10,  1893,  he  was  united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Margaret  McKillop, 
daughter  of  John  and  Mary  (McAllister)  McKillop,  the  latter  of 
whom  is  now  deceased.  Mrs.  Keegan  was  born  in  Glasgow,  Scot- 
and,  July  19,   1864,  but  was  a  girl   of  si.xteen  years  when  brought 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

to  America.  The  marriage  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Keegan  has  been 
blessed  with  three  children,  named  Mary,  Kate  and  John,  and  the 
parents  are  most  worthy  members  of  the  church  of  the  Annuncia- 
tion. Personally,  Mr.  Keegan  is  very  popular  with  his  fellow-citi- 
zens, and  the  family  are  greatly  respected  as  true  Catholics,  and 
as  kind  and  friendly  neighbors. 


HENRY  KEHL,  a  prominent  business  man  of  Connersville,  Ind., 
was  born  in  Boonville,  Cooper  county,  Mo.,  April  6,  1861, 
and  is  a  son  of  Jacob  and  Mary  Kehl,  natives  of  Baden,  Germany, 
where  their  marriage  took  place  and  whence,  shortly  afterward, 
they  came  to  America. 

Jacob  Kehl,  who  was  a  shoemaker  by  trade,  on  coming  to  the 
United  States  first  located  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  where  he  followed 
his  trade  until  about  1830,  when  became  to  Connersville,  Ind. ;  he 
then  went  to  Boonville,  Mo.,  remained  there  until  1862,  then  came 
back  to  Fayette  county,  Ind. ;  he  ne.xt  moved  to  Dubuque,  Iowa, 
returned  once  more  to  Connersville  in  1872,  and  finally  moved  to 
Union  county,  where  his  death  took  place  in  1874;  his  widow  sur- 
vived until  March,  1896,  when  she  died  in  Connersville.  Both 
were  sincere  Catholics,  and  in  this  faith  their  twelve  children  were 
christened,  and  of  these  there  are  six  still  living,  of  whom  Henry, 
the  subject,  is  the  youngest  boy. 

'  Henry  Kehl  attended  public  school  until  thirteen  years  of  age, 
when,  on  account  of  the  death  of  his  father,  he  went  to  live  with 
an  elder  brother  in  Mason  City,  111.,  with  whom  he  made  his  home 
until  1882,  when  he  returned  to  Connersville  and  for  one  year 
worked  in  a  furniture  factory;  the  following  three  years  he  worked 
at  the  same  business  in  Chicago,  then  came  back  to  Connersville 
and  was  here  employed  by  the  Indiana  Furniture  company  until 
1894,  in  February  of  which  year  he  opened  a  house-furnishing 
store  with  a  stock  valued  at'$i,ooo,  made  a  success 'of  the  enter- 
prise, now  carries  a  stock  worth  $3, 500,  and  also  owns  his  family 
residence. 

Mr.  Kehl  was  united   in   marriage,    in    Connersville,  in   June, 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

1887,  with  Miss  Anna  Hogan,  a  native  of  Fayette  county  and  a 
daughter  of  Martin  and  Bridget  Hogan.  This  marriage  has  been 
blessed  with  three  children,  viz:  Irene  Marie,  Howard  A.  and 
Joseph  H.  The  family  are  devout  Catholics,  and  enjoy  the 
respect  of  a  large  circle  of  personal  friends  and  of  the  community 
at  large. 


REV.  PETER  A.  KEHELLEK,  pastor  of  SS.  Cyrill  and  Metho- 
dius' church  at  North  Judson,  Starke  county,  Ind.,  is  a  native 
of  the  western  part  of  Germany,  and  came  to  the  United  States  in 
1883,  where  he  has  one  sister  living — Sister  Oreka,  at  Notre  Dame, 
Milwaukee,  Wis. 

Rev.  Peter  A.  Kehellek  was  educated  in  the  classics  at  St. 
Francis  seminary,  Milwaukee,  and  in  philosophy  at  Assumption 
college,  Sandwich,  Ontario,  Canada.  His  theological  studies  were 
pursued  at  Mount  St.  Mary's  seminary,  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  and  in 
that  city  he  was  ordained  priest,  June  17,  1897,  by  the  Most  Rev. 
Archbishop  William  Henry  Elder.  He  read  his  first  mass  June 
27,  1897,  at  Michigan  City,  and  was  then  assigned  as  assistant  at 
Otis,  Laporte  county,  .Ind.,  where  he  remained  until  December  i, 
of  the  same  year,  when  he  was  assigned  to  North  Judson.  Here, 
also,  he  has  charge  of  the  missions  at  Wheatfield,  Jasper  county, 
and  San  Pierre,  and  the  station  at  Knox,  both  in  Starke  county. 
The  mission  at  Wheatfield  was  formerly  attended  from  Rensselaer, 
but  is  now  attended  from  North  Judson,  has  a  comfortable  church, 
attended  by  thirty  or  forty  families,  and  is  out  of  debt.  The  mis- 
sion of  San  Pierre  heretofore  had  been  attended  from  Reynolds 
and  other  places,  but  is  now  in  charge  of  Father  Kehellek,  as  inti- 
mated above,  has  a  small  church,  attended  by  between  thirt}'  and 
forty  families,  and  is  likewise  out  of  debt,  the  church  being  known 
as  All  Saints. 

As  far  back  as  1874,  about  eighty  Bohemian  families  came 
from  Minnesota  and  Illinois,  and  colonized  at  North  Judson,  and 
by  these  the  church  buildings  at  San  Pierre  and  North  Judson  were 
soon  erected,  but   they  were  without   a   resident   priest  until  the 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 


coming  of  Father  Kehellek,  who  has  labored  most  zealously  in 
their  behalf,  and  brought  about  the  present  substantial  condition 
of  the  congregation,  both  in  a  temporal  and  spiritual  sense. 


HENRY  EDWARD  KELLER,  M.  D.,  one  of  the  prominent 
medical  men  of  Decatur,  was  born  in  the  village  of  Monte- 
rey, Pulaski  county,  Ind.,  July  31,  1869,  and  is  the  son  of  John 
and  Elizabeth  Keller.  John  Keller  was  born  in  the  year  1842  at 
Attica,  Ohio,  received  his  education  in  that  town  and  Rochester, 
Ind.,  and  married,  in  1868,  Elizabeth  Schneyder,  of  Monterey, 
near  which  place  he  has  since  been  engaged  in  agricultural  pur- 
suits. The  following  are  the  names  of  the  children  born  to  John 
and  Elizabeth  Keller:  Joseph,  John,  Charles,  Mary  Elizabeth, 
Henry  Edward  and  George,  the  last  named  deceased.  The 
mother  died  in  Monterey,  June  4,  1888.  Dr.  Keller  spent  his 
youthful  years  amid  the  active  scenes  of  farm  life,  attended  the 
schools  of  Monterey  until  his  fifteenth  year,  later  completed  a  com- 
mercial course  in  one  of  the  leading  business  colleges  of  Chicago, 
and  for  some  time  attended  a  normal  school  at  Winamac,  Ind. 
Having  decided  to  adopt  the  medical  profession  for  his  life  work, 
the  doctor,  after  preliminary  reading,  entered  the  Chicago  Physio- 
medical  college,  which  he  attended  two  years,  and  then  took  a 
course  at  Rush  Medical  college,  and  for  two  years  thereafter  was 
interne  in  the  Cook  county  hospital.  He  completed  his  profes- 
sional studies  at  the  Indianapolis  Physio-medical  college,  from 
which  he  was  graduated  in  1894,  and  immediately  thereafter  began 
practicing  at  Decatur,  where  he  has  since  continued  with  the  most 
encouraging  success. 

Doctor  Keller  makes  specialties  of  acute  and  chronic  diseases, 
ear  and  eye,  head,  nose  and  throat  troubles  and  catarrh,  also  dis- 
eases of  the  bladder  and  kidneys.  In  these  special  lines  he  has 
achieved  a  creditable  reputation  and  he  stands  high  among  his  pro- 
fessional brethren  of  Decatur. 

The  doctor's  marriage  with  Miss  Anna  C.  Omlor,  of  Decatur, 
Ind.,   was  solemnized  by   Father  ^^'ilkin   in   St.    Mary's    church, 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

August  13,  1894,  and  to  the  union  two  children  have  been  born: 
Lorena  Elizabeth  Catherine  and  Raymond  Charles.  The  doctor 
and  his  estimable  wife  are  members  of  St.  Mary's  parish. 


REV.  JOHN  B.  KELLY,  rector  of  the  Holy  Trinity  church 
New  Albany,  Ind.,  is  a  native  of  Ireland,  came  to  America  in 
1863,  and  commenced  his  classical  studies  in  the  Provincial  sem- 
inary of  St.  Thomas,  about  three  miles  from  Bardstown,  Nelson 
county,  Ky.,  and  completed  his  philosophical  and  theological 
studies  at  the  seminary  of  Montreal,  Canada. 

After  being  ordained,  in  1874,  at  Indianapolis,  by  Bishop  de 
St.  Palais,  he  was  appointed  pastor  at  Cambridge,  Wayne  county, 
Ind.,  where  he  erected  St.  Elizabeth's  church.  In  1 881,  he  was 
transferred  to  his  present  charge  in  New  Albany,  where  he  at  once 
began  the  improvement  of  the  church  interior,  and  within  three 
months  expended  $1,000,  remodeling  the  seats,  increasing  their 
number  and  re-arranging  the  gallery.  The  following  year  he 
erected  the  Holy  Trinity  school-building,  at  an  outlay  of  $20,000, 
and  at  its  completion  superintended  the  erection  of  a  home  for  the 
Sisters  of  Providence,  the  cost  of  which  was  defrayed  by  the  Sis- 
ters themselves.  In  1886,  he  replaced  the  shingle  roof  of  the 
church  with  tinned  iron  and  introduced  hot-air  furnaces,  and  has 
since  further  decorated  the  interior  of  the  church  at  a  cost  of 
nearly  $7,000.  He  has  also  had  erected  a  comfortable  dwelling 
for  the  teacher  of  the  boys'  senior  class  of  the  parochial  school, 
and  has  expended  over  $1,000  in  improving  the  Irish  Catholic 
cemetery,  on  Green  Valley  road,  two  miles  from  New  Albany. 
In  1886,  Rev.  Father  Kelly  was  furnished  by  Bishop  Chatard  with 
an  assistant  in  the  person  of  Rev.  J.  P.  Matthews,  and  in  the 
spring  of  1887  Father  Kelly  visited  Ireland  and  then  the  Eternal 
City,  where  he  kissed  the  hand  of  His  Holiness,  prayed  for  his 
people  in  the  home  of  the  Blessed  Virgin  at  Loretto,  and  in  Sep- 
tember returned,  bearing  the  apostolic  benediction  for  his  congre- 
gation and  many  souvenirs  blessed  by  Pope  Leo  XIII. 

The  labors  of   Father  Kelly  have  been  zealous,  unceasing  and 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

indefatigable  for  both  the  spiritual  and  temporal  welfare  of  his 
congregation,  as  well  as  for  the  glorification  of  the  Church  of 
Rome  and  the  promotion  of  the  Holy  Faith,  and,  being  an  orator 
by  nature  and  thoroughly  trained  by  education  in  pulpit  eloquence, 
he  has  been  phenomenally  successful  in  performing  the  duties  of 
his  pastorate  and  in  winning  the  love  and  admiration  of  his  con- 
gregation, which  adore  him,  not  only  for  his  scholarly  accomplish- 
ments, but  for  his  unfeigned  piety  and  his  many  personal  virtues. 


PETER  KELLY,  an  efficient  and  popular  Miami  county  official, 
and  a  resident  of  Peru,  Ind. ,  was  born  in  county  Cork,  Ireland, 
July  5,  1 846,  a  son  of  Patrick  and  Hanora  (Twomey)  Kelly,  the  former 
of  whom  was  a  scientific  farmer  and  likewise  steward  for  the  estate 
of  Sir  George  Colthrust,  on  which  he  died  in  1862.  Mrs.  Hanora 
Kelly  came  to  America  in  1867,  and  here  passed  the  remainder  of 
her  days,  and  died  in  1875,  like  her  husband,  in  the  faith  of  the 
Catholic  church. 

Peter  Kelly,  the  youngest  of  the  six  children  born  to  his 
parents  and  of  whom  four  are  still  living,  was  educated  in  one  of 
the  national  or  common  schools  of  Ireland  until  sixteen  years  old, 
assisted  his  father  until  the  latter's  death  and  engaged  in  general 
labor  in  his  native  county  until  coming  to  America  with  his  mother 
in  1867.  Locating  in  Peru,  Ind.,  with  the  rest  of  the  family,  he 
first  engaged  in  contract  work  on  public  works,  a  business  he  fol- 
lowed until  1877,  when  he  embarked  in  the  grocery  trade,  which 
he  conducted  until  1879,  when  he  resumed  contracting,  and  was 
thus  employed  until  1892,  when  he  was  appointed  deputy  county 
surveyor,  filled  the  office  in  a  most  satisfactory  manner  until  1896 
— in  fact  performing,  during  the  latter  part  of  the  term,  the  duties 
of  both  surveyor  and  deputy.  In  June,  1896,  he  was  appointed 
city  engineer  for  Peru,  for  which  office  he  is  admirably  fitted,  and 
is  also  a  county  drainage  commissioner.  In  politics  he  is  a  stanch 
democrat,  and  is  very  popular  with  his  party,  in  whose  council  his 
voice  has  a  potent  effect.  He  is  a  true  Catholic,  and  is  a  member 
of  St.  Patrick's  Total  Abstinence  society,  believing  that  temperance 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

is  the  foundation  of  all  temporal  prosperity.  He  has  been  frugal 
and  temperate  himself  throughout  life  and  owns  several  buildmg 
lots  in  the  city  earned  by  his  own  labor  and  a  judicious  investment 
of  his  savings,  and  in  every  way  has  led  a  commendable  and  useful 
life.  Generous  by  nature,  he  has  been  free  with  his  means  in 
aiding  every  movement  for  the  benefit  of  his  fellow-men  when 
within  his  power,  and  no  appeal  in  charity's  name  has  passed 
him  unnoticed. 


REV.  FATHER  ANTHONY  MICHEL,  O.  S.  B.,  pastor  of  St. 
Martin's  church  at  Siberia  (Sabaria),  Perry  county,  Ind.,  is  a 
native  of  Dubois  county,  Ind.,  was  born  at  St.  Henry,  June  lo, 
1865,  and  is  the  sixth  in  a  family  of  seven  children  born  to  John 
and  Magdalena  (Hubert)  Michel,  of  whom  Mark  is  a  brother  at  St. 
Meinrad's  monastery. 

Rev.  Anthony  Michel's  primary  education  was  finished  in  the 
common  schools,  and  in  1880  he  entered  St.  Meinrad's  college, 
there  finished  the  classical,  philosophical  and  theological  courses 
and  was  ordained  by  Bishop  Chatard  May  23,  1891.  He  had  taken 
his  profession  in  the  Benedictine  order,  July  25,  1886,  and  took 
the  solemn  vows  later.  He  was  called  to  fill  the  chair  of  ancient 
and  modern  history  and  geography  in  the  college  of  St.  Meinrad 
during  the  school  year  of  1891-92,  and  was  then  assigned  as  pas- 
tor of  the  Sacred  Heart  parish  at  Schnellville  during  the  year 
1892-93,  having,  during  his  professorship,  officiated  as  priest  of 
this  parish.  He  became  the  resident  priest  of  St.  Martin's  Sep- 
tember 3,  1894.  The  old  log  church  had  an  ell  and  sacristy,  which 
had  been  erected  in  1868,  and  was  still  standing.  When  he  took 
charge  there  were  about  forty  families,  or  200  souls,  and  he  at  once 
undertook  the  erection  of  a  new  church.  The  preliminaries,  such 
as  quarrying  the  stone  and  burning  the  brick  and  leveling  the  hilly 
and  rough  grounds,  were  begun,  and  the  corner-stone  was  laid 
August  15,  1896,  by  Rev.  J.  W.  Book,  of  Cannelton.  The  build- 
ing was  partially  finished  in  1896,  but  it  was  left  until  the  patron 
saint's  day,  or  the  feast  of  St.  Martin,  November  11,  1897,  when 
the  first  services  were  held.      During  the  same  day  Abbot  Schmitt 

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blessed  the  bells,  two  in  number.  The  building  was  not  really 
finished  until  June  3,  1898,  when  Bishop  Chatard  blessed  the 
church.  The  entire  cost  of  the  church,  including  labor,  donated 
material  and  cash,  amounted  to  $7,500.  The  priest's  home,  a 
very  modest  building,  was  built  in  1890  at  a  cost  of  $400.  The 
entire  value  of  the  Catholic  property,  including  church  building, 
lands,  priest's  residence  and  the  furnishings  of  the  church,  is  placed 
at  $9,000.  Father  Anthony  Michel  has  performed  a  great  and 
creditable  task  in  erecting  this'beautiful  brick  church  in  so  rough 
and  rocky  a  place — a  parish  where  the  people  are  very  poor — and- 
the  best  thing  to  be  recorded  is  that  the  parish  is  out  of  debt. 
Great  credit  also  is  due  the  congregation  for  their  zealous  work. 


DR.    MATHEW  KEMPF  (deceased)  was  a  native  of  Offenburg,. 
Baden,  Germany,  was  born  September  25,  1827,  and  died  in 
Louisville,  Ky.,  March  29,  1880. 

When  but  three  years  of  age  he  emigrated  with  his  parents 
from  his  native  land  to  Louisville,  Ivy.,  which  was  in  the  year 
1830.  He  was  a  man  of  erudite  knowledge  and  education,  having 
received  an  English  and  German  education  in  the  schools,  or  col- 
leges of  Louisville,  Ky. ,  and  Vincennes,  Ind.  He  became  very 
proficient  in  the  French  and  German  languages,  and  began  the 
study  of  medicine  with  Dr.  Wilson,  an  eminent  practitioner  of  the 
city  of  Louisville,  and  subsequently  entered  the  Medical  college  of 
Louisville,  and  graduated  from  that  celebrated  institution  in  1850. 
He  was  appointed,  for  his  fitness,  demonstrator  of  anatomy  in  the 
college,  and  in  1852  returned  to  his  native  land  to  enter  the  Heidel- 
burg  university,  to  more  completely  prepare  himself  for  his  chosen 
profession.  Upon  his  return  to  Louisville,  he  resumed  his  practice 
of  medicine  and  surgery,  and  on  account  of  his  rare  skill  and 
scholarly  attainments,  built  up  a  large  and  lucrative  practice.  On 
account  of  his  eyesight  failing  him,  he  was  advised  to  abandon 
city  life,  which  caused  his  removal  to  Ferdinand,  Ind.,  in  1855. 
In  1859  the  people  chose  him  by  election  as  their  representative 
in  the  halls  of  the  legislature  of  the  state  of   Indiana,  and  whilst 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

there,  he  made  an  attempt  to  procure  a  law  to  regulate  the  practice 
of  medicine. 

In  November,  1879,  he  was  appointed  professor  of  surgery 
and  clinical  surgery  in  the  Kentucky  School  of  Medicine,  but  the 
promise  of  a  useful  career  as  a  lecturer  was  cut  short  by  death,  in 
the  Catholic  faith. 

Dr.  Kempf  was  a  forcible,  fluent  and  graceful  writer,  was  the 
author  of  an  "Essay  on  the  Surgery  of  Dubois  County, "and  of 
many  articles  in  "  The  American  Journal  of  the  Medical  Sciences," 
"  The  North  American  Medico-Chirurgical  Review,"  the  "Louis- 
ville Medical  News"  and  the  "Cincinnati  Lancet  and  Observer." 
His  scientific  studies  were  extensive,  but  he  was  especially  devoted 
to  ethnology.  He  was  author  of  a  poem  of  18,000  verses,  entitled 
"Wandering  Cainid*,"  which  is  a  study  of  ethnology,  refuting  the 
Darwinian  theory.  The  preface  was  published  in  1879.  Dr. 
Kempf  was  a  tioted  leader  on  this  deep  subject  of  ethnology  in  the 
medical  world.  He  was  a  gentleman  who  was  possessed  of  those 
cardinal  graces  of  character  which  classed  him  among  the  best 
thinkers  and  reasoners,  and  in  all  his  relations  of  life  exhibited  such 
noble  attributes  of  character  that  he  was  held  in  the  highest  esteem 
by  all  who  knew  him.  His  death  caused  a  breach  in  the  profession, 
but  the  robe  of  responsibility  which  fell  from  his  shoulders  was 
•caught  up  by  his  son,  Edward  J.,  who  has  with  prestige  and  skill 
born  it  gracefully  and  has  greatly  extended  the  practice  of  medi- 
cine in  Dubois  county.  I3r.  Kempf  had  married  Miss  Katharine 
Jeglie,  a  native  of  Switzerland.  She  was  born  in  1833  and  died  in 
1877.  There  were  eleven  children,  six  sons  and  five  daughters,  in 
the  family,  and  six  of  the  children  are  living  at  present. 

Dr.  Edward  J.  Kempf,  the  son  of  Dr.  Mathew  Ivempf,  and 
now  a  physician  and  surgeon  of  Jasper,  Ind.,  is  a  native  of  Ferdi- 
.nand,  Dubois  county,  and  was  born  September  30,  1858.  His 
primary  education  was  completed  in  the  common  schools,  and  in 
1869  he  entered  St.  Meinrad  college  and  remained  there  as  a  stu- 
dent till  1873.  In  1876  he  entered  the  university  of  Louisville,  and 
graduated  in  1878,  and  at  the  completion  of  his  medical  career 
as  a  student  he  took  up  the  practice  of  his  father  at  Ferdinand  and 
remained  there  until  1S84.      In  i  S82  he  took  a  post-graduate  course 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

at  the  university  of  Pennsylvania.  In  1884  he  located  at  Jasper, 
Ind.,  and  is  at  present  the  leading  physician  and  surgeon  of  the 
town.  Dr.  Kempf  was  wedded  at  Ferdinand,  Ind.,  October  6, 
1884',  by  Rev.  Eberhardt  Stadler,  to  Miss  Caroline  D.  Judy,  a 
native  of  Dubois  county,  and  to  this  marriage  have  been  born  seven 
children,  viz:  Edward  J.,  confirmed  by  Bishop  Chatard;  Frank  P. ; 
Andrew  G. ;  Marie  C. ;  Gerald  F.;  Roman  C.  and  Thomas  M. 

Dr.  Kempf  is  a  successful  physician  and  surgeon  and  his  prac- 
tice is  extensive.  Fraternally,  he  is  a  member  of  the  Catholic 
Knights  of  America  and  the  Y.  M.  I.  His  social  standing  is  an 
enviable  one,  and  his  many  personal  virtues  make  him  esteemed  by 
all  classes  of  the  people  of  Jasper  and  the  surrounding  country. 


MICHAEL  H.  KENNEDY,  e.\-postmaster  at  Lafayette,  Ind., 
and  also  member  of  the  firm  of  Spitznagel  &  Kennedy, 
wholesale  dealers  in  saddlery  and  harness  findings,  was  born  in 
Lawrence,  Mass.,  June  27,  1849,  and  was  about  nine  years  of  age 
when  brought  to  LaFayette. 

John  B.  Kennedy,  father  of  Michael  H.,  was  born  in  county 
Tipperary,  Ireland,  and  there  married  Mary  Hewitt,  a  native  of 
the  same  county.  Early  in  1849  he  brought  his  wife  to  America, 
and  for  five  years  he  worked  in  a  woolen  mill  in  Lawrence,  Mass., 
whence  he  went  to  Manchester,  Mich.,  and  for  three  years  followed 
farming.  In  1858  he  came  to  LaFayette  and  followed  teaming 
and  contracting  until  about  1885,  when  he  retired  to  the  quiet  of 
his  own  home  at  No.  92  South  Third  street,  where  he  had  the  sad 
misfortune  of  losing  his  life-partner  in  November,  1887.  His  four 
children  were  named,  in  order  of  birth,  Maggie,  Emma  (who  died 
in  childhood),  Michael  H.  (our  subject),  and  John  B.,  Jr.,  the  last 
named  of  whom  married  Mary  Riley,  who  bore  him  one  son, 
Frank.  John  B.,  Jr.,  was  an  active  democrat  in  politics,  was 
deputy  sheriff  of  Tippecanoe  county  and  later  deputy  city  treas- 
urer of  LaFayette,  and  died,  an  honored  citizen  and  faithful  Cath- 
olic, in  1892. 

Michael    H.    Kennedy    was    chiefly    educated  in  a  parochial 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

school  of  LaFayette,  and  at  the  mercantile  college  conducted  by 
Prof.  Kennedy,  after  graduating  from  which  he  became  a  book- 
keeper for  a  grocery  firm,  and  then  for  Barney  Spitznagle,  and  ten 
years  later,  January  i,  1881,  became  his  equal  partner  in  his  pres- 
ent business. 

Mr.  Kennedy  was  united  in  matrimony,  November  29,  1887, 
with  Miss  Mary  C.  Daly,  a  native  of  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  and  as  a 
result  has  been  blessed  with  four  children,  viz:  Mary  C,  Robert 
Leo,  Catherine  F.  and  John  T.  He  and  family  are  members  of 
St.  Mary's  congregation,  are  liberal  in  their  support  of  the  church 
in  all  its  work  for  the  good  of  its  people,  and  are  sincere  and 
devout  Catholics.  In  politics  Mr.  Kennedy  is  a  stanch  democrat  and 
has  been  very  active  in  promoting  the  success  of  his  party  in  local 
elections,  but  was  never  an  office  seeker,  his  position  as  postmaster 
having  been  proffered  to  him  unsought  in  1893,  and  he  having 
taken  charge  of  the  office  on  the  13th  day  of  October  in  the  same 
year,  the  duties  of  which  office  he  faithfully  and  efficiently  per- 
formed to  the  satisfaction  of  all  concerned  until  the  e.xpiration  of 
his  term,  since  when  he  has  been  in  a  wholesale  house.  Frater- 
nally he  is  a  member  of  the  B.  &  P.  O.  E.,  the  Knights  of  St. 
John,  the  A.  O.  H.  and  the  Y.  M.  H.  S.,  and  socially  he  and 
family  are  very  highly  esteemed  by  the  mo^t  respected  residents 
of  LaFayette.  He  owns  a  fine  home  at  No.  126  North  street, 
where  his  non-business  hours  are  passed  in  the  quiet  enjoyment  of 
domestic  felicity. 


MICH.\EL  M.  KELLEY,  deceased,  of  Fort  Wayne,  was  one  of 
five  children  born  to  Thomas  J.  and  Mary  Kelley,  natives  of 
Ireland.  The  father  was  a  farmer  and  died  in  Ireland,  in  1851, 
the  mother  having  died  about  1849. 

Michael  M.  Kelley  was  born  in  Ireland  August  28,  1847,  was 
educated  in  the  common  schools,  and  followed  farming  a  great 
many  years,  and  then  engaged  in  business,  and  was  thus  engaged 
when  he  died,  February  17,  1S90,  in  Fort  Wayne.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  Catholic  Knights  of  America,  the  Catholic  Benev- 
olent association  and  the  St.  Joseph   Benevolent  association. 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

He  was  married  August  26,  1873,  to  Miss  Lizzie  Hamilton,  a 
daughter  of  Thomas  and  Mary  (Terian)  Hamilton.  Her  father  was 
from  Ireland  and  came  to  the  United  States  when  he  was  a  boy,  and 
both  parents  are  now  deceased.  To  the  marriage  of  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
I^elley  were  born  five  children,  viz:  George  W.,  Mary  A.,  Frank  A., 
Parnell  E.  and  Julien  B.  All  of  these  are  members  of  the  cathe- 
dral congregation,  and  stand  very  high  in  the  esteem  of  the  mem- 
bers of  their  church  as  well  as  that  of  the  community  in  general. 

Mrs.  Kelley,  January  18,  1898,  married  Jerome  J.  Otuder,  a 
salesman  in  Fort  Wayne  and  residing  at  No.  397  South  Calhoun 
street. 


EDWARD  THOMAS  KENNEY,  representing  the  Aultman 
company,  manufacturers  of  threshing  machines,  road  imple- 
ments, etc.,  is  a  native  of  Ohio,  born  April  3,  1854,  in  the  city  of 
Urbana.  He  was  educated  in  Mount  ^t.  Mary's  seminary,  Cincin- 
nati, and  since  his  twenty-first  year  has  been  engaged  in  the 
implement  business.  His  first  experience  in  this  work  was  as  a 
local  dealer  in  his  native  town,  following  which  he  represented  his 
firm  on  the  roads  for  three  years  in  the  state  of  Illinois  as  "general 
utility  man."  At  the  end  of  that  time,  he  was  given  the  manage- 
ment of  a  small  territory  in  southern  Illinois,  which  was  subse- 
quently enlarged  so  as  to  embrace  portions  of  Illinois,  Iowa  and 
Missouri.  So  abh'  did  he  represent  his  employers'  interests  while 
in  the  above  field,  that  in  1890  he  was  sent  to  Indianapolis  as  gen- 
eral agent  for  Indiana,  west  half  of  Ohio,  and  southeast  Illinois. 
Mr.  Kenney  has  five  assistants  in  his  extensive  business,  the  terri. 
tory  over  which  he  has  jurisdiction  being  large  and  the  interests 
greatly  scattered.  He  is  necessarily  on  the  road  a  considerable 
portion  of  the  time,  and  the  magnitude  of  business  is  second  to  that 
of  no  man  similarly  employed  in  the  entire  country.  In  addition 
to  his  regular  vocation,  Mr.  Kenney  is  interested  with  Daniel  Sul- 
livan in  handling  small  implements,  wagons,  buggies,  etc.,  in  which 
his  success  has  already  been  fully  assured. 

Mr.  Kenney  was  married  in  Galesburg,  Ills.,  April  7,   1 891,  to 
Miss  Margaret  Collopy,  a  native  of  that  city  and   a  student  of  St. 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

Mary's  of  the  Woods,  Terre  Haute,  Ind.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Kenney 
have  three  interesting  children — John  Edward,  Catherine  and 
James  Henry.  The  family  are  members  of  St.  Joseph  church, 
active  in  every  good  work  connected  therewith,  and  highly- 
respected  in  both  religious  and  social  circles  of  the  city.  Politic- 
ally, Mr.  Kenney  supports  the  democratic  party,  but  prefers  to 
vote  independently  in  local  affairs. 

The  parents  of  the  subject  were  John  and  Catherine  (Hill) 
Ivenney,  both  natives  of  county  Kilkenny,  Ireland;  they  were  mar- 
ried in  Urbana,  Ohio,  where  the  mother  now  lives,  the  father  hav- 
ing been  called  from  the  scenes  of  his  early  life  October  3,  1887, 
at  the  age  of  seventy-two  years.  John  and  Catherine  Kenney  had 
a  large  family — fourteen  children — of  whom  seven  are  living  at 
this  time,  Edward  Thomas  being  the  eldest.  The  names  of  the 
other  surviving  members  are  as  follows:  Anna,  Thomas,  James, 
Mary  (wife  of  William  Chew),  Patrick  and  Nellie,  all  of  whom, 
except  James,  who  resides  at  Lima,  Ohio,  and  Edward  T. ,  are 
residents  of  Urbana.  They  were  all  reared  in  the  Catholic  faith, 
and  to  their  credit  be  it  said  that  they  have  ever  been  true  to  the 
pure  teachings  of  the  Holy  church. 


MICHAEL  FRANCIS  KENNEDY,  deceased,  was  born  in 
Cambridge  City,  Wayne  county,  Ind.,  October  25,  1870,  a 
son  of  Martin  and  Mary  (Dillon)  Kennedy,  highly  respected  resi- 
dents of  the  same  ciiy,  but  natives  of  county  Kerry,  Ireland. 
Michael  Francis,  the  deceased  subject  of  this  memoir,  was  educated 
primarily  in  the  public  schools  of  his  native  city,  later  passed  one 
year  at  St.  Meinrad's  college,  and  still  later  studied  two  years 
under  the  private  tutorage  of  Rev.  Father  Spelman,  and  was  by 
him  so  well  instructed  that,  on  entering  St.  Charles  college  at 
Baltimore,  Md.,  he  was  assigned  to  the  second  (or  sophomore) 
class,  or,  in  other  words,  advanced  one  class  higher  than  the  first 
(or  freshman)  class.  \N'hile  pursuing  his  studies  at  St.  Charles,  and 
in  his  senior,  or  graduating  class,  he  was  called  away  from  earth, 
a  victim  of  that  insidious  and  fell  disorder,  consumption,  and  died. 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

a  true  Catholic  May  12,  1892.  He  was  a  bright,  intelligent,  moral' 
young  man,  a  fine  scholar,  a  gentleman  by  instinct  as  well  as 
training,  and  his  untimely  death  was  a  source  of  great  sorrow  to  a 
host  of  admiring  young  friends,  as  well  as  a  severe  affliction  to  his 
disconsolate  family. 


JAMES  W.  KEOGH,  a  well-known  railroad  man  in  former 
days,  but  now  general  agent  at  Indianapolis  for  the  Deering 
Harvester  company,  was  born  in  Cleveland,  Ohio,  July  i,  1855,  a 
son  of  Thomas  and  Mary  Keogh,  natives  of  Ireland,  and  is  the 
eldest  of  a  family  of  six  boys  and  three  girls,  of  whom  four  only 
are  now  living,  viz:  James  W. ,  the  subject  of  this  review;  Alice, 
seventh  child,  is  married  and  resides  in  Chicago,  111. ;  Thomas  V., 
eighth  child,  resides  in  Indianapolis,  and  travels  for  the  American 
Buncher  company  through  the  state  of  Illinois;  and  Mary,  the 
ninth  child,  makes  her  home  with  her  mother  in  Indianapolis. 

On  coming  from  Ireland,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Thomas  Keogh  made 
their  home  in  Cleveland,  Ohio,  until  1864.  then  resided  in  Paines- 
ville,  Ohio,  until  1866,  next  lived  in  Gallon,  in  the  same  state, 
until  1878,  then  in  Columbus  until  1883,  when  they  finally  settled 
in  Indianapolis,  Ind.,  and  here  the  father  passed  away,  in  the  faith 
of  the  Catholic  church,  in  September,  1893,  an  honored  citizen 
and  an  upright  man,  leaving  behind,  to  mourn  his  loss,  his  sorrow- 
ing widow  and  the  four  surviving  children  named  above. 

James  W.  Keogh  was  educated  in  the  Brothers'  schools  of 
Cleveland  and  Painesville  and  the  public  school  at  Gallon,  and 
began  his  business  career  as  a  messenger  boy  in  a  railroad  office  in 
the  last  named  city,  was  promoted  to  the  position  of  second  bill 
clerk,  and  left  this  office  to  enter  the  train  service,  in  which  he  was 
employed  one  year  and  eight  months  as  brakeman,  and  fourteen 
years  and  two  months  as  conductor  on  several  roads,  viz:  Bee  Line, 
east  division.  Union  City,  Ind.,  to  Gallon,  O.hio;  Baltimore  & 
Ohio,  Lake  Erie  division,  Newark,  Ohio,  to  Sandusky,  Ohio;  Pan- 
handle R.  R.,  Columbus  to  Denniston,  Ohio,  and  Bradford,  Ohio, 
to   Indianapolis,    Ind.;   C,  H.  &  I.,  Indianapolis,  Ind.,  to   Hamil- 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

ton,  Ohio;  I.  &  St.  L.,  Indianapolis  to  St.  Louis;  Vandalia  Line, 
Indianapolis  to  St.  Louis. 

In  1887,  Mr.  Keo,s;h  began  traveling  for  the  Deering  Harvester 
company  and  February  i,  1892,  was  promoted  to  the  general 
agency,  at  Kalamazoo,  Mich.,  where  he  filled  the  duties  of  his  posi- 
tion with  great  satisfaction  to  the  company  until  December  23, 
1893,  when  he  was  transferred  to  his  present  responsible  position 
in  Indianapolis. 

The  first  marriage  of  Mr.  Keogh  was  solemnized  November 
25,  1879,  by  Rev.  Father  Bessonies,  with  Miss  May  Mason,  of 
Union  City,  Ind. ,  but  this  lady  was  called  away  February  14,  1886, 
and  on  April  12,  of  the  same  year,  was  followed  to  the  grave  by 
her  only  child,  Harry.  The  second  marriage  of  Mr.  Keogh  was 
also  solemnized  by  Father  Bessonies  February  22,  1887,  to  Miss 
Maud  M.  Mercer,  of  Terre  Haute,  Ind.,  and  this  union  was  blessed 
with  two  children,  Camilla  and  Francis,  born  November  29,  1889. 
Mr.  Keogh  was  called  to  mourn  the  loss  of  his  second  helpmate 
August  ID,  1896,  and  he  was  bereaved  of  his  daughter,  Camilla, 
March  17,  1897 — she  dying  at  St.  Mary's  of  the  Woods,  at  the  age 
of  eight  years,  eleven  months  and  twenty-eight  days.  Mr.  Keogh, 
however,  bears  his  bereavements  with  christian  fortitude,  and  finds 
his  solace  within  the  pale  of  the  church,  being  a  devout  member  of 
St.  John's  congregation. 


P.^TRICK  KEOUGH,  deceased,  was  for  over  thirty-five  years, 
prior  to  his  death,  a  well-known  and  highly  esteemed  resident 
of  Bainbridge,  Putnam  county,  Ind.,  and  a  faithful  Catholic  from 
birth  to  death.  He  was  born  in  county  Tipperary,  Ireland,  in 
1 818,  and  at  the  age  of  twenty-seven  years  came  to  America, 
landing  in  Quebec,  Canada,  but  shortly  afterward  came  direct  to 
Indiana,  which  state  was  ever  afterward  his  home.  He  was  mar- 
ried in  Crawfordsville,  in  1 851,  to  Miss  Catherine  Shaughnessy,  a 
native  of  county  Clare,  Ireland,  and  went  to  housekeeping  in 
Roachville,  where  Mr.  Keough  was  employed  in  railroad  con- 
struction until  1 86 1,  when  he  brought  his  family  to  Bainbridge, 
where  he  lost  his  devoted  wife  February    10,   1891,  and  where  his 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

own  death  took  place  January  4,  1896.  He  was  very  domestic  in 
his  habits,  was  strictly  moral,  and  was  a  useful  and  public-spirited 
citizen.  He  had  been  well  educated,  was  a  constant  reader,  had 
a  most  retentive  memory,  and  kept  himself  well  posted  in  ancient 
and  modern  history  and  the  standard  literature,  sacred  and  pro- 
fane, of  his  day. 

The  marriage  of  Patrick  and  Catherine  Keough  was  blessed 
with  two  daughters — Mary  and  Kate — both  of  whom  are  now 
engaged  in  school-teaching  and  retain  their  residence  on  the  old 
homestead.  They  are  highly  accomplished  young  ladies  and  are 
much  esteemed  in  the  community  in  which  they  live.  They  were 
filial  and  affectionate  in  their  home  relations,  and  gave  their 
parents  the  most  tender  attention  in  their  latter  days,  and  these 
amiable  traits  of  character  were  especially  marked  during  the 
declining  days  of  their  father,  who  was  an  invalid  for  some  time 
prior  to  his  death,  which  was  a  source  of  sorrow  to  a  large  circle 
of  sincerely  attached  friends,  fn  him  the  church  lost  a  pious  and 
faithful  devotee,  and  the  daughters  a  kind,  loving  father,  whose 
demise  they  can  never  cease  to  deplore.  As  were  the  parents,  the 
daughters  are  devout  Catholics. 


JOHN  IvERVAN,  deceased,  was  one  of  the  early  Catholic  set- 
tlers near  fndianapolis  and  one  of  those  who  formed  the  nucleus 
of  the  Catholic  societies  or  congregations  as  they  were  gradually 
formed  and  developed  in  this  now  magnificent  city.  He  was  born  in 
county  Tipperary,  Ireland,  June  29,  1822,  and  came  to  America 
when  a  young  man,  leaving  his  parents  behind.  He  was  married 
in  Gloucester,  N.  J.,  October  9,  1853,  by  Rev.  Father  Finnegan, 
to  Miss  Mary  Colbert,  who  was  also  born  in  county  Tipperary,  Ire- 
land, and  had  been  his  playmate  in  childhood.  The  parents  of 
Mrs.  Kervan  never  came  to  America,  but  an  elder  brother,  Patrick 
Colbert,  preceded  her  to  this  country  and  is  now  a  resident  of 
Indianapolis,  but,  on  her  arrival  in  America,  was  a  resident  of  New 
Jersey. 

May    31,   1854,    Mr.  and    Mrs.    Kervan   came   to    Indiana  and 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

located  on  a  farm  near  Valley  Mills,  in  the  township  of  Decatur, 
Marion  county,  where  their  children  were  born,  and  where  the 
father  died  July  8,  iS88,  at  the  age  of  sixty-six  years.  During  the 
many  years  the  family  resided  at  Valley  Mills,  they  usually  attended 
St.  John's  church  in  the  city  of  Indianapolis,  although  there  was  a 
mission  near  at  hand,  to  which  he  had  donated  the  land  on  which 
to  erect  a  church  building;  but  he  had  been  interested  in  the  forma- 
tion of  St.  John's  congregation  and  clung  to  it  to  the  last. 

The  marriage  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Kervan  was  blessed  with  six 
children,  all  of  whom  were  baptized  in  St.  John's  church,  Indian- 
apolis. Of  this  family  there  now  survive  the  mother  and  four  chil- 
dren— Mary,  John,  James  and  Margaret.  Of  the  two  deceased 
children,  Thomas  died  at  the  age  of  six  years  and  Ellen  at  the  age 
of  thirty-three.  Mrs.  Kervan  and  three  of  her  children,  Mary,  John 
and  Margaret,  reside  at  No.  815  Dougherty  street,  Indianapolis, 
while  James,  the  youngest  son,  operates  the  homestead  farm. 
The  family,  like  the  husband  and  father,  are  all  devout  Catholics, 
are  liberal  in  their  contributions  to  the  support  of  the  church  and. 
maintain  a  high  position  in  the  esteem  of  all  who  know  them, 
either  in  town  or  countrv. 


CH.  IvESSING,  jeweler,  of  Oldenburg,  Franklin  county,  is  a 
son  of  J.  H.  and  Mary  E.  (Holterhenrich)  Kessing,  of  Ger- 
many. The  father  was  born  January  6,  1796,  and  died  March  24. 
1877.  C.  H.  Kessing  was  born  January  20,  1845,  and  was  one  of 
six  children,  of  whom  four  are  living.  Mr.  Kessing  was  reared  in 
Germany,  attended  the  common  schools,  and  came  to  the  United 
States  in  May,  1861,  landing  in  Baltimore.  He  went  to  Cincin- 
nati in  1865,  remained  a  short  time,  then  moved  to  Morris  City, 
Ripley  county,  Ind.,  and  remained  for  one  and  one-half  years  on  a 
farm.  He  then  returned  to  Cincinnati  as  a  salesman  in  the  cloth- 
ing business,  which  he  continued  for  one  year.  Then  he  learned 
the  jewelry  business  at  Cincinnati,  and  in  1869  came  to  Oldenburg 
city,  and  has  worked  at  his  trade  ever  since,  owning  his  own  store 
and  carrying  a  stock  valued  at  $800. 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

He  was  married  November  23,  1875,  to  a  Miss  Philomena 
Lamping,  a  daughter  of  Fredricka  Lamping,  of  Germany.  She 
was  born  May  3,  1851,  and  died  November  13,  1890.  One  child 
was  born  to  this  union,  Matilda,  who  is  at  home  with  her  father. 
Mr.  Kessing  is  one  of  the  principal  business  men  of  Oldenburg,  is 
a  sincere  Catholic,  and  is  highly  respected  as  a  citizen. 


JOHN  KIEFER,  e.\-sheriff  of  Tipton  county  and  lumber  mer- 
chant of  Tipton  city,  was  born  in  Brookville,  Franklin  county, 
Ind.,  February  28,  1847,  and  is  a  son  of  Dominick  and  Caroline 
(Witt)  Kiefer,  both  of  whom  were  born  at  Oldsbach,  near  Stras- 
burg,  Germany,  but  came  to  America  when  young  and  were  reared 
and  married  in  Brookville,  Ind.  The  maternal  grandmother  also 
came  to  the  United  States  and  died  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  The 
father  was  also  accompanied  to  this  country  by  one  brother,  John, 
and  a  sister,  Fronica,  who  was  married  to  John  Pfonder,  who  died 
in  Brookville,  Ind.,  and  whose  remains  were  the  first  to  be  interred 
in  the  old  Catholic  cemetery,  of  that  place. 

Dominick  Kiefer  was  a  tailor  by  trade  and  carried  on  his  busi- 
ness in  Brookville,  being  also  engaged  in  farming  during  his  later 
years.  His  death  took  place  in  Brookville,  in  1873,  at  the  age  of 
sixty-eight  years,  but  his  wife  still  survives  and  resides  with  her 
children  in  Colorado.  Of  the  family  of  nine  children  born  to  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Kiefer,  John,  the  subject  of  this  memoir,  is  the  eldest; 
Leopold  is  a  farmer  of  Tipton;  Valentine  is  a  fruit-grower  in  Col- 
orado; Amelia  is  the  wife  of  Michael  Bath,  of  Tipton;  Joseph  is 
a  miller  in  Colorado;  Frank  is  in  the  same  state;  Rosa  is  the  wife 
of  Thomas  O'Tool,  of  Kokomo,  Ind.  ;  Caroline  lives  in  Brookville, 
Ind. ;  and  Benjamin  in  Colorado. 

John  Kiefer,  whose  name  opens  this  biography,  was  educated  in 
the  public  schools  of  Brookville,  and  was  reared  a  farmer.  He  was 
married  at  St.  Peter's,  Franklin  county,  August  24,  1871,  to  Miss 
Anna  Mary  Schmitt,  a  native  of  Germany,  who,  in  1862,  came  to 
America  with  her  parents,  John  and  Clara  Schmitt.  In  1882,  Mr. 
Kiefer  came  to  Tipton  county  and  purchased   a  farm  of   120  acres, 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

two  miles  east  of  the  city  of  Tipton,  and  was  employed  in  agri- 
culture until  1888.  In  pofitics  he  has  always  been  an  active  dem- 
ocrat, has  served  as  delegate  to  district  and  county  conventions, 
and  has  held  several  township  offices  with  credit  to  himself.  In 
1888  he  was  elected  sheriff  of  Tipton  county,  being  the  first  Cath- 
olic ever  elected  to  a  county  office  in  Tipton.  He  performed  the 
duties  of  this  position  with  such  satisfaction  to  his  constituents 
that  he  was  re-elected,  thus  serving  two  terms.  Since  the  expira- 
tion of  his  second  term,  Mr.  Kiefer  has  been  in  the  lumber  trade 
in  connection  with  Mr.  Fralich,  of  Tipton.  In  religion  he  is  a 
true  Catholic  and  has  served  as  trustee  of  St.  John  the  Baptist 
church,  to  which  his  wife  and  six  children — Charles  C,  Michael, 
Dora,  Amelia,  John  and  Mary — also  belong,  and  was  trustee  at 
the  time  of  the  erection  of  the  parochial  school-building.  Mr. 
Kiefer  has  ever  been  an  industrious  and  useful  citizen,  and  resides 
in  his  own  neat  residence  in  Tipton,  where  he  enjoys  a  large 
acquaintance  and  the  esteem  of  all  his  neighbors. 


REV.  ROGER  KEXEL.  late  assistant  pastor  of  St.  Joseph's 
parish,  Terre  Haute,  was  born  in  Nassua,  Germany,  August 
17,  1864.  When  six  years  of  age,  he  was  brought  by  his  parents 
to  the  United  States,  the  family  locating  at  Albany.  N.  Y.,  in 
which  city  Father  Kexel  was  reared  and  obtained  his  early  educa- 
tion. In  1879  he  entered  St.  Francis  college,  Syracuse,  N.  Y., 
where  he  remained  one  year,  going  thence  to  Trenton,  N.  J., 
where  he  pursued  his  studies  until  1885,  in  which  year  he  went  to 
Rome  and  entered  the  Propaganda.  He  was  ordained  to  the 
priesthood  in  the  Holy  City  in  1888  by  Archbishop  Leuto,  vice- 
gerent to  the  pope,  and  the  same  year  returned  to  America  and 
became  assistant  pastor  of  St.  Joseph's  church,  Hoboken,  X.  J., 
in  which  capacity  he  continued  one  and  a  half  years.  During  the 
four  years  succeeding  his  work  in  Hoboken,  Father  Kexel  served 
as  Catholic  chaplain  of  the  New  Jersey  state  prison,  Trenton,  and, 
in  addition  to  his  clerical  duties,  taught  canon  law  and  liturgy  in 
St.  Francis  college,  located  at  the  state  capital.      From  Trenton, 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

Father  Kexel  was  transferred  to  Camden,  N.  J.,  as  assistant  pastor 
of  the  church  of  Sts.  Peter  and  Paul's.  During  the  summer  season, 
from  1890  to  1896,  he  had  charge  of  the  Catholic  congregation  at 
Point  Pleasant,  N.  J.,  a  well-known  watering  place.  In  October, 
1896,  Father  Kexel  came  to  Terre  Haute  as  assistant  pastor  of  St. 
Joseph's  church,  and  here  his  untimely  and  lamented  decease  took 
place  August  3,  1897.  Father  Kexel  was  a  faithful  and  untiring 
worker  in  the  interests  of  the  holy  church,  and  his  labors  were 
abundantly  blessed  in  leading  many  from  the  paths  of  sin  to  the 
higher  life  of  holiness  and  peace.  He  accomplished  much  good  in 
his  different  fields  of  labor  and  had  before  him  afield  of  still  greater 
usefulness  had  it  not  been  the  will  of  a  Higher  Power  to  place 
him  among  the  saints  departed. 


THOMAS  B.  KIDWELL,  who  resides  with  his  family  at  No. 
1634  Hoyt  avenue,  Indianapolis,  is  a  native  of  Johnson  county, 
this  state,  and  is  a  son  of  Napoleon  B.  and  Sarah  Kidwell,  the 
latter  of  whom  is  deceased.  When  a  boy  he  learned  the  cooper 
trade  in  Indianapolis,  and  later  was  engineer  in  cotton  mills.  He 
next  went  to  the  northwest.  He  was  not  of  Catholic  parentage, 
but  was  converted  to  the  faith  at  Winona,  Minn.,  in  1885,  where 
he  was  married,  February  10,  1886,  to  Mary  J.  Degnan,  a  native 
of  Winona  county,  Minn.,  and  this  union  has  been  blessed  with 
five  children,  viz:  Roy  Bernard,  Mary  Ellen,  Thomas  George, 
Charles  Leo  and  Cornelius  Joseph.  The  father  of  Mrs.  Kidwell, 
Michael  Degnan,  was  an  early  settler  of  Winona  county,  Minn., 
where  his  death  occurred  in  July,  1891,  and  where  his  widow  still 
makes  her  home  with  her  three  children,  she  having  borne  her 
husband  four  in  all,  viz:  George,  Charles,  Mrs.  Kidwell  and  John. 
Mr.  Kidwell  is  a  stationary  engineer,  and  as  such  has  been  in 
the  employ  of  Tucker  &  Dorsey  since  March,  1887.  He  is  indus- 
trious and  frugal,  but  is  liberal  in  his  contributions  to  the  support 
of  the  church  and  its  charities,  as  well  as  its  other  good  work,  and 
Mrs.  Kidwell  is  also  a  true  daughter  of  Catholicity.  In  politics 
Mr.  Kidwell   is  a  democrat,  but   has  never   been  an   office  seeker. 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

His  dwelling  is  the  abode  of  hospitality  and  cheerfulness,  and  he 
and  wife  enjoy  the  esteem  of  a  wide  circle  of  warm  friends, 
both  within  and  without  the  pale  of  the  Catholic  church. 


THOMAS  KILFOIL,  a  well-known  business  man  of  Vincennes, 
Ind.,  and  an  influential  member  of  St.  Francis  Xavier  cathe 
dral,  was  born  in  county  Clare,  Ireland,  May  i,  1859,  the  son  of 
Thomas  and  Mary  (Rodgers)  Kilfoil.  He  received  a  fair  educa- 
tion in  his  youth,  and  when  he  was  about  twenty  years  of  age  he 
came  to  this  country,  being  attracted  hither  by  the  reports  written 
by  his  brother  John,  who  had  been  an  American  citizen  for  some 
years  previous.  He  reached  our  shores  in  December,  1878,  and 
came  directly  to  Vincennes,  where  his  brother  was  residing.  His 
first  employment  was  with  the  O.  &  M.  (now  the  B.  &  O.)  railway 
company,  being  engaged  as  a  car  inspector  in  the  Vincennes  yards 
for  three  years.  For  four  years  he  was  next  employed  as  a  loco- 
motive fireman,  and  in  May,  1891,  abandoned  railway  employment 
and  engaged  in  the  retail  liquor  business,  in  which  he  has  been  suc- 
cessfully occupied  since,  at  No.  2  i  First  street. 

Mr.  Kilfoil  is  a  young  man  of  excellent  personal  habits,  and 
has  a  large  personal  following  of  friends  in  the  city.  He  is  a 
member  of  branch  No.  253,  C.  K.  of  A.,  and  is  a  liberal  contrib- 
utor to  the  good  works  of  St.  Francis  Xavier  cathedral.  Politically 
he  is  a  democrat  though  not  a  seeker  after  office.  He  possesses 
business  qualifications  of  an  excellent  order  and  does  a  good  trade. 
The  Kilfoil  family  consisted  of  five  sons  and  three  daughters, 
as  follows:  John  (deceased);  Patrick,  who  was  a  farmer  in  his 
native  country,  and  who  died  some  years  ago,  leaving  a  family; 
James,  now  a  resident  of  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. ;  Thomas,  our  subject, 
and  Mary,  Bridget  and  Catherine,  the  two  former  married  and 
living  in  Ireland,  and  the  latter  deceased. 

John  Kilfoil,  brother  of  Thomas,  the  subject  of  this  review, 
came  to  this  country  some  years  prior  to  the  arrival  of  our  subject 
and  was  for  several  years  employed  on  the  O.  &  M.  railroad.  He 
later  opened  a  place  of  business  on  Second  street,  which  he  oper- 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

ated  successfull}'  until  his  death,  which  occurred  in  August,  1893. 
He  left  a  wife  (nee  Bridget  Murphy)  and  two  children,  Thomas,  a 
tinner  employed  at  Indianapolis,  and  John,  a  student  in  the  public 
schools  of  Vincennes.  Three  other  children  of  this  union  are 
deceased.  He  left  considerable  property  to  his  family,  and  his 
brother,  our  subject,  was  appointed  guardian  of  the  interests  of 
the  same  until  they  attain  their  majority.  John  Kilfoil  had  been 
married  twice,  his  first  wife,  Mary  Coleman,  dying  childless. 


REV.  E.  B.  KILROY,  D.  D.  (deceased).— Father  Edmund 
Burke  Kilroy  was  assigned  to  LaFayette  in  1859,  and 
remained  until  1861.  He  was  a  man  held  in  very  high  esteem  in 
every  relation  of  life,  and  among  all  classes  of  citizens.  Born  in 
Ireland  on  the  24th  of  November,  1830,  he  came  to  America  in 
early  boyhood.  A  student  in  the  university  of  Notre  Dame,  he 
joined  in  1848,  the  congregation  of  the  Holy  Cross.  Ordained  a 
priest,  he  became  first  professor  at  Notre  Dame,  and  afterward, 
for  two  years,  president  of  the  college  of  St.  Mary's  of  the  Lake, 
at  Chicago.  Separating  himself  from  his  colleagues  at  Notre  Dame 
and  St.  Mary's  of  the  Lake,  he  became  a  member  of  the  diocesan 
clergy,  and  his  first  parishes  were  Laporte  and  LaFayette. 

At  the  call  to  arms  in  the  Civil  war,  he  accepted  an  appoint- 
ment as  one  of  the  special  agents  of  the  state  of  Indiana  to  see  to 
the  sanitary  condition  of  the  army,  and  especially  to  the  wounded. 
After  the  close  of  the  war  he  was  induced  by  friends  and  relatives 
in  Ontario,  Canada,  to  cast  his  lot  with  them,  and  took  a  parish  at 
Sarnia,  and  was  later  on  sent  to  other  places  in  the  dominion. 


REV.  FRANCIS  A.  KING,  pastor  of  the  Roman  Catholic 
church  at  Union  City,  was  born  at  Delphi,  Ind.,  March  25, 
1 86 1,  and  is  a  son  of  Henry  and  Catherine  (Berry)  King.  The 
father  was  a  native  of  New  York,  was  a  farmer,  settled  at  Delphi 
when  twenty-one  years  of  age,  and  was  killed  by  a  runaway  team; 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

the  mother  was  of  Irish  birth  and  came  to  America  when  a  child. 
Francis  A.  received  his  preparatory  education  at  Delphi,  and  at 
the  age  of  fifteen  was  sent  to  St.  Mary's  seminary,  Cincinnati,  for 
three  years;  he  next  attended  St.  Francis'  seminary  at  Milwaukee, 
Wis.,  for  seven  years,  finishing  there  a  philosophical  and  theologi- 
cal course.  In  1885  he  was  ordained  priest  by  Archbishop  Heiss, 
of  Milwaukee,  and  for  a  time  was  first  assistant  at  Fort  Wayne, 
Ind.,  and  was  next  parish  priest  at  Covington,  Ind.,  for  five  years. 
In  June,  1890,  he  was  sent  to  Union  City  to  build  a  new  church, 
and  inside  of  three  years  he  succeeded  in  erecting  an  edifice  at  a 
cost  of  $25,000,  in  the  Gothic  style  of  architecture,  with  a  seating 
capacity  of  600. 

Father  King  has  been  untiring  in  his  labors  for  the  improve- 
ment of  his  parish  in  all  respects  as  well  as  the  advancement  of 
the  general  interests  of  the  mother  church,  and  his  life  of  nearly 
ten  years  in  Union  City  has  been  pregnant  with  most  excellent 
results.  His  people  adore  him  for  his  piety  with  as  great  fervor 
as  they  manifest  gratitude  for  the  great  good  he  has  accomplished 
in  their  behalf,  and  many  persons  in  the  city,  outside  the  church,. 
feel  honored  in  being  called  his  friend. 


ANDREW  RAYMOND,  deceased,  was  born  in  Shelby  county,. 
Ind.,  September  26,  1S45,  a  son  of  Andrew  and  Elizabeth 
(Laws)  Raymond,  who  were  natives,  respectively,  of  Switzerland 
and  Kentucky,  the  father  being  a  farmer. 

Andrew  Raymond,  the  subject  of  this  memoir,  was  an  attend- 
ant at  the  Sisters'  Orphans'  Home  school  in  \'incennes,  Ind.,  until 
about  1S56.  In  1S59  he  went  to  Missouri  with  his  widowed  mother, 
and  they  there  resided  about  three  months,  when  his  mother  was 
called  away,  in  the  faith  of  the  Roman  Catholic  church,  aged  fifty 
years.  Andrew  resided  in  Missouri  till  1863,  then  went  to  Illinois, 
and  in  May,  1864,  enlisted  at  Alton,  for  100  days,  and  at  the  close 
of  his  term  of  enlistment  lived  with  a  farmer  in  Illinois  till  1866; 
he  then  came  to  Shelby ville,  Ind.,  and  here  learned  the  cabinet- 
maker's trade,  at  which  he  worked  until  1874,  and  then  engaged 

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ANDREW^   RAYMOND. 

(DECEASED.) 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

in  huckstering  for  two  years;  he  next  conducted  a  retal  confection- 
ery until  1888,  and  then  embarked  in  the  wholesale  liquor  trade, 
in  which  he  was  still  engaged  at  the  time  of  his  death,  January  27, 
1S97,  in  the  faith  of  the  Catholic  church,  his  remains  being  interred 
in  the  new  cemetery  of  St.  Joseph's.  He  had  been  a  very  indus- 
trious and  active  business  man,  and  although  he  began  life  as  a  poor 
orphan  boy,  died  the  owner  of  his  residence,  as  well  as  a  business 
building,  and  a  stock  of  goods  of  considerable  value;  also  was  the 
owner  of  bank  and  building  and  loan  association  stocks,  and  carried, 
beside,  a  life  insurance  policy  of  $2,000.  He  for  years  had  been  a 
trustee  of  St.  Joseph's  church,  to  which  he  was  a  generous  con- 
tributor; was  a  member  of  St.  Joseph's  Benevolent  society,  and  a 
citizen  of  undisputed  integrity,  honored  by  all  who  knew  him. 

Mr.  Raymond  was  united  in  matrimony,  in  Shelbyville,  Novem- 
ber 27,  1882,  with  Miss  Alice  O'Connor,  a  native  of  this  city,  born 
March  28,  1857,  a  daughter  of  Samuel  and  Mary  Ann  (McGinn) 
O'Connor,  natives  of  Ireland — Mr.  O'Connor  having  been  for 
many  years  a  merchant  tailor  in  Shelbyville,  and  later  a  wholesale 
dealer  in  liquors.  To  the  union  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Raymond  were 
born  five  children,  viz:  Charles  A.  S.,  deceased;  Mary  E.,  George 
H.  J.,  Paul  C.  and  Louisa  A.  Mrs.  Raymond,  with  her  surviving 
children,  is  a  member  of  St.  Joseph's  church,  Mrs.  Raymond  being 
also  a  member  of  St.  Ann's  sodality.  She  is  a  highly  intelligent 
lady  and  is  greatly  respected  in  society,  both  within  and  without 
church  circles. 


THOMAS  W.  KINSER,  a  prominent  citizen  of  Terre  Haute 
and  one  of  the  leading  contractors  of  Indiana,  is  a  native  ot 
Ohio,  born  in  the  city  of  Circleville  on  the  2nd  day  of  March,  1 8  5 1 . 
His  parents,  John  and  Mary  (Six)  Kinser,  were  both  born  in  Ohio; 
the  former  died  in  1883,  at  the  age  of  sixty-seven;  the  mother  is 
still  living,  making  her  home  at  this  time  in  Terre  Haute,  Ind. 
There  were  four  sons  and  one  daughter  born  to  John  and  Mary 
Kinser,  the  daughter  being  the  only  child  of  the  family  deceased. 

Thomas  W.    Kinser  was  reared  on  his  father's  farm   in  Ohio 
until    1859,  when    the    family  went    to    Illinois,  in    which   state  he 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

followed  agricultural  pursuits  until  the  removal  of  the  family  to 
Terre  Haute  some  years  later. 

Mr.  Kinser  is  essentially  a  self-made  man.  He  began  life  for 
himself  at  the  age  of  eighteen,  taking  contracts  on  a  limited  scale 
for  the  excavation  of  cellars  and  other  similar  work,  and  from  a 
small  beginning  continued  to  enlarge  his  operations  from  year  to 
year  until  his  contracts  for  sewers,  streets,  and  railroading  extended 
from  his  own  to  a  number  of  other  states.  He  constructed  twelve  miles 
of  the  Danville  &  Olney  railroad,  put  in  mains  for  the  new  water 
system  of  Vincennes,  put  in  twenty-five  miles  of  sewer  in  Muncie, 
the  same  number  of  miles  in  Anderson,  five  miles  of  sewer  and  a 
like  number  of  miles  of  streets  in  Hammond,  and  filled  various  other 
contracts  of  a  similar  character  in  different  parts  of  the  state.  He 
also  laid  the  South  Sixth  and  Main  street  pavements  in  Terre 
Haute,  which,  with  other  work  alluded  to,  have  stood  the  test  of 
time  and  bear  evidence  of  the  thorough  and  systematic  way  in  which 
all  of  his  contracts  have  been  executed. 

In  February,  1896,  Mr.  Kinser  secured  the  contract  for  con- 
structing the  water  works  for  the  city  of  Cambridge,  Mass. ,  by  far 
his  largest  and  most  expensive  undertaking,  the  contract  price 
being  in  excess  of  $300,000.  As  an  evidence  of  the  magnitude  of 
his  work,  it  is  only  sufficient  to  state  that  Mr.  Kinser's  plant  for 
doing  the  work  cost  him  the  sum  of  $30,000. 

Associated  with  him  in  the  business  of  contracting  are  his  two 
sons,  William  J.  and  Harvey  L.,  both  young  men  of  more  than 
average  ability,  and  the  firm  for  some  time  has  been  known  as 
Kinser  &  Sons.  As  already  stated,  the  firm  has  much  more  than 
a  local  reputation,  and  the  three  members  rank  among  the  most 
progressive  and  responsible  business  men  of  Terre  Haute. 

On  the  third  day  of  May,  1871,  in  St.  Patrick's  church,  Terre 
Haute,  was  solemnised  the  marriage  of  Mr.  Kinser  and  Margaret 
Powers,  Father  Shassa  officiating.  Mrs.  Kinser  was  born  in  the 
•city  of  Waterford,  Ireland,  August  3,  1851,  the  daughter  of  Will- 
iam and  Johanna  Powers,  and  was  brought  by  her  parents  to  the 
United  States  in  1854,  the  family  locating  first  in  Syracuse,  N.  Y. , 
thence,  in  1856,  moving  to  Terre  Haute,  Ind.  \\"illiam  and 
Johanna  Powers  passed  the  rest  of  their  li\es  in  Terre  Haute,  the 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

former  dying  in  1878  and  the  latter  in  1892;  they  had  a  family  of 
nine  children,  only  three  of  whom  are  now  living,  and  were  devout 
members  of  St.  Joseph  parish.  The  family  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Kin- 
ser  consists  of  two  children,  the  sons  above  referred  to;  William 
J.,  was  born  May  6,  1872,  and  Harvey,  February  7,  1875.  Will- 
iam J.  was  married,  January  10,  1893,  in  the  church  of  the  Holy 
Angels,  Chicago,  to  Miss  Hannah  Guise,  of  Baltimore,  Md.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Kinser  and  sons  belong  to  St.  Patrick's  parish,  Terre 
Haute. 


ALBERT  PETER  I-:iVITS,  member  of  St.  Joseph's  parish, 
Terre  Haute,  is  a  native  of  Holland,  where  his  birth  occurred 
on  the  28th  day  of  September,  1847.  His  parents,  Peter  and  M. 
(Stowacke)  Kivits,  both  natives  of  Holland,  with  their  seven  chil 
dren,  came  to  the  United  States  in  1848  and  settled  in  St.  Louis, 
Mo. ,  where,  the  following  j-ear,  the  father,  one  son  and  one  daugh- 
ter died  of  cholera,  which  was  then  raging  in  various  parts  of  the 
country.  The  mother  is  still  living  in  St.  Louis,  having  reached 
the  ripe  old  age  of  eighty-nine  years. 

Albert  P.  Kivits  received  a  practical  education  in  the  schools 
of  St.  Louis,  and  early  began  the  battle  of  life  upon  his  own 
responsibility,  accepting  employment  in  a  tobacco  factory  when 
only  twelve  years  of  age.  Later  he  worked  for  some  time  in  a 
bakery,  making  what  is  known  as  "hard  tack"  for  the  army,  and 
at  the  age  of  seventeen  accepted  a  position  as  salesman  in  a  boot 
and  shoe  house  in  St.  Louis,  where  he  was  employed  until  his 
removal,  in  1879,  to  Terre  Haute,  Ind.  On  locating  in  the  latter 
place  Mr.  Kivits  embarked  in  the  boot  and  shoe  trade  for  himself, 
at  his  present  place.  No.  328  Main  street,  where  he  has  since  con- 
ducted with  success  and  financial  profit  an  extensive  business.  He 
is  one  of  the  leading  business  men  of  the  city  and  also  one  of  its 
most  highly  esteemed  and  progressive  citizens. 

Mr.  Kivits  was  united  in  marriage,  at  St.  Louis,  in  1872,  to 
Miss  Theresa  Crancer,  a  native  of  that  city,  the  fruits  of  which 
union  are  the  following  children;  William  H.,  born  1875;  Mary 
Agnes,  born  in   the   year    1879 — died    in    1881;   Gertrude,  born  in 


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1883,  and  Edward  Francis,  whose  birth  occurred  in  the  year  1888, 
and  who  departed  this  Hfe  in  1892.  As  above  stated,  Mr.  Kivits 
belongs  to  St.  Joseph  church,  as  do  also  his  wife  and  family,  all  of 
whom  have  ever  been  loyal  to  the  religion  which  they  profess. 
Mr.  Kivits  is  a  member  of  branch  No.  630,  Catholic  Knights  of 
America. 


JOSEPH  KLEIN,  foreman  for  the  Jasper  Furniture  company, 
is  a  son  of  Frederick  and  Anna  (Filinger)  Klein,  both  from 
Germany,  where  Joseph  was  born  February  28,  1849,  whence  he 
was  brought  to  the  United  States  by  his  parents  when  he  was  six 
years  of  age,  and  was  reared  in  Ohio.  After  coming  to  Dubois 
county,  Ind.,  he  was  employed  in  a  saw-mill  for  twelve  years  at 
Jasper  and  was  then  made  foreman  by  the  directors. 

Mr.  Ivlein  was  married  first  to  Anglebirtha  Reiing,  and  they 
had  one  child,  Mary.  Mrs.  Klein  died  in  1870,  and  Mr.  I\lein 
next  married,  June  3,  1873,  Marguerite  Fisher,  daughter  of  S. 
Fisher,  of  Dubois  county;  this  marriage  has  been  blessed  with  six 
children,  all  living,  viz:  John  J.,  Anna,  Lizzie,  Albert,  Leo  and 
Olivia.  The  family  are  all  members  of  St.  Joseph  church,  and  in 
politics  Mr.  Klein  is  a  stanch  democrat.  Mr.  Klein  is  also  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Catholic  Knights  of  Jasper,  being  sergeant  of  the 
uniform  rank. 


JOHN  KLUEBER,  Jr.,  proprietor  of  a  popular  clothing  house 
in  Aurora,  Ind.,  is  a  son  of  John  and  Antonia  (Matin)  K.lueber, 
and  was  born  in  Aurora,  March  8,  1858.  He  attended  the  paro- 
chial schools  until  he  attained  the  age  of  thirteen  years,  then  for 
five  years  worked  in  a  cooper  shop;  then  he  began  work  for  Joseph 
Meyer  in  the  capacity  of  clerk,  at  Aurora,  in  1S75,  and  continued 
with  that  gentleman  until  1885,  when  he  opened  up  his  present 
business,  March  30,  putting  in  a  small  stock  of  clothing,  and  has 
met  with  marked  success. 

Mr.   Klueber  has  been,  indeed,  very  prosperous,  and  is  now  a 
stockholder  in  and  vice-president  of  the  Aurora  Tool  works.     He 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

was  married  February  23,1 886,  to  Miss  Carolina  Frank,  a  daughter 
of  Vincent  and  Margaret  Frank,  of  Aurora.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Klueber 
have  five  children,  viz:  Pauline,  Evaline,  Lenora,  Carolina  and 
Ottilia,  all  members  of  the  church  of  the  Immaculate  Conception. 
Mr.  Klueber  is  also  a  member  of  Aurora  commandery.  No.  232, 
Knights  of  St.  John,  and  of  St.  Joseph  and  St.  George  Benevolent 
societies,  and  is  very  liberal  in  his  contributions  to  the  support  of 
his  church  and  in  aid  of  these  sodalities.  He  is  affable  and  atten- 
tive to  the  needs  of  his  patrons,  never  misrepresents  the  qualit}'  of 
his  goods,  and  in  consequence  has  met  with  the  success  he  so  well 
merits. 


ANTHONY  J.  IvLEIN,  president  of  the  Southwestern  Broom 
Manufacturing  company  and  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Rosen- 
berger,  Klein  &  Co.,  wholesale  and  retail  grocers  at  Evansville, 
Ind.,  and  also  a  member  of  the  Certain  Cure  company,  manufac- 
turers of  patent  medicines  of  acknowledged  merit,  was  born  in 
Germany,  July  23,  1855,  a  son  of  Anthony  and  Josepha  (Hoffman) 
Klein.  He  was  primarily  educated  in  the  Catholic  schools  of  his 
native  land  and  in  the  United  States,  and  this  education  was  sup- 
plemented by  a  course  of  study  in  a  commercial  college.  He 
began  his  business  life  in  1870  as  a  bookkeeper,  and  by  his  close 
attention  to  his  duties  has  worked  himself  upward  to  his  present 
prominence  as  a  business  man. 

May  25,  1880,  Mr.  Klein  was  united  in  marriage  with  Miss 
Mary  Nienhaus,  who  was  born  in  St.  Wendell's,  Ind.,  November 
13,  1857,  a  daughter  of  Bernard  Nienhaus,  and  this  union  has 
been  blessed  with  four  children,  viz:  Alfred,  Emma,  Mamie  and 
Lilly.  The  family  are  members  of  St.  Boniface  church,  and  Mr. 
Klein  is  a  member  of  the  Catholic  Knights  of  America,  is  a  director 
in  St.  Joseph's  Catholic  Cemetery  association,  and  is  also  a 
director  of  the  First  National  bank  of  Evansville.  In  politics  Mr. 
Klein  is  a  democrat,  but  has  never  been  offensively  partisan,  nor 
has  he  ever  sought  office  for  the  sake  of  pecuniary  emolument. 
He  and  family  stand  high  socially,  and   are   liberal  in  their  contri- 


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butions  to  the  support  of  the  church,  and  Mr.  Klein  willingly 
exteHds  his  aid  in  advancing  any  project  designed  for  the  good  of 
the  public. 


ALPHONS  KOHNE,  one  of  the  most  prosperous  farmers  of 
Washington,  township,  Adams  county,  Ind.,  was  born  three 
miles  east  of  Decatur,  May  19,  1855,  on  the  family  homestead,  and 
is  a  son  of  Anthony  and  Elizabeth  (Klaphake)  Kohne. 

Anthony  Kohne,  father  of  subject,  was  born  in  Bresenbrook, 
kingdom  of  Hanover,  Germany,  December  6,  1806,  and  there 
learned  the  baking  business.  March  17,  1835,  he  sailed  for  Amer- 
ica, accompanied  by  his  sister,  Philomena,  and  Henry  Derkes,  a 
friend,  landed  in  New  York  May  4,  and  soon  afterward  Mr.  Derkes 
and  Philomena  Kohne  were  united  in  matrimony.  From  New 
York  the  party  came  to  Indiana,  and  in  1837  Anthony  Kohne 
entered  a  claim  for  the  land  on  which  his  son,  xAlphons,  now  lives, 
the  government  deeding  the  land  November  10,  1840.  In  1841, 
Anthony  Kohne  married  a  Miss  Mentor,  who  lived  but  a  short  time. 
May  17,  1845,  he  married,  at  the  Redeemer's  church,  on  Third 
avenue,  New  York  city.  Miss  Mary  E.  Klaphake,  who  was  born  in 
Hanover,  Germany,  January  6,  1822.  Mr.  Kohne  was  the  first 
Catholic  to  settle  in  Adams  county,  and  in  1843,  when  the  project 
was  first  broached  for  the  erection  of  a  Catholic  house  of  worship 
in  Decatur,  he  took  a  subscription  book  and  traversed  the  country 
from  Decatur  to  Detroit,  and  so  on  to  New  York  city.  This  book 
of  subscriptions  is  now  in  the  possession  of  his  son,  Alphons.  On 
the  return  of  Mr.  Kohne  from  his  tour,  he  brought  with  him  the 
lady  whom  he  had  married  in  New  York,  and  settled  down  on  his 
farm,  where  his  wife  died  April  16,  1867,  and  where  his  own  death 
occurred  October  27,  1882. 

Alphons  Kohne,  whose  name  opens  this  sketch,  was  educated 
in  the  schools  of  his  native  township,  and  has  always  lived  on  the 
farm  on  which  he  was  born.  He  was  married,  October  26,  1886, 
at  Fort  Wayne,  by  the  Rev.  Father  Oechtering,  to  Miss  Mary 
Gales,  and  this  marriage  has  been  blessed  with  si.\  children,  named 
Ida,  Alberta,  Estella,  Agnes,  Raymond  and  Aloysius.      The  family 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

belong  to  St.  Mary's  Catholic  church,  at  Decatur,  and  Mr.  Kohne 
is  a  member  of  St.  Joseph's  society.  He  has  led  a  life  of  industry 
and  sobriety,  has  prospered  in  his  vocation,  and  he  and  family  are 
esteemed  as  among  the  most  respectable  people  of  Washington 
township.  In  the  fall  of  1897  Mr.  Ivohne  removed  to  Decatur  in 
order  to  give  his  children  better  school  advantages. 


CHARLES  KOKENGE,  the  principal  dealer  in  hardware,  tin- 
ware and  stoves,  at  Avilla,  Noble  county,  Ind.,  was  born  in 
Minster,  Ohio,  April  14,  1856,  a  son  of  Joseph  and  Agnes  (Heit- 
kamp)  Kokenge,  natives  of  Germany. 

Joseph  Kokenge  came  to  the  United  States  when  a  boy,  and  grew 
to  manhood  in  Minster,  Ohio,  where  he  learned  the  carpenter's  trade, 
which,  in  conjunction  with  school-teaching,  afforded  him  the 
means  for  a  comfortable  subsistence.  He  married  Miss  Heitkamp 
in  Minster,  and  to  this  union  were  born  eight  children,  viz:  Mary, 
Charles,  Barney,  Henry,  Elizabeth,  Louise,  Joseph  and  Amelia — 
all  reared  in  the  Catholic  faith.  In  this  faith  the  father  passed 
away  in  1875;  his  widow,  also  a  devout  Catholic,  still  resides  at 
the  old  home  in  Minster. 

Charles  Kokenge  attended  the  parochial  school  at  Minster  untit 
fourteen  years  of  age,  when  he  was  apprenticed  to  a  tinsmith  in  Glan- 
dorf,  Ohio,  with  whom  he  served  three  years,  and  afterward  worked 
as  a  journeyman,  in  various  towns,  until  twenty-nine  years  old.  In 
1885  he  settled  in  Avilla,  Ind.,  and  for  five  years,  in  partner- 
ship with  A.  Vogeding,  conducted  a  hardware  and  tinware  store 
and  shop,  but  at  the  expiration  of  that  period  started  his  present 
establishment  on  his  sole  account,  now  carrying  a  full  line  of 
stoves,  hardware,  etc.,  and  manufacturing  tinware  of  every  variety 
to  order,  beside  keeping  on  hand  a  ready-made  stock  for  instant 
delivery,  and  doing,  also,  general  repair  work. 

The  marriage  of  Mr.  Kokenge  took  place  at  Glandorf,  Ohio, 
May  12,  1885,  to  Miss  Mary  Helmer,  who  was  born  in  Avilla,  Ind., 
October  15,  1865,  a  daughter  of  Joseph  and  Hannah  (Kreienbrink) 
Helmer,  natives  of  the  Buckeye   state  and  of  German  extraction 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Helmer  were  the  parents  of  six  children — Henry, 
John,  Joseph,  two  deceased  and  Mary  (Mrs.  Kokenge).  Both 
parents  were  called  to  rest  in  1872,  dying  in  the  Catholic  faith. 
The  union  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Kokenge  has  been  blessed  with  five 
children,  born  in  the  following  order:  Charles,  Loretta,  Lucinda, 
Edward  and  Irvin.  They  belong  to  the  congregation  of  the 
Assumption  of  the  Blessed  Virgin  Mary,  at  Avilla,  of  which  Mr. 
Kokenge  is  a  trustee,  and  he  is  also  a  member  of  St.  Joseph  society 
and  the  Benevolent  society  at  Glandorf.  Mr.  Kokenge  has  been 
an  industrious  and  temperate  man  all  his  life  and  owns  a  neat 
dwelling  in  Avilla,  where  his  leisure  hours  are  passed  in  domestic 
felicity  and  the  enjoyment  of   the  society  of  his  numerous  friends. 


BENJAMIN  JOHN  KNAPKE,  a  well-known  business  man  of 
Decatur,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Mercer  county,  Ohio,  July  9, 
1866,  a  son  of  Bernard  and  Anna  Knapke,  the  father  being  a 
native  of  Mercer  county,  and  the  mother  of  Holland.  Bernard 
Knapke  was  born  in  the  year  1843,  married,  in  1865,  Anna  V'ander- 
bush,  and  all  his  life  has  followed  agricultural  pursuits,  which  he 
still  carries  on.  The  following  are  the  names  of  the  ten  children  of 
Bernard  and  Anna  Knapke:  John,  Frank,  William,  Anthony,  Henry, 
Joseph,  Rose,  Lizzie,  Katie,  who  married  B.  J.  Bertke,  and  Ben- 
jamin, whose  name  introduces  this  sketch  and  who  is  the  eldest  of 
the  family. 

Benjamin  J.  Knapke  attended  the  parochial  school  at  Cran- 
berry Prairie,  Mercer  county,  Ohio,  until  his  fifteenth  year,  from 
which  time,  until  attaining  his  majority,  he  assisted  his  father  on 
the  farm.  In  1889,  at  the  age  of  Twenty-two,  he  came  to  Decatur, 
Ind.,  and  entered  the  employ  of  J.  W.  Voglewede  in  the  latter's 
cafo,  which  he  purchased  in  1895  and  of  which  he  is  the  present 
proprietor.  Mr.  Knapke's  place  is  one  of  the  most  popular  resorts 
in  the  city  and  he  does  an  extensive  and  lucrative  business. 

He  was  united  in  marriage  at  St.  Francis  church,  Mercer 
county,  Ohio,  November  16,  1893,  with  Maggie  Meibers,  the  cere- 
mony, which  made  them  man  and  wife,  being  performed  by  p-ather 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

Den  Branden  De  Reeth.  For  some  time  he  taught  private  school, 
and  later  for  three  years  at  the  Louvaine  seminary;  in  1886  he 
came  to  America,  landing  in  New  York,  and  coming  thence  to  the 
diocese  of  Fort  Wayne,  Ind.  His  first  appointment  was  made  by 
Bishop  Dwenger,  of  this  diocese,  to  North  Judson  and  the  mission 
of  Koutz,  where  he  officiated  four  years,  doing  excellent  ministerial 
duty.  In  1891  he  was  appointed  pastor  of  St.  Casimir  parish,  by 
Bishop  Dwenger,  and  here,  at  Hammond,  he  has  worked  most 
earnestly  and  assiduously,  increasing  his  congregation  from  thirty 
families  to  120,  with  seventy  pupils  attending  the  parochial  school. 
Father  Kobylinski  has  not  yet  been  able  to  accomplish  all  that  he 
desires,  owing  to  the  limited  means  of  the  congregation  over  which 
he  presides  in  his  holy  office,  but  he  is  laying  a  foundation  for  the 
future  that  will  culminate,  in  a  very  short  period  of  time,  in  mak- 
ing the  Polish  parish  of  Hammond  a  matter  of  pride  to  the  people 
of  the  town  and  an  honor  to  Catholicity.  He  is  still  young  and 
energetic,  and  has  clasped  his  faith  to  his  soul  with  hooks  of  steel, 
and  it  is  a  mere  matter  of  time  before  he  will  make  his  way  to 
further  advancement  with  his  superiors  in  the  church,  who  are 
never  slow  in  recognizing  ability  in  its  servitors,  wherever  found. 


CHARLES  VALENTINE  KORPAL,  prominent  as  a  member 
of  St.  Hedwig  Polish  Catholic  church  at  South  Bend,  Ind., 
was  born  in  Poland  February  14,  1S53,  a  son  of  Valentine  and 
Josephine  (Zagrodnik)  Korpal,  the  former  of  whom  was  born  in 
1824  and  died  in  1894;  the  latter  born  in  1830,  died  in  1893,  and 
both  in  the  faith  of  the  Roman  Catholic  church. 

Valentine  Korpal,  father  of  Charles  Valentine,  the  subject, 
attended  the  parochial  school  of  his  native  parish  until  fourteen 
years  of  age,  and  then  devoted  himself  to  his  life-long  pursuit  of 
farming,  inheriting,  at  the  death  of  his  father,  his  own  farm,  which 
he  occupied  until  his  decease.  He  had  married,  in  i  851,  at  the 
village  of  Krostkowa,  Poland,  Josephine  Zagrodnik,  the  cermony 
being  performed  by  Rev.  Father  Tessmer,  the  fruit  of  the  union 
being  four  sons  and  four  daughters,  viz;  \\'eadyslaus,  Martin,  John 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

Catherine,  Josephia,  Onellia,  Stella  and  Charles  V.  The  remains  of 
the  parents  lie  interred,  side  by  side,  in  St.  Valentine's  cemetery, 
in  the  village  of  Krotskowa,  Poland. 

Charles  Valentine  Korpal,  the  subject  of  this  memoir,  attended 
the  parochial  school  in  his  native  village  until  nineteen  years  of 
age,  and  then  came  to  America,  landing  in  New  York  city  in  the 
spring  of  1 872,  whence  he  came  directly  to  South  Bend,  arriving  here 
March  31.  He  first  found  employment  here  as  a  molder  with  the 
Oliver  Chilled  Plow  company,  and  held  his  position  until  1S80,  and 
then  worked  for  the  Studebaker  Wagon  Manufacturing  company 
for  a  year.  In  1 88 1  he  was  appointed  deputy  street  commfssioner  of 
South  Bend,  filled  the  office  three  years,  then  for  three  years  was 
a  city  policeman;  in  1890,  he  served  a  term  as  alderman  from  the 
Sixth  ward,  and  during  the  first  term  of  President  Cleveland  he 
was  mail  carrier,  and  after  serving  out  his  various  official  positions 
he  engaged  in  general  merchandizing,  and  is  now  conducting  one  of 
the  most  popular  grocery  and  clothing  stores  in  the  city  of  South 
Bend.  He  has  built  for  himself  a  handsome  brick  store,  equipped 
with  every  modern  improvement,  and  his  trade  is  one  of  the  most 
thriving  of  its  class  in  the  city. 

The  marriage  of  Mr.  Korpal  took  place  Ma\'  5,  1S75,  in  St. 
Patrick's  church,  South  Bend,  to  Miss  Catherine  Gonia,  the 
ceremony  being  performed  by  Rev.  Father  Mahoney.  This  union 
has  been  blessed  with  three  children,  all  at  home  with  their  parents 
and  named,  in  order  of  birth,  Stella,  Weadylous  and  Tillie,  all 
reared  in  the  Catholic  faith.  Mr.  Korpal  is  a  member  of  St. 
Valentine  and  St.  Stanislaus  societies,  and  for  sixteen  years  has 
been  president  of  the  latter.  He  is  one  of  the  oldest  Catholic 
residents  of  Polish  descent,  in  South  Bend,  and  is  consequently 
held  in  the  highest  esteem  by  his  fellow-countrymen  and  the 
public  at  large,  Polish  or  not  Polish,  Catholic  or  non-Catholic. 


MATTHIAS  JOSEPH  KRAMER,  the  popular  dealer  in  general 
merchandise  at  Crown  Point,  Lake  county,  Ind.,  is  a  native 
of  this  city,  was  born  October  30,  1854,  and  is  a  son  of  Matthias 
and  Susan  (Wachter)  Kramer,    natives  of   Germany,  born   in  1824 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

and  1823  respectively,  and  married  inBesringent  in  1851,  the  mar- 
riage resulting  in  the  birth  of  Leonard,  now  living  in  Chestertown, 
Ind. ;  Mrs.  Catherine  Quick,  of  Chicago;  Angeline,  wife  of  Michael 
Kolp,  of  Hammond,  Ind. ;  Elizabeth  and  Maggie,  of  Crown  Point, 
and  Matthias  J.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch.  In  1852,  Matthias 
Kramer  brought  his  wife  to  America,  and  for  a  short  time  worked 
in  Chicago,  111. ,  at  his  trade  of  shoemaking,  then  came  to  St.  John's, 
in  Lake  county,  Ind.,  where  he  and  family  were  among  the  early 
attendants  of  mass  in  the  pioneer  days  of  the  Catholic  mission  at 
that  village.  In  the  fall  of  1852  he  brought  his  family  to  Crown 
Point,  where  he  was  bereft  of  the  partner  of  his  joys  and  sorrows 
in  1894,  and  where  his  own  death  took   place  March  1 1,  1894. 

Matthias  J.  Kramer,  the  subject  of  this  memoir,  was  educated 
in  the  public  schools  of  his  native  city  of  Crown  Point,  and  after 
securing  a  sound  knowledge  of  the  branches  taught  therein,  served 
an  apprenticeship  at  cabinetmaking,  which  trade  he  followed  as  a 
journeyman  in  Chicago  for  several  years,  and  then  returned  to 
Crown  Point  and  opened  a  general  store,  in  which  he  has  met  with 
well-merited  success,  as  he  handles  a  large  and  well-selected  stock 
of  every  variety  of  goods  usually  kept  in  a  general  store,  and  is 
courteous,  obliging  and  desirous  of  supplying  the  needs  of  his 
numerous  patrons,  who  appreciate  his  efforts  to  please. 

Mr.  Kramer  was  united  in  marriage  May  4,  1879,  at  St.  Mary's 
church.  Crown  Point,  by  Father  Amelian,  to  Miss  Elizabeth  Ens- 
vviler,  the  union  being  blessed  with  nine  children,  all  of  whom 
have  been  reared  in  the  Catholic  faith,  the  family  being  members 
of  St.  Mary's  congregation,  of  which  Mr.  Kramer  has  been  a  trus- 
tee for  the  past  twelve  years.  Mr.  Kramer  is  also  a  charter  mem- 
ber of  St.  Mary's  court,  No.  293,  C.  O.  F. ,  organized  December 
■10,  1892.  Mr.  Kramer  and  family  hold  a  high  position,  and  in 
•church  circles  are  very  prominent,  while  as  a  business  man  Mr. 
Kramer  has  maintained  a  name  that  is  without  a  blemish. 


SEBASTIAN   KUEBLER,  a  trustee  of  St.  Joseph  church,  Jas- 
per, Ind.,  for  thirty-two  years,  and  general  merchant,  is  a  son 
of  John  and   Magdalena  (Gutzwiler)  Kuebler,  was  born  in  Haden, 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

Germany,  January  i6,  1829,  and  came  to  the  United  States  in 
1832,  locating  in  Ohio,  where  he  remained  until  1840.  In  the  fall 
of  1840,  he  came  to  Dubois  county,  and  here  attended  the  local 
schools.  He  first  engaged  in  farming,  which  he  continued  unti) 
he  was  si.xteen  years  old,  and  then  engaged  in  the  manufacturing 
of  farm  implements  until  1868;  then  in  the  tobacco  and  general 
merchandise  business  in  Jasper,  and  has  continued  in  the  same 
ever  since,  now  carrying  a  stock  valued  at  $15,000  or  $20,000. 
He  has  also  been  township  trustee  and  justice  of  the  peace.  He 
was  united  in  marriage  in  August,  1853,  to  Miss  Stephena  Lam- 
pert,  a  daughter'  of  Martin  Lampert,  and  th's  marriage  has  been 
blessed  with  ten  children,  viz:  Elizabeth  M.,  Maggie,  Helen  (now 
wife  of  A.  M.  Sweeney,  of  Indianapolis),  Ros'e,  Edward  J.,  Will- 
iam J.,  Frank  C. ,  Carrie  (now  wife  of  Robert  Wilson,  superintend- 
ent of  public  schools  of  Jasper),  Teressa  and  Emma,  all  members 
of  St.  Joseph  church  at  Jasper.  Three  of  the  children  were  con- 
firmed by  the  Right  Rev.  Bishop  de  St.  Palais,  the  rest  by  the 
Right  Rev.  Bishop  Chatard.  Mr.  Kuebler  owns  a  fine  business 
block  and  reserves  three  rooms  for  his  own  use,  while  his  youngest 
son,  Frank  C,  uses  another  room  for  the  general  jewelry  and  wall- 
paper business. 


JACOB  KREUTZER,  a  retired  business  man  of  Peru,  Miami 
county,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Hesse  Cassel,  Germany,  in  August, 
1827,  a  son  of  Amantes  and  Elizabeth  (Schaffer)  Kreutzer,  who 
came  to  America  in  1838,  and  settled  in  Auglaize  county,  Ohio, 
where  the  mother  died  in  1878,  and  the  father,  who  was  a  farmer, 
passed  away  in  1881,  both  in  the  faith  of  the  Catholic  church,  in 
which  they  reared  their  nine  children,  who  were  born  and  named 
in  the  following  order:  Sabina,  now  deceased;. Peter,  of  Columbus, 
Ohio;  David,  of  Wapakoneta,  Ohio;  Jacob,  the  subject  of  this 
sketch;  Catherine,  now  Mrs.  Joseph  Shattler;  Conrad,  of  Spring- 
field, Ohio;  Albert,  of  Toledo.  Ohio;  John,  of  the  same  city,  and 
Celia,  living  in  Wapakoneta. 

Jacob  Kreutzer  was  about  eleven  years  old   when  brought  to 
America   by   his  parents,    and    remained    with    them    in    Auglaize 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

county,  Ohio,  a  year  after  their  arrival,  when  he  went  to  Dayton, 
in  the  same  state,  where  he  was  employed  as  clerk  in  a  store  until 
1852,  when  he  came  to  Peru,  Ind.,  and  engaged  in  business  on  his 
own  account  as  a  general  grocery  merchant,  which  he  most  suc- 
cessfully followed  until  1894,  when  he  retired  on  a  competency. 

Mr.  Kreutzer  was  united  in  marriage,  in  Allegheny  City,  Pa. , 
April  17,  1854,  by  Rev.  James  Kearney,  with  Miss  Margaret  Lang, 
a  native  of  Bavaria,  Germany,  born  February  9,  1833,  and  a 
daughter  of  William  and  Mary  Lang,  and  this  union  has  resulted 
in  the  birth  of  six  children,  viz:  Mary  A.,  now  Mrs.  J.  H.  Faust, 
of  Peru;  John  J.;  Louisa,  wife  of  H.  J.  Faust,  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio; 
Catherine;  Francis  X.,  of  whom  further  mention  will  be  made,  and 
Margaret,  wife  of  Nicholas  Bruck,  of  the  firm  of  Bruck  &  Sons, 
brick  manufacturers.  The  family  are  all  devout  Catholics,  and 
Mr.  Kreutzer  has  served  on  the  building  committee  of  his  church, 
in  which  he  always  takes  an  active  interest.  In  his  business 
transactions,  Mr.  I\reut2er  has  managed  excellently  well,  and  is 
now  the  owner  of  a  280-acre  farm,  valuable  residence  property,  an 
interest  in  a  glass  factory,  and  bank  stock,  and  is  also  a  director 
in  the  First  National  bank.  He"  has  always  been  a  useful  citizen, 
upright  in  all  respects,  and  is  greatly  respected  for  his  many  excel- 
lent individual  attributes. 


FRANCIS  XAVIER  KREUTZER,  son  of  Jacob  Kreutzer,  whose 
biography  is  given  above,  was  born  in  Peru,  Ind.,  May  28, 
1866,  and  attended  the  parochial  schools  until  thirteen  years  of 
age;  he  next  attended  the  public  schools  for  five  years,  and  then 
supplemented  his  education  by  a  course  of  study  at  the  college  of 
Notre  Dame,  graduating  from  the  commercial  department  in  1887. 
He  then  went  to  Chicago,  Ills.,  accepted  a  position  as  correspond- 
ing secretary  for  W.  B.  Crane  &  Co.,  with  whom  he  remained 
eighteen  months,  and  June  i,  1889,  came  to  Peru  to  assume  the 
position  of  bookkeeper  and  manager  for  J.  O.  Cole,  of  the  above 
firm,  and  this  position  he  has  filled  in  a  most  satisfactor}-  manner 
up  to  the  present  time. 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

Mr.  Kreutzer  was  very  happily  married,  in  Peru,  August  26, 
1S90,  to  Miss  Catherine  Sexton,  who  was  born  here  August  26, 
1866,  a  daughter  of  Patrick  and  Ann  Sexton,  and  this  union  has 
been  blessed  with  four  children,  viz:  Lucille,  Clare,  Roland  and 
Antoinette.  The  family  belong  to  St.  Charles  Borromeo  congre- 
gation, and  Mr.  Kreutzer  is  a  member  of  the  Catholic  Knights  of 
America.      In  politics  he  is  a  democrat. 


REV.  JOSEPH  F.  GERDON,  who  is  located  at  New  Middle- 
town,  Ind.,  has  possibly  more  work  in  parish  and  missions 
than  any  other  priest  in  the  two  dioceses  of  Indiana.  He  is  a 
native  of  Harrison  county,  Ind.,  and  was  born  August  26,  1858, 
the  second  in  a  family  of  seven  children  born  to  John  and  Lucinda 
(Ekart)  Gerdon,  who  have  also  two  other  sons  who  have  finished 
their  collegiate  course  at  St.  Meinrad  and  will  enter  the  seminary 
this  fall — 1S98.  After  an  early  educational  training  in  the  common 
schools.  Father  Gerdon,  in  September  3,  1883,  entered  St.  Mein- 
rad college  and  there  finished  the  classical,  philosophical  and  theo- 
logical courses  of  study  and  was  ordained  priest  March  18,  1893, 
by  Right  Rev.  Bishop  Chatard,  at  Indianapolis.  His  first  work 
began  at  New  Middletown,  in  the  Most  Precious  Blood  parish,  in 
1893,  where  the  first  church  erected  was  by  Rev.  F.  X.  DeLange. 
It  is  a  frame  structure,  to  which  an  addition  was  built,  in  the  fall 
of  1892,  by  Rev.  Aug.  Peckskamp,  now  of  Lanesville,  Ind.  The 
home  parish  has  a  membership  of  fifty  families,  or  about  250  souls. 
St.  Peter's,  at  Buena  Vista,  ten  miles  southeast,  is  a  mission  with 
fifty-eight  families,  or  about  320  souls;  the  church  is  a  frame  struct- 
ure, erected  by  Father  Peckskamp,  and  cost  about  $1,200.  The 
next  mission  is  St.  Joachim's  at  Bridgeport,  Ind.,  ten  miles  east  of 
the  home  parish,  with  about  sixteen  families,  or  eighty-five  souls. 
The  church  is  a  frame,  erected  by  Father  Peckskamp,  and  cost 
about  $1,200.  The  next  mission  is  St.  Michael's  parish,  which  is 
seven  miles  southwest  of  the  home  parish.  It  has  a  membership 
of  about  twenty-one  families,  or  100  souls;  the  first  church  erected 
in  the   county  was  a    frame,  and  was   built    about   sixty  years  ago. 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

The  next  mission  is  St.  Mary's,  at  Laconia,  which  has  a  member- 
ship of  ten  famihes,  or  seventy  souls.  The  ne.xt  mission  is  St. 
Joseph's,  at  Corydon,  five  and  one-half  miles  northwest  from  the 
home  parish,  with  about  thirteen  families,  or  about  si.xty-five  souls. 
This  is  a  remarkable  record  for  one  priest's  work,  and  is  not  dupli- 
cated in  either  of  the  two  dioceses  of  the  state  of  Indiana. 

Father  Gerdon  entered  upon  this  arduous  work  in  March, 
1893.  The  home  parish  improvements,  such  as  papering  the  church 
and  parsonage,  and  fencing,  new  windows  for  the  church  and  new 
roof,  will  amount  to  $590.  Improvements  on  the  church  at  Buena 
Vista  will  amount  to  about  $305,  and  the  improvemehts  on  St. 
Joachim's  church  will  amount  to  about  $100.  The  church  at 
Corydon  was  erected  in  1897,  and  is  a  frame,  cost  $2,250,  and  was 
dedicated  October  15,  1897,  by  Bishop  Chatard.  Father  Gerdon 
is  now  erecting  a  frame  church,  28.\6o  feet,  with  a  seventy-foot 
spire,  at  St.  Michael's  parish,  at  a  cost  of  about  $1,500.  The 
church  will  be  ready  for  dedication  in  October,  1898,  if  nothing 
unforeseen  happens.  It  is  seen  that  Father  Gerdon  has  more 
parish  work  than  any  two  ordinary  men;  all  his  missions  are  in  a 
healthy  state  financially,  and  no  dissensions  exist  among  the  par- 
ishioners. He  is  known  as  an  indefatigable  worker  and  has  the 
respect  of  Protestants  as  well  -as  Catholics. 


REV.  A.  RIEHLE,  pastor  of  St.  Mary's  parish,  \'igo  county,^ 
is  a  native  of  Ohio,  born  of  German  parentage,  February  7, 
1854,  in  the  city  of  Cincinnati.  He  received  his  education  in  the 
Cincinnati  seminary  and  St.  Meinrad's  Benedictine  abbey,  Ind.  ,^ 
studying  the  classics  and  philosophy  at  the  former  and  theology  at 
the  latter  institution.  Father  Riehle  was  ordained  priest  by  Rt. 
Rev.  Bishop  Chatard,  of  Vincennes,  June  15,  1879,  and  immedi- 
ately following  his  ordination  was  appointed  assistant  pastor  of  St. 
Mary's,  the  duties  of  which  position  he  discharged  from  July  14  to 
October  15,  of  that  year.  Upon  the  removal  of  Father  McCar- 
ron  to  Evansville,  Father  Riehle  was  made  pastor  of  St.  Mary's,  a 
relation  he  still  sustains.      He  is  an  earnest  worker  in  the  interests 


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CATHOLIC    CHUKCH    OF    INDIANA. 

of  the  holy  church,  popular  with  the  parishioners,  whose  confi- 
dence he  enjoys  in  a  marked  degree,  and  his  work  has  been  such 
as  to  meet  the  commendation  of  his  superiors  in  the  church;  under 
his  wise  oversight  and  vigilant  care,  St.  Mary's  parish' has  greatly 
prospered. 


HENRY  LACOSTE  was  born  November  29,  1854,  two  miles 
from  Vincennes,  Ind.,  his  present  place  of  residence,  a  son  of 
Michael  and  Eleanor  (Du  Frees)  Lacoste,  both  natives  of  America, 
though  of  French  ancestry.  The  former  was  born  in  Illinois,  a 
son  of  Andrew  Lacoste,  who  was  a  ranger  for  three  years  in  the 
Blackhawk  war,  during  which  he  was  wounded  by  the  Indians. 
The  mother  was  a  daughter  of  Louis  and  Angelina  Du  Frees,  natives 
of  Canada.  Her  parental  grandfather  died  in  Vincennes  at  the 
age  of  seventy-seven.  He  was  engaged  on  the  construction  of  the 
cathedral  and  the  present  brick  church.  She  was  one  of  a  family 
of  eleven  children,  but  two  of  whom,  beside  herself,  are  now  living- 
Michael  Lacoste,  subject's  father,  was  a  farmer  and  mechanic 
and  died  in  Vincennes  in  1893.  He  was  a  soldier  during  the  late 
war  and  received  injuries  which  culminated  in  his  death.  He  and 
wife  were  the  parents  of  the  following  children:  Louis,  who  died 
at  the  age  of  twelve  years;  Henry,  our  subject;  Michael,  a  black- 
smith; Elizabeth,  wife  of  John  Fiquette,  lives  at  Cddillac,  Mich.;. 
Samuel,  also  a  blacksmith,  in  partnership  with  his  brother  Michael 
on  Broadway;  William,  a  printer  and  until  recently,  and  for  four- 
teen years,  foreman  in  the  office  of  the  Vincennes  Sun,  resides  with 
his  mother  at  the  corner  of   Fifth  and  Nicholas  streets. 

The  first  work  of  Henry  Lacoste  was  that  of  farmer  on  the 
church  farm  near  Vincennes,  the  property  now  owned  by  St.  Fran- 
ces Xavier  church.  He  then  took  up  the  blacksmith's  trade  and 
has  worked  at  it  ever  since.  Although  he  has  been  employed  at 
his  trade  in  Illinois,  Ohio,  Nebraska,  Kansas,  Iowa,  and  other  parts 
of  Indiana,  he  has  always  considered  Vincennes  his  home,  and  has 
been  located  at  his  present  place  on  Broadway  for  the  past  nine 
years. 

Mr.  Lacoste  was  married  in   Vincennes,    February  10,  1879, 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

to  Miss  Julia  Baekman,  daughter  of  \\'illiain  and  Louisa  Baekman, 
the  ceremony  being  performed  by  Rev.  Father  Merz.  To  them 
seven  children  have  been  born,  as  follows:  Louisa,  Mabel,  Ches- 
ter W.,  Etna,  Blanche,  Ferley,  and  Johnny,  who  died  in  infancy. 
Our  subject  is  prominently  identified  with  the  C.  K.  of  A.,  St. 
Francis  branch,  of  which  he  was  a  former  president,  and  he  and 
his  family  are  active  members  of  St.  Francis  Xavier  church.  In 
his  political  views  Mr.  Lacoste  had  always  been  a  democrat  (con- 
trary to  the  political  faith  of  his  father,  who  was  a  strong  repub- 
lican), until  the  recent  free-silver  plank  was  introduced  into  that 
party's  platform,  when  he  was  compelled  to  change  his  faith  and 
support  republican  measures. 


AUGUST  FREDERICIv  I^ULL,  who  resides  at  No.  428  Wal- 
cott  street,  Indianapolis,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Wurtemberg,  Ger- 
many, February  i,  1839,  of  highly  respectable  Protestant  parents. 
Emigrating  to  the  United  States,  he  landed  in  New  York  May  4, 
1866,  remaining  in  that  city  about  one  month,  and  then  going  to 
St.  Louis,  and  finally  locating  in  Indianapolis,  January  27,  1867. 
On  February  i,  following,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Magdalene 
Pfaff,  a  native  of  Baden,  Germany,  by  Rev.  Father  Siegriest,  the 
.predecessor  of  the  Rev.  Father  Scheideler.  Mrs.  Kull  is  just  one 
month  younger  than  her  husband,  and  the  two  came  to  the  United 
States  at  the  same  time,  but  in  different  ships,  Mrs.  Ivull  and  a  sis- 
ter, now  living  in  Leavenworth,  Kans. ,  coming  together.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Kull  have  for  twenty-four  years  been  residents  of  St.  Mary's 
parish.  They  have  had  seven  children  born  to  them,  as  follows: 
Charles  John,  Carrie,  Frank  Joseph,  Emma  Anna  and  Herman 
Henry,  living,  and  Mary  and  Anna,  deceased,  each  of  whom  died 
at  the  age  of  eight  years. 

Mr.  Kull  is  a  carpenter  by  trade  and  was  employed  five  years 
by  Mr.  Dickman;  but  since  1871  he  has  been  in  the  service  of  the 
Big  Four  Railway  company,  occupying  at  the  present  time  the 
position  of  car  inspector.  He  has  always  been  an  industrious  and 
highly  respected  citizen   and   his  family   are    all   true    and    faithful 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 


■members  of  the  Catholic  church.  The  children  are  their  parents' 
pride,  and  bidfair  to  be  valuable  citizens  of  the  country  chosen  by 
their  parents  to  be  the  home  of  themselves  and  of  their  descendants. 


JOHN  D.  LaCROIX,  an  extensive  dealer  in  coal  and  ice,  at 
No.  17  South  Third  street,  \'incennes,  Ind.,  is  a  native  of  this 
city,  was  born  April  7,  1S56,  a  son  of  Marcellus  and  Adele  (Bay- 
ard) LaCroix,  and  descends  from  an  old  French  family,  which 
established  itself  in  Vincennes  over  a  century  ago. 

Marcellus  LaCroix  was  born  in  Vincennes  August  12,  1824, 
and  received  a  classical  education  at  a  Catholic  college  in  Canada. 
He  was  a  dry-goods  and  general  merchant  through  life,  and  of  the 
six  children  born  to  his  marriage  with  Miss  Bayard,  Mary,  the 
eldest,  died  in  childhood;  John  D.  is  the  only  son  surviving;  Annie 
is  the  wife  of  J.  J.  Price,  an  insurance  agent,  of  Indianapolis; 
Adele,  unmarried,  lives  with  her  mother;  Earnest,  the  fifth  born, 
died  in  infancy,  and  Helen,  the  youngest,  also  has  her  home  with 
her  mother.  The  father  of  this  family  was  called  away  December 
4,   1876. 

John  D.  LaCroix  was  preliminarily  educated  in  the  parochial 
schools  of  his  native  city  and  received  his  first  communion  at 
about  fourteen  years  of  age.  He  then  entered  the  public  schools 
and  completed  the  course  at  the  high  school.  His  first  business 
venture  was  on  Main  street,  between  Third  and  Fourth,  in  part- 
nership with  Hugh  Bowen,  in  the  grocery  trade,  but  at  the  close  of 
a  year  Mr.  LaCroix  purchased  his  partner's  interest,  and  for 
twelve  years  successfully  carried  on  the  establishment  alone.  It 
was  while  thus  engaged,  however,  that  he  became  interested  in 
the  coal  and  ice  trade,  in  consequence  which  he  soon  afterward 
<]isposed  of  his  grocery  stock  and  gave  his  exclusive  attention  to 
the  new  branch,  which  he  has  since  continued  to  augment.  He  is 
a  member  of  the  East  Lake  Ice  company,  and  in  both  ice  and  coal 
-controls  a  large  wholesale  traffic,  in  which  he  is  assisted  by  six 
or  seven  employees,  who  handle  both  commodities  on  his  own 
premises. 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATION'S, 

The  marriage  of  Mr.  LaCroix  took  place  June  5,  1885,  to 
Miss  Mary  Brackett,  a  native  of  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  and  a  daughter  of 
G.  W.  Brackett,  deputy  United  States  marshal,  of  that  city.  Mrs. 
LaCroix  is  a  highly  accomplished  lady,  having  received  her  educa- 
tion in  one  of  the  famous  Catholic  institutions  of  learning  in  her 
native  city.  No  children,  however,  have  come  to  bless  this  other- 
wise blessed  union.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  LaCroix  are  members  of  St. 
Francis  Xavier  congregation,  with  which,  as  already  intimated, 
both  the  LaCroix  and  Bayard  families  have  been  connected 
ever  since  the  diocese  of  Vincennes  was  erected,  over  a  hundred 
years  ago.  In  politics,  Mr.  LaCroix  is  a  democrat,  having  been 
indoctrinated  in  the  principles  of  the  party  by  his  father,  who  was 
at  one  time  a  democratic  commissioner  of  the  county  of  Knox,  and 
also  for  many  years  a  member  of  the  Vincennes  city  council.  It 
were  useless  to  waste  words  as  to  the  social  standing  of  a  family 
so  long  established  in  Vincennes  and  which  has  been  so  promi- 
nently connected  with  the  growth  of  Knox  county. 


MICHAEL  LAHEY,  deceased,  was  born  in  county  Kerry,  Ire- 
land, in  1852,  and  came  to  the  United  States  in  his  young 
manhood.  On  June  14,  1868,  he  was  married  at  St.  John's  Cath- 
olic church,  by  Rev.  Father  Bessonies,  to  Miss  Hannah  Neenan, 
also  a  native  of  county  Kerry,  and  a  daughter  of  John  and  Mary 
(Davis)  Neenan,  both  natives  of  the  same  county  in  which  they 
lived  and  died,  being  at  the  time  of  their  death  about  sixty  years 
of  age.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Neenan  were  the  parents  of  eight  children: 
Bridget,  wife  of  John  Rice,  residing  in  Indianapolis;  Hannah,  who 
married  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Annie,  widow  of  Patrick  Cro- 
nin,  who  died  of  yellow  fever,  is  now  residing  in  Memphis,  Tenn. ; 
Margaret,  wife  of  James  Mahoney,  still  lives  in  Ireland,  where  she 
has  a  family  of  grown-up  children;  Nora,  wife  of  Patrick  Harvey, 
resides  in  Memphis,  Tenn. ;  Timothy  left  Indianapolis  about  ten 
years  ago  and  has  not  been  since  heard  from;  Bartholomew,  who 
came  from  Ireland  to  the  United  States  and  located  in  Memphis, 
Tenn. ,  with  the  view  of  locating  there  permanently,  is  unmarried. 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

Michael  Lahey  was  a  shoemaker  by  trade,  and  at  this  trade 
he  worked  from  his  manhood  until  his  death,  which  event  occurred 
in  1890.  Timothy  Lahey,  a  brother  of  the  subject,  and  a  laborer, 
now  resides  on  Georgia  street,  in  Indianapolis.  Michael  and 
Hannah  Lahey  were  the  parents  of  the  following-named  children, 
viz:  Timothy,  now  employed  at  Kingan's  packing  house,  and  liv- 
ing with  his  mother;  Mary,  now  Mrs.  Wilbur  Ryan,  and  living  in 
Elmira,  N.  Y. ;  Kate,  living  at  home;  Johnny  died  at  the  age  of  six 
3ears,  and  Johnny,  the  second,  died  at  the  age  of  nine  months; 
Hannah,  and  Bridget,  the  latter  deceased.  The  family  has  always 
been  in  Indianapolis,  and  most  of  the  time  of  their  residence  here 
have  been  members  of  St.  John's  Catholic  church,  to  the  support  of 
which,  Mr.  Lahey,  while  living,  was  a  liberal  contributor.  He  died 
as  he  had  lived,  a  devout  Catholic,  and  highly  respected  by  all  that 
knew  him.  While  not  a  wealthy  man  at  the  time  of  his  death,  yet 
he  left  his  family  in  comfortable  circumstances.  Mrs.  Lahey  and 
her  children  are  all  active  workers  in  their  church,  and  for  the 
cause  of  Catholicism,  she  being  a  member  of  the  Living  Rosary 
society  and  of  the  Sacred  Heart.  Mr.  Lahey  was  a  member  of 
St.  Patrick's  Total  Abstinence  society,  and  Timothy  is  a  member 
of  the  Young  Men's  institute.  Timothy  Lahey  is  a  3'oung  man  of 
excellent  character,  industrious,  frugal  and  studious,  and,  being 
the  only  son,  it  falls  largely  to  his  lot  to  care  for  the  family, 
which  he  is  doing  in  a  most  commendable  manner  so  far  as  possi- 
ble, and  thus  is  his  mother's  pride  and  his  sisters'  wise  counsellor. 
Too  much  credit  cannot  be  given  him  for  the  course  of  life  he  is 
pursuing  and  for  the  success  with  which  he  is  meeting. 


REV.  FRANCIS  JOSEPH  LAMBERT,  pastor  of  St.  Marys 
church,  Dunnington,  Ind. ,  was  born  in  the  diocese  of  Trier, 
Germany,  February  14,  1857,  and  is  a  son  of  Peter  and  Christina 
(Snyder)  Lambert.  He  was  educated  thoroughly  at  Trier  and  in 
the  seminary  of  Louvaine,  and  was  ordained  a  priest  on  March  10, 
1883.  In  May,  of  the  same  year,  he  came  to  America  and  first 
located  at  the  Nix  settlement,  in   Whitley  county,  Ind.,  and  from 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

there  was  transferred  to  St.  Anthony's  church  in  Benton  county, 
where  he  remained  from  1884  until  May  10,  1888,  when  he  was 
appointed  to  his  present  charge.  He  labored  strenuously  with  his 
flock,  and  in  1892  began  the  erection  of  a  new  church  building, 
which  was  completed  in  1893,  but  was  not  dedicated  until  Septem- 
ber 27,  1896.  Also  in  1893  he  established  a  school  for  the  benefit 
of  the  young  members  of  his  flock,  which  is  now  attended  by  1 10 
pupils,  under  the  supervision  of  the  Sisters  of  St.  Francis.  The 
school  holds  its  sessions  in  the  old  church  building,  which  was 
remodeled  for  the  purpose.  A  Sister's  residence  was  also  erected 
by  Father  Lambert  in  1893,  and  in  the  development  of  this  partic- 
ular part  of  his  charge  he  has  manifested  the  utmost  interest  and 
diligence,  while  his  labors  for  the  spiritual  welfare  of  his  flock  have 
been  equally  successful  and  persistent.  The  congregation  is  com- 
posed of  about  125  families  of  mixed  nationalities. 

The  original  church  building  of  St.  Mary's,  which  has  been 
utilized  by  Father  Lambert  as  a  school-house,  was  begun  in  July, 
and  completed  in  September,  1876,  at  a  cost  of  $850.  The  present 
building,  erected  through  the  energy  of  Father  Lambert,  is  of 
frame,  is  125  x  52  feet,  has  a  seating  capacity  of  600,  and  cost 
$12,000,  the  material  for  its  construction  having  been  hauled  six 
miles  from  the  railroad  depot.  It  is  elegantly  decorated  interiorly, 
is  finished  in  antique  oak  and  the  altar  and  furnishings,  grand  in 
themselves,  cost  about  $1,300.  Father  Lambert  has  been  a  hard 
worker,  as  well  as  a  pious  and  diligent  pastor,  and  well  deserves 
the  fond  affection  with  which  he  is  regarded  by  his  flock. 


FELIX  LAMPERT,  a  trustee  of  St.  Joseph  church,  of  Jasper, 
Ind.,  and  proprietor  of  the  carriage  and  buggy  works,  is  a  son 
of  Melchior  and  Rich  (Dole)  Lampert,  was  born  March  19,  1836, 
in  Baden,  Germany,  and  was  brought  to  the  United  States  when 
he  was  three  years  of  age,  his  parents  locating  in  Dubois  county, 
three  miles  east  of  Jasper.  He  was  reared  on  a  farm,  attended 
the  common  schools,  and  at  the  age  of  seventeen  years  learned 
the  carriage  and  buggy  manufacturing  business,  and  has  continued 


'  CATHOLIC  CHURCH  OF  INDIANA. 

that  trade  ever  since.  Mr.  Lampert  was  married,  May  30,  1859,^ 
to  Miss  Helen  Bretz,  a  daughter  of  WilHam  Bret2,  of  Dubois- 
county,  and  to  them  were  born  nine  children,  of  whom  eight  are 
still  living,  viz:  William  J.,  Edwin,  Isabella,  Caroline,  George, 
Frank,  Otto  and  Flora.  All  of  the  children  belong  to  St.  Joseph's, 
church,  Jasper,  Ind. ,  and  Caroline  is  married  to  Joseph  Fierste,  of 
Jasper,  a  painter  by  trade.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Lampert  are  very 
devout,  and  liberal  in  their  contributions  to  the  support  of  the 
church.  Mr.  Lampert  has  always  been  an  industrious  man,  and 
has  reared  his  family  in  respectability.  Mr.  Lampert  is  a  member 
of  the  Catholic   Knights,  of  Jasper,  and  is  a  democrat  in  politics. 


JOHN  LANDWERLEN,  a  highly  respectable?  farmer  of  Shelby 
county,  Ind.,  is  a  native  of  Alsace,  Germany,  and  was  born 
October  28,  1830,  a  son  of  John  M.  and  Mary  A.  (Grenginer) 
Landwerlen,  who  were  well-to-do  agriculturists  and  the  parents  of 
eleven  children,  of  whom  four  reached  the  years  of  maturity. 

September  5,  1853,  the  subject  was  united  in  marriage  by 
Rev.  John  Foltz,  in  his  native  country,  to  Miss  Mary  A.  Rudoff, 
a  native  of  his  own  province,  born  February  9,  1838,  a  daughter 
of  George  Rudolf  and  sister  of  the  Rev.  Francis  Joseph  Rudolf, 
pastor  of  St.  Gabriel's  church,  Connersville,  Ind.  In  1854,  Mr. 
Landwerlen  and  his  bride  came  to  America,  landing  in  New  York, 
whence  they  came  to  Oldenburg,  Ind.,  where  for  a  year  subject 
worked  at  common  laboring,  and  then  moved  to  Fort  Atkinson, 
Iowa,  where  he  bought  a  farm  of  ninety  acres,  which  he  cultiva- 
ted until  1864,  when  he  sold,  came  to  Shelby  county,  bought  forty 
acres,  and  sold  this  also;  he  next  bought  his  present  farm  of  128 
acres  in  1867,  and  here  he  has  since  made  his  home. 

To  the  marriage  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Landwerlen  have  been  born 
ten  children,  viz:  George  A.,  of  Oregon;  Mary  E.,  deceased; 
Catherine,  wife  of  A.  Renner,  of  Kansas;  John  M.,  of  Shelby- 
county;  Joseph  F.,  on  the  home  place;  Louis,  in  Indianapolis;. 
Mary  M.,  deceased;  Vincent,  of  Indianapolis;  Benedict  and  Lena, 
both  at  home.     The   Landwerlen  family    are    all    members  of  St. 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

Joseph's  church,  and  live  strictly  up  to  the  teachings  of  their 
beloved  pastor.  Mr.  Landwerlen  is  a  first-class  farmer,  is  the 
•owner  of  some  fine  Holstein  cattle,  and  conducts  his  work  intelli- 
gently as  well  as  industriously;  he  enjoys  the  good  opinion  of  all 
his  neighbors  and  is  recognized  as  a  good  and  useful  citizen. 


REV.  FRANK  A.  ROELL,  pastor  of  the  church  of  the  Immac- 
ulate Conception,  at  Aurora,  Dearborn  county,  Ind.,  is  one  of 
nine  sons  born  to  Henry  and  Catherine  (Schacherer)  Roell.  The 
father  was  born  in  Bavaria,  Germany,  came  to  the  United  States 
in  1854,  first  located  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  and  for  several  years 
was  engaged  in  the  brewery  business;  he  ne.xt  moved  to  Oldenburg, 
Ind.,  following  the  same  business  until  1867.  He  then  disposed 
of  his  brewery,  and  located  at  Morris,  Ind.,  where  he  conducts  a 
hardware  store  and  at  the  same  time  is  connected  with  the  Morris 
Cooperage  Manufacturing  company. 

Rev.  Frank  A.  Roell  was  born  November  27,  1864,  at  Olden- 
burg, Ind.,  attended  the  parochial  schools  until  thirteen  years  old, 
and  then  began  to  study  for  the  priesthood  at  St.  Meinrad's  college. 
He  was  ordained  May  26,  1888,  by  Bishop  Chatard,  and  said  his 
first  mass  June  13,  following,  at  Morris.  He  was  first  stationed 
at  St.  Mark's  (Tell  City  P.  O.),  where  he  officiated  six  months,  and 
was  then  placed  at  New  Albany  to  assist  the  Rev.  Dean  Faller, 
being  the  first  assistant  to  receive  a  residence  in  St.  Mary's  parish. 
During  his  nine  years'  stay  at  New  Albany,  Father  Roell  was  very 
zealous  in  the  performance  of  his  exacting  duties,  which  included 
not  only  those  pertaining  to  his  position  as  assistant  to  Dean  Fal- 
ler, but  to  the  care  of  the  missions  at  Charlestown  and  Lexington, 
fifteen  and  twenty^five  miles  distant,  on  the  Baltimore  &  Ohio  S. 
W.  railroad,  of  which  missions  he  had  exclusive  charge  six  years. 
At  Lexington  he  first  read  mass  in  an  old  warehouse,  but  in  the 
spring  of  1892  Father  Roell  broached  the  subject  of  the  erection  of 
a  church  building,  and  this  project  was  readily  coincided  in  by  the 
congregation.  Ground  was  broken  the  same  season,  the  church 
completed  at  a  cost  of  $4,000,  and.  May   28,  1893,  was  dedicated 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

by  Rt.  Rev.  Monsignor  Bessonies,  V.  G.,  who  stated  in  his  dedica- 
tory address  that,  whilst  he  had  been  dedicating  churches  in  Indi- 
ana for  over  fifty  years,  this  was  the  first  one  he  ever  dedicated 
free  from  debt.  The  name  selected  was  that  of  the  Mother 
of  God.  Father  Roell,  in  1896, purchased  a  cemeter}',  and  the  first 
interment  therein  took  place  in  January,  1897,  the  remcins  being 
those  of  William  Braniff,  the  first  Catholic  settler  in  that  part  of 
the  country. 

December  i,  1897,  Father  Roell  was  appointed  to  succeed 
Rev.  A.  A.  Schenk  as  pastor  of  St.  Joseph's,  Vanderburgh  county, 
and  there  he  brought  to  bear  th.e  same  zeal  and  energy  he  exercised 
when  attached  to  the  pastorate  at  New  Albany,  and  won  the  sin- 
cere esteem  and  affection  of  his  congregation,  which  was  most 
loth  to  part  with  him,  when,  in  May,  189S,  he  was  transferred  to 
the  church  of  the  Immaculate  Conception  at  Aurora,  Dearborn 
county,  Ind. ,  to  succeed  Rev.  J.  J.  Macke.  Here  Father  Roell 
has  worked  as  faithfully  as  he  had  done  in  his  former  charges. 
Father  Roell  is  genial  and  cordial  by  nature,  suave  in  manner,  and 
a  thoroughly  accomplished  gentlemen  as  well  as  a  pious  and 
zealous  priest. 


CHARLES  J.  LANG,  attorney  at  law  and  real  estate  agent,  at 
Lawrenceburg,  Ind.,  is  a  son  of  Francis  X.  and  Catherine 
Lang.  Francis  X.  Lang  was  born  in  Baden,  Germany,  June  3, 
1S38,  and  came  to  America  at  the  age  of  eighteen,  landed  in  New 
Orleans,  and  from  there  he  went  to  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  In  1870  he 
located  in  Lawrenceburg,  Ind.,  where  he  resided  until  his  death, 
which  occurred  November  25,  1880.  Catherine  Lang  was  born  in 
Dearborn  county,  Ind.,  and  resides  at  Lawrenceburg. 

Charles  J.  Lang  was  born  in  Dearborn  county,  Ind.,  Novem- 
ber 15,  1869,  and  is  one  of  a  family  of  six  children,  of  whom  four 
are  living,  viz:  Mary  E.,  wife  of  F.  A.  Glockner,  of  Portsmouth, 
■Ohio;  Amelia  J.;  Charles  J.  and  Anna  E  ,  a  teacher  in  the  pub- 
lic schools.  He  was  educated  in  the  parochial  and  public  schools, 
which  he  attended  until  sixteen  years  of  age  and  at  St.  Meinrad 
college.  He  then  clerked  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  and  next  attended 
40  "7866) 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

the  Kentucky  university,  was  graduated  from  the  business  depart- 
ment March  26,  1888,  and  also  received  his  business  training  at 
Walter's  Business  college  at  Cincinnati,  which  he  attended  six 
months.  He  next  engaged  in  the  boot  and  shoe  business  with  F. 
A.  Glockner,  in  Lexington,  Ky.  He  then  attended  the  Cincinnati 
law  school  and  was  graduated  May  25,  1892,  and  then  returned  to 
Lawrenceburg,  Ind.,  and  engaged  in  his  present  business,  which  his 
superior  abilities  and  education  have  enabled  him  to  carry  to  the 
uttermost  point  of  success. 


JOSEPH  LARBES,  a  well-known  cabinetmaker  of  Richmond, 
Ind.,  was  born  in  Hanover,  Germany,  April  18,  1831,  a  son  of 
John  and  Mary  Larbes,  the  former  of  whom  was  born  in  1800  and 
was  reared  to  farming. 

John  Larbes  was  married  at  Hanover  in  1820,  to  Mary  Halker, 
who  was  born  in  1803,  and  this  union  was  blessed  with  four  chil- 
dren, viz:  Henry,  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio;  Benjamin,  of  Glendorf, 
Ohio;  Lizzie,  deceased,  and  Joseph.  The  father  brought  his 
family  to  America  in  1854,  and  landed  in  Baltimore,  Md.,  May 
10,  whence  he  went  direct  to  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  where  he  resided 
twelve  years,  and  there  lost  his  wife  in  i860.  From  Cincinnati 
Mr.  Larbes  removed  to  Glendorf,  Ohio,  where  he  passed  the 
remainder  of  his  life,  dying  in  1871. 

Joseph  Larbes  received  a  good  common-school  education  in 
his  native  country,  and  after  leaving  his  studies  was  employed  in 
farming  until  he  came  to  the  United  States  with  his  parents.  At 
Cincinnati  he  was  apprenticed  to  the  cabinetmaking  trade,  which 
he  followed  twelve  years  in  that  city,  and  then  came  to  Richmond, 
Ind.,  where  he  is  still  engaged  in  the  same  line  and  doing  an 
excellent  business. 

The  marriage  of  Mr.  Larbes  took  place  at  Cincinnati,  Ohio, 
May  20,  1864,  to  Miss  Mary  Shonlaw,  the  ceremony  being  per- 
formed at  St.  John's  church  by  Rev.  Father  Otto.  This  union  has 
been  blessed  with  four  children,  of  whom  three,  however,  have 
passed  away,  viz:   John,  whose  remains  are  intetred  in  Cincinnati,. 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

and  Rosa  and  Iphemia,  whose  mortal  parts  are  interred  in  Rich- 
mond. The  fourth  child,  Flavian,  is  finishing  his  education  at  St. 
Francis  convent,  Cincinnati.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Larbes  are  devout 
Catholic  members  of  St.  Andrew's  church.  Mr.  Larbes  is  also  a 
member  of  St.  Joseph's  society,  and  Mrs.  Larbes  of  St.  Ann's 
society,  and  are  highly  respected  by  all  their  neighbors. 


THE  LARKIN  BROTHERS,  merchants  of  Loogootee,  Ind.,  and 
doing  the  most  extensive  trade  in  the  place,  are  the  children  of 
Patrick  and  Mary  E.  (Montgomery)  Larkin  and  are  both  natives  of 
the  state  of  Indiana. 

Patrick  Larkin,  the  father  of  these  two  brothers,  was  born  in 
county  Kilkenny,  Ireland,  in  1809,  and  when  a  young  man  of 
twenty-one  came  to  the  United  States  and  for  several  years  was  a 
cotton  broker  in  New  York.  He  married,  in  that  city,  a  Miss 
Bowen,  and  a  few  years  later  came  to  Indiana  and  settled  on  a 
farm  near  Montgomery.  Here  his  wife  died  in  1848,  leaving  three 
children,  viz:  Mary,  who  married  Henry  Campbell,  but  died  in 
Loogootee,  without  issue;  Elizabeth,  who  united  with  the  Sisters 
of  Providence,  and  is  now  known  as  Sister  Mary  Borgia,  and  Anna, 
who  was  married  to  James  Adams,  resides  in  Louisville,  Ky. ,  and 
is  the  mother  of  six  children.  In  1850  Mr.  Larkin  married,  for 
his  second  wife.  Miss  Mary  E.  Montgomery,  a  native  of  Montgom- 
ery, Daviess  county,  Ind.,  and  to  this  union  were  born  six  children, 
of  whom  two  only  reached  the  years  of  maturity — John  L.  and 
Patrick  B.,  who  constitute  the  firm  of  Larkin  Brothers,  as  noted  at 
the  opening  of  this  sketch.  Mr.  Larkin  was  called  from  earth 
April  27,  1867,  a  devoted  member  of  the  Catholic  church,  and  his 
widow  still  makes  her  home  on  the  old  homestead  of  400  acres, 
near  Loogootee,  on  which  the  family  settled  in  i860. 

John  F.  Larkin,  the  elder  of  the  two  surviving  children  of 
Patrick  and  Mary  (Montgomery)  Larkin,  was  born  at  Mount  Pleas- 
ant, Martin  county,  Ind.,  July  29,  1858,  was  educated  in  the 
schools  of  Loogootee  in  the  preparatory  branches,  and  then  passed 
two  years  in  the  university  of  Notre  Dame.      He  remained  on  the 

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THE    CLEKCY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

home  farm  until  1S82,  when  the  firm  of  Larkin  Brothers  was 
established,  and  he  still  manages  the  homestead,  without  in  any 
manner  neglecting  his  mercantile  interests.  In  May,  1881,  he 
married  Miss  Ella  Crane,  a  native  of  Washington,  Ind.,  and  a 
daughter  of  Patrick  Crane,  and  this  union  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Larkin 
has  been  blessed  with  eight  children,  viz:  Mary,  William,  Clara, 
Helen,  Alice,  Frank,  Anna  and  Joseph. 

Patrick  B.  Larkin,  brother  of  John  F. ,  was  born  in  Loogootee 
November  14,  i860,  was  educated  in  its  parochial  schools  and  at 
the  university  of  Notre  Dame,  and  for  a  year  after  leaving  college 
worked  on  the  home  farm,  and  then  joined  his  brother  in  1882,  as 
previously  remarked,  in  mercantile  trade.  In  1885  he  married  Miss 
Anna  Reynolds,  who  was  born  in  Loogootee  in  1866,  a  daughter  of 
Thomas  Reynolds,  and  this  union  has  been  blessed  with  two  chil- 
dren, viz:  Bernard,  born  December  19,  1886,  and  Earnest,  born 
January  4,  1894. 

The  firm  of  Larkin  Brothers  has  met  with  marked  success;  it 
began  in  a  small  way,  but  now  owns  a  double  store-building  and  car- 
ries the  largest  stock  of  general  merchandise  owned  in  the  town  of 
Loogootee.  They  are  extremely  popular  young  business  men,  being 
polite  and  attentive  to  their  patrons,  and  their  social  standing  is 
with  the  best  people  of  the  county. 


THOMAS  LAVELLE.— Among  the  well  known  and  highly 
esteemed  Catholic  citizens  that  settled  in  Indiana  many  years 
ago,  and  that  have  now  passed  away,  should  be  mentioned  Thomas 
Lavelle  and  his  family.  Mr..  Lavelle's  wife  wt^s,  before  her  mar- 
riage, Eleanor  Pryal,  and  both  he  and  she  were  natives  of  county 
Mayo,  Ireland.  Mr.  Lavelle  was  born  in  the  parish  of  Lackin, 
but  Mrs.  Lavelle  in  another  parish.  Both  belonged  to  excellent 
families,  whose  stations  in  life  were  much  above  the  average  citi- 
zen's, and  many  members  of  the  Lavelle  family  were  identified 
with  noted  Catholic  orders. 

Thomas  Lavelle  came  to  the  United  States  in  1846  to  estab- 
lish a  ho;Tie  for  his  family,  and  in  1848  his  wife  and  three  children 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

joined  him  in  this  country.  The  first  home  of  the  re-united  family 
was  at  Cincinnati,  but  in  1853  they  removed  to  Indiana,  settling  at 
Germantown.  Wayne  county,  removing  to  Richmond,  in  the  same 
state,  in  1861.  After  a  residence  in  Richmond  of  some  years  they 
settled  on  a  farm,  on  which  they  lived  until  the  deathof  the  father, 
May  4,  188 1.  Mrs.  Lavelle  died  May  24,  1S84.  Both  were 
devoted  members  of  the  Catholic  church,  and  liberal  in  its  support, 
as  well  as  being  worthy  and  esteemed  citizens.  They  were  the 
parents  of  nine  children — four  sons  and  five  daughters,  that  still 
survive,  and  of  two  that  have  died.  Of  these  nine  children,  Cath- 
erine, Mary  and  Ella  live  at  No.  228  Tenth  street,  and  another 
daughter,  Mrs.  Barbara  Theines,  lives  on  Alabama  street,  Indian- 
apolis; Patrick  and  John  reside  at  Anderson,  Ind.,  and  the  other 
brothers  are  Michael  and  Thomas.  The  daughter,  Elizabeth, 
whose  religious  name  is  Felicitas,  belongs  to  the  order  of  the  Sis- 
ters of  Providence.  Catherine,  Mary  and  John  were  born  in  Ire- 
land, Ella  and  Patrick  were  born  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  and  the  rest 
were  born  in  Indiana.  The  children  are  all  faithful  to  the  instruc- 
tions of  their  parents,  and  are  warmly  attached  to  the  Catholic 
church,  endeavoring  in  their  daily  walk  to  live  in  accordance  with 
its  precepts.  All  are  considered  among  the  best  citizens  of  Indian- 
apolis, and  are  held  in  high  esteem  by  all  who  know  them. 


MICHAEL  LEARY,  residing  at  No.  1351  Olive  street,  Indian- 
opolis,  was  born  in  county  Clare,  Ireland,  about  the  year 
1846,  a  son  of  Daniel  and  Margaret  Leary,  both  of  whom  are  now 
deceased,  having  passed  their  lives  in  their  native  land — Michael, 
our  subject,  and  his  sister,  Mrs.  Margaret  Walsh,  being  the  sole 
survivors  of  the  family. 

Michael  Leary  landed  in  New  York,  August  26,  1866,  whence 
he  went  to  Pittsburg,  Pa.,  where  he  remained  five  years,  when  he 
returned  to  New  York  and  was  there  married  to  Miss  Mary  Barry, 
a  native  of  county  Clare,  Ireland.  In  March,  1874,  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Leary  came  to  Indianapolis,  which  city  has  since  been  their  home, 
and  since  1875  the}    have   been   members  of  St.  Patrick's  congre- 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

gation.  The  father  of  Mrs.  Leary  died  in  Ireland,  but  her  mother, 
two  daughters  and  a  son  came  to  America,  the  mother  dying  at 
the  home  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Leary  September  21,  1894,  at  the 
advanced  age  of  eighty-eight  years.  The  brother  and  sister  of  Mrs. 
Leary  died  in  New  York  city,  so  that  she  is  now  the  only  living 
member  of  her  father's  family.  The  marriage  of  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Leary  has  been  blessed  with  three  children — Margaret,  Daniel  and 
Charles.  The  family  are  all  pious  Catholics,  are  very  liberal  in 
their  contributions  toward  the  support  of  the  church,  cheerfully 
assist  it  in  work  for  good  whenever  an  opportunity  offers  itself,  and 
are  greatly  respected  throughout  the  parish  for  their  morality  and 
their  irreproachable  walk  through   life. 


ADOLPH  LEIMGRUBER,  owner  of  a  most  respectable  busi- 
ness room  in  Greensburg,  Ind.,  is  a  native  of  Tell  City,  Ind., 
and  was  born  December  30,  1865,  a  son  of  Sebastian  and  Juliana 
Leimgruber,  natives  of  Switzerland,  whose  family  consisted  of  the 
following-named  children:  Frank,  Kate  (Mrs.  Klein),  Mary  and 
William  (deceased),  John  (who  died  a  member  of  the  Catholic 
Knights  of  America,  branch  No.  557),  William  (second),  Arnold, 
Adolph  (subject),  Henry  and  Peter.  The  elder  two  of  this  family 
were  born  in  Switzerland  and  came  to  America  with  their  parents, 
who  for  some  time  lived  in  Louisville,  Ky. ,  and  then  joined  the 
Swiss  colony  in  Perry  county,  Ind.,  and  settled  in  Tell  City,  where 
the  father,  although  a  shoemaker  by  trade,  opened  a  butcher  busi- 
ness, which  two  of  the  sons  are  still  conducting.  The  parents 
passed  the  remainder  of  their  lives  in  Tell  City,  and  died  members 
of  St.  Paul's  Catholic  church. 

Adolph  Leimgruber  received  a  good  common-school  education 
in  Tell  City,  and  there  learned  the  cabinetmaker's  trade,  which  he 
followed  for  several  years.  He  was  married  to  Annie  Fromer, 
who  was  born  in  Napoleon,  Ind.,  February  10,  1873,  a  daughter 
of  Herman  and  Elizabeth  (Leinhart)  Fromer,  who  were  both  mem- 
bers of  St.  Mary's  church,  at  Greensburg.  Nicholas  Fromer,  the 
grandfather  was  born  and  married  in  Germany,  and  brought  his  family 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

to  the  United  States  about  1840.  He  settled  near  Napoleon,  Ind., 
where  he  bought  a  farm,  which  he  cultivated  until  his  death, 
a  member  of  the  Catholic  church  at  Napoleon.  After  his  mar- 
riage, Mr.  Leimgruber  continued  to  reside  in  Tell  City  for  a 
year,  and  then  came  to  Greensburg.  His  marriage  has  been 
blessed  with  three  children,  Lillian  M.,  Herman  and  Gustave,  and 
he  and  his  family  are  members  of  St.  Mary's  congregation.  Mr. 
Leimgruber  is  a  member  of  branch  No.  557,  Catholic  Knights  of 
America,  at  Tell  City,  also  of  council  No.  31,  Knights  of  St.  John, 
and  in  politics  is  a  republican.  He  is  genial  and  pleasant  in 
his  demeanor  and  has  made  many  friends  since  coming  to  Greens- 
burg. 


ANTHONY  F.  LENAGHAN,  member  of  hose  company  No.  17, 
Indianapolis  city  fire  department,  was  born  in  county  Mayo, 
Ireland,  May  i,  1858,  a  son  of  Cornelius  and  Mary  (Conway) 
Lenaghan,  where  the  father  passed  away  his  life,  dying  about 
1869,  after  which  sad  event  the  widow  came  immediately  to  Amer- 
ica and  located  at  North  Vernon,  Ind.,  but  subsequently  came  to 
Indianapolis  with  her  family  of  five  children,  viz:  John,  of  this 
city;  Anthony  F.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Cornelius;  Catherine, 
wife  of  Anthony  Lenaghan,  of  Missouri,  and  Margaret,  residing 
with  her  mother. 

Anthony  F.  Lenaghan  gained  his  education  through  his  own 
exertions,  that  is  to  say,  he  paid  from  his  earnings  his  tuition  fees 
in  the  night-schools  of  Indianapolis  and  in  a  business  college,  and 
his  early  days  of  labor  were  passed  as  a  skilled  workman  in  the 
Kingan  packing  house,  where  he  worked  many  years  after  reaching 
full  manhood.  October  8,  1895,  he  was  appointed  a  member  of 
the  city  fire  department,  and  was  assigned  to  dutj'  with  company 
No.  12,  and  on  the  organization  of  company  No.  17,  became  one 
of  its  constituents,  and  is  still  one  of  most  effective  members. 

Mr.  Lenaghan  was  united  in  marriage.  May  4,  1885,  at  North 
Vernon,  Ind.,  in  the  church  of  the  Immaculate  Conception,  to 
Miss  Rose  O'Hara,  a  native  of  Brownstown,  Ind.,  of  Irish  parent- 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

age  and  far-reaching  Catholic  ancestry.  The  result  of  this  union 
has  been  five  children,  to-wit:  Cornelius,  aged  twelve  years;  Ger- 
trude, ten;  James,  eight  and  a  half;  John,  four,  and  Rose  Marie, 
one  year.  The  family  are  members  of  St.  John's  church,  and  Mr. 
Lenaghan  is  a  member  of  division  No.  2,  Ancient  Order  of  Hiber- 
nians, of  which  he  was  forsi.x  years  financial  secretary,  but  resigned 
that  office  on  being  appointed  to  the  fire  department.  In  politics 
he  is  a  democrat. 

One  little  incident  in  the  life  of  Anthony  F.  Lenaghan,  out- 
side of  Indianapolis,  is  well  worthy  of  mention,  inasmuch  as  it 
resulted  in  an  important  family  event — the  bringing  of  the  young- 
est three  members  of  his  mother's  family  to  America.  In  1880, 
he  went  to  Florida,  and  for  seven  months  was  employed  as  track 
repairer  on  the  Jacksonville  &  Fernandina  railway,  and  in  that 
short  time  saved  the  money  necessary  for  the  commendable  pur- 
pose mentioned. 


REV.  JOHN  RYVES,  pastor  of  St.  Ann's  church,  Terre  Haute, 
is  a  native  of  Indiana,  born  in  the  city  of  New  Albany,  Floyd 
county,  on  the  third  day  of  November,  1858.  He  studied  at  St. 
Meinrad's  Benedictine  abbey,  and  was  ordained  priest  at  Indian- 
apolis October  16,  1881,  by  Rt.  Rev.  Dr.  Chatard,  Bishop  of  Vin- 
cennes.  His  first  active  labors  were  at  Newcastle,  Henry  county, 
Ind.,  where  he  remained  for  a  period  of  eighteen  months,  during 
which  time  he  succeeded  in  paying  ofi  all  the  debts  of  the  church 
and  placed  the  mission  there  upon  a  substantial  basis.  His  next 
charge  was  at  Richmond,  where  he  again  found  occasion  to  exer- 
cise his  ability  in  the  way  of  discharging,  in  a  short  time,  a  large 
financial  obligation.  Father  McMullen  had  previously  with  pecul- 
iar zeal  and  success  carried  on  the  work  which  required  only  the 
finish  given  by  his  successor.  When,  after  nearly  two  years,  he 
left  that  point,  the  congregation  was  stronger,  and  much  more 
prosperous  than  when  he  found  it.  From  Richmond,  Father  Ryves 
was  transferred,  July  3,  1885,  to  St.  Ann's  parish,  Terre  Haute, 
succeeding  the    Rev.  John  McCabe   as  pastor,   and  he  has  since 

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ST.    ANN'S    CHURCH, 

TERRE    H  VUTE,   IND. 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

remained  rector  of  this  congregation.  When  he  took  charge  of 
this  parish  the  house  of  worship  was  an  indifferent  frame  structure, 
35  x66  feet  in  size,  situated  on  the  corner  of  Locust  and  Four- 
teenth streets,  but  in  1890  the  building  was  removed  to  Locust 
and  Fourteen-and-a-Half  streets.  It  was  enlarged  and  otherwise 
improved  in  order  to  accommodate  this  increasing  suburban  con- 
gregation. On  the  first  of  July,  1894,  this  building  was  almost 
totally  ruined  by  fire.  The  loss  was  fully  met  by  insurance. 
Grieved  but  not  discouraged  by  the  disaster,  Father  Ryves  imme- 
diately went  to  work,  and,  nobly  aided  by  his  parishioners,  suc- 
ceeded, by  the  following  November,  in  rebuilding  and  enlarging 
the  frame  church,  which  at  this  time  (1898)  proves  commodious 
enough  for  the  contented  people  who  gather  there  to  the  number 
of  800  souls  every  Sunday  morning.  The  present  building,  35  x  112 
feet  in  size,  is  interiorly  well  finished  and  furnished.  It  awakens, 
in  those  who  visit,  a  sense  of  pleasure  and  of  peace  due  to  the 
order  and  due  proportion  of  all  its  belongings.  In  April,  1893, 
Father  Ryves  began  the  erection  of  the  present  handsome  rectory 
on  the  corner  of  Locust  and  Fourteenth  streets  —  a  large  two- 
story  frame  structure,  containing  ten  rooms,  with  all  modern  con- 
veniences, which  was  completed  the  following  year  at  an  outlay 
of  $5,000. 

Father  Ryves  is  recognized  as  one  of  the  ablest  pastors  of 
Terre  Haute;  he  is  an  eloquent  pulpit  orator  and  has  frequently 
responded  to  invitations  to  deliver  public  addresses  before  relig- 
ious and  educational  assemblages  in  Terre  Haute  and  elsewhere. 
On  the  day  of  the  Terre  Haute  Columbian  celebration,  he  deliv- 
ered an  address  to  the  teachers  and  high  school  pupils  which  bore 
evidences  of  research  and  wide  scholarship,  and  which  by  request 
of  the  public  was  published  in  full  by  the  daily  press  of  the  city. 
He  has  been  invited  several  times  to  address  teachers'  institutes 
and  scholars  at  chapel  exercises.  Eulogies  are  annoying  to  him 
always  and  will  be  till  he  is  dead.  He  calls  attention  to  the  fact 
that  Terre  Haute  is  an  educational  center,  and,  on  account  of  the 
Sisters  at  St.  Mary's  and  their  school.  Catholics  are  better  under- 
stood here  than  elsewhere,  and  this  city  is  the  very  home  of  relig- 
ious  tolerance.      The    pulpits   here    are   notably  free   from  rancor. 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

polemics  are  eschewed  and  the  non-Catholics  insist  on  an  intel- 
lectual and  broad-gauge  method  in  presenting  the  Catholic  side  of 
religious  questions. 


JOHN  N.  LENAGHAN,  wholesale  and  retail  merchant,  located 
at  No.  909  South  West  street,  Indianapolis,  was  born  in  Baly- 
croy,  county  Mayo,  Ireland,  November  19,  1857.  He  is  a  son  of 
Cornelius  and  Mary  (Conway)  Lenaghan,  both  of  whom  were 
natives  of  county  Mayo,  and  both  of  whom  were  highly  connected 
'in  their  native  country,  the  latter  being  a  cousin  of  Bishop  Con- 
way, so  well  known  in  the  history  of  the  Catholic  church  in  Ire- 
land. The  father  died  in  county  Mayo  in  1864,  and  the  mother 
soon  afterward  came  to  the  United  States  with  her  eldest  two 
•children,  John  N.  and  Anthony,  settling  at  North  Vernon,  Ind., 
leaving  three  children  in  Ireland,  who  all  joined  her  in  this  country 
^bout  1879. 

John  N.  Lenaghan  is  the  eldest  of  the  family,  and  hence  it 
•devolved  upon  him  in  large  measure  to  be  its  head  and  support  for 
a  number  of  years.  On  this  account  his  education  was  somewhat 
neglected,  but  he  managed  to  obtain  a  knowledge  of  the  rudiments 
•of  an  English  education  in  the  public  schools,  to  which  he  has 
largely  added  by  wide  and  careful  reading  of  the  best  books  and 
periodicals.  Beginning  life  as  an  employee  in  a  stone  quarry,  he 
entered  in  1873  the  employ  of  the  J.,  M.  &  I.  Railway  company, 
changing  after  a  few  months  to  the  Ohio  &  Mississippi  Railway 
•company,  now  the  Baltimore  &  Ohio  Railway  company.  Seven 
years  of  his  life  were  spent  with  this  company,  and  in  1882  he 
removed  to  Indianapolis,  where  he  became  an  employee  of  the 
Kingan  Packing  company,  remaining  with  them  about  two  years, 
when  he  returned  to  railway  work,  becoming  a  contractor  for  the 
.loading  of  cars.  In  1888  he  became  engaged  in  the  grocery  trade, 
•which  in  1889  he  exchanged  for  his  present  business.  At  first  he 
was  located  on  Missouri  street,  but  six  years  ago  he  located  at  his 
present  place,  where  he  carries  on  both  the  wholesale  and  retail 
selling  of  liquors. 

Mr.  Lenaghan  was  married    October   29,   1890,  at  St.  Mary's 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

-church,  North  Vernon,  Ind.,  by  Rev.  G.  M.  Ginnsz,  to  Miss  Mary 
Clark,  a  native  of  that  town,  and  daughter  of  James  and  Margaret 
Clark,  both  natives  of  county  Mayo,  Ireland.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Lenaghan  have  two  children — James  and  Margaret — the  former 
born  August  3,  1891,  the  latter  April  15,  1894.  The  family  are 
all  members  of  St.  John's  Catholic  church,  of  which  Rev.  Father 
Gavisk  is  pastor.  Mr.  Lenaghan  is  a  member  of  the  Ancient 
Order  of  Hibernians,  has  been  recording  secretary  of  his  lodge, 
and  has  also  been  a  delegate  to  state  conventions  of  the  order. 
Dating  back  as  his  membership  does  for  a  period  of  seventeen  or 
eighteen  years,  it  has  given  him  standing  and  importance  in  this 
well-known  Irish  society  that  nothing  else  could  have  done.  He 
is  also  a  member  of  the  Improved  Order  of  Knights  of  Pythias, 
and  of  the  Ancient  Order  of  Druids.  Politically  Mr.  Lenaghan  is 
a  democrat,  but  he  has  neither  held  nor  sought  office;  but  his  abil- 
ities and  character  have  been  long  so  well  known  that  he  has 
been  called  upon  to  fill  many  positions  of  trust  and  responsibility, 
notably  those  of  guardian  and  administrator  of  estates,  perform- 
ing his  duties  in  such  positions  to  the  satisfaction  of  all  concerned. 


CORNELIUS  LENAGHAN  was  born  in  county  Mayo,  Ireland, 
June  II,  1862.  He  is  a  son  of  Cornelius  and  Mary  (Conway) 
Lenaghan,  the  latter  being  a  relative  of  Bishop  Conway,  of  Ire- 
land. They  were  both  natives  of  county  Mayo,  in  which  the  father 
died  and  where  the  mother  still  resided  until  1869,  when  she  came 
to  the  United  States  with  her  eldest  two  children,  John  and 
Anthony.  She  located  in  North  Vernon,  Ind.,  and  there  the  family 
remained  until  1883,  removing  at  this  time  to  Indianapolis.  Mrs. 
Lenaghan  is  a  member  of  St.  John's  Catholic  church  and  lives  with 
her  son,  John. 

Cornelius  Lenaghan,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  remained  in 
Ireland  after  his  mother  and  two  brothers  came  to  this  country, 
and  attended  school  in  Balycroy  during  his  youthful  years.  Com- 
ing to  the  United  States  in  1879  he  joined  his  mother  at  North 
Vernon,  and  there  continued  his  studies.      After  leaving  school  he 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

began  to  work  for  himself,  the  first  money  he  earned  being  obtained 
by  selling  blackberries  at  five  cents  per  quart,  having  picked  the 
blackberries  himself.  Most  of  his  youthful  days  were  spent  as  an 
employee  of  railroad  companies.  From  1883  to  1890  he  was  an 
employee  of  the  Ivingan  Packing  company,  of  Indianapolis,  and  on 
September  9,  1890,  he  opened  his  present  place  of  business,  which 
has  a  fine  location  and  excellent  trade. 

Mr.  Lenaghan  was  married  at  St.  John's  church,  Indianapolis, 
by  Rev.  Father  Gavisk,  the  pastor,  January  18,  1893,  to  Miss 
Maggie  McMahon,  a  native  of  county  Clare,  Ireland,  where  her 
father  lived  and  died  and  where  her  mother  now  lives.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Lenaghan  have  two  children;  Mary  Adelaide,  born  Novem- 
ber 5,  1893,  and  Anthony  Thomas,  born  December  29,  1894.  The 
family  are  all  members  of  St.  John's  church,  to  the  support  of 
which  they  are  liberal  contributors.  Mr.  Lenaghan  is  a  member 
of  the  Ancient  Order  of  Hibernians,  and  he  was  one  of  the  origi- 
nators of  the  Celtic  club.  He  is  also  a  member  and  a  trustee  of 
the  Irish  American  club.  Politically  he  is  a  democrat,  and  is  an 
influential  member  of  his  party,  though  not  an  office  seeker.  He 
is  a  young  man  of  correct  personal  and  business  habits,  and  stands 
well  as  a  citizen  in  his  community,  performing  his  duties  as  a  mem- 
ber of  his  church,  of  the  various  social  organizations  to  which  he 
belongs  and  to  general  society  in  a  commendable  manner. 


BERNARD  LENGERICH,  a  progressive  and  respected  farmer 
of  Washington  township,  Adams  county,  Ind.,  is  a  native  of 
Westphalia,  Germany,  born  November  30,  1840,  and  is  a  son  of 
John  Henry  and  Elizabeth  (Kottreye)  Lengerich,  the  former  of 
whom  was  torn  in  1789  and  died  in  185  i,  and  the  latter,  born  in 
1815,  died  in  1885 — both  in  the  faith  of  the  Roman  Catholic 
church. 

Bernard  Lengerich  was  educated  in  the  parochial  schools  of 
his  native  province,  which  he  attended  until  fourteen  years  of  age, 
and  then  followed  farming,  which  had  been  his  father's  occupa- 
tion,  working   on   the    home    place   and   elsewhere   in   Westphalia 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

until  he  was  twenty-eight  years  old,  when  he  came  to  America. 
In  1868  he  landed  in  New  York  city,  but  immediately  left  that 
city  for  Ohio,  where  he  joined  his  brother  Wilhelm,  who  had 
come  to  this  country  a  few  years  previously,  and  had  settled  on  a 
farm  near  Minster.  His  stay  with  his  brother  was  not  of  long 
duration,  however,  as  within  a  few  months  he  came  to  Indiana 
and  engaged  in  farming  on  his  own  account  three  miles  from 
Decatur,  in  Adams  county.  April  i,  1869,  he  married,  at  St. 
Mary's  church,  Decatur,  Miss  Nettie  Bermann,  the  ceremony 
berng  solemnized  by  the  Rev-.  Father  Wemhoff.  This  union  has 
been  blessed  with  seven  children,  born  in  the  following  order: 
Bernard,  Henry,  Theodore,  Joseph,  August,  Anna,  and  Herman — 
the  last  named  being  deceased. 

The  home  farm  of  Mr.  Lengerich  comprises  100  acres,  which 
he  has  improved  in  all  respects,  and  through  his  untiring  industry 
has  been  able  to  purchase  another  farm  not  far  away,  and  this  he 
has  also  improved  to  the  utmost.  The  family  are  members  of  St. 
Mary's  Catholic  church  at  Decatur,  and  are  very  faithful  in  per- 
forming their  religious  duty,  and  liberal  in  their  contributions  to 
the  support  of  the  church  and  parish,  and  are  well  deserving  of 
the  high  regard  in  which  they  are  held  by  the  members  of  the 
community  in  which  they  live. 


JOHN  S.  LENHART,  the  extensive  furniture  dealer  and  cab- 
inetmaker of  Peru,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Mahoning  county,  Ohio, 
March  22,  1830,  a  son  of  Jacob  and  Lydia  (Sprinkle)  Lenhart, 
natives  of  York  county,  Pa.,  and  of  whom  the  former  was  a  farmer 
all  hislife. 

John  S.  Lenhart  attended  public  school  and  lived  with  his 
parents  until  eighteen  years  old,  when  he  was  apprenticed  to  the 
cabinetmaker's  trade,  which  he  learned  thoroughly  and  has  fol- 
lowed up  to  the  present  time.  He  came  to  Peru,  Ind.,  in  May, 
1859,  and  worked  at  his  trade  as  a  journeyman  until  1874,  when, 
in  June  of  that  year,  he  opened  a  furniture  store,  meeting  with 
success  from  the  start,  and    now  carries  a  stock  valued  at  $8,000. 

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He  was  married  in  Plymouth,  Marshall  county,  Ind. ,  in  1857,  to- 
Miss  Ellen  E.  Sparks,  the  fruit  of  this  union  being  six  children,  of 
whom  four  are  still  living,  viz:  Charles  H.,  William  F.,  Maud 
and  Maggie — the  sons  being  interested  in  the  furniture  business 
with  their  father. 

Mr.  Lenhart  was  converted  to  Catholicism  in  1869,  and  on 
December  25  was  baptized  in  the  faith  by  the  late  Rev.  Joseph 
Dwenger,  afterward  bishop  of  Fort  Wayne,  since  when  he  has 
been  an  active  and  faithful  worker  in  the  church.  He  is  also  a 
charter  member  of  branch  No.  42,  Catholic  Knights  of  America, 
and  for  sixteen  years  has  been  its  treasurer.  In  politics  he  is  a 
democrat.  He  is  an  upright  business  man,  and  thoroughly  under- 
standing the  quality  of  each  article  he  handles,  his  patrons  fully 
understand  that  he  is  not  to  be  deceived  by  conscienceless  manu- 
facturers, and,  as  a  consequence,  carries  no  shoddy  nor  poorly- 
made-up  articles  for  sale.  His  family,  social,  and  church  connec- 
tions are  very  pleasant,  and  he  enjoys  the  esteem  of  a  wide  circle 
of  sincerely  attached  friends. 


DANIEL  LENIHAN,  who  resides  at  No.  419  North  West  street, 
Indianapolis,  has  been  a  member  of  St.  John's  parish  since 
1882.  He  was  born  in  county  Galway,  Ireland,  but  lost  his 
parents  when  he  was  a  child,  and  when  he  was  ten  years  old  he 
emigrated  to  the  United  States,  having  been  sent  for  by  an  elder 
brother.  This  elder  brother,  named  John,  was  located  at  Browns- 
burg,  Ind.,  and  still  lives  near  that  place. 

Daniel  Lenihan,  his  brother,  John,  and  a  sister,  are  all  of  the 
famil}-  that  came  to  the  United  States,  and  are  all  that  are  now 
living.  Two  sisters  have  died,  viz:  Mary  and  Ellen.  For  a  number 
of  years  after  arriving  in  this  country  Daniel  Lenjhan  lived  with 
his  brother  John,  and  came  from  Hendricks  county  to  Indian- 
apolis. He  was  married  June  12,  1889,  to  Miss  Sarah  Logan, 
daughter  of  Michael  Logan,  a  sketch  of  whom  appears  elsewhere 
in  this  work.  Mr.  and  Mrs  Lenihan  have  four  children,  viz:  Julia, 
Thomas,    Rose    and    Logan.     Ellen,  another   child,  died    in    early 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 


infancy.  Socially  Mr.  Lenihan  is  of  a  genial  and  pleasant  disposi- 
tion, and  has  many  friends  in  all  walks  of  life,  without  regard  to 
religious  preferences.  He  is  a  good  citizen  and  is  highly  esteemed 
by  all. 


HERMAN  B.  LODDE,  the  skilled  watchmaker  and  jeweler,  at 
at  198  East  Main  street,  LaFayette,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Mun- 
ster,  Westphalia,  Germany,  April  26,  1862,  a  son  of  Frederick  and 
Gertrude  (Trenkpohl)  Lodde,  who  died  in  their  native  land  in  1878 
and  1S72,  respectively,  leaving  ten  children,  viz:  Anthony,  a 
farmer,  residing  near  LaFayette  with  his  wife  and  two  children; 
Theodore,  a  dairyman  of  LaFayette,  and  the  father  of  three  chil- 
dren; Henry,  Frederick,  Bernhart  and  William,  all  four  still  living 
in  Germany;  Herman  B.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Frank,  who  is 
married,  resides  in  Kansas  City,  Mo.,  and  has  three  children,  and 
Mary  and  Elizabeth  are  still  in  Germany. 

Herman  B.  Lodde  learned  his  trade  of  jeweler  in  Germany, 
serving  an  apprenticeship  of  four  and  a  half  and  working  as  a 
journeyman  two  and  a  half  years  in  various  cities  of  his  native 
land;  in  1883  he  came  to  America,  joining  his  three  brothers,  who 
resided  in  LaFayette.  For  a  few  week  she  worked  at  his  trade  in. 
order  to  acquaint  himself  with  American  methods  of  doing  business, 
and  then  opened  a  shop  on  his  own  account,  chiefly  for  repairing. 
He  was  skillful,  and  soon  secured  a  good  trade,  but  in  September, 
1884,  was  robbed  of  over  $800  worth  of  goods,  chietiy  watches  left 
with  him  for  repair,  and  these,  poor  as  he  was  at  that  time,  he  was 
compelled  to  replace,  yet  he  did  not  give  way  to  despair,  but  set 
manfully  to  work  to  redeem  his  fortune,  and  in  this  effort  he  was 
fully  rewarded. 

Mr.  Lodde  has  been  twice  married.  In  1S85  he  was  joined  in 
matrimony  with  Miss  Emma  Gosling,  a  native  of  LaFayette  and 
a  daughter  of  Henry  S.  Gosling.  This  lady  died  in  1S91,  the 
mother  of  four  children,  of  whom  two  are  still  living — Elmer  and 
Herman.  In  1892  Mr.  Lodde  married  Miss  Kirkhof?,  also  a  native 
of  LaFayette,  and  a  daughter  of  Anthony  Kirkhoff,  and  this  union 
has  been  blessed  with  one  child,  Vincent. 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

Mr.  Lodde  and  family  are  members  of  St.  Boniface  congrega- 
tion, of  which  he  is  a  trustee,  and  are  liberal  in  the  support  and 
advancement  of  the  church's"  prosperity.  Mr.  Lodde  is  a  Knight 
of  St.  John,  a  Knight  of  St.  Paul,  and  a  member  of  St.  Joseph 
society,  and  is  also  a  member  of  St.  Boniface  society  and  the  C. 
B.  L.  lie  has  his  home  at  No.  162  North  street,  where  he  and 
-wife  most  hospitably  entertain  their  numerous  friends. 


JOHN  HENRY  SCANLON,  councilman  from  the  Eleventh 
ward,  Indianapolis,  was  born  in  Somerset,  Perry  county,  Ohio, 
December  23,  i860,  a  son  of  Michael  and  Margaret  (Lynch)  Scan- 
Ion,  natives  of  county  Kerry,  Ireland. 

Michael  and  Margaret  Scanlon  were  married  in  their  native 
county  and  in  1852  came  to  the  United  States,  settling  in  Somer- 
set, the  oldest  Catholic  settlement  in  the  state.  The  father  was  a 
farmer,  and  to  his  marriage  with  Miss  Lynch  were  born  seven  chil- 
dren, yiz:  Michael,  a  raiload  section  foreman  on  the  Baltimore  & 
Ohio  road;  John  Henry,  whose  name  opens  this  article;  James  A., 
a  liveryman;  Thomas  Joseph,  a  professional  bookkeeper;  Mary, 
wife  of  Richard  McGonigle,  a  machinist  at  Junction  City,  near 
Somerset;  Margaret,  wife  of  Samuel  B.  Dittoe,  and  Kate,  house- 
keeper for  hei  brother,  John  Henry.  Both  parents  of  this  family 
were  called  to  rest  at  Somerset  in  1888  and  1889,  respectively. 

John  H.  Scanlon  graduated  from  the  high  school  of  his  native 
city  in  1882,  and  then  entered  the  law  office  of  e.\-Congressman 
William  E.  Finck,  under  whom  he  pursued  his  legal  studies  two 
years.  In  1884  he  came  to  Indianapolis  on  a  visit,  but  was  offered 
a  clerkship  by  the  American  Express  company,  which  he  accepted 
and  filled. one  year,  and  then  entered  the  employ  of  the  Sarven 
Wheel  company,  with  which  he  remained  nine  years;  in  1894  and 
1895  he  served  as  deputy  county  recorder,  and  for  the  p.ist  two 
years  has  conducted  a  sample  room  in  Parnell  Hall,  at  the  corner 
of  Maple  and  McCarty  streets. 

At  the  October  election  of  1897,  Mr.  Scinlon  was  elected,  on 
the   democratic    ticket,  a    member   of  the   city    council    from    the 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

Eleventh  ward,  and  entered  upon  the  discharge  of  the  duties 
of  his  office  on  the  14th  day  of  the  same  month.  Mr.  Scanlon 
is  a  young  man  of  fine  business  capacity,  is  well  informed, 
and  something  worthy  of  note  will  be  heard  from  him  at  no  distant 
time.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Ancient  Order  of  Hibernians,  in 
which  order  he  has  served  as  county  president  for  two  years,  and 
is  popular  and  respected  wherever  known. 


REV.  WILLIAM  LIESEN,  formerly  pastor  of  St.  Bernard's 
parish,  Frenchtown,  Harrison  county,  Ind.,  is  a  native  of 
Quincy,  111.,  and  was  born  September  25,  1865,  the  youngest  in  a 
family  of  nine  children  born  to  William  H.  and  Elizabeth  (Mid- 
dendorf)  Liesen. 

The  early  educational  training  of  Father  Liesen  was  obtained 
in  the  parochial  school  at  St.  Mary's  (congregation),  of  his  native 
cit}-.  He  entered  St.  Francis  Solanus  college,  at  Quincy,  at  the 
age  of  twenty  years,  completed  the  Latin,  classical  and  plilosoph- 
ical  courses,  graduated,  and  then  entered  St.  Meinrad's  college  in 
September,  1892,  finished  the  theological  course,  and  was  ordained 
priest  in  June,  1895,  by  Right  Rev.  Bishop  Chatard.  He  was 
assigned  as  assistant  priest  to  St.  John's  church,  at  Indianapolis,  in 
the  fall  of  1895,  and  remained  therein  mission  work  until  February, 
1  S96,  when  he  was  selected  as  the  successor  of  Rev.  G.  H.  Moss, 
at  the  parish  of  St.  Bernard,  Frenchtown,  Ind.,  and  has  adminis- 
tered to  this  congregation  until  the  present  time,  September  3,  1S98. 

^^"ith  the  home  parish  Father  Liesen  had  charge  of  St.  Joseph's 
mission  in  Milltown,  Crawford  county,  which  is  six  miles  distant, 
having  an  attendance  of  about  100  souls.  St.  Joseph's  church  was 
erected  by  Father  Martin  Andres.  The  home  parish  at  St.  Ber- 
nard has  a  membership  of  sixty  families,  or  200  souls.  One  cred- 
itable thing  is  that  the  parish  has  not  a  dollar's  debt  against  it. 
The  school  is  in  charge  of  the  Sisters  of  Providence — two  as  teachers 
and  one  as  housekeeper — with  an  enrollment  of  about  forty  pupils. 
The  congregation  is  in  a  very  healthy  state,  and  great  credit  is 
due  Rev.  G.  H.  Moss  in  the  erection  of  the  church,  school  and 
.Sisters'  home. 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

GEORGE  A.    LITOT,   of  Ft.  Wayne  (retired),   is  one  of   five 
children  born  to  Alexis  and  Mar\-  F.  Litot,  natives  of  France, 
both  deceased. 

George  A.  Litot  was  born  June  15,  1828,  in  France,  and  came 
to  the  United  States  January  17,  1848,  landing  in  New  York,  and 
locating,  the  same  year,  in  Allen  county,  Ind. ,  where  he  learned 
the  miller's  trade  and  followed  this  calling  for  thirty  years  in  Fort 
Wayne.  He  was  educated  in  the  common  schools  and  also  attend- 
ed college,  and  was  married,  first,  to  Mary  C.  Simon,  a  daugfiter 
of  Francis  Simon,  of  France.  She  died  March  29,  1856,  and  Mr. 
Litot  ne.xt  married  Miss  Lucy  Beuret,  of  Switzerland,  a  daughter 
of  Xavier  Beuret,  and  this  marriage  has  been  blessed  with  eleven 
children,  of  whom  nine  are  living,  viz:  Joseph  V.,  Mary  M.,  Fran- 
cis Eugene,  Louis  A.,  Edward  L.,  John  B.,  Peter  J.,  George  J. 
and  Mary  J.  The  family  are  all  devout  members  of  the  Catholic 
church,  and  Mr.  Litot  is  a  member  of  St.  Joseph's  Benevolent 
society,  and  all  enjoy  the  respect  of  the  entire  community.  Mr. 
Litot  resides  at  No.  425  Spy  Run,  where  he  owns  a  pleasant  home, 
and  has  resided  in  the  same  block  forty  years. 


M' 


ARTIN  B.  LOGAN,  doing  business  at  No.  341  West 
McCarty  street,  Indianapolis,  is  a  native  of  county  Gahvay, 
Ireland,  a  son  of  John  and  Bridget  Logan,  but  was  left  an  orphan 
in  early  childhood  and  was  cared  for  by  his  paternal  grandparents 
until  he  was  between  twelve  and  thirteen  years  of  age,  when  he 
came  alone  to  the  United  States  and  lived  in  New  Orleans  about 
twenty-five  years,  and  there  learned  the  machinist's  trade.  After 
the  close  of  the  Civil  war  he  came  to  Indianapolis,  and  was  here 
employed  by  the  Sinker  &  Davis  company  about  thirteen  months, 
when  he  went  to  Boston,  Mass.,  where  he  worked  at  his  trade  for 
five  3ears,  when  he  returned  to  Indianapolis,  to  attend  the  funeral 
of  a  relative.  He  ne.\t  spent  a  few  months  in  Pittsburg,  Pa.,  and 
then  returned  to  his  old  employers  in  New  Orleans,  and  for  nine 
months,  in  1878,  assisted  in  overhauling  the  machinery  in  the 
United  States  mint.      While  in  the  Crescent  City  he   married   Miss 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

Bridget  Connelly,  a  native  of  Ireland,  and  this  union  has  been 
blessed  with  eight  children,  viz:  John  Lawrence,  Mary  A.,  Martin, 
Jr.,  Catherine  Margaret,  Bridget  Helen,  Thomas  Andrew,  Luke 
Joseph  and  Honora,  all  still  under  the  parental  roof  in  Indianapo- 
lis, in  which  city  the  parents  permanently  settled  in  1890.  The 
family  are  members  of  the  St.  John's  church,  and  Mr.  Logan  is  a 
member  of  the  Ancient  Order  of  Hibernians,  and  in  politics  is  a 
democrat.  The  children  are  attendants  at  St.  John's  parochial 
school,  and  the  eldest,  a  bright  lad,  also  assists  his  father  in  his 
business. 

John  Logan,  elder  brother  of  Martin  B.  and  the  only  other 
child  born  to  John  and  Bridget  Logan,  was  also  reared  by  his 
paternal  grandparents,  but,  as  it  was  the  dying  request  of  the 
grandfather  that  one  of  these  two  brothers  would  remain  with  the 
grandmother  until  her  decease,  John  undertook  this  duty  and  faith- 
fully carried  out  the  promise.  A  short  time  after  the  death  of  the 
grandmother  John  came  to  the  United  States,  and  for  a  short  time 
resided  in  Pittsburg,  Pa.,  whence  he  came  to  Indianapolis.  He 
was  a  mechanic,  sawyer  and  wheelwright,  but  in  his  later  years 
entered  the  saloon  business,  in  which  he  made  a  competency.  He 
was  never  married,  and  just  previous  to  his  death,  in  1890, 
requested  his  brother,  Martin  B. ,  to  take  charge  of  the  business, 
which  request  was  complied  with. 

Martin  B.  Logan  and  wife  are  liberal  contributors  to  the  sup- 
port of  St.  John's  church  and  are  faithful  to  their  religious  duties. 
They  hold  a  high  position  with  their  fellow-parishioners,  and  as  a 
business  man  Mr.  Logan  is  both  popular  and  successful. 


MICHAEL  LOGAN,  a  prominent  Catholic  citizen  of  Indianap- 
olis, resides  at  No.  419  North  West  street,  with  his  daughter 
and  son-in-law,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Daniel  Lenihan,  a  sketch  of  whom 
appears  elsewhere  in  this  work.  Mr.  Logan  is  one  of  the  oldest 
continous  residents  of  Indianapolis,  having  located  here  April  5, 
1 85  I.  He  was  born  in  county  Galway,  Ireland,  in  1833,  lost  his 
father  when  a  mere  lad,  and  on  his  arrival   in   the    United    States 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

came  direct  to  Indianapolis.  He  had  been  preceded  to  this  country 
by  a  brother  and  sister,  the  former  of  whom  was  named  Patrick. 
Michael  Logan  made  the  voyage  across  the  Atlantic  ocean  in  a 
sailing  .vessel,  it  having  been  arranged  that  his  brother  Patrick 
should  meet  him  in  New  York.  Patrick  went  to  New  York  in 
accordance  with  this  understanding,  but  on  account  of  the  wreck 
of  the  vessel  bearing  Michael  across  the  sea,  he  was  so  long  delayed, 
that  his  brother  Patrick  returned  to  his  home  before  Michael 
arrived.  Michael,  therefore,  upon  reaching  New  York,  came  to 
Indianapolis  alone,  and  here  learned  that  about  the  time  he  reached 
New  York  his  brother  Patrick  had  died.  Later,  two  other  brothers 
of  the  subject,  together  with  their  mother,  crossed  the  ocean,  the 
names  of  the  brothers  being  John  and  Thomas.  The  former  has 
been  dead  for  a  number  of  years,  and  the  latter  is  now  the  Rev. 
Thomas  X.  Logan,  of  Rushville,  Ind.  The  Rev.  Father  Logan  and 
Michael,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  are  the  only  ones  of  the  family 
that  still  survive. 

At  the  time  Michael  Logan  located  in  Indianapolis  there  was 
but  one  small  church  in  the  place,  of  which  the  Rev.  Father 
Geghan  was  the  pastor.  Since  1851  Mr.  Logan  has  been  almost 
a  continuous  resident  of  the  city,  in  the  early  days  being  absent 
occasionally  for  short  intervals  of  time.  In  1856  Mr.  Logan  was 
married  to  Miss  Ann  Doyle,  who  was  born  in  county  Galway. 
She  died  March  31,  1.S71,  at  the  age  of  thirty-eight,  leaving  five 
■children,  of  whom  Mrs.  Lanahan  is  the  only  surviving  one.  The 
names  of  these  five  children,  in  the  order  of  their  ages,  were  as 
follows:  Thomas,  Marie,  Rose  Ann,  Sarah,  now  Mrs.  Daniel  Lan- 
ahan, and  Lavina.  There  were  several  other  children,  all  of  whom 
died  in  childhood.  After  the  death  of  his  first  wife  Mr.  Logan 
married  Sabina  Tulley,  who  died  August  16,  1893.  Mr.  Logan 
has  witnessed  the  growth  of  both  church  and  city  from  small 
beginnings  to  their  present  proportions.  He  has  been  in  the  serv- 
ice of  Kingan  &Co. ,  meat  packers,  for  thirty-five  years,  or  since 
1863,  a  fact  which  speaks  volumes  for  his  integrity  and  faithfulness 
to  duty,  which  has  been  well  performed.  He  has  always  been  a 
useful  and  highly  esteemed  citizen,  and  a  most  worth}'  and  valuable 
member  of  the  Catholic  church. 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

MICHAEL  LOGAN,  whose  residence  is  at  No.  1132  Olive 
street,  Indianapolis,  was  born  February  15,  1855,  has  been 
a  resident  of  this  city  since  a  child  of  one  year  of  age,  and  here  he 
has  grown  to  manhood  and  reached  a  prominent  position  as  a 
citizen. 

Patrick  Logan,  father  of  Michael,  the  subject,  was  born  in 
county  Galway,  Ireland,  there  grew  to  manhood  and  there  married 
Miss  Catharine  Ward,  a  native  of  the  same  county.  Of  the  ten 
children  born  to  this  union,  three  first  saw  the  light  of  day  in  county 
Galway.  Soon  after  the  birth  of  the  third  child,  Mr.  Logan 
brought  his  family  to  America  in  a  sailing  vessel,  landed  in  New 
Orleans,  from  that  city  came  to  Indiana,  and  for  a  few  years  lived 
in  Madison.  In  1857  the  family  came  to  Indianapolis,  and  located 
in  St.  Patrick's  parish,  but  later  removed  to  St.  John's,  where  the 
father  still  lives,  having  now  attained  the  advanced  age  of  eighty 
years;  the  mother  passed  to  grace  in  1895,  ^"d  of  the  children 
three  sons  and  three  daughters  still  survive. 

Michael  Logan  received  his  first  communion  at  St.  Patrick's 
church,  of  which  he  is  now  a  trustee,  and  was  married  in  St.  John's 
church  by  the  Rev.  Father  O'Donaghue,  October  3,  1877,  to  Miss 
Margaret  Farrell,  a  native  of  Taylorsville,  Ind.,  and  a  daughter  of 
Thomas  and  Hanora  Farrell.  To  the  marriage  of  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Logan  no  children  have  been  born,  but  they  have  reared  an  adopt- 
ed daughter,  Kate.  Mr.  Logan  is  a  highly  respected  citizen,  has 
been  employed  by  the  Singer  Manufacturing  company,  of  Indian- 
apolis, for  the  past  twenty-five  years,  now  holding  the  position  of 
foreman,  and  since  1894  has  been  a  trustee  of  St.  Patrick's  church. 
His  residence  since  1887  has  been  at  No.  1 132- Olive  street,  and  he 
and  his  wife  are  numbered  among  the  most  respected  and  earnest 
Catholics  of  the  parish. 


REV.  FRANCIS  LORDEDMANN,  pastor  of  St.  Patrick's  church 
at  Kokomo,  Howard  county,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Germany  and 
received  the  foundation  of  his  superior  education  in  his  native  land. 
He  came  to  America  in  1869,  and  completed  his  studies  at  St.  Fran- 
cis academy,  Milwaukee.      In  1873  he  was  admitted  to  holy  orders, 


THE    CLERGY    AND    COXGREGATIONS, 

being  ordained  by  Bishop  Dwenger,  and  in  September  of  that  year 
was  stationed  at  Kokomo.  During  his  early  work  at  this  station 
he  did  much  mission  service,  attending  the  missions  at  Tipton, 
Noblesville,  Buscher,  Mullin's  station  and  Frankfort,  building  at 
Tipton  and  Frankfort  the  first  churches.  He  still  attends  the  mis- 
sion at  Bunker  Hill,  fifteen  miles  distant  from  Kokomo,  driving 
once  a  month  to  celebrate  high  mass  and  preach  a  sermon.  This 
mission  has  a  neat  and  comfortable  frame  church,  which  was  built 
by  Father  Kelley,  but  has  never  had  a  resident  pastor.  Father 
Lordemann  has  attended  this  mission  for  eight  years  or  more. 


RT.  REV.  J.  H.  LUERS  (deceased),  first  bishop  of  Fort 
Wayne,  was  born  near  Muenster,  Germany,  September  29, 
icSi9.  He  came  to  the  United  States  with  his  parents  in  1833, 
and  settled  near  Minster,  Ohio,  and  shortly  afterward  engaged  as 
clerk  in  a  store  in  Piqua.  Incidentally  meeting  with  Bishop  Pur- 
cell,  the  young  clerk  made  known  to  him  his  desire  of  entering  the 
priesthood  and  was  accepted  as  a  student  for  the  diocese  of  Cin- 
cinnati. He  completed  his  studies  at  the  seminary  of  St.  Francis 
Xavier,  in  Brown  county,  Ohio,  and  was  ordained  a  priest  in  1846. 
The  young  clergyman  was  stationed  at  St.  Joseph's  church,  Cin- 
cinnati, where  he  completed  the  half-finished  church  edifice  and 
erected  a  substantial  school-house.  When,  in  1857,  the  see  of 
Fort  Wa\-ne  was  established.  Rev.  J.  H.  Luers  was  chosen  the 
first  bishop,  and  was  consecrated  January  10,  1858.  In  a  da}'  or 
two  afterward  Bishop  Luers  departed  for  his  new  home,  he  lost  no 
time  in  taking  possession  of  his  see,  and  in  commencing  the 
arduous  work  before  him.  He  gave  his  early  attention  to  the  erec- 
tion of  a  cathedral,  for  which  Rev.  Julian  Benoit  had  already 
matured  .the  plans,  and  in  the  spring  of  1859  the  present  metro- 
politan church  was  begun.  Bishop  Luers  attended  the  provincial 
councils  of  Cincinnati  and  the  second  plenary  council  of  Baltimore. 
He  was  excused  by  the  pope  from  attending  the  cecumenical  coun- 
cil held  in  the  Eternal  city.  In  the  year  1S66  the  bishop  intended 
to  erect  an  orphan    asylum   on  a  piece    of    land    in    the  suburbs  of 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

Fort  Wayne,  but  delays  occurred.  In  the  meantime  he  learned  of 
a  large  tract  of  land,  933  acres,  in  Jasper  county,  known  as  the 
Spitler  farm,  which  he  bought  for  $18,000.  There  was  a  frame 
house  upon  it,  which  served  as  an  orphan  asylum  for  a  number  of 
years.  In  the  visitations  of  his  diocese,  and  in  the  labors  among 
his  flock,  Bishop  Luers  was  untiring.  He  visited  town  and  village 
to  instruct  the  people,  administer  confirmation,  dedicate  new 
churches  and  establish  new  parishes  and  schools.  The  bishop  was 
noted  for  his  charity  to  the  poor,  and  to  the  orphans  he  was  a  kind 
and  provident  father. 

In  June,  1871,  Rt.  Rev.  Bishop  Luers  went  to  Cleveland  to 
administer  holy  orders.  When  his  task  had  been  coiripleted  he 
started  for  the  railway  station,  but  had  scarcely  turned  away  when 
he  fell  upon  the  sidewalk,  a  victim  to  apoplexy.  He  was  carried 
back  to  the  house  and  expired  twenty  minutes  afterward.  The 
Bishop's  remains  were  carried  to  Fort  Wayne  in  a  funeral  train 
draped  in  morning,  escorted  by  clergymen  and  laymen  from  both 
dioceses;  other  delegations  joined  the  sad  cortege  at  various  points 
along  the  way,  and  on  arriving  at  Fort  W^ayne  every  honor  which 
veneration,  love,  and  religion  could  suggest,  was  paid  to  his 
memory.  His  funeral  took  place  in  the  cathedral  of  Fort  Wayne, 
July  4,  1 87 1,  and  was  attended  by  Archbishop  Purcell,  Bishops  De 
St.  Palais,  O'Hara,  McCloskey,  Toebbe,  and  Borgess,  and  a  large 
delegation  of  clergy  and  laity.  His  remains  were  deposited  in  a 
vault  under  the  cathedral  sanctuary.  The  age  of  Bishop  Luers 
was  fiftv-one  vears  and  nine   months. 


REV.  FATHER  FRANCIS  B.  LUEBBERMANN,  of  Mt.  Ver- 
non, Ind.,  is  a  son  of  Bernard  and  Mary  Ann  (Schmidt) 
Luebbermann,  both  of  northern  Germany;  they  located  in  Indiana  in 
1865,  coming  from  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  where  our  subject  was  born 
in  June,  1857,  and  remained  there  until  1865.  Francis  B.  attended 
the  Christian  Brothers'  school  of  Cincinnati,  and  at  the  age  of 
fourteen  began  preparing  for  a  priest.  He  was  ordained  in  1880, 
and  was  located  at  Evansville,  Ind.,  as  assistant  in  Trinity  church, 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

and  remained  there  until  1S83,  in  all,  three  years.  Then  his  health 
failed  and  he  made  a  few  changes  for  a  short  period.  He  located 
in  Mt.  Vernon  in  December,  1883,  and  after  a  brief  respite  returned 
in  1884,  under  permanent  appointment  to  St.  Matthew's  church, 
and  has  remained  ever  since.  He  has  a  congregation  of  125  fam- 
ilies, but,  when  he  came,  he  had  seventy-eight  families  only — an 
increase  of  forty-seven. 

Rev.  Father  Luebbermann  has  been  indefatigable  in  his  labors 
to  advance  the  prosperity  of  St.  Matthew's  parish,  and  being  a 
gentleman  of  scholarly  attainments  and  eloquence,  and  withal  pos- 
sessed of  a  genial  temperament,  he  has  won  the  sincere  affection 
and  esteem  of  his  flock,  and  these  amiable  qualities  have  proven  to 
be  no  small  factors  in  the  successful  prosecution  of  the  good  work 
he  has  set  before  him.  His  zeal  in  church  labor  is  untiring  and 
unflagging,  and  being  still  in  his  early  prime,  no  clergyman  could 
well  have  been  found  to  carry  out,  with  as  favorable  prospects  for 
the  desired  results,  the  commendable,  yet  arduous,  duties  to  the 
performance  of  which  he  has  been  appointed. 


REV.  ANTHONY  A.  SCHENK.  is  the  beloved  pastor  in  charge 
of  St.  Michael's  church,  at  Brookville,  Franklin  county,  Ind. 
He  first  drew  the  breath  of  life  in  Posey  county,  this  state,  Feb- 
ruary 12,  1849,  one  of  nine  children  born  to  Theodore  and  Frances 
Schenk,  who  were  natives  of  Westphalia,  Germany,  and  came  to 
America  when  quite  young.  The  father  being  a  farmer,  Anthony 
was  also  reared  to  agricultural  pursuits  until  si.xteen  years  of  age, 
when  he  began  a  course  of  studies  for  the  priesthood  at  St.  Mein- 
rad's  college,  Spencer  county,  where  he  completed  the  classics; 
then,  for  two  years,  studied  philosophy  at  St.  Joseph's  college  at 
Bardstown,  Ky.  Returning  to  St.  Meinrad's,  he  studied  theology, 
and  was  ordained  on  the  2nd  day  of  November.  1S73,  by  Bishop 
Maurice  de  St.  Palais.  December  6th  of  the  same  year  he  was 
placed  in  charge  of  the  St.  Ambrose  congregation,  at  Seymour, 
Ind.,  where  he  remained  until  he  was  appointed  to  St.  Joseph's, 
Vanderburg  county,  in  November,  1887.      During  his  stay  at  Sey- 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

mour  the  congregation  built  the  St.  Ambrose  academy  and  day- 
school,  at  a  cost  of  $10,000;  also  bought  a  house  and  lot  for  a 
parsonage,  at  a  cost  of  $1,000,  and  in  1S84  the  church-edifice 
received  an  addition  costing  $4,000,  the  total  expenditures  for 
building,  etc.,  being  about  $16,000.  The  remaining  indebtedness 
was  only  $7,500. 

Upon  his  locating  at  St.  Joseph's,  Vanderburg  county,  services 
were  held  in  a  school-room,  there  being  no  church;  however,  the 
first  stone  for  the  new  church  was  laid  on  April  17,  1S88,  and  the 
church  completed  (by  the  Rev.  Schenk)  in  November,  18S8.  He 
also  purchased  a  very  handsome  pipe  organ.  In  connection  with 
St.  Joseph's  parish,  the  Rev.  Schenk  had  a  congregation  of  100 
families,  and  also  had  under  his  supervision  a  school  that  was 
attended  by  two  Franciscan  Sisters,  the  pupils  numbering  about 
eighty.  The  school  was  built  by  Rev.  Joseph  Schock  in  1878;  a 
slate  roof  was  also  added  later.  After  a  service  of  ten  years  and 
one  month.  Father  Schenk,  notwithstanding  the  great  improve- 
ments he  had  made,  left  the  parish  with  an  indebtedness  of 
$3,000  only. 

On  December  10,  1897,  Father  Schenk  was  placed  in  charge 
of  St.  Michael's  church  at  Brookville,  to  replace  the  Rev.  M. 
Fleischmann,  now  at  Vincennes.  It  might  be  well  to  mention  that 
few  priests  have  gained  such  confidence  of  the  Protestants,  as  well 
as  the  Catholics,  as  that  accorded  to  Father  Schenk  in  his  various 
parishes.  The  work  that  he  has  done  is  a  standing  monument  of 
his  faithfulness,  industry  and  ability,  and  his  standing  is  such  as  to 
command  the  highest  respect  of  all  his  congregation.  (Father 
Schenk  is  a  great  admirer  of  fine  horses,  and  owns  and  drives  a  noble 
trotter  and  road  horse,  which  is  the   admiration  of  all  beholders.) 


HENRY  LURING,  a  popular  shoe  dealer  and  shoemaker  of 
Connersville,  Ind. ,  was  born  in  Springfield,  Ohio,  February 
22,  1852,  a  son  of  E.  H.  and  Fannie  Luking,  natives,  respectively, 
of  Hanover,  Germany,  and  Strasbourg,  France.  E.  H.  and  Fannie 
Luking,    however,  were  married   in  Dayton,   Ohio,   in    185 1,    and 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

subsequently  located  in  Springfield,  where  Mrs.  Fannie  Luking 
died  in  i860.  Mr.  Luking  continued  to  reside  in  Springfield  until 
1864,  when  he  removed  to  Bellefontaine,  Logan  county,  Ohio, 
where  he  followed  his  business  of  shoemaker  and  dealer  until  his 
death,  which  occurred  in  1873,  at  Quincy,  in  the  same  county. 

Henry  Luking,  the  eldest  of  the  five  children  born  to  his  par- 
ents, learned  shoemaking  from  his  father,  and  worked  as  a  jour- 
neyman at  different  places  until  1880,  when  he  came  to  Shelby- 
ville,  and  here  worked  on  the  bench  for  another  year,  when  he 
started  a  repair  shop  on  his  own  account.  In  1890  he  laid  in  an 
assorted  stock  of  footwear,  valued  at  about  $200,  and  since  has 
added  to  this  until  he  now  has  one  of  the  most  complete  establish- 
ments of  the  kind  in  the  city,  with  stock  valued  at  $4,000,  although 
he  still  works  on  the  bench,  in  order  to  accommodate  his  custom- 
ers with  the  best  class  of  work. 

Mr.  Luking  was  united  in  marriage,  at  Bellefontaine,  Ohio, 
October  25,  1882,  with  Miss  Mary  Kirk,  a  native  of  Kentucky,  and 
to  this  union  have  been  born  five  children,  viz:  William  H.,  Jose- 
phine, Mary,  Frances  J.  and  Kathleen.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Luking, 
with  their  children,  live  on  their  own  property  on  Grand  avenue, 
and  are  greatly  respected  by  their  neighbors.  Mr.  Luking  is  a 
devout  Catholic,  having  united  with  the  church  at  Connersville, 
under  Father  Rudolf,  in  1881,  and  for  four  years  held  the  position 
of  trustee.  Mrs.  Luking  is  also  very  attentive  to  her  religious 
duties  and  is  a  member  of  St.  Ann's  sodality.  In  politics  Mr. 
Luking  is  a  democrat,  but  has  never  been  an  office  seeker.  He 
has  made  his  success  in  life  through  industry  and  good  manage- 
ment, and  well  deserves  the  high  esteem  in  which  he  is  held  by  his 
fellow-citizens. 


DANIEL  LYNCH,  a  well-known  citizen  of  Terre  Haute  and 
member  of  St.  Patrick's  parish,  is  a  native  of  Ireland,  born 
on  the  first  day  of  February,  1S35.  He  remained  in  the  land  of 
his  nativity  until  1852,  at  which  time  he  came  to  the  United  States, 
landing  in  New  York  city,  thence  went  to  Ware  village,  Mass., 
with  the  intention  of  joining  a  brother  who  had  preceded  him  to 
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CATHOLIC  CHURCH  OF  INDIANA. 

the  new  world;  this  brother  having  in  the  meantime  moved  to 
ChiUicothe,  Ohio,  the  subject  followed  him  thither  and  made  that 
city  his  home  until  1854,  in  July  of  which  year,  in  company  with 
his  brother,  John  Lynch,  he  came  to  Terre  Haute,  Ind.,  where  he 
was  joined  fifteen  days  after  his  arrival  by  another  brother,  Pat- 
rick. Subsequently,  about  1857,  another  brother,  Michael  Lynch, 
became  a  resident  of  Terre  Haute,  but  in  the  meantime  John  went 
to  Missouri,  thence  to  Keokuk,  Iowa,  where  his  death  occurred  in 
1862;  Michael  departed  this  life  at  the  latter  place  in  1857,  3-"^ 
Patrick,  who  is  still  living,  is  now  a  resident  of  the  state  of  Illinois. 

Immediately  following  his  arrival  at  Terre  Haute  the  subject 
of  this  sketch  began  learning  the  blacksmith  trade,  at  which  he 
served  an  apprenticeship  of  one  year,  after  which  he  was 
employed  by  the  new  owners  of  the  shop  as  a  regular  hand. 

On  the  15th  day  of  May,  1859,  Mr.  Lynch  and  Mary  Dela- 
ney,  a  native  of  the  Emerald  isle,  were  united  in  the  holy  bonds 
of  wedlock  by  Rev.  Father  Damarin,  and  about  three  years  later, 
on  account  of  failing  health,  he  discontinued  his  trade  and  for 
some  time  thereafter  followed  railroading  for  a  livelihood.  He 
returned  to  Terre  Haute  in  1862,  from  which  time  until  1877  he 
was  in  the  employ  of  the  railroad  company,  but  in  the  latter  year 
severed  his  connection  with  the  road  and  embarked  in  mercantile 
pursuits,  which  he  continued  with  varied  success  for  a  period  of 
about  four  years. 

Disposing  of  his  stock,  Mr.  Lynch  next  engaged  in  tin  and 
roofing  business,  and  was  thus  interested  until  1885,  in  the  fall  of 
which  year  he  was  appointed  gauger  in  the  United  States  revenue 
department,  the  duties  of  which  position  he  discharged  in  a  very 
efficient  manner  until  February,  1892,  when,  by  reason  of  change 
in  the  federal  administration,  he  was  obliged  to  resign  the  office. 
In  the  following  fall,  after  the  county  election,  he  was  made  deputy 
sheriff  of  \'igo  county,  and  continued  as  such  for  two  years.  Sub- 
sequently, upon  the  change  in  the  national  administration,  he  was 
reappointed  to  his  former  position  as  United  States  gauger  for  the 
south  Indiana  district,  which  he  still  holds. 

Mr.  Lynch  has  served  as  trustee  of  St.  Patrick's  church  sev- 
eral terms,  and  has  ever  been  active  in  looking  after   the  interests 

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of  his  beloved  parish.  He  has  never  wavered  in  his  allegiance  to 
the  religion  in  which  he  was  born,  and  all  charitable  and  benevo- 
lent movements  incident  thereto  find  in  him  an  earnest  friend  and 
liberal  patron.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Benevolent  Order  of  Hiber- 
nians, and  belongs  to  the  Catholic  Knights  of  America.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Lynch  have  a  family  of  eight  children,  whose  names  are  as 
follows:  Ella,  Elodie,  Eugene  D.,  John,  Margaret,  Mary  Honore, 
Katie  and  Daniel,  all  of  whom  are  being  piously  trained  in  the 
holy  religion  of  their  parents. 


MATTHEW  McCABE. — Among  the  many  well-known  early 
Catholic  residents  of  Indianapolis  is  the  subject  of  this  sketch 
and  his  family,  who  reside  at  No.  817  English  avenue,  within  the 
limits  of  the  parish  of  St.  Patrick.  Both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  McCabe 
arrived  in  Indianapolis  in  1855,  the  former  on  the  29th  of  June, 
and  the  latter  on  the  ist  of  June,  and  were  married  the  following 
year.  At  the  time  of  their  arrival  the  only  Catholic  church  in  the 
place  was  the  little  brick  structure  in  St.  John's  parish,  in  which 
the  German  and  Irish  Catholics  worshiped  on  each  alternate  Sun- 
day, the  officiating  priest  being  Rev.  Father  Maloney.  Mr. 
McCabe  was  born  in  county  Cavan,  Ireland,  about  1820,  and 
these  he  resided  until  1845,  when  he  came  to  the  United  States. 
Remaining  in  New  York  until  the  spring  of  1846,  he  removed  to 
Providence,  R.  I.,  and  thence  to  Taunton,  Mass.  After  a  time  he 
returned  to  New  York  and  came  thence  to  Indianapolis  in  1S55, 
as  stated  above.  March  30,  1856,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Fanny 
Ferrell,  daughter  of  James  and  Fanny  Ferrell,  Miss  Fanny  having 
been  born  in  the  city  of  Dublin,  December  18,  1831.  In  the 
spring  of  1844  she  came  to  the  United  States,  she  being  then  the 
only  child  of  the  family.  The  family  first  located  in  Cincinnati^ 
removing  thence  to  Indianapolis  in  1S55,  and  there  the  mother 
died  in  1864.  Mr.  Ferrell  became  a  soldier  in  the  Union  army 
during  the  war  of  the  Rebellion,  and.  was  never  heard  of  again. 

The  parents  of  Mr.  McCabe,  John  and  Mary  (Gafney)  McCabe^ 
remained  in  Ireland  all  their  lives.     They  were  the  parents  of  five 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

children,  four  sons  and  one  daughter,  all  born  in  the  parish  of 
Killmore.  The  sons  were  named:  Patrick,  James,  Matthew  and 
John,  and  the  daughter  was  named  Catherine.  Patrick  and  Mat- 
thew— the  latter  the  subject  of  this  sketch — are  the  only  ones  that 
came  to  the  United  States. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  McCabe  are  the  parents  of  three  living  children, 
two  sons  and  a  daughter.  The  latter,  Mary,  is  the  wife  of  Will- 
iam A.  Cuttshall;  Frank,  the  elder  son,  is  a  resident  of  Chicago, 
and  Vincent,  the  younger  son,  is  living  at  home.  They  have  lost 
four  children  by  death,  viz:  Fanny,  Edward,  George  and  William. 
All  of  these  passed  away  in  early  life. 

For  more  than  forty  years  Mr.  and  Mrs.  McCabe  have  been 
residents  of  Indianapolis,  and  they  have  seen  the  church  in  that 
city  grow  from  a  single  small  building,  with  but  a  few  worshipers, 
to  many  beautiful  and  costly  church  buildings,  in  which  thousands 
of  devout  v/orshipers  assemble  on  each  Sunday  to  listen  to  words 
of  wisdom  and  comfort  as  spoken  by  able  representatives  of  the 
holy  religion  which  guides  their  footsteps  in  their  earthly  pilgrim- 
age, and  which  points  to  them  the  way  to  salvation.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  McCabe  have  ever  borne  an  enviable  reputation  among  their 
friends,  and  are  highly  esteemed  by  all  that  know  them  and  are 
familiar  with  their  daily  walk.  Mr.  McCabe  is  now  retired  from 
business,  and  is  living  on  the  savings  from  his  labors  of  earlier  days- 


JAMES  H.  LYONS,  the  gentlemanly  proprietor  of  the  favorite 
public  place  of  resort  at  No.  S40  Washington  avenue,  Indian- 
apolis, was  born  in  the  parish  of  Kilcar,  county  Donegal,  Ireland, 
July  14,  1867,  a  son  of  Patrick  and  Katherine  (Hegarty)  Lyons, 
of  whom  the  former,  who  is  a  farmer,  is  still  a  resident  of  county 
Donegal,  but  the  latter  is  deceased.  The  family  comprised  four 
sons  and  three  daughters,  still  living  in  Ireland,  with  the  excep- 
tion of  James  H.,  the  subject,  and  his  sister,  Mary.  The  five  in 
Ireland  are  named  John,  Patrick,  Edward,  Bridget  and  Annie,  all 
unmarried,  the  brothers  being  farmers. 

James  H.  Lyons   received   a   sound    English    education   in  his 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

native  parish,  and  in  September,  18S9,  came  to  Indianapolis,  and 
for  five  years  was  employed  by  a  dry-goods  firm  here  as  a  travel- 
ing salesman  through  the  southern  states.  He  then  located  per- 
manently in  this  city,  and  about  three  years  ago  purchased  his 
present  place,  which  is  well  fitted  up,  with  pool  tables,  etc.,  and 
here  he  enjoys  a  very  lucrative  trade.  He  is  a  member  of  St. 
John's  church,  under  the  pastorate  of  Rev.  F.  H.  Gavisk,  but  is 
not  now  connected  with  any  fraternal  order,  permissible  or  other- 
wise. His  success  in  business  is  largely  due  to  his  affability  and 
gentlemanly  behavior  and  to  his  genial  good  nature  and  desire  to 
please. 


VERY  REV.  EUGENE  F.  McBARRON,  pastor  of  the  church 
of  the  Assumption,  at  Evansville,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Floyd 
county,  Ind.,  June  18,  1844.  His  father,  John  McBarron,  a  native 
of  Ireland,  was  born  in  the  year  1807,  came  to  the  United  States 
in  1837,  locating  in  Floyd  county,  Ind.,  and  for  some  years  there- 
after followed  agricultural  pursuits,  later  engaging  in  contracting. 
He  resided  on  Floyd  Knobs,  Floyd  county,  until  1853.  when  he 
removed  to  New  Albany,  where  he  remained  until  his  death,  which 
occurred  on  the  nineteenth  day  of  March,  1893.  He  was  married 
in  St.  Mary's  church,  Floyd  Knobs,  in  the  year  1840,  to  Mary 
O'Daly,  who  was  born  in  Madison,  Ind.,  August  15,  1822,  daughter 
of  Eugene  and  Sarah  (Stevenson)  O'Daly,  natives  of  Ireland,  and  he 
became  the  father  of  seven  children,  four  of  whom  grew  to  matur- 
ity— Andrew  V.,  deceased;  Rev.  Eugene  F. ;  Jane,  wife  of  P.  J. 
Ward,  and  Sarah;  the  rest  of  the  children  died  young.  The  mother 
departed  this  life  at  New  Albany  January  7,  1855.  John  and  Mary 
McBarron  were  members  of  Trinity  parish,  New  Albany,  noted  for 
their  piety  and  many  works  of  charity,  and  they  spared  no  pains  in 
rearing  their  children  according  to  the  teachings  of  the  Holy  Cath- 
olic church. 

Very  Rev.  Eugene  F.  McBarron  received  his  elementary  edu- 
cation in  the  public  and  parochial  schools  of  New  Albany  and 
began  his  classical  studies  under  the  tutorship  of  the  late  Rev. 
Louis  Neyron,  M.  I).,  C.    S.  C,  of    Notre   Dame   university,  with 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OK    INDIANA. 

whom  he  remained  until  his  nineteenth  year,  and  during  t^lis  time 
learned  the  Latin  language,  fitting  him  for  his  college  course. 
Later,  he  pursued  his  studies  at  the  university  of  Notre  Dame,  and 
St.  Meinrad's  Benedictive  abbey,  remaining  one  year  at  the  former 
and  one  and  a  half  years  at  the  latter  institution,  in  addition  to 
which  he  also  spent  one  year  at  St.  Thomas  seminary,  Kentucky. 
He  completed  his  theological  course  at  the  Grand  seminary,  of  St. 
Sulpice,  Montreal,  Canada,  also  learned  the  French  language. 
He  remained  three  years  at  the  seminary  in  Canada,  and  was 
ordained  priest,  June  8,  1871,  at  \'incennes,  Ind.,  by  Bishop  de 
St.   Palais. 

Following  his  ordination.  Father  McBarron  was  located  at  St. 
Mary's  of  the  Woods,  near  Terre  Haute,  where  he  exercised  his 
priestly  functions  from  July  8,  1871,  until  October  27,  1879,  when 
he  was  transferred  to  Evansville  as  immovable  pastor  of  the 
church  of  the  Assumption,  the  duties  of  which  position  he  has 
since  exercised.  On  taking  charge  of  his  work  in  Evansville  the 
parish  numbered  about  200  families,  but  since  1879  it  has  greatly 
increased,  the  membership  at  this  time  being  300  families,  the 
the  great  majority  of  whom  are  permanent  residents. 

Father  McBarron  built,  in  1881,  the  beautiful  parochial 
school-building,  which  accommodates  200  pupils,  and  in  1884  the 
pastor's  residence,  a  fine  modern  dwelling,  was  completed  under 
his  personal  management.  In  his  manifold  duties  as  pastor,  many 
of  which  are  exceedingly  arduous.  Father  McBarron  is  assisted  by 
Rev.  Joseph  F.  Byrne;  his  first  assistant  was  Rev.  Patrick  Henry 
Rowan,  after  whom  Rev.  Denis  McCabe  served  for  some  tiir-e  in 
the  same  capacity. 

As  a  pastor.  Father  McBarron's  labors  have  been  of  great 
magnitude  and  productive  of  much  good  in  furthering  the  interests 
of  the  church  both  in  a  spiritual  and  temporal  way.  His  life,  con- 
secrated to  the  noble  cause  of  humanity  and  the  service  of  the 
Master,  has  been  filled  with  ceaseless  toil  and  endeavor,  and  the 
fruits  of  his  many  labors  are  manifest  in  a  deeper  and  more  abiding 
spirituality  in  the  parish  which  he  has  so  long  and  faithfully 
served.  There  are  few  priests  more  worthy,  better  appreciated  or 
more  loved  than  Very  Rev.  Father   McBarron. 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

RT.  REV.  ATHANASIUS  SCHMITT,  O.  S.  B.,  the  present 
abbot  of  St.  Meinrad's  monastery,  Spencer  county,  Ind.,  is  a 
native  of  Oberweissenbrunn,  parish  of  Bishofsheim  Vor  der  Rhoen, 
Bavaria,  Germany,  was  born  October  20,  i860,  and  is  the  only 
son  of  five  children  born  to  Ivaspar  and  Elizabeth  (Reulbach) 
Schmitt.  His  primary  education  having  been  finished  in  the 
parochial  schools  of  his  native  parish,  he  entered  the  gymnasium 
at  Muennerstadt,  near  the  world's  renowned  watering  resort  of 
Kissingen,  in  1874,  for  a  nine  years'  course  of  classical  and  philo- 
sophical study. 

In  September,  1883,  he  sailed  from  Bremen,  his  objective 
point  being  St.  Meinrad's  abbey,  which  he  entered  as  a  novice 
January  21,  1884,  and  made  the  vows  as  a  Benedictine  January  21, 
1885.  He  here  finished  his  courses  of  study  for  the  priesthood  and 
was  ordained  by  Bishop  Chatard  on  Corpus  Christi  day,  at  Jasper, 
Ind.,  in  1886.  His  first  work  after  ordination  was  professor  of 
mathematics  and  the  Latin  and  Greek  languages  during  the  year 
1886-87  ^t  St.  Meinrad's  college.  The  first  parish  work  was  in 
the  present  cathedral  at  Belleville,  III,  where  he  remained  until 
1888;  then  he  was  called  to  mission  work  in  Kentucky,  and  this 
work  was  hard  and  arduous,  as  his  travels  were  mostly  on  horse- 
back through  the  woods  and  brush  over  four  counties,  and  reached 
to  the  Tennessee  line. 

He  then  was  called  by  his  saintly  predecessor.  Abbot  Fintan, 
to  go  to  Jasper  and  erect  the  college.  In  1888-89  the  commercial 
department  at  Jasper  was  an  annex  to  St.  Meinrad's  college;  the 
scientific  department  was  added  to  the  commercial  course.  This 
beautiful  institution  stands  like  a  sentinel  on  an  eminence,  over- 
looking the  town  of  Jasper.  It  is  a  credit  to  the  ceaseless  toil  and 
attention  of  Abbot  Athanasius.  This  college  was  erected  and 
finished  in  1892  at  a  cost  of  $25,000.  He  remained  as  rector  of 
Jasper  college  until  August,  1895,  and  then  became  rector  of  the 
Ecclesiastical  seminary,  composing  the  philosophical  and  theolog- 
ical department  at  St.  Meinrad's  abbey;  he  filled  this  position  for 
three  years,  until  he  was  elected,  March  16,  1898,  to  the  high 
position  of  abbot  of  St.  Meinrad's  abbey,  as  the  successor  of  Abbot 
Fintan  Mundwiler.      The  documents  of  the  election  were  sent  to 

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Rome  for  approbation  and  confirmation  a  few  daj-s  after  the 
election,  were  signed  May  i6,  and  arrived  at  the  abbe\-  on  the 
2Sth  day  of  May,   1898. 

The  solemn  blessing  of  the  new  abbey  at  St.  Meinrad,  which 
occurred  June  15,  1898,  was  one  of  the  grandest  occasions  in  the 
southern  diocese,  of  Indianapolis,  and  was  attended  by  a  great  con- 
course of  priests  and  prominent  laity.  Besjde  the  Bishop  Chatard 
there  were  the  following  prominent  officials  from  abroad:  Abbot 
of  Conception,  of  Mo. ;  abbot  of  Atchison,  Kans. ;  abbot  of  New 
Subjaco,  Little  Rock,  Ark.;  abbot  of  Chicago;  Very  Rev.  Prior 
Lucas,  of  St.  Joseph's  priory,  of  Louisiana;  Very  Rev.  Placidus, 
prior  of  St.  Vincent  arch-abbey,  of  Pennsylvania;  \'ery  Rev. 
Anthony  Scheideler,  vicar-general  of  the  diocese  of  Indianapolis, 
and  the  superiors  of  the  different  religious  communities. 

There  are  1 10  members  in  the  abbey  at  present.  The  school 
year  opens  September  8,  1898,  and  the  attendance  averages  about 
125  for  the  classical,  philosophical  and  theological  courses.  With 
the  abbey  are  connected  several  parishes,  the  different  Indian 
schools  and  missions  in  South  and  North  Dakota,  also  several  mis- 
sionary districts  in  Louisiana. 


REV.  DENIS  McCABE,  rector  of  the  newly  erected  Holy  Cross 
church  at  Indianapolis,  is  a  native  of  Aurora,  Ind.,  was  born 
January  9,  1866,  and  was  primarily  educated  in  the  parochial 
schools  of  his  native  city.  His  classical  instruction  was  received 
at  St.  Joseph's  college,  Bardstown,  Ky. ,  and  his  knowledge  of 
theology  was  acquired  at  St.  Mary's  university,  Baltimore,  Md. 
He  was  ordained  December  22,  1888,  and  entered  upon  his  pas- 
toral duties  as  assistant  at  Holy  Trinity  church,  New  Alban}-,  Ind., 
whence  he  was  transferred  to  the  cathedral  at  Vincennes,  where 
he  officiated  three  years.  He  was  next  appointed  pastor  at  Lib- 
erty, Ind.,  and  then  of  the  church  of  the  Assumption  at  Evans- 
ville,  and  from  there  transferred  to  his  present  charge,  on  the 
death  of  Rev.  W.  F.  Ouigley,  who  was  the  first  pastor  of  tnis 
congregation,    which   is   comparatively    new    and  comprises  about 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

300  families.  Here  he  has  done  good  and  faithful  work,  and  has 
won  the  hearts  of  his  flock,  who  revere  him  for  his  piety  and  his 
benignant  deportment,  as  well  as  for  his  profundity  in  knowledge 
and  charity  of  thought  and  act. 


REV.  JOHN  HERMANN  HUESER,  D.  D.,  pastor  of  SS. 
Peter  and  Paul's  church,  Huntington,  Ind.,  was  born  Novem- 
ber 8,  1839,  in  the  diocese  of  Paderborn,  Westphalia,  Germany, 
made  his  philosophical  and  theological  studies  in  Muenster  and 
Innsbruck,  where  he  received  the  degree  of  a  doctor  of  divinity, 
was  ordained  priest  on  September  21,  1863,  in  Bri.xen,  Tyrol, 
worked  three  years  in  the  care  of  souls  in  his  native  diocese  of 
Paderborn,  and  in  October,  1866,  entered  the  American  college  in 
Louvain,  Belgium,  to  prepare  for  the  missions  and  to  study  the 
English  language.  There  he  also  taught  dogmatic  theology  as  a 
supplementa:ry  professor. 

He  landed  in  New  York  in  November,  1867,  and  placed  him- 
self, for  the  time  being,  at  the  disposal  of  Bishop  de  St.  Palais  of 
Vincennes,  who  sent  him  as  pastor  to  Millhousen,  Decatur  county, 
Ind.  In  punishment  for  rebellion  against  the  priest,  the  congrega- 
tion was  under  the  interdict,  neighboring  priests  being  strictly  for- 
bidden by  the  ordinary  to  bury  the  dead.  The  foundation  for  a 
large  church  of  Gothic  style  had  been  laid;  but  the  work  having 
been  interrupted,  brick  and  other  building  material  were  in  danger 
of  being  spoiled.  Father  Hueser  gained  the  confidence  of  the 
people,  and  had  the  church,  with  the  exception  of  the  steeple, 
finished  within  fifteen  months.  He  had  the  old  brick  church  trans- 
formed into  a  school-house,  and  a  convent  built  for  the  Sisters  of 
St.  Francis  from  Oldenburg,  Ind.,  whom  he  had  induced  to  take 
charge  of  the  schools.  He  remembers  this  good  country  people 
with  a  sincere  feeling  of  gratitude  for  the  welcome  and  assistance 
extended  to  him,  a  recent  immigrant  of  no  experience. 

At  that  time  Father  Hueser  began  to  feel  deep  interest  in  a 
movement  centered  in  Cincinnati,  the  object  of  which  was  to  start 
Catholic  colonies  in  the  south.      He  offered  his  services  and  good 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

will  to  the  Right  Rev.  Bishop  of  Nashville,  Patrick  Feehan,  who 
sent  him  to  Lawrenceburg,  Tenn.,  to  take  care  of  the  new  settlers. 
There,  at  a  distance  of  about  lOO  miles  from  the  next  priest,  and 
without  railroad  facilities,  he  led  the  life  of  a  hermit.  In  the  next 
year  another  priest  took  charge  of  Lawrenceburg,  whilst  Father 
Hueser  started  a  new  settlement  fourteen  miles  farther  south,  nam- 
ing it  Loretto.  There  he  built  a  house  for  himself  and  teacher, 
and  erected  a  frame  church,  which,  after  mass,  served  as  a  school- 
room. Six  miles  farther  south  he  located  St.  Joseph,  where  he 
built  a  frame  church,  which  served  also  as  a  school-room.  Eight 
miles  east  from  there  he  built  a  log  church,  and  named  the  settle- 
ment St.  Mary's;  fourteen  miles  south  from  St.  Joseph,  he  located, 
with  the  permission  and  encouragement  of  Bishop  John  Quinlan, 
of  Mobile,  a  settlement  near  Florence,  Ala.,  and  gave  it  the  name 
St.  Florian.  There  he  built  a  frame  church  and  priesthouse.  Rev. 
Mike  Merz,  of  the  diocese  of  Vincennes,  became  the  first  pastor  of 
St.  Florian. 

After  five  years  of  a  restless  life,  Father  Hueser  was  no  longer 
able  to  stay  in  the  colonies,  his  resources  being  exhausted.  Divine 
Providence  induced  the  Reverend  Fathers  of  the  Most  Precious 
Blood  to  provide  for  the  spiritual  needs  of  the  settlers  in  Tennessee, 
and  the  Benedictine  Fathers  of  St.  Vincent,  Pa.,  to  take  charge  of 
St.  Florian  after  the  death  of  Rev.  Merz  from  the  small-pox, 
which  plague  had  been  brought  there  from  Cincinnati  by  conta- 
gion. St.  Florian  became  thus  the  starting  point  for  a  religious 
family  of  Benedictine  monks  in  Alabama,  where  they  now  conduct 
a  college  and  attend  several  congregations  from  St.  Bernard  abbey 
in  Cullman.  Father  Hueser  then  returned  north  and  became,  for 
accommodation,  en  passant,  the  editor  of  the  Wahrheitsfreund 
during  the  sickness  and  after  the  death  of  Mr.  Baumstark.  Later 
on  he  was  invited  by  Bishop  Joseph  Dwenger  to  join  the  diocese  of 
Fort  Wayne.  He  accepted  the  invitation  and  was  made  acting 
pastor  of  Huntington,  taking  for  a  while  the  place  of  Father  Steiner 
during  his  one  year's  sojourn  in  Florida  and  Minnesota  for  the 
recovery  of  his  health.  When,  in  October,  1877,  Father  Steiner 
received  an  assistant.  Rev.  Hueser  was  sent  to  Hesse  Cassel  to 
provide  for  St.    Joseph's  congregation.     There  he  built  a  school 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

and  convent,  for  which  the  good  people  cheerfully  made  the  nec- 
essary contributions.  In  January,  1880,  after  the  resignation  of 
Father  Steiner,  Rev.  Hueser  was  appointed  pastor  of  SS.  Peter  and 
Paul's  congregation,  which  position  he  still  holds. 

The  leisure. hours  of  Father  Hueser  have  partly  been  spent 
in  literary  pursuits.  Aside  from  his  journalistic  activity,  he  wrote 
four  volumes  of  sermon  sketches,  which  passed  through  three 
editions  in  America,  and  through  more  in  Ireland,  the  work  having 
been  reprinted  by  M.  H.  Gill  &  Son,  in  Dublin.  He  is  also  the 
author  of  The  Catechism  in  the  Pulpit,  a  series  of  sermons  on  a 
catechetical  plan,  and,  jointly  with  others,  he  wrote  a  Catholic 
Catechism,  No.  i  and  No.  2,  approved  and  recommended  by  several 
bishops.  Then  he  wrote  an  Explanation  of  the  Little  Catechism 
for  the  use  of  teachers  and  parents.  His  latest  publication  has  the 
title  "Lord,  Behold  He  Whom  Thou  Lovest  is  Sick — a  prayer 
and  meditation  book  for  the  sick  and  a  vademecum  for  priests 
when  attending  the  sick.      By  Joseph  Curatus." 


REV.  JOHN  McC.AlBE,  pastor  of  St.  Mary's  parish,  Daviess 
county,  Ind.,  his  post-office  address  being  Loogootee,  was 
born  in  Covington,  Ky.,  December  8,  1854,  and  is  the  eldest  of 
the  three  sons  and  four  daughters  born  to  Michael  and  Mary 
(Bryne)  McCabe,  natives,  respectively,of  county  Queens  and  county 
Kildare,  Ireland.  The  father  is  now  deceased,  and  her  mother  has 
attained  her  sixty-fifth  year.  Of  their  seven  children  two  have  been 
ordained  priests — John  and  Denis — the  latter  the  present  pastor 
of  Holy  Cross  church  at  Indianapolis. 

Rev.  John  McCabe  was  confirmed,  at  the  age  of  twelve  years, 
by  Bishop  de  St.  Palais,  of  Vincennes.  His  primary  education 
was  acquired  in  the  common  schools,  and  this  was  supplemented 
py  an  attendance  at  Aurora,  Ind.,  under  the  Sisters  of  Providence. 
In  1869  he  entered  the  college  at  Bardstown,  Ky.,  which  he  left  in 
1874,  and  for  one  year  attended  St.  Joseph's  college,  at  Indianap- 
olis, where  he  finished  the  philosophical  course.  In  1876  he 
became  a   student  at    St.  Meinrad's  seminary,  in  Spencer  county, 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

Ind.,  where  he  remained  until  187S,  when  his  theolgical  studies 
were  completed.  February  2,  187S,  he  was  ordained  priest  at 
Indianapolis  by  Archbishop  Purcell,  of  Cincinnati  and  was 
assigned  to  St.  John's  parish,  in  Warrick  county,  Ind.,  where  his 
duties  were  effectively  performed  for  one  year,  when  he  was  trans- 
ferred to  St.  Ann's  parish,  at  Terre  Haute,  where  he  labored  ardu- 
ously and  faithfully  for  five  years;  1885  he  was  appointed  to  the 
pastorate  of  St.  Ann's,  at  Newcastle,  Henry  county,  and  after 
five  years  of  very  acceptable  work  was  appointed,  February  i, 
1890,  to  his  present  pastorate  of  St.  Mary's,  to  succeed  Rev.  T. 
O'Donaghue,  who  was  transferred  to  the  charge  of  St.  John's 
church  at    Loogootee. 

Father  McCabe  is  dearly  beloved  by  his  parishioners 
for  his  piety  and  his  unabated  devotion  to  the  welfare  of  his 
tfock.  The  congregation  comprises  125  families,  or  about  650 
souls,  and  the  position  of  pastor  is  therefore  no  sinecure,  but  Father 
McCabe  is  fully  equal  to  the  task  of  meeting  its  demands. 


J  AMES  JEROME  McCartney,  an  enterprising  grocer  of  South 
Bend,  Ind.,  is  a  native  of  Milton,  Chittenden  county,  \'t.,  was 
born  April  6,  1838,  and  is  a  son  of  Michael  and  Margaret  (Johnson) 
McCartney. 

Michael  McCartney  was  born  in  county  Louth,  Ireland,  in 
1789,  was  educated  in  the  parochial  school,  was  reared  a  farmer, 
and  in  1S23  married  Miss  Johnson,  who  was  born  in  county  Louth 
in  1790.  Soon  after  marriage,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  McCartney  came  to 
America  and  settled  in  Vermont.  The  father  died  in  Georgia, 
Franklin  county,  of  that  state,  July  9,  1854,  and  the  mother  died, 
at  the  same  place,  in  December,  1859,  both  in  the  faith  of  the 
Catholic  church,  their  remains  now  resting,  side  by  side,  in  St. 
Alban's  cemetery.  Of  their  si.\  children,  Peter  enlisted  to  serve 
in  the  war  against  Mexico,  and  at  its  close  joined  a  force  under 
Col.  Crittenden,  to  aid  Gen.  Lopez  in  freeing  Cuba  (1850-51),  was 
taken  prisoner  by  the  Spaniards,  was  released  through  the  inter- 
vention of  the  American  consul,  but  died  shortly  after  and   buried 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

at  Mobile,  Ala.  James  Jerome  is  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  and  of 
the  other  four,  who  were  daughters,  two  died  in  \'ermont,  one 
lives  in  Oregon,  and  one  lives  with  James  J.,  the  subject. 

James  Jerome  McCartney  attended  the  public  school  at  Milton, 
Vt.,  until  sixteen  years  old,  and  was  then  apprenticed  to  carriage- 
making,  which  trade  he  followed  at  Fairfax,  Vt.,  until  i86i,-when 
he  enlisted  in  April,  in  company  H,  Second  Vermont  volun- 
teer infantry,  under  Capt.  William  T.  Burnham,  and  served 
until  the  war  closed,  the  greater  part  of  the  time,  however,  in  the 
quartermaster's  department,  as  he  had  sustained  serious  injuries  at 
the  battle  of  Bull  Run.  After  the  war  was  over  he  returned  to 
Vermont,  but  he  did  not  remain  long,  as  he  came  to  South  Bend, 
Ind. ,  in  iS66,  and  was  here  employed  for  fifteen  years  in  the  shops 
of  the  Birdsell  Manufacturing  company.  In  1S84  he  embarked  in 
the  grocery  trade,  and  in  this  has  met  with  abundant  success, 
continuing  it  until  the  present  time. 

Mr.  McCartney  was  united  in  marriage,  November  4,  1869,  in 
St.  Patrick's  church,  South  Bend,  by  Rev.  Father  Cooney,  with 
Miss  Anna  Mulligan,  and  this  union  has  been  blessed  with  four 
children.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  McCartney  are  devout  members  of  St. 
Joseph's  Catholic  church,  in  which  faith  their  children  have  been 
carefully  reared,  and  all  are  highly  esteemed  in  church  and  social 
circles.  Mr.  McCartney  is  suave  and  attentive  to  the  needs  of  his 
patrons,  and  well  deserves  the  success  with  which  he  has  met  and 
the  respect  in  which  he  is  universally  held. 


JOHN  JOSEPH  McCarthy,  a  well-known  and  substantial 
business  man  of  South  Bend,  Ind.,  was  born  in  county  Kerry, 
Ireland,  June  24,  1843,  and  is  a  son  of  John  and  Jane  (Lother) 
McCarthy,  natives  of  the  same  county,  and  born,  respectively,  in 
1796  and  1S13. 

John  McCarthy,  the  father,  was  educated  in  the  parochial 
school  of  Abbeydorney,  and  completed  his  schooling  at  the  age  of 
fourteen  years.  He  was  a  freeholder,  was  a  farmer  all  his  life, 
and  was    married   in    his  native    parish,  in    1835,  ^^3'    Kev.  Father 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

Thomas  Fitzgerald.  His  marriage  was*  blessed  with  si.\  children, 
viz:  Jeremiah,  now  a  resident  of  Harrisburg,  Canada;  Johanna, 
still  living  in  county  Kerry,  Ireland;  Margaret,  wife  of  Daniel 
O'Haley,  of  the  same  county;  Mary,  wife  of  Dennis  O'Conners; 
Thomas,  of  South  Bend,  Ind.,  and  John  Joseph,  whose  name 
opens  this  sketch.  The  mother  of  these  children  was  called  to 
rest  in  1848,  and  the  father  in  1871,  both  dying  in  the  faith  of  the 
Catholic  church,  and  their  remains  now  lie  side  by  side  in  the 
Catholic  cemetery  of  their  native  parish  in  county  Kerry. 

John  Joseph  McCarthy  was  educated  in  the  parochial  school  of 
his  native  parish,  which  he  attended  until  he  reached  the  age  of 
si.xteen  years.  At  his  majority  he  came  to  the  United  States,  via 
Quebec,  Canada,  where  he  landed  in  June,  1864,  and  thence,  via 
Detroit,  Mich.,  he  came  to  St.  Joseph  county,  Ind.,  and  for  two 
years  was  employed  at  Notre  Dame.  In  1866  he  made  atrip  to 
Canada,  remained  there  two  years,  and  finally  settled  in  South 
Bend,  in  1868,  and  engaged  in  the  grocery  trade,  in  which  he  was 
very  prosperous  and  which  occupied  his  time  and  attention  for 
eight  years;  he  then  engaged  in  the  wood  and  coal  trade,  and  in 
this  he  also  met  with  splendid  success  and  acquired  considerable 
property,  and  finally  relinquished  trade  altogether,  in  order  that 
he   might  devote  his  attention  solely  to  his  real  estate  interests. 

Mr.  McCarthy  was  first  married  April  17,  1868,  to  Miss  Julia 
Murphy,  the  ceremony  taking  place  in  St.  Patrick's  church.  South 
Bend,  with  Rev.  Father  John  Louth  as  the  officiating  clergyman. 
Of  this  union  there  was  no  issue,  and  Mrs.  McCarthy  passed  away 
April  27,  1889,  her  remains  being  laid  to  rest  in  Cedar  Grove  cem- 
etery. Mr.  McCarthy,  shortly  after  this  sad  event,  made  a  trip  to 
his  native  land,  visited  his  relatives,  and  after  a  surcease  of  sorrow 
returned  to  South  Bend.  June  13,  1892,  at  St.  Patrick's  church, 
he  was  again  united  in  matrimon}-,  the  bride  being  Miss  Mary  E. 
Donovan,  and  the  ofificiating  clergyman  the  Rev.  Father  Spellard, 
and  this  happy  union  has  been  blessed  with  three  children — Mary 
Ellen,  Monacha  Jane  and  John  J. 

Mr.  McCarthy  and  family  are  devoted  members  of  St.  Patrick's 
church,  and  it  is  needless  to  say  that  Mr.  McCarthy  is  very  liberal 
in   his   financial   contributions   towards   its   support.      Through   his 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

business  sagacity  and  prudential  management,  he  is  now  the  owner 
of  twelve  dwellings  and  one  fine  store,  and  is  regarded  as  one  of  the 
most  useful  citizens  of  South  Bend  and  respected  by  every  one  for 
his  sterling  integrity  and  many  good  qualities  of  mind  and  heart. 


VERY  REV.  VICTOR  A.  SCHNELL.  pastor  of  St.  Patrick's 
church,  Terre  Haute,  was  born  in  Lorraine,  France,  in  the 
year  1842,  and  came  to  America  in  1851  when  nine  years  of  age. 
He  served  as  private  in  the  Fifty-ninth  regiment,  Indiana  infantry, 
during  the  great  Rebellion,  and  at  the  close  of  the  war  continued 
his  studies  for  the  priesthood  in  the  seminaries  at  Vincennes,  Ind., 
Bardstown,  Ky. ,  and  St.  Meinrad's  Benedictine  abbey,  where,  on 
the  22d  of  September,  1868,  he  was  ordained  priest  by  the  Rt. 
Rev.  Bishop  de  St.  Palais. 

Father  Schnell's  first  labor  was  at  Edinburg,  Ind.,  and  adjoin- 
ing missions  in  Johnson  and  Bartholomew  counties,  where  he 
remained  from  the  fall  of  1868  to  that  of  1870,  when  he  was  trans- 
ferred to  Dover,  Dearborn  county.  He  continued  at  the  latter 
place  until  the  spring  following,  when  he  took  charge  of  the  Edin- 
burg, Seymour  and  neighboring  missions,  discharging  the  manifold 
duties  of  the  position  for  a  limited  period,  after  which  he  was 
transferred  to  the  district  on  the  J.,  M.  &  I.  R.  R.  between  Indian- 
apolis and  JeflFersonville,  his  field  of  labor  covering  a  tract  of  terri- 
tory eighty  miles  in  extent.  Here  Father  Schnell  remained  from 
1 87 1  until  1873,  when  he  was  sent  to  Columbus,  Ind.,  and  tribu- 
tary missions,  and  there  continued  until  transferred,  in  1885,  to 
Terre  Haute,  as  pastor  of  St.  Patrick's  parish,  his  present  agree- 
able field  of  labor. 

Father  Schnell  is  a  priest  of  rare  ability,  having  intuitively  a 
clear  comprehension  of  the  complexities  of  theology  and  being 
blessed  in  a  marked  degree  with  the  gifts  of.  eloquence,  piety,  and 
fervor.  He  has  devoted  all  of  his  splendid  gifts  to  the  spiritual 
and  educational  interests  of  his  people,  and  his  labors  in  the 
different  fields  to  which  he  has  been  called  bear  evidence  of  his 
great  usefulness  as  a  teacher  and  spiritual  guide.      During  his  se\'- 


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ST.    PATRICK'S    CHURCH, 

TERRE    HAUTE.   IND 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

eral  pastorates  he  has  built  quite  a  number  of  churches,  erected 
the  school-buildings  at  Columbus  and  brought  the  Sisters  of  Provi- 
dence there  as  teachers  of  the  same,  and  since  taking  charge  of 
St.  Patrick's  has  succeeded  in  discharging  a  large  debt,  beside  fur- 
nishing the  church  completely,  and  erecting  a  pastor's  residence,  a 
fine  brick  building,  furnished  with  all  modern  conveniences.  He 
is  an  able  and  practical  preacher,  a  wise  counselor,  a  zealous 
worker,  and  his  selection  as  a  member  of  the  bishop's  council  was 
a  fitting  recognition  of  his  worth.  Since  1874,  Father  Schnell 
has  been  largely  engaged  in  temperance  work,  having  accomplished 
much  good  in  the  noble  cause  wherever  he  has  been  stationed. 


JOHN  R.  McCarthy,  the  well-known  and  popular  hatter  of 
No.  88  Main  street,  LaFayette,  Ind.,  was  born  in  county  Cork, 
Ireland,  January  24,  1835,  a  son  of  John  and  Catherine  (Fehely) 
McCarthy,  who  were  the  parents  of  nine  children,  of  whom  five 
reached  the  years  of  maturity,  viz:  Bartholomew,  now  a  retired 
contractor  of  Philadelphia,  Pa. ;  Jeremiah,  a  contractor,  of  New 
York  city;  John  R.,  the  subject  of  this  memoir;  Mary,  wife  of 
George  Muldoon,  of  Omaha,  Nebr.,  and  Catherine,  married  to 
James  O'Harah,  who  occupies  the  old  homestead  in  Ireland. 

When  but  twelve  years  of  age,  John  R.  McCarthy  came  to  the 
United  States  and  for  some  time  was  employed  in  a  wholesale  tea 
store.  He  next  secured  a  position  in  the  commissary  department 
.of  the  United  States  government  under  the  administration  of  Presi- 
dent Franklin  Pierce,  and  was  thus  employed  for  two  years.  In 
1858  he  returned  to  Philadelphia  and  married  Miss  Margaret  Cal- 
nan,  who  was  also  born  in  county  Cork,  Ireland,  and  who,  leaving 
her  parents  and  native  land,  came  to  America  in  company  with  a 
dearly  beloved  aunt.  Soon  after  his  marriage,  Mr.  McCarthy 
removed  to  St.  Louis,  Mo. ,  where  he  remained  one  year  only,  and 
then  went  to  Nashville,  Tenn.,  where  he  was  employed  as  a  travel- 
ing salesman  for  a  hat  dealing  firm.  While  thus  engaged,  the  Civil 
war  burst  forth,  and  the  business  establishment  was  destroyed  by 
fire.    Mr.  McCarthy  was  then  offered  a  position  under  the  so-called 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    COXGREGATIONS, 

Confederate  government,  but  declined  to  accept  the  offer,  as  his 
s\mpathies  were  altogether  with  the  Union,  and  consequently  he 
took  his  departure  for  a  free  state,  and  for  a  year  conducted  a  hat 
store  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  Leaving  his  family  in  that  cit\',  he  again 
tried  his  fortunes  in  the  south,  and  went  to  Memphis,  Tenn.,  just 
after  that  city  had  been  captured  by  the  Union  troops,  and  there 
passed  a  year.  He  then  went  to  New  Orleans,  La.,  but  shortly 
afterward  rejoined  his  family  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio;  thence  went  to 
Chicago,  111.,  returned  once  more  to  Cincinnati,  bought  a  stock  of 
goods  and  went  to  Nashville,  Tenn.,  and  was  there  during  the 
siege  of  that  city.  Later,  he  removed  his  stock  to  Mattoon,  111., 
and  eventually  came  to  LaFayette,  Ind.,  in  1864,  where  he  has 
since  been  engaged  in  his  present  business. 

The  union  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  McCarthy  has  been  blessed  with 
nine  chilSren,  viz:  Mary,  who  was  married  to  Thomas  Clark  and 
died  in  1895,  the  mother  of  two  children,  Beatrice  and  William; 
Robert  E.,  deceased;  John,  who  was  a  graduate  of  Notre  Dame, 
and  died  in  Leadville,  Colo.,  November  21,  1896,  where  he  had 
been  engaged  in  mining;  Catherine,  wife  of  Daniel  Sullivan,  of 
New  York  cit}';  Charles,  of  Chicago,  111.;  Clara,  married  to  John 
Sheehan,  of  LaFayette,  Ind.;  William,  of  Chicago;  Nellie  and 
Ignatius.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  McCarthy,  with  their  children  now  living 
in  LaFayette,  are  members  of  St.  Mary's  church,  and  have  a 
delightful  home  at  No.  280  South  street,  where  they  enjoy  the 
society  of  a  select  circle  of  warm-hearted  friends. 


WILLIAM  C.  McCarthy,  machinist  and  electrical  engineer 
of  Indianapolis,  is  a  native  of  this  city  and  was  born  October 
3,  1867.  He  was  educated  at  the  Brothers'  school,  on  Georgia 
street,  and  later  served  an  apprenticeship  of  four  years  at  the 
machinist's  trade  and  at  engineering.  His  first  situation  was  at 
the  public  library  building,  of  which  he  was  the  first  engineer  and 
chief,  and  held  the  position  two  years.  In  1894  he  was  appointed 
chief  engineer  of  the  Indiana  Trust  company,  at  the  corner  of 
Washington  and  Virginia  avenues,  which  is  a  very  responsible,  and, 
consequently,  lucrative  position. 
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CATHOLIC  CHURCH  OF  INDIANA. 

William  C.  is  the  eldest  child  and  only  son  of  William  and 
Bridget  (Diggins)  McCarthy,  who  were  natives  of  county  Kerry, 
Ireland,  but  were  married  in  Indianapolis.  The  father  was  an 
expressman  for  many  years,  and  did  a  profitable  business,  being 
respected  and  relied  upon  by  a  large  number  of  the  more  impor- 
tant of  the  business  men  of  the  city,  whose  goods  he  daily  handled, 
carr3'ing  them  with  his  teams  from  point  to  point  throughout  the 
city,  but  eventually  lost  his  life  in  the  prosecution  of  his  duties  in 
this  capacity,  being  killed  by  a  runaway  team  in  1881.  His  widow 
was  spared  until  July,  1896,  when  she  died  a  devout  Christian.  Of 
the  other  children  born  to  William  and  Bridget  McCarthy,  Mary  is 
a  teacher  in  a  public  school  of  the  city;  Ella  is  employed  in  the 
book  bindery  of  Carlon  &  Hollenbeck,  and  Maggie  and  Hanoro, 
who  are  still  too  young  for  business.  The  sisters  reside  at  their 
comfortable  residence,  on  Camp  street. 

William  C.  McCarthy  was  united  in  matrimony,  October  26, 
1S92,  at  St.  Bridget's  church,  by  Rev.  Father  Curran,  with  Miss 
Elizabeth  Gertrude  Flatley,  a  native  of  Richmond,  Ind.,  and  a 
daughter  of  John  Flatley,  a  well-to-do  farmer.  Two  children  have 
come  to  bless  this  union — Willie,  born  December  17,  1893,  and 
Gertrude,  born  November  11,  1896.  Mr.  McCarthy  is  entirely 
devoted  to  his  business  and  is  not  connected  with  any  brotherhood, 
although  he  is  a  devoted  member  of  St.  Bridget's  church,  to  which 
congregation  his  wife  also  belongs.  In  politics  Mr.  McCarty  is  a 
democrat,  and  as  a  citizen  is  industrious,  temperate  and  upright 
and  greatly  respected. 


JOHN  J.  McCx-^RTY.  master  mechanic  in  the  Indiana  Cotton  Mill, 
at  Cannelton,  Perry  county,  Ind.,  since  1851,  was  born  in 
Morgan  county,  Ohio,  January  18,  1833,  a  son  of  Jeremiah  and 
Nancy  McCarty,  natives  of  Tipperary  county,  Ireland.  After  hav- 
ing received  a  fair  parochial  and  common-school  education  and 
learning  his  trade  of  carpenter,  he  settled  in  Cannelton,  and,  as 
stated,  in  185  i,  assumed  the  duties  of  his  present  position. 

Mr.  McCarty  was  joined  in  matrimony,  September  28,   1856, 
with  Miss  Hannah  Reardon,  who  was  born  in  Manchester,  England, 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

March  8,  1837,  a  daughter  of  Dennis  and  Mary  Ann  Reardon,  but 
no  children  have  blessed  this  union.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  McCart}'  are 
devout  members  of  St.  Michael's  church,  and  Mr.  McCarty  is  a 
member  of  the  Catholic  Knights  of  America,  Father  Book  branch. 
No.  591.  He  and  wife  are  attentive  to  their  religious  duties  and 
very  liberal  in  their  contributions  to  the  support  of  the  church, 
and  are  held  in  great  respect  by  all  their  acquaintances  and  friends, 
of  whom  they  have  made  many  during  their  long  residence  in  Can- 
nelton.  In  politics  Mr.  McCarty  is  a  sound  democrat,  but  pays 
closer  attention  to  his  business  duties  than  to  party  struggles. 


JOHN  \\'.  Mccarty,  e.\-postmaster  of  Washington,  Daviess 
county,  Ind.,  is  a  native  of  county  Clare,  Ireland,  was  born 
March  17,  1861,  and  is  a  son  of  Michael. and  Bridget  (O'Connor) 
McCarty,  the  latter  of  whom  died  in  Ireland  a  few  months  after 
the  birth  of  the  subject,  having  borne  her  husband  nine  children, 
viz:  Margaret,  deceased;  Peter,  now  of  Vincennes,  Ind.;  Mary,  of 
Denver,  Colo.;  Delia,  Ellen  and  Michael,  of  the  same  city;  Martin 
and  James,  deceased,  and  John  W. ,  the  subject  of  this  memoir. 
Michael  McCarty,  the  father  of  this  family,  brought  the  surviving 
members  to  the  United  States  in  the  fall  of  1862,  and  for  two 
years  was  employed  at  general  labor  in  Hoboken,  N.  J.,  then  in 
1864  came  to  "Washington,  Ind.,  worked  as  a  section  hand  on  the 
railroad  until  1867,  and  then  went  to  Leavenworth,  Kans.,  where 
his  death  took  place  in  1872,  in  the  faith  of  the  Catholic  church, 
in  which  he  and  all  his  family  had  been  reared. 

John  W.  McCarty  was  an  attendent  at  the  common  and  paro- 
chial schools  of  Leavenworth,  Kans.,  until  about  eleven  years  of 
age,  when  he  returned  to  Washington,  Ind.,  and  attended  St. 
Simon's  school  until  fifteen,  and  also  attended  public  school  in 
Petersburg,  Pike  county,  Ind.,  a  few  years.  He  began  his  busi- 
ness life  in  Petersburg  by  handling  gents'  furnishing  goods,  but  in 
1883  sold  out  his  stock,  and  until  1885  engaged  in  the  livery  busi- 
ness, when  he  again  sold  out  and  for  a  few  months  conducted  a 
drug  store.      In  the  spring  of    1SS6  he  was  nominated  by  the  dem- 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

ocratic  part}-  for  count}'  clerk  of  Pike  county,  but,  with  the  rest 
of  his  ticket,  was  defeated.  Early  in  1S87  he  went  to  Vincennes 
and  kept  books  for  a  brother  until  May,  when  he  returned  to 
Washington,  and,  in  company  with  a  cousin,  Pat  McCarty,  engaged 
in  the  livery  business.  A  few  years  later  he  erected  the  brick 
barn  at  the  corner  of  Vantrees  and  East  Third  streets,  where  the 
livery  business  was  conducted  in  a  very  satisfactory  manner,  both 
to  himself  and  patrons,  until  the  close  of  1893,  when  he  was  com- 
missioned postmaster  of  Washington,  under  Grover  Cleveland, 
February  5,  1894,  and  entered  on  the  duties  of  the  office  March  i, 
of  the  same  year,  and  served  until  March  i,   1898. 

The  marriage  of  Mr.  McCarty  was  celebrated  in  Washington, 
June  25,  1891,  when  he  was  joined  in  matrimony  with  Miss  Jennie 
Denver,  who  was  born  in  Cincinnati  in  1865,  a  daughter  of  James 
and  Esther  Denver,  and  this  union  has  been  blessed  with  two 
children — C.  Walter  and  Mary  Margaret.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  McCarty 
are  members  of  St.  Simon's  church,  of  which  Mr.  McCarty  has 
been  collector  for  several  years.  He  has  been  successful  as  a 
business  man,  and,  besides  his  livery  barn,  owns  his  residence  and 
other  valuable  real  estate  in  the  city.  He  is  a  director  in  the 
Industrial  Building  &  Loan  association  and  is  very  popular  with 
all  classes  of  citizens.  As  postmaster  he  gave  satisfaction  to  the 
public.  As  a  democrat  he  has  been  very  active,  and  was  selected 
by  his  party  to  represent  Indiana  as  assistant  marshal  at  the 
inaugural  of  President  Cleveland,  at  Washington,  D.  C,  in 
March,   1893. 


MARIA  McCLOSKEY  is  the  widow  of  Bernard  McCloskey, 
formerly  an  estimable  citizen  of  Indianapolis.  Mr.  McClos- 
key, was  born  in  county  Londonderry,  Ireland,  in  1835,  and  when 
he  was  about  fifteen  years  of  age  his  father  emigrated  to  the  United 
States  with  his  family,  and  resided  in  Columbia  county,  N.  Y. ,  for 
some  time.  Later  he  moved  his  family  to  Massachusetts,  whence 
he  removed  to  New  York  city,  and  there  engaged  in  business  as  a 
shoe  merchant,  in  which  business  he  remained  for  about  twenty 
years,  living,  however,  a  portion  of  the  time  in  Hoboken,  N.  J. 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    COXGREGATIONS, 

Mr.  McCloskey  was  married  in  Massachusetts  to  Miss  Maria 
Hanley,  a  native  of  Rhode  Island,  and  a  daughter  of  Patrick  and 
Mary  Hanley,  who  had  gone  west  to  Illinois  when  she  was  an 
infant,  but  who  returned  east  to  Massachusetts,  where  they  passed 
the  remainder  of  their  lives.  In  1879  Mr.  and  Mrs.  McCloskey 
came  to  Indianapolis,  in  which  city  he  established  himself  in  busi- 
ness, but  subsequently  went  to  New  York  city,  where  the  family 
lived  for  a  period  of  six  years,  and  then  again  came  to  Indianapolis, 
where  Mr.  McCloskey  died  October  23,  1896.  For  some  time 
before  his  death  he  suffered  greatly  from  his  disease,  which  was 
consumption.  During  his  entire  life  he  was  governed  by  those 
principles  which  all  should  practice,  and  was  a  most  earnest,  con- 
sistent Catholic  citizen.  While  a  resident  of  Hoboken  he  was  a 
trustee  of  the  church  of  Our  Lady  of  Grace  of  that  city,  and  was 
everywhere  treated  with  respect  and  confidence  both  as  a  citizen 
and  as  a  member  of  the  Catholic  church. 

Mrs.  McCloskey  resides  at  No.  334  North  West  street,  Indian- 
apolis, where  she  has  a  very  pleasant  home.  Her  family  at  pres- 
ent consists  of  two  sons  and  four  daughters,  as  follows:  Angela, 
Helen,  James  J.,  Bernard  F. ,  Sarah  and  Elizabeth.  Her  eldest 
child,  Mary,  is  deceased.  The  survivors  have  all  been  reared  and 
properly  instructed  in  the  principles  of  the  Catholic  religion,  and 
are  industrious,  intelligent  and  highly  esteemed  by  all  that  know 
them. 


ROBERT  McDERMOTT.— Among  the  well-known  Catholic  cit- 
izens of  St.  Joseph's  parish,  Indianapolis,  is  Robert  McDer- 
mott,  who  resides  with  his  family  at  No.  905  East  Eleventh  street. 
He  was  born  in  county  Londonderry,  Ireland,  in  July,  1852,  and 
is  a  son  of  Robert  and  Margaret  McDermott,  who  still  reside  in 
the  Emerald  isle.  Robert  and  Margaret  McDermott  are  the  par- 
ents of  eleven  children,  nine  of  whom  are  still  living,  and  all  of 
them  still  in  Ireland,  except  the  subject  of  this  sketch.  Robert 
McDermott,  Sr. ,  is  a  builder  by  occupation,  and  his  son,  the  sub- 
ject, served  under  him  a  seven-years'  apprenticeship. 

Robert  McDermott,  Jr.,  had  but  limited  advantages  for  edu- 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

cation  in  his  j'outh,  but'  his  desire  for  knowledge  being  strong,  he 
has  gratified  that  desire  to  the  best  of  his  abihty  since  arriving  at 
mature  years.  In  1874  he  married  Miss  Catherine  Martin,  whose 
parents  were  natives  of  county  Londonderry,  but  whose  ancestry 
were  from  county  Donegal.  In  1877  Mr.  McDermott,  with  his 
wife  and  only  child,  emigrated  to  the  United  States,  coming 
directly  to  Indianapolis,  where  for  several  years  he  resided.  In 
1S80  he  became  engaged  with  the  Fargo  Improvement  company, 
as  their  superintendent,  and  removed  with  his  family  to  Dakota, 
and  in  the  three  years,  during  which  he  resided  there,  he  superin- 
tended the  erection  of  about  200  buildings  in  the  city  of  Fargo. 
Owing  to  failing  health  he  resigned  his  position  with  this  company, 
his  wife  in  the  meantime  having,  at  the  earnest  solicitation  of  her 
parents,  who  were  far  advanced  in  age,  returned  to  Ireland  to  care 
for  them,  and  Mr.  McDermott,  with  the  hope  of  benefiting  his 
own  health,  also  returned  to  his, native  land.  Remaining  in  Ireland 
for  eight  years,  the  main  object  of  his  return  thither  was  accom- 
plished, and  during  his  visit  he  was  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of 
brick,  and  was  also  postmaster  of  his  native  village,  Coleraine. 
This  position  he  occupied  for  four  years,  and  up  to  the  time  of  his 
return  to  the  United  States.  His  return  to  America  was  caused- 
by  an  offer  from  the  Indianapolis  Gas  company  of  the  position  of 
factory  inspector.  Mr.  McDermott  is  an  authority  on  combustion, 
and  upon  appliances  for  the  economical  consumption  of  gas,  and 
he  still  occupies  the  position  which  he  returned  to  the  United 
States  to  fill.  And  in  this  position  other  important  duties  devolve 
upon  him  beside  those  properly  belonging  thereto. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  McDermott  have  six  children,  four  daughters 
and  two  sons,  viz:  Peter  M.,  Jennie,  Madeline,  William,  Mary 
and  Elizabeth.  Of  these,  Peter  M.,  William,  Mary  and  Elizabeth 
were  born  in  Ireland,  the  others  in  the  United  States.  Mr. 
McDermott  is  recognized  by  all  who  know  as  a  most  intelligent  and 
worthy  man  and  citizen,  and  he  and  his  family  are  highly  esteemed 
members  of  St.  Joseph's  church,  of  which  the  Rev.  Father 
Alerding  is  the  worthy  pastor. 

Mrs.  Isabella  McEllhennen,  a  sister  of  Mrs.  McDermott,  lives 
with  the  family  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  McDermott.    She  was  born  in  county 

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THE    CLERGY    AN'D    CONGREGATIONS, 

Londonderry,  received  an  excellent  education,  and  for  some  time  was 
head  teacher  in  the  model  school  at  Newton  Stewart,  county  Tyrone, 
Ireland.  Her  husband,  John  McEUhennen,  died  about  one  year 
after  their  marriage,  and  afterward  she  came  to  the  United  States, 
locating  in  Indianapolis,  where  her  brother,  P.  J.  Martin,  was  then 
residing.  She  has  been  the  efficient  assistant  librarian  in  the  pub- 
lic library  since  her  arrival  in  this  country,  and  is  by  every  one 
esteemed  as  a  most  worthy  woman. 


JOSEPH  FRANCIS  SOMES,  M.  D.,  eminent  as  a  physician 
and  surgeon  of  Vincennes,  Ind.,  and  a  representative  of  one 
of  the  oldest  families  in  the  state,  was  born  in  this  city  December 
1 8,  1864,  a  son  of  Henry  \"anderburg  Somes  and  Mary  Elizabeth 
(Bayard)  Somes,  both  also  natives  of  Vincennes  and  born,  respect- 
ively, September  7,  1832,  and  March  25,  1843,  and  married  in  St. 
Francis  Xavier  cathedral.  February  9,  1864. 

Henry  Vanderburg  Somes,  father  of  subject,  and  ex-mayor  of 
Vincennes,  is  now  living  in  retirement  on  South  Fourth  street, 
with  his  wife  and  such  of  his  children  as  have  not  yet  entered  the 
business  world.  Of  the  five  children  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Somes, 
Dr.  Joseph  F.  is  the  eldest;  Harry  V.  is  receiving  teller  in  the 
First  National  bank  of  Vincennes;  Bayard  V.  is  traveling  for  a 
wholesale  hardware  firm  of  St.  Louis,  Mo. ;  Mary  E.  is  under  the 
parental  roof,  and  John  S.  is  at  present  a  student  at  the  \'in- 
cennes  university. 

Dr.  Joseph  Somes,  paternal  grandfather  of  subject,  was  a 
native  of  England  and  for  forty  years  a  practicing  physician  of 
Vincennes.  His  wife  was  a  daughter  of  Judge  Henry  Vanderburg, 
who  was  born  in  Troy,  N.  Y. ,  in  1760.  He  was  captain  of  a  com- 
pany in  the  Fifth  New  York  regiment  during  the  Revolutionary 
war,  his  commission  having  been  signed  by  John  Jay.  afterward 
chief-justice  of  the  United  States.  The  doctor,  our  subject,  has 
also  in  his  possession  the  certificate  of  Judge  Vanderburg  as  a 
member  of  the  renowned  Cincinnati  society,  and  bearing  the  auto- 
graph of  George  ^^'ashington.      Judge  Vanderburg  came   to  \'in- 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

■cennes  in  1788,  was  married  in  1790,  and  was  appointed  judge  of 
the  Indiana  territor\-,  in  1800,  by  President  John  Adams.  \'an- 
derburg  county,  Ind.,  was  named  in  honor  of  this  distinguished 
pioneer  and  jurist. 

Dr.  Joseph  Francis  Somes  received  his  preparatory  education 
in  the  parochial  and  high  schools  of  Vincennes  and  began  his  busi- 
ness life  by  engaging  for  six  years  in  the  drug  trade,  during  which 
period  he  devoted  much  of  his  time  to  the  preliminary  study  of 
medicine.  His  professional  training  was  had  at  Rush  Medical  col- 
lege, Chicago,  111.,  from  which  he  graduated  in  18S9,  and  at  once 
began  practice  at  Lindsburg,  Kans. ,  where  he  remained  si.x  years, 
meeting  with  unusual  success.  January  2,  1895,  he  returned  to  his 
native  city,  where,  notwithstanding  the  fact  that  the  field  was  occu- 
pied by  other  accomplished  physicians,  he  has  established  an  exten- 
sive and  lucrative  practice.  The  doctor  is  a  member  of  the  Knox 
county  Medical  society  and  the  Indiana  state  Medical  society,  and 
stands  as  high  in  the  esteem  of  his  brother-professionals  as  he  does 
in  that  of  the  general  public. 

The  marriage  of  Dr.  Somes  took  place  January  5,  1892,  to 
Miss  Ray  L.  Lamar,  a  native  of  Carbondale,  111.,  but  whose  par- 
ents removed  to  Kansas  in  1872,  where  she  was  educated  in  the 
academy  of  the  Sacred  Heart  at  St.  Mary's.  This  happy  marriage 
has  been  blessed  with  one  child,  Charles  Francis,  born  July  11, 
1893.  In  politics  the  doctor  is  not  aggressive  in  the  expression  of 
his  opinions,  yet  warmly  sympathizes  with  the  democratic  party. 


THOMAS  R.  McDonnell,  bookkeeper  and  salesman  for  the 
Fulton  Boiler  works  of  Richmond,  Wayne  county,  Ind.,  was 
born  in  Green's  Fork,  in  the  same  county,  June  10,  1867,  a  son  of 
Patrick  and  Bridget  (Scott)  McDonnell. 

Patrick  McDonnell,  father  of  Thomas  R.,  was  born  in  county 
Roscommon,  Ireland,  March  27,  1828,  was  educated  in  a  parochial 
school  and  shortly  after  attaining  his  majority  came  to  America, 
landing  in  the  city  of  New  York.  For  two  years  he  worked  as  a 
farm  laborer  at  Flushing,  Long  Island,  N.  Y.,  and  in    1854  came 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

to  Indiana,  and  engaged  in  farming  in  Green's  Fork,  Wayne 
county.  November  23,  1855,  he  married,  at  Hamilton,  Ohio,  Miss 
Bridget  Scott,  of  Green's  Fork,  Ind.,  and  to  this  union  there  were 
born  ten  children,  viz:  Catherine,  married  to  Walter  G.  Kutz,  of 
Anderson,  Ind.;  Mary,  wife  of  John  Welsh,  also  of  Anderson;  Ella, 
Beecie,  Flora  and  George,  at  home;  John  of  the  firm  of  Welsh  & 
McDonnell,  grocers,  of  Anderson;  Edward,  clerk  in  the  Panhandle 
railroad  office  at  Cincinnati,  Ohio;  Sarah,  deceased,  and  Thomas 
R.,  of  Richmond,  Ind.  The  mother  of  this  family,  Mrs.  Bridget 
McDonnell,  died  January  11,  1895,  and  was  buried  in  St.  Mary's 
cemetery,  at  Richmond,  the  funeral  services  having  been  solem- 
nized in  the  church  edifice.  She  had  been  a  member  of  the  congre- 
gation for  forty  years,  and  all  her.  children  still  residing  in  Wayne 
county  belong  to  the  same  congregation. 

Thomas  R.  McDonnell  was  graduated  from  the  public  schools 
of  Green's  Fork,  Ind.,  in  1886,  and  two  years  later  from  St.  Mary's 
Catholic  institute  at  Dayton,  Ohio.  Since  1891  he  has  filled  his 
present  position  as  bookkeeper  and  salesman  for  the  Fulton  Boiler 
works  in  Richmond,  and  has,  through  his  attention  to  business  and 
undoubted  capability,  won  the  confidence  and  esteem  of  his 
employers,  and  is  at  the  present  time  a  director  and  secretary  of 
that  institution.  He  has  been  a  trustee  of  St.  Mary's  church  for  a 
number  of  years,  and,  since  1896,  has  been  secretary  of  the  board, 
being  very  popular  in  church  circles.  In  politics  he  is  a  democrat, 
and  when  occasion  offers  renders  efficient  service  toward  the  success 
of  his  party  in  local  canvasses.  He  is  as  yet  unmarried,  although 
he  holds  a  high  position  socially. 


REV.  PATRICIA  McDERMOTT  (deceased)  was  appointed  to 
take  charge  of  St.  Patrick's  church,  Indianapolis,  in  June, 
1879,  but  the  death  of  this  worthy  priest  occurred  September  13, 
1882.  He  was  born  on  the  17th  day  of  March,  1820,  at  Elfin, 
county  of  Roscommon,  Ireland.  His  father  was  a  well-to-do 
farmer.  He  graduated  in  1843  at  the  college  of  Maynooth.  His 
brother,  the   Rev.    John   McDermott,  laboring  in  the   missions  of 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

Indiana,  induced  him  to  emigrate.  He  was  ordained  priest  on  the 
2 1st  of  December,  1843,  by  Bishop  de  la  Hailandiere.  He  was 
for  one  year  at  the  cathedral,  the  intimate  friend  and  companion 
of  his  bishop;  in  1S47  he  was  assigned  to  LaGro  and  Huntington, 
and  in  1849  was  given  Logansport  and  Peru,  where  he  remained 
until  December.  He  had  already  attracted  attention  in  the  wilds 
of  the  north  and  w^as  called  to  Evansville  to  assist  Rev.  Anthony 
Deydier.  He  shared  his  toils,  his  labors,  his  pleasures,  his 
rewards,  until  1850,  since  which  he  had  sole  charge  until  June, 
1879 — an  uninterrupted  period  of  nearly  thirty  years — when  he 
was  assigned  to  St.  Patricks,  Indianapolis.  In  the  two  and  one- 
quarter  years  he  was  there  he  endeared  himself  to  all.  He  came 
when  all  was  strife  and  contention,  the  house  was  divided  against 
itself,  and  there  was  danger  of  ruin:  his  kind,  patient,  never-ceas- 
ing love  and  labor  have  gone  far  toward  healing  the  wound  and 
uniting  the  once  scattered  flock;  the  immense  debt  was  in  a  fair 
waj-  to  be  removed,  the  schools  had  grown  but  had  not  yet  reached 
his  high  ideal,  and  to  them  he  gave  his  last  great  effort. 

He  had  been  ill  for  three  months,  but  found  it  difBcuIt  to 
leave  his  charge  to  seek  recreation  during  the  hot  months,  and  as 
it  grew  cooler  he  thought  he  was  recovering,  and  the  day  before 
death  he  said  to  a  friend,  '  •  I  am  better  than  I  have  been  for  some 
time,  and  wUl  let  the  assistant  send  me  home  to-day."  Late  in 
the  afternoon  of  Wednesday,  September  13.  1882,  while  seated  in 
his  library-,  he  died  with  scarcely  a  struggle. 

The  solemn  high  mass  of  requiem  was  conducted  b\-  Rev.  D. 
ODonaghue  as  celebrant.  Rev.  H.  Alerding  as  deacon.  Rev.  E.  F. 
Mc  Barron  as  sub-deacon.  The  Rt.  Rev.  Bishop  Chatard  preached 
the  funeral  sermon,  in  which  he  recounted  many  of  the  virtues  of 
the  deceased,  prominent  among  which  was  that  of  implicit  obedi- 
ence, as  manifested  in  his  going  to  Indianapohs. 

His  remains  were  taken  to  Evansville  for  burial.  On  Satur- 
day another  solemn  mass  of  requiem  was  celebrated  in  the  church 
of  the  Assumption  by  the  Rt.  Rev.  Abbot  Fintan.  O.  S.  B., 
assisted  by  Rev.  H.  Peythieu.  Rev.  F.  Viefhaus,  Rev.  J.  Merckl 
and  Rev.  F.  Luebbermann.  His  body  now  rests  near  that  of  Father 
Kutassy,  in  St.  Joseph  s  cemetery. 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

CHARLES  McGINTY,  a  barber  doing  business  at  No.  727 
South  Capitol  avenue,  Indianapolis,  was  born  in  North  \'er- 
non.  Ind.,  November  2S,  1875.  He  is  a  son  of  Patrick  and 
Elizabeth  (Watson)  McGinty,  both  natives  of  Indiana,  the  former 
of  Irish  and  the  latter  of  German  parentage.  Patrick  McGinty 
was  a  carpenter  by  trade,  but  for  some  years  was  an  invalid,  una- 
ble to  work.  His  death  took  place  December  4,  1897.  Mrs. 
]\IcGinty  died  September  8,  1891.  Patrick  and  Elizabeth  McGinty 
were  the  parents  of  the  following  children:  Thomas  A.,  who  died 
at  the  age  of  twenty-four,  was  unmarried  and  a  barber  by  trade; 
Charles,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Mary,  who  keeps  house  for  the 
family;  Joseph,  who  assists  his  brother,  Charles,  in  the  barber 
business;  Anna,  at  home,  and  William,  who  died  at  the  age  of 
three  years. 

Charles  McGinty  obtained  his  education  in  the  Catholic 
schools  at  North  Vernon,  Ind.,  and  removed  with  the  rest  of  the 
family  to  Indianapolis  in  1889.  Here  he  learned  the  barber's 
trade,  and  is  now  operating  a  shop  of  three  chairs  at  the  location 
given  above.  He  enjoys  a  good  trade,  is  industrious  and  honest, 
and  is  in  every  way  an  exemplary  young  man,  respected  by  all.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  Young  Men's  institute  and  in  politics  is  a 
-democrat,  without  aspiration  for  official  position.  The  family  are 
members  of  St.  John's  Catholic  church,  of  Indianapolis,  and  are 
liberal  contributors  to  its  support,  as  well  as  active  and  devoted  to 
its  spiritual  welfare.  Few  young  men  have  a  brighter  prospect 
before  them,  either  in  a  business  or  in  a  social  way,  for  industry, 
honesty  and  temperance  will  surely  bring  their  proper  reward. 


TERENCE  A.  MrGO\'ERN,  the  well-known  real-estate  agent, 
dealer  and  constructor  of  homes,  Logansport,  Ind.,  is  a 
native  of  this  city  and  was  born  October  2,  1844.  His  parents, 
Arthur  and  Ellen  Josephine  (McCauley)  McGovern,  were  natives 
of  county  Fermanagh,  Ireland,  where  their  marriage  took  place, 
and  whence  they  came,  after  the  birth  of  their  first  child,  to  the 
United   States,  locating,   about  the   year    1S33,    in    Utica,  N.  Y. , 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

where   they  resided   until    1837,  when   they   came   to   Logansport, 
being  among  the  earhest  Catholic  families  to  settle  here. 

Arthur  McGovern  was  an  intelligent  and  well  educated  gentle- 
man, and  an  ardent  Catholic.  His  residence  was  the  hospitable 
resort  of  the  best  people  of  Logansport,  and  was  frequently  utilized 
by  the  Catholic  missionaries  and  priests,  of  the  early  days,  for  the 
celebration  of  mass,  there  being  no  Catholic  church-edifice  at  that 
time  in  this  city.  On  the  construction  of  the  Wabash  &  Erie 
canal  through  the  town,  he  was  placed  in  charge  of  the  state  boat 
and  had  the  general  superintendence  of  repairs.  He  held,  beside, 
several  other  positions  of  trust,  and,  although  not  a  poor  man,'  was 
by  no  means  a  rich  one,  never  havingbeen  avaricious  nor  possessed 
of  an  overweening  desire  for  wealth.  After  residing  in  Logans- 
port for  many  years,  Mr.  McGovern  purchased  a  farm  in  Harrison 
township,  Cass  county,  where  he  made  a  pleasant  home,  served 
as  township  trustee,  and  was  otherwise  a  trusted  and  honored 
member  of  the  community,  being  called  upon  on  more  than  one 
occasion  to  administer  estates  in  the  county.  His  death  occurred 
.  in  1872,  in  his  sixty-sixth  year,  and  at  his  funeral  Father  Lawler, 
who  officiated  on  the  occasion,  spoke  in  eulogistic  terms  of  his 
useful  and  upright  career  through  life.  His  venerated  life  partner 
survived  until  June,  1892,  when  she,  too,  was  called  away  in  the 
Catholic  faith.  They  were  very  faithful  to  their  church  duty,  and 
after  their  removal  to  their  farm  came  almost  every  Sunday  to- 
Logansport,  to  attend  St.  \'incent  de  Paul  church,  a  distance  of- 
seven  miles,  and  this  they  continued  to  do  until  St.  Elizabeth's 
church  was  erected  near  their  home,  to  the  construction  of  which 
they  most  liberally  contributed.  Their  five  children,  who  grew  to- 
maturity,  were  named  John  C,  who  resides  in  St.  Joseph,  Mich.; 
Thomas  C,  of  Kokomo,  Ind. ;  Francis  M.,  who  died  in  Kokomo; 
Terence  A.,  whose  name  opens  this  biography,  and  Ellen  J.,  also 
a  resident  of   Kokomo. 

Terence  A.  McGovern,  our  subject,  was  five  years  of  age  when 
the  family  moved  to  Harrison  township.  His  elementary  educa- 
tion was  obtained  in  the  district  school,  and  he  was  still  a  youth 
when  he  began  teaching.  With  the  money  saved  from  the  pursuit 
of  this  vocation  he  returned  to   Logansport   and  supplemented   his 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

early  education  by  an  attendance  at  an  academy,  and  then  resumed 
teaching;  then  attended  advanced  schools  until  his  eyesight  became 
affected — paying  his  way  with  means  at  times  earned  by  clerking 
half  of  each  day,  the  other  half  being  passed  in  school.  On  leav- 
ing school  finally,  he  became  a  bookkeeper  for  various  parties,  his 
last  service  in  this  capacity  being  for  the  city  water  works — a  posi- 
tion he  filled  for  twelve  years,  since  which  time  he  has  been 
engaged  in  his  present  business. 

Mr.  McGovern  was  most  happily  married  May  27,  1874,  to 
Kliss  Elizabeth  Leach,  a  native  of  Ogdensburg,  N.  Y. ,  dnd  a  daugh- 
ter of  John  F.  and  Mary  A.  Leach,  but  at  the  date  of  marriage 
residing  in  Logansport,  Ind.  Mrs.  McGovern  was  reared  a  Pres- 
byterian, but  a  few  years  after  marriage  became  converted  to 
Catholicism  and  is  now  an  ardent  and  faithful  member  of  this 
church.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  McGovern  have  been  blessed  with  one 
daughter — Mary  Esther — who  is  advancing  rapidly  in  her  school 
studies  and  one  of  the  brightest  young  ornaments  of  Logans- 
port  society. 

In  politics  Mr.  McGovern  is  a  sound  democrat,  always  does 
his  duty  at  the  polls,  and  is  now  the  candidate  for  -commissioner 
of  the  second  district  on  the  county  ticket.  He  is  a  self-made  man 
in  a  business  sense,  and  although  injured  when  a  child  in  his  left 
leg — the  effects  of  which  have  lasted  through  life — has  ever  been 
industrious  and  indefatigable  in  his  business  pursuits.  He  has 
erected  a  number  of  dwellings  in  Logansport,  which  he  has  dis- 
posed of  on  the  installment  plan,  and  will  erect  others  for  the  same 
purpose,  and  owns  his  own  pleasant  home  at  No.  309  Seventh 
street,  which  is  the  abode  of  domestic  felicity  and  of  a  generous 
hospitality. 


JOHN  McGINTY,  member  of  the  Indianapolis  fire  department, 
was  born  at  North  N'ernon,  Ind.,  January  24,  1862.  He  is  a 
son  of  Patrick  and  Bridget  (McGlaughlin)  McGinty,  both  natives  of 
county  Mayo,  Ireland,  but  married  in  Cincinnati  about  1850. 
Immediately  after  their  marriage  they  established  a  home  at  Madi- 
son, Ind.,  where  they  lived  four  years,  and  then  removed  to  North 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

\"ernon,  where  they  settled  on  a  farm  on  which  the}'  lived  until 
1885.  They  then  came  to  Indianapolis,  where  both  died,  the 
former  March  17,  1893,  and  the  latter  January  i,  1897.  They 
were  the  parents  of  eight  children,  viz:  Patrick,  the  eldest,  died 
in  1897,  aged  forty-five  years;  his  family  reside  at  Xo.  157  \\'est 
McCarty  street,  Indianapolis;  Michael  and  Thomas  are  residents 
of  Cleveland,  Ohio,  the  former  being  assistant  market-master  and 
the  latter  a  sergeant  on  the  police  force;  Mary,  now  Mrs.  Patrick 
Connors,  lives  on  Williams  street, 'Indianapolis;  James  is  a  resi- 
dent of  Indianapolis;  and  Anthony  and  Kate  are  deceased,  Anthony 
being  the  fifth  child  of  the  family  and  Kate  the  youngest  of  the 
eight;  James  resides  on  South  East  street,  is  employed  at  Hitz 
bakery,  and  is  n.arried,  as  are  all  the  children  that  are  living. 

The  early  life  of  the  subject  of  this  sketch  was  spent  upon  a 
farm,  but  when  his  parents  removed  to  Indianapolis,  in  1885,  he 
also  removed  with  them.  He  worked  a  year  in  a  rolling-mill,  and 
was  then  conductor  and  mptorman  for  thelndianapolis  Street  Rail- 
way company  for  eight  years  and  five  months.  In  June,  1896,  he 
was  appointed  to  a  position  in  the  Indianapolis  fire  department, 
and  up  to  the  present  time  has  served  in  three  different  capacities, 
being  now  with  the  West  Indianapolis  hose  company.  No.  19.  Mr, 
McGinty  was  married  at  North  Vernon,  Ind..  October  22,  1884,  in 
St.  Mary's  church,  by  Rev.  Father  Messey,  now  deceased,  to  Miss 
Annie  Reardon,  a  native  of  North  Vernon,  and  a  daughter  of  Bar- 
tholomew and  Mary  Reardon,  natives  of  Ireland.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
McGinty  have  seven  children,  as  follows:  Patrick,  Bridget,  Michael, 
John,  Mary,  Thomas  and  Annie.  They  are  attending  the  parish 
school  of  Assumption  church,  of  which  the  family  are  members, 
and  which  is  under  the  pastorate  of  Rev.  Father  Joseph  F.  Weber. 
Politically  Mr.  McGinty  is  a  democrat,  believing  in  the  doctrine  of 
the  free  coinage  of  silver.  He  lives  at  No.  57  Harding  street, 
Indianapolis,  and  is  a  good,  straightforward  and  respected  citizen. 


MICHAEL    McGRAW,  of   Aurora,    Dearborn   county,    Ind.,    a 
niolder,  is  a  son    of  John  and   Mary  (Maloney)  McGraw,    of 
Ireland.      Both    parents    came    to    the    United    States    March  10, 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

1842,  and  landed  at  New  Orleans,  La.,  remained  in  that  city  for  a 
few  daj'S,  and  then  came  direct  to  Aurora.  The  father  was  a 
weaver,  and  worked  at  his  trade  until  he  came  to  the  United  States. 
Michael  McGraw  was  born  in  Ireland  in  1841,  and  was  brought  by 
his  parents  to  America  when  he  was  a  year  old.  Our  subject 
attended  the  common  schools,  and  at  the  age  of  sixteen  learned 
the  molder's  trade  in  Aurora,  and  has  worked  at  it  ever  since.  He 
was  married  on  April  29,  1867,  to  Miss  Bridget  Bannon,  a  daugh- 
ter of  Michael  Bannon,  of  Aurora;  they  have  seven  children,  all  of 
St.  Mary's  church.  Both  he  and  his  wife  are  also  true  Catholics. 
He  was  a  member  of  St.  Patrick's  when  it  was  in  existence,  and  in 
politics  is  a  democrat.  The  children  are  Mary,  Sarah,  John  and 
Matthew  (died  at  ten  years  of  age),  Paul  (died  at  the  age  of  two 
years),  Harry  and  James.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  McGraw  are  greatly 
respected  in  their  parish,  being  equally  esteemed  by  Protestants 
and  Catholics. 


REV.  GEORGE  M.  SCHRAMM,  pastor  of  St.  Peter's  church, 
at  Laporte,  Ind. ,  was  born  in  Ft.  Wayne,  June  16,  1867,  a 
son  of  Martin  and  Theresa  (Noll)  Schramm.  He  attended  St. 
Mary's  parochial  school  until  thirteen  years  of  age,  and  then  the 
cathedral  school  for  a  year  and  a  half,  following  which  he  was 
employed  about  a  year  as  a  clerk.  At  the  age  of  sixteen  years  he 
entered  St.  Lawrence  college,  at  Jvlount  Calvary,  Fond  du  Lac 
county.  Wis.,  where  he  remained  five  years  in  the  classical  course 
of  study,  and  then  went  to  Mount  St.  Mary's  seminary,  in  Cincin- 
nati, Ohio,  where  he  pursued  his  theological  studies  five  years 
longer.  May  11,  1893,  he  was  ordained  priest  by  Archbishop 
Elder  for  the  diocese  of  Fort  Wayne,  and  was  at  once  stationed 
at  Reynolds,  White  county,  Ind.,  as  pastor  of  St.  Joseph's  church, 
with  missions  at  Francesville  and  Medaryville,  Pulaski  county. 
There  he  labored  zealously  two  years,  when  he  was  taken  ill,  and 
was  confined  in  St.  Elizabeth's  hospital  at  LaFayette  for  nine 
months,  \^'hen  convalescent,  he  was  sent  to  Michigan  City  to 
recuperate.     There  he  remained  until  October  9,  1897,  when  he 

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REV.   G.    M.   SCHRAMM. 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

entered  upon  his  duties  as  pastor  of  St.  Peter's,  Laporte,  where  he 
has  since  labored  earnestly  for  the  welfare  of  his  flock. 

St.  Peter's  church-building  is  80  x  40  feet,  has  a  seating  capacity 
for  500  persons,  and  the  congregation  comprises  about  100  families, 
many  being  Irish  or  of  Irish  extraction.  The  school,  under  the 
direction  of  the  Holy  Cross  Sisters,  of  St.  Rose  academy,  is  attended 
by  about  forty  pupils. 


ROBERT  MARTIN  McGRATH,  deceased,  was  born  in  Read- 
ing, Pa.,  July  29,  1826,  a  son  of  Michael  McGrath,  a  native 
of  Ireland.  He  was  educated  in  a  parochial  school,  and  came  to 
LaFayette,  Ind. ,  a  poor  boy,  and  began  life's  labor  by  working  on 
the  canal  then  in  course  of  construction;  but  he  was  industrious 
and  possessed  of  a  laudable  ambition  to  succeed  in  life,  and 
accordingly  apprenticed  himself  to  Joseph  Hubler,  and  through 
his  instruction  became  a  skillful  and  thorough  machinst  and  iron 
founder.  So  faithfully  did  he  serve  his  employer,  he  was,  after 
finishing  his  apprenticeship,  admitted  to  a  partnership,  and  the 
firm  continued  in  existence  until  1862,  when  he  sold  his  interest  in 
the  plant  to  Mr.  Hubler  and  established  the  McGrath  Iron  foundry 
on  South  Third  street,  and  soon  built  up  for  himself  a  large  and 
lucrative  trade. 

He  was  actively  engaged  in  the  management  of  his  extensive 
plant  when,  in  June,  1889,  he  was  attacked  with  typhoid  malaria, 
and  the  disorder  took  so  deep  a  hold  upon  his  system  that  it 
became  impossible  to  loosen  its  grip  until  death  came  to  his  relief 
by  transporting  him  to  a  better  land  on  the  4th  day  of  July  follow- 
ing, when  he  died  a  member  of  St.  Mary's  church,  of  which  he 
had  been  for  a  number  of  years  a  trustee,  as  well  as  a  generous 
contributor  toward  its  support.  He  was  also  a  prominent  member 
of  St.  Joseph's  sodality,  and  a  charter  member  of  the  A.  O.  H. 
lodge  of  LaFayette,  and  was  noted  for  his  open-handed  charity 
throughout  the  city.  His  mortal  remains  were  interred  in  St. 
Mary's  cemetery,  July  6,  1SS9,  the  following  named  gentlemen 
acting  as  pall  bearers:  James  Murdock,  John  B.  Ruger,  Francis 
Duffy,  T.  A.  Stuart,  William  Taylor  and  John  T.  Mugg. 

1m). 


THE    CLERGY    A\D    CONGREGATIONS, 

In  politics,  Mr.  McGrath  had  been  an  ardent  democrat,  and 
had  been  honored  by  his  party  with  election  to  several  offices. 
He  was  councilman  from  the  First  ward  for  several  years  in  suc- 
cession and  county  commissioner  two  terms,  and  was  strictly  con- 
scientious in  voting  for  any  expenditure  of  the  county  funds,  and 
his  political  record  stands  without  a  blemish. 

The  marriage  of  Mr.  McGrath  took  place  in  LaFayett-e  Octo- 
ber 15,  1854,  to  Miss  Catherine  O'Grady,  who  was  born  in  county 
Limerick,  Ireland,  in  1831,  a  daughter  of  Michael  and  Mary 
(Sweeney)  O'Grady.  This  marriage  was  blessed  with  seven  chil- 
dren, viz:  Mary  C.,  wife  of  Charles  F.  Bane;  Charles,  deceased; 
Robert  H.,  of  LaFayette;  Kittie,  wife  of  E.  H.  Miller,  of  Cincin- 
nati, Ohio;  Nellie,  married  to  T.  F.  McMahan,  of  Tipton;  Frances, 
a  teacher  in  the  eighth  grade,  public  school,  LaFayette,  and 
George  J.,  stamp  clerk  in  the  LaFayette  post-office.  The  family 
are  all  ardent  Catholics  and  stand  very  high  in  the  regard  of  the 
public  in  general. 


JOHN  McGROARTY,  now  living  at  No.  641  South  East  street, 
Indianapolis,  became  a  resident  of  this  city  in  1868,  though 
his  residence  herein  has  not  been  continuous.  He  was  born  in  the 
parish  of  Bainburg,  county  Donegal,  Ireland,  and  arrived  in  the 
United  States  May  11,  1863.  For  many  years  Mr.  McGroarty 
traveled  through  several  of  the  states  selling  goods,  among  the 
states  thus  visited  being  New  York,  Pennsylvania,  Ohio  and  Indi- 
ana. As  before  stated,  he  located  in  Indianapolis  in  1868,  where 
for  some  time  he  was  a  member  of  the  police  force.  In  1875  he 
went  to  the  gold  fields  of  Australia,  returning  in  June,  1886,  hav- 
ing succeeded  fairly  well  in  his  search  for  the  precious  metal,  and 
learning  many  things  about  that  interesting  but  distant  part  of  the 
world  that  he  could  not  possibly  have  learned  in  any  other  way. 

On  January  7,  1897,  he  was  married  to  Mrs.  Anna  Ryan, 
daughter  of  Peter  and  Mary  Greenen,  and  widow  of  Martin  V.  C. 
Ryan,  the  latter  of  whom  removed  from  Ohio  to  Indianapolis.  For 
manj-  years  he  was  connected  with  the  P.,  C,  C.  &  St.  L.  R.  R., 
and  was  one  of  the  most  efficient,  faithful  and  popular  conductors 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

on  that  road.  On  the  27th  of  October,  1890,  he  was  instantly 
killed  by  his  own  train  at  Knightstown,  Ind.,  his  death  being 
greatly  deplored  by  all  that  knew  him,  especially  by  those  familiar 
with  him  as  a  passenger  conductor,  and  by  his  family  and  immedi- 
ate friends.  As  a  testimonial  of  their  esteem  a  beautiful  memorial, 
consisting  of  resolutions  expressive  of  their  appreciation  of  his 
many  manly  qualities,  was  prepared  by  the  passenger  trainmen  of 
the  road  with  which  he  had  been  connected,  and  presented,  by 
Rev.  Father  O'Donaghue,  to  the  bereaved  widow  and  children, 
and  a  beautiful  clock,  presented  to  the  widow  by  the  men  of  the 
road,  was  another  expression  of  their  esteem  and  respect.  Mr. 
Ryan  was  a  dex'oted  Catholic  and  an  honored  member  of  the 
Catholic  Knights  of  America.  He  left  his  wife  with  three  daugh- 
ters, viz:   Lavenia,  Alvirney  and  Martenia. 

Mr.  McGroarty  and  family  have  a  most  pleasant  home  at  the 
location  above  mentioned,  and  are  a  happy  couple.  Mrs. 
McGroarty  is  a  sister  of  Joseph  W.  and  Michael  H.  Greenen,  of 
Indianapolis,  and  a  further  account  of  her  father's  family  may  be 
found  on  another  page  in  this  volume. 


HON.  JOHN  F.  McHUGH,  of  LaFayette,  Ind.,  who  has  made 
a  widespread  reputation  as  a  lawyer  and  lawmaker,  was  born 
in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  May  14,  1856,  and  is  a  son  of  Francis  and 
Kate  (O'Donnell)  McHugh.  The  family  settled  in  LaFayette  in 
1861,  and  here  for  twent)^-four  years  the  father  was  a  prominent 
dry-goods  merchant,  from  which  trade  he  retired  on  a  competency 
in  1884,  having  earned  ease  and  rest  through  his  long  career  of 
industry  and   usefulness. 

John  F.  McHugh  entered  Notre  Dame  university  in  Septem- 
ber, 1866,  and  was  graduated  in  1872,  with  the  honor  of  being  the 
youngest  to  graduate  in  the  classical  course  of  that  famous  institute 
of  learning,  up  to  that  date,  ^^'ithin  thirty  days  after  graduating 
he  entered  the  law  office  of  Chase  &  Wilstead  as  a  student,  and 
with  this  firm  he  remained  six  years.  He  began  the  practice  of 
law    at  the  age  of   twent\-  years,  but  was  not   admitted  to  the  bar 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

until  he  had  reached  his  majority,  his  examination  being  had  before 
David  P.  Vintor,  circuit  judge;  later  he  was  admitted  to  practice 
in  the  supreme  court  of  Indiana,  and  still  later  to  the  circuit 
courts  of  the  United  States.  Mr.  McHugh  has  always  been  active 
as  a  member  of  the  democratic  party,  and  by  it  was  elected,  in 
LaFayette,  1889,  to  the  of^ce  of  city  attorney.  From  1890  to 
1894,  he  served  as  state  senator,  and  in  every  office  he  has  held  has 
displayed  remarkable  abilities  as  a  statesman. 

In  August,  1886,  Mr.  McHugh  was  united  in  marriage  with  Miss 
Julia  T.  Ball,  daughter  of  Peter  Ball,  at  one  time  a  leading  whole- 
sale merchant  of  LaFayette.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  McHugh  are  leading 
members  of  St.  Mary's  congregation,  and  are  most  generous  in 
their  contributions  to  its  support  and  active  in  promoting  its  influ- 
ence for  good  on  every  possible  occasion. 

Probably  no  lawyer  of  Tippecanoe  county  has  risen  to  a  more 
prominent  place  at  the  bar.  In  his  earlier  practice  his  abilities 
were  so  manifest  that  he  was  at  once  recognized  by  each  brother 
attorney  as  a  "  foeman  worthy  of  his  steel."  Terse,  logical  and 
incisive  in  his  argument  before  court  and  jury,  he  invariably  won 
the  respect  of  the  former  and  the  good  will  of  the  latter.  Learned 
in  the  law,  opposition  to  his  interpretation  thereof  was  altogether 
futile.  Eloquent,  but  never  grandiloquent,  he  carried  away  his 
jury  simply  by  his  powers  of  ratiocination,  and  there  was  no  attor- 
ney of  his  age  could  draw  closer  the  attention  of  a  jury  or  more 
closely  hold  it  to  the  merits  of  his  case,  and  success  invariably 
crowned  his  efforts.  His  success  in  the  higher  courts,  in  more 
recent  years,  has  been  equally  great,  and  his  course  as  a  legislator 
is  matter  of  history,  but  it  may  here  be  admitted  was  one  that 
gratified  his  party  and  constituents. 


THOMAS  JAMES  McHUGH,  a  well-known  locomotive  engineer, 
residing  at  No.  1005  Harrison  street,  Indianapolis,  was  born 
on  North  Delaware  street,  this  city,  December  18,  1856,  a  son  of 
Thomas  and  Mary  (Fallen)  McHugh,  natives  of  county  Roscom- 
mon, Ireland,  who  came  to  America  when  young,  were  married  in 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

Cincinnati,  Ohio,  and  settled  in  Indianapolis,  Ind.,  about  1849. 
The  father  was  a  plasterer  by  trade,  and  finished  many  of  the  bet- 
ter class  of  buildings  in  this  city,  among  them  the  Bates  house,  and 
for  twenty  years  was  an  employee  of  the  Central  Indiana  asylum. 
To  his  marriage  with  Miss  Fallen  were  born  six  children,  viz:  John 
F. ,  who  is  a  steam  fitter  in  this  city;  Patrick,  who  died  in  early 
childhood;  Thomas  J.,  who  is  the  subject  of  this  notice;  Michael, 
who  is  yard-master  for  the  St.  Louis  &  Iron  Mountain  Railway 
company  at  Little  Rock,  Ark.;  Mary,  who  died  in  infancy;  and 
Martin,  who  also  died  an  infant.  The  mother  of  this  family  was 
called  away  June  14,  1875,  and  the  father,  who  passed  the  last 
year  of  his  life  at  the  home  of  Thomas  J.,  the  subject,  died  May 
2,  1 89 1 — the  deceased  parents  and  children  all  expiring  in  the 
faith  of  the  holy  Catholic  church. 

Thomas  J.  McHugh  .was  educated  in  St.  John's  parochial 
school  and  then  served  an  apprenticeship  at  the  plumber's  trade. 
But  this  he  soon  abandoned,  and  in  October,  1872,  began  his  career 
as  a  railroad  man  in  the  capacity  of  brakeman,  on  the  Bee  Line; 
he  was  next  made  fireman,  but  after  five  years  returned  to  the 
brakes  for  a  year;  he  was  then  transferred  to  the  I.,  P.  &  C.  road 
and  next  to  the  I.  &  St.  L. ,  and  after  serving  a  year  as  brakeman 
was  promoted  to  be  a  freight  conductor,  in  which  capacity  he  served 
eighteen  months.  He  then  withdrew  from  the  road,  and  from 
June  until  December  traveled  through  portions  of  the  west,  and 
then  accepted  a  position  as  conductor  on  the  run  between  Tucson, 
Ariz.,  and  Deming,  N.  M.  Seven  months  later,  having  become 
homesick,  he  returned  east  as  far  as  Peoria,  III,  and  took  a  posi- 
tion with  the  T.,  P.  &  W.  R.  R.  company,  and  was  placed  in  charge 
of  the  round  house  at  LaHarpe,  from  which  he  was  promoted  to 
be  engineer — a  position  he  held  two  or  three  years.  He  then 
became  night  foreman  in  the  Panhandle  shops  at  Indianapolis,  and 
was  next  appointed  engineer  on  the  Chicago  division  of  the  Wabash 
system,  running  between  Decatur  and  Chicago.  A  year  later  he 
returned  to  Indianapolis  and  for  a  year  had  charge  of  the  hoisting 
engine  while  the  new  state  house  was  being  constructed.  He  next 
ran  an  engine  on  the  Iron  Mountain  road  between  Little  Rock  and 
Poplar  Bluff,  Ark.,  retiring  in  1884,  to  again  become  a  fireman  on 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

the  Big  Four,  which  position  he  held  six  years,  and  in  1890  reas- 
sumed  charge  of  an  engine,  which  he  has  run  ever  since. 

Mr.  McHugh  was  united  in  marriage  March  20,  1879,  in  St. 
Joseph's  church,  IndianapoHs,  with  Miss  Johanna  C.  O'Connell,  a 
native  of  Farmland,  Ind.  This  union  was  blessed  with  three  chil- 
dren— Nellie  Cecilia,  Mary  Beatrice  and -Elizabeth  M.  The  mother 
was  called  away,  in  the  faith  of  the  Catholic  church,  February  2, 
1895,  and  the  children  are  under  the  care  of  a  competent  tutor  at 
the  family  residence.  In  speaking  of  his  deceased  wife,  Mr.  McHugh 
feelingly  remarks  that  she  was  an  excellent  wife  and  mother,  a 
devout  Christian,  and  devoted  to  her  home  and  family,  and  her 
untimely  death  is  unceasingly  deplored.  The  family  are  faithful 
members  of  St.  Patrick's  church,  and  are  very  highly  esteemed  by 
all  who  know  them. 


JAMES  EDWARD  McNAMARA,  collector  for  the  Maus  branch 
of  the  Indianapolis  Brewing  company,  at  the  corner  of  New 
York  and  Agnes  streets,  Indianapolis,  was  born  in  Great  Barring- 
ton,  Mass.,  April  12,  1863,  a  son  of  Patrick  and  Bridget  (Dorsey) 
McNamara,  the  former  a  native  of  the  province  of  Connaught,  and 
the  latter  of  county  Tipperary,  Munster  province,  Ireland,  but  who 
came  to  America  when  single,  and  were  married  in  Massachusetts. 
To  the  marriage  of  Patrick  and  Bridget  McNamara  were  born  four 
children,  in  the  following  order:  Mary,  who  was  married  to  John 
Harmon,  but  who  died  in  this  city;  James  Edward,  the  subject  of 
this  memoir;  John,  who  is  unmarried  and  resides  with  parents  in 
Indianapolis;  and  Patrick,  who  died  in  infancy. 

James  E.  McNamara  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of 
Valley  Mills,  Marion  county,  Ind. ,  and  early  learned  the  trade  of 
stovemolder  in  Indianapolis,  at  which  trade  he  worked  about  seven 
years,  the  last  three  years  of  which  period  he  served  as  treasurer 
of  the  Stovemolder's  union.  No.  17,  of  this  city.  On  retiring  from 
this  business  he  opened  a  saloon  at  No.  56  South  Illinois  street, 
which  he  conducted  for  two  years,  when  he  removed  to  West 
Indianapolis,  and  for  two  years  additional  was  engaged  in  the  same 
line  of  business.  He  then  purchased  the  Capitol  House  bar,  which 
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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

he  conducted  until  1891,  when  he  was  appointed  to  his  present 
responsible  position. 

Mr.  McNamara  was  united  in  marriage,  September  24,  1890, 
at  St.  John's  church,  to  Miss  Katie  Kelly,  who  was  born  in  Indian- 
apolis September  22,  1870,  a  daughter  of  Patrick  Kelly,  late  sexton 
of  the  Holy  Cross  cemetery.  One  son  has  blessed  this  matrimo- 
nial alliance — Carl  Leo,  born  September  9,  1894. 

The  family  are  members  of  St.  John's  congregation,  Rev. 
Father  Gavisk,  pastor,  and  Mr.  McNamara  is  a  member  of  the 
Young  Men's  institute,  the  Ancient  Order  of  Hibernians  and  the 
Celtic  club.  Politically  he  has  been  a  democrat  from  the  time  he 
was  first  entitled  to  vote,  and  he  faithfully  clings  to  his  party  and  to 
his  church,  to  both  of  which  he  freely  contributes  his  financial  aid. 


GEORGE  McKEEVER.— The  history  of  representative  Cath- 
olic citizens  of  Indianapolis  would  be  incomplete  without  at 
least  brief  mention  of  the  family  of  George  McKeever,  deceased, 
who  was  a  native  of  Londonderry,  Ireland,  born  in  1826.  His 
father  died  while  George  was  yet  a  boy,  and  later  his  mother 
brought  him  to  the  United  States,  or  at  least  started  to  cross  the 
ocean  for  this  country,  but  did  not  survive  the  voyage,  dying  on 
the  passage,  her  remains  being  committed  to  the  sea.  On  reach- 
ing this  country  the  son  went  to  the  home  of  a  maternal  uncle  in 
Jersey  City,  N.  J.,  where  he  remained  until  he  had  attained  to 
manhood's  estate,  and  in  1850  was  married  to  Miss  Mary  Feeney, 
a  native  of  Ireland,  but  whose  parents  never  crossed  the  ocean. 
She  was  the  first  of  the  family  to  emigrate,  but  was  followed  to  the 
new  world  by  several  of  the  others. 

Soon  after  their  marriage  Mr.  and  Mrs.  McKeever  removed  to 
Butler  county,  Ohio,  thence  to  Preble  county,  thence  to  Rich- 
mond, Ind.,  and  finally,  in  January,  1870,  came  to  Indianapolis. 
Mr.  McKeever  engaged  in  railroading  when  he  came  to  the  west, 
as  an  employee  of  the  C.  H.  &  D.  railway  company,  but  he  did  not 
long  survive  after  becoming  a  resident  of  Indianapolis,  for  on  the 
2nd  of  October,   1870,  he  was  killed  while  engaged  in  the  discharge 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

of  his  duties,  as  an  employee  of  that  company.  His  death  was  an 
especially  sad  one,  as  he  left  his  widow  with  three  small  children 
to  rear  and  to  train  and  to  educate  in  such  a  way  as  to  make  them 
respectable  and  safe  citizens  of  the  republic.  She,  too,  has  now 
passed  to  the  great  beyond,  but  that  she  performed  her  duty  to  her 
children  well  is  fully  attested,  not  only  by  their  verbal  statements 
to  that  effect,  but  also  by  their  own  conduct  in  life,  they  being  all 
worthy  members  of  the  church  and  also  of  general  society.  She 
died  April  24,  1897,  at  the  age  of  sixty-eight  years,  and  her  only 
son,  Thomas  McKeever,  is  a  locomotive  engineer  residing  at 
Springfield,  Ohio.  The  daughters  are  Mary  A.,  and  Margaret,  the 
latter  the  wife  of  Prof.  John  B.  O'Connor,  an  instructor  in  the 
theological  seminary  at  Rochester,  N.  Y.  Miss  Mary  McKeever 
was  the  companion  of  her  mother  at  their  pleasant  home  on  New 
Jersey  street,  where  she  still  resides.  She  is  a  teacher  by  profes- 
sion, being  principal  of  school  No.  25,  Indianapolis.  All  the  chil- 
dren, as  were  their  parents,  are  good  and  consistent  Catholics,  and 
highly  respectable  and  useful  members  of  general  society,  laboring 
for  the  good  of  others  to  the  extent  of  their  opportunity  and  ability. 


VERY  REV.  J.  F.  SONDERMANN,  pastor  of  St.  Lawrence's 
church,  Lawrenceburg,  Dearborn  county,  Ind.,  is  a  son  of 
Theodore  and  Mary  C.  (Theile)  Sondermann,  and  was  born  near 
Attendorn,  Prussia,  December  2,  T844,  and  was  brought  to  America 
by  his  parents,  who  landed  at  New  York  July  11,  1847,  and  located 
in  Pittsburg,  Pa. 

Rev.  Father  Sondermann  is  a  graduate  of  St.  Meinrad  college, 
which  he  entered  in  the  fall  of  1857,  studied  in  Vincennes  in  1859, 
at  St.  Thomas,  Nelson  county,  Ky. ,  from  September,  1859,  to 
July,  i860,  returned  to  St.  Meinrad  in  the  fall  of  i860,  was  ordained 
priest  September  22,  1868,  and  was  located  at  Mt.  Vernon,  Posey 
county,  Ind.,  November  11,  1868,  and  there  remained  until  Ma}- 
15,  1874,  when  he  was  transferred  to  St.  Mary's  church,  at  Evans- 
ville,  where  he  officiated  until  October,  1874.  He  then  went  to 
St.  Joseph  church,  in  \'anderburg  county,  remained   until  May  10, 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

1875,  then  came  to  Lawrenceburg  and  assumed  his  present  posi- 
tion May  15,  1875.  He  had  about  220  families  at  that  time  and 
has  now  about  300.  The  seating  capacity  of  his  church  is  625,  but 
can  accommodate  near  800.  He  has  a  school  under  him  in  charge 
of  five  Sisters  of  St.  Francis,  of  Oldenburg,  in  which  about  200 
pupils  are  under  instruction.  Father  Sondermann  has  been  one  of 
the  most  zealous  and  faithful  of  the  servants  of  the  church,  as  well 
as  one  of  the  most  talented,  and  has  services  have  been  well 
appreciated.  Further  concerning  the  genealogy  of  the  very  rev- 
erend Father  may  be  found  in  the  biography  of  the  venerable  Theo. 
Sondermann,  of  Jasper,  Ind. 


THOMAS  McKEEVER,  of  Vincennes,  Ind.,  section  foreman  on 
the  Indianapolis  &  Vincennes  railroad,  was  born  at  Moyvalley 
hotel,  county  Kildare,  Ireland,  October  31,  1830,  a  son  of  Michael 
and  Elizabeth  (Rock)  McKeever,  both  now  deceased.  He  was 
reared  on  his  father's  farm,  and  on  the  27th  day  of  April,  1849, 
left  his  native  land  for  America.  He  landed  in  New  York  city, 
came  west  to  Pittsburg,  Pa.,  thence  went  to  Coalport,  Ohio,  then 
to  Ironton  and  to  Franklin  Furnace,  in  the  same  state,  and  in  185  i 
came  to  Indiana.  June  4,  he  began  his  railroad  work  by  laying 
track  on  the  Evansville  &  Illinois  road,  and  during  the  same  year 
was  promoted  to  a  foremanship,  and  has  held  the  position  ever  since 
with  the  exception  of  two  years — 1858-59 — when  he  was  overseer  of  a 
plantation  in  Kentucky,  but,  finding  the  employment  uncongenial, 
returned  to  railroading,  worked  for  his  former  employers  until 
1865,  and  in  1866  went  back  to  Kentucky  and  was  employed  on 
the  Henderson  &  Nashville  railway  for  two  years,  when  he  again 
•came  to  Indiana,  and  in  1868  was  elected  assessor  of  real  estate  in 
Evansville,  filling  the  office  one  term.  In  1869  he  came  with  his 
lamily  to  Vincennes  and  assumed  the  duties  of  his  present  position. 
Forty-five  years  have  been  devoted  by  Mr.  McKeever  to  this  class 
of  work,  and  it  is  an  established  fact  that  anything  in  this  line  left 
to  the  hands  of  Mr.  McKeever  will  be  well  done,  as  he  has  assisted 
in  building  every  railroad  entering  Vincennes,  having  been  assistant 
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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

roadmaster  on  the  E.  &  T.  H.,  in  connection  with  his  present  sit- 
uation, and  prior  to  this  assistant  road-master  on  the  Louisville  & 
Nashville  R.  R. 

The  marriage  of  Mr.  McKeever  took  place  in  the  church  of 
the  Assumption,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  February  19,  i860,  to  Miss 
Katherine  Stenson,  who  was  born  in  county  Kildare,  Ireland,  and 
came  to  America  three  years  prior  to  the  arrival  of  Mr.  McKeever. 
The  marriage  ceremony  was  performed  by  Rev.  Father  Keegan, 
and  the  happy  union  has  been  blessed  with  three  sons  and  three 
daughters,  of  whom  five  survive,  viz:  Robert  S.,  a  supervisor  of 
the  Indianapolis  &  Vincennes  railway,  with  his  residence  at  Spen- 
cer, Ind. ;  Thomas,  a  locomotive  fireman  on  the  Big  Four  road,  mar- 
ried, and  father  of  two  children;  Eliza,  married  to  Mr.  Lehan,  of 
Seymour,  Ind. ;  Mary,  now  Mrs.  Connaty,  of  Washington,  Ind. ; 
and  Michael,  a  fireman  on  the  Big  Four,  with  headquarters  at 
Indianapolis.  The  deceased  child,  Jane,  died  at  the  age  of  one  year. 
The  family  have  been  members  of  St.  Francis  Xavier  cathedral 
congregation  since  1869,  and  in  politics  Mr.  McKeever  has  been  a 
democrat  since  his  first  entrance  into  politics.  He  is  a  constant 
reader,  especially  of  religious  publications,  possesses  an  exception- 
ally retentive  memory,  and  is  an  intelligent,  clear-headed  gentle- 
man, respected  by  all  who  know  him  for  his  many  e.xcellent  quali- 
ties of  head  and  heart. 


THOMAS  W.  McI\ENZIE,  dealer  in  groceries  and  provisions, 
at  No.  1004  South  West  street,  Indianapolis,  is  a  native  of 
Ohio,  and  was  born  in  Chillicothe,  Ross  county,  February  22, 
1850,  a  son  of  John  and  Jane  McKenzie,  the  former  a  native  of 
Maryland  and  the  latter  of  Ohio. 

The  ancestors  of  John  McKenzie  came  to  America  with  Lord 
Baltimore,  who  sought  refuge  in  this  country,  in  1634,  from  relig- 
ious persecution  in  England,  founded  the  colony  of  Maryland,  and 
of  this  the  McKenzie  family  were  prominent  members,  and  have 
ever  since  been  identified  with  the  history  of  the  country  through 
their  descendants.  John  McKenzie  was  a  farmer  for  many  years 
and   died   in  Chillicothe,    Ohio,  when   his  son,  Thomas   W. ,  was- 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

three  years  old.  His  widow  then  married  a  Mr.  Jeffries,  and  is 
now  a  resident  of  Circleville,  Ohio,  a  highly  respected  Catholic. 
Thomas  W.  McKenzie  is  the  eldest  and  only  survivor  of  a 
family  of  three  children,  his  brother,  Samuel,  having  died  at  the 
age  of  twelve  years,  and  his  sister,  Sarah,  at  the  age  of  eighteeen. 
He  was  reared  a  farmer,  but  in  his  early  manhood  learned  the 
carpenter's  trade  in  Circleville  and  Columbus,  Ohio.  In  1873  he 
came  to  Indianapolis  and  for  some  years  worked  at  his  trade  prior 
to  engaging  in  the  mercantile  business.  June  29,  1878,  he  was 
united  in  marriage,  by  the  Right  Rev.  Father  Bessonies,  to  Miss 
Celia  Nolan,  who  was  born  in  Baltimore,  November  14,  1857,  a 
daughter  of  Barney  and  Bridget  (Galvin)  Nolan,  natives,  respect- 
ively, of  county  Galway  and  county  Roscommon,  Ireland,  but  who 
were  married  in  Baltimore,  and  became  the  parents  of  four  sons 
and  three  daughters,  of  whom  three  are  still  living,  viz:  Mrs.  Mc- 
Kenzie; Mary  (who  resides  in  Richmond,  Ind.),  and  Barney  William, 
of  Mendota,  111.  To  the  marriage  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  McKenzie  have 
born  three  children,  viz:  Thomas,  now  fourteen  years  old;  Edward, 
aged  twelve,  and  Celia,  aged  ten  years.  The  family  are  members 
of  St.  John's  church,  and  in  politics  Mr.  McKenzie  is  a  free-silver 
democrat.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  McKenzie  stand  in  high  repute  among 
their  neighbors,  and  there  are  no  residents  of  the  parish  more 
faithful  to  the  church  than  they  and  their  children. 


MRS.  W.  M.  McKINNIE,  a  native  of  Fort  Wayne,  is  one  of 
ten  children  born  to  William  Fleming  and  Helen  F.  Mayer, 
and  was  born  March  24,  1865,  in  Fort  Wayne,  was  educated  in 
the  Catholic  schools  of  Cincinnati,  and  was  married  June  15,  1887, 
to  William  M.  McKinnie,  a  son  of  Henry  McKinnie,  of  Pittsburg, 
Pa.  Mr.  McKinnie  has  been  connected  with  various  hotels  for 
many  years.  Three  children  have  blessed  this  marriage  and  are 
named,  respectively,  Gerald  F.,  Linda  F.  and  Carlotta.  These 
children  are  being  reared  in  the  faith  of  the  Catholic  church,  of 
which  the  mother  is  a  devout  member,  and  all  three  are  bright  and 
interesting. 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

JAMES  McLaughlin,  a  respected  railroad  man,  living  in 
retirement  on  his  farm  in  Salt  Creek  township,  Decatur 
county,  Ind.,  is  a  native  of  Ireland  and  was  born  in  county  Tip- 
perary,  August  24,  1836,  a  son  of  James  and  Catherine  (Fahy) 
McLaughlin,  who  were  the  parents  of  four  children,  viz:  James, 
Mary,  Michael  and  John,  of  whom  Michael  went  to  Australia,  but 
has  not  been  heard  from,  now,  for  several  years.  The  father  died 
in  Tipperary  county,  a  member  of  Kilcommon  parish,  and  in  1853 
the  mother  brought  her  three  children  to  America  and  made  her 
home  in  LaGrange,  Ky.,  where  she  died  a  devout  Catholic. 

James  McLaughlin,  our  subject,  was  about  seventeen  years  of 
age  when  the  family  came  to  America.  For  a  year  he  lived  in  New 
Jersey,  then  a  year  in  the  state  of  New  York,  and  then  for  sixteen 
years  in  Campbellsburg,  Ky. ,  where  he  was  section  foreman  on  the 
L. ,  C.  &  L.  railway,  now  a  part  of  the  Louisville  &  Nashville  sys- 
tem; he  then  became  superintendent  of  track-laying  on  the  Louis- 
ville, Evansville  &  St.  Louis  road,  and  supervised  the  laying  of  the 
track  through  the  tunnel,  5,680  feet  long,  near  New  Albany.  After- 
ward, for  three  years,  he  was  employed  on  the  C,  N.  O.  &  T. 
P.  road  as  a  conductor  of  a  construction  train,  and  then  resigned 
and  retired  to  his  farm  of   300  acres,  in  Salt  Creek  township. 

Mr.  McLaughlin  was  united  in  marriage,  in  1858,  with  Miss 
Margaret  O'Day,  daughter  of  James  and  Nora  (Bourk)  O'Day, 
who  were  natives  of  county  Clare,  Ireland,  but  who  lived  for 
some  time  in  Salt  Creek  township,  Decatur  county,  and  were 
members  of  St.  Mary's  church,  Greensburg,  but  who  afterward 
went  to  Tuscaloosa,  Ala.,  where  they  passed  the  remainder  of 
their  lives.  The  union  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  McLaughlin  was  blessed 
with  six  children,  viz:  Catherine,  James  T.,  John  W.,  Joseph  M., 
Edward  E.  and  William,  but  of  these,  the  eldest,  Catherine,  died 
at  the  age  of  eighteen  years,  a  devout  Catholic  and  just  as  she 
was  about  to  finish  her  education  under  the  care  of  the  Sisters. 
The  mother  of  the  family  was  called  from  earth  January  12,  1897, 
and  died  in  the  full  faith  of  the  Catholic  church.  Mr.  McLaugh- 
lin is  also  strong  in  the  faith  and  has  been  a  liberal  contributor 
toward  sustaining  his  church,  having,  among  his  many  other  acts 
of   generosity,   donated  $200  toward  the  erection  of    St.    Mary's 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 


church-edifice  at  Greensburgh.  In  politics  he  is  a  democrat,  is  a 
self-made  man,  and  stands  very  high  in  the  esteem  of  his  former 
railroad  associates  and  officials,  and  equally  high  in  the  respect  of 
his  neighbors. 


THOMAS  McKONE,  a  well-to-do  business  man  of  LaFayette, 
Ind.,  a  member  of  St.  Mary's  church,  and  a  highly-respected 
citizen,  was  born  in  county  Cavan,  Ireland,  in  1826,  a  son  of 
Nicholas  and  Catherine  (McCann)  McKone,  who  were  the  parents 
of  eleven  children,  six  sons  and  five  daughters;  three  of  the  sons 
came  to  America,  but  the  subject  is  the  only  one  still  residing  here. 
One  brother,  Nicholas,  was  in  business  with  the  subject  several 
years,  but  returned  to  Ireland  and  now  resides  in  county  Mona- 
ghan;  another  brother,  Owen,  a  partner  in  business,  died  here  Jan- 
uary 3,  1859,  leaving  one  son,  William  J.,  now  a  resident  of  Kan- 
sas City,  Mo.  The  parents,  who 'were  very  respectable  people 
and  in  comfortable  circumstances,  died  in  their  native  land. 

Thomas  McKone,  the  subject,  became  a  resident  of  LaFay- 
ette,  Ind.,  in  1849,  purchased  a  small  grocery,  and  had  barely 
started  in  trade,  when  his  store  was  destroyed  by  fire.  In  1850 
he  took  possession  of  his  present  store  and  for  many  years  has 
done  an  extensive  trade  in  groceries  and  liquors. 

November  11,  1851,  Mr.  McKone  was  united  in  marriage  with 
Miss  Rosette  Balfe,  a  native  of  Ireland,  and  this  union  was  blessed 
with  eleven  children,  six  only  of  whom  survive,  viz;  Catherine, 
Laura,  Charlotte,  Mary  and  Josephine  (twins)  and  Owen.  Mrs. 
McKone  was  called  to  the  home  of  the  blessed  October  6,  1871, 
dying  a  sincere  and  pure  Catholic;  but  her  death  was  a  sad  blow 
to  the  bereaved  father  and  children,  who  have  never  ceased  to 
mourn  her  loss.  The  family  are  all  good  Catholics,  and  Mr. 
McKone  was  formerly  treasurer  of  St.  Mary's  church.  In  1874  he 
was  a  member  of  a  party  who  made  a  pilgrimage  to  Rome,  and 
while  abroad  availed  himself  of  the  opportunity  to  visit  his  birth- 
place in  Ireland,  and  many  other  places.  Upon  his  return  he 
re-assumed  charge  of  his  business  and  has  been  very  prosperous. 
He  owns  his  place  of  business,  as  well   as  other  business  property, 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

has  a  good  home  on  State  street,  and  is  the  owner,  beside,  of 
other  valuable  residence  property  in  various  parts  of  the  city.  Mr. 
McKone  is  a  whole-souled,  generous  man,  with  hosts  of  friends, 
who  admire  him  for  his  personal  merits,  and,  although  a  strong 
democrat  in  politics,  he  has  steadily  declined  every  tender  of  nom- 
ination for  office,  which  his  friends  have  frequently  pressed  him  to 
accept. 


REV.  THOMAS  A.  McLOUGHLIN,  the  beloved  pastor  of  the 
church  of  St.  Paul  the  Apostle,  at  Greencastle,  Putnam 
county,  was  born  in  Madison,  Ind.,  March  27,  1859,  a  son  of 
Andrew  and  Ellen  McLoughlin,  natives  of  county  Galway,  Ireland, 
who  came  to  America  when  young,  and  were  married  in  Jefferson 
county,  Ind.,  where  the  remainder  of  their  lives  was  passed.  They 
were  the  parents  of  eight  children,  of  whom  six  sons  still  survive, 
one  son  and  a  daughter  having  joined  their  parents  in  the  eternal 
realm  of  glory. 

The  primary  education  of  Father  McLoughlin  was  acquired  in 
the  parochial  schools  of  his  native  city,  and  at  the  select  school  of 
Dr.  Piedfourck,  a  profoundly  learned  educator.  At  the  age  of  fif- 
teen years  (in  1874),  he  entered  St.  Meinrad  college,  in  Spencer 
county,  Ind.,  where  he  remained  until  1881,  on  the  i6th  day  of 
October,  of  which  year,  he  was  ordained.  His  first  clerical  duties 
were  those  of  assistant  pastor  at  the  cathedral  in  \'incennes,  where 
he  officiated  until  appointed  to  the  charge  in  Greencastle,  in  Sep- 
tember, 1889,  where  he  has  since  most  faithfully  and  assiduously 
labored  to  advance  the  good  work  of  the  church  and  in  promoting 
the  spiritual  and  temporal  well  being  of  his  flock.  He  is  an  elo- 
quent pulpit  orator  and  a  devout  Christian,  and  his  urbanity  as 
well  as  unwearying  labors  in  the  care  of  his  parishioners  have  won 
for  him  the  respect  of  the  residents  of  Greencastle,  irrespective  of 
church  affiliations,  and  have  done  more  toward  annihilating  the 
prejudice  that  existed  against  Catholicity  when  missions  were  first 
established  here  than  had  been  accomplished  in  any  similar  period 
of  time. 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

ANTHONY  McMANAMON.  of  Indianapolis,  was  born  in  North 
Vernon,  Ind.,  March  31,  1870.  He  is  a  son  of  Patrick  and 
I-jridget  (Gallagher)  McManamon,  both  natives  of  county  Ma\-o, 
Ireland,  but  who  came  to  the  United  States  in  their  youthful  days 
and  were  married  in  Indiana. 

Patrick  McManamon  was  a  plumber  by  trade,  and  died  in  Indian- 
apolis in  1883.  The  fam.ily  for  generations  has  been  a  prominent 
and  representative  Catholic  one,  and  has  had  many  members  follow- 
ing the  learned  prafessions.  Mrs.  McManamonisstilla  widow  and 
resides  in  Indianapolis  at  109  Church  street.  Patrick  and  Bridget 
McManamon  were  the  parents  of  eight  children,  the  subject  of  this 
sketch  being  the  fifth  in  order  of  birth.  The  eldest  of  the  family 
is  Katie,  wife  of  John  Rail,  chief  engineer  of  the  city  waterworks; 
Mary  is  still  single;  Bridget  is  the  wife  of  Thomas  Nelan  and  resides 
in  Indianapolis;  John  is  a  core-maker  and  single;  Anthony,  the 
subject  of  this  sketch;  Thomas;  Alice  is  a  clerk  in  Brossnan  Bros, 
department  store;  and  Sadie  is  a  stenographer  and  bookkeeper  for 
an  Indianapolis  drug  store. 

Anthony  McManamon  was  educated  in  St.  John's  Catholic 
schools,  the  family  having  removed  to  Indianapolis  from  North 
Vernon  when  he  was  a  child,  and  here  his  life,  since  that  removal, 
has  been  spent.  His  earlier  years  were  spent  in  various  employ- 
ments, twelve  years  in  the  wheel  works,  two  years  in  the  iron 
works,  and  two  and  a  half  years  as  a  cutter  in  an  overall  factory. 
Mr.  McManamon  is  still  unmarried  and,  with  the  other  members  of 
the  family,  is  a  member  of  St.  John's  Catholic  church  of  Indianapolis, 
of  which  Rev.  Father  Gavisk  is  the  pastor.  Mr.  McManamon  is 
also  a  member  of  the  Young  Men's  institute,  and  in  politics  he  is  a 
democrat. 


ARTHUR  McMAHON,  checkman  for  Bird's  Transfer  company, 
union  depot,  Indianapolis,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Providence,  R. 
I.,  October  23,  1858,  a  son  of  Bernard  and  Bridget  (Clarking) 
McMahon,  natives  of  county  Cavan,  Ireland,  but  now  residents  of 
Indianapolis.  They  were  married  in  their  native  country,  and  are 
the  parents  of  five  children,  viz:      Arthur,  Thomas,  Ella,  Rose  and 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

Mary— the  last  named  being  the  wife  of  WilHam  McShea,  a 
machinist  at  the  Atlas  works,  Indianapolis.  The  others,  except  the 
subject,  are  unmarried. 

Arthur  McMahon  removed  with  his  parents  to  Cambridge  City, 
Ind.,  in  1867,  there  acquired  a  common-school  education,  and 
worked  for  a  time  at  the  business  of  marble  polishing,  his  father 
being  a  marble  worker.  He  came  to  Indianapolis  in  1880,  and 
was  for  three  years  employed  by  the  Sisters  of  Providence  at  St. 
John's  academy,  where  he  had  charge  of  the  heating  apparatus.  He 
was  next  engine  caller  at  the  Panhandle  engine  house  for  one  year, 
and  then  secured  his  present  position  in  1886.  Mr.  McMahon  was 
married  in  this  city  July  9,  1890,  the  lady  of  his  choice  being  Miss 
Dora  Kersey,  of  Lebanon,  Ind.,  and  a  daughter  of  Nathan  and 
Emma  (Hemphill)  Kersey,  both  natives  of  North  Carolina,  where 
their  respective  families  were  prominent.  One  daughter  has  blessed 
this  union — Edith,  born  September  12,   1892. 

Mr.  McMahon  is  a  member  of  St.  Patrick's  church,  under  the 
pastorate  of  Rev.  Father  O'Donaghue,  and  is  an  exemplary  Chris- 
tian gentleman,  and  a  teetotaler,  as  far  as  intoxicants  are  con- 
cerned. He  is  not  identified  with  any  of  the  secret  societies,  but 
is  devoted  closely  to  his  business,  though  he  always  finds  time  to 
render  a  kindly  service  to  any  one  in  need.  Politically  he  is  a 
democrat  and  an  advocate  of  the  free-silver  doctrines  as  repre- 
sented in  the  Chicago  platform  of  1896. 


PHILANDER  H.  FITZGERALD,  attorney  and  counselor  at 
law,  Indianapolis,  is  a  native  of  Decatur  county,  Ind., 
born  on  the  14th  of  February,  1848,  in  the  city  of  Greensburg. 
His  paternal  ancestors  for  many  generations  lived  in  Ireland,  from 
which  country  his  grandfather,  John  Fitzgerald,  came  to  the 
United  States  in  an  early  day  and  established  the  family  name  in 
America.  John  Fitzgerald  settled  originally  in  Virginia,  and  from 
the  latter  state  representatives  of  the  family  settled  in  Kentucky, 
and  Dearborn  county,  Ind.,  where  John  died.  His  son,  Joseph, 
father  of  the  subject,  is  at  this  time  a  prosperous  farmer  of  Marion 

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JOURNAL   BUILDING, 

INDIANAPOLIS,    IND. 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

county,  Ind.,  residing  near  the  town  of  Acton,  having  reached  the 
ripe  old  age  of  eighty-two  years.  The  maiden  name  of  subject's 
mother  was  Laura  Northrup.  She  was  born  in  the  state  of  Con- 
necticut and  died  at  her  home  in  Marion  county  in  the  year  1893. 
Philander  is  the  only  son  of  the  above-named  parents,  but  he  has 
three  living  sisters,  viz:  Mrs.  Rebecca  Farr,  of  Winchester,  Mass. ; 
Mrs.  Clara  Trower,  of  Pana,  111. ;  and  Mrs.  Laura  Blass,  who 
resides  on  the  home  farm  near  Acton. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch  was  educated  at  Manchester  col- 
lege. Dearborn  county,  Ind.,  from  which  he  received  a  degree  in 
1867,  and  three  years  later  began  the  study  of  law,  pursuing 
the  same  under  competent  instructors  for  a  period  of  two  years. 
In  the  meantime  a  new  field  was  opened  to  him,  to-wit,  govern- 
ment claims,  to  which  he  decided  to  give  his  attention  and  which 
he  has  followed  almost  exclusively  for  twenty-live  years,  the 
greater  part  of  the  time  in  the  Capital  city.  During  this  period 
he  secured  the  allowance  of  more  than  50,000  claims,  almost  all 
of  which  grew  out  of  war  pensions,  arrears  of  pay  and  claims  for 
propertj-  taken  by  the  enemy  during  the  prevalence  of  the  late 
Civil  war. 

In  1880  Mr.  Fitzgerald  was  appointed  by  Gov.  Williams  to 
file  a  large  class  of  indemnity  claims  and  subsequently  became  the 
attorney  for  the  majority  of  them,  and  was  largely  successful  in 
prosecuting  the  same.  He  was  also  one  of  the  prime  movers  in 
the  organization  of  the  Indiana  Mutual  Building  &  Loan  associ- 
ation, one  of  the  largest  and  most  successful  iustitutions  of  the 
kind  in  the  state,  and  has  filled  the  responsible  position  of  treas- 
urer of  the  same  from  its  beginning  to  the  present  time. 

In  February,  1888,  Mr.  Fitzgerald  founded  the  American 
Tribune,  a  weekly  publication  devoted  to  the  interests  of  the  old 
soldiers,  which  he  still  owns  and  edits,  and  which  has  an  e.xten- 
sive  circulation  throughout  Indiana  and  other  states.  He  is  a 
pleasing  and  forcible  writer,  and  many  of  his  articles  in  the  Trib- 
une have  been  largely  quoted  and  given  publicity  in  some  of  the 
leading  journals  of  the  country. 

Mr.  Fitzgerald  was  united  in  marriage  June  24,  1872,  to  Miss 
Mary   B.  MuUin,  of  Greensburg,  Ind.,  daughter   of   Bernard    Mul- 

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THE    CLERGY    AXD    CONGREGATIONS, 

lin,  a  well-known  citizen  of  that  place.  Four  sons  and  two 
daughters  constitute  the  family  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Fitzgerald:  Frank, 
a  rising  young  attorney  of  Indianapolis;  Laura,  Rose  E. ,  Bernard 
G.,  John  P.  and  George  H.,  all  under  the  parental  roof,  except 
the  first  named,  who  is  married.  The  three  oldest  members  of 
the  family  have  received  collegiate  educations  and  are  graduates, 
and  the  others  are  still  in  school.  Mr.  Fitzgerald  and  family  are 
members  of  SS.  Peter  and  Paul's  cathedral;  he  belongs  to  the 
Friendly  Order  of  St.  Patrick,  a  social  and  benevolent  frater- 
nity made  up  of  Erin's  descendants  in  the  United  States. 

In  July,  1895,  Mr.  Fitzgerald  organized  a  colony  consisting  of 
northwestern  people,  who  desired  to  locate  in  a  milder  and  health- 
ier climate.  He  decided  to  locate  in  the  state  of  Georgia,  and 
purchased  a  tract  of  land  consisting  of  35,000  acres  in  a  healthy 
part  of  the  state.  The  colony  continued  to  grow  until  the  date 
set  for  the  members  to  take  up  their  lands  and  make  their  homes. 
It  was  then  found  that  the  organization  numbered  over  20,000 
people.  They  entered  the  new  location,  virtually  a  pine  forest 
some  twenty-five  miles  away  from  a  railroad.  They  went  to  work 
with  a  will,  laid  out  a  city  of  1,000  acres  of  land  and  the  remain- 
der was  divided  into  farm  tr.icts.  They  built  a  city  that  now  has 
10,000  people,  and  some  4,000  more  upon  the  farm  lands,  with 
two  railroads  entering  the  city;  with  stores,  churches,  city  water 
works,  and  electric  light  plant,  and  everything  now  moving  along 
in  perfect  harmony.  The  city  is  named  after  the  founder  and  is 
known  as  Fitzgerald,  Irwin  county,  Ga. 


PATRICK  TIMOTHY  McMAHON,  a  member  of  the  Indian- 
apolis fire  department,  was  born  January  31,  1 861,  in  the 
parish  of  Currans,  county  Kerry,  Ireland.  He  is  a  son  of  Timothy 
and  Ellen  (Sullivan)  McMahon,  also  natives  of  county  Kerry, 
where  they  were  married  and  where  they  have  thus  far  lived. 
They  are  the  parents  of  nine  children,  six  of  whom  are  still  living, 
the  names  of  all  being  as  follows:  Jeremiah  and  Michael,  deceased; 
Patrick,  John,  Eugene,  Julia,  Mary  (deceased),  Timothy  and  Daniel. 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    IXDIANA. 

All  the  living  members  of  the  family,  except  Patrick  and  Timothy, 
still  reside  in  their  native  country.  Timothy  is  a  resident  of  Low- 
ell, Mass.;  Eugene  is  a  soldier  in  the  English  army  but  at  present 
is  in  the  West  Indies,  and  the  subject  of  this  sketch  is  the  only 
one  that  is  married.  The  mother  of  this  family  died  December  7, 
1876;  the  father  is  still  living  and  is  a  widower. 

Patrick  T.  McMahon,  after  obtaining  his  education  in  his 
native  country,  emigrated  to  the  United  States  when  he  was  twen- 
t}'-one  years  of  age,  and  located  first  in  Chicago,  where  he  remained 
until  1887,  being  engaged  in  the  packing  establishment  of  Philip 
D.  Armour  at  the  Union  stockyards.  Since  1887  he  has  resided 
in  Indianapolis,  and  from  that  year  to  December  18,  1896,  was 
employed, by  the  Indianapolis  Car  Manufacturing  company,  and  at 
the  latter  date  became  a  member  of  hose  company  No.  17,  his 
present  position,  but  in  1S97  he  served  six  months  with  hose  com- 
pany No.  19. 

Mr.  McMahon  was  married  at  St.  John's  church,  Indianapolis, 
by  Mgr.  Bessonies,  April  30,  1889,  to  Miss  Ellen  Sullivan,  a  native 
of  county  Kerry,  Ireland,  who  came  to  the  United  States  alone  in 
1884.  Her  father,  John  Sullivan,  still  lives  in  Ireland,  but  her 
mother  is  dead.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  McMahon  are  the  parents  of  six 
children,  viz:  Timothy  Joseph,  John  Francis,  Lawrence  Edward, 
Charles  Daniel,  Patrick  Michael,  and  Mary  Ellen,  all  living.  The 
family  are  members  of  St.  John's  Catholic  church,  of  which  Rev. 
Father  Gavisk  is  pastor.  Mr.  McMahon  is  a  member  of  the  Ancient 
Order  of  Hibernians,  and  of  the  Young  Men's  institute,  the  latter 
a  social  and  beneficiary  order,  being  a  strictly  Catholic  organiza- 
tion. Politically  Mr.  McMahon  is  a  democrat  and  lives  at  No. 
905  South  West  street.  Mr.  McMahon  has  always  been  an  indus- 
trious, self-supporting  citizen,  and  is  worthy  of  the  high  regard  of 
the  community  in  which  he  lives. 


MARTIN  McMANUS,  an  accountant  and  ex-merchant  of  Indi- 
anapolis, was   born  in  Steubenville,  Ohio,  October   i,   1852, 
a  son  of  Patrick  and  Mary  (Murray)  McManus,  the  former  of  whom 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

was  born  in  county  Leitrim,  Ireland,  and  the  latter  in  England,  of 
Irish  parentage. 

Patrick  and  Mary  McManus  came  to  this  country  in  their 
early  manhood  and  womanhood,  and  were  united  in  marriage  in 
Steubenville,  Ohio,  their  union  being  blessed  with  seven  children, 
viz:  Martin,  whose  name  opens  this  article;  Charles,  married,  and 
a  merchant  at  Coshocton,  Ohio;  Mary,  wife  of  C.  W.  Cunningham, 
a  clothing  merchant  of  Crawfordsville,  Ind. ;  Frank,  who  is  unmar- 
ried and  is  engaged  in  business  with  his  brother  Charles;  Anna, 
wife  of  C.  W.  \\'alker,  a  boot  and  shoe  merchant  of  Coshocton; 
William,  who  died  at  the  age  of  twenty-six  years,  while  on  a  visit 
to  his  mother,  and  Edward,  who  is  married  and  is  engaged  in  mer- 
cantile trade  at  Coshocton.  The  father  of  this  family,  who  was  a 
railroad  contractor,  died  a  true  Catholic  at  his  home  in  Coshocton, 
Ohio,  August  19,  1878,  at  the  age  of  sixty-two  years,  and  in  that 
city  his  widow  still  makes  her  home. 

Martin  McManus  received  a  solid  public-school  education  in 
Coshocton,  Ohio,  where  he  spent  his  early  manhood  days  in  rail- 
roading. In  April,  1887,  he  came  to  Indianapolis  and  engaged  in 
wholesale  mercantile  trade  and  met  with  fair  success,  but  reverses 
came,  owing  to  trade  depression  throughout  the  country,  and 
latterly  he  has  been  employed  as  bookkeeper  for  the  Maus  branch 
of  the  Indianapolis  Brewing  company,  at  the  corner  of  New  York 
and  Agnes  streets. 

The  marriage  of  Mr.  McManus  took  place  in  Cooperstown, 
Otsego  county,  N.  Y.,  June  15,  1882,  to  Miss  Katherine  Connerty, 
a  native  of  Springfield,  in  the  county  just  mentioned.  Four  chil- 
dren have  resulted  from  this  marriage,  viz:  Mary,  who  died  at  the 
age  of  six  months;  and  Anna,  Raymond  and  Martin,  who  are  all 
congregated  at  the  happy  fireside  of  the  parental  residence.  No. 
161 1  North  New  Jersey  street. 

Mr.  McManus  and  family  worship  under  the  ministration  of 
Rev.  Father  Chartrand,  at  Sts.  Peter  and  Paul's  church,  of  which 
they  are  devoted  members.  Mr.  McManus  is  a  charter  member  of 
Brownson  council.  No.  272,  Young  Men's  institute,  and  of  division 
No.  2,  of  the  Ancient  Order  of  Hibernians.  In  politics  he  is  a 
sound  and  active  democrat;  notwithstanding  that  he  twice  served 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

as  treasurer  of  Coshocton,  Ohio,  he  has  never  sought  office  as  a 
reward  for  his  labors  in  advancing  the  interests  of  his  party.  As  a 
citizen  he  stands  deservedly  high  in  the  esteem  of  his  neighbors  and 
the  many  warm-hearted  friends  he  has  made  in  Indianpolis  and 
elsewhere. 


JOHN  F.  MACK,  of  Indianapolis,  was  born  in  Michigan  City, 
Ind.,  May  13,  1867,  a  son  of  John  and  Mary  (Hayes)  Mack, 
natives  of  Ireland  and  Canada,  respectively.  The  father  was  born 
in  the  year  1835,  and  for  many  years  followed  railroading  as  a 
locomotive  engineer.  He  removed  his  family  from  Michigan  City 
in  1867  to  Pittsburg,  Pa.,  thence  three  years  later  to  Indianapolis, 
and  later  again  became  a  resident  of  Michigan  City,  of  which  place 
he  was  a  resident  when  he  met  his  death,  November  30,  1874,  in 
a  collision  on  the  O.  &  M.  road  at  Milan,  Ind.;  the  widow  then 
removed  to  Indianapolis,  where  she  still  lives. 

Of  a  family  of  five  children  born  to  John  and  Mary  Mack,  John 
F.  was  the  first  in  order  of  birth;  James  died  in  infancy;  William, 
a  confectioner  by  occupation,  resides  in  West  Indianapolis;  Thomas 
died  at  the  age  of  seven,  and  Margaret,  a  young  lady,  is  still  at 
home.  Mrs.  Mack  was  born  in  the  year  1844,  and  is  a  daughter 
of  Andrew  and  Johanna  (Quinlin)  Hayes,  both  natives  of  Ireland, 
Avhere  their  marriage  occurred.  Mr.  Hayes  served  in  the  late 
Rebellion  as  private  in  the  Thirty-fifth  Indiana  infantry,  and  died, 
from  the  effects  of  a  wound,  some  years  after  the  close  of  the  war; 
his  wife  died  in  early  life  and  is  remembered  as  a  most  estimable 
lady  and  a  sincere  Christian. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch  was  eight  and  a  half  years  old  when 
his  father  died,  in  consequence  of  which  he  was  early  thrown  upon 
his  own  resources.  While  still  quite  young  he  manifested  a  decided 
inclination  toward  railroading,  and  in  due  time  learned  to  operate 
a  locomotive,  which  part  of  the  service  he  followed  for  a  period  of 
eleven  years  on  the  Belt  line.  During  the  A.  R.  U.  strikes  of  1894 
he  left  the  road,  was  reinstated  in  April,  1896,  but  resigned  his 
position  in  October  of  the  same  year,  since  which  date  he  has  given 
his  attention  to  other  vocations. 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

Mr.  Mack  is  a  single  man,  and,  with  the  other  members  of  his 
mother's  family,  belongs  to  the  Assumption  church,  in  the  found- 
ing of  which  he  took  an  active  part.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
board  of  trustees  when  the  parish  was  organized  and  during  the 
erection  of  the  beautiful  house  of  worship,  and  has  otherwise  been 
prominent  in  all  matters  tending  to  its  best  interest  and  develop- 
ment. He  is  also  a  charter  member  of  the  Y.  M.  I.,  No.  274,  of 
which  he  is  corresponding  secretary.  His  sister,  Margaret,  is 
organist  of  the  church,  and  also  one  of  its  most  zealous  and  con- 
scientious members.  Politically,  Mr.  Mack  is  a  democrat  and  an 
ardent  advocate  of  free  silver,  which  he  believes  to  be  for  the  best 
interest  of  the  country. 


JOHN  McNELIS,  who  resides  at  No.  623  Dorman  street,  In- 
dianapolis, Ind.,  is  a  native  of  county  Donegal,  Ireland,  was 
born  February  20,  1870,  and  came  to  Indianapolis  in  November, 
1887. 

John  and  Nellie  (Carr)  McNeils,  parents  of  subject,  were  also 
natives  of  county  Donegal,  and  had  born  to  them  three  children,  of 
whom  John  is  the  eldest;  Michael,  next  in  order  of  birth,  is  a  core- 
maker,  is  employed  in  the  Atlas  Iron  works,  Indianapolis,  and  is 
still  unmarried;  Nellie,  the  sister,  also  single,  is  the  housekeeper 
for  the  brothers  and  father,  the  mother  having  passed  away  in 
October,   1888. 

After  coming  to  Indianapolis,  John  McNelis  was  variously 
employed  about  the  city  until  1893,  when  he  went  south  as  a 
salesman,  and  visited  a  number  of  the  states  of  that  section,  but  his 
chief  field  was  in  Georgia.  Early  in  1897  he  returned  to  Indian- 
apolis, and  in  December  of  the  same  year,  succeeded  John  Gillispie 
in  the  retail  liquor  trade,  but  continued  in  it  about  one  year  only. 

The  family  are  members  of  St.  Joseph's  church,  under  the  pas- 
torate of  Rev.  Father  Alerding,  and  freely  contribute  toward  its 
support.  Mr.  McNelis  is  also  a  member  of  the  Ancient  Order  of 
Hibernians,  and  in  politics  is  a  democrat.  He  is  of  a  genial  dispo- 
sition and  very  affable,  and  among  his  friends  are  many  of  the  best 
residents  of  Indianapolis. 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

MRS.  ELLEN  MADDEN,  one  of  the  most  highly-esteemed 
ladies  of  St.  Mary's  parish,  Daviess  county,  Ind.,  was  born 
about  1829  in  the  city  of  Cork,  Ireland,  the  third  in  the  family  of 
three  sons  and  seven  daughters  that  blessed  the  marriage  of  Dennis 
and  Margaret  (Healy)  McCarthy.  Of  these  ten  children  three  still 
survive,  viz:  Mrs.  Madden;  John,  a  farmer  of  Barr  township  and  a 
member  of  St.  Mary's  congregation,  and  Isadora,  wife  of  Michael 
Foley,  also  a  farmer  and   a   member  of  St.  Simon's  congregation. 

Ellen  McCarthy  was  a  child  but  two  years  old  when  brought 
to  America  by  her  mother,  the  father  having  preceded  his  family 
in  order  to  secure  them  a  home  prior  to  their  arrival.  After  a 
voyage  of  seven  weeks  and  three  days  between  Cork  and  New 
Orleans  they  landed  in  safety,  and  a  few  weeks  later  went  to 
Frankfort,  I\y.,  where  Ellen  was  confirmed  in  the  Catholic  faith 
at  the  age  of  thirteen  years.  In  or  about  1841,  the  family  settled 
in  St.  Mary's  parish,  Barr  township,  Daviess  county,  Ind.,  the 
township  being  then  a  wilderness.  April  27,  1858,  Miss  Ellen  was 
united  in  matrimony,  by  Rev.  Father  Mougin,  with  John  Madden. 

The  late  John  Madden  was  born  in  Baltimore,  Md.,  July  13, 
1832,  and  was  reared  to  hard  toil.  After  coming  to  Indiana  he 
helped  to  excavate  the  canal  at  Terre  Haute,  and  also  to  grade 
the  Baltimore  &  Ohio  railroad.  On  reaching  his  majority  he  had 
no  capital,  but  by  thrift  and  industry  succeeded  in  acquiring  a 
competency,  and  in  this  he  was  largely  aided  by  his  willing  wife. 
His  first  ownership  of  land  was  in  Martin  county,  in  1845,  which 
land  was  purchased  for  him  by  his  father,  and  in  1855  he  made 
his  first  purchase  in  Daviess  county;  at  his  death,  which  occurred 
March  18,  1896,  he  possessed  618  acres  in  Barr  and  Van  Buren 
townships,  all  the  result  of  his  own  good  management  and  the 
frugality  of  his  helpmate.  In  politics  he  was  a  democrat,  and  in 
religion  one  of  the  most  devout  of  Catholics,  and  as  a  citizen  was 
honored  by  all  who  knew  him.  As  a  husband  and  father  he  was 
extremely  affectionate,  and  his  loving  wife  and  children  have 
erected  a  beautiful  granite  monument,  in  sacred  remembrance  of 
him,  over  his  resting  place  in  St.  Mary's  cemetery. 

The  children  that  blessed  the  marriage  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Mad- 
den were  eight  in  number — three  sons   and  five  ■daughters — and  of 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

these  the  following-named  five  still  survive:  Jeremiah  M.,  who 
was  confirmed  by  Bishop  de  St.  Palais,  is  now  a  prominent  mem- 
ber of  St.  Mary's  congregation,  and  in  politics  he  is  a  democrat; 
Margaret  A.  was  confirmed  by  Bishop  de  St.  Palais,  and  is  now  a 
Sister  of  Providence  at  St.  Mary's  of  the  Woods;  Hannah  A.  was 
also  confirmed  by  Bishop  de  St.  Palais,  and  is  the  chief  reliance  of 
her  mother  in  the  care  of  the  homestead;  William  D.  was  confirmed 
by  Bishop  Chatard,  at  the  age  of  fourteen  years,  is  a  democrat  in 
politics,  and  manages  the  home  farm;  Malachi  J.,  also  confirmed 
by  Bishop  Chatard,  at  the  age  of  fifteen.  May  24,  1886,  is  a  dem- 
ocrat in  politics,  and,  like  his  brother,  William  D.,  cast  his  first 
presidential  vote  for  Grover  Cleveland;  he,  also,  makes  his  home 
on  his  mother's  homestead. 

Mrs.  Madden  is  very  liberal  in  her  contributions  to  the  church, 
and  no  lady  in  the  parish  is  held  in  higher  esteem  than  herself. 


HON.  ROBERT  M.  MADDEN,  member  of  the  Indianapolis 
city  council,  and  foreman  of  the  Udell  Woodenware  works,  is 
an  example  of  what  may  be  accomplished  by  determined  and  well- 
directed  effort  in  a  countr}'  which  furnishes  every  opportunity  for 
•even  the  humblest  of  its  citizens  to  rise  to  independence,  wealth 
and  influence. 

He  was  born  in  Jeffersonville,  Clark  county,  Ind.,  May  11, 
1857,  and  is  a  son  of  John  and  Mary  (Dolan)  Madden,  both  natives 
of  Ireland,  the  former  of  Garriston,  county  Dublin,  and  the  latter 
of  Mulaghbon,  county  Leitrim.  They  came  to  this  country  about 
1853,  and  were  married  in  Dutchess  county,  N.  Y.,  in  1855.  Soon 
afterward  they  located  on  a  farm  near  Jeffersonville,  Ind.,  on  the 
old  plank  road  and  known  as  the  Isaac  Prather  farm,  upon  which 
farm  they  remained  about  one  year  and  then  removed  to  Jefferson- 
ville, Ind.,  where  they  remained  until  their  death,  the  mother 
■dying  January  6,  1867,  and  the  father  May  9,  1884.  They  both 
lie  buried  in  the  Portland,  Ky.,  Catholic  cemetery.  They  were  the 
parents  of  four  sons  and  one  daughter,  of  whom  the  subject  of  this 
sketch  is  the  eldest.     The  second,  Peter,  is  an  engineer,  is  married, 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

has  one  son,  John  M  ,  and  is  a  resident  of  Jeffersonville,  Ind. ; 
John  is  an  iron  molder,  and  is  a  resident  of  Birmingham,  Ala. ; 
Michael  J.  is  married  and  is  a  merchant  located  at  the  corner  of 
Tenth  and  Walnut  streets,  Louisville,  Ky. ,  and  Mary  M.  is  the 
wife  of  Carl  Peters,  who  has  been  engaged  as  "chef"  in  hotels  in 
various  cities  of  the  United  States  for  many  j-ears.  He  is  now 
in  Illinois. 

Hon.  Robert  M.  Madden,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  was  edu- 
cated, first  at  the  German  Catholic  school  in  Jeffersonville,  Ind., 
taking  his  first  communion  under  Father  Audrain.  Later  he 
entered  the  public  schools  of  Jeffersonville,  in  which  he  obtained  a 
common  English  education.  The  first  independent  effort  of  his 
life,  looking  toward  self-support,  was  in  pumping  water  in  a  brick- 
yard at  Jeffersonville  for  James  Burk  and  afterward  he  was  "pro- 
moted "  to  the  position  of  "  off-bearer  "  of  brick,' still  later  being 
employed  in  the  Ohio  Falls  Car  shops  at  the  same  place,  where  he 
started  to  learn  the  molder's  trade.  This  line  of  labor  he  followed 
for  seventeen  months,  when  the  shops  were  destroyed  by  fire.  He 
was  then  engaged  for  some  time  in  hauling  bricks  to  re-build  the 
shops,  and  while  thus  employed  he  determined  to  remove  to  Indian- 
apolis, where  he  went  to  work  for  the  Udell  Woodenware  works,  and 
for  this  company  he  has  been  at  work  for  the  last  twenty-five  years, 
and  has  been  foreman  about  twelve  years  of  that  time.  With  one 
exception  he  has  witnessed  the  building  of  every  house  in  North 
Indianapolis,  and  has  thus  resided  in  the  city  as  long  as  North 
Indianapolis  has  been  in  existence. 

Mr.  Madden  was  married  December  25,  1889,  by  Father  Cur- 
ran,  of  St.  Bridget's  church,  to  Miss  Sarah  Gertrude  Benner, 
daughter  of  Arthur  and  Mary  (Burns)  Benner,  the  former  of  whom 
is  a  native  of  Ireland,  and  the  latter  of  Utica,  N.  Y.  To  this  mar- 
riage there  have  been  born  three  children,  viz:  Mary  Evelyn  Mad- 
den, born  December  12,  1890;  Robert  Arthur,  born  January  22, 
1S92,  and  Gertrude,  born  October  2,  1895.  They  were  christened 
at  St.  Bridget's  church.  Mr.  Madden  is  a  devout  Catholic  and  is 
Tery  active  and  faithful  in  the  performance  of  his  religious  duties. 
In  his  political  opinions  Mr.  Madden  is  a  democrat  and  has  always 
.been  an  ardent  supporter  of  the  principles  of  his  party.  In  Octe- 
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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

ber,  1895,  he  was  elected  councilman  at  large,  a  position  to  which 
he  was  re-elected  in  1897,  running  ahead  of  the  other  candidates 
on  his  ticket  in  the  number  of  votes  polled.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
finance,  contract,  .and  franchise  committees,  and  is  also  chairman  of 
the  committee  of  investigation,  beside  being  a  member  of  the 
committee  on  ordinances.  During  his  first  term  he  was  a  member 
of  the  committee  on  contracts  and  franchises,  and  was  chairman 
of  the  committee  on  fees  and  salaries.  Thus  it  will  be  seen  that 
Mr.  Madden  is  a  man  in  whom  his  associates  place  the  utmost  con- 
fidence, and  it  is  true  of  him  in  every  sense  of  the  words,  that  he 
is  a  self-made  man,  having  won  his  way  to  his  present  prominent 
position  through  his  own  efforts  and  determination  to  succeed. 


JAMES  MOHAN,  engineer  at  the  Belt  shops,  Indianapolis,  is  a 
native  of  Ireland,  where  his  birth  occurred  in  the  year  1848. 
His  parents,  James  and  Kate  (Smith)  Mohan,  were  both  born  in 
the  Emerald  isle  and  they  lie  buried  in  the  old  cemetery  .near  the 
family  home.  The  only  member  of  the  Mohan  family  in  the 
United  States,  aside  from  the  subject,  is  a  sister — Mrs.  Bessie 
Clark,  who  resides  on  West  street,  Indianapolis. 

James  Mohan  grew  to  manhood  in  the  country  of  his  nativity, 
and,  at  the  age  of  twenty-two,  came  to  the  United  States,  locating 
first  in  Pennsylvania,  whence  he  came,  in  1869,  to  Indianapolis, 
where  for  one  year  he  was  employed  in  a  flouring-mill.  The  suc- 
ceeding three  years  he  spent  in  the  employ  of  the  Western  Union 
Telegraph  company,  and  for  some  time  thereafter  worked  as  porter 
in  the  Ray  house,  resigning  the  latter  place  to  accept  a  position 
with  the  Belt  road,  by  which  he  has  now  been  employed  for  a 
period  of  nineteen  years,  thirteen  of  which  as  engineer  of  the 
shops  in  this  city. 

Mr.  Mohan  was  married  in  Indianapolis,  in  1874,  to  Miss 
Sarah  Wyatt,  of  Martinsville,  Ind.,  who  died  Januarys,  >88q. 
leaving  three  children;  Mary,  wife  of  George  Morrow,  Indianapo- 
lis; Patrick,  who  was  killed  by  the  cars  while  returning  from  school, 
aged   thirteen    years    and    seven    months,  and    Annie,  who    is   still 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

under  the  paternal  roof.  Mr.  Mohan  married,  lor  his  second  wife, 
Mrs.  Mary  Manley,  a  native  of  Ireland,  the  ceremony  being 
solemnized  in  St.  John's  church  by  Rev.  D.  O'Donovan.  There 
has  been  no  issue  to  this  second  union. 

Mr.  Mohan  was  one  of  the  leading  spirits  in  establishing  the 
Assumption  parish  and  is  now  one  of  the  oldest  residents  of  West 
Indianapolis.  He  and  family  are  active  workers  in  the  above 
parish  and  are  widely  and  favorably  known  among  other  Catholic 
circles  of  the  city. 


P.\TRICK  J.  MAHER,  well  known  as  a  business  man  of  Kokomo, 
Ind.,  was  born  in  county  Tipperary,  Ireland.  November  17, 
1847,  son  of  Timothy  and  Julia  (Hogan)  Maher,  both  natr\'es  of 
Tipperary.  He  was  one  of  five  children  (Thomas,  resident  of 
Kokomo,  married  Mary  Eagan]and  has  five  children:  Winifred,  wife 
of  William  McCarty;  Michael,  and  one  who  died  in  infancy),  and 
came  with  his  parents  to  America  in  1853.  They  first  settled  at 
Wilniington,  Ohio,  where  the  father  followed  farming  and  remained 
until  i860,  when  they  located  in  Howard  county,  Ind.,  purchasing 
and  clearing  a  farm  of.si.xty  acres  five  miles  east  of  the  then  village 
of  Kokomo.  This  land  was  densely  timbered  and  it  was  no  small 
task  for  the  settler  and  his  family  to  clear  it  and  render  it  habitable. 
That  was  the  day  of  log  cabins  in  that  region,  and  it  was  in  such  a 
home  that  our  subject  spent  his  boyhood.  His  early  schooling  was 
also  secured  in  the  log  school  house  which  was  built  in  that  district 
with  his  father's  assistance.      His  parents  both  died  in  1878. 

Although  but  a  lad  when  the  war  broke  out,  Patrick  J.  Maher 
could  not  restrain  his  impulse  to  put  in  his  lot  with  that  of  thou- 
sands of  brave  hearted  adopted  sons  of  the  Union,  and  enlisted  in 
the  service  of  the  country  when  but  fifteen  years  of  age.  He  was 
assigned  to  duty  as  a  teamster  between  Camp  Nelson  and  Kno.x- 
ville,  Tenn.  During  this  service  he  had  a  narrow  escape  from 
capture  by  the  enemy,  the  wagons  being  taken  by  the  opposing 
forces.  He  succeeded  in  making  his  way  to  Camp  Nelson  and  was 
on  duty  there  until  the  next  year,  when,  his  time  of  enlistment  having 
expired,  he  re-enlisted  with  company   H,  One  Hundred  and  Fifty- 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

third  Indiana  volunteer  infantry.  With  this  compan_v  he  partici- 
pated in  the  engagements  at  Green  River,  Cross  Plains,  Knowille 
and  others,  receiving  his  honorable  discharge  in  August,  1S65. 

For  three  years  after  the  war  he  remained  at  home,  assisting 
his  father  in  developing  the  home  farm.  He  was  then  attracted  by 
the  possibilities  of  the  great  west,  and  for  nearly  ten  years  lived  in 
the  saddle  on  the  plains,  as  a  cattle-driver,  making  yearl\-  trips 
from  Texas  to  Colorado.  In  1877  he  returned  to  Indiana.  For  a 
year  he  was  employed  on  the  police  force  at  Kokomo  and  then 
engaged  in  the  retail  liquor,  in  which  business  he  has  attained  a 
considerable  degree  of  success. 

Mr.  Maher  was  married  in  1869  at  Wilmington,  Ohio,  to  Mary 
Shea,  who  died  in  1871  leaving  him  one  son,  William,  who  now 
resides  near  Wilmington.  Mr.  Maher's  second  marriage  was  con- 
tracted in  1879,  when  he  led  to  the  altar  Eliza  Farrell,  a  native  of 
^'ermont,  born  in  1850.  To  this  union  have  been  born  five  chil- 
•dren,  viz:  An  infant,  deceased;  Mary,  Frank,  John  and  Alice.  Mr. 
Maher  owns  a  pleasant  home  at  No.  222  Washington  street,  beside 
which  he  has  other  residence  property  of  considerable  value  in  the 
■city.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Ancient  Order  of  Hibernians  and  of 
the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic.  In  politics  he  is  an  ardent 
democrat,  and  takes  an  active  interest  in  the  local  affairs  of  his 
party.  His  property  and  business  interests  afford  him  a  compe- 
tence, every  dollar  of    which    has  been  secured  by  his  own  efforts. 


JOHN  J.  MADIG.AN,  assistant  depot  master  at  the  Union  depot, 
Vincennes,  Ind.,  was  born  in  count}-  Limerick,  Ireland,  Novem- 
ber I,  1848,  and  is  a  son  of  Michael  and  Ann  (Dailey)  Madigan, 
natives  of  the  same  county. 

Michael  Madigan,  about  the  year  1S50,  came  to  America, 
leaving  his  wife  and  second  son,  James,  in  Ireland,  with  the  under- 
standing that  they  were  to  follow  him  a  year  or  two  later,  while 
John  J.,  our  subject,  the  eldest  of  a  family  of  seven  children  born 
to  his  parents,  was  to  remain  in  the  old  country  a  few  years  longer. 
Accordingly  John  J.  lived   with   his    maternal   grandmother  about 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

five  years,  and  then,  being  nearly  eight  years  old,  crossed  the 
ocean  in  company  with  his  maternal  uncle,  Timothy  Dailey,  a  lad 
of  fifteen  years,  and  joined  the  parents,  who  at  first  located  in 
New  York  state,  whence  they  removed  to  Chillicothe,  Ohio,  and 
finally  settled  in  Vincennes,  Ind.,  July  27,  1866.  While  living  in 
Ohio,  Michael  Madigan,  although  engaged  in  farming,  became  a 
railroad  employee,  later  a  contractor,  and  died  in  Vincennes  at  the 
age  of  seventy-three  years;  his  widow,  at  about  the  same  age, 
still  resides  in  Vincennes,  but  is  in  feeble  health.  Of  the  children 
born  to  Michael  Madigan  and  wife,  beside  John  J.,  the  second 
born,  James,  was  drowned  near  Chillicothe,  Ohio;  Mary  Ann,  who 
was  married  to  Wesley  Sprinkle,  a  farmer  of  Kno.x  county,  Ind., 
died  some  years  after  marriage,  leaving  one  daughter,  who  also 
died  when  about  si.xteen  years  old;  Margaret  is  still  unmarried  and 
lives  with  her  mother;  Michael,  still  unmarried,  is  employed  in  the 
baggage-room  at  the  Union  depot  in  Vincennes;  Henry,  yet  sin- 
gle,   is  a  machinist,  and  makes  his  home  with  his  mother. 

John  J.  Madigan  has  passed  over  thirty  years  of  his  life  in  the 
employ  of  railroad  companies  in  various  departments,  including 
work  as  tracklayer,  section  hand,  brakeman  and  baggage-master. 
For  four  years  prior  to  being  placed  in  his  present  position  he  was 
employed  as  car  repairer  for  the  E.  &  T.  H.  Railroad  company, 
and  for  a  time  was  a  member  of  the  Vincennes  police  force,  his 
experience  in  the  latter  capacity  leading  to  his  appointment  to  the 
office  he  now  holds,  which  partakes  of  the  character  of  a  private 
policeman  to  the  Union  station,  and  this  appointment  was  made 
about  two  years  ago.  All  these  years  Mr.  Madigan  has  faithfully 
performed  his  duty,  and  his  advancement  from  post  to  post  fully 
proves  that  he  has  given  satisfaction  to  his  various  employers. 

The  marriage  of  Mr.  Madigan  took  place  in  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  in 
November,  1877,  to  Miss  Katherine  Healey,  who  was  born  in 
Ireland,  July  ii,  1853,  but  was  brought  to  America  in  childhood 
by  her  parents.  Mr.  Healey,  who  was  a  farmer,  became  dissatis- 
fied with  life  in  America  and  with  his  wife  returned  to  Ireland, 
leaving  Mrs.  Madigan  to  make  her  home  with  an  elder  sister,  the 
wife  of  Thomas  Murray,  an  engineer  of  Pacific  City,  Mo.,  who  died 
in  1893,  leaving  two  sons  and  one  daughter.      Daniel  and  Margaret 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

(Desmond)  Heale_v,  the  parents  of  Mrs.  Madigan,  were  natives  of 
county  Cork,  Ireland,  where,  after  their  return  from  America, 
with  their  two  sons,  John  and  Timothy,  they  passed  the  remainder 
of  their  lives.  To  the  marriage  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Madigan  have 
been  born  five  interesting  children,  viz:  Michael  Joseph,  Shirley 
May,  Mary  Ann,  John  Daniel  and  Stephen  Christopher —  the  eldest 
being  a  telegraph  operator  at  the  Union  depot,  and  the  others 
attending  St.  John's  parochial  school,  at  Vincennes.  The  family 
are  all  members  of  St.  Francis  Xavier  church,  and  Mr.  Madigan  is 
a  member  of  the  A.  O.  H.  In  politics  he  is  a  democrat,  and  as  a 
citizen  is  highly  esteemed  by  all  who  know  him. 


PATRICK  MAHON,  who  resides  at  No.  35  Ketchuin  street, 
Indianapolis,  is  one  of  the  early  members  of  St.  Anthony 
parish  and  also  one  of  its  most  faithful  parishioners.  He  was  born 
in  county  Galway,  Ireland,  in  the  year  1847,  and  is  the  son  of 
William  and  Mary  Mahon,  both  of  whom  lived  and  died  in  their 
native  isle.  William  Mahon  was  an  agriculturist  and  he  taught 
his  children  the  art  of  husbandry,  to  which  the  subject  of  this 
sketch  gave  his  attention  as  long  as  he  remained  on  his  native 
heath.  Thinking  to  better  his  condition,  Patrick  Mahon  resolved 
to  go  to  America;  accordingly  he  set  sail,  and  on  the  5th  of  April, 
1 88 1,  landed  in  New  York,  and  from  there  came  at  once  to  Indian- 
apolis, which  city  has  since  been  his  home.  For  the  greater  part 
of  the  time  since  locating  in  the  Capital  city,  Mr.  Mahon  has  been 
employed  in  a  packing  house,  and  he  is  working  in  that  capacity 
at  the  present. 

Mr.  Mahon's  marriage  to  Miss  Mar}'  Tully,  also  a  native  of 
county  Galway,  Ireland,  was  solemnized  February  19,  1883;  Mrs. 
Mahon's  parents  came  to  the  United  States  in  the  year  1872.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Mahon  have  one  child,  Mary,  whose  birth  occurred 
November  14,  1888.  Mr.  Mahon  early  learned  the  lessons  of 
industry  and  has  always  been  a  sober,  hard-working  man.  He  is 
a  useful  citizen  and  an  earnest  church  man,  contributing  as  liber- 
ally as  his  circumstances  will  permit  toward  all  worthy  charitable 
and  religious  objects. 
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REV.  WM.   MAHER. 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

REV.  WILLIAM  A.  MAHER,  assistant  rector  at  St.  Patrick's 
church,  IndianapoHs,  and  eminent  as  an  educator  in  former 
years,  was  born  in  county  Tipperary,  Ireland,  September  29,  i860. 
Rev.  Father  Maher  received  his  elementary  education  in  the 
Christian  Brothers'  parochial  school  at  Thurles,  in  his  native  county, 
and  his  classical  education  in  St.  Patrick's  college,  in  the  same 
town;  the  latter  was  supplemented  by  a  course  of  four  years  at  the 
Black  Rock  branch  of  the  University  of  Ireland,  and  his  philosoph- 
ical and  final  preparation  for  the  priesthood  was  in  the  seminary  of 
the  Holy  Ghost  at  Chevilly,  near  Paris,  France,  and  here  he  was 
ordained  July  14,  1889,  by  Bishop  Dubois.  He  was  at  once  dis- 
patched to  Trinidad,  British  West  Indies,  where  he  had  already 
passed  nearly  six  years,  prior  to  ordination,  as  a  professor  in  St. 
Mary's  college.  Port  of  Spain,  Trinidad,  this  institution  being 
affiliated  with  .the  university  of  Cambridge.  His  second  visit 
thither  was  in  the  capacity  of  clergyman,  but  his  health  became 
impaired,  and  his  retirement  became  necessary  within  a  few 
months.  From  1890  until  1894,  he  was  a  professor  in  the  institu- 
tion de  Mesnieres,  near  Dieppe,  France,  and  in  the  last-named  year 
he  came  to  the  United  States  and  took  charge  of  a  sophomore  class 
in  the  Catholic  college  at  Pittsburg,  Pa.,  until  the  end  of  the 
scholastic  year,  1895,  when  he  entered  upon  his  duties  as  assistant 
rector  of  St.  Patrick's — his  first  work,  exclusively,  in  the  church 
ministry,  all  his  previous  labors  having  been  performed  in  the 
capacity  of  educator,  in  which  he  reached  an  eminence,  honorable 
and  enviable.  As  pious  as  learned.  Father  Maher  has  become 
greatly  endeared  to  his  flock,  and  his  services,  it  is  gratifying  to 
add,  are  fully  appreciated  by  his  superior. 


JOHN  J.  MAHONEY,  paymaster  of  the  Citizens'  Railway  com- 
pany of  Indianapolis,  was  born  in  this  city  March  19,  1867, 
in  a  frame  house,  the  site  of  which  is  now  occupied  by  St.  John's 
church,  the  frame  structure  having  been  removed  to  make  room 
for  the  church  foundation  when  the  infant  John  J.,  now  a  man  of 
family,  was  but  two  months  old. 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

William  and  Anna  (Smith)  Mahoney,  the  parents  of  John  J. 
Mahoney,  were  born  in  Ireland,  the  former  in  the  county  of  Limer- 
ick, and  the  later  in  county  Tyrone.  They  came  to  America  when 
single  and  were  married  in  Indianapolis  May  lo,  1866,  in  the  old 
St.  John's  church,  by  Rev.  Father  Fitzpatrick.  Of  the  children 
born  to  this  union  John  J.,  the  subject  of  this  record,  is  the  eldest; 
Jeremiah  A.,  who  was  born  April  12,  1870,  is  a  stenographer  for  the  L. 
E.  &  W.  railway  company,  and  is  married  to  Mary  Tretton,  a  native 
of  Indianapolis,  to  which  union  one  child  has  been  born;  William, 
at  the  age  of  thirteen  years,  met  his  death  by  drowning,  June  26, 
1 88 1.  William  Mahoney,  the  father  of  this  family,  has  for  thirty- 
four  years  been  employed  in  different  capacities  for  the  street  rail- 
way company,  and  has  a  most  pleasant  home  at  No.  i  1 1  2  South 
Capitol  avenue. 

John  J.  Mahoney  received  an  excellent  education  at  St.  John's 
academy,  Indianapolis,  and  was  confirmed  in  that  church  May  6, 
1877.  He  began  his  business  life  as  an  office  boy  in  the  office  of 
the  Citizens'  Railway  company,  and  his  diligence  and  intelligence 
gained  him  promotion  in  clerical  work,  advancing  him  by  degrees 
to  his  present  position,  to  which  he  was  appointed  in  1891. 

June  27,  1888,  Mr.  Mahoney  was  united  in  the  holy  bonds  of 
matrimony,  by  Rev.  Father  Gavisk,  to  Miss  Elizabeth  G.  Tretton, 
a  sister  of  Mrs.  Jeremiah  A."  Mahoney,  and  daughter  of  James  and 
Margaret  (Kennedy)  Tretton,  natives  of  county  Kerry,  Ireland, 
and  parents  of  live  children,  viz:  Elizabeth  G.,  Mary,  Maggie, 
James  and  Katie.  The  membership  of  both  families  is  with  St. 
John's  church,  in  which  the  subject  and  his  brother,  Jeremiah, 
served  as  altar  boys,  in  youth,  under  the  pastorate  of  Father 
O'Donaghue,  Jeremiah  for  some  years  being  master  of  ceremonies 
for  pontifical  high  mass.  To  the  union  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  John 
J.  Mahoney  have  been  born  si.\  children,  viz:  Margaret,  born 
November  17,  1889,  died  February  16,  1890;  William,  born  Sep- 
tember 12,  1890;  Anna,  born  February  27,  1892;  Lois  Mary,  born 
December  12,  1893;  Leo,  born  September  8,  1895,  a"*^  Jolm  K., 
who  was  born  October  8,  1897,  and  died  November  25,  of  the 
same  year. 

In  politics  Mr.  Mahoney  is  a  democrat,  and  although  not 
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REV.     EBERHARD   STADLER. 


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ST.   FERDINANDS   CHURCH, 

ST.   FERDINAND,    IND. 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 


connected  with  any  of  the  church  sodahties,  is  a  young  man  of 
irreproachable  character  and  of  most  exemplary  habits,  and  is  a 
great  favorite  with  ail  who  know  him. 


REV.  EBERHARD  STADLER,  O.  S.  B.  (deceased),  the  jubilee 
priest  of  the  congregation  of  Ferdinand,  Ind.,  was  born  at 
Welfensberg,  in  the  canton  of  Thurgau,  Switzerland,  February  i, 
1830,  and  died  June  28,   1898. 

Joseph  Anton  Stadler,  as  Father  Eberhard  was  called  before 
entering  into  the  order  of  the  Benedictines,  finished  his  studies  in 
the  suppressed  Cloister  of  Fishingen  within  four  years.  Then  he 
began  to  study  in  the  convent  called  Mary  of  Pilgrims  (Einsiedeln), 
where,  September  25,  1853,  he  took  the  vows,  receiving  the  name 
of  Eberhard.  tie  was  ordained  priest  March  28,  1857,  and  read 
his  first  mass  in  the  church  of  this  monastery.  May  17,  1857,  on 
the  patron  feast  of  St.  Joseph.  Father  Eberhard  was  then  the 
teacher  and  subarchive  in  this  convent  until  Father  Martin  Marty 
won  him  for  the  American  missions. 

In  November,  1869,  Father  Eberhard  left  the  convent,  which 
was  to  him  his  home,  and  arrived  at  St.  Meinrad,  Spencer  county, 
Ind.,  on  the  fourth  Sunday  in  Advent.  The  lirst  mass  Father 
Eberhard  celebrated  in  this  region  was  read  at  Fulda.  Soon  after 
his  arrival  he  undertook  the  care  of  the  congregation  at  St.  Anthony. 
The  day  when  the  church  at  Ferdinand  was  consecrated  by  Bishop 
Luers,  of  Fort  Wayne,  Father  Eberhard  remained  the  only  ruler  at 
the  cloister  of  St.  Meinrad.  November  17,  1871,  he  entered 
Ferdinand,  quietly  and  alone,  and  was  noticed  by  no  one.  The 
place  vrtiere  he  tied  the  animal  that  he  rode  can  still  be  seen. 
From  November  13,  1873,  until  August  i,  1S74,  he  took  care  of 
the  St.  Mary's  congregation  in  Indianapolis;  during  this  time  Father 
Maurus  took  care  of  Father  Eberhard's  congregation.  When 
Father  Eberhard  undertook  the  care  of  the  congregation  of  Ferdi- 
nand, there  was  a  debt  of  $26,000,  but  of  which  there  remains 
only  $400  to  be  paid.  In  1873  a  residence  for  the  teacher  was 
erected.      This   teacher  was  John   B.  Miller,  who   had   been  there 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

since  1870.  The  churches  built  under  Ulrich  and  Bade  were  reno- 
vated at  a  cost  of  $16,000.  Humbert  decorated  the  church  in 
1S91.  All  plain  windows  were  substituted  by  fine  painted  glass 
ones;  new  pews,  lights,  monstrances  and  flags  were  placed  in  the 
church,  and,  furthermore,  a  tower  clock  and  a  bell  from  St.  Louis. 
In  1894  an  apparatus  for  heating  was  put  in,  costing  $2,100.  The 
chapel  of  the  Sorrowful  Mother  was  built  in  1876  and  1877  by 
Prior  Fintan  (blessed  March  23,  1877),  at  a  cost  of  $5,000.  The 
corner  stone  of  the  chapel  was  laid  by  Abbot  Martin  Mart}' June  3, 
1876.  The  cemetery  was  made  larger  and  more  beautiful,  also  a 
beautiful  stone  cross  erected,  which  was  decorated,  and  had  a  way 
for  the  processions  around  it;  and  an  extra  chapel  for  festivals  was 
also  built. 

The  cloister  of  the  Benedictines  was  begun  in  1883  and  finished 
in  1887.  In  1896  a  building  for  heating  was  erected,  the  cost  of 
which  was  $7,300,  which  is  all  paid. 

Father  Eberhard  drew  the  plans  for  the  Sisters'  St.  Joseph's 
home  for  old  people.  In  1896  work  was  begun  on  the  erection  of 
the  new  priest's  home,  which  the  congregation  were  building  for 
Ferdinand  in  remembrance  of  the  silver  jubilee.  For  the  building 
the  following  amounts  of  money  were  received:  From  the  older 
men,  $133.80;  from  the  younger  men,  $92.25;  from  the  women, 
$146.70;  from  the  young  women,  $141.75;  from  the  Catholic 
Knights,  $30,  and  from  the  school  children,  $26.30.  The  mosaic 
floor  was  given  by  the  carpenters  and  people  of  the  mill.  Beside 
the  outward,  the  inner  life  of  the  congregation  should  be  presented. 
The  feasts  of  the  church  are  given  as  ceremoniously  as  can  be,  par- 
ticularly during  Holy  week,  Easter,  Corpus  Christi,  and  the  forty- 
hour  devotion.  \\'ith  these  come  also  the  ordination  of  the  abbot, 
Martin  Marty,  to  the  office  of  bishop,  the  silver  jubilee  of  P.  Eber- 
hard, the  golden  jubilee  of  the  congregation,  December  3,  1891, 
the  prime  feasts  of  P.  Martin  Hoppenjaus,  O.  S.  B.,  and  Martin 
Miller;  also  K.  Wagner,  in  the  chapel  of  the  cloister.  In  1880  P. 
Weninger  gave  a  sacred  mission;  in  1890  the  Jesuit  Fathers, 
Schnitzler  and  Newbrand.  In  1880  the  Brotherhood  of  the 
Blessed  Sacrament  was  established.  The  schools  are  under  the 
authority  of  a  worldly  teacher  and  three  Benedictine  Sisters.     Out- 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

-side  of  the  town  there  are  several  district  schools  which  have 
Catholic  teachers. 

The  congregation  of  Ferdinand  has  310  families,  all  Germans. 
During  the  last  year  1,625  baptisms  were  given;  500  marriages 
performed  and  750  burials  held.  May  God  bless  Father  Eber- 
hard  and  his  faithful  congregation.  His  work  has  been  faith- 
fully and  well  done,  and  will  ever  be  cherished  in  the  memory  of 
all  good  Catholics. 

Among  the  early  pastors  of  St.  Ferdinand's  may  be  enumer- 
ated: Very  Rev.  Joseph  Kundert;  Revs.  Charles  Opperman, 
Meickmann,  F.  T.  Fisher,  Doyle,  T.  Contin,  Peter,  and  Staph, 
prior  to  1853;  then  the  Benedictine  Fathers,  Ulrich  Christen, 
Isidore  Hobi,  Wolfgang  Schlumpf  and  Chrysostome  Fuffa,  who 
built  the  tower.  When  Father  Kundert  said  his  first  mass  at  Ferdi- 
nand, April  22,  1840,  eleven  families  formed  ihe  congregation. 
The  first  altar  boy  was  a  Master  Edele,  now  living  at  St.  Henry's, 
Ind.  In  1840,  also,  the  then  newly-ordained  priest  (now  Right 
Rev.  Mgr. )  Bessonies  said  mass  at  Ferdinand,  in  the  house  of  a 
Mr.  Wagner,  on  the  Troy  road. 


MICHAEL  FRANCIS  MAHONEY,  a  leading  attorney-at-law, 
of  Logansport,  Ind.,  is  a  native  of  the  state  and  was  born  in 
Delphi,  Carroll  county,  January  i,  1865,  a  son  of  Michael  and 
Catherine  (Ryan)  Mahoney,  natives  of  county  Limerick,  Ireland, 
but  who  were  single  when  they  came  to  the  United  States  were 
married  in  Delphi,  and  now  reside  in  Logansport. 

David  Mahoney,  paternal  grandfather  of  Michael  F.,  having 
been  bereft  of  his  wife  by  death  in  Ireland,  came  to  America  with 
his  family  of  three  sons  and  two  daughters,  and  settled  in  Delphi, 
where  he  passed  the  remainder  of  his  life.  Of  the  children,  beside 
Michael,  the  father  of  subject,  Daniel  resides  in  LaFayette,  Ind.; 
David  died  in  Delphi;  Ellen  is  also  a  resident  of  LaFayette;  and 
Hanora,  wife  of  William  Clary,  resides  in  the  same  city.  The 
maternal  grandparents,  Patrick  and  Ellen  Ryan,  also  lived  in  Del- 
phi, and  died  near  that  city,  the  grandfather  at  the  patriarchal  age 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

of  ninety-eight  years  and  the  oldest  man  in  Carroll  county.  Of 
the  eight  Ryan  children,  Thomas  died  in  Carroll  county,  leaving 
several  children;  William  is  a  carriagemaker  in  Danville,  111.; 
Patrick  and  Edward  both  passed  away  in  Carroll  county,  Ind. ; 
John  is  still  living  in  Delphi;  Hanora  was  married  to  Timothy 
Hogan,  but  is  now  deceased;  Mary  is  the  widow  of  David  Mahoney, 
alluded  to  above,  and  Catherine  is  the  mother  of  Michael  F. 
Mahoney,  the  subject  of  this  notice. 

Michael  F.  Mahoney  was  reared  in  Delphi  until  ten  years  of 
age,  and  then  for  some  time  lived  on  his  father's  farm  near  that 
city.  He  was  primarily  educated  in  the  public  schools,  later 
attended  the  State  university  at  Bloomington  for  two  years,  and 
then,  for  two  years,  attended  Georgetown  college,  D.  C.  He 
taught  school  in  Carroll  county  one  year,  and  in  1887  came  to 
Logansport,  read  law  with  Michael  D.  Fansler,  and  was  admitted 
to  the  bar  in  September  of  the  same  year  before  Judge  Maurice 
\\'inlield,  having  passed  his  examination  under  the  statute.  He 
remained  with  his  preceptor  after  his  admission  to  the  bar,  Mr. 
Fansler  being  then  prosecuting  attorney,  and  for  four  years  was 
his  deputy,  and  for  the  four  j'ears  following  was  deputy  under  John 
W.  McGreevy,  who  succeeded  Mr.  Fansler  as  prosecuting  attorney. 
At  the  expiration  of  the  latter's  term  of  office,  Michael  D.  Fansler 
and  Michael  F.  Mahoney  formed  a  partnership  under  the  firm  name 
of  Fansler  &  Mahoney,  and  did  a  most  successful  law  business  until 
the  death  of  Mr.  Fansler  in  May,  1896,  Mr.  Mahoney,  in  the  mean- 
time, serving  as  county  attorney  in  1895.  In  October  of  the  same 
year  (1896),  Mr.  Mahoney  united  with  Judge  M.  B.  Lairy,  under 
the  style  of  Lairy  &  Mahoney,  which  firtn  now  stands  at  the  head 
of  the  legal  firms  of  Logansport. 

Mr.  Mahoney  was  united  in  marriage,  June  20,  1894,  with 
Miss  Catherine  Farrell,  a  native  of  Logansport  and  a  daughter  of 
William  and  Mary  Farrell,  and  this  union  has  been  blessed  with 
one  child — Madeline.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Mahoney  are  members  of  St. 
Vincent  de  Paul  church,  to  the  support  of  which  they  freely  contrib- 
ute. Mr.  Mahoney  is  also  a  member  of  the  Catholic  Knights  of 
America,  and  at  the  organization  of  the  uniform  rank  of  that  order 
became  its  first  lieutenant,  and  was  likewise  a  lieutenant  of  the 
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Logan  Grays  during  the  existence  of  that  miUtary  organization. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  Benevolent  &  Protective  Order  of  Elks,  of 
which  he  was  for  three  years  secretary.  Mr.  Mahoney  also  holds 
membership  with  the  Pottawattomie  club,  and  for  some  time  was  a 
member  of  the  board  of  house  governors  of  that  society. 

As  a  democrat,  Mr.  Mahoney  has  always  been  active  in  for- 
warding the  party's  interests.  ■  1888  he  was  secretary  of  the  demo- 
eratic  central  committee,  has  addressed  numerous  assemblages 
during  all  the  intervening  campaigns,  and  in  1896  was  a  member 
of  the  board  of  election  canvassers.  As  a  lawyer,  he  is  a  strong 
pleader,  and  few  men  of  his  age  can  bring  a  jury  closer  in  sympathy 
with  a  client  than  he,  and  but  few  attorneys  are  more  successful 
in  conducting  a  suit.  He  has  made  his  way  through  the  world  by 
his  individual  exertions,  owns  a  fine  residence  at  No.  2101  Broad- 
way, and  after  the  destruction  by  fire  of  the  Murdock  hotel,  in 
1897,  he  associated  himself  with  A.  G.  Jenkines,  purchased  the 
property,  reconstructed  the  edifice,  christened  it  the  New  Murdock, 
and  is  now  one  of  the  owners  of  the  leading  hotels  in  the  city,  the 
management  of  which,  of  course,  is  entrusted  to  lessees.  Socially 
Mr.  Mahoney  is  as  prominent  as  he  is  professionally,  and  but  few 
residents  of  the  city  have  warmer  or  more  numerous  friends. 


THOMAS  MALEY,  a  respected  and  retired  business  man  of 
Shelbyville,  Ind.,  was  born  in  county  Mayo,  Ireland,  in  Decem- 
ber, 1839,  and  in  1849  was  brought  to  America  by  his  parents, 
Michael  and  Bridget  (Kilrick)  Maley,  who  first  located  in  Harrison 
county,  Ohio,  where  the  father  was  engaged  in  farming  until  1852, 
when  he  brought  his  family  to  Shelby  county,  Ind.,  and  here 
resumed  agricultural  pursuits,  which  he  followed  until  his  death, 
which  occurred  January  28,  1879.  He  was  in  comfortable  circum- 
stances, and  was  greatly  respected  for  his  integrity  and  devout 
adherence  to  the  church  of  his  ancestors — the  Roman  Catholic. 
He  left,  to  mourn  his  loss,  a  widow  and  five  children,  viz:  Thomas, 
subject  of  this  memoir;  Matthew,  a  stonemason  of  Shelbyville; 
Martin,  a  blacksmith;  Michael,  of  Indianapolis,  and  Mary  A.,  at 
home  with  her  mother. 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

Thomas  Maley  received  a  good  common-school  education  and 
made  his  home  with  his  parents  until  1861,  when  he  went  to  Mad- 
ison, Wis.,  and  enhsted,  in  May,  in  company  G,  Sixth  Wisconsin 
volunteer  infantry,  for  three  years,  but  was  honorably  discharged 
in  December,  1863,  on  account  of  disability  incurred  at  the  second 
battle  of  Bull  Run.  On  his  return  from  the  field  he  engaged  in 
merchandizing,  which  he  successfully  followed  until  his  retirement, 
a  year  or  more  ago. 

The  marriage  of  Mr.  Maley  was  solemnized  in  Shelbyville,  in 
May,  1867,  by  Father  H.  Peters,  with  Miss  Julia  Duggan,  who  was 
born  in  county  Mayo,  Ireland,  in  May,  1844,  a  daughter  of  John 
and  Catherine  Duggan,  the  result  of  the  marriage  being  nine  chil- 
dren, viz:  Anna  Marie,  deceased;  Luella,  at  home;  Thomas  F.,  a 
telegrapher  of  Indianapolis;  Catherine;  John;  WTlliam;  Gertrude; 
Michael  Edwin  and  Grace,  the  last  nam.ed  being  deceased.  Mr. 
Maley  resides  on  South  Central  avenue,  and  owns  one  of  the  finest 
mansions  in  Shelbyville.  He  is  an  'honored  member  of  the  Grand 
Army  of  the  Republic  and  also  of  the  Catholic  Knights  of  America. 
As  a  partial  recompense  for  his  sufferings  and  wounds  received 
during  his  war  service,  he  now  receives  a  pension  of  $14  per  month. 
He  is  honored  for  his  integrity  and  straightforward  walk  through 
life,  and  counts  his  friends  by  the  hundred. 


MICHAEL  MALOXEY,  a  well-known  Catholic  pioneer  of 
Bainbridge,  Putnam  county,  Ind.,  was  born  in  1825,  in 
parish  Doonass,  crtuuty  Clare,  Ireland,  not  far  from  the  city  of 
Limerick,  the  "  unconquerable,"  on  the  opposite  side  of  the  river 
Shannon,  in  Limerick  county. 

At  the  early  age  of  si.\  years  Michael  Maloney  lost  his  father, 
whose  name  was  also  Michael.  In  June,  1848,  the  widow,  whose 
maiden  name  was  Ann  Buckley,  brought  her  family  to  America — 
this  family  then  consisting  of  herself,  five  unmarried  sons  and  two 
unmarried  daughters,  and  the  widow  and  child  of  her  son,  Patrick. 
The  family  landed  in  New  York  city,  from  which  city  the  sons  soon 
afterward  took  their  departure  for  the  purpose  of  making  homes  for 

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themselves  elsewhere,  but  never  neglected  in  aiding  their  mother  in 
her  declining  years. 

The  mother  continued  her  residence  in  New  York  until  her 
decease,  at  the  home  of  one  of  her  daughters;  her  other  daughter 
is  still  single  and  resides  at  the  port  of  debarkation  of  the  family  in 
America — the  Empire  City;  James,  the  eldest  son,  came  to  Indi- 
ana, where  he  has  been  favorably  known  as  a  foreman  in  the  con- 
struction of  railroads;  John  is  living  in  New  York  city;  Patrick  is  a 
retired  farmer,  living  in  Chicago,  111.;  Thomas,  the  youngest  of  the 
brothers,  learned  plastering  and  located  in  Chicago  in  1850,  waxed 
wealthy,  but  was  never  heard  from,  even  by  his  brother  Patrick, 
who  had  so  long  lived  near  that  city,  until  1896 — forty-six  years 
later — when  Michael,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  received  a  letter 
from  a  young  lady,  who,  it  appears,  was  a  daughter  of  the  long- 
lost  brother,  who  died  in  Missouri,  but  had  furnished  the  names  to 
his  daughter  of  his  relatives  in  New  York,  and  through  correspond- 
ence with  them  came  the  letter  from  the  daughter,  announcing  his 
sad  fate. 

Michael  Maloney,  now  one  of  the  most  respected  residents  of 
Bainbridge,  was  taught  the  hatter's  trade  in  New  York  city,  but  the 
business  was  not  conducive  to  his  health.  He  therefore  came 
west,  located  in  Bainbridge  in  1854,  and  the  greater  part  of  the 
time  since  has  been  engaged  in  railroad  work,  although  he  has 
passed  some  of  the  time  in  other  parts  of  the  country,  as,  for 
instance,  six  years  in  Texas,  besides  making  several  trips  to  New 
York,  on  business. 

Mr.  Maloney  has  been  twice  married:  First,  in  the  city  of 
New  York,  to  Bridget  Shaughnessy,  who  died  in  Bainbridge  in 
1 861;  his  second  marriage  was  to  Jane  O'Connor,  who  died  in 
Indiana  in  1893.  To  this  first  marriage  were  born  four  children, 
viz:  Michael,  a  prominent  lumber  dealer  of  Bainbridge;  Patrick, 
a  farmer;  Kate,  wife  of  Albert  Taylor,  and  Susan,  unmarried.  To 
the  second  marriage  were  born  two  children:  Susan  and  Ignatius, 
both  in  school  in  Cincinnati.  Mr.  Maloney  and  family  are  greatly 
respected  as  useful  and  moral  citizens  and  consistent  Catholics, 
ever  ready  to  lend  a  helping  hand  toward  all  good  work,  whether 
religious  or  secular. 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

JOHN  F.  MANNING,  city  license  inspector,  of  Indianapolis, 
was  born  in  Chicago,  111.,  February  4,  1865,  a  son  of  James 
and  Elizabeth  (Dorsey)  Manning,  the  former  a  native  of  the  city  of 
Dublin,  and  the  latter  of  county  Wicklow,  Ireland;  both  came  to 
America  when  young,  and  were  married  in  the  city  of  New  York. 

James  Manning  was  for  a  number  of  years  a  dairyman  in  the 
city  of  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. ,  and  later  became  a  dealer  in  real-estate, 
and  had  also  served  in  the  Mexican  war.  Some  time  prior  to  1865 
he  located  in  Chicago,  111.,  and  subsequently  came  to  Indianapolis, 
Ind.,  and  was  actively  engaged  in  business  until  about  four  years 
prior  to  his  death,  when  he  was  seized  with  a  peculiar  disorder 
which  deprived  him  of  his  power  of  speech,  but  not  of  hearing  nor 
consciousness,  his  death  finally  taking  place  December  20,  1895, 
at  the  age  of  eighty-four  years;  his  widow  is  still  a  resident  of  this 
city  and  makes  her  home  with  her  daughter,  Mrs.  John  Trenck, 
and  is,  as  her  husband  was,  a  sincere  Catholic.  The  children  born 
tO'Mr.  and  Mrs.  Manning  were  six  in  number,  viz:  Katherine,  who 
died  in  infancy;  Mary,  wife  of  William  McCullough,  a  hotel-keeper 
in  Dayton,  Ohio;  Katherine,  now  Mrs.  Edward  Williams,  of  Indi- 
anapolis; Elizabeth,  married  to  John  Trenck,  also  of  this  city; 
John  F.,  our  subject,  and  James,  who  is  engaged  in  business  in 
Indianapolis. 

John  F.  Manning  was  educated  at  St.  Mary's  academy, 
LaFayette,  Ind.,  and  his  first  business  venture  was  in  the  grocery 
trade;  for  the  past  nine  years  he  has  been  connected  with  the  police 
force  of  Indianapolis — seven  years  as  a  patrolman  and  two  years  as 
license  inspector — and  to  the  latter  office  was  re-appointed  Novem- 
ber I,  1897.  He  was  married  in  St.  Bridget's  church,  by  Rev. 
Father  Curran,  April  24,  1895,  to  Miss  Margaret  McDermott,  a 
native  of  Madison,  Ind.,  and  a  daughter  of  Jeremiah  and  Ella 
McDermott,  natives  of  Ireland.  To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Manning  have 
been  born  two  children,  viz:  Francis  Joseph,  born  February  17, 
1896,  and  James  Anthony,  born  February  24,  1897,  but  who  was 
called  away  July  5,  of  the  same  year,  sinking  under  the  intense 
heat  of  the  summer. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Manning  are  active  members  of  St.  Bridget's 
church,  of  which  Mr.  Manning  has  served  as  trustee  two  years, and 

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to  which  he  Hberally  contributes  from  his  income  and  willingly  aids 
in  all  its  work  of  charity.  In  politics  he  has  always  been  an  ear- 
nest worker  in  behalf  of  the  democratic  party,  and  has  always  been 
a  good  and  useful  citizen. 


JOHN  M.  MANNING,  deceased,  formerly  a  well-known  Catholic 
resident  of  St.  Patrick's  parish,  Indianapolis,  was  a  native  of 
the  city  of  Galway,  Ireland,  and  was  born  May  27.  1847.  He 
was  but  two  years  old  when  his  father  died,  and  when  yet  a  boy  he 
was  apprenticed  to  the  trade  of  tailor,  and  at  the  age  of  seventeen 
years  came  to  the  United  States  with  his  mother  and  her  family — 
the  Civil  war  being  then  near  its  close.  For  a  time  he  worked  at 
his  trade  in  New  York  city,  going  thence  to  Ann  Arbor,  Mich.,  to 
fill  the  position  of  cutter  in  a  tailoring  establishment  there.  In 
1867  he  enlisted  in  company  B,  Fifth  United  States  cavalry,  was  in 
several  engagements  with  the  Indians,  and  was  honorably  dis- 
charged at  the  close  of  his  term  of  five  years.  At  Ann  Arbor  he 
was  married  to  Miss  Alice  J.  Corrigan,  daughter  of  John  and  Mary 
Corrigan,  pioneers  of  that  city  and  natives  of  county  Monaghan, 
Ireland,  who  came  to  the  United  States  in  early  life,  and  who  have 
long  since  passed  away. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Manning  lived  in  Ann  Arbor  but  two  years  after 
their  marriage,  removing  then  to  the  city  of  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. , 
which  city  was  their  home  for  five  years,  when  they  removed  to 
Kendallville,  Ind.  Seven  years  later  they  settled  in  Indianapolis, 
the  time  of  their  arrival  being  in  June,  18S7.  Mr.  Manning  con- 
tinued to  work  at  his  trade  until  his  death,  which  occurred  Decem- 
ber 16,  1896,  after  an  illness  of  but  eighteen  days.  He  was  a 
man  of  ability,  and  of  good  education,  and  wide  reading,  but  was 
retired  in  his  habits,  preferring  the  society  of  his  family,  when  not 
engaged  in  business,  to  public  places  of  amusement  or  entertain- 
ment. In  religion  he  was  a  devout  Catholic,  and  a  member  of  St. 
Patrick's  branch.  No.  563,  Catholic  Knights  of  America,  and  also 
of  the  Men's  sodality  of  the  Blessed  Virgin  Mary.  At  his  death 
he  left  his  wife  and  six  children,  all  sons,  as  follows:      M.  Frank, 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

John,  William  M.,  Joseph  C,  Daniel  J.  and  Thomas  Leo.  There 
was  also  a  daughter  in  the  family,  who  died  in  infancy.  Mrs. 
Manning  and  her  children  reside  at  their  home.  No.  825,  Greer 
street,  Indianapolis,  and  are  a  much  respected  family. 


MICHAEL  R.  MANSFIELD,  a  well-known  passenger  con- 
ductor on  the  St.  Louis  division  of  the  Big  Four  railroad, 
resides  with  his  family  at  No.  1322  Bellefontaine  street,  in  St. 
Joseph's  parish,  Indianapolis.  He  was  born  at  Salem,  Washington 
county,  Ind.,  June  i,  1856,  and  is  a  son  of  James  Mansfield,  an 
early  resident  of  Salem  and  who  assisted  in  the  construction  of  the 
old  Salem  and  Albany  railroad. 

James  Mansfield  was  a  native  of  Kilkenny  county,  Ireland,  and 
emigrated  to  the  United  States  when  a  young  man.  He  was  mar- 
ried in  St.  Patrick's  cathedral.  New  York,  to  the  mother  of  the 
subject  of  this  sketch.  Having  already  become  a  resident  of  Salem, 
Ind.,  at  the  time  of  his  marriage,  he  immediately  returned  to  that 
place,  and  there  they  lived  for  many  years,  or  until  1877,  all  their 
children  being  born  at  that  place.  In  1877  they  removed  to  the 
state  of  Kansas,  where  Mr.  Mansfield  engaged  in  farming,  Mr. 
Mansfield  dying  in  that  state  January  20,  1887.  Mrs.  Mansfield 
survived  her  husband  a  little  more  than  ten  years,  dying  May  22, 
1897.  They  were  the  parents  of  si.\  children,  five  sons  and  a 
daughter,  all  of  whom,  but  the  youngest  son,  are  living. 

Michael  R.  Mansfield,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  spent  his 
early  boyhood  days  in  his  native  village,  obtaining  such  education 
as  the  schools  of  that  village  afforded.  At  the  age  of  thirteen  he 
began  working  for  a  railroad  company,  performing  such  duties  as  a 
lad  of  his  age  could  be  entrusted  with,  and  by  honest  effort  and 
strict  attention  to  duty,  has  gradually  attained  his  present  respon- 
sible position,  in  which  he  is  giving  satisfsction  to  all  concerned. 
For  some  years  his  home  was  at  Maltoon,  111.,  where  he  was  mar- 
ried to  Miss  Kate  Flynn,  daughter  of  Thomas  and  Mary  Fl}nn, 
both  natives  of  Ireland,  but  early  settlers  of  Mattoon,  where  they 
still  live.      Mrs.  Flynn  was  a  widow  at  the  time  of  her  marriage  to 

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Mr.  Flynn.  Mrs.  Mansfield  was  one  of  a  family  of  five  children, 
one  son  and  four  daughters,  three  of  the  daughters  still  living. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Mansfield  are  the  parents  of  one  daughter  and  three 
sons,  viz:  Jessie  M. ,  Russell  T.  J.,  Paul  Edward  and  John  Roy. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Mansfield  are  among  tiie  most  highly  respected  and 
most  intelligent  of  the  members  of  St.  Joseph's  parish,  and  are  among 
the  best  people  of  the  community  in  which  they  live.  They  are 
liberal  contributors  to  the  support  of  the  church,  and  have  reared 
their  children  to  be  not  onl\-  good  Catholics,  but  also  good  citizens 
of  their  state  and  of  the  United  States. 


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ARTIN  MANDABACH,  dealer  in  groceries  and  provisions, 
Washington,  Daviess  county,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Massillon, 
Ohio,  October  3,  i860,  and  is  a  son  of  Peter  and  Caroline  (Kocher) 
Mandabach,  natives  of  Germany,  who  were  married  in  Massillon, 
and  lived  there  until  1870,  when  they  came  to  Washington,  Ind., 
and  here  the  father  was  employed  as  a  miner  until  1896,  when  he 
became  janitor  of  a  public  school-house  in  the  city.  The  father 
and  mother  are  members  of  St.  Mary's  R.  C.  church,  and  of  the 
fourteen  children  born  to  them  seven  are  still  living,  viz:  Martin, 
Nicholas.  Charles,  Jacob,  John,  Augustus  and  Laura. 

Martin  Mandabach  attended  a  parochial  school  until  thirteen 
years  of  age,  and  afterward  worked  in  the  mines  until  1889,  when 
he  opened  a  saloon,  which  he  conducted  until  1894.  when  he 
embarked  in  the  grocery  and  provision  trade,  carrying  a  first-class 
and  well-selected  stock  and  doing  a  profitable  business.  March  2, 
1885,  he  married,  in  Washington,  Miss  Gertrude  State,  a  native  of 
Germany,  born  February  24,  1861,  and  a  daughter  of  Jacob  and 
Catherine  State.  This  marriage  has  resulted  in  the  birth  of  five 
children,  in  the  following  order:  Henry,  Theodore,  Rosa,  Caroline 
and  Carl.  The  family  belong  to  St.  Mary's  Catholic  church  and 
are  held  in  high  respect  by  their  neighbors.  In  politics  Mr.  Manda- 
bach is  a  democrat  and  is  now  serving  as  councilman  .from  the 
Third  ward  of  Washington.  He  has  always  been  liberal  and  pub- 
lic-spirited, has  paid  close  attention  to  his   business   interests,  and 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

has  invested  his  earnings  in  real  estate  in  both  city  and  couhtry, 
and  is  in  very  comfortable  circumstances — the  result  of  his  own 
prudence  and  honorable  conduct  through  life. 


REV.  J.  A.  MARK  is  a  native  of  Wuerzburg,  Bavaria.  He  was 
born  April  i,  1822.  He  made  his  college  studies  with  the 
Benedictine  Fathers  in  Vienna,  his  theological  course  at  All  Hal- 
lows college,  in  Ireland,  and  was  ordained  to  the  priesthood,  August 
6,  1855,  in  Nova  Scotia,  by  Most  Rev.  Archbishop  Walsh.  Father 
Mark  served  there  six  years,  and  then  joined  the  diocese  of  Alton, 
Ills.,  where  he  remained  si.xteen  years.  He  came  to  the  diocese 
of  Fort  Wayne  in  1876  and  labored  in  the  missions  of  Attica  and 
Covington.  The  Rev.  Father  was  appointed  pastor  of  St. 
Joseph's  church,  Hesse  Cassel,  in  1880,  remained  until  October 
16,  1897,  and  was  then  transferred  to  the  chaplaincy  of  St. 
Joseph's  hospital,  Logansport,  where  he  now  is,  doing  good  and 
faithful  service. 


THOMAS  J.  MARKEY,  a  representative  citizen  of  Indianapolis, 
was  born  in  the  city  of  Dublin,  Ireland,  in  1852,  and  in  1870 
came  with  his  parents  and  their  family  of  eight  children  to  Amer- 
ica, settling  in  Indianapolis,  where  the  parents  passed  away  the 
remaindei  of  their  lives,  dying  members  of  St.  Patrick's  church,  of 
which  Thomas  J.,  their  son,  has  long  been  a  trustee,  and  also  a 
charter  member  of  Capital  council.  No.  267,  Young  Men's  institute. 

Thomas  J.  Markey  has  long  been  an  active  member  of  the 
•democratic  party,  and  for  six  years  served  as  a  member  of  the  city 
council  of  Indianapolis.  In  1889  he  was  appointed  by  Gov. 
Hovey  trustee  of  the  insane  asylum  of  this  city,  but  in  1893  ten- 
dered his  resignation  of  this  office  to  the  democratic  governor, 
Claude  Matthews. 

Mr.  Markey  was  united  in  marriage,  September  26,  1878,  with 
Miss  Anna  Broden,  daughter  of  Patrick  and  Ellen  Broden,  pioneer 
Catholic  citizens  of  this  city,  but  both  now  deceased.    Patrick  Broden 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

was  born  in  Tipperary  county,  Ireland,  came  to  America  in  1848  a 
single  man,  and  was  married  in  Indianapolis  by  the  pioneer  Catholic 
clergyman.  Rev.  Father  Maloney.  Here  his  six  children  were 
born,  of  whom  five  are  still  living,  viz:  John,  Thomas,  Mrs. 
Markey,  Augustus  and  Ellen — Mary  being  deceased.  The  biog- 
raphy of  James  Broden,  brother  of  Patrick,  will  be  found  on 
another  page  of  this  work,  in  which  are  given  further  details 
relating  to  the  Broden  family.  Mrs.  Markey  was  educated  in  St. 
John's  parish  school,  as  were  her  brothers  and  sisters,  and  she  has 
blessed  her  husband  with  four  children,  viz:  Nellie,  a  vocalist  of 
superior  excellence;  Joseph,  a  law  student;  Thomas  and  Charles. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Markey  have  a  pleasant  home  at  No.  1016  High 
street,  and  are  numbered  among  the  most  prominent  members  of 
St.  Patrick's  parish  and  most  respected  citizens  of  Indianapolis. 


AMOS  WILLIAM  MARKLE,  deceased,  whose  family  reside  at 
No.  19  Eastern  avenue,  Indianapolis,  was  born  in  Wayne 
county,  Ind.,  in  August,  1835.  He  was  of  Lutheran  parentage, 
but  later  in  life  adopted  the  Catholic  faith,  in  which  he  thereafter 
lived  and  died.  Growing  to  manhood  in  his  native  county  he  there 
married  the  wife  who  still  survives  him,  the  marriage  taking  place 
in  1859.  Her  maiden  name  was  Margaret  Gerrity,  a  native  of 
county  W'estmeath,  Ireland,  a  daughter  of  Thomas  and  Bridget 
(Dempsey)  Gerrity,  who  brought  her  to  the  United  States  when 
she  was  but  thirteen  years  old.  They  passed  the  last  jears  of  their 
lives  near  Connersville,  Ind.,  and  there,  together  with  their  eldest 
daughter,  they  lie  buried. 

Amos  William  Markle,  upon  the  breaking  out  of  the  war  of 
the  Rebellion,  enlisted  in  the  Eighth  Indiana  volunteer  infantry, 
and  later  re-enlisted  in  the  Sixty-fourth  Indiana  volunteer  infantry, 
serving  his  country  faithfully  until  he  was  discharged  by  reason  of 
injuries  received  in  the  service,  which  injuries  were  of  so  serious  a 
nature  that  they  ultimately  led  to  his  death  in  1884,  when  he  was 
but  little  more  than  forty-eight  years  of  age.  Mr.  Markle  was  con- 
nected with  the  Catholic  church  from  a  time  soon  after  his  marriage 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

up  to  the  time  of  his  death,  and  was  ever  faithful  to  his  religious 
duties,  and,  as  the  priest  who  prepared  him  for  death,  said,  he 
was,  if  any  man  ever  was,  prepared  to  meet  his  God.  He  was 
always  as  true  to  his  religion  as  he  was  to  his  country  during  her 
dark  hours,  caused  by  the  rebellion  against  its  authority. 

Mrs.  Markle,  his  widow,  and  six  children  survive  him,  the  chil- 
dren being  four  sons  and  two  daughters,  as  follows:  Charles  Mon- 
roe, a  boilermaker  by  trade  and  a  resident  of  Richmond,  Ind. ; 
Francis  Louis,  a  railway  or  locomotive  engineer  in  the  emplo}'  of 
the  Panhandle  Railway  company,  and  residing  with  his  mother  in 
Indianapolis;  Mary,  wife  of  Louis  Melle,  of  Hamilton,  Ohio;  The- 
resa, wife  of  James  La  Porte,  of  Indianapolis;  Thomas  Sylvester 
and  William  Henry  are  both  at  the  maternal  home.  There  were 
five  children  that  died  in  infancy.  Mrs.  Markle  and  her  family 
removed  to  Indianapolis  in  1895,  and  are  among  the  most  respected 
citizens  of  their  community. 


THOMAS  SYLVESTER  MARTIN,  who  resides  in  retirement 
on  East  Washington  street,  Indianapolis,  was  born  in  Preble 
county,  Ohio,  March  20,  1854,  and  is  a  son  of  William  and  Ann 
(Merritt)  Martin,  the  former  a  native  of  county  Tipperary  and  the 
latter  of  county  Clare,  Ireland.  They  both  came  to  the  United 
States  in  early  life,  were  married  in  Troy,  N.  Y.,  and  removed 
thence  to  Preble  county,  Ohio.  Later  they  removed  to  Ripley 
county,  Ind.,  and  finally  to  Indianapolis,  Ind.,  about  1870,  where 
they  remained  the  rest  of  their  li%es.  They  were  residents  of  St. 
Patrick's  parish  and  members  of  that  church  for  many  years. 
Mrs.  Martin  died  September  26,  1892,  at  the  age  of  si.xty-seven 
years,  her  husband  surviving  her  but  a  few  months,  dying  January 
17.  1893-  They  were  the  parents  of  four  children,  three  sons 
and  a  daughter,  the  latter  of  whom,  Mary,  is  now  Mrs.  James  B. 
King,  of  Chicago.  She  and  Thomas  Sylvester,  the  subject  of 
this  sketch,  are  the  only  members  of  the  Martin  family  now  known 
to  be  living. 

Thomas  S.  Martin  was  about  eight  years  of  age  when  his  par- 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

ents  removed  their  family  to  Ripley  county,  and  there  he  attended 
school  from  the  time  he  was  eight  years  old  until  he  was  fourteen. 
When  not  in  school  his  time  was  spent  in  assisting  his  father  with 
the  farm  labor,  which  has  been  of  advantage  to  him  in  many 
ways,  especially  in  giving  him  bodily  strength.  When  sixteen 
years  of  age  he  began  railroading  in  the  capacity  of  brakeman, 
his  life  on  the  railroad  extending  over  a  period  of  twenty  years, 
the  last  ten  of  which  he  spent  in  the  capacity  of  a  conductor  in 
charge  of  a  passenger  train.  For  six  years  he  filled  the  position 
of  city  salesman  for  the  Van  Kamp  Packing  company,  and  then 
he  established  himself  in  business  as  a  grocer,  from  which  he  has 
recently  retired. 

Mr.  Martin  has  been  twice  married,  his  first  wife  having  been 
Miss  Eliza  Meyers,  to  whom  he  was  married  in  1878,  and  whose 
death  occurred  January  26,  1890.  November  9,  1892  he  was 
married  to  Mrs.  Margaret  Connelly,  daughter  of  Dennis  and  Mary 
(Sullivan)  Foley,  the  former  of  whom  is  now  deceased,  but  the 
latter  is  a  resident  of  Indianapolis.  Mrs.  Martin  was  born  in 
county  Iverry,  Ireland,  and  was  two  years  of  age  when  brought  to 
the  United  States  in  1863  by  her  parents.  She  attended  school 
at  Cumberland,  Ind.,  completing  her  education  at  St.  Patrick's 
school  in  Indianapolis.  She  first  married  John  William  Connelly, 
who  died  in  1889.  By  his  first  marriage  our  subject  had  three 
children,  Nannie  Ellen,  now  at  home,  and  two  sons,  Maurice  and 
Walter,  who  died  in  early  life.  By  his  present  wife  Mr.  Martin 
has  no  children. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Martin  are  faithful  members  of  the  parish  of 
the  Holy  Cross,  of  which  Rev.  Father  McCabe  is  the  esteemed 
pastor.  They  are  both  excellent  people  and  are  highly  respected 
by  all  that  know  them. 


ALEXANDER   A.  MARTIN,  of   Fort  Wayne,    Ind.,   is  one   of 
eight  children  born  to  August  J.  and  Josephine  (Rassett)  Mar- 
tin, the  father  being  a  native  of  France  and  still  living. 

Alexander  A.  Martin  was  born  in  Allen  county,  Ind.,  June  10, 
1859,  attended  the  common  schools,  and  at  the  age  of  twenty  years 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

engaged  in  the  grocery  business,  and  continued  that  until  October,. 
1886,  and  then  opened  his  present  business. 

In  1884  he  married  Jennie  Glynn,  a  daughter  of  Matthias  and 
Mary  J.  (Ryan)  Glynn.  The  father,  Matthias,  was  from  Ireland,  and 
both  he  and  wife  are  now  deceased.  Two  children  have  blessed 
the  union  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Martin,  viz:  Irene  and  Mabel.  The 
parents  are  members  of  the  Cathedral  congregation,  and  Mr.  Mar- 
tin is  a  member  of  the  Catholic  Knights  of  America,  and  in  politics 
is  a  democrat.  His  business  place  is  very  popular,  is  elegantly 
fitted  up,  and  the  stock  and  fixtures  are  valued  at  $1,200. 


REV.  FATHER  JOHN  FRANCIS  STANTON,  pastor  of  St. 
Thomas  church,  Knox  county,  Ind.,  was  born  September  25, 
1864,  in  Richmond,  Wayne  county,  in  the  same  state,  and  is  a  son 
of  James  and  Mary  (Stanton)  Stanton,  who,  although  bearing  the 
same  surname,  were  not  of  the  same  consanguinity.  Both,  how- 
ever, were  natives  of  Ireland,  and  were  there  married  andsoon  after 
this  event  came  to  America  and  until  1857  resided  in  New  York 
city,  when  they  came  to  Indiana  and  settled  in  Richmond,  where 
the  father,  who  was  a  patternmaker,  died  September  21,  KS71, 
and  where  the  mother  still  resides.  Of  their  five  children,  Ulick 
R.  is  foreman  of  the  Richmond  City  Mill  works;  Katie  and  Cecilia 
live  with  their  mother,  John  Francis  is  the  subject  of  this  memoir, 
and  James,  a  machinist,  also  resides  with  his  mother. 

Rev.  Father  John  Francis  Stanton  acquired  his  early  educa- 
tion under  the  tutorship  of  the  Sisters  of  Providence  at  St.  Mary's 
parochial  school  in  Richmond.  At  about  sixteen  years  of  age  he 
entered  the  Jesuit  college,  at  St.  Mary's,  Kans.,  where  he  passed 
one  year,  and  then  for  three  years  attended  St.  Joseph's  college,  at 
Bardstown,  Ky.,  from  which  he  graduated  in  June,  1884.  His  the- 
ological and  philosophical  course  was  pursued  at  St.  Surplice,  Bal- 
timore, Md.,  and  .his  ordination  in  the  ministry,  by  Bishop  Chatard, 
took  place  November  i,  1889,  at  St.  John's  church,  Indianapolis, 
Ind.  He  read  his  first  mass  on  the  3d  day  of  November  following 
at  St.  Mary's  church,  Richmond,  and  November  11,  of  the  same 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

year,  entered  the  Catholic  university  of  America,  at  Washington^ 
D.  C,  where  he  completed  a  post-graduate  course  in  June,  1890. 
In  July,  1890,  he  entered  upon  his  ministerial  duties  as  assistant 
pastor  of  the  Holy  Trinity  church,  at  New  Albany,  Ind.,  where  he 
officiated  four  years,  and  was  then  transferred  to  St.  Patrick's 
church,  Terre  Haute,  where  for  four  months  he  officiated  in  the 
same  capacity,  when,  on  the  recommendation  of  Rev.  Father 
Schnell,  of  Terre  Haute,  he  was  appointed  to  the  pastorate  of  St. 
Thomas  parish,  his  present  charge. 

On  assuming  the  important  and  somewhat  onerous  duties 
connected  with  the  congregation  of  St.  Thomas,  Father  Stanton 
found  the  parish  to  be  sadly  in  need  of  his  services  and  oversight, 
not  so  much,  perhaps,  in  a  spiritual  as  in  a  temporal  sense,  although 
he  found  ample  scope  for  the  e.xercise  of  his  energies  in  both  the 
cure  of  souls  and  securing  accessories  for  divine  worship.  The 
church  edifice  was  devoid  of  furnishings,  neither  did  there  exist  a 
pastoral  residence,  and  seemingly  the  needs  of  the  parish  had  been 
neglected  in  almost  every  particular.  During  the  short  period  of 
two  and  a  half  years  he  has  labored  hard  with  his  parishioners,  and 
aroused  a  patriotic  and  loyal  recognition  of  their  duties  to  the  holy 
faith,  and  has  secured  the  means  with  which  to  erect  a  pastoral  res- 
idence, at  a  cost  of  about  $4,000,  and  to  furnish  it  handsomely 
throughout. 

The  parish  of  St.  Thomas  comprises  135  families,  who  prin- 
cipally represent  the  rural  or  agricultural  population,  and  in  nation- 
ality are  composed  of  French,  German,  and  a  few  Irish-born 
people,  and  some  Creoles — that  is,  persons  natives  of  the  country, 
born  of  foreign  parents.  Beside  St.  Thomas,  Father  Stanton  has 
charge  of  St.  Rose  congregation,  two  miles  distant,  which  was 
established  about  sixty  years  ago  and  which  now  comprises  about 
thirty  families,  for  whom  mass  is  read  and  other  ministerial  serv- 
ices rendered  once  each  month,  while  the  services  at  St.  Thomas' 
are  regular  and  constant.  Father  Stanton  is  a  cultivated  and 
refined  gentleman,  and  very  genial  in  his  intercourse  with  both 
parishioners  and  strangers.  Beside  erecting  the  beautiful  parochial 
home  before  alluded  to,  which  was  designed  wholly  by  himself,  he 
has   also    had    constructed,  principally   by  volunteer  labor,  a  con- 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

venient  gallery  in  the  church-edifice,  where  formerly  was  useless 
space.  This,  beside  beautifying  the  interior  of  the  church,  also 
adds  a  seating  capacity  for  fifty  persons.  He  has  also  recently 
had  built  a  handsome  and  substantial  fence,  inclosing  several  acres 
of  the  church  property,  which  includes  forty  acres  of  timber  land, 
which  has  yielded  profitably  in  the  various  building  processes.  Hav- 
ing to  deal,  however,  largely  with  a  class  of  people  who  are  averse  to 
improvements,  and  seem  to  think  anything  is  good  enough  for  the 
church,  he  has  been  compelled  to  assume  an  aggressive  attitude, 
and  in  no  instance  has  he  come  off   "  second  best." 

Recently,  on  the  construction  of  a  telephone  line  just  from 
the  church  and  residence,  the  workmen  maliciously  cut  a  tree  and 
were  somewhat  insolent  when  spoken  to  concerning  this  breach  of 
faith,  as  only  permission  had  been  given  to  properly  trim  the  trees. 
Father  Stanton  secured  the  necessary  legal  aid,  and  collected  $50 
from  the  company.  This  only  evidences  his  characteristic  of 
aggressiveness  when  the  rights  of  others  are  ignored.  He  is  a 
faithful  friend  and  wise  counselor,  but  stands  ready  at  all  times  to 
prove  that  "  the  way  of  the  transgressor  is  hard."  He  is  hospita- 
ble in  his  home,  and  entertains  with  an  open  hand.  Though  this 
feature  is  self-evident  to  the  visitor,  he  is  frugal  and  economical 
in  his  care  of  the  public  property  over  which  he  is  the  loyal 
steward.  A  young  man,  yet  on  the  threshold  of  life,  he  bids  fair 
to  wield  a  powerful  influence  for  good  in  the  church  of  his  fathers. 


EDWARD  W.  MATHEWS,  hardware  merchant,  formerly  a 
practical  blacksmith  at  Montgomery,  fnd.,  is  a  native  of 
Daviess  county,  was  born  April  4,  1845,  and  is  the  fifth  of  the 
seven  children  that  constituted  the  family  of  Michael  and  Ellen 
(Owens)  Mathews. 

Michael  Mathews,  a  native  of  county  Longford,  Ireland,  waS 
reared  a  farmer,  came  to  the  United  States  about  1825,  and  first 
located  in  Baltimore,  Md.  About  1835  he  came  to  Indiana,  lived 
in  Madison  until  1838,  when  he  settled  in  Daviess  county,  where 
he  passed  the  remainder  of  his  life.  His  wife  was  a  native  of  \'ir- 
ginia,  and  also  died  in  Daviess  county,  Ind. 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

Edward  W.  Mathews  lived  on  the  home  farm  until  sixteen 
3-ears  old,  when  he  engaged  in  blacksmithing,  a  trade  he  followed 
for  twenty  j-ears.  He  began  business  on  his  own  account  with  a 
cash  capital  of  $5,  and  first  started  in  Loogootee,  but  soon  after- 
ward came  to  Montgomery,  leased  a  lot,  and  hauled  lumber  from 
Raglesville,  with  which  he  erected  a  little  shop,  hired  a  good  helper 
and  prospered.  In  1878  he  began  dealing  in  grain,  and  still  con- 
tinues to  handle  that  commodity.  In  1886  he  em.barked  in  the 
hardware  and  agricultural  implement  trade,  and  his  enterprise,  fair 
dealing  and  attention  to  business  have  met  their  ]ust  reward,  the 
volume  of  his  trade  now  reaching  $30,000  per  annum. 

Mr.  Mathews  was  first  married  July  3,  1866,  by  Father  Gue- 
guen,  of  Loogootee,  to  Miss  Margaret  Reilly,  the  result  being  nine 
children,  of  whom  six,  however,  are  deceased.  The  survivors  are 
Francis  M.,  the  eldest,  who  was  confirmed  by  Bishop  Chatard,  is 
married,  and  has  been  engaged  in  the  hardware  trade;  Mary,  who 
was  confirmed  by  the  same  bishop,  makes  her  home  with  her 
father,  and  Leo,  who  was  also  confirmed  by  Bishop  Chatard,  is  a 
dealer  in  live  stock.  Mrs.  Mathews  passed  away  in  the  faith  of 
the  Catholic  church  December  18,  1882,  and  Mr.  Mathews  took 
for  his  second  wife  Miss  Elizabeth  Feagan,  a  native  of  Daviess 
county,  whom  he  married  April  13,  1885.  This  union  has  been 
blessed  with  five  children,  of  whom  three  are  still  living  and  are 
attending  St.  Peter's  church  parochial  school. 

In  politics  Mr.  Mathews  is  a  democrat,  cast  his  first  presiden- 
tial vote  for  Horatio  Seymour  and  his  last  for  William  J.  Bryan. 
He  has  himself  served  as  township  trustee  for  six  years,  and  given 
entire  satisfaction  to  the  people.  He  is  a  leading  member  of  St. 
Peter's  congregation  and  freely  contributes  to  the  support  of  the 
church,  of  which  his  family  are  all  members,  and  his  business  career 
shows  him  to  be  one  of  the  most  sagacious  managers  in  the  county, 
the  original  capital  of  $5,  with  which  he  began,  having  developed 
into  320  acres  of  land  in  Barr,  Bogard  and  Van  Buren  townships, 
Daviess  county,  his  place  of  business  and  twelve  residences  in 
Montgomery,  a  business  block  and  flats  on  the  corner  of  Lake  and 
Ada  streets,  Chicago,  111.,  and  a  residence  property  in  Loogootee. 
Comment  is  unnecessary. 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

REV.  JOSEPH  P.  MATTHEWS,  pastor  of  St.  Michael's 
church,  Daviess  county,  with  his  post-office  at  Trainor,  Ind., 
is  a  native  of  this  county,  was  born  October  30,  1859,  and  is  a  son 
of  Michael  and  Eleanor  (Owens)  Matthews,  of  whom  further  men- 
tion is  made  in  the  biographical  notice  of  E.  W.  Matthews,  a 
brother  of  the  reverend  gentleman  whose  name  heads  this  sketch. 

Rev.  J.  P.  Matthews,  at  the  age  of  fourteen  years,  was  con- 
firmed by  Bishop  de  St.  Palais.  He  was  educated  primarily  in  the 
common  schools,  and  later  attended  the  school  of  the  Sisters  of 
Providence  at  Loogootee.  In  1876  he  entered  St.  Meinrad's  col- 
lege, in  Spencer  county,  where  he  remained  two  years,  and  in  1878 
began  a  classical  course  of  study  at  St.  Joseph's  college,  which 
ended  at  the  close  of  three  years.  In  1881  he  entered  Preston 
Park  seminary,  Wayne  county.  Pa.,  where  he  completed  his  theo- 
logical studies  in  1884,  and,  June  loth  of  that  year,  was  ordained 
priest  by  Bishop  McCloskey,  of  New  York.  His  first  appointment 
was  as  assistant  to  Rev.  D.  O'Donaghue,  of  St.  Patrick's  church, 
Indianapolis,  but  eighteen  months  later  was  transferred  to  the 
Church  of  the  Holy  Trinity,  at  New  Alban}-,  as  assistant  to  Rev. 
John  B.  Kelly,  and,  in  1887,  was  placed  in  charge  of  his  present 
parish  of  St.  Michael,  with  the  mission  of  St.  Joseph,  in  Martin 
county,  ten  miles  distant.  When  he  assumed  his  duties  at  St. 
Michael's,  the  congregation  comprised  thirty  or  forty  families, 
while  that  of  St.  Joseph's  was  constituted  of  eighty  families. 
With  these  two  charges,  Father  Matthews  labored  arduously  for 
seven  long  years,  when  he  relinquished  his  charge  of  St.  Joseph's 
and  has  since  devoted  his  entire  attention  to  his  duties  at  St. 
Michael's. 

Prior  to  the  coming  of  Father  Matthews  to  St.  Michael's, 
services  had  been  held  by  the  venerable  Father  Piers  in  the  homes 
of  the  leading  members  of  the  congregation.  Although  the  erec- 
tion of  a  church  edifice  had  been  discussed,  the  project  had  been 
discouraged  by  both  Father  Piers  and  the  bishop;  but  Father  Mat- 
thews, aided  by  Nicholas  Ryan,  John  Daih^  Thomas  Wade  and 
other  determined  and  ardent  members  of  the  congregation,  suc- 
ceeded in  raising  funds  sufficient  to  pay  for  the  erection  of  the 
present  frame   church-building  at   a   cost  of   $3,500,  and   this  was. 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

dedicated  by  Bishop  Chatard  in  1888.  A  year  or  two  later  a  par- 
sonage was  erected  at  a  cost  of  $1,600,  and  of  the  total,  $5,100, 
not  one  cent  is  now  unpaid.  The  present  congregation  numbers 
about  sixty  families,  or  300  souls,  and  is  in  a  most  flourishing 
condition.  Father  Matthews  has  been  untiring  in  his  labors  for 
both  the  spiritual  and  temporal  welfare  of  his  flock  and  in  promot- 
ing the  growth  and  prosperity  of  the  Catholic  church,  and  well 
deserves  the  love  so  freely  bestowed  upon  him  by  his  devoted  con- 
gregation. 


REV.  C.  MAUJAY,  pastor  of  the  church  of  the  Immaculate 
Conception  at  Portland,  Jay  county,  Ind.,  is  a  native  of 
France,  was  born  June  14,  1848,  and  is  a  son  of  John  B.  and  Jane 
(Brohn)  Maujay,  both  of  whom  are  now  deceased. 

Father  Maujay  received  his  preliminary  education  in  a  paro- 
chial school,  which  he  attended  until  fourteen  years  of  age.  Being 
thus  properly  prepared,  he  entered  the  seminary  of  Angers,  where 
he  continued  his  studies  until  twenty-one  years  old,  and  then 
entered  a  seminary  at  Paris,  where  he  passed  through  the  philo- 
sophical course  and  also  began  and  finished  his  theological  educa- 
tion. As  a  deacon  he  came  to  the  United  States  in  1871,  and  at 
Wheeling,  \Y.  Va.,  was  ordained  priest  by  the  Right  Rev.  Richard 
^'incent  Whelan,  D.  D.,  the  first  bishop  of  the  diocese  of  Wheel- 
ing. After  a  year  passed  in  Wheeling,  Father  Maujay  came  to 
Indiana  and  was  first  stationed  at  LaFayette,  Tippecanoe  county, 
as  assistant  at  St.  Mary's  church;  later  he  officiated  at  Fowler,  in 
Benton  county,  and  finally  was  assigned  to  his  present  pastorate 
at  Portland,  where  his  duties  have  since  been  performed  with  great 
credit  to  himself  and  to  the  glorification  of  the  church,  as  will  be 
evidenced  by  perusing  the  brief  historical  record  of  the  church,  to 
be  found  in  Volume  I  of  this  work. 


RI-:V.   J.   F.    MATTINGLY,  pastor  of  St.  Augustine's  church  at 
Leopold,    Perry     county,    Ind.,    is    a    native    of    Muskingum 
county,  Ohio,  and  was  born  July  28,   1863. 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

Rev.  J.  F.  Mattingly  at  the  age  of  seventeen,  or  in  the  fall  of 
1880,  entered  St.  \'incent's  Benedictine  college  at  Latrobe,  Pa., 
took  the  full  classical  and  philosophical  course  of  study,  and  gradu- 
ated in  June,  1887.  He  next  entered  Mount  St.  Mary's  of  the 
West,  at  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  in  the  fall  of  1887,  for  the  full  theo- 
logical course,  and  was  ordained  by  Archbishop  Elder,  D.  D., 
June  13,  1890.  For  some  time  after  his  ordination  his  work  was 
on  missions  and  his  first  permanent  oppointnient  was  at  Richmond, 
Ind.,  in  the  fall  of  1890,  in  St.  Mary's  parish,  as  assistant  to  Rev. 
D.  J.  McMullen. 

He  was  assigned  to  St.  Augustine  church,  Leopold,  Ind., 
July  24,  1896.  The  parish  has  about  219  families,  with  about 
1, 100  souls.  The  church  was  erected  many  years  ago  of  stone, 
but  the  present  valuation  of  the  parish  property,  $800,  is  placed 
at  rather  a  low  figure,  as  will  be  seen  by  a  reference  to  the  history 
of  the  church  in  \'oi.  I  of  this  work 

The  most  important  feature  of  his  administration  will  be  the 
establishment  of  a  school  for  the  religious,  moral  and  intellectual 
training  of  pupils,  who  will  be  under  charge  of  the  Bishop  and  his 
priests. 


FREDERICK  MAUNTEL,  livery  and  feed  stable  proprietor  and 
undertaker  of  Aurora.  Ind.,  is  a  son  of  Eberhardt  and  Mary 
(Boesenkamp)  Mauntel,  who  came  from  Germany  to  America  in 
January,  1853,  and  landed  in  New  Orleans,  La.  The  father  was 
a  farmer,  and  died  in  Cincinnati  six  months  after  he  arrived  in 
America. 

Frederick  Mauntel  was  born  in  Germany  February  19,  1852. 
He  attended  the  common  schools,  and  at  the  age  of  fourteen  years 
he  began  farming.  He  was  confined  in  Cincinnati,  April  23, 
1865,  by  Bishop  Purcell,  continued  farming  until  1873,  and 
then  took  charge  of  Kiver  \'iew  cemetery,  and  remained  in 
charge  until  the  ist  of  January,  1882.  He  then  embarked  in  the 
furniture  and  undertaking  business  January  17.  but  later  gave  up 
the  furniture  trade  and  opened  a  livery  instead,  and  has  continued 
in  that    business  since.      In  1885,  he   was   elected  city  treasurer  of 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

Aurora,  and  served  four  years,  or  two  terms.  He  was  treasurer 
of  the  St.  Mary's  church  at  the  same  time  for  two  years  during 
Bro.  J.  J.  Schoentrup's  pastorate.  In  November,  1896,  he  was- 
elected  coroner  of  Dearborn  county,  and  is  still  in  that  position. 
His  livery  and  undertaking  stock  is  valued  at  $5,000,  and  he 
does  a  large  business  in  both  branches.  He  is  married  to  Miss 
Louisa  Wellman,  a  daughter  of  Bernard  Wellman,  from  Germany. 
They  have  had  ten  children  born  to  them,  viz:  Mary  A.  (who 
ied  an  infant  a  few  days  old),  Frederick  C,  Anna  F.,  Louis  F., 
Frank,  Louisa,  John,  Willie,  Aloysius  and  Agnes  E.,  and  all  of  St. 
Mary's  church,  Aurora.  Frederick  C.  is  married  to  Amelia  E. 
Schroder,  daughter  of  E.  Schroder,  of  Aurora,  and  they  have  one 
child,  Amelia  AL  F. ,  who  was  christened  under  Rev.  Mackey 
on  May  30,  1897.  Frederick  A.  Mauntel  is  a  member  of  St. 
George  and  St.  Joseph  Benevolent  societies. 


EDWARD  D.  MAZELIN,  a  well-known  carpenter  and  contractor, 
of  No.  645  Blake  street,  Indianapolis,  was  born  in  Waj-ne 
township,  Marion  county,  Ind.,  September  23,  1846,  his  parents, 
John  Baptiste  and  Margaret  (Reigne)  Mazelin,  being  natives  of 
Lorraine,  France,  where  they  were  married,  and  where  the  eldest 
two  of  their  children  were  born. 

John  B.  Mazelin  came  to  America  July  4,  1845,  bringing  his 
wife  and  two  children,  and  purchased  the  farm  in  Wayne  township 
alluded  to  above,  and  on  that  farm  he  was  bereaved  of  his  wife 
about  the  j'ear  1854.  Mr.  Mazelin  next  married  Miss  Frances 
Beafea,  also  a  native  of  France.  To  the  first  marriage  were  born 
three  children,  viz:  Margaret,  now  Mrs.  Royer,  of  Hancock  county, 
Ind.;  Mary  Victoria,  of  Indianapolis,  and  Edward  D. ,  our  subject. 
In  1873  Mr.  Mazelin  brought  his  family  to  Indianapolis,  and  here 
his  second  wife  passed  away  in  1882,  and  his  own  death  occurred 
here  December  26,  1890,  the  husband  and  the  two  wives  being 
all  three  devout  members  of  the  Catholic  church. 

Edward  D.  Mazelin,  who  was  a  lad  of  but  eight  years  when 
his  mother  was  called  away,  spent  his  childhood  days  on  his  father's 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

farm  and  also  served  an  apprenticeship  at  the  carpenter's  trade, 
-following  the  trade  while  still  living  on  the  farm,  and  giving  it  his 
•exclusive  attention  after  the  family  came  to  Indianapolis.  He 
remained  under  the  parental  roof  until  his  father's  death,  even  after 
he  became  a  married  man.  The  ceremony  that  changed  Mr. 
Mazelin  from  a  single  man  to  a  Benedict  was  performed  by  a  Meth- 
odist minister  in  Greenfield,  Hancock  county,  the  bride  being  Miss 
Nona  Hindren,  and  the  marriage  taking  place  August  23,  1882. 
Mrs.  Mazelin  is  a  native  of  Blue  River  township,  Hancock  county, 
Ind.,  and  is  of  Irish  and  German  extraction,  although  in  a  remote 
degree.  The  children  that  have  blessed  the  marriage  of  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Mazelin  numbered  three,  viz:  Irene,  who  died  in  early  infancy; 
Walter  E.,  who  was  born  in  January,  1885,  and  Johnny,  who  died 
in  his  fifth  year. 

The  parents  of  Mrs.  Mazelin  are  Jeremiah  and  Sarah  (Gates) 
Hindren,  both  natives  of  Rush  county,  Ind.,  born,  respectively,  in 
I  S3 1  and  1829.  For  forty  years  Mr.  Hindren  was  engaged  in 
agricultural  pursuits  in  Hancock  county,  but  is  now  living  on  the 
well-earned  competency  secured  through  his  early  industry.  The 
children  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hindren,  beside  Mrs.  Mazelin,  were 
Vina,  wife  of  George  Bixler,  of  Greenfield;  Mrs.  Eugene  Royer,  of 
the  same  place;  William  J.,  of  Madison  county ;  Charles  and  Johnny, 
who  died  in  childhood,  of  diphtheria,  and  Arabel,  who  was  scalded 
to  death. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Mazelin  are  respected  members  of  St.  Bridget's 
church,  and  in  politics  Mr.  Mazelin  is  a  democrat.  He  is  not  a 
member  of  any  of  the  church  sodalities,  but  is  a  liberal  contributor 
to  the  support  of  the  church,  and  is  highly  respected,  not  only  in 
his  parish,  but  throughout  the  city  and  county,  where  he  is  widely 
known. 


HENRY  MEER,  ex-count\-  treasurer  and  ex-sheriff  of  Shelby 
county,  and  a  prominent  business  man  of  Shelbyville,  Ind., 
is  a  son  of  Bernard  H.  and  Eupheinia  (Wessling)  Meer,  and  was 
born  in  Elbergen  parish,  Hanover,  Germany,  April  i,   1847. 

Bernard  H.  Meer  was  a  farmer   and   blacksmith   in   the   old 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

■country,  and  in  1858  came  to  the  United  States,  bringing  his  family 
and  settled  in  Oldenburg,  Ind.,  where  he  engaged  m  farming  until 
his  death,  in  the  faith  of  the  Catholic  church,  March  i,  1873 — his 
widow  being  still  a  resident  on  the  old  place.  Their  children  were 
six  in  number  and  were  named  as  follows:  Henry,  the  subject; 
Elizabeth,  deceased;  Louis,  of  Hamburg,  Franklin  county;  Ber- 
nard, of  Oldenburg;  Elizabeth,  twin  of  Bernard  and  wife  of  Chris- 
topher Scherer,  of  Ripley  county,  Ind.,  and  one  who  died  in 
early  infancy. 

Henry  Meer  was  but  eleven  years  of  age  when  brought  to 
Indiana  by  his  parents.  He  was  educated  primarily  in  the  paro- 
chial school  of  Oldenburg,  where  he  also  received  his  first  com- 
munion, lived  with  his  father  until  fifteen  years  old,  and  then 
was  apprenticed  to  the  shoemaker's  trade  for  the  period  of  three 
years,  and  afterward  followed  the  -trade  until  1880,  when  he 
embarked  in  the  general  merchandise  and  grain  business  at  Pres- 
cott,  which  he  followed  until  1885,  in  the  meantime  acting  as 
express  agent  and  filling  the  offices  of  postmaster  and  justice  of  the 
peace.  In  the  year  last  named  he  came  to  Shelbyville,  in  the 
capacity  of  express  agent,  and  in  the  fall  was  elected  on  the  demo- 
cratic ticket  sheriff  of  the  coanty  by  the  large  majority  of  700. 
After  filling  out  his  term  of  two  years,  he  in  1889  engaged  in  the 
shoe  trade,  which  he  carried  on  three  years,  and  in  1892  was 
triumphantly  elected  county  treasurer,  which  office  he  filled  to  the 
entire  satisfaction  of  his  constituents  until  the  close  of  the  term — 
two  years  later — when  he  bought  an  extensive  mill  in  Shelbyville, 
in  partnership  with  his  eldest  son,  John  H.  Meer,  in  which  was 
done  every  class  of  planing,  sash,  blind  and  door  work,  with  an 
output  of  $15,000  per  annum,  until  hesoldoutin  September,  1897. 

The  marriage  of  Mr.  Meer  was  solemnized  in  Shelby  county, 
November  17,  1868,  to  Miss  Rebecca  J.  Newton,  a  native  of  the 
county,  born  January  28,  1849,  and  to  this  happy  union  have  been 
born  twelve  children,  viz:  John  H.,  already  mentioned  as  his 
father's  partner  in  the  milling  business;  William  T.,  deceased; 
Annie  E. ;  Charles,  deceased;  Dora  B. ,  deceased;  George  L. ; 
Clarence  O.,  deceased;  Arthur  F. ,  Frederick  K. ,  Mary  A.,  Rosa 
£. ,  and   Aldrich.      This   family   are    all   members   of   St.    Joseph's 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

church,  to  which  Mr.  Meer  has  been  a  trustee  for  over  four  years, 
anci  is  now  the  treasurer.  Mrs.  Meer  is  a  member  of  the  Altar 
society  of  St.  Joseph's  and  also  of  the  Sacred  Heart  league.  The 
Meer  family  are  highly  respected  socially,  and  Shelby  county  owes 
much  of  its  prosperity  to  the  enterprise  and  industry  of  just  such 
citizens  as  Henry  Meer. 


JOHN  MEIBER,  one  of  the  pioneer  Catholics  of  Adams  county, 
and  for  fifty-seven  years  an  honored  resident  of  Decatur,  was 
born  in  the  kingdom  of  Hanover,  Germany,  on  the  6th  day  of  Jan- 
uary, 1822.  His  father,  John  Meiber,  also  a  native  of  Hanover, 
was  born  in  the  year  1800  and  was  reared  a  farmer,  which  calling 
he  followed  in  the  old  country  until  immigrating  to  the  United 
States,  in  1845.  He  married  in  Germany,  in  1820,  Kerstine 
Brake,  and  by  her  had  seven  children,  four  of  whom  are  living  at 
the  present  time:  Mary,  wife  of  George  Smith,  of  Decatur;  Nich- 
olas, Barney,  and  John,  the  subject  of  this  biography. 

John  Meiber,  the  father,  came  direct  west  from  New  York, 
where  he  landed,  to  Toledo,  Ohio,  whence,  after  a  brief  residence, 
he  came  to  Decatur,  Ind.,  near  which  city  he  purchased  a  farm 
and  followed  the  pursuit  of  agriculture  until  his  death  in  1S67.  His 
.wife  survived  him  twenty  years,  dying  in  1887;  the  remains  of  this 
devoted  couple  are  resting  side  by  side  in  St.  Mary's  cemetery, 
Decatur. 

During  the  first  fourteen  j-ears  of  his  life,  the  subject  of  this 
sketch  remained  under  the  parental  roof,  attending,  in  the  mean- 
time, the  parochial  schools  of  his  native  town,  and  at  the  age  of 
seventeen  began  life  for  himself  as  a  tiller  of  the  soil.  About  that 
time  he  decided  to  try  his.  fortunes  in  the  new  world;  accordingly, 
m  1839,  he  set  sail,  and,  after  a  somewhat  lengthy  voyage,  landed 
at  Philadelphia.  From  that  city  he  proceeded  at  once  to  Cincin- 
nati, Ohio,  thence,  after  a  brief  residence,  went  to  St.  Mary's,  in 
the  same  state,  where  he  made  his  home  for  a  period  of  two  years. 
In  1841  he  came  to  Decatur,  Ind.,  in  which  city,  as  already  stated, 
he  has  resi<led  for  over  half  a   century,  having  seen  the  place  grow 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

from  a  small  hamlet  to  its  present  proud  place  among  its  sister 
cities  of  Indiana. 

In  his  j-outh  Mr.  Meiber  learned  the  carpenter's  trade,  which 
he  followed  in  Decatur  for  over  twelve  years.  His  ne.xt  venture 
was  in  the  mercantile  business,  which  he  followed  from  1854  until 
1857  as  a  grocer,  and  for  some  time  after  the  latter  year  was  en- 
gaged in  the  hardware  trade  in  Decatur.  In  1868  Mr.  Meiber  was 
elected  treasurer  of  Adams  county,  in  which  position  he  served 
from  1869  to  1873,  two  terms,  after  which  he  again  embarked  in 
merchandizing,  continuing  in  the  hardware  business  until  about  the 
year  1877,  where  he  disposed  of  his  stock  and  retired  from  the  active 
duties  of  life. 

The  first  marriage  of  Mr.  Meiber  was  solemnized  at  Fort 
^^'ayne,  Ind.,  in  1843,  with  Miss  Catherine  Heideman,  the  cere- 
monj'  being  performed  by  Father  Rudolph  according  to  the  beauti- 
ful service  of  the  holy  Catholic  church.  Four  children  blessed  this 
union,  viz:  Elizabeth,  who  lives  in  the  city  of  Toledo;  Mary,  wife 
of  Henry  Voglewede,  of  Decatur';  Henry,  of  Chicago,  and  Kerstine, 
deceased.  Mrs.  Meiber  departed  this  life  in  the  year  1854,  and  on 
the  17th  day  of  February,  1859,  Mr.  Meiber  was  united  in  m.ar- 
riage  with  Margaret  Smith,  Father  Meyers,  pastor  of  St.  Mary's 
church,  officiating.  The  following  are  the  names  of  the  children 
born  of  the  second  marriage:  Etta,  wife  of  Joseph  Tonelie; 
Charles,  John,  Michael,  Rosa  and  .Anna,  the  latter  of  whom  mar- 
ried D.  Drappleman. 

Previous  to  Mr.  Meiber's  arrival  in  Decatur,  there  were  but 
two  Catholic  families  in  the  place — the  Glosses  and  Fettichs — and 
at  the  time  the  only  Catholics  in  the  county  outside  the  tow^n  were 
the  Spoolers  (or  Spullers),  Holthauses,  Smiths,  Heidemans,  Mill- 
ers, Coffees  and  Schroders.  The  first  mass  Mr.  Meiber  attended 
was  celebrated  in  the  dwelling  of  Mr.  Fettich,  in  1841,  on  Second 
street,  by  Father  Rudolph.  There  being  no  resident  priest  in 
Decatur  in  those  days  and  no  regular  place  of  meeting,  the  old 
court  house  was  engaged  for  the  purpose  and  worship  was  held 
there  and  in  private  residences  from  time  to  time  by  priests  sent 
from  neighboring  cities.  In  1842  a  movement  was  inaugurated  to 
erect    a   house   of   worship,  and    after  considerable   agitation    the 

TIoTs) 


THE    CLERGY    AND    COXGREGATIONS, 

building  was  commenced  in  1843,  and  in  due  time  completed.  It 
was  a  small  structure,  30x40  feet,  to  which  additions  were  made 
from  time  to  time  as  circumstances  would  warrant.  Mr.  Meiber 
was  one  of  the  prime  movers  in  this  noble  undertaking,  and  to  him, 
as  much,  if  not  more,  than  to  any  other  man,  is  due  the  credit  of 
placing  the  church  in  Decatur  upon  its  present  substantial  and 
prosperous  basis.  He  has  been  a  member  of  St.  Mary's  church 
ever  since  its  organization,  being  the  oldest  communicant  of  the 
parish  now  living. 


JOHN  H.  MEER  was  born  in  Addison  township,  Shelby  county, 
Ind.,  October  10,   1869,  a  son  of  Henry  and  Rebecca  J.  Meer, 
of  whom  full  mention  is    made  on  a  previous  page. 

John  H.  Meer  attended  the  parochial  school  until  thirteen 
years  of  age,  and  the  public  school  until  fifteen,  and  then  entered 
an  express  office  as  an  assistant  to  his  father.  His  father  having 
now  been  elected  to  the  sheriffalty,  he  was  appointed  a  deputy, 
and  served  in  the  sheriff's  ofSce  two  years.  He  next  clerked  in  a 
clothing  house  for  a  year,  and  then  became  bookkeeper  in  the  lum- 
ber yard  of  D'Heur  &  Swain,  which  position  he  held  until  January 
I,  1895,  when,  in  company  with  his  father,  he  bought  the  plant, 
•comprising  a  planing  mill,  lumber  yard,  sash,  door  and  blind  fac- 
tory, etc.,  and,  as  co-e(jual  partners,  they  carried  on  the  business 
under  the  firm  name  of  Henry  Meer  &  Son,  until  .AiUgust  i,  1897, 
Avhen  the  firm  was  succeeded  by  P.  J.  D'Heur. 

February  5,  1896,  John  H.  Meer  was  united  in  matrimony 
with  Miss  Jessie  Carter,  who  was  born  in  Shelbj'ville  December  10, 
1 87 1,  a  daughter  of  W.  L.  and  Emma  Carter,  and  this  union  has 
resulted  in  the  birth  of  one  child — Mildred,  now  deceased.  Mr. 
Meer  is  a  member  of  St.  Joseph's  church,  and  is  also  a  Knight  of 
St.  John,  in  which  order  he  has  served  as  captain,  and  is  now 
colonel  of  the  Fourth  district  of  Indiana.  He  has  always  been  a 
bright  and  progressive  young  business  man  and  as  such  his  name 
stands  without  a  blemish.  He  owns  a  fine  residence  at  No.  275 
West  Broadway,  and  he  and  wife  are  highly  esteemed  in  the  society 
circles  of  the  city.      In  politics  he  is  a  stanch  democrat. 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

REV.  ANTHONY  MESSMANN,  pastor  of  St.   Joseph's  parish, 
Laporte,  Ind.,  is  a  native  of  Germany,  and  was  born  Decem- 
ber II,  1839,  a  son  of  F.  H.  Messmann. 

Young  Anthony  received  his  preHminary  education  for  the 
priesthood  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  studying  under  the  Fathers  of  the 
Society  of  Jesus  four  years;  he  then  entered  the  university  at  Notre 
Dame,  Ind.,  where  he  remained  one  year,  after  which  he  passed 
three  years  in  Mount  St.  Mary  seminary,  at  Cincinnati.  January 
6,  1870,  he  was  ordained  priest  by  Bishop  Luers,  for  the  diocese 
of  Fort  Wayne,  and  for  a  short  time  thereafter  served  as  assistant 
priest  at  Logansport,  and  next  officiated  for  eleven  years  as  pastor 
of  St.  Joseph's  church  at  Kentland,  Newton  county,  Ind.  He  was 
then,  December  16,  1880,  transferred  to  St.  Peter's  parish,  Fort 
Wayne,  where  his  assiduity  was  rewarded  by  seeing  completed  the 
church-edifice,  which  he  himself  originated  and  consummated 
through  his  untiring  and  faithful  devotion  to  the  cause  of  Catholi- 
city and  the  well-being  of  his  parishioners.  In  1896,  he  was  placed 
in  his  present  charge,  and  here  has  since  fully  manifested  his  zeal 
in  the  same  cause. 


JOHN  F.  MEIGHAN,  assistant  city  engineer  of  South  Bend, 
Ind.,  was  born  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  July  25,  1847,  ^  son  of 
Patrick  and  Margaret  (Hagerty)  Meighan.  The  father  was  a  native 
of  Ireland,  was  born  in  1803,  and  in  1829  came  to  the  United 
States,  locating  in  Lancaster,  Pa. ;  he  was  a  contractor,  and  was 
employed  on  all  kinds  of  public  works,  realizing  a  competence. 
His  marriage  took  place  in  1842,  and  his  death  occurred  at  New- 
tonville,  Ohio,  in  1883,  in  the  faith  of  the  true  church. 

John  F.  Meighan  received  his  elementary  education  in  private 
schools,  and  when  sufficiently  well  prepared  entered  college  at 
Lebanon,  Ohio,  taking  a  scientific  course.  In  1871  he  commenced 
the  practice  of  civil  engineering  at  Logansport,  Ind.,  and  made 
that  city  his  home  for  twelve  years,  being  engaged  in  railroad  and 
other  branches  of  civil  engineering  in  Indiana  and  other  states. 
For  si.x  years,  also,  he  was  county  surveyor  of  Carroll  county,  Ind., 
having  been  elected  as  a  democrat  and  serving  three  terms.      Dur- 

oon") 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

ing  President  Cleveland's  first  administration  he  was  appointed 
United  States  deputy  surveyor  of  public  lands  in  New  Mexico,  by 
Hon.  Geo.  W.  Julian,  then  surveyor-general  of  that  territory,  with 
headquarters  at  Santa  Fe.  In  1888  he  returned  to  this  state,  and 
has  ever  since  made  his  home  in  South  Bend.  Since  coming  here 
he  has  added  new  laurels  to  his  already  well-established  reputation 
as  a  civil  engineer,  and  for  three  years  filled  the  position  of  hydraulic 
engineer  for  the  South  Bend  Manufacturing  company,  perfecting  a 
system  of  measurements  regulating  and  controlling  ihe  discharge 
of  water  through  the  many  turbine  water  wheels  in  use  on  that 
noted  water  power. 

The  marriage  of  Mr.  Meighan  was  solemnized  in  Logansport, 
in  1879,  with  Miss  Anna  Carroll,  Rev.  Father  Walters  performing 
the  ceremony.  This  union  has  been  blessed  with  three  sons,  who 
have  been,  or  are  being,  reared  in  the  true  faith,  and  the  family 
all  are  members  of  St.  Patrick's  congregation,  and  are  highly 
respected  wherever  known.  Mr.  Meighan  has  won  for  himself  a 
proud  position  as  a  civil  engineer,  and  his  social  position  is  equally 
elevated  with  his  professional. 


REV.  AEGIDIUS  J.  MERZ,  late  pastor  of  St.  John's  German 
Catholic  church,  of  Vincennes,  of  which  he  had  held  the  pas- 
torate since  1863,  was  suddenly  called  from  earth  on  the  morning 
of  Saturday,  March  27,  1897,  through  a  stroke  of  paralysis  of  the 
heart.  He  was  born  in  Fulda,  Germany,  a  city  well  known  in 
church  history,  on  September  30,  1832,  and  was  therefore  sixty- 
five  years  of  age  at  the  time  of  his  death. 

He  received  a  first-class  education,  and  graduated  in  the  lead- 
ing schools  of  his  native  country.  For  a  few  years  he  filled 
appointments  as  teacher,  given  him  by  the  government;  he  also 
filled  the  position  of  instructor  in  the  wealthiest  families.  Becocn- 
ing  tired  of  government  tyranny  and  meanness  and  miserable  drudg- 
ing generally,  and  wishing  to  carry  out  the  dream  of  his  youth  — 
to  be  a  priest — he  emigrated  to  America,  arriving  in  New  York. 
August  21,   1857.      After  a  short  stay  in  Brooklyn,  he  came  to  St. 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

James,  Gibson   count}',  Ind.,  where   he  successfully  taught  school 
until  July,    1S5S. 

Bishop  de  St.  Palais  received  him  into  his  seminary,  where 
he  spent  two  years  and  three  months  preparing  for  the  ministry. 
He  was  ordained  as  follows  by  Bishop  de  St.  Palais  at  Vincennes: 
Tonsure  and  minor  orders,  January  2;  subdeacon,  October  14; 
deacon,  October  18,  and  priest  on  October  21,   i860. 

Immediately  after  his  ordination  he  was  appointed  pastor  of 
St.  Mary's  church,  Richmond,  Ind.,  and  had  charge  also  of  Centre- 
ville,  Washington  and  Hagerstown,  in  Wayne  county,  and  New 
Castle  and  Middletown,  in  Henry  county.  He  remained  there 
until  September,   1863,  when  he  was  transferred  to  \"incennes. 

When  Rev.  Merz  took  charge  of  this  parish  the  congregation 
was  small,  but  by  his  untiring  labors  and  earnest  devotion  to  the 
cause  of  Christianity,  he  built  it  up  until  it  became  one  of  the 
largest  in  the  diocese.  The  congregation  now  numbers  almost  400 
families.  The  grounds,  church,  parsonage,  schools  and  adjuncts 
make  this  the  most  attractive  church  property  in  the  diocese,  and 
all  this  is  due  almost  wholly  to  the  untiring  efforts  of  the  distin- 
guished dead  prelate. 

The  funeral  took  place  Tuesday  and  was  largely  attended  by 
friends  of  the  distinguished  dead,  as  well  as  members  of  the 
church.  It  was  one  of  the  largest  funerals  that  has  ever  occurred 
in  the  county,  and  many  notable  personages  from  a  distance  were 
present  to  pay  a  farewell  tribute  to  the  dead  priest. 

The  church  had  been  draped  in  deep  mourning,  exterior  and 
interior,  and  the  body  had  been  removed  from  the  parochial  resi- 
dence to  the  church,  where  it  was  viewed  by  hundreds. 

At  9:30  the  services  were  begun  by  chanting  of  the  miserere 
by  the  clergy.  At  10  o'clock  requiem  high  mass  was  solemnized  by 
Rt.  Rev.  Francis  Silas  Chatard,  bishop  of  Vincennes  diocese, 
assisted  by  Mgr.  Bessonies,  Revs.  Kaelin  and  Strieker,  deacons, 
and  Barron  and  Boersig,  sub-deacons. 

The  funeral  sermon  was  then  conducted  in  German  by  Rev. 
Frances,  of  Indianapolis,  which  was  followed  by  Rt.  Rev.  Bishop 
Chatard,  in  a  short  but  an  eloquent  address  in  English  on  the 
many  virtues  of  the  distinguished  dead. 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

At  1 1:30  o'clock  the  march  to  the  cemetery  was  taken  up  and 
was  composed  as  follows:  School-boys,  school-girls.  Young  Ladies' 
sodality,  City  band,  Teutonic  club,  Y.  M.  I.,  U.  R.  C.  K.  of  A., 
altar  boys,  hearse,  carriage  with  clergy,  St.  John's  Benevolent 
society,  branches  256  and  533,  C.  K.  of  A.,  St.  Annis  Ladies' 
society  and  citizens. 

When  the  cemetery  was  reached  brief  services  were  conducted 
by  Rev.  Uhterreitmeiere,  when  all  that  was  mortal  of  Rev.  Merz 
was  consigned  to  the  tomb  to  await  the  resurrection  morn. 

The  following  named  clergymen  attended  the  funeral:  Rt. 
Rev.  Francis  Silas  Chatard,  bishop  of  Vincennes  diocese,  Indian- 
apolis; Rev.  Father  Scheideler,  vicar-general,  Indianapolis;  Rev. 
Fathers  Strieker,  New  Albany;  Kaelin,  Shelby ville;  Boersig,  York- 
ville;  McLaughlin,  Greencastle;  Stanton,  St.  Thomas;  Steigewald, 
Highland  Orphan  asylum;  Bergman,  St.  Francisville;  Widdering, 
North  Vernon;  Dannenhafer,  Prescott;  McCabe  Olerding,  Indian- 
apolis; Rhoan,  Montgomery;  Doyle  and  Torbeck,  Washington; 
Snell,  Terre  Haute;  Dickman,  Fitzpatrick,  Burkhart,  McBarron 
and  Diestal,  Evansville;  Benno,  St.  Meinrad,  and  Seibertz,  of 
Richmond. 


REV.  STEPHEN  STENGER,  pastor  of  St.  Joseph's  church,  at 
Jasper,  Dubois  county,  Ind.,  is  a  son  of  John  C.  and  Cuni- 
gundis  (Knecht)  Stenger,  was  born  June  20,  1854,  in  St.  Leon, 
Dearborn  county,  Ind.,  and  reared  in  the  same  place.  He  attended 
St.  Meinrad's  college,  was  ordained  February  8,  1880,  and  was 
stationed  in  Arkansas  for  si.x  months.  In  1882-3,  he  was  assistant 
priest  at  Ferdinand,  Ind.,  and  from  there  he  went  to  Belleville, 
111.,  where  he  remained  until  1887.  He  then  located  at  Brook- 
ville,  Ind.,  to  replace  F.  M.  t'leischmann  during  the  absence  of 
the  latter  in  Europe.  He  was  then  appointed  to  collect  in  Ohio, 
and  remained  there  from  September,  1S87,  to  April,  1888;  he 
next  had  charge  of  St.  Stephen's  mission,  S.  Dak.,  and  remained 
until  1889.  He  then  returned  to  St.  Meinrad  and  had  charge  of 
the  congregation  there  until  January,  1896.  when  he  came  to 
Jasper  to  relieve  Father  Fidelis  Maute,  who  was  then  ill,  and  died 

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REV.   STEPHEN    STENGER. 

JASPER.   IND. 


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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

the  22nd  of  June,  1897.  Father  Stenger  has  a  congregation  of 
650  famihes,  and  his  school,  numbering  over  250  attendants,  is 
taught  by  eight  Sisters  of  Providence,  besides  two  male  teachers 
for  the  larger  boys  (eighty  pupils).  There  are  eight  district 
schools  in  the  vicinity  of  the  town  of  Jasper,  with  a  large  attend- 
ance; these  schools  have  Catholic  teachers,  and  the  children  belong 
to  the  St.  Joseph's  congregation  at  Jasper,  Ind. 

Rev.  Father  Stenger  has  ever  been  zealous  and  active  in  the 
performance  of  his  holy  office  wherever  it  has  been  his  lot  to  offi- 
ciate, and  in  Jasper  has  made  many  warm  friends  within  and  with- 
out the  pale  of  the  church. 


JOHN  T.  MELCHIOR,  merchant,  was  born  March  25,  1858,  in 
Jasper,  Dubois  county,  Ind.,  of  which  place  he  is  still  a  resi- 
dent. The  village  of  Jasper  was  then  small,  there  being  but  three 
dwellings  north  of  Eleventh  street,  one  east  of  Mill  street  and 
four  west  of  Clay  street. 

School  facilities  were  not  very  good,  there  being  but  four 
rooms.  The  parochial  school  for  boys  was  then  taught  bj'  August 
Mayer,  who  was  also  the  organist  of  St.  Joseph's  church,  and  a 
kindly  though  irritable  man,  a  good  teacher  and  musician.  The 
school  was  taught  in  a  brick  building  about  24. \  36,  and  into  this 
were  crowded  from  sixty  to  eighty  boys  of  all  grades  and  all  ages. 
In  1870  he  made  his  first  communion,  and  the  next  year  was  con- 
firmed on  the  day  of  the  laying  of  the  corner-stone  of  the  new 
St.  Joseph's  church.  The  following  year,  at  the  age  thirteen,  he 
entered  the  general  store  of  Kuebler  &  Bretz  as  clerk,  and  remained 
with  them  five  years.  In  1876  he  took  up  teaching  and  for  eight 
years  taught  in  the  district  schools  of  Bainbridge  township,  Dubois 
county.  During  several  summers  he  served  as  clerk  in  I.  Kahn's 
and  also  in  S.  Kuebler's  general  store.  In  1883  he  served  as 
deputy  assessor  and  in  1884  was  elected  assessor  of  Bainbridge 
township  for  the  unexpired  term  of  two  years,  occasioned  by  the 
death  of  his  father,  who  had  held  the  position  for  nineteen  years. 
In  1886  he  engaged  in  businees  for  himself,  opening  a  small  gro- 

"0023). 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATION'S, 

eery  store  on  Newton  and  Eleventh  streets.  By  the  gradual  addi- 
tion of  a  stock  of  dry  goods,  notions  and  shoes,  the  business  was 
much  enlarged.  The  store-building  being  old  and  inadequate,  the 
lot  adjoining  in  the  rear  was  bought  by  him,  and  in  1896  he  erected 
a  neat  and  substantial  two-story  brick  store-room,  24x64  feet, 
fronting  on  Main  street,  where  he  is  doing  an  increased  business. 
Promptitude,  honesty  and  stability  are  the  corner-stones  on  which 
his  business  has  been  built  up.  In  1892  he  was  elected  member 
of  the  school  board,  and  served  three  years,  declining  a  re-election. 
In  January,   1897,  he  was  elected  president  of  the  Y.  M.  I. 

November  22,  1881,  Mr.  Melchior  was  married  to  Catherine 
Jochim,  daughter  of  Daniel  Jochim  and  wife  Christina,  the  widow 
of  Christian  Dupps,  and  whose  maiden  name  was  Ruschman. 
Mrs.  Melchior  was  born  near  Jasper,  August  8,  1862.  After  the 
death  of  her  father  she  and  her  mother  made  their  home  with 
John  Gramelspacher,  husband  of  Frances  Dupps,  who  is  the 
daughter  of  Mrs.  Jochim  by  a  former  marriage.  Under  the  solic- 
itous care  of  her  mother  and  the  kind  guidance  of  her  sister,  Mrs. 
Gramelspacher,  she  acquired  those  womanly  graces  so  necessary 
to  a  happy  home.  This  union  has  been  blessed  with  three  chil- 
dren: Robert,  born  October  15,  18S2;  Edward,  born  September 
20,  1887,  and  Hugo,  born  May  2,  1890.  All  three  are  at  present 
attending  the  parochial  schools. 

Peter  Melchior,  great-grandfather  of  John  T.,  was  born 
November  2,  1752,  at  Grossblittersdorf.  Lorraine,  Germany,  and 
died  there,  No\-ember  4,  1822.  He  was  married  January  18, 
1774,  to  Barbara  Schilz,  who  was  born  in  the  same  town 
July  13,  1753,  died  January  20,1841.  The\-  were  the  parents  of 
Nicholas,  born  August  8,  1789.  He  was  a  soldier  in  the  Russian 
campaign  of  181  2.  He  emigrated  with  his  family  in  1844,  coming 
to  Jasper,  Ind.  He  was  married,  November  26,  181 1,  to 
Margaretha  Karmann.  She  was  the  daughter  of  Peter  Kar- 
mann  and  Katharina  Becker,  was  born  February  10,  1794.  and  died 
May  31,1883,  at  Wapakoneta,  Ohio.  They  had  the  following 
children:  Peter,  born  December  12,  1814,  died  December  3,  1864, 
at  Canton,  Ohio;  Marie  Anna,  born  January  10,  1817;  Catherine, 
born  July  21,  1818;  John  B. ;  Margaretha,  Sister  Felicite,  born 
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CATHOLIC    CHL'KCH    OF    INDIANA. 

December  29,  1S27,  died  May  7,  1889.  She  joined  the  Sisters  of 
Providence  at  St.  Mary's  in  September,  1S47,  ^^'^  was  rioted  for 
her  great  piety  and  many  accomplishments.  She  Hes  buried  in 
the  Sisters'  cemeter}-  at  St.  Mary's.  Magdalena,  born  March  19, 
1830,  was  married  to  Miles  Schuler,  and  died  October  29,  1851; 
Rev.  Nicholas  Melchior,  Jr.,  born  August  7,  1832,  died  in  i860, 
and  Theresia,  born  November  27,  1834,  was  married  to  Leopold 
Jacobs,  and  with  her  family  resides  at  Wapakoneta,  Ohio.  The 
father  of  this  family  died  in  Jasper  in  1865,  and  his  remains  lie 
interred  in  St.  Joseph's  cemetery. 

John  B.  Melchior,  father  of  J.  T.  Melchior,  was  born  in  Ger- 
many, June  8,  1823.  After  coming  to  America,  in  1839,  he  learned 
the  trade  of  cooper,  at  which  he  was  a  master  workman.  On 
August  9,  1 86 1,  he  left  with  company  K,  Twenty-seventh  Indiana 
volunteers,  and  fought  in  the  campaign  in  Virginia.  He  partici- 
pated in  the  battles  of  Winchester  and  se^■eraI  others,  and  exactly 
one  year  later,  in  the  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  was  seriously 
wounded,  being  crippled  for  life.  In  1864  he  was  elected  town- 
ship assessor  of  Bainbridge  township,  Dubois  county,  which  posi- 
tion he  held  until  the  time  of  his  death,  which  took  place  July  13, 
1883.  He  was  an  intelligent  man  and  very  popular  with  the  old 
settlers.  On  August  30,  1849,  he  married  Miss  Anna  Schuler,  of 
Jasper.  Their  children  surviving  are  Margaret,  born  July  20,  1S50, 
who  is  one  of  the  most  successful  teachers  in  the  county.  She  was 
married  to  Mathew  Gutgsell,  and  they  have  two  sons,  Edward,  a 
machinist,  and  Andrew,  a  teacher  in  the  public  schools  of  Jasper. 
Melchior  Nicholas,  born  January  29,  1852,  has  been  in  the  brick 
business  for  many  years;  he  married  Elizabeth  Mott,  and  they  have 
one  son,  Harry,  who  is  a  clerk  in  his  uncle's  store.  Theresia  Mary, 
born  August  27,  1853,  was  married  to  D.  F.  J.  Miller,  a  machinist. 
Julia,  born  February  15.  1855,  was  for  many  years  a  popular 
teacher  in  this  county,  and  is  now  living  with  her  husband,  Josiah 
Whitehead,  at  Portland,  Ore.  Henry,  born  March  27,  1856,  was 
married  to  Catherine  Wuetscher,  has  followed  various  vocations, 
and  is  now  the  overseer  of  the  county  poor  farm.  John  T.  is  the 
subject  of  this  sketch.  Samuel,  born  February  8,  1866,  married 
Theresia  Horn,  is  a  cabinetmaker  by  trade,  and  resides  near  Port- 

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land,  Ore.  Alice,  born  iMarch  8,  1868,  also  was  a  successful 
teacher  until  married  to  William  J.  Lampert;  her  husband  is  in 
business  with  his  father  in  the  wagon  works  and  implement  busi- 
ness. William,  born  November  6,  1870,  has  served  as  clerk  in 
various  establishments  and  for  several  years  past  has  been  enjjaged 
in  teaching. 

Bartholomew  Schuler,  maternal  grandfather  of  John  T.  Mel- 
chior,  was  born  in  Bohemia,  Austria,  in  1776.  He  served  seven 
years  in  the  Austrian  army,  and  went  to  Switzerland  about  1800. 
He  emigrated  to  the  United  States  in  18 16,  landing  in  Philadelphia, 
and  the  same  year  was  married  there  to  Rosina  Schaller,  who  was 
a  native  of  Switzerland.  They  later  removed  to  Venango  county, 
and  from  there  to  Loretto,  Pa.  In  1826  they  came  west,  settling 
near  Fayetteville,  Brown  county,  Ohio.  In  1836  Mr.  Schuler,  in 
company  with  Joseph  Bareck  (Birk)  and  Stephen  Bauerntisch, 
went  to  the  land  office  at  Vincennes,  and  on  August  8th  entered 
land  near  Jasper.  They  were  the  first  German  Catholics  to  visit 
Jasper.  They  were  followed  by  Joseph  Gramelspacher,  father  of 
ex-Auditor  John  Gramelspacher,  M.  Burkhart  and  PantaleonBerger, 
who  entered  land  in  September  and  October,  of  the  same  year. 
These  pioneers  all  settled  near  Jasper  during  the  year  1837,  sixty 
years  ago.  Joseph  Birk  is  believed  to  have  been  the  first  settler 
and  Mathias  Eberhard  and  Elizabeth  Burkhart  were  the  first  couple 
married  by  a  Catholic  priest  in  Jasper.  In  the  fall  of  1837  Mr. 
Schuler  and  family  arrived  at  Jasper,  and  here  his  death  occurred 
September  {$,  1854,  at  the  age  of  seventy-eight  years.  His  widow 
survived  until  December  13,  1866,  when  she  died  aged  seventy- 
six  years.      Both  lie  buried  in  St.  Joseph's  cemetery. 

Joseph  Schuler,  son  of  Bartholomew,  was  born  in  Loretto,  Pa., 
February  14,  1821,  and  came  to  Jasper  with  his  father's  family  in 
1837.  He  and  his  sister,  Anna  Melchior,  are  probably  the  oldest 
Catholic  pioneers  of  Dubois  county  now  living.  In  1850  Joseph 
Schuler  was  assessor  of  Patoka  township  under  County  Assessor 
Miles  Schuler,  and  in  1876  was  elected  county  commissioner,  serv- 
ing three  years.  He  has  also  been  a  trustee  of  St.  Joseph's  church 
for  thirty  \ears.  Mr.  Schuler,  now  seventy-six  years  of  age,  often 
assists  his  children  in  their  farm  work,  not  from  necessity  but  from 
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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

force  of  habit.  In  1S49  he  married  Ehzabeth  Schitter,  who  died 
in  1853,  two  sons  being  born  to  this  union.  The  same  year  he 
married  Maria  Eva  Boschart;  of  their  family  seven  children  survive, 
all  living  in  Jasper  and  vicinity. 

Miles  Schuler  was  born  at  Loretto,  Pa.,  in  1824,  and  came  to 
Jasper  in  1837.  He  worked  as  a  carpenter  until  1848,  when  he 
was  elected  county  assessor  of  Dubois  county.  In  1850  he  was 
county  treasurer  and  school  commissioner,  and  in  1861-2  he  served 
as  deputy  county  surveyor.  In  1852  he  married  Catherine  Lechner, 
and  shortly  thereafter  built  the  saw  and  grist-mill,  on  Patoka  river, 
near  the  railroad  bridge.  His  early  death  took  place  September 
16,   1862. 

Anna  Schuler,  mother  of  J.  T.  Melchior,  was  born  at  Fayette- 
ville,  Ohio,  in  the  year  1828,  and  removed  to  Jasper  in  1837,  walk- 
ing a  good  part  of  the  distance.  After  being  grown  she  lived  for 
several  years  at  Louisville,  where  in  1849  she  was  married  to  John 
B.  Melchior,  and  they  shortly  afterward  moved  to  Jasper.  She 
has  been  a  dutiful  wife  and  a  good  mother,  rearing  a  large  family, 
of  whom  nine  survive.  She  is  still  in  a  fair  state  of  health,  living 
in  the  little  cottage  they  built  in  185 1.  She  has  seen  the  deep 
primeval  forest  turned  into  fruitful  fields,  and  cheery  homesteads, 
the  straggling  village  growing  into  a  busy  town;  the  little  frame 
house  of  worship  en  the  banks  of  the  Patoka  has  long  since  passed 
away;  a  large  brick  church  became  too  small  and  has  been  super- 
seded by  an  imposing  stone  edifice,  with  magnificent  marble  altars. 

St.  Martin's  council.  No.  464,  Y.  M.  I.,  was  organized  at  Jas- 
per on  January  31,  1897,  with  the  initiation  of  fifteen  members  and 
election  of  temporary  officers.  On  February  i  two  additional 
members  joined,  and  on  February  17,  when  the  charter  w:as  closed, 
thirty-four  members  took  the  obligation,  making  the  total  mem- 
bership fifty-one.  At  the  same  time  the  regular  officers  were  duly 
installed  by  Grand  President  J.  Lilly  Clark,  of  Washington,  assisted 
by  Hubert  Schonaker,  of  Indianapolis,  as  follows:  President,  John 
T.  Melchior;  first  vice-president,  Feli.x  Schnieder;  second  vice- 
president,  Albert  Sonderman;  recording  secretary.  Gust  Gramel- 
spacher;  corresponding  secretary,  Conrad  Krempp;  financial  secre- 
tary,   F.    M.    Mueller;    treasurer,    P.    A.  Guckes;    marshal,    Phil  J. 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

Kunkel;  inside  sentinel,  Leo  Jahn;  outside  sentinel,  Joseph  Burke; 
chaplain,  Father  Martin  Hoppenjahn;  e.\ecuti\e  committee,  J.  A. 
Sermersheim,  G.  W.  Gramelspacher,  E.  J.  Kempf,  A.  F.  Gutj^sell 
and  H.  Pfau.  The  council  now  has  fine  quarters  in  the  Sermers- 
heim block,  consisting  of  council  chamber,  reading  room  and 
gymnasium.  A  sick  benefit  of  $3  weekly  is  also  one  of  the  features. 
Owing  to  removals  and  other  causes  four  members  have  taken 
withdrawal  cards  and  ten  have  been  expelled  for  non-payment  of 
dues.  During  the  month  of  November,  1S97,  the  council  experi- 
enced quite  a  revi\al,  nineteen  new  members  being  initiated,  mak- 
ing the  total  membership  now  sixty-five.  This  places  the  council 
on  a  firm  basis,  and  by  wise  management  the  order  may  be  pro- 
ductive of  much  good  in  the  community.  The  Rev.  Fathers  of 
Jasper  college  have  taken  an  active  ineterst  in  the  work,  and  much 
is  due  them  for  their  assistance  in  building  up  the  council.  Beside 
Father  Martin,  the  chaplain,  Father  Bernard,  prefect  of  the  col- 
lege, is  an  active  member. 


GEORGE  T.  MELLE.  of  Newcastle,  Ind..  was  born  in  the  par- 
ish of  Muensier,  Prussia,  September  30,  1843,  a  son  of 
George  H.  and  Wilhelmina  (Klodt)  Melle,  and  when  two  years  of 
age  was  brought  to  the  United  States  by  his  parents,  who  settled 
in  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  He  attended  St.  Mary's  parochial  school  in 
the  Oueen  Cit\-  until  fourteen  years  old,  and  then  worked  at  any 
employment  he  could  find  until  the  breaking  out  of  the  Civil  war  in 
1 86 1,  when  he  enlisted  and  was  assigned  to  the  quartermaster's 
department  at  Lexington,  Ky..  and  Camp  Nelson,  Ky.,  and  in 
this  capacity  served  until  November  i,  1864,  when  he  was  hon- 
orabl}'  discharged.  He  then  came  to  Richmond,  Ind.,  and  for 
two  years  followed  blacksmithing  in  Richmond,  W'aj'ne  count}-, 
and  in  1867  came  to  Newcastle,  Henry  county,  and  here  engaged 
in  general  blacksmithing  and  the  manufacture  of  farm  wagons 
until  1895,  vvhen  on  account  of  failing  health  he  sold  out  his  fac- 
tory and  shop,  and  retired  from   business. 

The  marriage   of    Mr.  Melle    took    place,  August    16,   1871,  in 
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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

Connersville,  Ind.,  to  Miss  Louisa  Connselier,  who  was  born  in 
Salem.  N.  J.  April,  12,  1854,  and  was  baptized  in  the  Catholic 
faith  on  the  morning  of  her  wedding  day.  This  marriage  has  been 
blessed  with  seven  children,  viz:  Mary,  wife  of  D.  L.  McVeigh, 
of  Andrews,  Huntington  county,  Ind.  ;  Annie,  residing  with  her 
residing  with  her  parents;  Augustus  and  George,  printers;  Minnie, 
Edward  and  Louise.  The  family  are  all  members  of  St.  Ann's 
church,  of  which  Mr.  Melle  served  on  the  building  committee,  and 
was  a  trustee  from  its  completion  until  1895,  and  for  eighteen 
years  has  been  its  organist.  In  politics  a  republican,  he  has 
served  as  a  member  of  the  city  council  twelve  years,  and  has  also 
served  as  superintendent  of  the  water  works.  In  fact,  Mr.  Melle 
has  been  prominent  and  active  in  the  affairs  of  New  Castle  ever 
since  he  has  made  his  home  here,  and  his  great  usefulness  is  duly 
appreciated  by  his  fellow-citizens,  in  whose  esteem  he  stands 
deservedly  high. 


PETER  MEYER  (deceased)  was  born  in  Bavaria  December  11, 
1844,  the  second  of  a  family  of  ten  children  born  to  Peter  and 
Margaret  (December)  Meyer,  who  came  to  America  about  1853 
and  lived  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  until  1857,  when  they  came  to  Fay- 
ette county,  Ind.,  where  the  father  is  still  engaged  in  farming, 
although  his  wife  died   March  13,   1S94. 

Peter  Meyer,  the  subject  proper  of  this  biography,  remained 
with  his  parents  until  about  fourteen  years  of  age,  when  he  began 
to  serve  an  apprenticeship  at  the  mason's  trade,  and  later  learned 
to  be  a  tailor.  April  2,  1866,  he  married  Miss  Caroline  Balle,  a 
native  of  Germany,  born  November  2,  1 846,  and  daughter  of  George 
and  Anna  Balle.  Mrs.  Meyer  died  August  15,  1882,  the  mother  of 
seven  children,  viz:  Mary  C.  and  Josephine  P.,  both  deceased; 
Anna  M.,  now  Mrs.  Heib;  Catherine  and  George,  also  deceased; 
Frances,  attending  the  Brothers'  school,  and  Josephine  H.  The 
remains  of  Mrs.  Meyer  lie  interred  in  St.  Mary's  cemetery,  Cin- 
cinnati, in  which  city  her  death  took  place,  Mr.  Meyer  being  there 
engaged  at  the  time  in  the  tailoring  business.  The  second  mar- 
riage   of    Mr.    Meyer   was  consummated    March   8,   1886,  b}-  Rev. 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

Father  Pacificus.  in  St.  John's  church,  Cincinnati,  with  Miss  Mary 
Matz,  who  was  born  in  Alsace,  Germany,  January  30,  1S55,  a 
daughter  of  Nicholas  and  Anna  Marie  (Boiil)  Matz,  who  were  the 
parents  of  fourteen  children,  one  of  whom  is  the  Rt.  Rev.  N.  C. 
Matz,  D.  D.,  who  but  recently  resigned  his  position  as  bishop  of 
the  diocese  of  Denver.  Mr.  Meyer  continued  in  the  tailoring  busi- 
ness in  Cincinnati  until  1892,  when  he  settled  in  Connersville, 
and  here  expired,  in  the  faith  of  the  holy  Catholic  church,  April 
14,  1894.  Since  the  death  of  her  husband,  Mrs.  Meyer  has  con- 
tinued her  residence  in  Connersville,  and  is  here  rearing  her  son 
and  daughter  in  the  true  faith — the  daughter,  Josephine,  being  a 
member  of  the  Sacred  Heart  league,  and  of  the  Children  of  Mary. 
The  late  Mr.  Meyer  was  a  deeply  pious  man  and  of  unflinching 
integrity.  He  was  industrious  and  careful  of  his  earnings,  and  has 
left  to  the  care  of  his  widow  three  business  rooms  and  four  pieces 
of  residence  property  in  Connersville,  and  160  acres  of  farming 
land  in  Fayette  county,  valued,  in  all,  at  about  $25,000.  Mrs. 
Meyer  occupies  a  very  fine  residence  on  Fifth  street  hill,  and  is  one 
of  the  most  highly  esteemed  ladies  of  Connersville. 


RICHARD  N.  MILET,  proprietor  of  the  Bunker  Hill  Press,  of 
Miami  county,  was  born  in  Rush  county,  Ind.,  September  24, 
1875,  and  was  reared  on  his  father's  farm. 

Patrick  Milet,  father  of  Richard  N.,  was  a  native  of  Ireland, 
was  a  son  of  Richard  and  Mary  Milet,  and  was  six  years  of  age 
when  brought  to  the  United  States  by  his  parents,  who  first  located 
in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  but  later  removed  to  Rush  county,  Ind.,  and 
settled  on  a  farm  six  miles  west  of  Rushville,  where  Richard  Milet 
died  in  1875.  His  widow  then  came  to  Bunker  Hill,  Miami 
county,  where  her  death  occurred  in  1894.  Richard  and  Mary 
Milet  were  the  parents  of  four  children,  viz:  Patrick,  father  of  sub- 
ject; John,  a  locomotive  engineer  at  El  Paso,  Tex.;  Thomas  and 
Rosa,  the  last  named  being  now  the  widow  of  Martin  McCarty  and 
also  residing  in  El  Paso.  Patrick  Milet  grew  to  manhood  in  Rush 
county  and  there  married  Miss  Ella  Sullivan,  a  native  of  the  county 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

and  a  daughter  of  Joseph  and  Mary  Sullivan,  and  this  marriage  has 
been  blessed  with  ten  children,  of  whom  eight  are  still  living,  viz: 
Richard  N.,  John,  Thomas,  Joseph,  William,  Martin,  Mary  and 
Rose.  In  1886  the  parents  came  to  Miami  county  and  settled  on 
a  farm  near  Bunker  Hill,  where  they  still  reside. 

Richard  N.  Milet  graduated  from  the  high  school  at  Bunker 
Hill  in  1892,  and  for  three  years  followed  the  vocation  of  school- 
teacher. June  I,  1896,  he  purchased  the  Press,  which  he  has  since 
conducted  in  a  most  masterly  manner,  and  which  is  now  in  its 
twenty-fourth  year  of  publication.  It  is  a  si.x-page.  six-column 
weekly,  is  independent  in  politics,  and  is  chiefly  devoted  to  the 
promotion  of  the  interests  of  Bunker  Hill  and  surrounding  country, 
and  since  Mr.  Milet  has  had  charge  has  grown  in  popularity  with 
each  passing  week. 


THOMAS  PETER  MILLEA,  the  popular  young  proprietor  of 
the  leading  livery  establishment  in  South  Bend,  Ind.,  is  a 
native  of  Ireland,  and  was  born  August  8,  1865,  in  county  Kil- 
kenny, a  son  of  William  and  Catherine  (Glendon)  Millea,  who 
were  also  natives  of  county  Kilkenny,  born  respectively  in  1825 
and  1 83 1,  and  both  of  whom  died  in  their  native  county  in  1883. 
To  their  marriage,  which  took  place  in  the  parish  of  Lisdowney,  in 
1850,  under  the  rites  of  the  holy  Catholic  church,  were  born  five 
children,  viz:  Margaret,  wife  of  John  Cole;  Martin;  Joseph;  Anna, 
■of  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. ,  and  Thomas  P.,  the  subject  of  this  bio- 
graphical notice. 

Thomas  P.  Millea  attended  the  parochial  school  of  Lisdow- 
ney until  twelve  years  of  age,  and  lived  with  his  parents  until  their 
death,  and  then,  in  1883,  came  to  America,  landing  in  the  city  of 
New  York,  where  he  tarried  about  six  months.  He  then  went  to 
Niles,  Mich.,  whence  he  came  to  Indiana  and  for  two  years  was 
employed  at  Notre  Dame,  and  then  came  to  South  Bend;  here  he 
was  employed  in  the  livery  business  for  nine  years  by  Patrick 
Sheeky,  and  in  1894  commenced  in  the  same  line  on  his  own 
account,  and,  being  prompt  in  his  attendance  to  the  wants  of  his 
patrons,  and  being  polite  and  accommodating  and  moderate  in  his 

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THE    CLERGY    AXD    COXGREGATIOXS, 

charges,  he  has  made  a  success  of  his  undertaking  and  prospered 
from  jear  to  \ear,  until  he  now  has  one  of  the  best  equipped  and 
most  popular  establishments  of  its  kind  in  South  Bend. 

The  marriage  of  Mr.  Millea  was  solemnized  in  October,  1S94. 
by  Rev.  Father  Clark,  in  St.  Patrick's  church.  South  Bend,  with 
Miss  Maggie  Farrington.  He  and  wife  are  still  faithful  members 
of  this  congregation,  and  are  in  no  respect  behindhand  in  their 
contributions  toward  support  of  the  church  and  the  promotion  of 
its  interests  and  work  of  charity  and  well  doing.  Mr.  Millea  is 
also  a  member  of  the  Ancient  Order  of  Hibernians,  has  hosts  of 
friends,  and  has  so  lived  as  to  win  the  respect  of  his  neighbors  and 
the  public  at  large,  and  in  particular  of  immediate  society  and 
church  circles. 


HENRY  MILLER,  a  leading  member  of  West  Indianapo  :- 
parish,  and  gallant  ex-soldier  of  the  late  war.  was  born  in 
Lima,  Ohio,  Maj"  17.  1843.  His  father,  Henr\-  M.  C. ,  and  his 
mother.  Maiy  (Balganorte)  Miller,  both  natives  of  Germany,  came 
to  the  United  States  in  early  life,  and  were  united  in  marriage  at 
Dayton.  Ohio.  From  that  city  the\-  removed  to  Lima,  thence, 
after  a  limited  period,  went  to  Wapakoneta,  the  same  state,  where 
they  resided  until  1847.  moving  in  that  3ear to  BraSetsviile.  count 
of  Darke.  In  the  spring  of  1865  they  became  residents  o: 
Richmond.  Ind. .  where  the  mother  died  January  4,  1887,  the 
father  departing  this  life  September  2,  of  the  same  year,  the  latter 
aged  seventy-four  and  the  former  a  year  or  two  younger. 

Mr.  Miller,  Sr.,  was  a  potter  by  trade,  and  from  childhood  a 
faithful  member  of  the  holy  church;  his  wife,  also  a  devoted  Cath- 
olic, was  a  woman  of  many  excellent  traits,  and  spared  no  pains  to 
impress  upon  the  minds  of  her  children  the  principles  of  the  religion 
in  which  she  w^as  reared.  They  had  a  family  of  six  children,  twc 
of  whom  died  in  childhood  while  the  famil}-  resided  in  Darke  county : 
the  onl}'  daughter.  Mrs.  Mar\"  Hildenberg.  died  in  Indianapolis,  in 
the  month  of  March,  1882.  leaving  three  children,  two  daughters 
and  a  son.  The  subject  of  this  sketch  is  the  eldest  of  the  family: 
Maiy  is  the  next;  John  is  a  resident  of  Richmond,  Ind.,  and  Lewis. 


CATHOLiC    CHCSCH   OF    IXBiASA. 

wbeo  last  heard  frotn,  October  30.  1891,  was  at  Yakima,  in  the 
state  of  WashiDfton. 

Heanr  MSIer  was  aboat  five  years  oEd  when  the  famOv  moved 
to  Darke  coanty.  and  there  he  lived  nntil  December,  1S61,  in  tlse 
meaatime  learning  the  pottery  trade  with  his  father.     At  the  above 

date.  Mr.  Mil-  ~    Fiftj- 

seventh  Indis^r  rr-ec- 

iisted and  ser- -  :  _  _  :   ,_-:-^-ge 

dating  from  Janaaiy  3,  i  S66.  He  entered  the  servKE  as  private. 
was  discharged  as  sergeant,  and  served  in  the  army  of  the  Ctun- 
berland.  participating  in  many  of  the  bloodiest  battles  of  the  war, 
incloding  Stone  River.  Missionary  Ridge.  PerrrviHe.  and  nearlv  all 
the  engagements  of  the  A:'  _  : 

took  part.      Later,  he  wai 

Thomas,    the    Rock    of    C.^ ^-    .    _^._    _:    . .„.      1 

passed  the  winter  of  1864-5  at  HnntsviLle.  Ala_,   thence  goin^-  to 

east  Tenoesee.      Retaining  to  Xasfavilie.  his  regiment  proceeded 

river  and  galf  to  Texas  and  was  mastered  oat  at  Port  Lavaca, 

"it  state,  and  discharged  at  Indianapolis  Jannaiy  3.  J^66    D-rrisar 
this  long  period  of  service,  Mr.  Miller  was  several  tf ' 
ballets,  bat  was  never  severely  woanded.      He  was  a'. 

and  was  never  absent  from  his  command  bat  once,  ac  -    _^r_- 

for  a  few  weeks  at  a  convalescent  camp  in  the  spring  of  1S62.  It 
is  a  matter  to  which  he  refers  with  pride  that  he  never  spent  a  day 

.  :he  hospital  daring  his  entire  paiod  of  enlistmeat- 

Retoming  to  Richmond.  Ind..  at  the  close  of  the  war.  Mr. 
Miller  resided  there  nntil  September.  iiSSS.  when  he  removed  to 
Indianapolis,  locating  on  Miley  aveoae.  In  Aogost.  1SS9,  he  par- 
chased  property  in  West  I- "  — has  a  pleas- 
ant home,  sapplied  with  i  rs.  He  was 
married  Angnst  S.  1S72.  :  ^li.  who  was 
:  :  m  in  coanty  Limerick.  Ireland,  wnere  ner  parents  Kved  and 
-  ed.  Her  brother.  Patrick  Fitzgerald,  was  the  txst  of  the  family 
:    come  to  America;  he  settled  in  Canada,  where  Mrs.  Miller  ako 

ent  on  her  arrival.     This  brother  is  now  a  resident  of  Piqoa. 

rJo,  where  another  brother  and  sister  also  live,  and  stilt  another 

r  Jther  resides   in  the   state  of   Florida.     Mr.  and  Mrs.    Millers 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

marriage  was  solemnized  in  St.  Mary's  church,  Richmond,  by  Rev. 
Father  Montre.  They  were  among  the  early  members  of  the  west 
Indianapolis  parish,  and  have  always  been  loyal  supporters  of  the 
church  both  by  their  moral  influence  and  financial  liberality.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Miller  have  two  sons  living:  John,  born  December  15, 
1S73,  and  Thomas,  born  September  17,  1875.  One  son,  Edward, 
died  in  infancv. 


MICHAEL  MILLER,  a  respected  farmer  of  Washington  town- 
ship, Adams  county,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Monroeville,  Huron 
county,  Ohio,  August  17,  1856,  a  son  of  Matthias  and  Barbara 
(Haine)  Miller. 

Matthias  Miller  was  born  in  the  parish  of  Bisten,  Rhine  prov- 
ince, Prussian  Germany,  June  28,  1821,  and  was  a  son  of  Peter 
and  Margaret  (Girard)  Miller,  the  former  of  whom  was  born  in 
1769,  and  the  latter  in  1771,  and  who  died  in  1835  and  1828, 
respectively.  To  the  marriage  of  Peter  and  Margaret  Miller,  which 
took  place  in  1790,  were  born  eight  children,  of  whom  three  came 
to  America,  viz:  John,  now  deceased,  and  whose  remains  are 
interred  in  St.  Mary's  cemetery,  Decatur,  Ind.;  Margaret,  widow 
of  Timothy  Coffee,  of  Decatur,  and  Matthias.  The  last  named 
was  educated  in  his  native  province  and  at  the  age  of  thirteen 
years  was  apprenticed  to  the  turner's  trade  for  two  years.  In  1840 
he  came  to  the  United  States,  landed  in  New  Orleans,  at  once 
•came  to  Indiana,  and  went  to  work  on  the  farm  of  Timoth\'  Coffee, 
three  miles  south  of  Decatur,  on  the  Mud  pike,  where  he  remained 
until  1844,  when  he  moved  to  Monroeville,  Ohio,  where  he  drove 
team  for  Louis  Zeyen  and  James  Hamilton  for  a  period  of  seven 
years.  He  then  returned  to  his  native  country,  visited  his  friends 
for  four  months,  brought  back  with  him  to  America  his  fiancee. 
Miss  Barbara  Haine,  and  immediately  on  arrival  in  New  York 
married  her  at  the  church  of  the  Blessed  Redeemer.  October  13, 
I  85  I.  Coming  again  to  Indiana,  he  located  on  a  farm  three  miles 
south  of  Decatur,  lived  there  until  1853,  and  then  again  went  to 
Monroeville,  Ohio,  drove  team  for  four  \ears,  then  returned  to  his 
farm  south   of   Decatur,  Ind.,  where  he  lived  until  1862,  when   he 

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CATHOLIC  CHURCH  OF  INDIANA. 

enlisted,  at  Decatur,  in  the  Indiana  volunteer  infantry,  under  Capt. 
E.  S.  Metzger,  and  was  mustered  in  at  Indianapolis.  In  1863  he 
was  wounded  at  Pleasant  Hill,  La.,  and  after  recovering  from  his 
injury  in  the  hospital  at  New  Orleans,  rejoined  his  command  and 
took  part  in  several  important  engagements  in  Mississippi  and 
Tennessee,  and  was  honorably  discharged  December  19,  1864, 
when  he  resumed  his  farming,  which  he  followed  until  1886,  when 
he  retired  to  Decatur.  To  his  marriage  with  Miss  Haine  have 
been  born  seven  children,  viz:  Margaret,  wife  of  Charles  Gerber, 
of  Union  township,  Adams  county,  Ind. ;  Elizabeth,  married  to 
George  Wilhelm,  of  Lima,  Ohio;  Michael,  whose  name  opens  this 
biography;  Matthias,  living  on  the  old  homestead;  John  B.,  a 
farmer  si.x  miles  from  Decatur;  Mary  and  Barbara,  both  deceased 
and  buried  in  St.  Mary's  cemetery,  Decatur.  Mr.  Miller  was  one  of 
the  pioneer  Catholic  settlers  of  Adams  county,  the  few  who  had 
settled  here  before  his  arrival  having  been  the  Messrs.  Closs, 
Fitdiek,  Dirkes,  Holthouse,  Will  Krietsenkamp,  Baker,  Spooler, 
Meiber,  Kohne,  Joseph  Gass,  John  P.  Gass  and  Francis  Gass.  Mr. 
Miller  has  worked  hard  in  the  interest  of  the  Catholic  church,  and 
in  the  early  days  greatly  aided  the  priests  who  visited  Decatur  to 
celebrate  mass  and  perform  the  other  duties  pertaining  to  their 
holy  otfice. 

Michael  Miller,  the  subject  of  this  memoir,  attended  the 
Coffee  school,  as  it  was  then  called,  three  miles  south  of  Decatur, 
until  he  was  fourteen  years  of  age,  and  then  worked  on  his  father's 
farm  until  his  marriage,  November  4,  1880,  to  Miss  Mary  C.  M. 
Gass,  daughter  of  John  P.  Gass,  before  alluded  to  as  one  of  the 
early  Catholic  settlers  of  Washington  township,  Adams  county. 
Mr.  Gass  was  born  in  France,  November  24,  18 13,  a  son  of  Henry 
and  Catherine  Gass,  and  was  by  them  brought  to  America  in  1828, 
being  thirty-eight  days  on  the  voyage  and  landing  in  New  York 
city,  whence  the  family  went  to  Oswego  county,  N.  Y. ,  where  they 
resided  nine  years,  and  then  moved  to  Wayne  county,  Ohio,  where 
they  lived  another  period  of  nine  years.  April  10,  1846,  Mr.  Gass 
married  Miss  Catherine  Moine,  and  of  the  three  children  born  to- 
this  union,  one  only  remains — Mrs.  Miller.  In  the  fall  of  1847, 
Mr.  Gass  came  to  Adams  county,  Ind.,  and  settled   on  section  No. 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIOXS, 

33,  in  Washington  township,  which  was  then  a  wilderness.  He 
erected  a  log  cabin  for  his  habitation,  cut  down  the  major  portion 
of  the  timber  and  developed  an  excellent  farm  of  217  acres,  which 
he  subsequently  improved  with  modern  buildings.  Here  his  wife 
died  January  12,  1883,  and  her  remains  were  interred  in  the  old 
Catholic  cemetery  at  Decatur,  but  just  previous  to  his  own  death, 
which  occurred  December  13,  1895,  he  had  her  remains  disin- 
terred and  transferred  to  St.  Joseph's  cemetery,  where  they  now 
rest  beside  his  own.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Miller  now  occupy  the  old 
Gass  homestead,  with  their  two  children — Bertha  E.  and  Mary  C. 
A.,  and  are  active  members  of  St.  Marys  Catholic  church  at  Deca- 
tur. Mr.  Miller  has  been  industrious  and  frugal  throughout  his 
life,  yet  has  been  very  charitable  and  liberal  in  his  aid  to  church 
support  and  the  advancement  of  the  interests  of  his  township,  of 
which  he  is  one  of  the  most  respected  residents. 


JACOB  MILLER,  foreman  of  Rauch's  cigar  factory,  Indianap- 
olis, is  a  native  of  Ripley  county,  Ind.,  and  was  born  near 
New  Marion,  February  15,  1845,  a  son  of  Nicholas  and  Mary 
(Rechtewald)  Miller,  natives  of  Germany,  and  the  parents  of  nine 
children,  of  whom  the  elder  three  were  also  born  in  Germany,  the 
nine  having  been  born  in  the  following  order:  Mary,  wife  of  John 
Biedenbach,  of  Jeffersonville,  Ind.;  Margaret,  deceased  wife  of 
John  A.  Heidlinger,  died  in  Indianapolis  in  May,  1881,  at  the  age 
of  forty-three  years;  Nicholas,  chief  engineer  of  the  Cerealine 
works,  Indianapolis,  and  married;  Katherine,  who  died  on  Good 
Friday,  1870,  at  the  age  of  twenty-seven  years;  Jacob,  our  subject; 
John,  who  has  not  been  heard  of  since  1870,  and  who,  it  is  sur- 
mised, lost  his  life  in  the  great  Chicago  fire  of  1871;  Matthew,  a 
carpenter  of  Paducah,  Ky. ;  Sebastian,  who  died  at  the  age  of 
thirty-seven  years,  being  then  foreman  of  the  wheel  works  in  Indi- 
anapolis, and  Peter,  who  is  in  business  in  Jackson,  Tenn. 

Nicholas  Miller,  father  of  the  above  family,  brought  his  wife 
and  three  German-born  children  to  .America  in  August,  1841,  and 
located  on  a  farm    in    Ripley  county,  where    Katherine   and    Jacob 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

were  born.  In  1S46,  the  family  removed  to  Madison,  Ind.,  and 
there  the  mother  was  called  from  earth  in  1882,  at  the  age  of 
seventy-three  3'ears.  After  this  bereavement,  Mr.  Miller  made 
his  home,  alternatel}%  with  his  eldest  daughter  in  Madison,  his  son 
in  Paducah,  and  again  with  his  eldest  daughter,  and  at  her  home 
passed  away  in  1S93,  at  the  age  of  eighty-four  years. 

Jacob  Miller  served  an  apprenticeship  at  cigarmaking  under 
his  brother-in-law,  John  Heidlinger,  in  Indianapolis,  and  then,  from 
1869  to  1872.  was  in  the  grocery  trade  at  Nokomis,  111. ;  from  1874 
to  1876,  he  was  a  member  of  the  Indianapolis  police  force,  and 
then  worked  at  his  trade  until  1885,  when  he  was  chosen  clerk  of 
the  board  of  health,  which  position  he  held  two  3'ears;  he  was  then 
re-appointed  to  the  police  force,  and  served  three  years,  when  he 
again  resumed  his  trade,  and  since  1890  has  held  his  present  posi- 
tion as  foreman  of  the  extensive  cigar  manufactor\-  of  John  Rauch, 
at  No.  82  West  ^^'ashi^gto^  street. 

Mr.  Miller  was  united  in  marriage,  in  1866,  at  St.  John's 
church,  by  Very  Rev.  Father  Bessonies,  with  Miss  Katherine 
Murphy,  a  native  of  Ireland.  To  this  marriage  were  born  seven 
children,  of  whom  two  died  in  infancy — Anna  and  William;  Frank 
R.  is  married  and  resides  in  Muncie,  Ind. ;  Ella,  John,  Flora  and 
Katherine,  all  now  at  mature  age,  still  reside  under  the  parental 
roof.  Mrs.  Katherine  Miller  was  called  away  in  March,  1879,  and 
in  1880  Mr.  Miller  was  married,  in  St.  Bridget's  church,  by  Rev. 
Father  Curran,  to  Mrs.  Elizabeth  A.  Looney,  whose  maiden  name 
was  O'Meara — this  being  the  first  marriage  to  be  solemnized  in  the 
new  church  edifice.  Mrs.  Miller  was  born  in  Ireland,  and  by  her 
first  husband,  Edward  Looney,  became  the  mother  of  three  chil- 
dren— Nellie,  Nora  and  May,  of  whom  Nellie  and  Nora  have  passed 
away.  To  the  second  marriage  of  Mr.  Miller  have  been  born  two 
children — Delphie  and  Gertrude. 

Mr.  Miller  is  a  gentleman  of  intelligence,  and  his  family  are 
cultured  and  refined.  His  home,  at  No.  520  Blake  street,  is  sup- 
plied with  a  good  library  and  musical  instruments,  is  handsomely 
furnished,  and  is  the  seat  of  a  generous  hospitality  and  domestic 
felicity.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Catholic  Knights  of  America,  in 
branch  No.  22,  of  which  he  has  served  four  years  as  financial  secre- 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

tary;  is  also  a  member  of  the  German  society  of  Sacred  Heart 
church,  and  a  member  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias.  The  family  are 
members  of  St.  Bridget's  church,  in  which  Mrs.  Miller  belongs  to 
the  Altar  society  and  the  daughters  to  the  Young  Ladies'  sodality. 
In  politics  Mr.  Miller  is  independent  and  has  never  sought  public 
office,  although  he  has  served,  by  political  appointment,  in  the 
position  of  clerk  to  the   board  of  health,  as  previously  mentioned. 


ADAM  STRATMAN,  the  leading  hardware  merchant  of  Hunt- 
ingburg,  Dubois  county,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Ausberg,  Prussia, 
December  8,  1849,  and  was  brought  to  the  United  States  by  his 
parents,  who  arrived  in  Covington,  Ky.,  April  30,  1856.  He 
received  a  good  education  in  St.  Joseph's  parochial  school  of  that 
city  and  was  there  reared  to  manhood.  February  3,  1873,  he  was 
united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Caroline  Schnell,  daughter  of  Henry 
Schnell,  of  Schnellville,  Ind.,  but  August  10,  1897,  was  bereaved 
of  his  beloved  wife,  whose  remains  were  most  reverently  interred 
in  St.  Mary's  Catholic  cemetery  in  Huntingburg,  being  followed  to 
the  grave  by  a  large  number  of  mourning  friends,  as  she  was  greatly 
respected  as  a  most  charitable  lady,  who  was  ever  ready  to  assist 
any  and  all  who  were  in  need.  Mr.  Stratman  remained  a  widower 
until  October,  1898,  when  he  was  united  in  matrimony  with  Miss 
Rosa  E.  Schmitt,  the  youngest  daughter  of  August  Schmitt,  a 
dealer  in  stoves  and  tinware,  and  one  of  the  leading  Catholics  of 
Evansville,  Ind. 

Mr.  Stratman  began  his  business  life  as  a  blacksmith,  which 
trade  he  learned  in  Covington,  Ky.,  but  later  spent  several  years 
in  milling  and  was  at  one  time  a  large  dealer  in  lumber.  Subse- 
quently he  engaged  in  farming  in  Dubois  county,  Ind.,  but  in  1883 
disposed  of  his  farm  and  invested  the  proceeds  in  Huntingburg  lots 
and  also  engaged  in  the  hardware  trade  on  Fifth  street,  near  Wash- 
ington. The  original  building  was  a  frame  structure  of  two  stories, 
56x60  feet,  and  was  erected  in  1884.  His  business  rapidly 
increased,  and  an  addition  of  twenty-three  feet  was  later  made,  and 
in  1892  the  building  was  lengthened  lo    120  feet.      Everything  was 

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ADAM    STRATMANN. 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

prospering  with  Mr.  Stratman,  but  in  April,  1S93,  fire  destroyed  all 
his  property,  with  the  exception  of  one  of  his  warehouses.  The 
value  of  the  destroyed  buildings  and  stock  was  about  $16,000,  on 
which  there  was  an  insurance  for  only  $4,200,  and  when  a  settle- 
ment with  the  underwriters  was  had,  Mr.  Stratman  received  $3,400 
in  cash,  as  one  of  the  companies  in  which  he  held  $800  insurance 
failed.  With  this  small  capital,  but  with  undiminished  energy  and 
pluck,  he  set  himself  to  resume,  and  in  May,  1893,  he  organized 
the  Stratm.an  Hardware  &  Builders'  Supply  company,  and  the  pres- 
ent two-and-a-half-story  brick  building,  40.x  120  feet  in  dimensions, 
was  the  result.  This  is  without  a  superior  of  the  kind  in  the  state, 
and  in  1896  Mr.  Stratman  was  enabled  to  purchase  the  interests  of 
all  the  other  stockholders. 

Mr.  Stratman  has  been  one  of  the  most  successful  business 
men  in  southern  Indiana,  and  any  attempt  to  enumerate  the  im- 
mense number  of  articles  carried  in  stock  by  him  would  prove  an 
almost  endless  task.  But  it  is  the  immensity  of  this  stock,  and  the 
skill  which  he  has  displayed  in  its  selection,  that  have  brought  him 
this  success.  Every  man  who  has  ever  been  in  his  place  of  busi- 
ness joins  in  testifying  to  the  great  number  and  variety  of  the  arti- 
cles kept  on  hand,  and  experienced  traveling  salesmen  freely  com- 
pliment him  on  his  excellent  arrangement  and  tasty  display  beside. 

In  addition  to  conducting  his  hardware  establishment,  Mr. 
Stratman  is  one  of  five  stockholders  who  own  and  control  a  dry- 
press  brick  plant,  which  turns  out  a  fine  grade  of  building  brick  of 
various  shades  and  shapes,  as  well  as  fire  brick  of  an  excellent 
quality,  and  also  raw  and  pulverized  fire-clay.  He  is  likewise  a 
stockholder  in  the  Farmers'  Milling  company,  in  the  Fair  associa- 
tion, and  in  the  Huntingburg  bank,  but  in  spite  of  his  multitudi- 
nous business  transactions,  Mr.  Stratman  has  found  time  to  serve 
his  fellow-citizens  in  various  official  capacities  as  a  democrat, 
having  been  town  trustee  two  terms,  city  assessor  one  term,  and 
has  been  city  commissioner  from  the  time  Huntingburg  was  in- 
corporated until  the  present,  and  is  also  a  member  of  the  Business 
Men's  association.  An  earnest  Catholic  in  religion,  he  freely  con- 
tributes to  the  support  of  the  church  of  the  Visitation  of  the  Blessed 
\'irgin   Mary,  at   Huntingburg,  of  which  Rev.  Augustine   Falley  is 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

the  pastor.  Mr.  Stratman  also  holds  membership  with  the  Cath- 
olic Knights  of  America,  branch  No.  534,  and  with  St.  Augustine 
council,  No.  497,  Young  Men's  institute,  and  is  in  every  way  a 
progressive  and  public-spirited  citizen. 


NICHOLAS  MILLER,  engineer  of  the  Cerealine  works.  North 
Indianapolis,  was  born  near  the  river  Rhine,  in  Prussia,  Ger- 
many, July  25,  1839,  a  son  of  Nicholas  and  Mary  Ann  (Rechte- 
wald)  Miller,  of  whom  full  mention  is  made  in  the  biography  of 
Jacob  Miller. 

Nicholas  Miller,  in  his  thirteenth  year  (1852),  became  appren- 
ticed to  the  machinist's  trade  in  Madison,  Ind.,  and  served  five 
years,  but  remained  in  the  shop  until  his  enlistment,  July  7,  1862, 
in  Jefferson  county,  in  company  K,  Twelfth  Indiana  volunteer 
infantry.  He  served  in  the  army  of  the  Tennessee  under  Gen. 
Sherman  and  also  under  Gen.  Grant,  and  among  other  engage- 
ments, took  part  in  the  battle  of  Richmond,  Ky. ;  the  siege  of 
Vicksburg  and  the  battle  of  Jackson,  Miss. ;  at  Memphis,  at  Mis- 
sionary Ridge,  Chattanooga  and  Knoxville,  Tenn. ;  started  with 
Sherman  for  the  sea,  but  was  wounded  in  the  battle  at  Resaca, 
Ga.,  May  13,  1864,  being  shot  through  the  right  thigh,  and  lay  in 
field  hospital  si.\  weeks,  whence  he  was  taken  to  Chattanooga  and 
then  to  Nashville,  Tenn.,  and  finally  to  Madison,  where  he  was 
honorably  discharged,  and  where  he  resumed  work  at  his  trade. 

The  marriage  of  Mr.  Miller  took  place  in  Indianapolis  August 
24,  1862,  to  Miss  Susan  Ann  Smitha,  the  Very  Rev.  Father  Bes- 
sonies  performing  the  nuptial  ceremony.  The  children  that  have 
blessed  this  union  were  named,  in  order  of  birth,  Mary  Eliza, 
Frances  Leonora,  Flora  Matilda,  William  Henry,  Dora  Elizabeth, 
Benjamin  Reinhart,  Josephine  Delphie,  Henry  \\'illiam,  Helen 
Annie,  George  Edward  and  Edna  Margaret — but  of  these  Flora 
Matilda  and  Dora  Elizabeth  are  deceased. 

The  parents  of  Mrs.  .Miller  were  Granville  and  Eliza  (Ri)bbinsi 
Smitha,  the  former  born  in  Kentucky  in  1813,  and  the  latter  in 
Indiana  in  18 14;  the  death  of  the  mother  occurred  in  May,  iSS(>, 
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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    IXDIAXA. 

and  that  of  the  father  in  1889,  and  of  their  fourteen  children,  four 
only  survixe,  \\z:  Albert,  a  farmer  in  Decatur  county,  Ind. ; 
Willis,  a  teamster  in  Johnson  county,  Ind.;  Mrs.  Melissa  Jane 
Bryant,  of  Tennessee,  and  Susan  Ann,  who  was  born  in  Jefferson 
county,  Ind.,  May  11,  1846,  and  is  now  Mrs.  Nicholas  Miller. 

After  marriage,  Mr.  Miller  removed  from  Madison  to  Colum- 
bus, Ind.,  and  conducted  a  machine  shop  until  1880,  and  then 
moved  to  Edinburg,  where  he  ran  an  engine  for  a  starch  factory 
until  1S93,  when  he  came  to  Indianapolis  and  for  two  years  was 
employed  by  Heatherington  &  Banner,  and  then  secured  his  pres- 
ent position.  His  son,  Benjamin  R. ,  is  also  employed  in  the 
Cerealine  works  as  an  engineer,  there  being  in  all  eight  engineers 
in  the  works,  exclusive  of  the  chief,  Nicholas  Miller. 

Mr.  Miller  and  his  family  are  members  of  St.  Bridget's  church, 
although  Mrs.  Miller  was  born  of  Baptist  parents,  was  permitted 
to  marry  by  special  dispensation,  and  has  ever  since  been  a  devout 
Catholic.  Her  father  was  a  native  of  North  Carolina,  of  Irish 
descent,  and  her  mother  of  Pennsylvania,  of  German  descent.  Mr. 
Miller  is  a  member  of  the  Engineers  association,  but  of  no  other 
brotherhood,  and  has  been  from  childhood  a  devout  Catholic,  and 
in  politics  he  is  independent. 


JACOB  MILLER  (deceased)  was  a  well-known  business  man  of 
Washington,  Daviess  county,  Ind.,  of  which  city  he  was  a  resi- 
dent from  November,  1854,  until  his  death,  which  occurred  March  9, 
1872.  He  was  born  in  Bavaria,  June  16,  1828,  a  son  of  Jacob 
and  Elizabeth  (Weir)  Miller,  and  was  early  taught  the  mason's 
trade.  In  1852  he  came  to  the  United  States,  and  in  June,  1853, 
married,  in  New  York,  Miss  Eva  Hegsdens,  who  was  born  in 
Bavaria,  December  28,  1826,  a  daughter  of  Adam  and  Mary  Ann 
(Deis)  Hegsdens,  the  former  of  whom  was  a  nailmaker.  In  1854, 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Miller  left  New  York  for  Indiana,  and  arrived  in 
November,  as  stated  above.  Here  Mr.  Miller  engaged  at  work  as 
a  mason  on  the  Ohio  lS:  Mississippi  railroad,  and  later  in  a  brick- 
yard and  in  quarrying  stone,  and  was    thus  employed  until    1863, 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

when  he  opened  a  saloon,  and  this  he  conducted  until  his  death. 
He  was  a  democrat  in  politics  and  was  very  popular  with  his  party 
and  the  general  public,  and  accumulated  considerable  property. 

To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Miller  were  born  six  children,  as  follows: 
Louisa,  now  Mrs.  Henry  F.  Vollmer;  Josephine,  wife  of  T.  Ivlee; 
Mary,  Sister  in  St.  Mary  of  the  Woods  society;  Sophia,  deceased; 
Clara,  at  home,  and  Anna,  wife  of  Charles  Burns.  Mr.  Miller  was 
a  member  of  St.  Simon's  Catholic  church,  of  which  Mrs.  Miller 
was  also  a  member,  but  after  his  decease  she  transferred  her  mem- 
bership to  St.  Mary's  congregation,  of  which  she  was  a  member  of 
the  Altar  society,  but  departed  this  life  in  September,   1897. 


NICHOLAS  MILLER,  proprietor  of  the  tonsorial  parlor  at  the 
Burt  house,  Decatur,  is  a  son  of  John  and  Elizabeth  Miller, 
both  natives  of  Hanover,  Germany,  the  father  born  in  the  year 
1 8 17  and  the  mother  in  1822.  These  parents  died,  respectively, 
in  1 87 1  and  1S62,  and  their  remains  are  buried  in  St.  Mary's  cem- 
etery, Decatur,  having  both  been  members  of  the  parish  of  St.  Mary's. 
The  subject  of  this  sketch  first  saw  the  light  of  day  in  Decatur, 
Ind.,  August  7,  1862,  and  received  his  education  in  the  parochial 
schools  of  the  city,  which  he  attended  until  his  seventeenth  year. 
He  then  began  learning  the  barber's  trade,  at  which  he  soon 
acquired  great  proficiency  and  which  he  has  followed  with  encour- 
aging success  in  Decatur  ever  since  the  year  1879.  His  present 
place  of  business  in  the  Burt  house  is  one  of  the  finest  tonsorial 
parlors  in  the  city,  and  his  patronage  is  extensive  and  all  that  he 
can  reasonably  desire.  Mr.  Miller  was  united  in  marriage  May  5, 
1885,  in  St.  Mary's  church,  Father  Wilken  officiating,  with  Miss 
Anna  Jones,  a  union  blessed  with  the  birth  of  two  children:  Fred- 
erick and  William  H.,  the  former  deceased.  Mr.  Miller  is  a  mem- 
ber of  St.  Mary's  parish,  Decatur,  and  served  as  altar  boy  in  the 
church  from  1870  to  1875;  he  is  an  active  worker  in  the  St.  Joseph 
society,  and  his  wife  belongs  to  the  society  of  St.  Mary's.  Both 
are  devoted  to  the  church,  in  the  faith  of  which  they  were  reared, 
and  in  all  its  charities  they  are  ever  ready  to  lend  their  influence 
and  material  encouragement. 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

REV.  \MLLIAM  C.  MILLER,  the  well-beloved  pastor  of  St. 
Patrick's  church,  Oxford,  Benton  county,  Ind.,  is  a  native  of 
Germany,  was  born  July  ii,  1857,  and  came  to  the  United  States 
in  December,  1878.  He  had  of  course  passed  through  all  his  pre- 
paratory studies  in  his  native  land,  and  in  this  country  passed 
through  the  Theological  seminary  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  finishing  at 
St.  Meinrad's,  Spencer  county,  Ind.  He  was  ordained  priest  in 
September,  1881,  and  was  first  stationed  at  Roanoke,  Huntington 
county,  Ind.,  where  he  officiated  a  year  and  a  half,  when  he  was 
transferred  to  Kentland,  Newton  county,  in  1883,  and  then  to 
Areola,  Allen  county;  in  1895  he  was  appointed  to  his  present 
charge  of  St.  Patrick,  which  includes  St.  Bridget's  mission,  in 
which  he  has  erected  a  new  church-building,  and  has  also  erected 
a  fine  parsonage  in  O.xford,  furnishing  it  nicely  throughout. 

Father  Miller  is  a  clergyman  of  more  than  ordinary  erudition, 
is  pious  and  heartily  imbued  with  a  sense  of  duty  to  his  church  and 
his  charge,  and  is  greatly  esteemed  by  the  citizens  of  O.xford,  and 
dearly  beloved  by  his  parishioners,  over  whom  he  exercises  so 
wholesome  an  influence,  spiritually  and  temporally. 


WILLIAM  J.  MINER,  real  estate  and  insurance  agint,  ex-sol- 
dier of  the  Civil  war  and  ex-county  auditor  of  Tipton 
county,  was  born  in  Hendricks  county,  Ind.,  August  4,  1837,  a  son 
of  Richard  and  Linda  M.  (Jackson)  Miner,  also  natives  of  Indi- 
ana. The  father  was  a  justice  of  the  peace  for  many  years  at 
Elwood,  Madison  county,  where  he  also  practiced  law,  and  where 
he  died  in  February,  1875,  at  the  age  of  sixty-four  years;  the 
mother  is  now  eighty-four  years  old,  and  resides  with  her  son, 
William  J.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch.  In  politics  the  father  was  a 
democrat,  and  at  one  time  judge  of  the  common  pleas  court. 

William  J.  Miner  remained  on  the  home  farm  until  fourteen 
years  old,  when  he  began  learning  the  trade  of  wagonmaking,  and 
was  following  this  trade  when  the  Civil  war  broke  out.  He  at 
once  answered  the  call  to  arms  and  enlisted,  at  Elwood,  in  com- 
pany   E,    Thirty-fourth    Indiana    volunteer  infantry,    and   his   first 

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THE    CLEKGV    AXD    CONGREGATIONS, 

hard-fought  battle  was  at  Port  Gibson,  Miss.  For  meritorious 
conduct  he  was  rapidlj-  promoted  until  he  reached  the  rank  of  first 
lieutenant,  taking  part  in  the  engagements  at  Champion's  Hill 
(where  he  was  slightly  wounded),  Vicksburg,  and  other  places. 
But  impaired  health  necessitated  his  resignation  in  October,  1864, 
when  he  returned  to  Elwood,  and  engaged  in  merchandizing;  later 
he  came  to  Tipton  county  and  for  twelve  years  was  engaged  in 
the  hardware  trade  in  \\'indfall. 

Mr.  Miner  has  been  active  as  a  democrat  and  has  attended 
several  party  conventions,  and  at  different  times  has  filled  the  office 
of  chairman.  He  had  also  served  as  township  trustee,  and, 
although  he  never  had  any  great  desire  for  public  office,  he 
accepted  his  party's  nomination  for  county  auditor  in  1886,  but, 
after  serving  one  term,  declined  further  service.  Upon  being 
elected  to  the  office  just  mentioned,  Mr.  Miner  sold  out  his  busi- 
ness in  Windfall,  and  November  16,  1886,  settled  in  Tipton;  soon 
after  retiring  from  the  auditorship,  he  engaged  in  the  real  estate, 
abstract,  loan  and  insurance  iDusiness,  as  a  member  of  the  firm  of 
Searight,  Clark  &  Miner,  and  this  has  ever  since  engaged  his  time 
and  attention. 

April  24,  1866,  ^fr.  Miner  was  united  in  marriage  with  Miss 
Elizabeth  M.  Guisinger,  of  Anderson,  Ind.,  who  was  born  near 
Uniontown,  Ohio,  a  daughter  of  John  S.  Guisinger,  M.  D. ,  and 
three  children  have  blessed  this  union,  viz:  Orpha,  who  completed 
her  education  at  St.  Mary's  school  at  LaFayette,  Ind.,  and  is  now 
the  wife  of  Frank  J.  Bower,  of  Tipton;  Gertrude,  who  was  edu- 
cated at  Oldenburg,  Ind.,  and  Paul,  who  was  educated  in  Tipton. 
For  many  years  Mr.  Miner  was  not  connected  with  any  church 
organization,  but  in  1891  became  converted  to  Catholicity  and  has 
since  been  a  faithful  member  of  St.  John  the  Baptist  church,  of 
which  he  has  served  as  a  trustee.  Mrs.  Miner  was  reared  a 
Catholic. 

Mr.  Miner  has  made  his  way  unaided  through  the  world,  and, 
being  an  excellent  man  of  business,  has  met  with  success.!',  He  is 
a  stockholder  and  director  in  the  People's  bank,  of  Windfall,  and 
a  stockholder  in  the  Windfall  Manufacturing  company.  He  owns 
a  residence  in  Tipton,  where  he  has  also  erected-and  still  owns  a 
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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDJANA. 

business  building.  He  is  greatly  respected  as  a  citizen  and  neigh- 
bor, and  he  and  family  move  in  the  best  society  circles  of  Tipton 
citv  and  county. 


HENRY  MARTIN  MOCK,  a  popular  practical  plumber  of  No. 
846  Buchanan  street,  Indianapolis,  is  a  native  of  this  city, 
was  born  July  ig,  1S65,  and  is  a  son  of  Martin  and  Anna  Mock, 
who  came  single  to  America  from  Germany,  and  were  married,  in 
1850,  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  but  who  have  been  residents  of  Indian- 
apolis for  the  past  forty  years.  These  parents  have  had  born  to 
them  a  family  of  eight  children,  in  the  following  order:  Frederick, 
who  died  in  his  twenty-second  year;  Lizzie,  who  was  married  to 
Joseph  Yeager,  and  died  at  about  twenty-seven  years  of  age; 
Stephen  died  when  twenty-four  years  old;  Mary  is  the  wife  of 
Henry  Hanf,  whose  biography  appears  on  another  page;  Joseph 
died  when  twenty-one  years  old;  Henry  M.  is  our  subject;  John 
^\■as  accidentally  struck  by  a  blow  from  a  ball-bat  at  the  age  of 
nine  years  and  died  from  the  effect;  and  Charles,  who  married  Miss 
Anna  Grandy,  lives  on  a  farm  near  the  city,  but  is  a  machinist  by 
trade  and  is  employed  in  the  Indiana  Bicycle  factory. 

Henry  M.  Mock  received  his  primary  education  in  the  ward 
schools  of  Indianapolis,  which  he  attended  about  three  years,  and 
finished  his  education  at  St.  ?Nlary's  parochial  school.  He  then 
served  an  apprenticeship  of  three  years  at  plumbing  with  W.  L. 
Ramsey  &  Son,  then  worked  as  a  journeyman  for  three  years  with 
George  \\\  Keiser,  and  for  the  past  eleven  years  has  been  with  his 
present  employers,  Knight  &  Jillson,on  South  Pennsylvania  street. 
The  marriage  of  Mr.  Mock  was  celebrated  August  10,  18  86, 
at  St.  Mary's  church,  by  the  Very  Rev.  Scheideler,  \.  G.,  when 
he  was  united  with  Miss  Clara  Schlick,  a  native  of  Ripley  county, 
Ind.,  and  the  only  child  of  Mrs.  Minnie  Schlick,  a  widow,  who  now 
makes  her  home  with  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Mock,  whose  union  has  been 
blessed  with  one  son  and  one  daughter,  viz:  Joseph  Henry,  who 
was  born  August  18,  1889,  and  Anna  Catherine,  born  February  9, 
1892.  The  family  are  members  of  St.  Mary's  church,  and  Mr. 
Mock   is   a    member   of    St.  Joseph's   society   and    of  St.  Patrick's 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

Young  Men's  institute.  In  politics  he  is  a  free-silver  democrat,  but 
has  never  sought  nor  held  office.  He  pays  assiduous  attention  to 
his  business,  is  industrious,  temperate  and  frugal,  but  liberal  in  his 
donations  to  his  church,  and  has  won  the  respect  of  his  neighbors 
and  many  friends  within  the  pale  of  the  church  and  outside  of  it. 


AUGUST  MOMENCE,  retired  contractor,  was  born  in  Vin- 
cennes,  Ind. ,  November  ii,  1834,  and  has  always  lived  within 
two  squares  of  his  birthplace.  His  parents,  August  and  Bridget 
(Bona)  Momence,  long  since  deceased,  were  also  natives  of  Vin- 
cennes,  the  mother  having  been  born  in  the  same  building  in  which 
the  subject  first  saw  light,  and  the  father  in  another  portion  of 
the  city,  not  very  distant,  in  1S04,  a  few  years  anterior  to  the  birth 
of  the  mother.  The  paternal  grandfather  of  the  subject  was  of 
French  extraction,  was  born  in  Canada,  and  settled  in  Vincennes 
in  the  early  part  of  the  last  century.  August  Momence  and  wife 
had  a  family  of  ten  children,  who  were  born  in  the  following  order: 
John,  who  died  at  the  age  of  ten  years;  Margaret,  who  was  mar- 
ried to  S.  Chapaun,  but  died  in  early  womanhood;  August,  the 
subject  of  this  biography;  Louise,  who  died  in  childhood;  Susan, 
who  was  married  to  Frank  Vachet,  and  died  about  1890;  Peter, 
who  is  totally  blind  and  is  living  with  August,  the  subject,  his 
infirmity  being  the  result  of  exposure  during  his  service  in  the  Civil 
war-^for  which  he  receives  a  liberal  pension;  Eliza,  who  was  mar- 
ried to  Lambert  Stangel,  and  died  in  middle  life;  Hannah,  widow 
of  John  Louyan,  is  a  resident  of  Vincennes;  Joseph,  who  died  at 
the  age  of  two  years,  and  Delia,  who  also  died  in  childhood. 

August  Momence,  the  subject,  received  a  very  fair  education 
in  the  common  schools,  which  he  supplemented  through  self-appli- 
cation to  study  even  after  reaching  mature  years.  He  learned  the 
carpenter's  trade  under  his  father,  and  after  the  death  of  the  lat- 
ter succeeded  him  in  business.  Until  within  the  past  four  years, 
subject  was  extensively  engaged  in  contracting  and  building,  even 
at  the  early  age  of  eighteen  years  erecting  St.  Thomas  church,  and 
later  doing  a  great  deal  of  work  at  the  orphan  asylum.      He  has, 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

howeyer,  had  some  experience  in  mercantile  affairs,  having  con- 
ducted a  grocery  for  four  or  five  years  prior  to  his  marriage,  and 
also  for  a  short  time  gave  his  attention  to  farming  in  the  Wabash 
valley. 

The  marriage  of  subject  took  place,  in  1859,  to  Miss  Mary 
Mallet,  a  native  of  Vincennes,  the  result  of  the  union  being  five 
children.  Of  these,  Bridget  died  at  the  age  of  si.\  months;  Louise, 
still  under  the  parental  roof,  was  educated  at  St.  Rose  academy 
and  is  accomplished  as  a  musician  and  artist  in  painting;  Delia 
died  at  the  age  of  eight  years  and  John  at  two;  Nellie,  also  a  grad- 
uate of  St.  Rose  academy,  and  equally  accomplished  as  her  sister 
Louise,  both  in  painting  and  music,  is  a  professional  teacher  of  the 
latter  art  and  is  living  with  her  parents.  The  family  worship  at 
St.  Francis  Xavier  cathedral,  of  which  congregation  they  have  all 
been  life  members.  In  politics  Mr.  Momence  is  a  republican,  and 
daring  the  late  Civil  war  offered  his  services  in  defense  of  the  flag 
of  his  native  country,  but  his  physical  condition  was  such  as  to 
prevent  his  being  accepted  as  a  Union  soldier;  and  it  may  also  be  men- 
tioned that  his  brother,  Peter  Momence,  is  equally  ardent  in  his 
advocacy  of  the  doctrines  of  the  republican  party.  August 
Momence,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  is  a  gentleman  of  unbounded 
liberality,  although  altogether  unostentatious  in  the  exercise  of  his 
charities,  and  is  deservedly  entitled  to  the  high  esteem  in  which  he 
is  held  by  his  fellow-citizens. 


PETER  MOAN  (deceased),  formerly  a  substantial  and  highly 
respected  citizen  of  Mishawaka,  St.  Joseph  county,  Ind.,  was 
born  in  county  Monaghan,  Ireland,  in  18 10,  and  married  in  his 
native  county,  in  1848,  Miss  Mary  Woods,  who  was  born  in  1824, 
also  in  county  Monaghan — the  union  resulting  in  the  birth  of  four 
children,  viz:  Mary,  wife  of  John  Cunningham,  of  Mishawaka; 
Anna  and  Alice,  deceased,  and  James  A.,  of  Mishawaka,  Ind. 

On  arriving  in  America  Peter  Moan  landed  in  New  York, 
whence  he  came  directly  to  Mishawaka,  being  one  of  the  pioneer 
Catholics  of  St.  Joseph  county,  Ind.,  his  name  appearing  on  the 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

church  record  prior  to  1857,  among  those  of  John  McErlain, 
Patrick  Moan,  Edward  Mulligan.  John  Armstrong,  Michael  Klein, 
John  Becker,  Philip  Mulligan,  Philip  Blake,  John  Doyle,  Patrick 
Cooney,  John  Donohue,  Jacob  Zahm,  Jacob  Claer,  Samuel  Black, 
John  Hanprich,  Thomas  Hughes,  John  Kurtz,  F.  X.  Krantz,  Peter 
Klein,  Martin  Myers,  John  Klein  and  George  Moan.  Peter  Moan 
was  very  active  in  his  efforts  to  advance  the  interests  of  the  church 
and  died  one  of  its  most  devoted  members,  December  10,  1867, 
his  widow  surviving  until  May  20,  1887.  The  memory  of  both  is 
still  cherished  with  warmth  by  many  of  the  old  settlers  of  Misha- 
waka,  and  their  honored  name  is  the  rich  inheritance  of  the  two 
surviving  children. 

Patrick  Moan,  a  brother  of  Peter  Moan,  the  subject,  was  one 
of  the  earliest  Catholic  settlers  of  St.  Joseph  county,  coming  here 
in  1844,  and  this  fact  was  the  reason  of  Peter  Moan  and  his  wife 
and  Irish-born  children  making  this  county  their  home.  Patrick 
Moan  died  here  in  the  Catholic  faith,  leaving  two  daughters — 
Martha  and  Mrs.    Harriet  Reed,  of  Mishawaka. 


P.\TRICK  W.  MOFFITT,  of  Portland,  Ind.,  was  born  in  the 
town  of  Louisville,  Stark  county,  Ohio,  April  21,  1831.  His 
father,  Ivichard  Moffitt,  wa.-^  born  in  Sligo,  Ireland,  in  the  year  1792, 
died  in  Lafayette,  Ind.,  in  1S65,  and  was  buried  in  the  Catholic 
cemetery  at  Huntington.  The  mother  of  the  subject,  whose  maiden 
name  was  Margaret  Glass,  bore  her  husband  thirteen  children,  of 
whom  seven  are  buried  at  Louisville,  Ohio;  the  following  are  liv- 
ing: John  R.,  at  Denver,  Colo.;  James,  at  Louisville,  Ohio;  Han- 
nah, wife  of  Prof.  Kennedy  (deceased),  of  Lafayette;  Richard,  who 
resides  in  California;  Henry,  of  Huntington,  and  Patrick  W.,  whose 
name  introduces  this  sketch. 

Young  Patrick  remained  under  the  parental  roof  until  thirteen 
years  old,  at  which  early  age  he  was  apprenticed  to  the  machinist's 
trade,  at  Massillon,  Ohio,  at  which  he  served  four  years.  He  then 
went  to  Piqua,  where. he  worked  at  his  trade  several  years,  and  in 
i860  came    to    Huntington,    Ind.,  where    he   was   engaged    in    the 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

machinist  and  foundry  business  until  his  removal,  in  1879,  to  Port- 
land. Mr.  Moffitt  has  operated  a  foundry  and  machine  shop  ever 
since  locating  here,  and  by  close  application  and  successful  man- 
agement has  succeeded  in  building  up  a  very  profitable  business. 
He  was  married  to  Miss  Anna  Meade,  in  Darke  county,  Ohio, 
October  15,  1853,  by  Father  Ouinlan,  and  has  a  family  of  six  chil- 
dren, viz;  Catherine  R.,  who  resides  at  home;  Mary  L.,  wife  of  E. 
M.  Hall,  Greenville,  Ohio;  Celia  M.,  wife  of  Charles  Walters,  of 
Huntington;  Clara  A.,  wife  of  Louis  Tri.xler,  Huntington;  ^^'illiam 
R. ,  at  home,  and  John  A.,  who  lives  at  Cripple  Creek,  Colo. 

Mr.  Moffitt  and  his   entire   family  are   active   members  of  the 
Catholic  church. 


D.ANIEL  MONAGHAN,  Jr.,  who  is  a  native-born  citizen  of 
Washington,  Daviess  county,  Ind..  was  born  October  6, 
1868,  a  son  of  Daniel  dnd  Mary  (Lively)  Monaghan,  the  former  a 
native  of  Ireland  and  the  latter  of  the  state  of  Illinois. 

Daniel  Monaghan,  father  of  subject,  came  to  America  in 
1857,  and  made  his  home  at  once  in  Daviess  county,  Ind.,  and  here 
found  employment  as  a  general  laborer,  to  which  he  applied  him- 
self industriously  until  able  to  provide  for  a  wife  and  resulting 
family,  which  he  never  failed  to  do  until  his  powers  became 
exhausted.  To  his  marriage,  in  Daviess  county,  Ind.,  with  Miss 
Lively,  have  been  born  ten  children,  in  the  following  order: 
Michael,  of  Washington;  Philip,  a  coal  miner;  Elizabeth,  wife  of 
H.  Sahn;  Daniel,  Jr. ,  subject  of  this  sketch;  Annie,  wife  of  John  R. 
Jones;  Catherine,  at  home;  Anthony,  a  calciminer;  Bridget,  John 
and  Margaret,  at  home.  The  family  are  all  good  Catholics,  faith- 
ful and  sincere,  and  belong  to  St.  Simon's  parish. 

Daniel  Monaghan,  Jr.,  our  subject,  dutifully  attended  the  paro- 
chial school  until  fifteen  years  of  age,  and  the  education  thus 
acquired  was  supplemented  by  a  two-year  course  in  the  common 
schools  of  Washington.  Telegraphy  next  occupied  his  attention 
until  1888,  after  which  date  he  attended  bar  until  1891,  in  May  of 
which  year  he  was  nominated  by  the  democratic  party  as  its  can- 
didate for  city  clerk,  but   met  with   defeat,  as  did   the   rest  of  the 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

ticket.  He  was,  however,  appointed  deputy  recorder  under  John 
Dosch,  and  served  in  this  capacity  for  three  years,  and  gave  such 
general  satisfaction  in  the  performance  of  the  duties  of  this  office 
that  on  his  renomination  for  the  position  of  city  clerk,  in  1894, 
he  was  triumphantly  elected  and  filled  the  office,  with  credit  to 
himself  and  to  the  satisfaction  of  the  public,  until  September, 
1898.  Mr.  Monaghan  has  been  a  temperate,  prudent  and  econom- 
ical citizen,  although  generous  and  opsn-hearted,  and  now  owns 
two  pieces  of  improved  residence  property  and  four  building  lots 
within  the  city  limits  of  Washington.  A  member  of  St.  Simon's 
church,  he  has  fully  lived  up  to  the  duties  imposed  by  the  Cath- 
olic religion. 


DENNIS  MONAHAN,  now  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of 
shirts  in  Fort  Wayne,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Jefferson  township, 
Allen  county,  February  27,  1846,  and  is  a  son  of  John  and  Cath- 
erine (Driscoll)  Monahan,  natives  of  Ireland,  the  former  of  whom 
was  born  in  181 1.  These  parents  came  to  the  United  States  and 
located  in  Allen  county,  Ind.,  in  1834,  and  here  the  father  died  in 
1866  and  the  mother  in  1885,  the  pareiits  of  si.\  children,  of  whom 
tfour  still  survive. 

Dennis  Monahan  received  a  good  common-school  education, 
was  reared  on  a  farm,  and  in  December,  1863,  enlisted  in  company 
B,  One,  Hundred  and  Twenty-ninth  Indiana  volunteer  infantry, 
and  served  until  the  close  of  the  war,  participating  in  the  battles 
of  Resaca  and  Kenesaw  Mountain,  and  the  engagements  about 
Atlanta,  Ga.,  and  Kingston,  N.  C.  On  his  return  from  the  defense 
of  his  country's  flag,  he  engaged,  at  the  age  of  twenty-three,  in  the 
hat  and  cap  trade  with  Harper  &  Co.,  of  Fort  Wayne,  with  whom 
he  remained  nine  years,  and  then  for  fifteen  years  was  in  the  hat 
and  gents'  furnishing  goods  trade,  in  partnership  with  Edward  J. 
Golden;  was  then  in  the  wholesale  hat  business  for  a  year  and  a 
half,  next  engaged  in  the  retail  hat  trade  a  short  time,  and  then 
entered  into    the  manufacture  of  shirts. 

Mr.  Monahan  was  united  in  marriage,  in  September,  1872, 
with  Miss  Elizabeth  Golden,  who  was  born  in  Fort  Wayne  in  1849, 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

a  daughter  of  Patrick  Golden,  and  this  union  has  been  blessed 
with  nine  children  (of  whom  eight  are  still  living),  viz:  John  J., 
Grace  M.,  Thaddeus  B.,  Alfred  E.,  Bernadette  C.,  Dennis  L. , 
Edith  J.,  Frank  G.  (born  February  27,  died  March  28,  1897),  and 
Anthony  W.  All  the  survivors  are  members  of  the  Catholic  church, 
and  Mr.  Monahan  is  also  a  member  of  the  Catholic  Knights  of 
America,  St.  Joseph's  Benevolent  society  and  other  sodalities.  In 
politics  Mr.  Monahan  is  a  democrat,  and  served  in  the  city  council 
of  Fort  Wayne  in  1886-7,  and  is  recognized  as  one  of  the  most 
energetic  and  popular  residents  of  the  city,  respected  by  all  who 
know  him. 


EDWARD  MOORE,  deceased,  was  a  well-known  Catholic  and  a 
respected  citizen  of  Indianapolis,  where  he  had  resided  from 
1873  until  the  time  of  his  death,  which  occurred  August  24,  1889. 
He  was  born  in  county  Kildare,  Ireland,  in  1827,  but  when  a  child 
lost  his  father,  James  Moore.  In  1840,  his  mother  brought  Edward 
to  America,  her  elder  children  having  preceded  them  to  the  new 
world,  and  the  family  were  reunited  in  the  city  of  New  York,  where 
the  mother  passed  the  remainder  of  her  life. 

Edward  Moore  was  united  in  marriage,  in  New  York,  with 
Miss  Ellen  McMannis,  and  early  in  the  'fifties  removed  to  Cincin- 
nati, Ohio,  but  soon  afterward  came  to  Indiana  and  located  in 
Richmond,  where  he  lost  his  wife  in  1859,  who  left  to  his  care  six 
small  children.  In  order  that  these  children  might  be  well  reared 
and  properly  instructed,  he  removed  to  Cincinnati  and  placed  them 
in  Mount  St.  Vincent  academy,  where  they  remained  until  the 
eldest,  Mary,  was  sixteen  years  of  age,  the  younger  girls  continu- 
ing in  school.  They  later  returned  to  their  father,  who  continued 
to  reside  in  Cincinnati  one  year,  then  returned  to  and  resided  in 
Richmond  until  April  i,  1873,  when  he  brought  his  family  to 
Indianapolis,  where  Mr.  Moore  continued  as  master  mechanic  of 
the  Cincinnati,  Hamilton  &  Dayton  Railroad  company,  of  which 
he  was  one  of  the  earliest  employees  in  this  part  of  the  state,  and 
with  which  he  served  thirty-five  years — first  as  a  fireman,  then  as 
engineer,  and  lastly,  as  master  mechanic. 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

Of  the  six  children  alluded  to  above  three  are  still  living — 
Mary,  Kate  and  Ellen — who  own  a  pleasant  home  at  No.  2030 
East  Washington  street,  in  Holy  Cross  parish.  Prior  to  October, 
1897,  they  had  resided  a  quarter  of  a  century  in  St.  Patrick's 
parish.  The  three  deceased  children  were  named  Rose,  Margaret 
and  Edward.  The  father  was  a  true  Catholic  and  a  worthy  citi- 
zen, who,  bereft  of  his  beloved  wife  when  his  children  were  mere 
infants,  bore  the  responsibility  that  rested  upon  him  as  became  a 
sincere  Christian,  an  affectionate  father  and  honorable  gentleman, 
and  his  unfailing  kindness  is  still  cherished  in  most  grateful  remem- 
brance by  his  surviving  children,  who  are  also  devoted  members  of 
the  Catholic  church. 


THOMAS  WILLIAM  MOORHEAD.  M.  D.,  a  leading  physician 
and  surgeon  of  southwestern  Indiana,  is  a  native  of  Terre 
Haute  and  a  son  of  John  and  Hanna  (Devereux)  Moorhead,  the 
father  born  in  Ireland  and  the  mother  in  Hagerstown,  Md.  John 
Moorhead  came  to  the  United  States  in  1847,  and  located  in  Terre 
Haute,  Ind.,  which  city  he  still  makes  his  home.  His  wife  died  in 
1 89 1,  the  mother  of  eleven  children,  of  whom  ten  are  still  living, 
the  subject  of  this  sketch  being  eldest  in  order  of  birth. 

Dr.  Moorhead  first  saw  the  light  of  day  May  31,  1S56,  and 
grew  to  manhood  in  Terre  Haute,  receiving  his  education  in  the 
parochial  and  public  schools  of  the  city.  While  still  young,  he 
decided  to  turn  his  attention  to  the  study  of  chemistry,  and  the 
better  to  prepare  himself  for  his  chosen  calling,  entered,  in  1872, 
the  Philadelphia  college  of  Pharmacy,  where  he  remained  two 
years,  at  the  end  of  which  time  he  began  the  study  of  medicine. 
His  professional  training  was  pursued  in  the  university  of  Pennsyl- 
vania and  the  Medical  college  of  Indiana,  from  the  latter  of  which 
he  was  graduated  in  1876,  and  immediately  thereafter  began  the 
practice  at  Crawfordsville,  Ind.,  where  he  remained  with  encour- 
aging success  for  a  period  of  two  years.  In  the  meantime,  June, 
1877,  the  doctor  was  united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Flora  B.  Kelley, 
of  Frankfort,  daughter  of  T.  S.  Kelley,  and  in  1S78  he  located  in 
Terre  Haute,  where  he  has  since  remained  and  where  he  has 
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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

achieved  a  reputation  entitling  him  to  prominent  mention  among 
the  distinguished  medical  men  of  Indiana.  The  doctor  brought  to 
the  practice  a  mind  well  fortified  with  intellectual  and  professional 
training,  and  his  coQScientious  fidelity  to  duty  and  to  principle  has 
won  for  him  the  love  and  confidence  of  all  with  whom  he  comes  in 
contact  as  a  medical  advisor.  He  is  a  member  of  the  American 
Medical  association,  the  Vigo  Medical  society,  the  Esculapian 
society  of  the  Wabash  valley,  and  the  national  association  of  Rail- 
way surgeons,  holding  at  this  time  the  position  of  surgeon  to  the  C. , 
C,  C.  &  St.  L.  R.  R.  He  served  eight  years  on  the  medical 
staff  of  St.  Anthony's  hospital,  and  was  a  member  of  the  United 
States  examining  board  during  the  two  administrations  of  President 
Cleveland,  beside  filling  other  positions  of  a  professional  nature, 
among  which  were  that  of  member  of  the  local  board  of  health  and 
that  of  county  physician.  The  doctor  is  a  faithful  son  of  the 
church,  and  has  ever  been  mindful  of  the  high  claims  of  religion, 
which  every  true  Catholic  recognizes  and  aims  to  discharge.  He 
is  an  active  member  of  the  C.  K.  A.,  and  with  his  family  attends 
St.  Patrick's  church,  with  which  he  has  been  identified  for 
many  years. 

The  doctor  and  Mrs.  Moorhead  are  the  parents  of  one  child, 
a  son,  Herbert  John  Moorhead,  whose  birth  occurred  February  27, 
1880;  he  is  a  young  man  of  much  promise,  and  at  this  time  is 
pursuing  his  studies  in  the  uni\ersity  of  Notre  Dame,  South 
Bend,  Ind. 


PATRICK  T.  MORAN,  at  No.  501  West  Washington  street, 
Indianapolis,  Ind.,  was  born  in  county  Galway,  Ireland,  March 
14,  1 85 1.  He  is  a  son  of  Martin  and  Mary  (Flaherty)  Moran,  both 
natives  of  the  same  county,  in  which  the  latter  died  when  she  was 
forty-six  years  of  age.  Martin  Moran  then  came  to  the  United 
States,  landing  in  New  York  April  11,  1864.  In  his  native  country 
he  followed  farming,  as  he  also  did  after  reaching  the  United 
States.  He  was  born  November  9,  1809,  and  is  now  therefore  in 
his  eighty-ninth  year,  and  is  a  resident  of  Hendricks  county,  Ind. 
He  and  his  wife  were  the  parents  of  the  following  children:      Mary, 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

who  married  Michael  Killey,  of  IndianapoHs,  by  him  had  a  large 
family  of  children,  and  died  on  a  farm  January  9,  1881;  Michael, 
a  farmer  of  Hendricks  county,  Ind.;  Bridget,  widow  of  Martin 
Burke,  who  was  killed  in  a  railroad  accident,  .being  at  the  time  in 
the  employ  of  the  Vandalia  Railway  company;  Margaret,  who 
died  in  Indianapolis,  unmarried,  at  the  age  of  twenty-two  years, 
her  death  occurring  in  1873,  and  Patrick  T.,  the  subject  of  this 
brief  sketch. 

Patrick  T.  Moran  passed  his  life  on  the  farm  until  reaching 
mature  years,  and  at  the  age  of  twenty-one  became  an  employee  of 
the  Kingan  Packing  company  in  Indianapolis,  by  which  company 
he  was  employed  for  thirteen  years.  In  1885,  he  established  himself 
in  business  at  the  location  given  above,  and  is  still  thus  engaged.  Mr. 
Moran  is  still  unmarried.  He  is  a  member  of  St. John's  church,  of 
which  the  Rev.  Father  Gavisk  is  the  pastor,  and  he  is  also  a  member 
of  the  Ancient  Order  of  Hibernians.  Politically  he  is  an  ardent  and 
active  democrat,  though  he  has  never  either  held  nor  sought  office; 
but  he  has  assisted  friends  of  his  to  official  positions.  Mr.  Moran 
is  popular  among  his  friends,  is  an  honorable  man  and  is  greatly 
esteemed  by  all  that  know  his  worth  and  good  moral  character. 


CAPT.  WILLIAM  TOBIN,  of  headquarters,  Indianapolis  fire 
department,  was  born  in  Lancaster,  Pa.,  October  18,  1852, 
a  son  of  Thomas  and  Kate  (Slattery)  Tobin,  natives  of  Ireland, 
and  born,  respectively,  in  counties  Kildare  and  Tipperary,  but 
married  in  Pennsylvania,  where  they  resided  but  a  short  time  after 
marriage,  then  went  to  Madison  county,  Ohio,  located  on  a  farm, 
on  which  they  lived  until  1863,  and  then  came  to  Indianapolis; 
here  the  father  worked  in  a  rolling-mill  until  his  death,  which 
occurred  in  January,  1879,  his  wife  having  passed  away  but  two 
weeks  previously.  Of  their  family  of  thirteen  children,  four  only- 
are  now  living,  viz:  William,  Thomas,  James  and  John.  Thomas 
is  married  and  is  engaged  in  building  cold-storage  warehouses  in 
St.  Louis,  Mo. ;  James  resides  on  South  West  street,  Indianapolis, 
and  is  a  carpenter  and  contractor,  and  John  is  a  grocer  at  the 
corner  of  \N'est  and  McCarty  streets. 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

Capt.  William  Tobin  received  his  education  in  the  Brothers" 
school  of  Indianapolis,  but  he  was  early  compelled  to  earn  a  live- 
lihood, his  father  having  become  embarrassed.  For  several  years 
he  was  employed  in  the  Sarven  Wheel  works,  and  in  1875  became 
a  member  of  company  No.  4,  city  fire  department,  of  which  he 
was  made  captain  in  1879,  and  so  continued  until  1884,  when  he 
resigned  his  captaincy  to  take  a  position  on  the  watch  tower, 
which  he  held  until  1891,  when  he  was  promoted  to  be  captain  of 
company  No.  7,  and  in  December  of  the  same  year  was  transferred 
to  his  present  position  at  headquarters. 

The  marriage  of  Capt.  Tobin  was  solemnized  June  7,  1876, 
by  Rev.  Father  Bessonies,  with  Miss  Jennie  Ayers,  daughter  of 
Richard  and  Catherine  Ayers,  of  Hendricks  county,  Ind.,  and  to 
this  union  have  been  born  seven  children,  of  whom  four  are  living, 
viz:  George,  born  in  1881;  Frank,  born  in  June,  1885;  Edward, 
born  October  10,  18S7,  and  Ethel,  born  May  18,  1895;  the 
deceased  were  named  Annie,  who  was  the  eldest;  Thomas  was  the 
third  born  and  Katie  the  fifth;  Capt.  Tobin  and  his  surviving  chil- 
dren are  members  of  St.  John's  church,  Rev.  Father  Gavisk,  pas- 
tor; Mrs.  Tobin,  who  was  born  of  Protestant  parents,  does  not 
affiliate  with  any  religious  organization.  In  politics  he  is  a  demo- 
crat, as  are  his  brothers  and  as  was  his  father.  The  captain  is  an 
honest,  capable  and  temperate  citizen — otherwise  he  would  not  be 
where  he  is. 

Capt.  Tobin  is  also  interested  in  poultry  breeding,  and  makes 
a  specialty  of  standard  S.  C.  White  Leghorns,  which  he  has  been 
handling  and  exhibiting  for  the  past  fifteen  years,  taking  many 
prizes.  He  has  both  birds  and  eggs  for  sale  at  all  times,  and  his 
price  list  may  be  had  by  addressing  him  at  173  West  Morris  street, 
Indianapolis. 


CHARLES  W.  MORBACH,  chief  bookkeeper  of  the  famous 
"  New  York  "  store  of  Indianapolis,  was  born  in  Napoleon, 
Ind.,  March  24,  185  i,  and  has  been  a  resident  of  the  Railroad  city 
since  1872. 

Nicholas  Morbach,  father  of  Charles  W.,  was  born  in  Alsace 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATION'S, 

in  1822 — the  province  at  that  date  belonging  to  France.  He  had 
just  attained  his  majority  when  he  left  his  native  land  to  find  a 
home  in  America,  and  on  his  arrival  in  this  country  first  located  in 
Cincinnati,  Ohio,  where,  a  short  time  afterward,  in  1845,  he  was 
united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Theressa  Wolfersperger,  also  a  native 
of  Alsace,  who  had  come  to  America  in  the  same  steamer  with  Mr. 
Morbach.  In  185 1  they  removed  to  Napoleon,  Ind.  To  their 
marriage  were  born  eight  children — two  sons  and  six  daughters — 
and  of  these  Charles  W.  and  four  sisters  still  survive.  The  father 
now  resides  at  Osgood,  Ripley  county,  Ind. 

Charles  W.  Morbach,  on  coming  to  Indianapolis,  formed  his 
business  connection  with  the  New  York  store,  which  still  continues. 
To  better  prepare  himself  for  this  business  he  pursued  a  full  course 
of  bookkeeping,  thus  adding  to  the  information  he  had  secured  in 
his  native  parish.  August  20,  1877,  he  was  united  in  marriage 
with  Miss  Henrietta  Helpman,  daughter  of  Andrew  Helpman,  and 
a  native  of  Ohio.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Morbach  have  a  pleasant  home  at 
No.  1 148  Olive  street,  and  enjoy  the  reputation  of  being  among 
the  most  active  and  useful  residents  of  St.  Patrick's  parish.  Mr. 
Morbach  is  an  esteemed  member  of  St.  Patrick's  branch  of  the 
Catholic  Knights  of  America,  No.  563,  of  which  he  has  for  some  time 
been  the  efficient  secretary  and  treasurer.  His  success  as  a  busi- 
ness man  is  largely  due  to  his  ability  as  a  salesman  and  accountant, 
yet  his  courtesy  and  accommodating  disposition  form  quite  a  factor 
of  his  prosperity.  His  domestic  life  is  a  very  pleasant  one,  and 
his  temperate  habits  and  moral  conduct  have  gained  for  him  the 
high  esteem  of  a  wide  circle  of   warm-hearted  friends. 


JOHN  MORAN,  with  his  family  of  wife  and  one  son,  resides  at 
No.  827  Buchanan  street,  Indianapolis.  Mr.  Moran  is  an 
engineer  by  occupation,  since  1879  having  been  employed  in  that 
capacity  by  Kingan  &  Co.,  meat  packers  of  Indianapolis.  He  was 
born  in  Lockport,  N.  Y.,  November  20,  1852.  His  father,  John 
Moran,  Sr. ,  was  born  in  county  Roscommon,  Ireland,  about  18 18, 
grew  to   manhood   in  his  native  country,  and  married    Miss    Ellen 


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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

Riley.  In  1S48,  leaving  his  wife  and  j-oung  familj-  in  Ireland,  he 
emigrated  to  the  United  States,  and  about  three  years  later,  he 
having  prepared  a  place  for  them  in  this  country,  they  joined  him, 
all  settling  at  Lockport,  N.  Y. ,  there  bemg  at  that  time  five  daugh- 
ters in  the  family.  As  already  stated,  John  Moran,  the  subject  of 
this  sketch,  was  born  at  that  place.  After  some  time  the  family 
removed  to  Niagara  Falls,  where  another  son,  Joseph,  was  born, 
he  being  the  youngest  of  the  family.  At  Niagara  Falls  the  family 
lived  for  about  twenty-five  years.  The  five  daughters  above  referred 
to  are  named  as  follows:  Mary,  wife  of  Thomas  McCoy,  an  exten- 
sive farmer  of  Rush  county,  Ind. ;  Bridget,  wife  of  Peter  Thomas,  of 
Niagara  Falls;  Ellen,  widow  of  George  W.  Allen,  of  Indianapolis; 
Catherine,  wife  of  Henry  C.  Odell,  of  Kansas  City,  Mo.,  and  Anna, 
wife  of  John  Rascob,  of  Lockport,  N.  Y.  Joseph  resides  with  the 
subject  of  this  sketch,  and  is  yet  unmarried.  One  son  and  one 
daughter  died  in   Ireland. 

John  Moran,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  came  to  Indianapolis 
in  1 87 1,  since  which  time  he  has  been  a  resident  hereof,  except 
for  a  period  of  about  three  years,  spent  at  the  old  home  in  the 
state  of  New  York.  His  parents  removed  to  Indianapolis  about 
1880,  and  here  the  mother  died,  the  father  dying  some  time  later 
at  the  home  of  his  daughter,  in  Rushville,  Ind.  Mr.  Moran  was 
married  at  St.  Mary's  church,  Indianapolis,  May  25,  1 881,  by  Rev. 
Father  Scheideler,  to  Miss  Barbara  E.  Schultz,  who  was  born  in 
Madison,  Ind.,  and  is  a  daughter  of  Bernard  and  Margaret  Schultz, 
natives  of  Germany,  the  former  of  whom  is  now  deceased.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Schultz  became  the  parents  of  seven  children,  four  of 
whom,  two  sons  and  two  daughters,  are  still  living,  viz:  Matthew, 
of  Joliet,  111.;  Nicholas,  of  Madison,  Ind. ;  Mrs.  Moran  and  Mrs. 
Eva  McAdams,  of  Indianapolis. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Moran  have  one  son,  Joseph  Alfred,  born  July 
II ,  1 882,  who  has  been  a  student  at  St.  Patrick's  and  Sacred  Heart 
schools  in  Indianapolis,  and  who  is  now  in  attendance  at  the  train- 
ing school.  Both  parents  are  numbered  among  the  well  known 
and  highly  esteemed  Catholics  of  Indianapolis,  and  are  members  of 
St.  Patrick's  church.  Mr.  Moran  is  a  member  of  St.  Patrick's 
branch.  No.   563,  Catholic  Knights  of  America. 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

WILLIAM  MORGAN,  who  is  living  in  retirement  in  the  city  of 
Shelbyville,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Lexington,  Fayette  county, 
Ky.,  March  i6,  1826,  a  son  of  Dennis  and  Elizabeth  (Robbins; 
Morgan. 

Dennis  Morgan  was  a  native  of  Virginia,  and  while  \-et  a  sin- 
gle man  went  to  Kentucky,  and  in  Lexington  met  and  married  Miss 
Robbins,  a  native  of  the  city,  where  they  resided,  after  marriage, 
until  1 829,. when  they  came  to  Shelby  county,  Ind.,  locating  in 
Addison  township,  where  the  father  was  engaged  in  farming  until 
1849,  when  they  came  to  Shelbyville,  where  Mr.  Morgan  conducted 
a  dry-goods  store  until  1858,  when  they  removed  to  Indianapolis. 
He  died  April  3,  1863,  and  his  widow  in  August,  1886,  both  devout 
Catholics  and  the  parents  of  nine  children,  viz:  John  H.,  deceased; 
James  R. ,  in  the  hotel  business  in  Indianapolis;  William,  whose 
name  stands  at  the  opening  of  this  memoir;  Mary  J.,  deceased; 
Richard  S.,  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio;  Ellen,  deceased;  Ann  E.,  of 
Indianapolis,  Ind. ;  Leo,  in  the  Marion  Soldiers'  Home,  and  Den- 
nis, in  the  egg  and  poultry  trade  at  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

William  Morgan  was  a  child  of  three  years  of  age  when 
brought  to  Shelby  county  by  his  parents.  His  education  was 
received  in  the  pioneer  log  school-house,  and  he  was  reared  to 
manhood  on  his  father's  farm.  At  the  age  of  twenty-two,  he  came 
to  Shelbyville  and  learned  milling,  and,  later,  engineering.  For 
thirteen  years  he  was  employed  by  J.  R.  Stewart  in  a  planing-mill 
as  engineer,  served  thirteen  years  as  city  engineer,  was  five  years 
engineer  for  the  water  works  company,  and  for  four  years  was 
engineer  for  an  ice  plant,  finally  retiring  from  all  labor  in  1896. 

Mr.  Morgan  was  united  in  marriage,  in  St.  Vincent's  church, 
August  7,  1849,  with  Miss  Susannah  Worland,  who  was  born  in 
Shelby  county,  Ind.,  March  13,  1830,  a  daughter  of  Leo  H.  and 
Margaret  V.  (Lowden)  Worland,  and  this  union  has  been  blessed 
with  one  child,  Thomas  L. ,  who  is  an  engineer  in  the  Stewart  & 
Blakely  furniture  factory.  Mr.  Morgan,  wife  and  son  are  mem- 
bers of  St.  Joseph's  church,  of  which  Mr.  Morgan  has  been  a  trus- 
tee for  many  years,  and  of  which  Mrs.  Morgan  is  a  member  of  the 
Altar  society  and  St.  Ann's  sodality. 

Mr.  Morgan  enlisted,  July  13,  18O2,  in  company  H,  Seventieth 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

Indiana  volunteer  infantry,  for  three  years,  but  was  honorably  dis- 
charged December  13,  1862,  at  Bowling  Green,  Ky.,  on  account 
of  disability,  his  reward  being  a  pension  of  $12  per  month.  He  is 
an  honored  member  of  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic,  Mrs. 
Morgan  being  a  member  of  the  Woman's  Relief  Corps.  Mr.  Mor- 
gan has  led  a  life  of  sobriety  and  industry,  and  is  now  the  owner 
of  four  residence  properties  in  Shelbyville,  and  is  highly  respected 
by  all  who  know  him.      In  politics  he  is  a  republican. 


FIDEL  MORGENROTH,  a  leading  member  of  Sacred  Heart 
parish,  Schnellville,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Jasper,  Dubois  county, 
February  12,  1839,  the  fourth  of  the  five  children  born  to  Kaspar 
and  Barbara  Morgenroth,  natives  of  Bayern,  Germany,  who  came 
to  America  in  1838,  but  both  of  whom  are  now  deceased.  The 
father  was  a  linen  weaver  by  trade,  but  after  coming  to  the  United 
States  followed  the  vocation  of  farming.  Of  their  five  children, 
four  are  still  living,  viz:  Dorada,  wife  of  a  retired  farmer,  John 
Temple,  and  the  mother  of  fourteen  children,  of  whom  ten  are  still 
living;  Mary,  wife  of  John  Yohn,  of  Jasper,  and  of  whose  seven 
children  six  still  survive;  Fidel,  the  subject,  and  Sister  Blondina, 
an  inmate  of  the  convent  at  Vincennes. 

Fidel  Morgenroth  was  educated  in  the  subscription  schools  of 
Jasper  and  passed  his  earlier  manhood  days  as  a  general  laborer. 
In  1 864  he  enlisted  in  company  G,  Forty-fourth  Indiana  volunteer 
infantry,  and  served  chiefly  as  train  guard  and  on  picket  duty  until 
1865,  when,  at  the  close  of  the  war,  he  returned  home,  and,  Octo- 
ber 2,  1866,  was  first  united  in  marriage,  by  Rev.  Fidelis  Maute,  to 
Miss  Agatha  Gross,  a  native  of  Dubois  county.  Mr.  Morgenroth 
has  been  blessed  with  three  sons  and  four  daughters,  and  of  these 
seven  children  six  are  still  living,  viz:  George,  who,  at  fourteen 
years  of  age,  was  confirmed  by  Bishop  de  St.  Palais  and  is  now 
engaged  in  business  with  a  brother  at  Schnellville,  although  most 
of  his  time  is  devoted  to  farming;  Mary,  confirmed  by  Bishop  de 
St.  Palais,  is  the  wife  of  Martin  Wagner,  of  St.  Anthony;  John, 
confirmed    by  Bishop  Chatard,  is  in   mercantile    business    with  his 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

brother  George  in  Schnellville;  Fidelus,  also  confirmed  by  Bishop 
Chatard,  resides  in  Illinois;  Barbara,  likewise  confirmed  in  the 
faith  by  Bishop  Chatard,  is  a  resident  of  Louisville,  Ky.  ;  and  Mag- 
gie A.,  now  sixteen  years  of  age,  is  a  pupil  in  the  common  schools 
and  has  her  home  wilh  her  father.  Mrs.  Agatha  Morgenroth  was 
called  away,  in  the  Catholic  faith,  June  12,  1883,  and  Mr.  Mor- 
genroth was  next  married,  by  Rev.  Father  Fleischmann,  at  Celes- 
line,  April  29,  1884,  to  Miss  Fredelica  Prechtel,  also  a  native  of 
Dubois  count}',  born  November  17,  1853,  and  confirmed  at  the  age 
of  thirteen  by  Bishop  de  St.  Palais. 

Mr.  Morgenroth  is  emphatically  what  is  termed  a  self-made 
man  in  business  parlance.  \\'hen  he  started  in  life,  at  the  age  of 
fourteen  years,  he  did  not  own  ten  dollars,  but  he  has  always  been 
fortunate  in  his  undertakings,  although  he  has  been  obliged  to 
work  hard  for  what  he  now  owns.  He  first  became  a  resident  of 
Schnellville  October  12,  i866,  and  here  he  has  resided  ever  since, 
with  the  exception  of  six  months  passed  in  Jasper.  Beside  other 
valuable  property  in  Schnellville,  he  owns  a  large  general  store,  as 
well  as  a  fine  farm  of  147  acres  in  Dubois  county — all  acquired  by 
his  business  sagacity,  industry  and  good  management.  In  politics 
he  is  a  sound  democrat,  and  has  served  as  supervisor  and  school 
director  for  years.  For  many  years,  also,  he  has  been  a  trustee 
of  the  church  of  the  Sacred  Heart,  and  has  closely  and  faithfully 
adhered  to  the  faith  in  which  he  was  confirmed,  at  the  age  of  four- 
teen years,  by  Bishop  de  St.  Palais. 


WILLIAM  C.  MORI  ARTY.  — Among  the  many  prominent 
Catholic  citizens  of  Indianapolis  who  have  passsed  away, 
William  C.  Moriarty  deserves  appreciative  mention.  He  was  born 
in  Dublin,  Ireland,  about  1840,  and  there  possessed  more  than 
ordinary  advantages  for  obtaining  an  education,  graduating  from 
an  excellent  institution  of  learning  when  he  was  sixteen  years  of 
age.  Almost  immediately  afterward  he  left  his  native  country  to 
begin  life  on  his  own  account  in  the  new  world,  coming  directly  to 
Indianapolis,  and  for  some  time  ]Mn-suing  a  course  of  study  in  the 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

high  schools  of  this  city.  When  the  late  Civil  war  broke  out,  and 
the  integrity  of  the  Union  was  threatened  by  the  attempted  seces- 
sion of  the  southern  states,  Mr.  Moriarty,  though  not  a  native  o£ 
the  country,  was  prompt  to  respond  to  the  call  of  the  president 
for  troops,  and  assisted  in  organizing  the  Thirty-fifth  Indiana  vol- 
unteer infantry,  with  which  he  entered  the  field  as  sergeant-major. 
Later,  for  gallant  conduct  and  meritorious  services,  he  was  pro- 
moted to  be  adjutant  of  the  regiment,  which  position  he  held  until 
the  close  of  the  war.  Peace  being  restored,  he  returned  to  Indian- 
apolis and  here  became  identified  with  its  business  interests. 

October  7,  1867,  he  was  married  in  the  cathedral  of  Sts.  Peter 
and  Paul,  in  Detroit,  to  Miss  Emma  Reaume,  daughter  of  Anthony 
Reaume.  Mr.  Moriarty  met  his  future  wife  in  Indianapolis,  she 
having  come  to  this  city  when  quite  young  to  attend  the  Sisters* 
school  of  St.  John's  parish,  residing  while  here  with  her  brother, 
John  A.  Reaume.  At  the  lime  of  their  marriage  she  was  visiting 
friends  in  Detroit.  Mrs.  Moriarty  was  a  mere  child  when  she  lost 
her  mother.  Her  father,  though  of  French  descent,  was  a  native 
of  Monroe  county,  Mich.,  and  was  for  more  than  fifty  years  a  resi- 
dent of  Wayne  county,  that  state.  He  was  an  upright,  honorable 
and  esteemed  citizen,  and  passed  the  last  years  of  his  life  with  his 
son  in  Indianapolis.  He  was  married  twice,  and  by  his  two  wives 
was  the  father  of  eleven  children,  of  whom  Mrs.  Moriarty,  a 
brother  of  hers  and  three  half-brothers  are  all  that  remain. 

Immediately  after  their  marriage  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Moriarty 
located  in  Indianapolis,  where  he  was  engaged  in  active  business 
until  the  illness  came  on  him  which  terminated  in  his  death,  Sep- 
tember 16,  1 88 1.  He  was  known  to  be  a  man  of  more  than  aver- 
age natural  ability,  and  this  natural  ability  was  developed  and 
enriched  by  a  high  degree  of  culture.  He  was  an  expert  book- 
keeper, and  his  known  skill  in  this  line  caused  his  services  to  be  in 
great  demand.  He  was  affable  and  genial  in  his  disposition,  and 
his  friends  embraced  all  those  who  had  a  personal  acquaintance 
with  him.  During  the  war  he  was  a  brave  and  gallant  soldier,  and 
afterward  he  was  ever  an  honored  and  esteemed  citizen,  a  kind  hus- 
band and  father,  and  his  generosity  was  a  prominent  trait  of  his 
character.      Self-reliance   was   also  a  prominent   characteristic;  his 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

iather  having  died  when  he  was  a  child,  it  then  became  necessary 
for  him  to  take  care  of  himself,  but  he  considered  it  his  dut}'  to 
bring  his  mother  to  the  United  States  and  to  care  for  her  while  he 
lived,  which  he  did.  she  surviving  him  for  a  number  of  j-ears.  He 
was  a  faithful  and  consistent  Catholic,  always  active  in  the  support 
of  the  church.  At  his  death  he  left  his  wife  with  three  young  sons 
to  train  and  educate,  the  eldest  of  whom,  Charles  R.,  has  been 
engaged  in  railroad  business  since  he  was  a  lad  of  twelve  years  of 
age;  William  C.  is  a  decorator,  and  the  youngest  son,  John,  is  a 
stenographer  by  occupation. 

With  regard  to  the  mother  of  these  children,  it  should  be  said 
that  after  the  death  of  her  husband  she  felt  it  to  be  her  chief  duty 
to  so  rear  them  that  they  would  not  only  be  a  credit  to  his  mem- 
ory, but  that  they  should  be  good  and  useful  citizens  of  their 
country,  her  efforts  meeting  with  most  gratifying  success.  The 
home  of  the  family  is  at  No.  419  East  New  York  street.  Indian- 
apolis, Ind. 


JAMES  MORIN.  one  of  the  most  prosperous  farmers  of  Harri- 
son township.  Daviess  county,  Ind.,  is  a  native  of  Ireland, 
was  born  in  county  Derry,  in  1831,  and  is  the  third  of  the  family 
of  six  sons  and  three  daughters  born  to  Hugh  and  Catherine 
(McGurk)  Morin.  Of  the  nine  children  alluded  to,  six  are  still 
living,  viz:  Sarah,  the  wife  of  John  McGookin,  of  Ireland;  James, 
the  subject  of  this  notice;  Francis,  a  farmer  of  Kentucky;  John, 
Susan  and  Hugh,  in  Ireland. 

James  Morin  was  confirmed  in  the  Catholic  faith  at  the  age 
of  seven  years,  and  it  maj-  be  mentioned  that  at  the  same  cere- 
monj'  a  gentleman,  Thomas  McGovern,  was  also  confirmed  at  the 
age  of  1 10  years.  In  185 1  Mr.  Morin  sailed  from  Londonderry, 
and  after  a  voyage  of  four  weeks  and  two  days  landed  in  New 
York  city,  whence  he  went  to  Paterson,  N.  J.,  worked  for  Charles 
Hughes  in  the  vicinity  of  the  city  on  a  farm  one  month,  and  then 
for  six  months  in  a  dye  house.  May  10,  1852,  he  left  New  Jersey 
for  New  York  city,  whence,  by  a  circuitous  route,  he  departed  for 
the  west  and  arrived  in  Lexington,  Ky.,  May   24,   1852,  in  which 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

city  and  in  its  neighborhood  he  was  employed  several  years  build- 
ing stone  fences  and  in  labor  work  generally  until  1867,  when  he 
came  to  Daviess  county,  Ind.,  and  purchased  eighty  acres  of  par- 
tially improved  land  in  Harrison  township,  for  which  he  deposited 
twenty-five  dollars  to  bind  the  bargain.  He  then  returned  to  Ken- 
tucky, but  in  a  short  time  came  back  and  paid  for  his  farm  in  full, 
then  made  another  trip  to  Kentucky,  and  finally,  October  18,  1869, 
left  Louisville  and  took  up  his  permanent  residence  on  his  present 
fertile  farm. 

The  marriage  of  Mr.  Morin  was  solemnized  by  Father  McMa- 
hon  at  Lexington,  Ky.,  in  i860,  with  Miss  Margaret  Rodgers,  who 
was  born  in  Ireland  in  1842,  and  was  confirmed  a  Catholic  at  the 
age  of  fourteen  years. 

In  politics  Mr.  Morin  is  a  solid  democrat  and  cast  his  first 
presidential  vote  for  James  Buchanan,  has  voted  with  and  for  his 
party  ever  since,  and  cast  his  last  presidential  vote  for  William  J. 
Bryan  and  free  silver. 

Although  Mr.  Morin  came  to  America  a  poor  boy,  he  has 
through  his  industry  and  good  management  secured  a  competency. 
Aided  by  his  devoted  wife,  he  has  accumulated  118  acres  of  excel- 
lent farm  land,  which  he  has  placed  under  a  good  state  of  cultiva- 
tion. As  members  of  St.  Patrick's  parish  they  are  no  way  chary 
in  contributing  to  the  support  of  the  church,  and  are  constant  to 
their  duty  under  the  ministration  of  their  beloved  pastor.  Rev. 
Charles  Curran.  Their  more  than  a  quarter- century's  life  in 
Daviess  county  has  never  met  with  aught  but  respect,  and  they 
are  to-day  among  the  most  esteemed  residents   of  their  township. 


MRS.  KATHERINE  MORRIS,  widow  of  the  late  John  I. 
Morris,  resides  with  her  children  at  No.  1733  Ruckle  avenue, 
Indianapolis.  She  was  born  in  county  Waterford,  Ireland,  and, 
in  1856,  came  to  the  United  States  with  her  parents,  Jeremiah  and 
Margaret  Backus.  The  family  located  in  Fountain  county,  Ind., 
where  the  parents  lived  till  their  death.  The  mother  of  Mrs.  Mor- 
ris was  a  devout  Catholic,  and  reared    her   children   in  accordance 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

with  the  precepts  of  that  church.  Soon  after  reaching  this  coun- 
try, Mrs.  Morris,  her  sister  and  two  brothers,  removed  to  Indian- 
apohs,  but  Mrs.  Morris  is  now  the  only  one  of  the  four  hving  here. 
She  was  married  in  this  city  to  John  I.  Morris,  who,  though  not  a 
communicant  of  the  Catholic  church,  was  yet  in  sympathy  with 
its  purposes,  and  was  a  liberal  contributor  to  its  support.  He  \\a,s 
born  in  Indianapolis,  and  his  death  occurred  here  August  13,  1897, 
in  his  fifty-fourth  year.  Mr.  Morris  was  widely  known  as  a  most 
exemplary  citizen,  a  kind  father  and  husband,  and  his  death  was 
greatly  regretted  by  a  large  circle  of  friends  and  acquaintances, 
beside  his  immediate  relatives. 

Mrs.  Morris  had  two  children,  a  son  and  a  daughter,  the  latter, 
Helen  Mary,  having  been  for  some  years  a  student  at  St.  Mary's 
of  the  Woods.  The  former,  John  A.  Morris,  is  a  student  at  St. 
Joseph's  college  at  Rensselaer,  Ind.  Mrs.  Morris  is  a  woman 
devoted  to  her  church,  and  is  highly  esteemed  by  all  that  know  her. 


PROF.  JOHN  B.  MUELLER,  of  the  public  and  parochial 
schools  of  Ferdinand,  Ind.,  is  a  son  of  John  B.  and  Magdalena 
(Baumgartner)  Mueller,  of  Switzerland,  in  which  country  they 
passed  their  lives. 

John  B.  Mueller  was  born  May  2.  183S,  and  came  to  the 
United  States  on  May  16,  1867,  landing  in  New  York.  He  was 
educated  in  Switzerland,  and  was  in  the  Teachers'  seminary  for 
three  years.  On  his  arrival  in  this  country  he  went  to  Ohio  and 
worked  in  a  general  way.  He  then  came  to  Richmond,  Ind.,  and 
became  acquainted  with  Rev.  Father  Isidor  Hobbi,  who  induced 
him  to  locate  in  Dubois  county  in  1869,  where  he  began  teaching 
large  bojs  in  the  common  schools.  He  was  married  to  Bertha 
Lochman,  a  daughter  of  Pergerin  Lochman,  of  Switzerland,  on 
November  12,  1868.  at  the  Catholic  church  of  Delaware,  Ohio. 
They  have  two  children:  Frank  M.  Alueller,  twenty-four  years  of 
age,  is  a  graduate  of  the  Louisville  university  and  is  now  in  Europe 
to  take  a  course  in  medicine  in  Vienna;  Martin  J.  Mueller,  who 
was   ordained   March   26,   1894,    as    Feather    Martin,  under   Bishop 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    IXDIAXA. 


Chatard,  of  Indianapolis,  was  born  January  19,  1870,  and  died  at 
Indianapolis  April  28,  1895.  He  attended  school  at  St.  Meinrad, 
and  was  assistant  priest  of  St.  Joseph  church,  Indianapolis,  under 
Father  Alerding. 


REV.  MARTIN  J.  MUELLER  (deceased)  was  born  at  Ferdi- 
nand, Ind. ,  on  the  19th  day  of  January,  1870.  Shortly  after 
his  ordination  at  St.  Meinrad's  seminary,  on  the  26th  of  March, 
1S94,  he  was  sent  to  assist  the  Rev.  Father  Hermann  Alerding,  in 
the  government  of  St.  Joseph's  parish,  Indianapolis.  A  twelve- 
month later,  after  a  short  and  futile  resistance  to  typhoid  fever,  he 
rendered  his  pure  soul  into  the  hands  of  the  Eternal  High  Priest, 
whom  he  had  served  faithfully  in  the  various  functions  and  rela- 
tionships of  a  sacerdotal  career  in  the  new  law.  An  unconscious 
lovliness  of  disposition,  which  gained  for  him  all  hearts,  was  the 
leading  trait  in  his  character.  "  He  was  taken  away,  lest  wicked- 
ness should  alter  his  understanding,  or  deceit  beguile  his  soul." 
"  Being  made  perfect  in  a  short  space,  he  fulfilled  a  long  time." 
— Wisd.  iv:  11-13. 


JOHN  THEODORE  MUG,  a  prominent  business  man  of  La- 
Fayette,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Holland,  July  28,  1836,  a  son  of 
John  and  Margaret  (Post)  Mug,  the  former  of  whom  was  born  in 
1799,  and  the  latter  in  18 10.  The  family  came  to  America  in 
1853,  landing  in  New  York  and  coming  to  LaFayette  without  delay 
in  August  of  the  same  year.  The  journey  occupied  lOi  days,  of 
which  seventy-six  were  passed  on  the  ocean.  The  father,  who  had 
been  a  tailor  in  the  old  country,  a  capmaker  and  a  general  mer- 
chant, made  a  success  of  his  various  pursuits,  but  his  life  was 
brought  to  a  close  soon  after  reaching  the  United  States,  as  he 
died  October  3,  1853 — a  daughter  dying  at  the  same  hour  with 
himself,  and  two  others  dying  within  twelve  days  thereafter.  The 
widow  survived  until  1868,  when  she  was  called  away  at  the  age  of 
fifty-eight  years.  Of  the  ten  children  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Mug, 
three  only  reached   mature  years,  viz:     Joseph,  who   was  a  stove 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

and  tinware  merchant  of  LaFayette,  who  died  at  the  age  of  forty 
years;  John  T.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  and  Kate,  who  was  mar- 
ried to  John  Ostendorf,  and  died  in  LaFayette,  also  at  the  age  of 
forty  years.  Another  daughter,  born  to  Mr.  Mug  by  a  former  mar- 
riage and  named  Alagonda,  was  married  to  George  Ruben,  of  LaFay- 
ette, and  also  ended  her  days  in  this  city,  leaving  the  subject  of 
this  sketch  the  sole  representative  of  this  large  and  very  highly 
respected  family. 

John  T.  Mug,  our  subject,  began  his  business  life  as  a  clerk  in 
a  general  store,  in  which  he  was  employed  three  years,  and  later, 
for  nine  years,  was  in  the  employ  of  Ross  Gordon.  He  then  entered 
into  a  partnership  with  Frank  Gaven,  and  under  the  firm  name  of 
Gaven  &  Mug  carried  on  a  merchant  tailoring  and  clothing  trade 
for  a  year.  He  then  formed  a  business  association  with  William 
H.  Zinn,  and  under  the  style  of  Mug  &  Zinn  conducted  a  whole- 
sale and  retail  dry-goods  store  and  millinery  from  1865  until  1S80, 
when,  on  account  of  overtaxed  energies,  Mr.  Mug  withdrew  from 
business  and  rested  for  a  year.  He  then  organized  a  joint  stock 
company,  with  a  capital  of  $50,000,  under  the  title  of  the  LaFay- 
ette Hominy  mill  company,  which  company  erected  a  mill  and  Mr. 
Mug  was  elected  its  secretary  and  treasurer.  The  stock,  however, 
is  now  all  owned  by  our  subject  and  his  family,  to  wit:  John  T. 
{president);  Ellen  (Mrs.  Mug);  John  F.  (son  of  John  T. ,  and  vice- 
president);  William  T.  (another  son,  secretary  and  treasurer),  and 
Mary  B.  (a  daughter). 

The  marriage  of  Mr.  Mug  took  place  October  3,  1S59,  to  Miss 
Ellen  Phillips,  a  native  of  Fort  Wayne,  Ind.,  and  a  daughter  of 
^^'illiam  and  Mary  Phillips,  the  former  a  carpenter  and  builder. 
The  felicitous  union  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Mug  has  been  blessed  with 
eight  children,  born  in  the  following  order:  Mary  H.,  who  is  now 
known  as  Sister  Mary  Theodosia,  of  St.  Mary's  of  the  Woods;  John 
F,,  married  to  Sarah  Doherty  and  the  father  of  two  children,  with 
his  residence  in  New  York  city,  where  he  represents  the  LaFayette 
Hominy  mill  company,  and  where  he  is  also  doing  business  as  a 
financial  broker;  Margaret,  the  second-eldest  daughter;  William 
T.,  married  to  Lena  Buggle;  Mary  B. ;  Joseph  B.,  married  to 
Anna  Scholtens  and  residing  in  LaFayette;  George  F.  and   Edward. 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

The  family  are  all  true  Catholics,  and  Mr.  Mug  is  president  of  St. 
Mary's  Cemetery  association.  In  politics  he  is  a  democrat,  is  very 
popular  with  his  party,  and  in  1880  was  its  nominee  for  county 
treasurer.  He  has  been  very  successful  as  a  business  man,  being 
naturally  shrewd  and  intelligent,  and  beside  his  milling  business  is 
largely  interested  in  real  estate  transactions.  He  is  very  generous 
in  his  contributions  to  the  support  of  the  church,  and  St.  Mary's  of 
LaFayette  finds  in  him  one  of  its  most  devoted  members.  In  the 
winter  of  1874-75  he  was  of  the  party  of  pious  Catholics  who  made 
a  pilgrimage  to  Rome,  being  three  months  gone,  but  with  this 
exception  he  has  remained  inLaFayette  since  his  first  coming.  He 
and  family  are  highly  esteemed  in  the  society  circles  of  the  city, 
and  as  a  business  man  his  name  stands  without  a  stain. 


REV.  D  J.  MULCAHY,  the  able  and  pious  pastor  of  St.  Mary's 
church  at  Anderson,  Madison  county,  Ind.,  was  born  in 
Greenock,  Scotland,  May  7,  i860,  and  was  brought  to  the  United 
States  in  1863  by  his  parents,  who  located  in  Cleveland,  Ohio. 
His  early  education  was  acquired  in  the  parochial  schools,  of  that 
city,  and  he  next  entered  Mount  St.  Mary's  seminary,  Cincinnati, 
Ohio,  in  September,  1873,  and  finished  his  classical  education  in 
June,  1879;  he  entered  St.  Mary's  seminary,  Cleveland,  in  Sep- 
tember, 1879,  whence  he  went  to  the  Salesianum,  at  Milwaukee, 
Wis.,  in  April,  1883,  and  there  pursued  his  studies  until  March  8, 
1884,  when  he  was  ordained  at  Fort  Wayne,  Ind.,  by  Right  Rev. 
Joseph  Dwenger.  He  was  first  assigned  as  assistant  to  Rev.  E.  P. 
Walters,  of  St.  Mary's  church,  LaFayette,  Ind.,  where  he  remained 
from  March  19,  1884,  until  August  20,  from  which  date  until 
October  22,  1886,  he  officiated  as  pastor  at  Lebanon,  Ind.;  he 
was  next  transferred  to  Grass  Creek,  Ind.,  where  he  officiated  from 
November  i,  1886,  until  May  i,  1891,  when  he  was  installed  in 
his  present  important  position  as  pastor  of  St.  Mary's  church  at 
Anderson,  Ind.,  and  here  assumed  his  pastoral  duties  May  7,  with 
the  important  results  detailed  in  the  sketch  of  that  church  in 
another  part  of  this  work. 

TTOtT) 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

Edward,  foreman  of  an  iron  foundry;  Michael,  deceased;  Matthew, 
twin  of  Michael;  Harry,  an  operater  in  the  employ  of  the  Western 
Union  Telegraph  company  at  Indianapolis,  and  four  that  died 
in   infancy. 

John  P.  MuUally  was  educated  in  a  parochial  school,  learned 
the  machinist's  trade,  and  later  traveled  for  five  years  through 
the  United  States  and  Canada  as  manager  for  an  advertising 
agency.  In  1891  he  returned  to  Indianapolis  and  formed  a  part- 
nership with  Alonzo  Chapman  in  the  jewelry  business,  but  at  the 
close  of  two  years  purchased  his  partner's  interest,  and  has  since 
carried  on  the  business  on  his  sole  account,  doing  a  most  excellent 
trade.  Mr.  Mullally  is  still  unmarried.  He  is  a  member  of  St. 
John's  church,  of  the  Knigh's  of  St.  John,  of  the  Young  Men's 
institute  and  of  the  Celtic  club.  His  business  standing  is  first 
class,  and  as  a  citizen  holds  the  respect  of  all  who  have  known 
him  in  his  native  city  and  elsewhere. 


WILLIAM  DILLON  TOBIN,  late  a  prominent  attorney  of 
Indianapolis,  the  Capital  city,  was  a  native  of  county 
Clare,  Ireland,  and  was  born  on  the  sixth  day  of  January,  1846. 
He  was  brought  to  the  United  States  in  childhood  by  his  parents, 
who  first  located  at  Hagerstown,  Ind.,  and  later  at  Fordville,  in 
which  town  he  grew  to  maturity.  After  receiving  his  literary 
education,  Mr.  Tobin  decided  to  make  the  legal  profession  his  life 
work,  and  after  thoroughly  preparing  himself  for  the  same,  was 
duly  admitted  to  the  bar.  He  practiced  successfully  in  the  courts 
of  Indianapolis,  where  his  legal  abilities  won  him  a  high  standing 
among  his  professional  brethren,  and,  at  different  times,  he  was 
honored  by  his  party,  the  republican,  of  which  he  was  an  active 
supporter,  with  positions  of  trust  and  responsibility.  He  was  once 
a  candidate  for  the  office  of  district  judge,  and  again  for  represent- 
ative to  the  state  legislature,  but  his  party  being  in  the  minority 
he  both  times  failed  of  election. 

He   was   married  at  Fordville,  Ind.,  to   Miss  Mary  Thomas, 
daughter  of  Levi  and  Elizabeth  (Frazier)  Thomas,  and  became  the 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

father  of  three  children,  viz:  AHce,  Gertrude  and  Thomas  L. ,, 
all  of  whom  were  educated  in  St.  Patrick's  academy,  Indianapolis. 

After  an  honorable  and  useful  career  as  a  citizen,  a  lawyer 
and  devoted  member  of  the  church,  in  which  he  was  reared  from 
infancy,  Mr.  Tobin  departed  this  life  on  the  twenty-sixth  day  of 
November,  1887.  Kindly  and  considerate,  with  a  nature  charac- 
terized by  good  will  to  all  men,  he  was  loved  and  respected,  and 
will  long  be  remembered  by  his  fellow-citizens.  Mrs.  Tobin  was 
reared  a  Protestant,  but  subsequent  to  her  marriage  was  converted 
to  the  Catholic  faith,  and  is  to-day  a  most  devoted  member  of  St. 
Patrick's  parish.  She  belongs  to  the  Altar  society,  and  is  sparing 
no  pains  in  rearing  her  children  to  become  useful  servants  of  the 
Holy  church. 

Levi  Thomas,  father  of  Mrs.  Tobin,  was  a  native  of  the  state 
of  New  York,  and  his  wife  of  Indiana.  He  was  a  farmer  by  occu- 
pation and  died  in  1895.  Airs.  Thomas  preceded  her  husband  to 
the  grave,  dying  July  23,  1875.  Their  family  consisted  of  ten 
children,  five  sons  and  five  daughters — only  three  of  whom  are 
now  living.  The  names  of  the  children  are  as  follows:  Amzi  \V., 
Alva  F.,  William  F.,  Mary  (Mrs.  Tobin),  Irving  B.,  Emeline, 
Otis  F.,  Ella,  Hattie  and  Clara.  Amzi  and  William,  both  attor- 
neys, are  living  in  Seymour,  N.  Dak.,  and  Sioux  City,  Iowa, 
respectively.  All  of  the  deceased  members  of  the  family,  except 
Emeline,  who  died  at  the  age  of  four,  attained  the  years  of 
maturity. 


JAMES  MULLIN,  doing  business  at  the  southwest  corner  of 
Missouri  and  Merrill  streets,  Indianapolis,  was  born  in  county 
Mayo,  Ireland,  June  8,  1858,  a  son  of  Thomas  and  Sarah 
(Stanson)  MuUin,  the  former  of  whom  was  a  farmer  and  died  in 
his  native  county  of  Mayo  at  about  sixty-five  years  of  age;  the 
mother,  now  about  seventy-nine  years  old,  still  resides  on  the  old 
farm  on  which  James,  the  subject  of  this  biographical  sketch,  was 
born,  she  also  being  a  native  of  county  Mayo.  There  were  born 
to  these  parents  five  sons  and  five  daughters,  and  of  these  ten  chil- 
dren   there    are    seven    still     living,    viz:      Michael,    Thomas   and 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

Sarah,  in  Ireland,  and  John,  Kate,  Bridget  and  James,  in  America. 
Of  these,  Kate  is  the  wife  of  James  Finn,  a  dairyman,  and  Bridget 
is  married  to  Thomas  Wickens,  a  farmer  of  North  Vernon,  Ind. 

James  Mullin  passed  his  earlier  years  as  a  farm  hand  in  Ireland 
and  England,  and  in  1881  he  came  to  America.  His  first  employ- 
ment here  was  with  the  Sisters  of  the  Good  Shepherd  at  Indian- 
apolis, for  whom  he  worked  one  summer,  and  then  for  six  years 
was  employed  by  the  Sisters  of  St.  Mary  of  the  Woods,  near 
Terre  Haute.  He  was  then  variously  employed,  chiefly  as  a 
laborer,  until  he  erected  his  present  building  for  a  dwelling  and 
business  purposes,  and  opened  up  November  16,  1897,  since  when 
he  has  done  an  excellent  trade. 

Mr.  Mullin  was  united  in  marriage,  November  25,  1896,  at 
St.  John's  church,  by  Rev.  Father  O'Brien,  to  Miss  Celia  Sullivan, 
a  native  of  county  Mayo,  Ireland,  and  daughter  of  Peter  and  Mary 
(McDonald)  Sullivan.  Peter  Sullivan  is  now  deceased,  having 
died  in  Indianapolis,  a  true  Catholic;  his  widow  has  her  home  on 
Missouri  street,  and  is  a  pious  and  highly  respected  lady.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Mullin  are  members  of  St.  John's  congregation,  under 
the  ministration  of  Rev.  Father  Gavisk,  and  are  good  and  faithful 
Catholics.  In  politics  Mr.  Mullin  is  a  democrat,  but  has  never 
been  an  office  seeker.  His  place  of  business  is  tidy  and  clean, 
and  is  conducted  strictly  under  the  rules  of  propriety  and  good 
order,  and  no  man  in  the  business  enjoys  a  higher  degree  of  respect 
and  popularity  than  he. 


JOHN   FRANCIS   MULLEN,  cashier  of  the  department  of  sec- 
ond-class mail  matter  in  the  Indianapolis  post-office,  is  a  native 
of  this  city,  was  born  in  June,   1854,  and  is  of  Irish  parentage. 

Roger  Mullen,  father  of  John  Francis,  was  born  in  county 
Galway,  but  in  early  manhood  came  to  America,  and  at  Madison, 
Ind.,  married  Miss  Hanora  Ouinn,  who  was  born  in  the  same 
county  with  himself;  but  in  Madison  was  consummated  the  luar- 
riage  to  which  they  had  plighted  their  faith  in  the  old  cotmtry.  In 
1850  he  came  to  Indianapolis,  where  he  followed  his  vocation  of 
contractor  and  brickmaker,  and  rendered  much  valuable  ser\ice 
vfTOTS)" 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

toward  developing  the  struggling  young  city,  but  was  not  destined 
to  become  a  witness  to  its  phenomenal  growth,  as  he  was  called 
away  by  death  in  1861,  while  still  a  comparatively  young  man.  His 
widow  survived  him  thirty-four  years,  dying  December  8,  1895. 
Roger  and  Hanora  Mullen  were  blessed  with  four  children,  viz: 
Thomas,  Rosana  (who  died  in  childhood),  John  Francis  and  Sarah 
E. ;  the  survivors  still  reside  at  the  old  home.  No.  514  Dougherty 
street,  being  still  unmarried. 

John  Francis  Mullen  was  educated  under  competent  tutors  in 
the  parochial  schools  of  the  Catholic  church,  and  this  training  was 
supplemented  by  a  course  in  the  public  schools.  At  an  early  age 
he  was  apprenticed  to  the  printing  business  in  the  office  of  the 
Indianapolis  Journal,  and  most  of  his  time  has  been  passed  in  the 
offices  of  the  Indianapolis  Journal  and  Sentinel  and  the  St.  Louis 
Republican,  but  he  has  always  claimed  Indianapolis  as  his  home. 
During  the  legislative  session  of  1893-94,  he  filled  the  position  of 
assistant  doorkeeper  in  the  house  of  representatives,  and  in  April, 
1894,  was  appointed  to  his  present  responsible  position  in  the  city 
post-office,  which  came  to  him  unsolicited  on  his  part. 

Mr.  Mullen  and  his  sister.  Miss  Sarah  E.,  are  especially  devout 
members  of  St.  Patrick's  church,  under  the  pastorate  of  the  Very 
Rev.  D.  O'Donaghue.  Though  not  physically  strong,  Mr.  Mullen 
is  closely  attentive  to  his  official  duties.  His  deportment  is  marked 
by  a  genial  and  cordial  manner,  which,  coupled  with  an  upright 
and  honorable  course  of  life,  renders  him  companionable  in  the 
highest  sense. 


MATTHIAS  MUELLER,  of  Richmond,  Ind.,  was  born  in 
Hanover,  Germany,  September  11,  1859,  son  of  Henry  and 
Lizzie  Mueller.  Henry  Mueller,  also  a  native  of  Hanover,  was 
born  in  the  year  1S25.  He  was  married  in  St.  Jacob's  church, 
Hanover,  Germany,  by  Father  Rupker,  in  the  year  1852,  to  Lizzie 
Wolteman,  who  bore  him  four  children:  Henry,  deceased;  Mary, 
wife  of  Martin  Adekamp;  Katie,  wife  of  Ben.  Needham,  and 
Matthias,  whose  name  introduces  this  sketch.  Henry  Mueller  by 
occupation  was  a  carpenter,  which  calling  he  followed  successfully 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

until  his  arrival  in  Baltimore,  Md. ,  in  1SS3,  whence  he  came 
direct  to  Richmond,  Ind.,  where  he  remained  until  his  death,  which 
occurred  in  the  year   1889. 

Matthias  Mueller  attended  what  was  known  as  the  St.  Jacob's 
school  in  his  native  country  until  his  thirteenth  year,  then  entered 
upon  an  apprenticeship  to  learn  the  shoemaker's  trade,  which  he 
completed,  afterward  working  at  his  chosen  calling  until  his  arrival 
in  the  United  States.  He  came  at  once  to  Indiana,  locating  in  the 
city  of  Richmond,  where,  for  a  period  of  four  years,  he  was  in  the 
employ  of  Gaar,  Scott  &  Co.,  manufacturers  of  boilers.  Later  he 
severed  his  connection  with  the  aforesaid  firm  and  opened  a  sample 
room  in  Richmond,  which  he  conducts  at  this  time.  On  the  22nd 
day  of  April,  1890,  Mr.  Mueller  entered  into  the  marriage  relation 
with  Miss  Anna  Beckshultee,  the  ceremony  being  solemnized 
according  to  the  prescribed  form  of  the  Holy  Catholic  church. 
Father  Seiberts  officiating.  One  child  has  come  to  gladden  the 
home  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Mueller:  Lena,  who  is  a  student  of  St. 
Andrew's  school.  Mr.  Mueller  and,  family  are  members  of  St. 
Andrew's  parish,  Richmond,  and,  he  is  an  active  worker  in  the 
St.  Joseph  society. 


THOMAS  MULVINE,  doing  business  at  No.  165  West  Mich- 
igan street,  Indianapolis,  Ind.,  is  a  native  of  county  Galway. 
Ireland,  born  November  4,  1869.  He  is  a  son  of  William  and 
Sarah  (Wall)  Mulvine,  both  natives  of  the  same  county,  in  which 
the  mother  still  lives  and  in  which  the  father  lies  buried,  having 
died  in  October,  1S84,  his  age  at  the  time  being  about  seventy. 
The  mother  is  now  about  seventy-five,  is  in  good  health  and  in 
comfortable  circumstances,  living  with  her  son,  Patrick.  She  and 
her  husband  were  the  parents  of  si.\  sons  and  two  daughters,  only 
one  of  whom  has  died.  The  names  of  the  children  are  as  follows: 
Mary,  now  wife  of  John  Greele}-,  in  Ireland;  Patrick,  named  above  as 
taking  care  of  his  mother:  Michael,  John,  William;  Thomas  J., 
the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Maggie  and  James,  all  in  the  United 
States  except  Mary  and  Patrick.  Michael  is  in  the  west,  and  is  an 
employee  of  the  Western  Union  Telegraph  company,  the  last  thir- 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

teen  years  having  been  spent  in  this  way;  John  is  employed  at 
Kingan's  packing  house;  William  died  April  12,  1895,  in  young 
manhood,  and  the  subject  succeeded  to  his  business;  Maggie  is  now 
Mrs.  Patrick  Joyce,  and  resides  at  Haughville;  James  is  a  resident 
of  Kansas  City,  Mo. 

Thomas  J.  Mulvine,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  came  alone  to 
the  United  States  in  1888,  landing  in  this  country  on  the  i8th  of 
June,  and  coming  directly  to  Indianapolis,  where  for  three  years  he 
was  employed  by  the  National  Malleable  Castings  company  in 
Haughville.  The  next  four  years  were  spent  in  Armour's  packing 
house  in  Chicago,  and  he  has  been  two  years  in  business  where  he 
is  now  located.  Mr.  Mulvine  is  unmarried  and  is  a  member  of  St. 
Anthony's  church,  which  is  under  the  pastoral  charge  of  Rev. 
Father  Dowd.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the  Young  Men's  institute 
and  of  the  Ancient  Order  of  Hibernians,  and  of  the  Celtic  club. 
Politically  he  is  a  democrat,  but  not  a  seeker  after  office.  He  is  a 
young  man  of  fine  business  attainments  and  qualifications  and  is 
highly  esteemed  by  all  who  know  him. 


JOSEPH  F.  MUNDI,  retired  farmer  and  a  resident  of  Hunt- 
ingburg,  Dubois  count}-,  Ind.,  is  a  son  of  Serfine  and  Martha 
(Realy)  Mundi,  natives  of  Germany,  but  who  early  came  to 
America.  Both  parents  are  dead,  the  father  being  ninety-one 
years  of  age  at  his  decease. 

Joseph  F.  Mundi  was  born  November  2^,  1843,  was  reared  on 
a  farm  in  Dubois  county,  attended  common  schools,  and  at  the 
age  of  twenty-one  years  enlisted  in  the  One  Hundred  and  Forty- 
third  regiment,  Indiana  volunteer  infantry,  under  Capt.  P.  Cookes, 
and  served  one  year.  He  then  returned  to  Jasper,  Dubois  county, 
and  remained  one  year;  then  came  to  Huntingburg,  and  here  he 
has  remained  ever  since.  He  was  married,  by  Rev.  Fidelis 
Maute,  June  16,  1868,  to  Miss  Elizabeth  Kiefer,  a  native  of  Dubois 
county,  born  November  11,  1848,  and  this  marriage  has  been 
blessed  with  ten  children,  viz:  Edward  M.,  Leonard  G.,  August  J., 
Florentine   J.,    Sophia   B. ,    Mena    K.,    Frona   M.,    Walberger  G., 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

Elizabeth  M.  and  Matilda  M.,  all  of  whom  were  conifirmed  by  the 
Right  Bishop  Chatard.  The  family  are  members  of  St.  Mary's 
church  and  are  highly-respected  throughout  the  county  of  Dubois 
and  elsewhere.    In  poltitics,  Mr.  Mundi  is  a  republican. 


M.AInLTIN  JAMES  MURPHY,  a  representative  member  of  St. 
Joseph's  parish,  Indianapolis,  was  born  in  Madison,  Ind. , 
October  25,  1853.  His  parents  were  Martin  and  Catherine 
Murphy,  natives  of  Gal  way,  Ireland.  They  were  reared  in  their 
native  county  and  came  to  America  in  their  early  life,  locating  in 
Madison,  Ind.,  in  which  city  they  were  married  and  were  residents 
a  number  of  years.  Subsequently  they  removed  to  Kentucky, 
where  the  father  was  for  some  years  engaged  as  foreman  in  rail- 
road construction.  In  about  1872,  Mr.  Murphy  came  to  Indian- 
apolis and  was  here  employed  by  the  I.,  B.  \V.  railroad  com- 
pany until  his  death,  which  was  caused  by  accident  in  the  yards  of 
the  company,  in  1875;  his  wife  is  also  deceased. 

Martin  and  Catherine  Murphy  left  four  children,  three  sons 
and  a  daughter,  the  subject  of  this  sketch  being  the  eldest  of  the 
family.  John,  the  ne.\t  of  the  brothers,  is  running  an  engine  on  the 
L.  (S:  X.  railway;  Daniel  is  a  railroad  conductor  and  resides  in  the 
city  of  Me.xico;  the  sister  is  Mrs.  Mary  Draper,  of  Indianapolis. 

Martin  James  Murphy  came  to  Indianapolis  from  Madison  in 
1870,  and  was  engaged  with  the  Indianapolis  Sarven  Wheel  com- 
pany for  about  three  years.  He  then  went  to  St.  Louis,  Mo., 
where  he  was  employed  in  a  foundry  for  some  time,  but,  returning 
to  Indianapolis,  engaged  in  railroading  for  five  years.  He  was 
variously  employed  until  1887,  at  which  time  he  entered  the  county 
auditor's  office  as  deputy,  where  he  remained  six  years.  He  next 
engaged  in  the  undertaking  business,  under  the  firm  name  of 
Collier  &  Murphy,  of  which  firm  he  is  still  a  member.  For  a  time 
Mr.  Murphy  gave  his  whole  attention  to  the  last-mentioned 
occupation,  and  then,  leaving  it  largely  in  the  hands  of  his  partner, 
he  accepted  a  position  in  the  county  treasurer's  office  and  later 
became  deputy  city  comptroller,  an  office  he  occupied  until  Xovem- 

(1082)' 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

ber  I,  1897,  when  he  once  more  resumed  his  undertaking  business, 
to  which  he  now  devotes  his  entire  attention.  Mr.  Murphy  has 
been  twice  married.  His  first  wife  was  Mary  Sulhvan,  and  his 
present  wife  was  Miss  Bridget  Sharkey.  He  has  two  children  by 
his  first  marriage,  Mary  and  Nora,  and  a  son,  Leon,  by  his 
present  wife. 

Mr.  Murphy  is  recognized  as  a  worthy  CathoHc  citizen.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  Ancient  Order  of  Hibernians  and  also  belongs 
to  the  Y.  M.  I.  and  C.  K.  of  A. 


PATRICK  MURPHY,  at  No.  461  West  Washington  street, 
Indianapolis,  was  born  in  county  Galway,  Ireland,  March  8,. 
1S64.  He  is  a  son  of  John  and  Mary  (Carnelly)  Murphy,  natives, 
of  the  same  county,  in  which  they  still  reside.  They  are  the 
parents  of  nine  children,  all  of  whom  are  still  living  it  is  believed, 
the  eldest  being  the  only  one  in  doubt,  and  he  is  supposed  to  be  a 
sailor,  but  has  not  been  heard  from  for  seven  years.  Patrick,  the 
subject,  is  the  second  in  order  of  birth;  Michael  is  still  living  in. 
Ireland;  John  is  engaged  in,  business  in  Indianapolis,  and  is  mar- 
ried; Thomas  is  still  in  Ireland,  as  is  also  James;  Mary,  a  widow, 
is  living  in  Indianapolis,  and  Maggie  lives  with  her  parents. 

Patrick  Murphy,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  came  alone  to  the 
United  States  in  1882,  locating  in  Indianapolis  in  1883.  From 
that  time  on  until  1891  he  was  in  the  employ  of  the  Kingan  Pack- 
ing company  in  Indianapolis,  and  in  that  year  he  became  engaged 
in  his  present  business.  He  is  still  unmarried.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  Improved  Order  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias,  and  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Ancient  Order  of  Hibernians,  as  is  also  his  brother 
John.  Politically  Mr.  Murphy  is  independent,  working  and  voting 
for  jnen,  instead  of  for  measures  or  political  parties.  He  is  a  popu- 
lar young  man,  has  many  friends  and  is  a  successful  manager. 
Patrick  and  John  are  the  only  male  members  of  this  family  who 
have  come  to  the  United  States.  Both  are  industrious  and  honor- 
able members  of  society,  are  good  citizens  and  are  highly  thought 
of   by  all  that  know  them. 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

PROF.  MICHAEL  W.  MURPHY,  the  principal  and  owner 
of  the  Logansport,  Ind.,  Commercial  High  school,  and  a 
member  of  St.  Vincent  de  Paul  church,  is  a  son  of  Patrick  A.  and 
Anna  L.  (Gaynor)  Murphy,  natives  of  Ireland,  who  came  to 
America  when  young  and  were  married  in  Huntington,  Ind.,  where 
Prof.  Michael  W.  Murphy  was  born  October  2,  1867.  In  1874 
the  parents  removed  to  Rockfield,  Carroll  county,  Ind.,  where  the 
father  became  and  still  is  foreman  of  a  section  on  the  Wabash 
railroad.  The  father  has  two  brothers  also  in  America,  one  of 
whom,  Thomas,  is  a  railroad  man  in  Chicago,  and  the  other, 
Michael,  is  foreman  over  a  force  of  men  who  are  employed  in  lay- 
ing pipes  in  the  streets  of  Huntington.  Patrick  A.  Murphy  and 
wife  have  had  born  to  them,  besides  the  professor,  four  other  chil- 
dren, viz:  Mary  C.,Anna  L. ,  Bessie  M.  and  Genevieve,  all  still  under 
the  parental  roof.    ■ 

Prof.  Michael  W.  Murphy  graduated  from  the  high  school  of 
Rockfield  in  1886;  but  m  the  meanwhile  had  attended  Hall's  Busi- 
ness callege  at  Logansport,  Ind.,  making  dail}'  trips  by  railroad  for 
that  purpose,  and  had  taken  instruction  by  mail  from  the  Phono- 
graphic institute  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio — receiving  a  diploma  from 
the  former  and  a  certificate  from  the  latter,  and  giving  his  first 
lessons  in  shorthand  to  a  private  class  in  Rockfield.  After  graduat- 
ing from  the  high  school,  with  the  second-best  grade  in  the  county, 
he  began  teaching  in  the  country  schools,  and  in  1888  became  a 
teacher  in  the  graded  schools  of  Rockfield,  where  he  gave  instruc- 
tion for  four  years  in  different  departments. 

In  October,  1891,  Prof.  Murphy  was  united  in  marriage  with 
Miss  Maudella  G.  Wilson,  daughter  of  Charles  Y.  Wilson,  a  farmer 
of  Carroll  county,  and  this  union  has  been  blessed  with  two  chil- 
dren, viz:  Marie  Breining,  born  October  19,  1892,  and  Bernard 
Russell,  born  November  6,  1893.  After  marriage,  the  professor 
resided  on  a  farm  in  Carroll  county  until  February,  1897,  when  he 
came  to  Logansport  and  became  an  instructor  of  shorthand  in  Hall's 
Business  college,  but  resigned  his  position  in  the  fall  of  the  same  year 
to  found,  in  partnership  with  J.  W.  Hooke,  the  Logansport  Com- 
mercial High  school,  in  which  is  given  a  much  broader  and  deeper 
course  of  study  than  that  of  the  ordinary  business  college.      In  the 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

fall  of  1898,  Mr.  Murphy  purchased  the  iuterest  of  Mr.  Hooke  in 
the  Commercial  High  school,  and  now  owns  the  entire  institution. 
He  also  bought,  in  the  fall  of  1898,  the  Michael's  Business  college 
and  consolidated  the  two.  His  school  is  located  in  the  Magee 
block,  on-  Fourth  street. 

The  professor  and  family  are  devout  Catholics,  Mrs.  Murphy 
being  a  convert  to  the  faith,  and  own  a  very  pleasant  home  at  No. 
628  Bringhurst  street.  Logansport,  where  they  enjoy  the  unre- 
served respect  of  all  their  neighbors. 


JOHN  MURPHY,  a  retired  merchant  and  capitalist  of  Wash- 
ington, Daviess  county,  Ind.,  is  a  native  of  this  city,  was  born 
October  13,  1823,  and  is  a  son  of  John  and  Ellen  (Campbell) 
Murphy,  natives  of  the  city  of  Cork,  Ireland. 

John  Murphy,  father  of  subject,  was  a  son  of  Michael  Murphy, 
a  miller  of  Cork.  John  was  educated  and  married  in  his  native 
city,  and  about  18 16  came  alone  to  America  and  engaged  in  the 
currying  business,  in  Troy,  N.  Y. ,  until  1821,  when  his  wife  and 
three  children  came  and  joined  him.  The  family  then  went  to 
Louisville,  Ky.,  and  after  a  short  stay  in  that  city  came  to  Wash- 
ington, Ind.,  and  here  followed  tanning  a  number  of  years  and 
then  opened  a  general  store.  He  was  appointed  postmaster  during 
the  administration  of  President  Jackson,  and  held  the  office  until 
his  death,  which  occurred  in  1836,  in  Vincennes,  whither  he  had 
gone  on  a  visit  to  St.  Patrick's  college.  His  widow  survived  him 
until  October,  1868.  They  were  the  parents  of  eight  children,  \iz: 
Michael,  Hannah,  Ann  and  Mary,  all  deceased;  John,  our  subject; 
Ellen,  widow  of  Dr.  Barton,  Edward  and  William,  also  deceased. 

John  Murphy,  the  subject  proper  of  this  biographical  notice, 
attended  school  in  Washington  until  about  fourteen  years  of  age, 
when  his  father  died,  leaving  his  business  in  charge  of  his  son 
Michael,  for  whom  John  at  once  became  an  assistant,  and  so 
remained  until  sixteen  years  of  age,  when  he  became  a  clerk  in  a 
general  store,  continuing  as  such  until  twenty-two  years  old,  when 
he  embarked   in  the  same  class  of  trade  on  his  own  account,  and 

SI  T1085) 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

this  he  followed  with  unvarj'ing  success  until  1882,  when  he  retired, 
possessed  of  an  ample  competency,  and  has  since  devoted  his  atten- 
tion to  the  care  of  his  realty  interests  in  Washington  and  elsewhere. 
The  marriage  of  Mr.  Murphy  took  place  in  Cumberland,  Md., 
June  15,  1869,  to  Miss  Harriet  Taylor,  a  native  of  that  city,  born 
December  11,  1838,  a  daughter  of  William  and  Lavinia  (Hill) 
Taylor,  natives  also  of  Maryland.  The  father  of  this  lady  was  of 
old  colonial  English  descent,  was  a  saddler  by  trade,  and  was  the 
head  of  a  highly  respected  family  in  his  native  state.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Murphy  are  devout  members  of  St.  Simon's  congregation,  of 
which,  since  1885,  Mr.  Murphy  has  been  treasurer  and  had  charge 
of  the  funds  when  the  new  church-edifice  was  erected,  and  of  which 
Mrs.  Murphy  is  a  member  of  the  Altar  society.  Mr.  Murphy  has 
been  wonderfully  successful  as  a  business  man,  and  stands  very 
high  in  the  esteem  of  his  fellow-citizens. 


PATRICI\  L.  MURPHY,  engineer  of  company  No.  8,  Indianap- 
olis city  fire  department,  was  born  in  Dundas,  Canada,  March 
17,  1855,  a  son  of  Maurice  and  Bridget  (GrifBn)  Murphy,  natives  of 
county  Kerry,  Ireland,  where  they  were  married  and  at  once 
crossed  the  ocean  to  Canada,  in  1854,  where  they  resided  until 
1866,  when  they  came  to  Indianapolis,  where  the  mother  died  in 
1885  and  the  father  in  1896,  both  true  and  faithful  Catholics,  and 
the  parents  of  nine  children,  of  whom  Patrick  L.  was  the  second 
born  and  the  eldest  son. 

Patrick  L.  Murphy,  after  coming  to  Indianapolis,  attended  St. 
Patrick's  school  for  a  time,  then  aided  his  father  in  the  gravel  roof- 
ing business,  and  ne.Kt,  for  nine  years,  was  employed  in  railroading. 
Being  an  athlete  and  fond  of  manly  sports,  he  early  united  with 
base-ball  companies  and  made  a  special  mark  on  the  diamond  with 
the  clubs  with  which  he  was  attached.  His  tirst  play  was  with  the 
club  at  Birmingham,  Ala. , one  season;  his  next  season  was  with  the 
Minneapolis  club,  and  while  with  that  team  signed  with  the  St.  Paul 
club  at  a  material  advance  in  salary.  He  played  one  full  season  in 
Washington,  D.  C,  as  a  member  of  the  club  of  that  city.      During. 

(1086)" 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

his  various  engagements  tie  traveled  extensively  throughout  the 
United  States,  visiting  nearly  every  city  east  of  Denver,  Colo.  On 
the  consolidation  of  the  National  league  with  the  American  associa- 
tion he  retired  from  the  field  and  returned  to  Indianapolis. 

In  August,  1894,  Mr.  Murphy  was  appointed  to  a  position  in 
the  city  fire  department  and  served  with  several  companies  until, 
during  his  "day  off,"  on  one  occasion  he  volunteered  to  go  to  a 
fire,  and  while  performing  effective  work  at  the  same  sustained  a 
severe  injury — breaking  his  shoulder  and  forearm  and  receiving  a 
serious  scalp  wound.  For  several  weeks  following  he  was  confined 
for  treatment  in  St.  Vincent's  hospital,  and  on  recovery,  perhaps 
in  recognition  of  his  daring,  he  was  appointed  to  his  present 
position. 

Mr.  Marphy  was  united  in  marriage,  at  St.  Patrick's  parochial 
home,  to  Miss  Mary  McBride,  a  native  of  Covington,  Ky.  This 
lady  was  a  Protestant  in  religion,  but  was  baptized  and  confirmed  in 
the  Catholic  faith  at  her  death,  which  took  place  in  this  city,  her 
remains  being  interred  in  Crown  Hill  cemetery,  and  the  funeral 
rites  being  performed  by  Rev.  Father  Quigley  (now  deceased),  at 
St.  Patrick's  church.  One  daughter,  Bessie,  now  twelve  years  of 
age,  was  the  result  of  this  union,  and  is  now  attending  school  in 
this  city.  Mr.  Murphy  is  a  member  of  St.  Joseph's  church,  and  is 
dutiful  in  his  religious  observances.  In  politics  he  is  a  democrat, 
but  is  not  offensively  partisan,  and,  being  of  a  jovial,  whole-souled 
nature,  has  hosts  of  warm-hearted  friends. 


JOHN  A.  NEES,  an  old  pioneer  of  Dearborn  county,  and  hotel- 
keeper  at  Aurora,  is  a  son  of  Thomas  and  Eva  (Parr)  Nees, 
natives  of  Germany.  The  father  was  a  farmer  until  his  death, 
which  took  place  in  Germany,  March  15,  1S42,  and  in  that  coun- 
try the  mother  also  passed  away,  in  1846. 

John  A.  Nees  is  one  of  six  children,  was  born  November  2, 
1S29,  was  reared  on  his  parents'  farm,  was  educated  in  the  com- 
mon schools,  and  at  the  age  of  seventeen  years  came  to  America 
with   the  Wolbert    family   of   Germany,    passing  as   their   son,    in 

"(1087) 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

order  that  he  might  cross  the  ocean.  Mr.  Nees  engaged,  on  his 
arrival  in  America,  in  the  cooper  trade  near  Cincinnati  for  two 
years,  but  left  on  account  of  the  cholera  epidemic  and  went  to 
New  Richmond,  Ohio,  and  worked  for  fifteen  years.  He  then 
taught  a  Catholic  school,  and  was  the  organist  in  St.  Peter's 
church  for  five  years.  He  then  located  in  Aurora,  Ind.,  on  the 
27th  of  August,  1867,  and  engaged  in  the  grocery,  hotel  and 
saloon  business,  and  has  thus  continued  ever  since.  He  built  his 
present  place — hotel,  grocery  and  saloon,  all  connected — in  1876, 
at  a  cost  of  $10,000,  the  hotel  containing  twenty-seven  rooms. 

May  31,  1S52,  Mr.  Nces  was  married  to  Miss  Amelia  Koch,  a 
daughter  of  \\'illiam  J.  Koch,  and  to  this  union  have  been  born 
fifteen  children,  of  whom  four  are  deceased.  The  survivors  are 
named  Amelia,  Thomas,  Helen,  Frank,  William,  Joh-n  (who  is 
manager  for  his  father),  Josephina,  Emma,  Henry,  Anna  and 
Helen.  All  of  these,  with  their  parents,  are  members  of  the  Cath- 
olic church.  Mr.  Nees  was  one  of  the  first  to  organize  the  St. 
Joseph  Benevolent  society,  and  the  family  is  one  of  the  most  uighly 
respected  in  the  city  of  Aurora  and  county  of  Dearborn.  Mr.  Nees 
for  thirteen  years  was  leader  of  the  choir  and  organist  at  St.  Mary's 
church. 


PATRICK  NAUGHTON,  engaged  in  business  at  No.  701  West 
New  York  street,  Indianapolis,  was  born  in  county  Galway, 
Ireland,  January  29,  1S63.  His  parents  were  James  and  Nora 
(Kenney)  Naughton,  also  natives  of  county  Galway,  where  they 
still  reside,  the  father  being  a  government  contractor.  Of  the  chil- 
dren born  to  them,  Mary  is  a  nun  in  Ireland;  Michael  is  success- 
fully mining  gold  in  Australia;  Thomas  and  Mathew  are  farmers 
in  Ireland;  Bridget  is  in  the  church  work  in  Ireland,  and  James,  a 
lad  of  fourteen  years,  is  at  home;  Andrew  and  Edward  died  in 
infancy. 

Patrick  Naughton  came  to  America  June  21,  1884,  landing  at 
New  York,  and  came  to  Indianapolis  in  October  of  the  same  year 
and  has  been  employed  at  Kingan's  packing  house  most  of  the 
time  since. 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

Mr.  Naughton  was  married  in  Hendricks  count}',  Ind.,  June  20, 
1894,  by  Rev.  Father  Powers,  to  Miss  Mary  Quinn,  a  native  of  that 
county,  born  of  Irish  pareijts  (Michael  and  Bridj^et  Ouinn),  the 
father  being  a  farmer.  Mr.  Naughton  is  a  member  of  the  Ancient 
Order  of  Hibernians  and  the  Celtic  club,  and  is  in  politics  a 
democrat.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Naughton  are  members  of  St.  John's 
church,  and  Mrs.  Naughton  is  a  member  of  St.  John's  Altar 
society. 

Mr.  Naughton's  family  in  Ireland  are  very  active  and  devoted 
members  of  the  church,  two  of  his  mother's  sisters  being  nuns  in  a 
convent  in  Galway;  his  own  sister  is  also  a  nun.  Being  the  only 
known  representative  of  his  family  in  America  he  takes  a  just 
pride  in  recounting  these  facts  of  family  history.  Mr.  Naughton 
is  a  young  man  of  prepossessing  appearance,  is  a  splendid 
speciman  of  physical  manhood,  and  is  a  man  of  temperate  habits 
and  good  morals.  He  engaged  in  his  present  business  March  21, 
1894,  conducts  his  place  in  a  most  orderly  manner,  and  is  popular 
with  all  classes  of  society. 


JOHN  MURRAY,  of  No.  901  "Virginia  avenue,  Indianapolis,  was 
born  in  county  Donegal,  Ireland,  May  15,  1854,  and  is  a  son 
of  Charles  and  Grace  (Sweeney)  Murray,  natives  of  the  same 
county,  and  who  came  to  America  shortly  before  the  outbreak  of 
the  Civil  war.  The  father,  enamored  of  freedom  and  opposed 
to  everything  that  found  favor  with  England,  who  longed  for  the 
success  of  the  rebels,  at  once  enlisted  in  company  A,  Thirty-fifth 
Indiana  volunteer  infantry,  and  was  fatally  wounded  at  the  battle 
of  Stone  River,  January  2,  1863,  having  been  promoted  just  prior 
to  receivmg  his  death  wound.  A  comrade  who  stood  beside  him 
at  the  time  vouches  for  his  gallantry  in  action,  and  the  fact  that 
he  had  been  promoted  is  further  evidence  that  he  was  a  brave  and 
faithful  soldier.  His  wife  died  in  Indianapolis  while  he  was  in  the 
service,  leaving  two  children,  of  whom  John,  the  subject  of  this 
article,  is  the  elder.  Mary  Agnes,  the  daughter,  found  a  protection 
in  the  person  of  an  uncle,  James  Renihan,  an  undertaker  of   Indi- 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIOXS, 

anapolis,  with  whom  she  lived  until  her  death,  in  the  Catholic 
faith,  February  i8,  1892,  at  the  age  of  thirty-five  years. 

John  Murray  did  not  come  to  the  United  States  with  the  fam- 
ily, but  lived  with  his  maternal  grandfather,  a  grocer  in  the  village 
of  Dunfanaghy,  county  Donegal,  and  acquired  some  knowledge 
of  business,  and  also  acquired  an  education  in  the  National  school. 
He  came  to  America  in  1874,  settled  in  Indianapolis,  and  found 
employment  as  bookkeeper  for  an  old  family  friend,  Dominick 
Coll,  of  whom  more  information  may  be  found  in  the  biography 
of  Dennis  Coll.  At  the  death  of  Mr.  Coll  Mr.  Murray  purchased 
the  business  from  the  widow,  and  has  been  in  business  on  his  own 
account  since  1877,  for  a  few  years  keeping  the  St.  Charles  hotel 
on  North  Illinois  street. 

The  marriage  of  Mr.  Murray  took  place  at  St.  John's  cathe- 
dral, March  4,  1889,  to  Miss  Kate  Curran,  Rev.  Father  Gavisk 
officiating.  Miss  Curran  was  born  May  15,  1870,  in  county  Kerry, 
Ireland,  a  daughter  of  Timothy  and  Nellie  (White)  Curran,  who 
still  reside  in  their  country,  the  father  being  a  farmer.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Curran  were  the  parents  of  eight  children,  viz:  Mary,  who 
died  at  the  age  of  twelve  years;  Patrick,  checkman  at  the  Big 
Four  depot,  Indianapolis;  John,  a  tailor  in  Ireland;  Dennis  is  a 
resident  of  New  Haven,  Conn. ;  Mrs.  Murray  is  ne.xt  in  order  of 
birth;  Michael  died  in  Ireland  at  the  age  of  twenty-two  years; 
Nora  and  Timothy  are  still  at  home  with  their  parents.  To  the 
marriage  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Murray  have  been  born  three  children, 
in  the  following  order:  Charles  James,  May  15,  1890;  Grace  Mary, 
April  14,  1892,  and  John  Joseph,  April  22,  1S94.  The  family  are 
members  of  St.  Patrick's  church,  and  Mr.  Murray  is  a  member  of 
the  Ancient  Order  of  Hibernians.  In  politics  he  is  a  democrat 
and  an  active  worker  in  the  interests  of  his  party,  and  is  a  genial, 
warm-hearted  gentleman,  and  one  of  the  most  popular  in  his  line 
of  business  in  the  city  of  Indianapolis. 


THOMAS  NEES,  of  Lawrenceburg,  Ind.,  is  a  son  of  John  and 
Amelia  (Koch)  Nees,  the  former  a  native  of  German}',  who 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1847,  and  the  latter  a  native  of  .Amcr- 
(1090)" 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

ica,  and  both  now  reside  in  Aurora,  Ind.,  wiiere  the  father  conducts 
a  hotel.      He  was  a  school-teacher  in  Ohio  for  several  years. 

Thomas  Nees  was  born  in  New  Richmond,  Ohio,  September 
8,  1858;  he  attended  the  common  schools,  and  also  the  Cincinnati 
Business  college,  and  at  the  age  of  twenty-five  years  engaged  in 
business  in  Pittsburg,  Pa.,  where  he  lived  for  several  years.  In 
1889  he  opened  business  in  Lawrenceburg  for  himself — hotel,  res- 
taurant, bar  and  coal  yard — the  last  under  the  name  of  the  Law- 
renceburg Coal  company,  which  is  doing  the  largest  business  in  its 
line  in  the  city.^ 

Mr.  Nees  was  married  to  Susan  A.  Pelgen,  a  daughter  of  Fred 
and  Clara  Pelgen,  of  Indiana,  and  this  union  has  been  blessed  with 
three  children:  Amelia  C,  Fred  J.  and  Alo3-sius  T.  All  are  mem- 
bers of  St.  Lawrence's  Catholic  church,  and  in  politics  Mr.  Nees  is 
a  democrat,  and,  as  such,  has  filled  several  county  offices  as  assist- 
ant, being  very  popular  with  his  party  as  well  as  with  the  general 
public. 


THOMAS  HENRY  NEILAN,  superintendent  of  the  Indian- 
apolis Sanitary  company,  is  a  native  of  Hamilton,  Butler 
county,  Ohio,  and  was  born  October  26,  1857,  a  son  of  Henry 
and  Rose  (McGlenn)  Neilan,  both  natives  of  county  Roscommon, 
Ireland,  but  married  in  New  York  city  about  1849. 

Henry  Neilan,  during  most  of  his  early  life  in  America  was  a 
railroad  employee,  but  for  the  last  thirty-five  years  prior  to  his 
death  lived  in  retirement  in  Hamilton,  Ohio,  in  which  city  he  and 
wife  passed  in  peace  away  in  the  faith  of  the  Catholic  church.  They 
reared  a  family  of  nine  children  that  had  blessed  their  marriage, 
and  beside  these  also  reared  three  orphans.  Their  own  offspring 
were  named,  in  order  of  birth,  Margaret,  Sarah,  Katie,  Alice, 
Myrtie,  Charles,  William,  Edward  and  Thomas  H. ,  and  the  wards 
were  Edward,  John  and  Helen.  Two  sisters  and  one  brother  of 
Thomas  Henry  are  still  living,  of  whom  Margaret  (now  Mrs.  Ryan), 
lives  in  Las  Vegas,  N.  M.;  the  others  reside  in  Hamilton.  With 
one  exception,  all  the  above-named  family  reached  the  years  of 
maturity. 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

Thomas  H.  Neilan  was  educated  in  the  pubHc  and  parochial 
schools  of  his  native  city,  and  then  served  an  apprenticeship  at  the 
machinist's  trade,  which  he  followed  for  fourteen  years.  He  came 
to  Indianapolis  in  1876,  and  in  1892  was  appointed  dupty  sheriff  of 
Marion  county  by  the  then  democratic  sheriff,  and  later  for  two 
years  was  an  employee  in  the  office  of  the  board  of  health.  No\-em- 
ber  I,  1897,  he  was  appointed  to  his  present  position,  which,  up  to 
the  present  time,  he  has  filled  with  credit  to  himself  and  to  the 
satisfaction  of  the  publie. 

The  marriage  of  Mr.  Neilan  was  solemnized  September  19, 
1S94,  at  St.  John's  cathedral,  Indianapolis,  by  Rev.  Father  Weber, 
to  Miss  Bridget  McManaman,  a  native  of  North  Vernon,  Ind.,  and 
this  union  has  been  blessed  with  one  son — Robert  Lee,  born  July 
5,  1895,  The  family  are  members  of  St.  John's  congregation, 
under  the  ministration  of  Rev.  Father  Gavisk,  and  although  Mr. 
Neilan  is  not  a  member  of  the  church  sodalities  or  any  close 
societies,  he  is  a  true  Catholic,  contributes  freely  to  the  support  of 
the  church,  and  is  highly  respected  by  his  fellow-citizens — church 
members  or  not  church  members. 


ROBERT  R.  WALDEN,  a  well-known  traveling  salesman  and 
also  proprietor  of  a  hardware  store  in  Indianapolis,  was  born 
in  Putnam  county,  Ind.,  in  1843,  a  son  of  \\'illiam  and  Rachel 
Theressa  (Ingram)  Walden,  natives,  respectively,  of  Ohio  and  Ten- 
nessee, and  in  religion  Protestants. 

Mr.  Walden  was  reared  to  manhood  in  h's  native  count}',  and 
at  the  age  of  twenty  years  enlisted  in  company  I,  Fifty-tifth  Indi- 
ana volunteer  infantry.  After  filling  out  his  term  of  enlistment 
he  located  in  Terre  Haute,  Ind.,  where  he  was  employed  by  an 
e.xpress  company  until  1S67,  when  he  went  to  Evansville,  where 
he  was  engaged  in  the  same  capacity  for  two  years,  and  then 
entered  upon  his  career  as  traveling  salesman  for  George  S.  Sonn- 
tag  &  Co.  -  In  June,  1869,  he  came  to  Indianapolis,  having  made 
arrangeJiients  with  Layman,  Carey  &  Co.,  wholesale  hardware 
merchants,  to  take  the  road  in  their  interest,  and  up  to    the   pres- 


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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

ent  time  has  given  the  utmost  satisfaction  as  salesman.  Mr.  Wal- 
den  has  also  established  a  hardware  store  on  East  Washington 
street,  over  which  his  son,  Robert  W. ,  has  the  supervision. 

The  sacrament  of  matrimony  was  administered  to  Mr.  Wal- ' 
den  October  15,  1868,  at  Evansville,  Ind.,  when  he  was  united 
with  Miss  Margaret  Brennan,  by  the  Rev.  Patrick  McDermott,  but 
the  crowning  sacrament  of  his  life  did  not  occur  until  1883,  when 
he  was. baptized  October  14,  by  Rev.  Father  Lambert,  and  admitted 
to  communion  in  the  holy  Catholic  church.  Mrs.  Walden  was  born 
in  county  Carlow,  Ireland,  a  daughter  of  Patrick  and  Mary  Bren- 
nan, and  was  a  child  of  four  years  when  brought  to  America  by  her 
parents,  who  settled  in  Watertown,  N.  Y.,  where  they  passed  the 
remainder  of  their  lives.  They  had  a  large  family  of  children,  of 
whom  two  sons  and  three  daughters  are  still  living.  The  marriage 
of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Walden  has  been  blessed  with  two  children,  viz: 
Mary,  who  is  the  wife  of  Thomas  Flaherty  and  has  one  child,  Mar- 
garet, and  Robert  W.,  who  has  charge  of  his  lather's  hardware 
store  on  East  Washington  street. 

Robert  R.  Walden  is  the  financial  secretary  of  St.  Patrick's 
branch,  No.  563,  Catholic  Knights  of  America;  is  president  of  the 
Commercial  Travelers'  Mutual  Accident  Insurance  association,  and 
a  member  of  the  Commercial  Travelers'  association  of  Indi- 
ana. Mr.  and  Mrs.  Walden  have  a  pleasant  home  at  \o.  i  1 50 
Olive  street,  are  blessed  with  the  material  comforts  of  life,  and 
are  numbered  among  the  most  esteemed  Catholic  citizens  of  the 
parish  of   St.   Patrick. 


JOHN  M.  XEUMAX,  member  of  the  gents'  furnishing  goods 
firm  at  Shelbyville,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Franklin  county,  this 
state,  March  22,  1858,  a  son  of  John  and  Elizabeth  (Biltzj  Neu- 
man,  natives  of  Germany,  who  came  to  the  United  States  in  1848, 
and  settled  in  Franklin  county,  where  the  father  was  engaged  in 
agricultural  pursuits  until  his  death,  which  occurred  in  1858,  and 
where  the  widow  died  in  1892,  both  in  the  faith  of  the  Catholic 
church,    and    the   parents  of    three   children,    viz:    Mary,    wife    of 

0095). 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

George  Dudley,  of  Indianapolis;  Joseph,  deceased,  and  John  M., 
whose  name  opens  this  paragraph. 

John  M.  Neuman  attended  public  school  until  thirteen  j'ears 
old  and  then  worked  on  a  farm  until  eighteen;  he  chose  clerking  as 
his  vocation  for  gaining  a  livelihood,  and  continued  to  follow  the 
calling  in  various  kinds  of  business  until  1895,  when  he  engaged  in 
his  present  business  in  Shelbyville,  and  at  the  same  year  admitted 
as  partners  George  Hock  and  his  father,  Joseph  Hock,  the  firm 
style  being  Neuman,  Hock  &  Co. 

Mr.  Neuman  was  united  in  marriage  in  Shelbj'ville.  Septem- 
ber 10,  1884,  to  Miss  Frances  A.  Hirshauer,  who  was  born  in 
Shelby  county,  October  4,  1863,  and  this  congenial  union  has  been 
blessed  with  four  children,  viz:  Rosa  F.,  George  J.,  Marguerite  E. 
and  William  J.  The  family  are  members  of  St.  Joseph's  con- 
gregation, of  which  Mr.  Neuman  is  a  trustee,  and  he  is  also  a 
member  of  the  Knights  of  St.  John.  In  politics  he  is  a  democrat. 
He  has  been  very  successful  as  a  business  man,  and  through  his 
urbanity  and  upright  dealing  has  made  many  warm  friends  in 
Shelbyville,  who  hold  him  in  high  esteem. 


WILLIAM  HENRY  NIBLICK,  president  of  the  Old  Adams 
County  bank,  of  Decatur,  is  a  native  of  this  city  and  dates 
his  birth  from  the  19th  of  March,  1855.  His  father,  Jesse  Niblick, 
was  born  in  Tuscarawas  county,  Ohio,  August  12,  1826,  and  in 
early  life  was  apprenticed  to  learn  the  shoemaker's  trade.  Subse- 
quently he  was  engaged  for  some  time  in  the  manufacture  of  boots 
and  shoes  at  Decatur,  Ind.,  where  he  also  carried  on  the  mercantile 
and  grain  business  for  a  number  of  years.  He  was  a  man  of  local 
prominence,  served  as  treasurer  of  Adams  county  tvvD  terms,  in 
addition  to  which  he  filled  the  ofHce  of  township  trustee,  and  repre- 
sented his  ward  in  the  common  council  of  Decatur.  In  1871  he 
founded  the  Adams  County  bank,  which  was  reorganized  four  years 
later  as  a  state  bank,  serving  as  its  first  president,  afterward  filling 
the  offices  of  vice-president  and  director.  He  was  married  in 
Decatur,    in    1851,  to   Miss    Catherine    Closs,  Father    Edward   M. 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

Faller  officiating,  and  became  the  father  of  eight  children,  viz: 
John,  William  Henry,  Jesse,  James  K.,  ^fa^y,  Amelia,  Charles  S. 
and  Daniel  M.,  all  living  with  the  exception  of  Jesse.  Mr.  Niblick's 
death  occurred  on  the  6th  day  of  October,  1895. 

William  Henry  Niblick,  the  immediate  subject  of  this  sketch, 
was  reared  in  Decatur  and  attended  the  parochial  and  public 
schools  of  the  city  until  his  si.xteenth  year,  at  which  early  age  he 
entered  the  Adams  County  bank  as  assistant  cashier.  He  dis- 
charged the  duties  of  the  position  in  a  very  efficient  manner  until 
1883,  from  which  time  until  1894  he  was  cashier,  and  upon  the 
reorganization  of  the  bank,  August  i,  of  the  latter  year,  became 
its  president,  in  which  capacity  he  still  serves.  Mr.  Niblick  is 
justly  considered  one  of  the  foremost  business  men  of  Decatur;  his 
well-known  integrity  and  the  interest  he  takes  in  all  matters  hav- 
ing for  their  object  the  material  advancement  of  his  city  have  won 
for  him  an  enviable  place  in  the   estimation  of  his  fellow-citizens. 

On  the  7th  of  November,  1883,  in  St.  Mary's  church,  Decatur, 
was  solemnized  the  marriage  of  Mr.  Niblick  and  Miss  Christina  R. 
Miller,  the  ceremony  being  performed  by  Father  Wilken.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Niblick  have  one  son,  Jesse  G.  Mr.  Niblick  was  for  many 
years  a  trustee  of  the  parish  of  St.  Mary's,  and  for  a  period  of  six- 
teen \'ears  held  the  office  of  secretary  of  the  church.  He  was 
elected  a  member  of  the  common  council  of  Decatur  in  1887,  and 
has  filled  the  position  by  successive  re-elections  to  the  present 
time. 


JOHN  NICIvOLS,  cashier  and  partner  of  the  Batesville  Coffin 
Manufactory  company,  is  one  of  eight  children  born  to  Frank 
F.  and  Mary  (Bittner)  Nickols,  natives  of  Germany,  who  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1847,  located  in  Cincinnati  for  a  few  years, 
and  then  moved  to  Dearborn  county,  Ind.,  in  1S50,  where  the 
father  was  a  brewer  and  farmer.  The  father  was  born  in  October, 
1816,  and  died  September  10,  1896;  the  mother  was  born  Septem- 
ber 18,  1818,  and  died  in  1S93,  August  10.  Our  subject  was  born 
December  i,  1850,  attended  common  schools,  and  at  the  age  of 
twenty-one  engaged  in  the  blacksmith  business,  and  worked  at  that 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

eighteen  years.  He  entered  his  present  business  in  1SS4,  and  has 
been  cashier  ever  since,  except  one  year,  when  Joseph  Spiegel  was 
cashier,  but  is  now  president  of  the  manufactory.  John  Nickols 
was  married  to  Miss  Eva  Disser,  a  daughter  of  Peter  and  Marguerite 
Disser.  They  have  four  children:  William  P.,  Bertha  L.,  Alva  M. 
and  Lawrence.  The  family  are  all  members  of  the  Catholic  church, 
and  Mr.  Nickols  is  a  democrat  in  politics.  Mr.  Nickols  has  always 
been  an  excellent  business  man,  as  well  as  an  industrious  one,  and 
has  risen  to  his  present  responsible  position  of  trust  through 
his  personal  merits.  His  name  is  respected  wherever  it  is  known, 
and  he  and  family  are  recognized  in  the  best  social  circles  of  Bates- 
ville  and  the  surrounding  country. 


LEOPOLD  NIERMANN,  the  fashionable  merchant  tailor  of 
LaFayette,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Baden,  Germany,  February  28, 
1850,  a  son  of  Henry  and  Elizabeth  (Gehring)  Niermann,  who 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1853,  and  settled  iji  LaFayette. 
Here  the  father  pursued  his  trade  of  tailoring  until  his  death,  which 
occurred  in  1874,  at  the  age  of  seventy  years,  his  wife  dying  March 
3,  1897,  when  seventy-six  years  old,  both  being  sincere  Catholics. 
Their  three  children  were  born  and  named  in  the  following  order: 
Leopold;  Mary  Louisa  (now  Sister  Dominica),  a  teacher  in  Frost- 
burg,  Md.,  and  Mary  Elizabeth,  who  died  unmarried  in  1882.  The 
father  was  the  only  member  of  his  family  who  came  to  America, 
but  the  mother  had  four  brothers  and  two  married  sisters  who  came 
to  this  country  and  found  their  homes  in  the  western  states. 

Leopold  Niermann  received  a  good  education  in  St.  Boniface 
parochial  school,  LaFayette,  and  in  1864  entered  a  store  as  errand 
boy,  but  subsequently  became  clerk  and  bookkeeper.  In  1880  he 
learned  cutting,  and  the  same  year  engaged  in  the  merchant  tailor- 
ing business  on  his  personal  account.  In  1885  he  married  Miss 
Josephine  Kinsman,  who  was  born  in  San  I'rancisco,  Cal.,  a 
daughter  of  Lewis  B.  Kinsman,  a  grocer,  and  this  marriage  has 
been  blessed  with  one  child — Mary  Elizabeth — who  was  born  Octo- 
ber 23,  1890. 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

In  politics  Mr.  Niermann  is  a  democrat,  but  contents  himself 
■with  the  simple  exercise  of  his  franchise  at  the  polls,  in  favor  of  the 
nominees  of  his  party,  without  any  ambition  for  office-holding  on 
his  own  part.  In  religion  he  is  a  devoted  Catholic  and  with  his 
wife  and  child  belongs  to  St.  Boniface  congregation.  He  has  been 
trustee  of  his  church  four  years,  is  a  member  of  St.  Joseph  Benev- 
olent society  and  St.  Boniface  church  societ}',  and  for  four  years 
has  been  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  St.  Joseph  Cemetery  asso- 
ciation, and'  is  an  energetic  worker  in  all  the  corporations  with 
which  he  has  a  connection.  He  has  made  his  fortune  through  his 
good  management  and  thrift,  and  is  now  the  owner  of  his  place  of 
business,  as  well  as  his  home  at  No.  137  Ferry  street  and  a  farm 
near  the  citv. 


HENRY  NIESSE,  who  is  living  in  retirement  on  a  snug,  neat 
little  homestead  of  twenty-two  and  three-quarters  acres  just 
north  of  the  city  of  Madison,  Ind.,  on  the  Michigan  road,  is  a  son 
of  Anthony  and  Mary  (Niehaus)Niesse,  and  was  born  in  Westphalia, 
Germany,  about  the  year  1834. 

Anthony  Niesse,  who  owned  a  small  farm  in  Westphalia, 
sailed  from  Bremen  with  his  family  for  America  in  1S49,  and  after 
a  passage  of  fiftj^-four  days  landed  in  New  Orleans,  whence  they 
came,  via  river,  to  Madison,  arriving  here  about  June  i.  Here 
Mr.  Niesse  worked  in  a  tan  3"ard  for  sometime,  and  later  on  a  rail- 
road, and  in  1856,  while  repairing  a  bridge  abankcaved  in,  and  so 
injured  his  leg  that  he  died  from  the  effects  about  si.x  weeks  later. 
He  was  a  strong,  health}-,  hard-working  man,  and  was  about  fifty- 
nine  years  of  age  at  the  time  of  his  untimely  death.  His  wUe,  soon 
after  the  arrival  of  the?  family  in  Madison,  was  seized  with  cholera, 
and  after  an  illness  of  ten  hours  only,  e.xpired  August  i,  1849. 
Their  five  children  were  Mary,  the  deceased  wife  of  Joseph  Loeh- 
man,  of  Madison;  Henry,  the  subject  of  this  memoir;  John  D. ; 
William,  deceased,  and  Theressa,  wife  of  George  Wenzler. 

Henry  Niesse,  on  first  arriving  in  Madison,  worked  for  a  few 
months  in  a  tanyard  and  was  next  employed  as  a  gardener.  In 
I  S52  he  became  a  clerk  on   a  wharfboat.  a   position  he   held    until 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

the  fall  of  1 86 1.  May  14,  of  the  same  year,  he  married  Miss  Mar}- 
Liveda^,  a  native  of  Virginia,  and  a  daughter  of  William  H.  Live- 
dag,  who  was  born  in  Germany,  but  no  children  have  come  to  add 
happiness  to  this  union. 

After  marriage  Mr.  Xiesse  embarked  in  the  hotel  business  in 
Madison,  and  this  he  continued  until  1SS4,  when  he  purchased  and 
retired  to  his  present  place,  where  he  is  leading  a  quiet  life,  but 
being  strong  and  active,  labors  almost  daily.  Mr.  Niesse  has  made 
a  success  of  his  various  enterprises,  and,  beside  his  homestead, 
owns  considerable  improved  real  estate  in  Madison.  He  is  a 
devout  Catholic  in  religion,  and  for  ten  years  has  been  a  trustee  of 
St.  Mary's  church.  In  politics  he  is  independent  and  votes  for  the 
man  he  thinks  to  be  best  qualified  for  the  office  to  be  filled.  As  a 
citizen  Mr.  Niesse  has  acted  well  his  part,  and  as  an  individual  has 
reached  his  present  respected  position  entirely  through  his  own 
exertions. 


WILLIAN  HENRY  XOLAX,  a  popular  business  man  at  Xo. 
325  South  Capitol  avenue,  Indianapolis,  Ind.,  was  born  in 
Detroit,  Mich.,  July  19,  1864.  He  is  a  son  of  Michael  and  Cath- 
erine (Carey)  Nolan,  both  natives  of  Ireland,  the  former  of  Dubliix 
and  the  latter  of  Cork.  They  were  married  in  their  native  coun- 
try and  their  two  eldest  children  were  born  there.  On  coming  to 
the  United  States  they  located,  first,  in  Detroit,  Mich.  Michael 
Nolan  was  a  soldier  in  the  English  army,  was  afterward  located  in 
Toronto,  Canada,  where  he  died  when  the  subject  of  this  sketch 
was  yet  a  child,  and  was  worth  considerable  propert}',  which  his- 
children  have  inherited. 

Michael  and  Catherine  Xolan  were  the  parents  of  the  follow- 
ing children:  Mary,  who  died  m  Washington,  D.  C. ,  the  wife  of 
James  Malone,  an  old  soldier;  Sarah,  still  single  and  living  with 
the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Kate,  who  died  in  Marblehead,  Mass., 
the  wife  of  Patrick  Egan;  Maggie,  wife  of  Timothy  O'Keefe,  a 
inolder  by  trade,  and  living  in  Detroit,  Mich.;  Jennie,  wife  of  John 
Collins,  who  also  lives  in  Detroit.  James  and  Michael  are  both 
deceased,  lea\ing  William  Henry  the   only   living   son.      The  par- 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

ents  of  these  children  are  both  deceased,  the  mother  dying  at 
Detroit,  Mich.,  and  the  father,  as  stated  above,  at  Toronto, 
Canada. 

Wilhain  Henry  Nolan  spent  his  early  life  up  to  the  age  of  six- 
teen at  Detroit,  Mich.,  and  at  Toronto,  and  was  educated  in  the 
public  schools  and  at  a  Brothers-  school.  For  two  or  three  years 
afterward  he  worked  at  the  organmaker's  trade,  removing  to  Indian- 
apolis about  1880,  but  for  some  years  after  this  removal  was  not 
engaged  in  any  business.  In  1893  he  established  himself  in  his 
present  business,  in  which  he  has  ever  since  been  engaged.  Mr. 
Nolan  is  still  unmarried  and  is  living  with  his  sister,  the  two 
bringing  up  a  foundling  boy.  In  political  views  Mr.  Nolan  is  a  dem- 
ocrat, ardently  devoted  to  his  party,  though  he  is  not  in  any  way 
desirous  of  official  station.  He  is  a  faithful  member  of  St.  John's 
Catholic  church,  as  are  the  rest  of  the-family  living  in  Indianapolis. 
He  is  also  a  member  of  the  Ancient  Order  of  Druids,  and  in  all 
relations  in  life  is  a  true,  honorable  and  respected  citizen. 


REV.  M.  F.  NOLL  (deceased)  was  born  in  Germany,  July  19, 
1849,  '^"d  came  to  this  country  when  a  child.  He  studied  his 
classics  in  St.  Francis  seminary,  Wilwaukee.  Having  completed 
these,  and  rather  young  to  enter  philosophy,  his  bishop,  the  Right 
Rev.  J.  H.  Luers,  sent  him  to  Father  O'Reilly,  at  Valparaiso, 
Ind.,  who  placed  him  at  the  head  of  his  school  and  made  him 
organist  of  his  church.  Having  labored  faithfully  in  these  posi- 
tions four  years,  Mr.  Noll  was  sent  to, Mount  St.  Mary's  seminary, 
at  Cincinnati,  where  he  pursued  and  completed  his  studies  in  phil- 
osophy and  theology.  He  was  ordained  priest  in  1872,  in  the 
twenty-fourth  year  of  his  age,  being  the  first  priest  ordained  by 
Bishop  Dwenger. 

Father  Noll's  first  congregation  was  that  c^f  Union  City,  Ind., 
v;here  he  remained  four  years,  and  successfully  administered  the 
spiritual  and  temporal  affairs  pertaining  to  his  charge.  After 
obtaining  such  blessed  results  in  Union  City,  he  was  transferred  to 
the  parishes  of  Elkhart  and  Goshen,  where  he  again  labored  with 
great  zeal. 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    COXGREGATIOXS, 

In  i8So  Bishop  Uwenj^er  promoted  Father  Noll  to  the  parish 
of  St.  Mary's,  LaFayette.  considered  one  of  the  largest  in  the 
diocese.  He  grew  rapidly  in  the  good  will  of  his  people  because 
of  his  zeal,  his  frankness  and  his  kind  disposition.  He  had  just 
witnessed  the  close  of  a  two  weeks'  mission,  and  had  addressed  his 
people  at  the  eight  o'clock  mass  on  Sunday  morning,  but  at  Mon- 
day noon,  June  23,  1880,  he  died,  stricken  with  apoplexy.  Rugged 
in  health,  in  good  cheer  during  the  forenoon,  chatting  pleasantly 
with  the  missionaries,  these  latter  started  to  visit  a  few  sick  per- 
sons, and  returning  at  noon  had  scarcely  time  to  give  him  extreme 
unction,  and  the  good  Father  went  to  meet  the  Master  he  had  so 
faithfully  served  on  earth. 

The  remains  were  conveyed  to  Fort  Wayne,  where  pontifical 
mass  of  requiem  was  celebrated  in  the  cathedral  by  Bishop 
Dwenger.      A  large  number'of  priests  attended  the  obsequies. 


JOHN  WENDELL  NORDHAUS,  of  Vincennes,  Ind.,  is  a 
native  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  -was  born  April  4,  1S65,  and  is  a 
son  of  John  W.  and  Elizabeth  (Brinkmann)  Nordhaus,  both  natives 
of  Prussia,  who  respectively  came  to  America  in  1850  and  i860, 
and  were  married  in  Cincinnati  in  1863.  The  father  was  a  shoe 
manufacturer,  removed  from  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  to  Evansville,  Ind., 
in  1875,  and  there  died  June  22,  1876,  at  the  age  of  sixty-two 
years;  the  mother  died  at  the  home  of  subject,  February  27,  1896. 
They  were  the  parents  of  two  children — John  W.  and  William — 
the  latter  being  now  engaged  in  the  furniture  business  in  Evansville. 
John  Wendell  Nordhaus  was  educated  in  St.  Michael's  paro- 
chial school,  Cincinnati,  and  in  St.  Mary's  school  in  Evansville,  and 
received  his  first  communion  June  2,  1S78.  On  leaving  school  he 
engaged  for  three  years  in  the  butcher  business  in  Evansville,  tint 
as  this  trade  interfered  with  his  regular  attendance  at  church,  he 
accepted  a  clerkship  in  a  merchant  tailoring  establishment,  but 
three  years  later  returned  to  Cincinnati  and  for  four  years  filled  a 
similar  position.  September  i,  1886,  he  married,  at  Evansville, 
Miss  Mary  Kleinhans,  a  native  of  fronton,  Ohio,  and  a  daughter  of 
.August  and  Mary  Rleinhans,  at   that   time  prominent   members  of 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

the  Catholic  church  in  Evansville.  To  this  marriage  there  was 
born  September  22,   1887,  a  son,  named  John  Ferdinand. 

In  1887  Mr.  Nordhaus  came  to  Vincennes  to  take  charge  of 
a  tailoring  establishment  for  his  Cincinnati  employer,  and  three 
years  later  purchased  the  business,  which  he  conducted  until  1895, 
when  he  was  obliged  to  discontinue  on  account  of  failing  eyesight. 
In  September,  of  the  same  year,  he  was  appointed  supreme  organ- 
izer of  the  Catholic  Knights  of  America  for  the  territory  embracing 
the  states  of  Indiana,  Illinois  and  Kentucky,  and  earned  the  dis- 
tinction of  having  secured  more  members  than  any  other  organizer 
(there  being  six  in  the  United  States)  during  the  period  in  which 
he  held  the  position.  January  i,  1897,  Mr.  Nordhaus  resigned  his 
position  to  accept  a  more  lucrative  one  in  the  office  of  the  supreme 
treasurer.  Catholic  Knights  of  America. 

Mr.  Nordhaus  has  a  fine  reputation  as  a  drillmaster,  having 
received  his  first  training  as  a  member  of  the  Ohio  national  guards, 
in  which  he  served  while  a  resident  of  Cincinnati,  taking  part  with 
it  in  quelling  the  great  riots  in  that  city  some  years  ago.  In  1889 
he  organized  the  first  militia  company  in  Vincennes,  of  which  he 
was  commissioned  first  lieutenant  by  Gov.  Hovey,  and  in  which  he 
served  three  years.  In  1891  he  assisted  in  organizing  the  U.  R., 
C.  K.  of  A.,  and  was  elected  captain  of  the  local  branch  of  Vin- 
cennes— a  position  which  he  recently  resigned,  having  been  elected 
supreme  commander  of  the  uniform  rank,  C.  K.  of  A.  In  1895  he 
was  elected  colonel  of  the  Indiana  regiment.  In  all  competitive 
drills  and  exhibitions  his  command  has  carried  off  first  honors,  and 
at  the  state  encampment  in  Logansport,  in  1892,  he  was  awarded 
a  gold  medal,  merited  from  being  the  ablest  commander  in  line — 
and  in  this  triumph  he  naturally  feels  a  pardonable  pride.  He  and 
family  worship  at  St.  John's  German  Catholic  church,  in  the  choir 
of  which  Mr.  Nordhaus  is  first  tenor. 


JOSEPH  N.  OBRECHT,  superintendent  of  the  Armstead  & 
Higgins  spring  factory,  at  Connersville,  Fayette  county,  Ind., 
was  born  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  May  6,  1861,  a  son  of  Nicholas  J. 
and  Mary  (Lehanm)  Obrecht,  natives  of  Germany. 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

Joseph  N.  Obrecht  attended  a  parochial  school  in  his  native 
city  until  thirteen  years  old,  and  then  a  public  school  until  seven- 
teen years  old,  when  he  began  learning  stonecutting,  a  trade  he 
followed  four  years.  He  next  was  employed  as  a  laborer  in  a 
spring  factory,  where  he  continued  to  work  until  January  12,  1892, 
when  he  came  to  Connersville  as  superintendent  of  the  works  of 
Armstead  &  Higgins,  and  this  position  he  has  continued  to  fill,  to 
the  entire  satisfaction  of  his  employers. 

Mr.  Obrecht  was  united  in  marriage,  in  St.  Michael's  church, 
Cincinnati,  February  16,  1887,  with  Miss  Mary  E.  Joring,  who 
was  born  in  that  city  October  17,  1862,  and  this  union  has  been 
blessed  with  two  children — Charles  B.  and  Norbert  L.  The  family 
are  members  of  St.  Gabriel's  congregation,  are  very  attentive  to 
their  duties,  and  freely  aid  from  their  means  the  good  work  of  the 
church  and  in  paying  its  expenses.  Mr.  Obrecht  is  a  hard-work- 
ing, frugal  and  temperate  citizen,  and  has  earned  through  his  own 
exertions  a  comfortable  home  for  himself  and  family  at  the  corner 
of  Washington  avenue  and  South  Sixteenth  street,  where  the}-  live 
in  the  full  enjoyment  of  the  esteem  of  their  neighbors  and  many 
warm  friends. 


REV.  AUGUST  BERNARD  OECHTERING,  the  youngest 
son  of  Gerhard  H.  and  Theressa  (Benningmeier)  Oechtering, 
was  born  in  Westphalia,  Germany,  September  8,  1837.  In  his 
very  childhood  he  manifested  a  decided  predilection  toward  theol- 
ogy, and  his  earliest  pleasure,  after  learning  to  read,  was  found 
in  the  perusal  of  sacred  writings.  His  literary  education  was 
acquired  at  the  college  of  Rheine,  from  which  he  graduated  in 
1858,  and  a  few  months  later  came  to  America,  and  on  arri\ing 
sought  the  late  Bishop  Luers,  in  whose  benevolent  heart  he  found 
immediate  favor,  and  by  that  right  reverend  clergyman  was  sent 
to  Mount  St.  Mary's  seminary,  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  there  to  begin 
and  complete  his  theological  studies.  From  this  famous  institu- 
tion of  learning  he  was  graduated  in  May,  1861,  and  on  the  seven- 
teenth day  of  the  same  month  he  was  ordained  priest  by  Bishop 
Luers  in   the  cathedral    at    Fort  Wayne,  Ind.      Two  days  later  he 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

celebrated  his  first  mass  at  St.  Mary's  church,  Fort  Wayne,  Rev. 
Joseph  Wentz  being  pastor,  and  on  the  twenty-si.xth  day  of  the 
same  month  was  assigned  to  the  cure  of  souls  at  the  congregation 
of  St.,  Joseph's,  in  Delphi,  Carroll  county,  Ind. ,  and  contiguous 
missions.  Delphi,  at  that  time,  was  itself  a  mere  mission,  and  St. 
Joseph's  congregation  was  composed  of  a  very  few  yet  ardent 
Catholics;  but,  through  the  zeal  and  unwearying  labors  of  Rev. 
Father  Oechtering,  the  flock  was  greatly  augmented,  and  when 
the  time  came  for  him  to  leave  his  charge,  he  left  behind  a  sub- 
stantial church-edifice  and  school-building,  a  parish  now  among 
the  foremost  of  the  diocese,  and  a  name  for  himself  that  is  still 
honored  and  revered  and  ever  will  be  by  the  parishioners  of  St. 
Joseph's,  Delphi.  It  was  while  attending  the  missions  adjacent 
to  Delphi  that  Father  Oechtering  cemented  the  friendship  that 
had  already  been  formed  between  himself  and  the  now  Right  Rev. 
Bishop  Rademacher,  who  at  that  time  had  charge  of  the  mission 
at  Attica,  adjacent  to  those  over  which  Rev.  Oechtering  presided, 
this  circumstance  frequently  bringing  them  together  in  consultation 
over  the  best  means  for  the  promotion  of  the  welfare  of  their 
respective  flocks. 

In  1864  Father  Oechtering  accompanied  Bishop  Luers  to 
Europe,  where  he  remained  six  months,  and  the  following  year  was 
appointed  to  the  charge  of  St.  Mary's  church  at  Avilla,  Noble 
county,  Ind.,  of  which  he  assumed  the  functions  of  pastor  two 
days  before  Christmas,  1865.  During  the  eighteen  months  he 
remained  with  this  charge  he  performed  an  immense  amount  of 
good  work,  greatly  improving  the  condition  of  St.  Mary's  congre- 
gation, erecting  a  new  church-building  at  Waterloo,  now  unhappily 
defunct,  and  rebuilding  the  one  at  Kendallville,  beside  finding  time 
to  deliver  a  long  series  of  lectures  on  subjects  pertaining  to  the 
holy  faith  of  Catholicity.  May  17,  1867,  he  was  assigned  to  the 
charge  of  St.  Joseph's  parish  at  Mishawaka,  Ind.,  and  here  his 
labors  have  been  productive  of  the  utmost  benefit  to  the  parish- 
ioners, spiritually  and  temporally. 

In  1875  Father  Oechtering  made  a  second  trip  to  Europe,  and 
while  in  Rome  was  honored  by  an  audience  with  his  Holiness,  Pio 
Nono.      In   December,    1879,    Bishop   Dvvenger  tendered   him   the 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

pastorate  of  the  church  at  Huntington,  Ind.,  but  Father  Oechter- 
ing  preferred  to  continue  his  administration  at  Mishavvaka,  where 
he  had  already  accornphshed  an  immense  amount  of  beneficial 
work.  By  1886  he  had  under  progress  the  movement  which 
resulted  in  the  erection  of  a  new  church-edifice  in  Mishawaka,  and 
on  May  19,  of  that  year,  occurred  the  silver  jubilee  of  his  ordina- 
tion as  priest,  which  was  attended  by  two  bishops,  fifty-seven 
priests  and  a  large  concourse  of  friends,  who  united  with  St. 
Joseph's  congregation  in  celebrating  the  happy  event. 

October  22,  1893,  was  dedicated  to  Qod  the  new  Catholic 
edifice  in  Mishawaka,  the  means  to  erect  which  resulted  from  the 
continuous  and  strenuous  exertions  of  the  pastor.  His  labors  in 
improving  his  parish  are  so  well-known  and  appreciated  by  his 
flock  that  eulogy  here  would  be  the  work  of  supererogation.  For 
the  past  nine  years  Father  Oechtering  has  been  the  president  of 
the  school  board  of  his  (the  Fifth)  district,  and  as  dean,  it  is  his 
duty  to  preside  at  the  semi-annual  meetings  of  the  board.  He  is 
dearly  beloved  by  the  members  of  his  congregation,  and  outside 
his  flock  enjoys  the  esteem  of  all  who  have  the  happiness  of  meet- 
ing him.      He  is,  indeed,  a  model  parish  priest. 


WILLIAM  FARRES  O'BRIAN,  a  prominent  business  man 
of  Montgomery,  Daviess  county,  is  a  native  of  Mount 
Pleasant,  Martin  county,  Ind.,  was  born  November  17,  1851,  a  son 
of  William  Pius  and  Sarah  Ann  (Gates)  O'Brian,  whose  family  of 
six  children  were  born  in  the  following  order:  William  F. ,  whose 
name  opens  this  biographical  notice;  Alice  (deceased)  was  the  wife 
of  Thomas  I.  Brown;  Eliza,  wife  of  Sideny  Smith,  a  farmer  of  St. 
Mary's  parish;  John  B.,  station  agent  for  the  B.  &  O.  S.  W.  rail- 
road at  Huron,  Ind.,  Emily,  widow  of  James  L.  Clark,  of  Can- 
nelburg,  and  Delia,  also  a  resident  of  Cannelburg. 

William  P.  O'Brian,  father  of  this  family,  was  born  in  Kentucky 
in  1827,  and  now  lives  in  Cannelburg,  Ind.  He  was  educated  in 
the  common  schools,  was  reared  a  blacksmith,  and  has  been  a  life- 
long democrat.      Mrs.  Sarah  A.  O'Brian,  also  a  native  of  Kentucky, 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

was  born    in    1825,  and    is  a   devout    member  of   St.    Peter's  con- 
gregation at  Montgomery. 

William  F.  O'Brian,  the  subject  of  his  memoir,  was  confirmed 
by  Bishop  de  St.  Palais,  in  St.  John's  church,  Loogootee,  in  1865. 
When  a  young  man  he  began  learning  the  trade  of  a  blacksmith, 
but,  disliking  this  calling,  at  the  age  of  nineteen  years  he  entered 
the  mercantile  house  of  McCafferty  &  Ward,  at  Montgomery,  as 
salesman,  and  remained  with  this  firm  two  years,  or  until  1871, 
when  he  went  to  Cannelburg,  where  he  was  employed  for  about  a 
year  as  bookkeeper  by  the  Buckeye  Cannel  Coal  company,  but  his 
abilities  were  so  apparent  that  he  was  appointed  chief  salesman 
and  manager  for  the  concern,  which  position  he  retained  ten  years, 
when,  in  1882,  he  was  chosen  superintendent  and  manager  of  the 
mines  and  store,  in  which  capacity  he  served  three  years.  In  1885,  he 
took  charge  of  the  dry-goods  department  of  Johnson  &  Chenowith's 
establishment  at  Shoals,  Ind.,  where  he  remained  five  years, 
when  he  returned  to  Cannelburg,  where  he  was  placed  in  charge 
of  the  Mutual  Mining  company  as  superintendent  and  manager, 
and  remained  until  1892.  In  1894  the  Daviess  County  Coal  com- 
pany established  a  mercantile  house  in  Montgomery,  and  the  well- 
known  business  qualifications  of  Mr.  O'Brian  caused  the  officials  to 
elect  him  as  their  chief  representative.  In  September,  1894,  the 
style  was  changed  to  that  of  the  Montgomery  Mercantile  company, 
with  Mr.  O'Brian  as  chief  purchaser  and  salesman.  This  large  con- 
cern has  been  a  prime  factor  in  the  delevopment  of  Montgomery, 
as,  on  locating  here,  the  hamlet  numbered  a  population  of  about  300, 
but  in  1898  it  had  reached  to  800.  The  business  transactions  of 
the  company  annually  amount  to  $92,000  in  coal,  and  $54,000  in 
merchandise,  making  a  total  of  $146,000.  Mr.  O'Brian  has  the 
entire  supervision  over  the  mercantile  department,  assisted,  of 
course,  by  an  able  corps  of  auxiliaries. 

November  25,  1879,  Mr.  O'Brian  was  united  in  marriage,  by 
the  Rev.  Father  Massic,  of  North  Vernon,  to  Miss  Elizabeth  C. 
Colsher,  a  native  of  Milan,  Ripley  county,  Ind.,  and  this  union  has 
been  blessed  with  four  children,  of  whom  George  Earl  died  May 
26,  1886,  at  the  age  of  three  and  one-half  years;  Mary  Afra,  who 
is  devoted  to  music;   William  Gordon,  at  school,  and  George  For- 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

rest.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  O'Brian  have  charge  of  the  North  Side  hotel, 
over  which  Mrs.  O'Brian  has  personal  supervision  and  makes  it 
superior,  in  all  respects,  to  the  ordinary  hotel  in  country  towns. 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  C.  O'Brian  is  a  daughter  of  A.  W.  and  Amelia 
J.  (Gosney)  Colsher,  of  whose  nine  children,  five  sons  and  four 
daughters,  four  are  still  living,  viz:  Mrs.  Eliza  J.  Morrell,  Mrs. 
O'Brian,  Mrs.  Laura  Gordon  and  Charles  C.  The  father  was  born 
in  Pennsylvania  and  the  mother  in  Kentucky,  but  both  are  now 
deceased.  Mrs.  O'Brian  was  well  educated  in  the  common  schools 
and  was  confirmed  in  the  Catholic  faith  by  Bishop  Chatard  in 
June,   1896. 

fn  politics  Mr.  O'Brian  is  a  democrat,  and  cast  his  first  presi- 
dential vote  for  Horace  Greeley  in  1872,  and  in  1896  voted  for  and 
earnestly  worked  for  W.  J.  Bryan.  Twice  he  has  been  chosen 
delegate  to  the  democratic  state  conventions  held  at  Indianapolis, 
but  has  never  sought  public  office.  He  and  family  are  among  the 
most  highly  respected  members  of  St.  Peter's  church,  and  are  never 
behindhand  in  contributing  to  its  support. 


REV.  JAMES  A.  O'BRIEN,  assistant  pastor  of  St.  John's 
church,  Indianapolis,  was  born  November  8,  i860,  in  the  city 
of  Tipperary,  Ireland.  He  attended  Blackrock  college,  Dublin, 
where  he  completed  his  preparatory  work,  and  in  1879  entered  the 
College  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  Paris,  France,  where  he  pursued  his 
studies  for  a  period  of  six  years.  He  was  ordained  priest  at  Che- 
villy  parish,  diocese  of  Paris,  November  i,  1887,  from  which  date 
until  1893  he  held  a  professorship  in  Blackrock  college,  Dublin. 

By  reason  of  failing  health  a  change  of  climate  was  recom- 
mended, and  in  1893  Father  O'Brien  came  to  America,  his  first 
introduction  to  this  country  being  his  attendance  at  the  world's 
exposition  at  Chicago.  He  spent  nearly  one  year  teaching  in  the 
Holy  Ghost  college,  Pittsburg,  Pa. ,  and  the  year  following  he 
served  as  assistant  pastor  of  St.  Joachim's  (French)  church, 
Detroit.  On  the  twenty-second  of  March,  1895,  Father  O'Brien 
became    assistant    pastor   of   St.    John's  parish,    Indianapolis,    his 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

present  post  of  duty.  He  is  a  man  office  intellectual  attainments, 
a  ripe  scholar,  and  an  able  and  conscientious  preacher.  In  him 
the  people  find  a  most  devoted  spiritual  adviser,  and  his  efforts 
at  St.  John's  have  already  been  crowned  with  great  spiritual 
good  to  his  congregation. 

Father  O'Brien  is  the  only  representative  of  his  family  in  the 
new  world.  His  parents,  James  and  Elizabeth  (Morrissey)  O'Brien, 
died  in  their  native  country,  Ireland,  the  former  in  1891,  and  the 
latter  in  the  year  1868.  The  subject  is  the  second  of  a  family  of 
eight  children. 


CAPT.  JOHN  J.  O'BRIEN,  of  engine  company  No.  3,  Indianap- 
olis city  fire  department,  is  a  native  of  this  city,  was  born 
May  24,  1865,  and  is  a  son  of  Joseph  and  Catherine  (Crehan) 
O'Brien,  natives  of  Ireland — the  former  of  county  Cork  and  the 
latter  of  county  Kerry.  These  parents  were  single  when  they  came 
to  America,  and  first  met  and  were  married  at  Johnstown,  Pa., 
came  to  Indianapolis  in  1864,  and  here  the  father  died  in  1874,  at 
the  age  of  thirty-five  years.  Of  their  seven  children,  Michael  was 
born  in  Pennsylvania,  was  for  many  years  employed  at  the  Indiana 
state  house,  and  resides  on  South  Capitol  avenue;  Patrick,  also 
born  in  Pennsylvania,  is  deceased;  John  J.  and  his  twin  brother, 
Jeremiah,  were  the  ne.xt  in  order  of  birth — the  latter  being  an 
engineer  for  the  Diamond  Match  company  at  Wabash,  Ind. ; 
Joseph,  unmarried,  resides  with  his  mother  in  Indianapolis,  and  is 
an  employee  of  the  National  Wheel  company;  Dennis  died  in  1896, 
and  Catherine  is  at  home  with  her  mother,  unmarried. 

Capt.  John  J.  O'Brien  was  educated  at  the  Brothers'  school 
in  Indianapolis,  and  his  first  employment  was  with  the  Kingan 
Packing  company,  with  which  he  spent  about  seven  years.  In 
1 89 1  he  was  appointed  a  member  of  engine  company  No.  6,  was 
transferred  to  No.  10  in  1892,  and  November  18,  1896,  was  promoted 
to  be  captain  of  company  No.  3,  his  present  charge. 

Capt.  O'Brien  has  been  twice  married — first,  in  1889,  to  Miss 
Nellie  Lynch,  with  whom  three  years  of  happy  wedded  life  were 
passed,  and   to  which   union  was  born  one  child,  John,  January  i, 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

1892.  Mrs.  O'Brien  was  called  away  May  20,  1893,  a  devout 
Catholic,  and  her  remains  were  interred  from  St.  Mary's  church. 
Rev.  Father  Gavisk  performing  the  last  sad  rites. 

The  second  marriage  of  Capt.  O'Brien  took  place  July  i, 
1895,  in  Indianapolis,  to  Mrs.  Anna  Dumas,  a  native  of  Taylors- 
ville,  Ind.,  and  born  Anna  Dyson,  her  family  being  well  known  as 
old  residents  of  the  state  of  Indiana.  The  captain  and  his  family 
have  a  pleasant  home  at  No.  1 104  South  Capitol  avenue  and  their 
church  membership  is  with  St.  John's.  The  captain  in  his  youth 
was  a  member  of  the  Knights  of  Father  Mathew,  and  still  adheres 
closely  to  the  lessons  he  early  learned  on  the  subject  of  into.xicants. 
In  politics  he  is  an  ardent  democrat,  and  is  a  member  of  the  Cleve- 
land club  and  other  political  organizations.  His  honored  mother 
is  still  in  excellent  health  and  resides  at  her  own  home  on  South 
Capitol  avenue. 


JOHN  WALDRON,  one  of  Bloomington's  most  successful  and 
best-known  business  men,  for  fourteen  years  the  president  of 
the  First  National  bank,  is  a  valued  and  highly  respected  member 
of  St.  Charles  Catholic  church,  with  which  he  has  been  associated 
since  1856,  and  of  which  he  has  all  that  time  been  treasurer.  In 
fact,  to  Mr.  Waldron's  energy,  liberality  and  sound  business  judg- 
ment is  due,  in  no  small  degree,  the  material  success  and  high 
financial  standing  of  this  church  body. 

When  Mr.  Waldron  arrived  in  Bloomington  the  congregation 
was  in  its  infancy,  and  it  was  not  a  lusty  infancy  either.  At  that 
time  there  was  no  resident  priest,  nor  was  there  a  church-building. 
Through  Mr.  Waldron's  active  interest  in  church  matters,  the  scat- 
tered body  of  local  Catholics  were  brought  to  attend  services  at 
his  house,  which  was  used  for  some  time  for  that  purpose  and  until 
the  growing  congregation  purchased  an  old  church-building,  which 
was  used  for  divine  worship  until  the  present  church-edifice  was 
erected.  This  first  purchase  was  made  largely  through  Mr.  Wal- 
dron's instrumentality,  and  involved  an  expenditure  of  $600,  which 
was  a  large  amount  for  the  congregation  at  that  time.      During  all 

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JOHN    WALDRON. 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

these  years  Mr.  Waldron  has  been  the  church  treasurer  and  one  of 
the  trustees,  and  the  fart  that  it  has  never  had  a  debt  resting  upon 
it  speaks  largely  in  praise  of  the  efficient  manner  in  which  Mr. 
Waldron  has  looked  after  its  finances. 

John  Waldron  is  a  native  of  Ireland,  and  was  born  in  June, 
1827,  the  son  of  John  and  Mary  (Hughes)  Waldron.  His  father 
was  a  tanner,  of  the  details  of  which  business  our  subject  received 
a  thorough  knowledge.  The  father  died  in  1834  and  the  mother 
in  1837.  There  were  three  sons — our  subject,  the  eldest,  Bernard 
and  James.  In  1847  these  sons  came  to  America.  Bernard  died 
in  Natchez,  Miss.,  in  1852;  James  served  an  apprenticeship  at 
ship-building  in  St.  Louis,  and  afterward  was  lost  sight  of  by  his 
brother,  and  his  whereabouts  are  at  present  unknown  to  him. 

John  Waldron  received  some  schooling  in  his  early  boyhood, 
and  had  perfected  himself  in  a  useful  trade  before  he  came  to  this- 
country.  Upon  his  arrival  here  he  stopped  at  Newark,  N.  J.,  a 
few  months;  then,  in  company  with  an  uncle,  he  went  to  Illinois 
and  later  to  St.  Louis,  where  he  was  married  in  September,  1853, 
to  Ann  Bonicum,  a  native  of  Canada,  and  a  first  cousin  to  Bishop 
Bonicum,  of  Lincoln,  Nebr.  In  1856  Mr.  Waldron  purchased  a 
tan-yard  at  Bloomington,  and  continued  to  operate  it  for  thirty- 
five  years.  When  he  started  in  this  business  he  had  but  little 
money,  but  his  energy  and  perseverance  proved  better  than  cash 
capital  and  he  has  prospered  well,  having  been  connected  with 
many  of  Bloomington's  most  flourishing  institutions.  He  was  one 
of  the  original  stockholders  and  first  directors  of  the  First  National 
bank,  and  for  fourteen  years  held  the  position  of  president  of  that 
solid  old  institution.  He  is  still  a  member  of  its  directory.  He  is 
a  partner  in  the  Waldron,  Hill  &  Buskirk  spoke  factory;  is  also 
part  owner  and  treasurer  of  the  Electric  light  plant,  and  has  inter- 
ests in  the  Central  stone  quarry  and  ten  other  quarries.  He  has 
made  money  m  his  numerous  investments  and  has  always  very 
wisely  re-invested  it  at  home.  He  is  also  the  owner  of  several 
fine  business  blocks  and  a  handsome  residence. 

To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Waldron  have  been  born  ten  children,  three 
of  whom,  only,  survive  to  bless  their  later  days:  Julia,  wife  of 
William    T.    Blair,    superintendent   of    the   Central   stone    quarry; 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

Mary,  wife  of    Ira  C.  Batenian,  attorney;   Ida,  at   home.      All  live 
at  Bloomington  and  reside  near  together. 

Politically,  Mr.  Waldron  has  always  affiliated  with  the  repub- 
lican party  and  has  held  municipal  offices  and  served  one  term  as 
county  commissioner. 


MICHAEL  O'BRIEN,  an  employee  at  the  Terre  Haute  Brew- 
ing company's  place  of  business,  on  South  Kentucky  avenue, 
Indianapolis,  was  born  in  Dungarvon,  county  of  Waterford,  Ire- 
land, December  i8,  1868,  and  is  the  only  child  born  to  James  and 
Margaret  (Powers^  O'Brien,  who  are  now  living  in  retirement  in 
their  native  city,  where  the  father  had  formerly  been  a  prosperous 
leather  merchant. 

Michael  O'Brien  attended  school  in  Dungarvon  until  sixteen 
years  of  age,  when  he  came  to  America  to  join  some  relatives  on 
this  side  of  the  Atlantic  ocean.  In  1885  he  came  to  Indianapolis, 
and  now  makes  his  home  with  the  mother  of  Mrs.  Maurice  Don- 
nelly, the  latter  being  a  relative,  of  whom  mention  is  made  in 
another  part  of  this  work.  For  the  first  eleven  years  after  his 
arrival  in  this  city,  Mr.  O'Brien  was  in  the  employ  of  Thomas 
Madden,  of  whom,  also,  mention  is  made  in  another  page  in  this 
volume,  and- under  that  gentleman  learned  wood-carving  in  his 
extensive  lounge  manufactory,  but  improved  machinery  has  ren- 
dered this  trade  unprofitable  to  the  worker  by  hand,  and  in  1896 
Mr.  O'Brien  accepted  his  present  position. 

Mr.  O'Brien  is  a  member  of  St.  Patrick's  congregation,  under 
the  ministration  of  the  able  pastor.  Very  Rev.  Father  O'Donag- 
hue,  and  is  also  a  member  of  the  Young  Men's  institute.  In  poli- 
tics he  is  a  democrat,  and  has  served  as  a  member  of  the  Marion 
county  democratic  central  committee,  and  is  at  present  a  member 
of  the  democratic  city  committee.  He  is  active  and  earnest  in 
his  advocacy  of  the  principles  of  his  party,  with  which  he  is  very 
popular,  and  is  a  j'oung  man  of  intelligence,  excellent  business 
capacity,  and  of  strictly  moral  personal  habits,  being  a  sincere  and 
devoted  Catholic. 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

MICHAEL  JOSEPH  O'BRIEN,  of  No.  944  South  Capitol 
avenue,  Indianapolis,  was  born  at  Johnstown,  Pa.,  April  14, 
1 86 1.  He  is  a  son  of  Joseph  and  Catherine  (McCrehan)  O'Brien, 
the  former  a  native  of  county  Cork,  and  the  latter  of  county 
Kerry,  Ireland.  They  were  married  in  Johnstown,  Pa.,  where 
their  respective  families  had  recently  located,  about  1853.  Joseph 
O'Brien  was  an  iron  and  steel  worker  most  of  his  life.  After 
removing  to  Indianapolis  in  1863  he  worked  in  a  rolling  mill  until 
his  death,  which  occurred  September  6,  1874.  He  left  a  widow 
and  seven  children,  of  whom  the  subject  of  this  sketch  is  the  eldest. 
The  others  were  as  follows:  Patrick  F.,  formerly  a  street  car 
conductor  in  Indianapolis,  who  died  in  1894,  leaving  a  wifeandtwo 
children;  John  and  Jerry,  twins,  the  former  of  whom  is  a  captain  of 
No.  3  engine  company,  of  the  Indianapolis  fire  department,  and 
the  latter  a  stationary  engineer  at  Wabash,  Ind.;  Joseph  is  a  wood 
worker  employed  at  the  Standard  Wheel  works,  and  is  unmarried ; 
Dennis  died  in  Indianapolis  in  December,  1896;  Catherine,  who  is 
single,  lives  with  her  mother  at  No.  528  South  Capitol  avenue, 
Indianapolis. 

Michael  Joseph  O'Brien,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  obtained 
his  education  at  St.  John's  Brothers'  school  in  Indianapolis,  after- 
ward learning  the  iron  puddler's  trade,  which  he  followed  for  a 
livelihood  about  thirteen  "j'ears.  He  then  secured  a  position  in 
the  State  library  as  janitor  and  messenger,  which  he  filled  for  about 
nine  years.  While  in  this  position,  being  of  a  studious  disposition, 
he  managed  by  reading  to  supplement  his  earlier  education,  which 
from  necessity  had  been  somewhat  neglected.  After  leaving  the 
library  he  was  next  employed  in  the  office  of  the  board  of  health, 
in  Indianapolis. 

Mr.  O'Brien  was  married  April  10,  1885,  at  St.  John's  church, 
Indianapolis,  by  Rev.  Father  Collier,  to  Miss  Mary  Loftus.  a 
native  of  Kentucky,  who  at  the  time  of  the  marriage  was  a  resident 
of  Madison,  Ind.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  O'Brien  are  the  parents  of  four 
living  children:  Joseph,  Catherine,  James  and  Agnes.  One  other, 
Mary,  died  at  the  age  of  five  months.  Joseph  and  Catherine  are 
pupils  in  St.  John's  academy.  Mr.  O'Brien  has  been  a  member  of 
the  Knights  of  Father  Mathew  and  of  the  Ancient  Order  of  Hiber- 


THE    CLERGY    AXD    CONGREGATIONS, 

nians,  but  is  non-affiliating  at  the  present  time.  He  and  his  fam- 
ily are  members  of  St.  John's  Catholic  church,  of  which  Rev. 
Father  Gavisk  is  the  pastor,  and  Mrs.  O'Brien  is  a  member  of  the 
Rosary  society.  Politically  Mr.  O'Brien  is  a  democrat,  and  an 
ardent  supporter  of  his  party's  doctrines. 

The  parents  of  Mrs.  O'Brien  were  James  and  Mary  (O'Hara)' 
Loftus,  both  natives  of  county  Mayo,  Ireland.  They  were  mar- 
ried at  St.  Michael's  church,  Madison,  Ind.,  and  became  the  par- 
ents of  ten  children,  viz:  Patrick,  Mary,  Margaret,  James,  John, 
Celia,  Thomas,  Nellie,  John  (2),  and  Katie.  John  (i),  Thomas 
and  Nellie  are  deceased.  Mary,  James,  Celia  and  Margaret  are 
married. 


PATRICK  O'BRIEN,  an  ex-soldier  of  the  Civil  war  and  the 
leading  manufacturer  of  varnishes  in  the  state  of  Indiana, 
with  his  plant  at  South  Bend,  was  born  in  county  Tipperary,  Ire- 
land, June  II,  1839,  a  son  of  Patrick  and  Johanna  (McGrath) 
O'Brien,  who  came  to  America  in  1843,  landing  in  the  city  of  New 
York,  whence  they  went  to  Salem,  N.  J.  There  he  was  reared, 
was  educated,  and  was  taught,  through  a  full  apprenticeship,  the 
art  of  decorative,  sign  and  house  painting.  In  the  spring  of  1859 
he  came  to  South  Bend,  Ind.,  and  fountl  employment  at  his  trade 
with  the  Studebaker  Brothers  ^^'agon  company,  but  had  hardly 
been  with  this  firm  two  years  when  the  alarm  of  war  was  sounded. 
He  at  once  responded  to  the  first  call  to  arms  and  enlisted  in  the 
Thirty-fifth  Indiana  volunteer  infantry,  but,  instead  of  bearing 
arms,  served  as  a  musician  for  a  year  and  a  half,  and  after  receiv- 
ing an  honorable  discharge,  re-enlisted  and  served  in  the  ranks 
until  the  close  of  the  war,  when  he  was  again  honorably  discharged. 
It  may  here  be  remarked,  however,  that  during  the  service  of  Mr. 
O'Brien  in  the  army,  between  his  first  and  second  enlistments,  the 
band  service  was  abolished,  but  he  was  devoted  to  the  flag  of  his 
country  and  was  determined  to  fight  to  the  end  before  that  flag 
should  be  prostrated. 

After  his  return  from  the  war,  Mr.  O'Brien  resumed  his  calling 
of  painter  at    South   Bend,  and    in    March,   1S69,  was   married    to 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

Miss  Matilda  Byerly,  Rev.  P.  P.  Cooney  officiating.  The  result 
of  this  happy  union  has  been  the  birth  of  six  children,  born  in  the 
following  order:  Samuel  P.,  William  D.,  George  L. ,  Fred  J., 
Frank  B.  and  Henrietta — all  the  sons  being  graduates  of  Notre 
Dame  college  and  the  daughter  of  St.  Mary's.  About  1885  Mr. 
O'Brien  entered  into  present  business,  which  was  then  somewhat 
limited  or  confined,  but  the  excellence  of  his  productions  soon 
gained  for  him  a  broadspread  reputation,  and  called  for  increased 
facilities  and  space  for  their  manufacture,  so  that  his  plant  now 
covers  an  area  of  two  acres  of  ground.  Railroad,  carriage,  fur- 
niture and  all  other  varnishes  used  in  the  mechanic  arts,  and  lin- 
seed oil,  are  made  by  Mr.  O'Brien,  and  are  found  in  use  in  all  parts 
of  the  Union. 

Mr.  O'Brien  and  family  are  members  of  St.  Patrick's  congre- 
gation, and  live  fully  up  to  the  teachings  of  the  church.  They 
lead  in  all  secular  movements  designed  to  promote  to  the  material 
condition  of  its  people,  and  freely  contribute  of  their  means  to 
defray  the  necessary  expenses  of  the  church  proper.  Their  social 
position  is  a  most  enviable  one,  and  Mr.  O'Brien  is  himself  a  gentle- 
man who  cannot  fail  to  make  a  friend  of  every  one  with  whom  he 
comes  in  contact. 


THO^fAS  O'BRIEN,  now  living  in  retirement  in  Indianapolis, 
was  born  in  the  parish  of  Killairn,  count}-  Galway,  Ireland,  in 
August,  1826,  a  son  of  Thomas  and  Mary  (Roseman)  O'Brien, 
parents  of  two  sons  and  two  daughters,  one  of  the  latter,  Mrs. 
Sarah  Cashion,  late  of  Chicago,  being  now  deceased.  The  living 
sister  is  Mrs.  Kate  Lally,  of  Indianapolis,  and  the  brother,  Richard, 
is  a  farmer  in  the  old  country. 

Thomas  O'Brien  came  to  the  United  States  in  1849,  landed  in 
New  Orleans,  and  for  a  short  time  worked  on  the  lower  Mississippi 
river,  then  lived  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  and  other  places,  until  1854, 
when  he  came  to  Indianapolis  and  for  twenty-seven  years  was 
employed  as  a  stone-sawyer  by  one  firm,  and  for  sixteen  years  by 
another,  when  advancing  years  compelled  his  retirement. 

Mr.  O'Brien  was  married   in  this  city,  in  1861,  by  the  Right 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

Rev.  Mgr.  Aug.  Bessonies,  to  Miss  Sarah  Baggott,  also  a  native  of 
county  Galway,  and  this  union  has  been  blessed  with  five  children, 
viz:  Mary,  wife  of  John  Lally;  Thomas,  a  machinist;  Sarah  and 
Lizzie,  at  home,  and  John,  a  molder  bj'  trade.  The  familj'  are 
all  devout  Catholics  and  are  highly  respected  socially.  In  politics 
Mr.  O'Brien  is  a  democrat,  but  is  liberal,  and  sometimes  votes  for 
a  good  man  taken  from  the  ranks  of  other  parties.  Liberality,  in 
fact,  has  been  the  characteristic  feature  of  Mr.  O'Brien's  Hfe,  as  is 
evidenced  by  his  unstinted  contributions  to  the  support  of  his 
church  and  to  the  promotion  of  all  projects  designed  for  the  good 
of  the  community  in  which  he  has  passed  so  many  years. 


WILLI.-VM  O'BRIEN,  a  retired  railroad  employee  of  Monroe- 
ville,  Allen  county,  Ind.,  was  born  in  county  Limerick,  Ire- 
land, about  1 822,  and  is  one  of  the  eleven  children  born  to  Terrence 
and  Margaret  (Reading)  O'Brien.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in 
June,  1852,  landed  in  New  York  city,  and  at  once  found  employ- 
ment on  the  Saratoga  railroad  in  that  state.  Two  years  later  he 
went  to  Ottawa,  111.,  where,  for  a  short  time,  he  was  engaged  in 
farming,  and  then  removed  to  Marion  county,  Ohio,  where  he  fol- 
lowed the  same  calling  until  i860,  when  he  went  to  Lima,  in  the 
same  state,  and  entered  the  employ  of  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad 
company,  with  which  he  remained  thirty-five  years,  or  until  1893, 
when,  owing  to  his  advanced  years,  he  was  retired  on  a  pension  of 
$6  per  month,  is  the  only  known  pensioner  of  the  company  named, 
and  has  since  resided  in  Monroeville,  Ind. 

Mr.  O'Brien  was  first  married  to  Miss  Catherine  Murthie,  who 
died  in  1871,  and  his  second  marriage  was  to  Mrs.  Mary  Carney, 
which  union  was  blessed  with  eight  children,  of  whom  one  only — 
Margaret,  the  }'oungest — still  survives.  Mr.  O'Brien  was  reared  a 
Catholic  and  still  adheres  to  this  church.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
St.  Joseph  Benevolent  society,  and  as  a  citizen  is  greatly  respected 
in  Monroeville,  as  he  has  always  been  wherever  he  has  resided. 

Mrs.  O'Brien's  maiden  name  was  Mary  Cleary.  She  first  mar- 
ried John  Carney,  who  lost  his  life  at  Fort  Wa}ne  by  being  struck 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 


by  a  railroad  train.  By  this  union  two  c'lilJren  were  born:  James, 
wlio  died  November  19,  1893,  aj;jJ  twenty-five  years;  Thomas  is  a 
telegraph  operator.  The  boys  iiave  assumed  the  name  of  their 
step-father,  O'Brien. 


DANIEL  O'CONNELL.  who  resides  at  No.  217  North  State 
avenue,  is  a  worthy  rep.-eie  itative  of  an  early  Catholic  family 
of  Indianapolis.  He  is  a  son  of  Thomas  and  Catherine  (O'Brien) 
O'Connell,  the  former  of  whom  was  a  native  of  county  Cork, 
Ireland,  where  he  married,  his  wife  being  a  native  of  the  same 
county.  Emigrating  to  the  United  States,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  O'Con- 
nell settled  at  Springfield,  Mass..  a  short  time  thereafter  coming  to 
Indianapolis,  this  being  at  a  time  when  the  only  parish  was  St. 
John's,  and  the  only  church-building  a  little  brick  structure  on 
Georgia  street.  Here  Thomas  O'Connell  and  his  wife  passed  the 
remainder  of  their  lives.  They  became  the  parents  of  twelve 
children,  five  sons  and  seven  daughters,  of  whom  the  following 
survive:  Ellen,  wife  of  Thomas  Linahan;  Nancy,  wife  of  Henry 
Hamberg;  Maurice,  Daniel  and  Thomas.  These  all  live  in  Indian- 
apolis, and  Margaret,  wife  of  William  Buckhart,  lives  in  Cliilli- 
cothe.   111. 

Daniel  O'Connell  was  born  in  Springfield,  Mass.,  in  1855. 
For  a  time  during  his  early  boyhood  he  was  a  student  in  the  school 
in  St.  John's  parish,  and  he  has  been  a  railroad  emplo3'ee  since  he 
was  fourteen  years  of  age.  At  the  present  time  he  is  one  of  the 
most  trusted  locomotive  engineers  of  the  "Panhandle"  railway 
company.  On  September  27,  1882,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Alice 
Delaney,  daughter  of  William  Delaney,  of  Indianapolis.  He  and 
his  wife  have  four  children,  viz:  William  Thomas,  Albert,  Nellie 
Frances  and  Maurice  Richard.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  O'Connell  have  a 
most  pleasant  home,  and  are  esteemed  as  worthy  Catholic  citizens. 

William  Delaney,  father  of  Mrs.  O'Connell,  lives  at  No.  1037 
High  street,  Indianapolis.  He  was  born  in  Queen's  county,  Ire- 
land, January  I,  1822,  and  was  one  of  three  children,  viz:  Edward, 
William  and  John,  the  last  two  being  twins.  W'illiam  is  the  only 
one  of  the  family  that  has  come  to  the   United  States.      In  1849, 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

•when  he  was  twenty-seven  \-ears  of  age,  he  left  his  native  land 
with  the  view  of  bettering  his  condition  in  the  new  world,  and  lived 
in  Burlington  count}',  N.  J.,  until  April,  1861,  when  he  came  to 
Indianapolis,  which  city  has  since  been  his  home.  He  was  mar- 
ried in  New  Jersey  to  Miss  Maria  Cassin,  a  native  of  the  same 
parish  as  her  husband.  She  died  April  11,  1896,  having  lived  a 
most  exemplary  life,  and  having  been  a  most  worthy  wife  and 
mother.  She  and  her  husband  were  the  parents  of  seven  children, 
two  sons  and  five  daughters.  The  eldest  of  the  children,  Mary, 
resides  in  Denver,  Colo.;  Alice,  wife  of  Daniel  O'Connell;  Cather- 
ine, wife  of  Dennis  Colvart;  Anna,  wife  of  Michael  White;  Mi- 
chael, living  in  San  Francisco,  Cal. ;  William,  of  Denver,  and  Mar- 
garet, living  at  home.  Mr.  Delaney  is  a  member  of  St.  Patrick's 
Catholic  church,  and  a  highly  esteemed  citizen. 


JOHN  O'CONNELL,  who  has  charge  of  the  most  popular  bil- 
liard hall  in  Fort  Wayne,  is  one  of  two  children  born  to 
Thomas  and  Johanna  (Coffee)  O'Connell.  By  a  second  marriage, 
the  mother  of  subject  had  eleven  children,  her  second  husband 
being  David  Fitzgerald.  She  was  born  in  18 14,  and  is  still  living 
at  Decatur,  Ind.  The  father  was  a  contractor  and  died  in  1838 
or  1839. 

John  O'Connell  was  born  January  17,  1836,  at  Wallington. 
Pa.,  and  at  the  age  of  si.xteen  years  engaged  in  the  trade  of  car- 
riage wood-working  and  continued  in  this  business  until  i860.  In 
July,  1862,  he  enlisted  in  company  F,  Eighty-eighth  Indiana  vol- 
unteer infantry,  and  served  all  through  the  war,  after  which  he 
returned  to  Fort  Wayne  and  opened  a  billiard  room;  then  went 
into  the  contracting  business  for  railroad  and  city  work,  which  he 
carried  on  some  years.  For  fifteen  years  he  was  a  member  of 
the  police  department  and  since  has  had  charge  of  the  Home 
billiard  hall. 

Mr.  O'Connell  was  married  in  October,  1863,  to  Miss  Johanna 
Burt,  of  Fort  Wayne,  daughter  of  John  Burt,  and  this  marriage  has 
been  blessed  with  thirteen  children,    six   living:     Agnes,  William, 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    IXDIANA. 

John  H. ,  Charles,  Joseph  and  James  F. ,  all  members  of  the  Catholic 
church.  Mr.  O'Connell  was  a  member  of  the  Catholic  Knights  of 
America,  No.  103,  was  its  vice-president,  and  is  now  a  member  of 
the  Ancient  Order  of  Hibernians,  division  No.  i.  Mr.  O'Connell 
is  a  self-made  man,  from  a  business  point  of  view,  and  is  well 
deserving  of  the  high  respect  in  which  he  is  held  by  numerous 
friends. 


THOMAS  O'CONNELL,  a  pioneer  of  St.  Paul  the  Apostle  con- 
gregation at  Greencastle,  Putnam  count}',  Ind.,  and  an  hon- 
ored citizen,  was  born  in  county  Kerr\-,  Ireland,  in  August,  1829, 
near  the  birthplace  of  Daniel  O'Connell,  the  famous  lawyer,  ora- 
tor, statesman  and  Irish  patriot,  of  whom  the  subject  of  this 
memoir  still  has  a  vivid  recollection. 

In  1845,  Thomas  O'Connell  began  an  apprenticeship  of  si.x 
years  at  boot  and  shoemaking,  and  faithfully  and  honestly  served 
out  his  term,  becoming  an  adept  in  his  trade.  He  had  barely 
completed  his  apprenticeship,  however,  when,  in  1852,  he  came 
to  America,  accompanied  by  a  sister  and  a  youth,  named  Patrick 
O'Connell — a  distant  relative.  An  elder  brother,  Michael,  and  a 
sister,  had  preceded  this  trio  to  America  and  had  landed  in  Can- 
ada, but  Michael,  ere  the  arrival  of  Thomas,  found  a  home  in 
Greencastle,  Ind. ,  and  was  employed  in  the  construction  of  the  Van- 
dalia  railway.  Hither  then,  as  a  matter  of  sequence,  after  having 
carefully  provided  for  the  safety  of  his  sister  and  young  kinsman, 
Thomas  O'Connell  wended  his  way,  reaching  his  destination  in 
November,  1852,  and  here  has  ever  since  prosperously  engaged  in 
the  boot  and  shoe  business — a  period  of  forty-five  years. 

The  marriage  of  Thomas  O'Connell  and  Miss  Mary  Kinerke 
has  been  blessed  with  seven  children,  four  of  whom  still  survive, 
viz:  Thomas,  who  learned  the  trade  of  printing,  and  is  now  engaged 
in  newspaper  work  in  Boston,  Mass.;  John,  also  a  printer,  still  has 
his  home  under  the  parental  roof;  Maggie  is  the  wife  of  John 
Doland,  and  Nellie  is  at  home  with  her  parents.  The  family  are 
all  faithful  members  of  the  Catholic  church  and  are  very  liberal  in 
contributing  of  their  means  to  its  support,  and  no  family  in  Green- 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

castle  is  more  respected  than  that  of  Thomas  O'Connell,  who  has 
passed  so  many  years  of  an  industrious  and  honorable  life  within 
its  corporate  limits. 


JOHN  O'CONNOR,  depot  master,  Big  Four  R.  R.  company, 
Indianapolis,  is  a  native  of  Ireland,  born  in  county  Kerry  on 
the  sixth  of  June,  1850,  a  son  of  Martin  and  Mary  (Breen)  O'Con- 
nor. He  received  his  educational  training  in  his  native  country, 
and,  after  leaving  school,  decided  to  try  his  fortunes  in  Am.erica; 
accordingly,  on  May  27,  1869,  he  took  passage,  and  on  the  si.xth 
of  June  following  landed  in  New  York  city.  Thence  he  came  at 
once  to  Indianapolis,  Ind. ,  where  he  first  found  employment  as  a 
common  laborer  with  what,  at  the  time,  was  known  as  the  Bee 
Line  R.  R.  company,  now  a  part  of  the  Big  Four  system.  Pos- 
sessed of  unusual  energy  and  intelligence,  Mr.  O'Connor  did  not 
long  remain  in  the  humble  position  with  which  he  started,  but  was 
soon  promoted  to  one  of  greater  responsibility,  and  in  due  time,  by 
a  series  of  like  promotions,  succeeded  in  reaching  the  important 
place  he  now  so  ably  fills.  He  was  appointed  depot  master  in 
September,  1880,  upon  the  consolidation  of  the  Bee  Line  with  the 
Big  Four,  and,  since  that  date,  has  had  charge  of  the  entire  system 
at  Indianapolis,  having  under  his  control  160  men,  comprising 
foreman,  tally  men,  receiving  and  delivery  clerks,  freight  handlers 
and  others,  said  to  be  the  largest  supervision  of  the  kind  in  the 
United  States  under  one  person. 

Mr.  O'Connor  w^as  married  October  19,  1875,  in  St.  John's 
cathedral,  Indianapolis,  by  Very  Rev.  D.  O'Donaghue,  to  Miss 
Sarah  Ryan,  a  native  of  county  Kerry,  Ireland,  who  came  to  the 
United  States  with  her  parents  in  early  youth.  After  five  brief 
years  of  happy  wedded  life,  Mrs.  O'Connor  died  October  14,  1S80, 
leaving  two  children,  Mary  and  John. 

On  December  31,  1883,  Mr.  O'Connor  entered  into  the  mar- 
riage relation  with  Miss- Bridget  Cain,  of  county  Limerick,  Ireland, 
the  ceremony  being  solemnized  in  St.  John's  church  by  \'ery  Rev. 
D.  O'Donaghue.  Mr.  O'Connor  and  family  are  faithful  members 
of  the  above  church.      He  has  been  a   member   of  and   director  in 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

the  Holy  Cross  Cemetery  association  ever  since  its  inception,  and 
is  otherwise  engaged  in  church  work.  He  is  a  man  of  public 
spirit,  and  is  now  serving  his  fourth  term  as  member  of  the  city 
council,  in  which  body  he  has  been  instrumental  in  promoting 
much  important  municipal  legislation.  He  was  first  elected  in 
1879,  serving  two  successive  terms,  and  again  in  1885  he  was 
chosen  for  one  term,  and  in  1895  was  elected  councilman  at  large 
for  a  term  of  two  years.  Mr.  O'Connor  is  prominent  in  the 
councils  of  the  democratic  party  in  Indianapolis,  and  has  con- 
tributed much  to  its  success  in  a  number  of  local,  state  and 
national  campaigns. 

Mr.  O'Connor's  parents  were  both  natives  of  county  Kerry, 
Ireland,  the  father  dying  there  in  1881;  the  mother  is  living  in 
Indianapolis  at  this  time.  A  brother  and  sister,  named  respect- 
ively Thomas  and  Honorah,  still  live  in  the  old  country,  and 
two  sisters  and  one  brother  reside  in  Indianapolis,  viz:  Mar- 
tin, Mary  and  Ellen,  all  of  whom  are  married  and  the  heads 
of  families. 


BERNARD  S.  O'CONNOR,  retired  capitalist  of  Fort  Wayne, 
Ind.,  was  born  in  Lancaster  county.  Pa.,  June  17,  1S42,  and 
is  a  son  of  Bernard  and  Elizabeth  (McGonigle)  O'Connor,  the 
former  of  whom  was  a  native  of  Ireland,  and  was  brought,  at  the 
age  of  twelve  years,  to  the  United  States  by  his  uncle.  The  father, 
who  was  born  in  18 17,  on  coming  to  America  became  a  railroad 
contractor,  and  also  built  the  telegraph  line  from  Buffalo,  N.  Y., 
to  New  Orleans,  La.,  was  engaged  in  other  work  of  a  similar 
character,  and  died  in  1895,  a  sincere  Catholic  and  a  man  of 
wealth. 

Bernard  S.  O'Connor  removed  with  his  parents  to  Illinois 
when  eight  years  old,  but  returned  to  Lancaster  a  year  later.  From 
1852  to  1855  he  resided  in  Dayton,  Ohio,  and  there  attended 
school.  He  finished  his  education  at  St.  Mary's  Landing,  Mo.,  at 
a  Catholic  institution,  where  his  brothers  also  were  educated. 
During  this  time  the  family  removed  to  Alton,  111.,  where  Charles, 
a  brother,  died.     In  1859,  he  came  to  Fort  Wayne,  and  learned 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

the  crafts  of  machinist  and  marble-cutter.  But  his  father  being 
then  engaged  in  levee  work  on  the  Missisippi  river,  Bernard  S., 
joined  him  and  afterward  was  engaged  with  him  in  this  enterprise. 
His  brothers,  John  and  James,  subsequently  joined  them,  and  the 
firm  of  O'Connor  &  Sons  was  formed  in  building  the  Houston  & 
Texas  Central  railroad,  and  then  in  the  banking  business,  of  which 
James  C.  now  owns  a  controlling  interest  and  is  president.  The 
latter  in  1873  went  to  Europe,  where  he  was  joined  the  ne.xt  year 
by  Bernard  S. ,  and  they  made  a  trip  through  England,  Ireland 
and  France.  Mr.  O'Connor,  with  an  energetic  spirit,  has  inter- 
ested himself  in  various  enterprises.  He  was  a  stockholder  in  the 
Salamonia  (Ind.)  Gas  company,  the  Natural  Gas  company  of  1888, 
which  was  bought  by  eastern  capitalists  known  as  the  Deitrick 
syndicate,  the  Gladstone  Land  company,  of  Kansas  City,  Mo.,  and 
has  interests  at  Duluth,  Minn. ;  he  is  also  interested  in  the  Paragon 
paper  mill  at  Eaton,  Ind.,  and  the  Utility,  at   Hartford  City. 

Mr.  O'Connor  was  married  November  4,  1878,  to  Marietta 
Fox,  of  Mansfield,  Ohio,  and  he  and  wife  are  faithful  members  of 
the  cathedral  at  Fort  Wayne.  They  are  among  the  most  highly 
respected  residents  of  the  city,  and  occupy  one  of  its  finest  mansions. 


CHARLES  O'CONNOR,  a  tailor  by  trade,  was  born  in  the 
city  of  Sligo,  Ireland.  He  came  to  America  when  a  young 
man,  traveled  extensively  through  the  country,  and  married,  in 
1873,  in  New  York  city.  Miss  Catherine  Millea,  and  located  in  Indi- 
anapolis about  1880,  remaining  here  a  short  time  only,  when  he 
resumed  his  nomadic  habits-  and  again  indulged  in  his  love  of 
travel. 

Miss  Catherine  Millea  was  born  in  the  city  of  Kilkenny,  Ire- 
land, a  daughter  of  Mark  and  Anna  (Bradley)  Millea,  natives  of 
■county  Kilkenny,  where  their  lives  were  passed  away,  Mr.  Millea 
dying  in  the  Catholic  faith  and  Mrs.  Millea  as  a  Protestant.  Mrs. 
Millea  having  died  while  Catherine  was  yet  a  child,  the  latter  was 
reared  in  the  Catholic  church,  and  to  its  faith  she  has  always  fer- 
vently adhered.     To  the  marriage  of  Catherine  Millea  with  Charles 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

O'Connor  have  been  born  nine  children,  eight  of  whom  are  still 
living,  viz:  Anna  Bradley,  Mary  Agnes,  Mark  Charles,  Desmond 
Matthew,  Catherine  Oberta,  Gertrude  Wilhelmina,  Lenora  Lor- 
etta  and  Evelyn  Miriam;  Loretta  Agnes,  a  lovable  young  lady, 
died  at  the  age  of  nineteen  years.  These  children  were  all  edu- 
cated in  the  parochial  schools  of  Indianapolis  and  Terre  Haute, 
and  the  eight  survivors  still  have  their  home  under  the  parental 
roof,  902  Huron  street.  The  family  are  members  of  St.  Patrick's 
church,  are  very  punctual  in  their  attendance  and  faithful  in  the 
performance  of  their  duties,  and  are  much  esteemed  by  their  neigh- 
bors for  their  genteel  deportment  and  general  amiability  of  dispo- 
sition. 


PATRICK  O'CONNOR,  boilermaker  at  Belt  shops,  was  born  in 
county  Mayo,  Ireland,  March  25,  1857,  son  of  Patrick  and 
Mary  (McLaughlin)  O'Connor,  both  natives  of  the  same  country. 
The  father  is  a  resident  of  Cleveland,  Ohio,  where  he  located  on 
coming  to  the  United  States  in  1886,  but  Mary  O'Connor  died  in 
her  native  isle.  The  family  of  Patrick  and  Mary  O'Connor  con- 
sisted of  five  children,  four  sons  and  one  daughter,  viz:  Dominick, 
Patrick,  Martin,  John  and  Mary,  wife  of  John  Doyle,  all  living  in 
the  city  of  Cleveland,  with  the  exception  of  Patrick. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch  was  educated  and  grew  to  maturity 
in  his  native  country,  and  came  to  America  in  1880,  locating  at 
Cleveland,  Ohio,  where  he  spent  the  succeeding  seven  years  at 
various  kinds  of  employment.  In  1886  he  came  to  Indianapolis, 
where  he  has  since  resided,  and  since  Jul}',  1894,  has  been  em- 
ployed at  the   Belt  shops  as  a  boilermaker. 

Mr.  O'Connor  and  Miss  Mary  A.  McGinty  were  united  in  the 
holy  bonds  of  wedlock  in  1886,  at  Cleveland,  Ohio,  Rev.  Father 
Sidley  solemnizing  the  ceremony,  and  three  children  have  blessed 
their  union,  viz:  John,  born  May  8,  1890;  James,  born  April  25, 
1892,  and  Irene,  born  January  29,  1897.  Mr.  O'Connor  and  fam- 
ily are  members  of  St.  John's  church,  Indianapolis,  and  he  also 
belongs  to  the  Ancient  Order  of  Hibernians  and  Y.  M.  I.;  politic- 
ally, he  is  a  democrat,  and,  while  taking  an   active   interest  in  the 

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welfare  of  liis  party,  has  never  sought  nor  desired  poHtical  prefer- 
ment. He  is  a  master  of  his  trade,  thoroughly  reliable,  and  a 
most  excellent  and  trustworthy  gentleman. 


DANIEL  O'DONNELL,  yardmaster  of  Kingan's  packing  house, 
was  born  at  Warsaw,  Ind.,  January  6,  1854.  He  is  a  son  of 
Patrick  and  ^Mary  (O'Connor)  O'Donnell,  both  natives  of  county 
Kerry,  Ireland.  They  came  to  the  United  States  at  the  age  of 
nineteen  and  eleven  respective!}',  and  were  married  at  Chillicothe, 
Ohio,  in  March,  1853,  when  Mrs.  O'Donnell  was  but  little  more 
than  fifteen  years  of  age,  and  she  is  just  sixteen  years  older  than 
the  subject  of  this  sketch.  Almost  immediately  after  their  mar- 
riage they  settled  at  Warsaw,  Ind.,  where  they  remained  about 
two  years,  when  they  removed  to  Danville,  where  they  now  reside, 
and  in  the  suburbs  of  which  city  Mr.  O'Donnell  is  a  prosperous 
farmer. 

Patrick  and  Mary  O'Donnell  are  the  parents  of  six  sons  and 
four  daughters,  seven  of  whom  are  still  living,  as  follows:  Daniel, 
the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Mary,  the  wife  of  James  Wenn,  of 
Indianapolis;  Patrick,  who  resides  in  Indianapolis,  and  is  a  railwa}' 
postal  clerk;  John  F.  is  inspector  for  the  City  ^^'ater  compan}-; 
Ellen,  wife  of  Edward  Geis,  a  non-Catholic,  as  is  also  Mr.  Wenn, 
husband  of  Mary;  James,  a  grocer's  clerk  in  Danville  for  the  last 
two  years,  and  Charles,  who  is  attending  school  in  Danville.  Those 
who  have  died  were  named  Johanna,  Honora,  and  Terrence,  the 
first  two  dying  in  childhood,   the  last  when  eighteen  years  of  age. 

Daniel  O'Donnell,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  obtained  his 
education  in  the  public  schools  of  Danville,  which  was  supple- 
mented by  a  two-years'  course  in  the  Brothers'  school  in  Indian- 
apolis. He  attained  his  manhood  when  at  work  on  his  father's 
farm,  and  thus  became  a  sound,  healthy  man,  inured  to  labor  and 
acquiring  habits  of  industry  and  self-reliance.  When  little  more 
than  eighteen  years  of  age  he  engaged  in  railroad  work  on  the  I., 
B.  tS:  \\'.  railroad,  afterward  transferring  his  services  to  the  I.  & 
St.  L.  Railway  company.  After  spending  six  years  with  this  com- 
pany he   returned   to    the   first-named  company,    remaining  with  it 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

until  iSSS,  a  portion  of  the  time  being  section  boss  or  foreman. 
In  1888  he  secured  his  present  position,  a  responsible  and  respect- 
able one,  and  one  in  which  he  is  implicitlj^  trusted.  He  has  charge 
of  the  yards  of  the  Kingan  Packing  company,  and  attends  to  the 
receiving  and  shipping  of  all  the  supplies  and  products  of  that 
mammoth  establishment,  the  company  sending  out  on  an  average 
twenty-five  loaded  cars  per  day. 

Mr.  O'Donnell  was  married  September  1 1,  1878,  at  St.  John's 
church,  Indianapolis,  by  Rev.  Father  Bessonies,  to  Miss  Delia 
Flattie}-,  a  native  of  Hamilton  county,  Ohio,  and  a  daughter  of 
Patrick  Benjamin  Flattley,  a  native  of  Mayo  county,  Ireland. 
Her  mother  was  a  Miss  Mary  Hanley,  also  a  native  of  county 
Mayo,  and  they  were  married  there.  Her  father  was  originally  a 
druggist,  but  later  became  an  employee  in  the  supreme  court 
room,  in  Indianapolis,  where  he  met  with  an  accidental  death  in 
May,   1876.      The  mother  died  the  following  year. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  O'Donnell  have  had  five  children,  two  of  whom 
are  living,  viz:  Terrence  and  Frank,  both  of  whom  are  in  St. 
Bridget's  school.  The  eldest  of  the  family  was  Patrick  Benjamin, 
who  died  at  the  age  of  five  weeks;  Hanora,  called  Annie  in  the 
home,  died  at  the  age  of  fourteen  years  and  nine  months,  a  bright 
and  promising  maiden,  whose  untimely  death  was  a  severe  blow 
to  her  parents,  and  John  William  was  drowned  at  eleven  years 
and  nine  months  of  age.  Mr.  O'Donnell  is  a  member  of  the 
Ancient  Order  of  Hibernians,  and  has  held  the  position  of  treas- 
urer since  the  organization  of  the  division,  No.  5,  of  which  he  is  a 
member,  having  transferred  his  membership  from  division  No.  i. 
The  family  are  members  of  St.  Bridget's  church,  of  which  Rev. 
Father  Curran  is  the  pastor.  Mr.  O'Donnell  was  one  of  the 
organizers  of  this  parish,  and  has  alwaj's  been  a  liberal  contributor 
to  its  support.  Mrs.  O'Donnell  is  a  member  of  the  Altar  society, 
and  both  are  in  every  way  devoted  and  faithful  members  of  their 
church.  Politically  Mr.  O'Donnell  is  a  democrat  in  his  views,  and 
is  a  firm  supporter  of  the  doctrine  of  the  free  coinage  of  silver  at 
the  ratio  of  si.xteen  to  one,  as  enunciated  in  the  Chicago  platform 
of  1896.  He  is  a  man  of  intellect,  ability  and  character,  and 
enjoys  the  respect  and  esteem  of  all  that  know  him. 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

REV.  HERMAN  THEODORE  WILKEN,  pastor  of  St.  Mary's 
church,  Decatur,  Ind.,  is  a  native  of  the  kingdom  of  Hanover, 
Germany,  born  in  the  town  of  Soegel,  on  the  19th  of  October, 
1844.  Benedict  Wilken,  his  father,  was  born  in  the  year  1802,  in 
Werpelo,  Germany,  was  a  farmer,  came  to  the  United  States  in 
i860,  and  died  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  March  7,  1861.  The  mother, 
whose  maiden  name  was  Thekla  Volmering,  also  a  native  of  Ger- 
many, was  born  in  1802,  departed  this  life  in  1872  and  lies  buried 
beside  her  husband  in  the  cemetery  of  St.  Bernard,  Cincinnati. 

Father  Wilken,  the  only  son  born  to  his  parents,  attended  the 
parochial  schools  of  Soegel  until  his  fourteenth  year,  and  in  i860, 
in  company  with  his  parents,  came  to  the  United  States,  locating 
at  Cincinnati,  where  he  was  graduated  from  St.  Xavier  college  in 
1870.  He  then  entered  upon  the  pursuit  of  his  ecclesiastical 
studies  in  Mount  St.  Mary's  seminary,  Cincinnati,  completing  the 
prescribed  course  of  that  institution  in  1872;  on  November  9, 
of  the  same  year,  he  was  ordained  priest  by  the  Rt.  Rev.  Arch- 
bishop Purcell. 

Immediately  following  his  ordination.  Father  \\'ilken  was 
appointed,  by  Bishop  Dwenger,  pastor  of  the  congregation  at 
Areola,  Allen  county,  Ind.,  in  addition  to  which  he  also  had  charge 
of  the  missions  at  Monroeville,  Bluffton,  Hartford  City  and  Blee 
settlement  from  1872  to  1880.  In  July,  of  the  latter  year,  he  was 
appointed  pastor  of  St.  Mary's  church,  Decatur,  where  he  has 
since  exercised  the  priestly  functions  to  the  material  and  spiritual 
advancement  of  the  parish.  It  is  only  sufficient  to  state,  in  this 
connection,  that  the  pastorate  of  Father  Wilken  in  Decatur  has 
been  eminently  satisfactory  and  productive  of  great  good.  His  life 
has  been  bravely  and  uncomplainingly  devoted  to  the  service  of 
religion,  and  directing  humanity  to  the  higher  life  has  been  his 
greatest  rew^ard. 


RICHARD  JAMES  O'CONNOR,  foreman  of  the  patternmak- 
ing  department  of  the  Hetherington  &  Berner  structural  iron 
and  machine  foundry,  is  a  native  of  White  county,  Ind.,  was  born 
January   21,  1864,  and   is  a  son   of  Michael   and    Mary   (O'Mara) 


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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

O'Connor,  who  were  born  in  Limerick,  Ireland,  but  were  married 
in  Indianapolis,  and  have  reared  a  family  of  four  sons  and  two 
daughters — John  Charles,  Patrick  Francis,  Richard-  James,  Jere- 
miah Thomas,  Mary  and  Ellen — the  sons  being  all  married,  while 
the  daughters  are  still  single. 

Richard  J.  O'Connor  was  a  child  of  three  years  when  his 
parents  came  from  White  county  to  Indianapolis  to  reside,  and  he 
here  attended  the  parochial  and  public  schools — the  former  until 
fourteen  years  old,  and  the  latter  until  seventeen.  At  seventeen 
and  a  half  years  of  age  he  became  an  apprentice  to  the  pattern- 
maker's trade  with  the  firm  of  Haugh  &  Ketchum,  and  this  busi- 
ness he  has  followed,  principally  in  this  city,  ever  since,  but  has 
done  some  work  in  Terre  Haute  and  Lafayette. 

Mr.  O'Connor  was  united  in  marriage  November  27,  1SS9, 
in  St.  Bridget's  church,  by  Rev.  Father  Curran,  to  Miss  Cather- 
ine Flatley,  a  native  of  Richmond,  Ind.,  and  a  daughter  of  John 
Flatley.  Mrs.  O'Connor  was  educated  and  grew  to  womanhood  in 
her  native  city,  and  is  a  highly  educated  and  accomplished  lady. 
This  marriage  has  been  blessed  with  two  children — John,  born 
September  18,  1890,  and  William,  born  December  11,  1892.  The 
family  belong  to  St.  Bridget's  congregation,  and  the  parents  are 
punctual  in  the  peformance  of  their  church  duties  and  fervent  in 
their  faith,  Mr.  O'Connor  being  a  trustee,  to  which  position  he 
was  chosen  in  1891,  and  being  a  liberal  contributor  to  the  support 
of  the  church  and  its  sodalities.  In  his  politics  Mr.  O'Connor  is  a 
sound  democrat,  and  a  representative  and  popular  member  of  the 
younger  democracy  of  the  city  and  county,  and  is,  moreover,  a 
highly  respected  citizen. 


T  YMAN  HUGH  O'DONNELL,  chief  clerk  for  M.  J.  Carna- 
1—^  han  &  Co.,  of  Washington,  Daviess  county,  Ind.,  was  born 
in  Lancaster,  Ohio,  October  28,  1869,  and  is  a  son  of  James  F. 
and  Clara  J.  (Jackson)  O'Donnell,  who  were  the  parents  of  four 
children,  viz:  Maggie,  wife  of  William  E.  Thimmes,  of  Ohio; 
Mamie,  married  to  J.  M.  Rutherford,  of  Columbus,  Ohio;  Lyman 
H.,  and  Jay  F. ,  a  printer  of  Columbus. 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

James  F.  O'Donnell.  father  of  Lyman  Hugh,  the  subject, 
was  a  native  of  Ireland  and  came  to  the  United  States  in  1853. 
He  first  located  at  Zanesville,  Ohio,  where  he  engaged  in  the  mon- 
ument and  stonecutting  business  until  1868,  when  he  removed  to 
Lancaster  and  engaged  in  railroading,  mining,  and  the  iron  trade 
until  his  death  in  1872,  a  member  of  St.  Mar_v's  parish  and  a  dem- 
ocrat in  politics.  He  had  accumulated  property  worth  $50,000, 
but  through  mismanagement  this  large  sum  has  been  lost  to  his 
widow,  who  still  resides  in  Lanacster,  and  to  his  children,  who 
have,  however,  been  able  to  make  their   way   through   the   world. 

Lyman  H.  O'Donnell  was  educated  in  the  parochial  schools 
of  Lancaster,  Ohio,  and  at  the  age  of  thirteen  years  entered  a 
hardware  store  as  clerk,  and  held  his  situation  seven  years.  He 
then  went  to  Omaha,  Neb.,  clerked  in  a  hardware  store  one  year, 
and  in  1892  came  to  Washington,  Ind.,  and  was  employed  by  M. 
J.  Carnahan  &  Co.,  as  chief  salesman  and  bookkeeper,  and  this 
position  he  has  satisfactorily  held  until  the  present  time. 

Mr.  O'Donnell  was  most  happil}' united  in  marriage,  in  Wash- 
ington, September  18,  1894,  with  Miss  Lillian  Signor,  a  native  of 
the  city  and  a  daughter  of  George  F.  and  Abigail  Signor,  the  former 
of  whom  was  born  in  Dakota  and  the  latter  in  Indiana,  and  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  O'Donnell  are  now  blessed  by  the  presence  of  a  little 
daughter — Margaret.  The  parents  own  a  pleasant  home  on  Main 
street,  where  they  enjoy  the  visits  of  their  select  circle  of  chosen 
friends,  in  whose  esteem  they  stand  deservedly  high.  Mr.  and  Mrs, 
O'Donnell  are  devoted  members  of  St.  Simon's  Catholic  congrega- 
tion, and  Mr.  O'Donnell  is  also  a  member  of  the  Catholic  fraternal  , 
association  known  as  the  Young  Men's  institute,  which  is  designed 
for  the  moral,  social  and  intellectual  improvement  of  its  members, 
their  mutual  protection  and  relief,  and  for  the  purpose  of  building 
up  in  each  community  a  center  of  Catholic  sentiment,  and  for  other 
praiseworthy  purposes. 


THOMAS  O'FLAHERTY,  of  No.  1806  East  Washington  street, 
Indianapolis,  and  one  of  the  early  Catholic  citizens,  was  born 
in  county   Kerry,  Ireland,  in  1840,  a  son  of   Thomas  and    Bridget 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

(Rourke)  O'Flaherty.  Thomas,  the  father,  died  when  Thomas, 
the  son,  was  but  seven  years  of  age,  leaving  his  widow  with  seven 
children.  The  second  born  of  these  seven,  John  O'Flaherty,  was 
the  first  of  the  family  to  come  to  America,  being  at  the  time  seven- 
teen years  old,  and  is  still  residing  where  he  first  settled,  near 
Prattsburg,  Steuben  county,  N.  Y.  The  eldest  sister,  Mary,  then 
Mrs.  Patrick  Welsh,  was  the  ne.xt  to  come,  following  her  husband, 
Avho  had  preceded  her,  to  Massachusetts,  but  she,  also,  is  now  a 
resident  of  Prattsburg,  N.  Y.  Another  sister,  Ellen,  also  located 
at  Prattsburg,  but  is  now  deceased.  Thomas,  whose  name  opens 
this  paragraph,  left  his  native  land  in  1858  and  followed  his  brother 
and  sisters  to  Prattsburg.  Following  him,  came  the  other  chil- 
dren, Kate,  Michael  and  Patrick,  and  finally  came  the  mother,  all 
finding  a  home  in  Steuben  county,  but  whence  the  mother  and 
two  of  the  children  have  been  called  away  by  death,  but  where 
the  other  members  of  the  family,  with  the  exception  of  Thomas, 
Michael  and  Kate,  still  reside.  Kate,  now  Mrs.  Edward  Goggin, 
resides  in  Douglas  county.  111. 

Thomas  O'Flaherty,  whose  name  stands  at  the  head  of  this 
sketch,  became  a  resident  of  Indianapolis  in  1S62,  and  May  21, 
1872,  was  united  in  marriage,  in  St.  Patrick's  church,  by  Rev. 
Father  Fitzpatrick,  to  Miss  Isabelle  Boyle,  a  daughter  of  Bernard 
and  Hannah  (Shields)  Boyle,  all  natives  of  county  Donegal,  Ire- 
land, Mrs.  O'Flaherty  being  born  February  28,  1851.  In  1853 
the  Boyle  family,  comprising  the  parents  and  their  then  only  child, 
Isabelle,  came  to  America  and  located  in  Bucks  county.  Pa., 
where  were  born  three  sons — Henry,  now  of  Chicago,  III.,  and 
Joseph  and  Charles,  of  Indianapolis.  In  December,  1864,  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Boyle  came  to  this  city,  and  here  were  born  their  young- 
est two  children,  Barbara  and  Mary,  both  now  Sisters  of  Provi- 
dence. The  marriage  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  O'Flaherty  has  been 
blessed  with  five  children,  viz:  Mary,  Anna,  John,  Thomas  and 
Henry,  who  were  all  baptized  and  partook  of  their  first  communion 
in  St.  Patrick's  church.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  O'Flaherty  are  numbered 
among  the  best-known  and  most  substantial  members  of  St. 
Patrick's  parish  and  enjoy  a  widespread  acquaintance  extending 
.far   beyond   its  limits,  by  whom   they  and   family    are   held   in  the 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

highest  esteem.  Mr.  O'Flaherty  was  for  fifteen  years  clerk  in,  and 
ten  years  proprietor  of,  a  grocery  business,  and  since  1890  has 
been  city  salesman  for  the  South  Side  Flouring  mills.  In  1S97 
Mr.  O'Flaherty  purchased  a  lot,  and  during  the  summer  built  one 
of  the  pleasant  homes  on  Washington  street,  and  moved  into  the 
same  in  October.  He  also  o.vns  other  property,  and  is  looked 
upon  as  one  of  the  substantial  men  of  Indianapolis. 


CAPT.  MENOMEN  O'DONNELL,  feeder  and  shipper  of  live 
stock  at  Vincennes,  Ind. ,  is  a  native  of  county  Donegal,  Ire- 
land, was  born  April  20,  1830,  and  in  his  nineteenth  year  came  to 
the  United  States,  locating  in  Lawrence  county.  111.,  purchasing 
farming  lands  there  in  1850.  He  was  energetic  and  consequently 
successful  as  a  farmer  and  stock-breeder,  and  at  one  time  owned 
over  1,000  acres,  all  acquired  through  his  own  business  sagacity 
and  untiring  industry. 

In  July,  1852,  Charles,  his  only  brother,  came  from  Ireland 
and  joined  in  his  farming  industry,  and  in  1S58,  his  father,  Patrick, 
who  had  lost  his  wife,  Alice,  in  1842,  subsequently  re-marrying  in 
Ireland,  brought  his  family  to  America,  and  located  near  his  sons, 
where  he  lived  until  his  death,  at  the  ripe  old  age  of  ninety-one 
years,  his  second  wife  surviving  him  a  short  time  and  dN'ing  at  the 
age  of  seventy-eight.  Charles  made  his  home  with  his  brother 
until  the  close  of  the  Civil  war,  when  he  established  a  home  of  his 
own,  reared  a  family  of  nine  children,  and  died  September  24, 
1894,  honored  by  all  who  knew  hnn. 

Menomen  O'Donnell  was  united  in  marriage,  June  7,  1853, 
with  Miss  Mary  Bailey,  a  native  of  Pennsylvania,  born  near 
Towanda,  May  9,  1832,  and  in  religion  at  that  time  a  Presbyte- 
rian, but  now  a  devout  member  of  the  blessed  Catholic  church. 
To  this  union  have  been  born  seven  children,  of  whom  two  died 
in  infancy,  the  five  surviving  being,  Mary,  widow  of  Francis  Kel- 
ley;  Sister  Mary  Euphemia,  a  Sister  of  Providence,  at  St.  Mary's 
of  the  Woods,  near  Terre  Haute,  Ind. ;  Charles  B. ,  associated 
with  his  father  in  the  live-stock  trade;  Patrick  M.,  assistant  cashier 
of  the  First  National  bank,  of  Vincennes;  and   Nellie  M.,  wife  of 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    IXDIANA. 

IMichael  Taugher,  chief  bookkeeper  of  the  Baltimore  cS:  Ohio  Rail- 
road company,  at  Washington,  Ind.  About  1853  Capt.  O'Donnell 
started  a  subscription  for  the  erection  of  a  church  in  his  neighbor- 
hood, raised  about  $300  and  to  this  added  from  his  own  means  a 
sufficient  sum  to  complete  the  edifice  in  1856,  and  this  church  was 
dedicated  and  blessed  by  Rev.  Father  Durbin,  of  Kentucky,  assisted 
by  Rev.  Philip  Doyle,  of  Vincennes,  Ind. 

After  a  residence  of  about  ten  years  in  America,  he  made  a 
visit  to  Ireland  and  other  parts  of  Europe,  spending  four  months 
in  Spain  and  Portugal,  and  on  his  return,  engaged  in  the  impor- 
tation of  Spanish  Jacks,  the  first  to  be  brought  into  Illinois. 

In  July,  1 86 1,  he  enlisted  in  the  volunteer  army  of  the  Union, 
his  regiment  of  ten  companies,  being  composed  of  nine  from  Illi- 
nois, and  a  portion  of  one  from  Missouri,  Mr.  O'Donnell  being 
elected  first  lieutenant  of  company  A,  Eleventh  regiment,  Mis- 
souri infantry. 

The  first  engagement  in  which  Lieut.  O'Donnell  figured  was 
under  Col.  Plummer,  at  Frederickstown,  Mo.,  against  Gen.  Jeff 
Thompson,  which  resulted  in  a  Union  victory,  the  first  in  the  state. 
Following  this,  in  the  spring  of  1862,  his  regiment  was  attached 
to  the  Second  brigade.  Second  division,  Si.xteenth  army  corps, 
under  Gen.  Stanley,  and  took  part  in  the  engagements  at  New 
Madrid,  Island  No.  10,  Pittsburg  Landing,  the  siege  of  Corinth, 
and  the  later  battle  at  that  point;  was  at  Boonsville,  Holly 
Springs,  LaGrange  and  Memphis,  and  was  in  the  siege  and  cap- 
ture of  Vicksburg,  and  on  May  22,  1863,  planted  his  regimental 
flag  on  a  fort  of  the  enemy,  to  be  immediately  shot  away,  but 
also  to  be  immediately  replaced  by  himself — an  act  for  which  he 
was  deservedly  promoted  to  a  captaincy,  and  for  which  he  has 
received  a  medal  of  honor. 

Soon  after  the  fall  of  Vicksburg,  Gen.  Joseph  A.  Mower  had 
the  captain  detailed  as  general  picket  officer  on  his  staff,  doing 
duty  in  Tennessee  and  Mississippi  until  March  10,  1864,  when  they 
passed  down  the  Mississippi  river  from  Vicksburg,  and  up  Red 
river,  landing  at  Simmesport,  La.,  on  March  13.  About  six  miles 
from  Simmesport,  with  seven  mounted  men,  he  captured  a  Con- 
federate supply  train  of  seven  wagons  and  thirty-two  men. 

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THE    CLERGY    AXD    COXGREGATIOXS, 

On  the  14th,  Fort  DeRussy  was  captured  and  Gen.  Mower,  in 
his  report  as  pubhshed  by  the  war  department,  says — "  I  deem  it 
my  duty  to  mention  the  conduct  of  Capt.  O'Donnell,  of  my  staff, 
who  rendered  me  most  efificient  and  valuable  aid  in  putting  troops 
into  position.  He  was  always  ready  when  his  services  were 
required  and  was  one  of  the  first  in  the  enemy's  works." 

On  April  5,  1864,  near  Grand  Ecore,  La.,  in  a  skirmish  with 
the  enemy,  he  received  three  gun-shot  wounds  in  the  left  arm,  dis- 
abling him  for  duty  and  causing  him  to  be  absent  from  his  com- 
mand until  the  loth  of  June  following,  at  which  time  he  again 
joined  his  command  at  Memphis,  Tenn.,  remaining  there  until 
July  4,  when  the  command  started  for  Tupelo,  Miss.,  at  which  point 
severe  fighting  occurred  on  the  14th  and  iSth;  in  this  engagement 
the  captain  had  two  horses  shot  from  under  him,  the  fall  of  the 
last  crushing  his  left  shoulder  and  injuring  anew  his  previously 
wounded  arm. 

The  captain  was  finally  mustered  out  at  St.  Louis,  Mo., 
August  9,  1S64,  returned  home,  and  resumed  his  farming,  stock- 
raising  and  shipping,  at  which  he  was  verj-  successful.  During 
this  reign  of  prosperity,  the  captain  did  not  forget  his  church, 
which  he  had  in  early  manhood  so  nobly  aided  by  the  erection  of 
the  chapel  already  alluded  to,  and  in  1870  assisted  in  building  the 
church  of  the  Immaculate  Conception,  at  Bridgeport,  111.,  of  which 
Rev.  Joseph  Meckel,  pastor  of  the  original  chapel,  assumed  the 
spiritual  charge. 

In  1870,  he  engaged,  with  others,  in  the  pork  packing  business 
at  Bridgeport,  of  which  he  had  no  practical  knowledge,  and  during 
the  panic  of  1873  his  entire  fortune,  about  $70,000,  was  swept 
awa}'.  In  1879,  he  removed  to  Vincennes.  Ind.,  since  when  he 
has  been  a  member  of  St.  Francis  Xavier  parish. 

In  politics,  the  captain  has  always  been  an  ardent  democrat, 
has  been  very  popular  with  his  party,  and  while  a  resident  of 
Lawrence  count}-,  111.,  was  nominated  on  the  democratic  ticket'as 
a  candidate  for  sheriff,  but  the  county  was  strongly  republican, 
and  with  the  remainder  of  his  party  nominees  met  with  a  defeat 
he  had  never  sustained  while  a  soldier. 

Fraternally,  he  is  a  member  of  the  Catholic  Knights  of  Amer- 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

ica,  and  was  one  of  the  organizers  of  that  order  in  Vincennes;  is  a 
member  of  Jeff  C.  Davis  post,  No.  i6,  Grand  Army  of  the  Repub- 
lic, and  has  been  a  director  in  the  Knox  county  Agricultural  soci- 
ety, as  well  as  its  president  for  several  years.  He  is,  and  has 
been  since  its  organization,  about  fifteen  years  ago,  a  director  in 
the  Knox  Building  &  Loan  association,  and  for  the  last  three  years 
its  president.  Communities  are  built  up  of  just  such  men  as  Capt. 
O'Donnell,  and  even  old-established  ones  cannot  fail  to  feel  his 
influence  when  he  becomes  a  member  thereof. 


MICHAEL  O'FLAHERTY,  a  well-known  resident  of  St. 
Patrick's  parish,  Indianapolis,  with  his  home  and  place  of 
business  at  the  southwest  corner,  of  Fletcher  avenue  and  State 
street,  was  born  in  county  Kerry,  Ireland,  November  ii,  1S45,  a 
son  of  Thomas  and  Bridget  (Rourke)  O' Flaherty,  of  whom  and 
their  interesting  family  an  account  in  full  will  be  found  in  the  biog- 
raphy of  an  elder  brother,  Thomas  O'Flaherty,  given  on  page  1 134. 

Michael  O'Flaherty  grew  to  manhood  in  his  native  land,  but 
before  he  had  reached  his  majority,  came  to  the  United  States, 
landing  in  New  York  city  September  14,  1865.  He  joined  the 
other  members  of  the  family  who  had  settled  in  Steuben  county, 
N.  v.,  and  a  short  time  afterward  found  employment  with  the 
Urbana  Wine  company  at  Hammondsport,  in  the  same  county, 
with  which  he  remained  six  years.  He  was  next  employed  by  the 
Rochester  Native  Wine  company  for  one  year,  and  then  came  to 
Indianapolis,  arriving  here  December  24,  1872.  For  the  first  year 
after  his  arrival  he  was  employed  by  Louis  Lang,  a  wholesale  liquor 
dealer,  and  next  by  Christian  Schatter,  a  grocer,  with  whom  he 
remained  nine  years,  and  then  engaged  in  business  on  his  own 
account  at  the  corner  of  Shelby  and  Fletcher  avenues.  In  1891  he 
purchased  the  lot  he  still  occupies  and  erected  his  present  building. 

The  marriage  of  Michael  O'Flaherty  took  place  September  13, 
1875,  to  Miss  Anna  Larnard,  daughter  of  Matthew  and  Sarah 
(Keenan)  Larnard,  Rev.  Father  Fitzpatrick  performing  the  sacred 
ceremony.      Mr.    Larnard    was    born   in    county    Clare,  and    Mrs. 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

Larnard  in  county  Tyrone,  Ireland,  but  came  to  the  United  States 
in  early  life  and  were  married  in  the  state  of  Vermont,  where  Mrs. 
O'Flaherty  was  born  May  i,  1849,  and  when  a  child  came  west 
with  her  parents,  who  settled  in  Sunman,  Ripley  county,  Ind., 
where  they  passed  the  remainder  of  their  lives.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
O'Flaherty  have  adopted,  as  their  own,  Sarah,  a  daughter  of  a 
deceased  sister  of  Mrs.  O'Flahertj-,  whom  they  are  rearing  in  the 
blessed  faith,  which  is  their  own  and  has  been  that  of  their  ances- 
tors for  generations  long  since  passed  away. 


ANTHONY  O'HARA,  a  member  of  the  Indianapolis  fire  depart- 
ment, was  born  at  Madison,  Ind.,  October  15,  1859.  He  is 
a  son  of  Michael  and  Mary  (Laley)  O'Hara,  natives  of  county 
Mayo,  Ireland,  but  who  were  married  in  Madison,  Ind.  They 
became  residents  of  Indianapolis  in  1S62,  and  died  in  this  city, 
the  mother  in  May,  1862,  and  the  father  in  March,  1S89.  He 
was  an  employee  of  Kingan's  packing  house  for  many  years, 
and  an  honorable,  upright  citizen.  He  and  his  wife  were 
the  parents  of  the  following  children:  Mary,  now  Mrs.  Calvin 
Fletcher,  and  residing  in  Indianapolis;  Bridget,  unmarried  and 
keeping  house  for  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  John,  who  was  a 
machinist,  and  who  died  in  Indianapolis  in  February,  1S90;  Michael, 
who  was  a  spoke  finisher  in  a  wheel  factory,  and  who  died  in 
March,  1891,  and  Anthony,  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 

Anthony  O'Hara  was  educated  at  St.  Sophia's  school  in  Indi- 
anapolis, and  was  afterward  employed  in  Kingan's  packing  house 
for  fifteen  years.  Under  President  Cleveland's  first  administration 
he  was  appointed  to  a  deputy's  position  in  the  custom  house, 
retaining  the  position  four  years.  Retiring  from  this  position  he 
was  engaged  one  year  in  the  liquor  business,  and  in  1890  he  was 
appointed  a  member  of  the  Indianapolis  fire  department,  which 
he  has  retained  ever  since.  Mr.  O'Hara  is  a  young  man  of  excep- 
tional character  and  abilities,  and  is  faithful  to  the  duties  devolv- 
ing upon  him  in  every  position,  is  of  good  repute  and  highly 
esteemed.     He  was  married  in  Indianapolis  at  St.  John's  church  by 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

the  .pastor,  Rev.  Father  Gavisk,  June  7,  1893,  to  Miss  Ella  Dris- 
coll,  a  native  of  county  Kerry,  Ireland,  who  lost  both  her  parents 
in  Ireland,  and  who  came  to  the  United  States  alone  at  the  age  of 
twelve  years.  She  died  February  16,  1894,  since  which  time  Mr. 
O'Hara  has  lived  v/ith  his  sister,  Bridget,  at  the  old  home.  Politic- 
ally Mr.  O'Hara  is  a  democrat,  and  is  active  and  efScient  in  the 
support  and  work  of  his  party,  and  he  is  a  member  of  St.  John's 
church,  but  of  no  other  organization. 


JOHN  O'LOUGHLIX,  a  well-known  machinist  of  Richmond, 
Ind.,  is  a  native  of  this  place,  was  born  April  12,  1856,  and  is 
a  son  of  Thomas  and  Ann  (Kerins)  O'Loughlin,  of  whom  the  former 
was  born  in  county  Clare,  Ireland,  in  18 16. 

About  1854  Thomas  O'Loughlin  landed  in  New  Orleans,  La., 
whence  he  went  to  Eaton,  Ohio,  where  he  worked  as  a  laborer  on 
the  Eaton  &  Hamilton  railroad,  and  in  1855  came  to  Richmond, 
Ind.,  where  he  worked  at  the  same  employment  five  or  six  years, 
and  then  engaged  in  gardening  on  a  plat  of  ground  on  the  site  now 
known  as  Railroad  and  Laurel  streets,  and  also  worked' a  piece  of 
land  near  the  Insane  asylum.  In  the  meanwhile  he  had  married 
in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  in  1854,  Miss  Ann  Kerins,  the  result  of  the 
union  being  eight  children,  viz:  John;  Michael,  in  the  government 
employ  at  Terre  Haute,  Ind.;  Thomas,  at  Jeffersonville.  Ind.,  in 
the  employ  of  the  J.,  M.  &  I.  Railroad  company;  William,  of 
Richmond;  Henry,  deceased;  Mary,  deceased;  Maria,  of  Richmond, 
and  Anna,  wife  of  Daniel  McManus,  also  of  Richmond.  Mr. 
O'Loughlin  was  always  an  ardent  Catholic  and  active  in  promoting 
the  interests  of  St.  Mary's  church  in  Richmond,  and  was  also  one 
of  the  founders  of  St.  Patrick's  society  of  this  city.  His  death 
took  place  in  1889,  and  his  remains  were  interred  in  St.  Mary's 
cemetery. 

John  O'Loughlin,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  received  a  very 
good  education  in  the  parochial  schools  of  Richmond,  which  he 
attended  until  sixteen  years  of  age,  and  was  then  apprenticed  for 
three  years  to  the  Quaker  City  Machine  ^^'orks  company,  of  Rich- 

54  IJUi) 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

mood,  and  after  learning  the  trade  worked  for  nine  years  as  a 
journeyman  in  Indianapolis,  after  which  he  returned  to  Richmond, 
where  he  still  follows  his  calling,  in  which  he  is  a  recognized  expert. 
Mr.  O'Loughlin  was  united  in  marriage,  January  7,  1880,  by 
the  Rev.  Father  Bessonies,  at  St.  John's  church,  Indianapolis, 
with  'Miss  Mary  DriscoU,  who  has  borne  him  si.x  children,  viz: 
William,  Thomas  (deceased),  Edward  James,  Nellie,  John  Clarence, 
and  Joseph  LeRoy,  all,  with  the  exception  of  the  second  born,  still 
living,  to  bless  the  parental  home.  The  family  belong  to  St.  Mary's 
Catholic  congregation  of  Richmond,  and  Mr.  O'Loughlin  is  a  mem- 
ber and  is  a  trustee  thereof;  he  is  also  a  member  of  the  Ancient 
Order  of  Hibernians.  The  family  is  held  in  great  respect  both  in 
church  and  social  circles,  and  Mr.  O'Loughlin  well  deserves,  by 
his  moral  and  temperate  course  of  life,  the  high  esteem  in  which 
he  is  held. 


HENRY  O'HARA,  the  popular  and  genial  telegraph  operator  of 
La  Gro,  Wabash  county,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Rush  county  June 
19,  i860,  and  is  a  brother  of  J.  W.  O'Hara,  of  Peru,  Miami  county, 
in  whose  biography,  on  another  page  of  this  volume,  will  be  found 
the  genealogy  of  the  O'Hara  family. 

Henry  O'Hara  received  a  good  common-school  education  at 
Bunker  Hill,  Miami  county,  Ind.,  and  at  the  age  of  twenty  years 
began  the  study  of  telegraphy,  in  which  he  soon  became  an  expert. 
His  first  appointment  in  the  exercise  of  this  profession  was  at 
Bunker  Hill,  where  he  remained  one  year,  was  then  at  Attica  seven 
months,  operated  at  Logansport  and  LaFayette,  and  was  then 
appointed  to  La  Gro,  in  1891,  and  here  he  has  since  made  his 
home.  He  was  united  in  marriage  at  Attica,  April  12,  iSSS,  with 
Miss  Mary  Sheridan,  who  was  born  in  that  city  August  7,  1S62, 
and  this  marriage  has  been  blessed  with  five  children,  born  in  the 
following  order  and  named  Marie,  Thomas,  Herman,  Margaret  and 
Catherine.  The  family  belong  to  the  Catholic  congregation  at 
La  Gro,  Ind.,  of  which  Mrs.  O'Hara  is  a  member  of  the  Rosary 
society.  They  are  generous  in  their  support  of  this  church  and  aid 
it  in  its  usefulness  and  good  work  on  all  occasions.      Mr.  O'Hara 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 


has  led  an  honest  and  temperate  life,  owns  a  tract  of  eighty  acres 
of  land  in  Cass  county,  Ind.,  and  is  highly  respected  wherever 
known.  In  politics  he  is  a  sound  democrat,  but  has  never  been  an 
office  seeker. 


JOHN  O'NEAL  was  born  in  county  Gahvay,  Ireland,  in  the  year 
1842.  He  passed  his  youth  and  early  manhood  in  the  land  of 
his  nativity  and  in  1865  came  to  the  United  States,  locating  in 
Indianapolis.  From  this  city,  proper,  he  later  removed  his  family 
to  the  suburban  village  of  Haughville,  which  is  now  included 
within  the  city  limits,  and  here  he  has  reared  his  family. 

Mr.  O'Neal  was  married,  in  Indianapolis,  in  1870,  to  Miss 
Mary  Murphy,  also  a  native  of  Ireland,  the  ceremony  being  solem- 
nized according  to  the  beautiful  formula  of  the  Catholic  church  by 
Rev.  Father  Bessonies,  pastor  of  St.  John's  parish.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  O'Neal  are  the  parents  of  si.x  children,  viz:  Cecelia,  wife  of 
Andrew  Wall;  Mary,  William,  Thomas.  John  and  Annie. 

Mr.  O'Neal  was  active  in  the  organization  of  St.  Anthony's 
parish  and  contributed  liberally  in  labor,  as  well  as  otherwise,  when 
such  support  was  essential  to  the  successful  prosecution  of  the 
work.  He  has  always  been  an  industrious  man,  as  well  as  relig- 
ious, and  is  endeavoring  to  rear  and  educate  his  family  in  such  a 
way  as  to  make  them  good  Catholics  and  useful  citizens. 


PATRICK  J.  O'MAHONEY,  a  well-known  business  man,  at  No. 
1360  Shelby  street,  Indianapolis,  at  which  locality  he  also 
has  his  residence,  has  been  a  resident  of  St.  Patrick's  parish  since 
1877. 

Mr.  O'Mahoney  was  born  in  county  Kerry,  Ireland,  in  1846, 
a  son  of  John  and  Lenora  O'Mahoney,  who  passed  all  their  lives 
on  their  native  island.  He  received  as  good  an  education  as  the 
schools  of  his  parish  afforded,  and  gained  his  mercantile  knowl- 
edge by  serving  three  years  as  a  salesman  prior  to  reaching  his 
majority.      On  attaining  manhood   he  married   Miss  Mary  O'Con- 

71143) 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

nor,  and  in  1877  came  with  his  wife  and  two  children  to  America 
and  at  once  found  a  home  in  Indianapohs,  where  he  has  been 
engaged  in  merchandising  from  a  year  after  his  arrival,  and  since 
1 88 1  at  his  present  location. 

January  13,  1897,  Mr.  O'Mahoney  was  bereft  of  his  amiable 
wife,  who  died  a  true  Catholic  at  the  age  of  forty-five  years,  the 
mother  of  ten  children,  who  ranged  between  six  and  twenty-three 
years  of  age  at  the  time  of  her  death,  and  who  are  named.  Mar}-, 
John  T. ,  Patrick,  Michael  (dead),  Edward  Joseph,  Nora  Ellen, 
Margaret,  Joanna,  Julia  and  Joseph  James.  These  children  have 
all  been  well  educated,  and  the  boys  are  pupils  at  the  present  day 
of  the  Sacred  Heart  school,  and  the  girls,  as  a  rule,  have  been 
under  the  instruction  of  the  Sisters  of  Providence  at  St.  Patrick's 
parochial  school. 

Mr.  O'Mahoney,  one  of  the  most  devoted  and  active  members 
of  St.  Patrick's  congregation  and  a  liberal  supporter  in  a  pecuniary 
sense,  is  also  a  member  of  Capital  council.  No.  276,  Young  Men's 
institute,  also  of  the  Catholic  Knights  of  America  and  the  Ancient 
Order  of  Hibernians,  in  both  of  \vhich  he  holds  an  excellent  stand- 
ing. As  a  business  man  his  name  stands  without  reproach,  and 
■his  stock  of  groceries,  especially  of  teas  and  coffees,  is  considered 
±0  be  the  best  in  the  parish. 


PETER  M.  TOOLE,  an  employee  of  the  Pennsylvania  Rail- 
road company's  division  at  Indianapolis,  was  born  in  Troy, 
N.  Y. ,  October  20,  1849,  a  son  of  Mark  and  Rosanna  Toole,  natives 
of  county  Kildare,  Ireland,  who  came  to  America  when  young  and 
were  married  in  the  city  of  Troy. 

Mark  Toole  was  a  farmer  by  vocation,  and  after  marriage 
removed  with  his  family  to  a  farm  at  Three  Rivers,  Mich.,  where 
both  he  and  his  wife  passed  the  remainder  of  their  lives,  Mr.  Toole 
surviving  the  death  of  his  wife  several  years.  They  were  the 
parents  of  five  sons  and  two  daughters,  of  whom  the  eldest,  James, 
died  at  the  age  of  three  years  in  Troy,  N.  Y. ;  John  C,  a  machin- 
ist, resided  in  Jamestown,  N.  Uak.,  where  he   died   in  November, 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

1 897 ;  James  is  a  shoe  merchant,  of  Jackson,  Alich. ;  Peter  is  the  sub- 
ject of  this  memoir;  Mark  met  his  death  by  an  accident  in  Chicago, 
III.,  August  4,  1892;  Mary  resides  with  her  brother,  and  another 
daughter  died  in  Indianapolis,  Ind.,  several  years  ago. 

Peter  M.  Toole  was  about  ten  years  of  age  when  the  family 
removed  to  Michigan,  where  he  grew  to  manhood  and  learned  the 
machinist's  trade.  In  1871  he  came  to  Indianapolis  and  has  here 
been  employed  by  the  Pennsylvania  company  for  more  than  twenty 
years.  He  was  united  in  marriage  in  September,  1874,  with  Miss 
Ellen  Ryan,  a  native  of  county  Waterford,  Ireland,  but  brought 
when  an  infant  to  the  United  States  by  her  parents.  Mrs.  Toole 
was  called  from  earth  June  2,  1895,  leaving  her  husband  three 
children — Margaret  Mary,  Edward  John  and  Frances  Effie.  She 
was  a  true  Catholic,  a  loving  wife  and  mother,  and  was  possessed 
of  many  feminine  graces  and  virtues,  and  her  loss  was  a  sad  blow 
to  her  husband  and  children,  who  still  live  at  the  old  home.  No. 
702  Lord  street,  in  St.  Patrick's  parish,  of  which  Mr.  Toole  has 
been  a  resident  many  years,  and  where  he  enjoys  the  friendship 
and  respect  of  all  his  neighbors. 


PATRICK  O'TOOLE,  flagman  for  the  Union  railroad  company 
of  Indianapolis,  at  the  corner  of  Pennsylvania  and  McNabb 
streets,  was  born  in  Clonmel,  county  Tipperary,  Ireland,  January 
23,  1847,  a  son  of  Thomas  and  Mary  (Moore)  O'Toole,  natives  of 
the  same  county.  The  O'Toole  family  trace  their  origin  to  Cork, 
and  the  Moore  family  to  county  Waterford,  and  both  are  of  ancient 
Catholic  descent  and  are  well  represented  in  the  Catholic  ministry 
of  Europe  and  America. 

Mr.  O'Toole  received  a  good  national-school  education  in  his 
native  land,  but  at  the  age  of  sixteen  years  lost  his  father,  and,  as 
he  was  the  oldest  of  the  children,  devoted  his  days  to  labor  in  the 
gardens  of  his  neighborhood  and  his  evenings  to  study  in  the 
Mechanics'  institute,  in  order  to  better  prepare  himself  for  the  bat- 
tle of  life  and  aid  his  mother  meanwhile.  When  about  twenty-two 
years  old,  he  came  alone  to  America,  and  landed  at  Castle  Garden, 

7TT45) 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

New  York  city,  May  12,  1869,  worked  for  a  farmer  in  Connecticut 
a  month  or  more,  and  then  came  to  Indianapohs,  where  he  had 
relatives,  and  was  here  married  July  3,  1870,  by  the  Rev.  Father 
Pette,  to  Miss  Bridget  Cronan,  a  native  of  county  Tipperary,  Ire- 
land. Seven  weeks  after  this  happy  event,  he  had  the  misfortune 
of  losing  the  lower  portion  of  his  right  leg,  while  employed  in  a 
rolling-mill,  in  which  he  had  worked  since  his  arrival  in  the  city, 
but  through  the  tender  nursing  of  his  faithful  helpmate  he  recov- 
ered in  time  to  accept  his  present  situation  August  25,  1S71.  Of 
the  eleven  children  born  to  this  marriage,  Thomas  is  an  operator 
in  the  employ  of  the  Western  Union  Telegraph  company;  Mary  is 
a  seamstress  at  the  Insane  hospital;  Annie  is  employed  in  the 
Chain  works;  Kate  is  at  home;  Agnes  is  with  the  Block's  dry-goods 
firm;  Theressa  is  a  student  in  St.  Mary's  academy;  Richard  is  a 
student  in  the  Brothers'  school,  and  William  is  a  telegraph  oper- 
ator in  the  employ  of  the  board  of  trade.  The  three  other  chil- 
dren died  in  infancy. 

Mr.  O'Toole  has  one  brother,  Richard,  living  in  Indianapolis, 
and  he  is  night  watchman  at  the  Insane  hospital;  two,  Thomas  and 
Perez,  the  former  a  steamboatman  and  the  latter  a  pastr}-  cook, 
live  in  Chicago;  the  youngest  brother,  John,  is  a  farmer  in  Ireland; 
and  the  only  sister,  Mrs.  Johanna  Atkins,  died  in  England.  Mr. 
O'Toole  and  family  are  members  of  St.  John's  church,  and  are 
strict  in  their  observance  of  its  teachings.  Mr.  O'Toole  was  a 
member  of  St.  Patrick's  Total  Abstinence  society  until  it  was  dis- 
continued, and  still  is  a  strong  advocate  of  temperance.  He  is  a 
Catholic  Knight  of  America,  and  a  member  of  St.  John's  sodality. 
In  politics  he  is  a  democrat,  and  is  a  constant  and  diligent  reader 
of  current  literature.  He  has  been  industrious  and  provident,  and, 
assisted  by  his  faithful  wife,  has  accumulated  considerable  property. 


JALVIN  PADGETT,  deputy  prosecuting  attorney  of  Daviess 
county,  Ind.,  is  a  native  of  this  county,  was  born  December 
25,  1869,  and  is  a  son  of  William  B.  and  Minerva  J.  (Seal)  Pad- 
gett,   of    well    known   and    highly   respectable   old   families   of   the 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH 


county  and  state.  Until  the  age  of  thirteen  he  was  instructed  in 
the  parochial  school  and  then  entered  the  high  school,  from  which 
he  was  graduated  in  1889.  His  first  business  step  was  to  engage 
in  the  hotel  business  at  Sullivan,  where  he  remained  one  year, 
and  then  entered  the  university  of  Michigan  at  Ann  Arbor,  from 
the  law  department  of  which  he  graduated  in  1892.  After  passing 
the  following  year  at  home,  he  went  to  Vinton,  Iowa,  where  he 
re-engaged  in  the  hotel  business  for  two  years,  and  then  returned 
to  Daviess  county,  Ind.,  and  November  i,  1895,  engaged  in  the 
active  practice  of  law  in  Washington,  in  partnership  with  his 
brother,  Arnold  J.  Padgett,  of  whom  mention  has  already  been 
made  in  full.  His  success  in  the  legal  profession  was  assured  from 
the  beginning,  and  his  reputation  as  a  lawyer  of  more  than  ordi- 
nary merit  was  so  early  established  that  on  November  17,  1896,  he 
was  appointed  deputy  prosecuting  attorney  of  the  county,  and  has 
since  handled  several  very  important  criminal  cases  in  his  official 
capacity.'  His  knowledge  of  criminal  and  civil  jurisprudence  is 
very  comprehensive,  and  higher  honors  necessarily  await  him. 


SAMUEL  S.  PERLEY,  a  representative  business  man  and  a 
leading  citizen  of  South  Bend,  St.  Joseph  county,  Ind.,  is  a 
native  of  Portland,  Me.,  was  born  October  8,  1861,  and  is  a  son 
of  Jonas  and  Fannie  (Smith)  Perley. 

Samuel  S.  Perley  was  primarily  educated  in  one  of  the  paro- 
chial schools  of  his  native  city,  whence  he  went  to  Detroit,  where  he 
was  prepared  for  entering  Notre  Dame  college,  which  famous  insti- 
tution he  attended  from  1876  until  1881,  when  he  came  to  South 
Bend  and  made  his  home  with  the  Coquillard  family,  who  were 
among  the  most  intiuential  of  the  pioneers  of  the  city,  and  the 
head  of  which  was  the  patentee  of  the  celebrated  wagon  bearing 
his  name.  With  the  e.\tensive  manufactory  of  this  and  other 
vehicles,  Mr.  Perley  formed  an  intimate  and  responsible  connec- 
tion, and  on  the  death  of  Mr.  Coquillard,  in  1890,  was  appointed 
one  of  the  trustees  of  the  estate,  and  since  then  been  the  de  facto 
manager  of  the  plant. 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

Mr.  Perley  was  united  in  marriage,  October  23,  1892,  with 
Miss  Lillian  Cassady,  and  this  happy  union  has  been  blessed  with 
three  children — Margaret,  Samuel  T.  and  William  C.  Mr.  Per- 
ley has  manifested,  in  a  marked  degree,  combined  force  of  charac- 
ter and  administrative  ability,  and  now  stands  at  the  head  of  one 
most  extensive  establishments  of  its  kind  in  the  United  States,  and 
is  fully  deserving  of  the  confidence  and  esteem  of  which  he  is  so 
largely  the  recipient. 


LEON  J.  WILLIEN,  M.  D.,  one  of  the  distinguished  medical 
men  of  Indiana  and  a  representative  man  of  Terre  Haute,  is 
a  native  of  Alsace,  Germany,  born  October  9,  1840,  at  Hague- 
nau.  His  parents,  J.  Leon  and  Phillipene  (Hartrich)  Willien, 
were  both  natives  of  Germany,  the  former  born  in  the  upper 
Rhine  department  of  Alsace,  and  the  mother  at  Weyersheim,  mid- 
way between  the  cities  of  Strasbourg  and  Haguenau.  J.  Leon 
Willien  was  a  graduate  physician  of  the  university  of  Strasbourg, 
having  been  laureate  of  the  class  of  1836;  he  practiced  his  pro- 
fession at  Haguenau  for  four  years  with  great  success,  and  had 
presented  himself  and  was  accepted  by  the  faculty  of  the  univer- 
sity from  which  he  graduated  as  adjunct  professor  of  anatomy, 
but  he  died  June  30,  1S40,  a  short  time  previous  to  the  date  fixed 
for  entering  upon  the  duties  of  his  professorship. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch  was  born  a  little  over  four  months 
after  the  death  of  his  father.  When  Leon  J.  was  four  years  of 
age  his  mother  brought  him  to  the  United  States  and  located  at 
St.  Marie's,  Jasper  county,  Ills.,  where  she  lived  the  remainder  of 
her  life,  dying  in  the  year  1893.  The  doctor  remained  at  St. 
Marie's  until  his  eleventh  year,  when  he  entered  the  St.  Louis 
university  (Jesuit  Brothers),  and  in  that  institution  pursued  his 
studies  assiduously  until  1859,  at  which  time  he  returned  to  St. 
Marie's,  where,  for  some  time  thereafter,  he  found  employment  as 
a  drug  clerk,  reading  medicine  in  the  meantime,  as  he  could  find 
leisure. 

After  accumulating  sufficient  means  to  defray  his  expenses  the 
doctor  returned  to  his  native  country,  wb.ere   he  pursued   his  pro- 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

fessional  studies  in  the  university  of  Strasbourg  until  his  gradua- 
tion, December  20,  1863.  While  attending  the  university  he  was- 
assisted  financially  by  an  uncle,  and  also  by  the  Baron  de  Shauen- 
bourg,  who  greatly  interested  himself  in  the  success  of  the  ambi- 
tious young  student.  After  obtaining  his  degree,  the  doctor 
returned  to  the  United  States  and  began  the  practice  of  his  pro- 
fession at  St.  Marie's,  Ills.,  where  he  remained  from  February, 
1864,  to  April,  1866,  removing  the  latter  year  to  Effingham,  Ills., 
where  he  practiced  with  most  gratifying  success  until  his  removal 
to  Terre  Haute,  Ind.,  in  July,  1872.  On  locating  at  the  latter 
place  the  doctor  at  once  took  high  rank  as  a  skillful  physician  and 
surgeon,  and  his  reputation  from  that  time  to  the  present  has 
increased  with  each  succeeding  year.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Esculapian  society  of  the  Wabash  valley,  of  which  he  served  as 
president  one  term,  and  for  a  number  of  years  has  been  an  active 
participant  in  the  deliberations  of  the  Vigo  county  Medical  society, 
of  which  he  has  also  served  as  chief  executive  officer.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  board  of  pension  e.xaminers  during  President 
Cleveland's  first  administration,  for  the  past  twenty  years  has  been 
physician  to  St.  Mary's  of  the  Woods  (Sisters  of  Providence),  and 
for  a  period  of  fifteen  years  has  been  a  member  of  the  staff  of  St. 
Anthony's  hospital,  Terre  Haute,  both  as  surgeon  and  gyntecolo- 
gist,  and  of  which  well-known  institution  he  was  really  the  founder, 
having  originated  the  first  movement  toward  its  establishment. 

The  doctor  devotes  a  great  part  of  his  time  and  attention  to 
surgery  and  has  achieved  much  more  than  a  local  reputation  by  reason 
of  his  skill  in  that  department  of  the  profession.  He  has  performed 
at  different  times  over  200  abdominal  operations,  nearly  all  of 
which  were  successful,  and  his  skill  in  the  treatment  of  the  diseases 
of  women,  which  he  also  makes  a  specialty,  has  caused  his  services 
to  be  sought  for  at  points  remote  from  the  city  where   he  resides. 

Dr.  Willien  has  presented  a  number  of  papers  to  different 
medical  societies,  all  of  which  have  evidence  of  deep  research  and 
ripe  scholarship;  one  of  these,  read  .before  the  American  Medical 
association  at  its  meeting  in  Louisville,  Ky.,  elicited  the  highest 
commendation  from  the  many  distinguished  professional  gentlemen 
present. 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

The  doctor  was  married  at  Flora,  111.,  May,  1865,  to  Miss 
Sarah  Rider,  who  was  born  in  Illinois,  in  the  year  1841,  and  whose 
lamented  death  occurred  in  September,  1870.  Mrs.  Willien  was 
a  grand  niece  of  Dr.  Shorb,  the  eminent  Baltimore  physician,  who 
was  the  family  physician  of  Cardinal  Gibbons;  she  was  also  related 
to  the  Carrolls  of  Maryland,  one  of  whom  was  a  signer  of  the  Dec- 
laration of  Independence,  and  another  the  first  bishop  of  Balti- 
more. Mrs.  Willien  left  one  daughter,  who  is  now  Sister  Mary 
•Louise  of  Notre  Dame,  Milwaukee,  Wis.  The  doctor's  second 
marriage  was  solemnized  in  February,  1874,  with  Mary  E.,  daugh- 
ter of  the  late  Hon.  William  Flemming,  of  Fort  Wayne,  one  of  the 
state's  most  distinguished  men.  To  the  latter  union  the  following 
children  have  been  born:  William  F.,  Gertrude,  Helen  and  Her- 
mine,  twins,  and  Leon. 

The  doctor  and  family  are  members  of  St.  Joseph's  parish;  he 
belongs  to  branch  No.  631,  C.  K.  A.,  for  which  and  other  branches 
of  the  order  in  Terre  Haute,  he  is  examining  surgeon.  He  has  had 
the  pleasure  of  meeting  on  terms  of  personal  intimacy  many  dis- 
tinguished prelates  and  church  officials  of  Indiana  and  other  states, 
and  has  remembrance  of  Bishop  Quarles,  first  bishop  of  Chicago, 
111.,  Bishops  'Vandevelde  and  O'Regan,  also  of  that  state.  It  was 
his  sad  duty  to  attend  the  death  beds  of  the  late  Bishop  de  St. 
Palais,  Father  O'Conner,  and  the  old  pioneer  missionaries.  Fathers 
Chasse  and  Gueguen,  of  St.  Mary's  of  the  Woods. 

The  doctor  is  well  versed  in  the  early  church  history  of  Indi- 
ana and  Illinois,  and  has  in  his  possession  a  number  of  historic 
mementoes,  among  which  is  an  old  church  bell  cast  in  1708,  and 
used  for  many  years  at  St.  Marie's,   Hi. 


MRS.  JANE  PAGE,  of  No.  1823  Senate  avenue,  Indianapolis, 
is  numbered  among  the  earliest  settlers  in  St.  Patrick's,  hav- 
ing been  a  resident  here  since  about  1S65.  She  was  born  in  the 
city  of  We.xford,  county  Wexford,  Ireland,  April  2,  1835,  and  bore 
the  maiden  name  of  Kelley.  On  attaining  womanhood  she  was 
united  in   matrimony  with   Joseph    Page,  now  deceased,  and   soon 

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CATHOLIC    CHCRCH    OF    INDIANA. 

after  marriage  the  young  couple  came  to  America,  and  for  a  few 
years  made  their  home  in  New  York  city,  where  two  of  their  chil- 
dren were  born  and  baptized.  From  New  York  the  family  came 
westward  and  located  in  Norwalk,  Ohio,  where  they  were  blessed 
with  three  more  children,  and  from  Norwalk  they  removed  to 
Cleveland,  where  other  children  came  to  them  to  bless  their  mar- 
ried life.  From  Cleveland  they  came  to  Indianapolis,  and  here 
was  born  to  them  their  youngest  child,  Mabel  Marie.  Here,  also, 
the  honored  husband  and  father  was  called  away  in  the  faith  of  the 
Catholic  church. 

The  family  of  Mrs.  Page  now  comprises  seven  surviving  mem- 
bers of  a  total  of  nine  children,  all  residents  of  Indianapolis,  with 
the  exception  noted  below,  viz:  George  R. ;  Eliza  J.,  wife  of  George 
Bowlus;  Mary  E.,  wife  of  Lawrence  Sullivan,  of  Richmond,  Va. ; 
Susie  B. ,  wife  of  Charles  O'Connor;  \Villiam  Henry;  Samuel  J. 
and  Mabel  Marie,  the  last  named  of  whom  was  baptized  in  St. 
John's  church.  The  two  deceased  were  named  Joseph  W.  and 
Josephine.  The  immediate  members  of  her  household  are  her 
eldest  child,  George  R. ,  and  her  youngest,  Mabel  Marie.  They 
have  a  most  pleasant  home  at  the  number  and  street  mentioned  at 
the  opening  of  this  article,  and  the  whole  family  are  true  and  faith- 
ful Catholics.  Mrs.  Page  is  passing  away  her  days  in  quiet  ease, 
and  no  person  in  the  parish  is  more  respected   than  she. 


ARNOLD  JAMES  PADGETT,  one  of  the  more  prominent  law- 
yers of  Washington,  Ind..  was  born  in  Xan  Buren  township, 
Daviess  county,  October  28,  1855,  a  son  of  William  B.  and 
Minerva  J.  (Seal)  Padgett,  who  both  belong  to  pioneer  families  of 
the  state  of  Indiana. 

Arnold  J.  Padgett  attended  the  country  schools  until  seven- 
teen years  old  and  then  studied  two  years  in  the  city  schools.  In 
the  spring  of  1875,  he  began  reading  law  with  W.  R.  Gardiner,  of 
Washington,  and  in  September,  1876,  entered  the  law  department 
of  the  university  of  Indiana,  from  which  he  was  graduated  June 
12,   1S77.      For  about   a  }-ear  he  practiced   alone  in  Washington, 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

then,  from  187S  until  1881,  in  partnership  with  Hon.  W.  D. 
Bynum,  when  Mr.  Bynum  removed  to  IndianapoUs.  Mr.  Padgett 
then  formed  a  partnership  with  John  Downey,  which  continued 
until  1885,  after  which  Mr.  Padgett  practiced  alone  until  1890  in 
the  same  city,  when  he  went  to  Salt  Lake  City,  Utah,  where  he 
was  in  practice  about  a  year.  From  August,  1891,  until  the  fall 
of  1S95,  he  had  his  office  alone  in  Washington,  Ind.,  and  in 
November  of  the  latter  year  united  with  his  brother,  J.  Alvin  Pad- 
gett, under  the  firm  name  of  Padgett  &  Padgett,  since  when  this 
firm  has  done  the  leading  legal  business  of   Daviess  county. 

As  a  democrat,  A.  J.  Padgett  was  elected  prosecuting  attorney 
for  the  circuit  court  of  Daviess  and  Knox  counties  in  1882,  and 
was  re-elected  in  1884 — serving  in  all  four  years.  He  gave  his 
adherency  to  the  democratic  party  until  1893,  when,  on  account  of 
its  action  in  relation  to  the  silver  question,  he  affiliated  with  the 
people's  party,  and  was  a  delegate  of  the  latter  to  the  national 
convention,  held  in  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  in  1896,  was  chairman  of  the 
delegation  from  Indiana,  and  has  also  been  elected  a  member  of 
the  people's  party  state  central  committee. 

Mr.  Padgett  was  united  in  marriage,  in  Washington,  October 
28,  1S78,  with  Miss  Glen  O.  Cosby,  who  was  born  in  Daviess 
county,  January  10,  1855,  a  daughter  of  James  and  Mary  (Hixon) 
Cosby,  and  this  union  has  been  blessed  with  two  children,  David 
H.  and  Arna  Vida.  The  family  are  members  of  St.  Simon's 
church,  and  Mr.  Padgett  owns  a  very  pleasant  home  at  East  Sev- 
enth and  Vantrees  streets,  where  a  generous  hospitality  is  extended 
to  a  large  circle  of  warm  friends.  As  a  lawyer,  Mr.  Padgett  has 
gained  a  widespread  and  enviable  reputation,  and  the  present  firm 
of  Padgett  &  Padgett  is  favored  with  a  large  share  of  the  legal 
business  transacted  in  the  city  and  county. 


HENRY  PARADISE,  a  highly  respected  young  carpenter  of  Val- 
paraiso, Porter  county,  Ind. ,  is  a  native  of  this  city,  born 
August  5,  1867,  a  son  of  Thomas  and  Emma  (Dye)  Paradise,  pio- 
neer citizens. 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

Thomas  Paradise  was  born  in  San  Paschal,  Canada,  October 
19,  1827,  a  son  of  Stephen  and  JuHa  (Dunn)  Paradise,  the  former 
of  whom  was  born  in  San  Paschal  in  1798  and  died  there  in  1879, 
and  the  latter  born  in  1799,  died  in  1828,  in  the  same  village. 
Thomas  Paradise  attended  a  parochial  school  in  St.  John,  Canada, 
until  fourteen  years  of  age,  and  was  then  apprenticed  to  the  car- 
penter's trade,  which  he  has  ever  since  followed.  In  1850  he  came 
to  the  United  Stales,  and  for  five  years  Ijved  at  Rouse's  Point, 
Clinton  county,  N.  Y.,  and  in  November,  1855,  came  to  Valparaiso, 
Ind.,  and  here  followed  his  trade  until  1861,  when  he  became  a 
bridge  builder  for  the  Pittsburg,  Fort  Wayne  &  Chicago  Railroad 
company,  in  the  employ  of  which  company  he  continued  thirt}-- 
three  years,  when  he  retired  from   active  labor. 

Mr.  Paradise  was  united  in  marriage,  at  Valparaiso,  June  26, 
1 86 1,  in  the  old  frame  Catholic  church,  by  Father  Bartie,  to  Miss 
Emma  Dye,  the  union  being  blessed  with  five  children,  viz:  Delia, 
wife  of  Prosper  Picard,  of  Valparaiso;  Ella,  married  to  Levi  Lagess, 
of  Michigan  City,  Ind.;  Henry,  whose  name  opens  this  biography; 
Anna  and  Samuel — all  well  known  for  their  devotion  to  the  Cath- 
olic church. 

Henry  Paradise,  after  securing  a  very  good  education  in  the 
parochial  schools  of  \'alparaiso,  served  a  full  apprenticeship  at  the 
carpenter's  trade,  which  is  still  his  occupation,  having  for  the  past 
seven  years  been  employed  by  Henderling  Bros.  &  O'Neill,  con- 
tractors. He  is  still  a  single  man,  but  is  well  known  and  highly 
esteemed  throughout  the  city  as  an  honorable  and  industrious  cit- 
izen, and  as  a  free  contributor  to  the  support  of  the  Catholic  church, 
of  which  he  has  been  a  devoted  member  since  childhood. 


JOHN  J.  PETERS,  a  well-known  citizen  of  Connersville,  Ind., 
was  born  in  Bavaria,  Germany,  May  11,  1849,  a  son  of  Frank 
J.  and  Elizabeth  (Friday)  Peters,  who  passed  all  their  lives  in 
Bavaria,  the  father,  who  was  a  stonecutter,  dying  in  June,  i860, 
and  the  mother  in  1863.  Of  their  seven  children,  five  reached 
mature    age,    viz:      Frank    J.,    now    deceased;    Killian;    John   J., 

11156) 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

whose  name  opens  this  paragraph;  \'alentine  and  EHzabeth,  the 
wife  of  Henry  Runt,  all  reared  in  the  faith  of  the  Catholic 
church. 

John  J.  Peters  attended  a  parochial  school  in  his  native  coun- 
try until  fourteen  years  of  age,  and  then  served  an  apprenticeship 
with  a  butcher.  November  2,  1866,  he  started  from  home  for 
America  and  landed  in  New  York,  whence  he  went  to  Cincinnati, 
Ohio,  then  came  to  Madison,  Ind.,  and  worked  at  his  trade  until 
1 868;  he  then  went  to  Indianapolis,  worked  there  until  1869;  next 
he  came  to  Connersville  and  worked  four  years,  when  he  returned 
to  Indianapolis,  worked  about  four  years  longer,  and  then  started 
in  business  on  his  own  account,  which  he  conducted  until  1880, 
when  he  finally  settled  in  Connersville,  where  he  has  since  been 
doing  a  flourishing  trade  at  butchering  and  in  shipping  live  stock, 
and  now  owns  two  storerooms  and  hi-s  residence  property. 

Mr.  Peters  was  united  in  marriage  in  Indianapolis,  at  St.  Mar3's 
church,  October  26,  1876,  with  Miss  Kate  R.  Hill,  who  was  born 
in  Jennings  county,  Ind.,  February  24,  i860,  a  daughter  of 
George  and  Mary  (Stuckert)  Hill,  and  this  union  has  been  blessed 
with  eight  children,  viz:  George  J.,  John  M.,  Mary,  Catherine, 
Frank  J.,  Joseph  A.,  Henry  and  William.  The  entire  family  are 
members  of  St.  Gabriel's  congrgeation,  Mr.  Peters  being  a  church 
trustee.  He  is  also  president  of  his  lodge  of  Catholic  Knights 
of  America,  is  president  and  treasurer  of  the  German  St.  Joseph 
society,  and  treasurer  of  the  St.  \'incent  de  Paul  society.  In 
politics,  Mr.  Peters  is  a  democrat.  He  has  been  very  industri- 
ous, is  courteous  and  obliging,  has  many  warm  friends,  and  beside 
his  dwelling  and  business  property,  owns  1 10  acres  of  farming  land 
outside  the  town,  and  another  residence  within  the  corporation 
limits. 


JOSEPH  P.  PEURIxUXG,  stockholder,  secretary,  treasurer  and 
manager  of  the  American  Match  company,  is  a  son  of  Theo 
and  Elizabeth  (Miller)  Peurrung.  The  father  was  a  native  of 
France,  was  born  in  1824,  came  to  America  in  the  'forties,  and 
died  in  1883.      Our  subject  was  born  .April  26,   1865;  was  educated 

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in  the  common  schools,  attended  St.  Francis,  and  later  finished 
his  course  at  St.  Joseph's  college  of  Cincinnati.  At  the  age  of 
eighteen,  he  and  his  brother  conducted  a  general  store  for  one 
year.  They  then  sold  their  business,  and  started  in  the  wood  and 
willow-ware  trade  as  jobbers  and  manufacturers  at  Cincinnati,  our 
subject  acting  as  bookkeeper.  Later  on  he  did  road  work  for  five 
years.  In  1895,  he  and  his  brother,  C.  J.,  formed  a  stock  com- 
pany of  his  present  business,  which  has  a  capacity  of  making  a  car- 
load of  matches  per  day.  The  building  cost  $30,000,  and  the  out- 
put of  matches  is  valued  at  $300,000  per  annum.  C.  J.  Peurrung 
is  the  president  of  the  company. 

Mr.  Peurring  married  Miss  Bernadina  Ivlimper,  daughter  of 
Bernard  Klimper,  one  of  the  proprietors  of  the  old  Park  brewery, 
of  Cincinnati,  and  they  have  two  children  viz:  Joseph  C.  and 
Camille.  Both  our.subject  and  wife  are  strict  members  of  St.  Mary's 
church. 


PROF.  JOSEPH  P.  PFEIFFER,  principal  of  St.  Mary's  school 
for  boys,  at  Indianapolis,  and  organist  for  the  church  with 
which  the  school  is  connected,  was  born  in  Spencer  county,  Ind. , 
September  29,  1862,  of  German  parentage. 

Prof.  Pfeiffer  was  educated  at  St.  Meinrad's  college,  from 
which  he  graduated  in  the  commercial  department  in  1878.  This 
department  gives  tuition  in  the  regular  teacher's  course  as  well  as 
thorough  instruction  in  music,  and  after  graduating,  Mr.  Pfeiffer 
at  once  began  what  he  had  determined  should  be  his  life-work — 
that  of  teacher  and  organist.  His  first  charge  was  the  school  of 
St.  James'  congregation,  in  Jennings  county,  which  he  held  four 
years  and  a  half;  thence  went  to  St.  Joseph's  congregation,  in 
Dearborn  county;  thence  went  to  Oldenburg,  Franklin  county, 
where  he  had  charge  of  the  boys'  school  and  was  organist  at  the 
Holy  Family  church,  and  April  15,  1896,  came  to  Indianapolis  to 
assume  his  present  charge,  in  which  he  has  given  the  utmost  satis- 
faction to  all  concerned. 

The  marriage  of  Prof.  Pfeiffer  was  solemnized  May  29,  1883, 
at  the  home  of  his  bride,  Brookville,  Franklin  county,  the  lady  of 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

his  choice  bearing  the  maiden  name  of  Josephine  Schoenbechler, 
and  this  union  has  been  blessed  with  six  children,  of  whom  four 
are  still  living,  viz:  Josephine,  Leo,  Bruno  and  Clara.  The  family 
are  devoted  to  the  Catholic  church,  and  the  parents  freely  aid  in 
its  work  for  good.  Prof.  Pfeiffer  is  a  thoroughly  educated  gentle- 
man, an  excellent  teacher,  and  the  school  under  his  administration 
has  greatly  prospered  since  he  has  had  it  in  charge. 


JOHN  PHELAN,  a  most  worthy  Catholic  citizen  of  Indianap- 
olis, residing  at  No.  1009  Dawson  street,  has  been  a  resident 
of  this  city  since  1875,  living  all  this  time  within  the  limits  of  St. 
Patrick's  parish. 

Mr.  Pheian  was  born  in  the  parish  of  Freshford,  county  Kil- 
kenny, Ireland,  in  March,  1835,  his  parents  being  Dennis  and  Rose 
Ann  (Dalton)  Pheian.  Rev.  Father  Dalton,  of  Kansas  City,  Mo., 
is  a  cousin  of  the  subject  of  this  sketch.  Dennis  and  Rose  Ann 
Pheian  spent  all  their  lives  in  their  native  land,  and  were  the  par- 
ents of  eight  children,  three  of  whom,  John,  of  this  sketch,  and 
two  daughters,  being  all  that  ever  came  to  the  United  States. 
The  two  daughters  were  named  Anne  and  Catherine.  They  set- 
tled at  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  which  is  now  the  home  of  the  former  of 
the  two,  who  has  attained  an  advanced  age,  while  the  latter  is 
deceased. 

John  Pheian  was  the  youngest  of  the  eight  children.  He 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1869,  going  to  the  state  of  Connecti- 
cut, and,  after  living  there  a  short  time,  removed  to  St.  Louis, 
Mo.,  and  thence  to  New  Orleans,  whence  he  went  to  New  York. 
After  a  time  he  went  to  Boston,  Mass.,  and  was  married  at  Cam- 
bridge, Mass.,  in  1872,  to  Miss  Mary  O'Hara,  who  is  a  native  of 
the  same  parish  with  himself.  As  before  stated  in  this  sketch,  Mr. 
Pheian  settled  in  Indianapolis  in  1875.  By  trade  and  occupation 
he  is  a  carpenter  and  builder,  and  is  an  industrious  and  honorable 
man.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Pheian  have  four  children  living,  one  son  and 
three  daughters,  viz:  Rose  Ann,  Dennis,  Mary  and  Anne.  Two 
of  their  children,  John  and  Richard,  died  in  childhood.  Those 
that  remain  have  been  well  educated  in  St.  Patrick's  school,  and 

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are  all  bright  and  intelligent,  a  credit  to  their  training,  and  full  of 
hope  and  promise.  Mr.  Phelan  and  his  family  are  among  the 
most  highly  esteemed  members  of  St.  Patrick's  church,  and  all  are 
highly  esteemed,  also,  in  general  society. 


CHARLES  PIENING,  a  highly  respected  resident  uf  Richmond, 
Ind.,  and  one  of  the  most  industrious  laboring  men  of  the  city, 
is  a  native  of  the  Buckeye  state,  and  was  born  in  Auglaize  county, 
November  7,   1844,  a  son  of  John  B.  and  Mary  Anna  Piening. 

John  B.  Piening,  father  of  subject,  was  born  in  1807,  in  the 
parish  of  Damme,  Oldenburg,  the  capital  town  of  the  grand  duchy 
of  Oldenburg,  Germany,  and  by  vocation  was  a  farmer.  In  1833 
he  came  to  America,  landed  in  Baltimore,  Md.,  whence  he  went  to 
Dayton,  Ohio,  where  he  married  in  1834,  the  union  being  blessed 
with  five  children,  viz:  Henry,  of  Tampa,  Fla. ;  Frank,  who  died 
in  Minster,  Ohio;  August  P.,  now  at  St.  Henry,  Ohio;  Benjamin, 
at  Minster,  in  the  same  state,  and  Charles,  whose  name  opens  this 
notice.  From  Dayton,  John  B.  Piening  and  wife  removed  to  Au- 
glaize county,  where  all  his  children  were  born,  and  there  he  passed 
his  remaining  years  as  an  agriculturist,  and  died  a  true  Catholic, 
May  I,  1864.  Mrs.  Mary  Anna  Piening  passed  away  on  October 
30,   1878. 

Charles  Piening  was  educated  in  Auglaize  county,  Ohio,  and 
came  to  Richmond,  Ind.,  in  1865.  He  was  here  married,  in  1868, 
at  St.  Andrew's  church,  by  Rev.  Father  Seepe,  to  Miss  Josephine 
Maria  Rottinghaus,  and  this  union  has  been  blessed  with  ten  chil- 
dren, of  whom  Mary,  Carrie,  Johanna,  Charles,  Bernadetta  and 
Elanora  are  at  home;  Henry,  Francis,  Leona  and  Flora  have  all 
been  called  away  and  their  remains  lie  interred  in  St.  Andrew's 
cemeter}'. 

Mr.  Piening  has  been  a  trustee  of  St.  Andrew's  church,  of 
which  congregation  the  surviving  members  of  the  family  are  con- 
sistent members  and  to  the  support  of  the  church  give  freely  of 
their  means.  The  family  are  all  much  respected  for  their  moral 
life,  and  Mr.  Piening  is  personally  recognized  as  a  useful  and  indus- 
trious citizen. 

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HENRY  PFAU,  poultrj'  and  egg  dealer,  of  Jasper,  Dubois  count\v 
Ind.,  is  a  son  of  Xavier  and  Magdalena  (Fehrenbachi  Pfau, 
from  Baden,  Germany.      Both  parents  are  now  deceased. 

Henry  Pfau  was  born  in  Dubois  county  on  June  20,  1S54,  was 
educated  in  tfie  common  schools,  and  at  the  age  of  seventeen 
learned  the  blacksmith  trade  in  Jasper.  He  gave  that  up,  how- 
ever, and  went  back  to  farming,  which  he  continued  for  six  years. 
He  then  returned  to  Jasper  and  was  employed  in  a  planing-mill  for 
a  short  time,  and  then  opened  a  general  poultry  and  egg  business 
in  the  fall  of  1889.  He  was  married  August  22,  1876,  to  Miss 
Mary  Biggeleberi,  by  Father  Fidelis,and  to  their  union  have  been 
born  eight  children,  named  as  follows:  Theresa  M.,  Gertrude, 
Helen  F.,  Amelia,  Veronica,  Albert  F. ,  Alphonse  and  Herbert  S. 
All  the  above  children,  together  with  the  parents,  are  strict  and 
devout  Catholics,  and  all  stand  high  in  the  esteem  of  the  commu- 
nity of  Jasper  and  surrounding  country,  with  the  residents  of  which 
Mr.  Pfau  has  many  pleasant  dealings  in  his  line  of  trade. 

Socially,  Mr.  Pfau  is  president  of  the  local  council  Y.  M.  I.; 
politically,  he  is  a  democrat  and  cast  his  first  presidential  vote  for 
Hon.  S.  J.  Tilden.  Mrs.  Pfau  was  born  August  15,  1855,  and  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Pfau  were  both  confirmed  by  Bishop  de  St.  Palais. 


JOHN  B.  POIRIER,  of  Indianapolis,  was  born  in  Cincinnati, 
Ohio,  August  21,  1850,  a  son  of  Henry  and  Maria  (Wallace) 
Poirier,  the  father  born  in  Canada  of  French  parentage,  and  the 
mother  a  native  of  the  state  of  New  York.  The  marriage  of 
Henry  and  Maria  Poirier  was  solemnized  in  I-^ochester,  N.  Y.,  and 
some  time  thereafter  they  mo\-ed  to  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  later  to 
Iventucky,  and  thence,  in  1861,  came  to  Indianapolis.  Mr.  Poi- 
rier, Sr. .  was  a  well  educated  man,  both  in  the  English  and  French 
languages.  By  trade,  he  was  a  molder  and  followed  his  chosen 
calling  in  various  places,  removing  at  the  close  of  the  war  of  the 
Rebellion  to  Louisville,  Ky.  Later  he  went  to  Chicago,  Ills., 
where  Mrs.  Poirier  departed  this  life  on  January  5,  1897.  Mr. 
Poirier  still  lives  in  Chicago,  and  is  a  member  of   Holy   Name  par- 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

ish.  They  were  the  parents  of  six  sons  and  three  daughters,  all 
but  one  of  whom  are  living,  the  subject  of  this  sketch  being  the 
eldest  of  the  family.  Charles  is  a  member  of  St.  Patrick's  parish, 
Indianapolis;  Eugenia  resides  with  her  father  in  Chicago;  Mrs. 
Kate  King  lives  in  St.  Louis;  and  William  is  a  member  of  St. 
Joseph's  parish,  Indianapolis. 

John  B.  Poirier  was  reared  at  home  and  came  with  his  par- 
ents to  Indianapolis  in  1861.  He  was,  for  some  time,  a  student 
at  St.  John's  school,  this  city,  and  before  attaining  his  majority 
served  a  four  years'  apprenticeship  as  a  molder  with  his  father. 
He  accompanied  the  family  in  several  removals,  but,  since  1874, 
has  been  a  resident  of  the  Capital  city,  and,  since  1883,  has  been 
identified  with  the  United  States  mail  service. 

On  the  second  of  October,  1889,  occurred  his  marriage  to 
Miss  Annie  McNulty,  a  native  of  England  and  daughter  of  John 
and  Mary  (Redding)  McNulty.  These  parents  were  born  in  Ire- 
land, but  early  went  to  England,  where  the  father  is  still  living, 
the  mother  dying  in  that  country.  Mrs.  Poirier  is  one  of  a  fam- 
ily of  twelve  children,  six  of  whom  are  living;  her  father,  both  by 
education  and  material  possessions,  being  much  above  the  average, 
was  enabled  to  give  his  children  excellent  opportunities  for  intel- 
lectual advancement;  he  sent  her  and  a  sister  to  the  Ursuline  con- 
vent, at  Thredorck,  Belgium,  where  she  pursued  her  studies  for  a 
period  of  four  years,  becoming  well  versed  in  the  French  and 
English  languages  and  the  various  branches  taught  in  the  mean- 
time. Shortly  after  her  return  to  England,  Mrs.  Poirier  sailed  for 
America,  accompanied  by 'her  two  sisters,  but  both  the  latter  soon 
went  back  to  the  old  country.  She  has  a  brother  in  the  Assump- 
tion parish — James  McNulty — and  a  sister,  Sarah,  also  lives  in 
Indianapolis. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Poirier  have  one  son  and  one  daughter — Henry 
and  Eugenia.  Mr.  Poirier  is  a  member  of  Weber  council,  No. 
274,  Y.  M.  I.,  of  which  he  was  the  first  president.  The  family  are 
earnest  church  workers,  and  highly  esteemed  by  the  citizens  of  the 
community,  irrespective  of  religious  affiliation.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Poirier  reside  at  26  Lynn  avenue,  where  they  built  and  own  a 
pleasant  home.      They  also  own  other  dwellings  in  the  city. 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

REV.  ROBERT  J.  PRATT,  pastor  of  St.  Patrick's  church, 
adjacent  to  Areola,  Allen  county,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Johns- 
town, Licking  county,  Ohio,  November  19,  1863,  a  son  of  Dr.  B. 
W.  and  Jane  M.  (Bean)  Pratt,  natives  of  Vermont. 

The  preliminary  education  of  the  reverend  subject  of  this 
sketch  was  acquired  in  the  public  shools  of  his  native  town,  which 
he  attended  until  seventeen  years  of  age,  when  he  entered  the 
State  Journal  office  at  Columbus,  Ohio,  and  there  remained  about 
four  years.  On  the  feast  of  St.  Joseph,  1885,  he  was  baptized  by 
the  Rev.  D.  A.  Clark,  of  Holy  Family  church,  Columbus,  Ohio. 
In  September,  of  the  same  year,  he  began  the  study  of  the  classics 
at  St.  Charles  college,  in  Howard  county,  Md.,  and  finished  the 
course  in  1886,  as  far  as  that  institution  was  concerned,  and  then 
resumed  his  studies  of  the  classics  at  Viateur's  college,  Kankakee, 
111.,  where  he  completed  his  classical  studies  in  1889.  He  next 
entered  St.  Mary's  seminary  at  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  and  pursued  his 
philosophical  and  theological  studies  until  June  19,  1894,  when  he 
was  ordained  by  Archbishop  Elder  for  the  diocese  of  Fort  Wayne. 
His  first  appointment  was  as  assistant  to  Very  Rev.  John  R.  Din- 
nen,  of  St.  Mary's,  LaFayette,  Ind.,  where  remained  until  June, 
1895,  when  he  was  transferred  to  the  pastorate  of  St.  Patrick's,  at 
Areola,  where  he  has  labored  most  faithfully  and  made  many 
improvements  upon  the  condition  of  affairs  as  they  existed  when 
he  assumed  the  duties  pertaining  to  the  parish. 

As  a  matter  of  history,  it  may  be  stated  that  St.  Patrick's 
parish  was  founded,  or  organized,  in  1862,  by  Rev.  Dr.  Mathen. 
It  was  attended  by  Rev.  H.  Schoeffer,  of  Columbia  City,  Ind., 
anitil  1867,  when  it  was  placed  in  charge  of  Rev.  Theodore  Vande- 
pohl,  its  first  resident  pastor,  w'ho  remained  in  charge  until  1872. 
He  finished  the  church-edifice,  and  erected  the  parsonage,  the  lat- 
ter being  a  two-story  building  of  seven  rooms,  adjoining  the 
church-building,  the  two  structures  being  erected  on  a  lot  of  three 
acres  in  extent  and  well  inclosed.  A  cemetery,  a  mile  and  a  half 
distant  to  the  east  of  the  church,  and  named  Calvary  cemetery, 
contains  one  acre,  and  is  handsomely  laid  out.  A  school,  accom- 
modating seventy-five  pupils,  is  cared  for  by  three  Sisters  of  the 
Poor   Handmaids   of    Christ,    and    this    was  erected,    through   the 

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energy   of  Father  Hartmann,  near  the  church-building.       Father 
Pratt  erected,  subsequently,  the  Sisters'  residence. 

The  nationality  of  St.  Patrick's  congregation  is  of  a  mixed 
character,  its  members  being  Irish,  German,  and  French,  either  by 
birth  or  descent.  The  order  of  succession  of  resident  pastors, 
since  Father  Vanderpohl's  day,  has  been  as  follows:  Rev.  Father 
W'ilken,  Hartmann,  Twigg,  Werdine,  W.  J.  Quinlan  and  Miller, 
the  last  named  being  succeeded  by  Father  Pratt. 


ELZEAR  POULIN,  a  prosperous  grocer  and  respected  citizen 
of  South  Bend,  Ind.,  was  born  on  the  He  d'  Orleans,  Quebec, 
Canada,  January  3,  1S44,  a  son  of  Alexander  and  Eleanore 
(Turcot)  Poulin,  both  natives  of  the  He  d'Orleans,  and  born, 
respectively,  in  1809  and  1819.  Alexander  Poulin  was  a  miller  by 
occupation,  was  industrious  and  thrifty,  and  much  respected  in  the 
community  in  which  he  lived.  He  was  married  in  St.  Famille, 
He  d'Orleans,  Canada,  in  1839,  and  became  the  father  of  thirteen 
children,  of  whom  nine  are  still  living,  viz:  Leander,  Eugene, 
Arthur,  Samuel,  Frederick,  Xavier,  Onesime,  Theophoare  and 
Elzear — the  last  named  being  the  subject  of  this  biography. 

Elzear  Poulin  was  reared  a  true  Catholic.  He  attended  the 
parochial  school  at  St.  Famille  until  fifteen  years  of  age,  and  then 
learned  the  milling  business,  which  he  followed  until  1868,  when 
became  a  member  of  the  pope's  body  guard  at  the  Vatican  in 
Rome,  in  which  he  served  until  1870,  under  Gen.  Klenzler.  Return- 
ing to  Canada,  he  remained  at  home  two  years,  when  he  came,  by 
the  way  of  Detroit,  Mich.,  to  South  Bend,  arriving  here  in  Febru- 
ary, 1872,  and  finding  employment  with  the  Singer  Manufacturing 
company,  with  which  he  remained  four  years.  He  next  passed 
two  years  in  Chicago,  and  in  1878  returned  to  South  Bend,  and 
for  ten  years  was  employed  by  the  Birdsell  Manufacturing  com- 
pany. In  1889  he  engaged  in  his  present  vocation  of  groceryman, 
which  he  has  made  profitable,  and  to  which  his  affability  and 
genial  disposition  well  adapt  him. 

November  3,   1879,  Mr.  Poulin  was  united  in  marriage,  at  St. 

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Joseph's  church,  South  Bend,  to  Miss  Aghe  LaRose,  and  three 
bright  and  handsome  children  now  bless  his  happy  home,  and  are 
named  in  order  of  birth,  Joseph,  Henry  and  LaRetto.  The  family 
are  truly  pious  Catholics,  and  Mr.  Poulin  is  noted  for  his  straight- 
forward and  honest  methods  in  conducting  his  business,  of  which 
he  has  made  a  complete  success. 


GUIDO  R.  PRESSLER,  one  of  the  leading  fresco  painters  of 
Indianapolis,  residing  at  No.  613  North  Liberty  street,  though 
not  a  communicant  of  the  Catholic  church  is  yet  in  sympathy  with 
it,  and  his  wife  and  children  are  connected  therewith.  Mr.  Press- 
ler  was  born  in  Germany,  July  20,  1853.  Mrs.  Pressler  is  a 
native  of  Louisville,  Kj-'. ,  and  was  before  her  marriage  Miss  Agnes 
A.  F.  Miller.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Pressler  have  three  children,  viz: 
Antoinette,  born  March  6,  1885;  Aaron  Guido,  born  No\em- 
ber  23,  1887,  and  Fredericka  Mary,  born  July  31,  1 S94.  The 
eldest,  Antoinette,  took  her  first  communion  May  9,  1897,  and 
she  and  Aaron  Guido  are  students  at  St.  Mary's  school. 

As  a  fresco  painter  Mr.  Pressler  stands  at  the  head  of  his  pro- 
fession, and  his  handiwork  may  be  seen  in  many  of  the  finest 
buildings  in  the  city.  Both  he  and  his  wife  are  considered  among 
the  best  citizens  "of  the  place,  and  enjoy  the  confidence  and  regard 
of  their  neighbors  and  friends  to  a  high  degree. 


MICHAEL  PRICE,  a  well-known  business  man  of  Crawfords- 
ville,  Montgomery  county,  Ind.,  and  a  politician  of  much 
local  prominence,  was  born  in  county  Carlow,  Ireland,  in  1820. 
At  the  age  of  twenty-four  years  he  went  to  Liverpool,  England, 
where  he  was  employed  in  the  grain  trade  until  1859,  when  he 
came  to  the  United  States,  settled  in  Crawfordsville,  and  engaged 
in  handling  farmers'  produce  for  several  years.  He  then  became 
grain  purchaser  for  a  large  milling  company  at  New  Albany,  Ind., 
and  for  others,  and  in  1869   purchased   his  present  warehouse   in 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

Crawfordsville  and  has  since  been  in  trade  on  his  sole  account. 
He  is  verj-  popular  with  the  democratic  party  and  the  general  pub- 
lic, for  fourteen  years  served  in  the  Crawfordsville  city  council, 
and  in  1880  was  elected  count}-  commissioner  of  Montgomery 
county. 

Mr.  Price  was  united  in  marriage,  in  1864,  to  Miss  Jane  A. 
Reagan,  of  New  York,  and  this  union  has  been  blessed  with  five 
children,  viz:  Mary,  Margaret,  Mrs.  Deering,  Jesse  and  Bernard 
Joseph.  Mr.  Price,  who  is  a  devoted  Catholic,  contributed  most 
liberally  toward  the  erection  of  St.  Bernard  church-building,  is  a 
trustee  of  the  church,  and  is  a  most  active  worker  for  the  promo- 
tion of  the  welfare  of  the  congregation  and  the  progress  of  the 
parish. 


MARK  F.  PURCELL,  deputy  postmaster  at  Rushville,  Ind.,  is 
one  of  the  best  known  and  most  popular  young  men  of  that 
city.  Born  and  raised  there,  he  has  grown  up  before  the  people 
and  walked  in  and  out  among  them  in  a  manner  entirely  becoming 
the  confidence  and  respect  reposed  in  him  by  his  large  following  of 
friends.  His  father,  James  Purcell,  whose  death  occurred  in  Rush- 
ville September  2,  1890,  was  for  many  years  a  worthy  and  respected 
resident  of  this  city  and  a  prominent  and  active  member  of  the 
Roman  Catholic  church.  He  was  a  native  of  Ireland,  but  while 
yet  a  young  man  came,  in  the  footsteps  of  so  many  of  his  com- 
patriots, to  America.  He  was  married  at  Cleveland,  Ohio,  to  Miss 
Mary  A.  Barrett,  and  to  them  were  born  the  following  children: 
Celia,  Catherine,  Mary,  Elizabeth,  Edward,  Mark  P.,  Richard, 
Gertrude  and  Margaret. 

Mark  F.  Purcell  was  born  March  30,  1869.  Early  in  life  he 
took  a  fancy  to  that  most  honorable  of  crafts,  the  "  art  preservative 
of  all  arts, "and  served  the  necessary  apprenticeship  at  the  printer's 
case.  He  worked  at  his  trade  in  this  city  until  the  change  of  fed- 
eral of^ces  during  President  Cleveland's  second  administration, 
when  he  received  the  appointment  of  deputy  postmaster  at  Rush- 
ville, a  position  which  he  has  filled  with  credit  to  himself  and  man- 
ifest satisfaction  to  the  whole  public,  whose  requirements  he  serves 

"(1165) 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

in  this  responsible  capacity.  Mr.  Purcell  is  one  of  the  most  active 
among  the  younger  members  of  the  Rushville  parish.  He  was  a 
leader  in  the  organization  of  the  local  Y.  M.  I.,  instituted  here 
March  15,  1897,  and  was  unanimo^isly  called  to  act  as  the  first 
president  of  the  order,  in  which  capacity  he  still  serves. 


REV.  JOSEPH  J.  MERKL,  rector  of  St.  Paul's  parish  of  New 
Alsace,  Dearborn  county,  Ind.,  is  a  native  of  Hamilton  county, 
Ohio,  and  was  born  October  15,  1849.  His  primary  education 
was  finished  in  the  parochial  schools  at  Dover,  Ind.,  after  which 
he  took  private  instruction  under  Prof.  J.  Schiffer;  he  next  entered 
the  celebrated  St.  Meinrad's  college,  December,  1867,  and  he  there 
pursued  the  classical  course.  He  next  entered  St.  Joseph's  semi- 
nary, at  Bardstown,  Ky. ,  took  the  full  philosophical  course,  re-en- 
tered St.  Meinrad  in  1871,  and  was  ordained  priest  November  2, 
1873,  by  Bishop  de  St.  Palais. 

His  first  work  was  as  assistant  at  Holy  Trinity  church,  Evans- 
ville,  from  December,  1873,  until  October  27,  1874,  having  at  the 
same  time  charge  of  Newburg,  and  the  St.  Mary's  hospital,  which 
was  very  arduous  work.  Then,  until  May,  1875,  hs  had  entire 
charge  of  Holy  Trinity  church  at  Evansville,  Vanderburg  county, 
and  six  schools,  Newburg,  Warrick  county,  and  also  the  chapel  of 
the  hospital,  which  was  a  herculean  task.  From  May,  1875,  to 
July,  1875,  he  remained  with  Father  Duddenhausen  at  Evansville; 
then  in  July,  1875,  took  charge  of  St.  James  and  Princeton,  which 
charge  he  relinquished  in  December,  1889,  on  account  of  sickness, 
and  in  March,  1890,  left  for  good.  During  his  long  administration 
at  these  two  places  he  accomplished  a  great  and  good  work. 

April  23,  1890,  Father  MerkI,  came  to  St.  Paul's  parish, 
where  he  found  156  families,  or  about  700  souls.  He  has  consoli- 
dated the  factions  in  the  parish,  and  there  is  now  perfect  harmony. 
He  has  paid  off  $1,900  debt  of  the  congregation,  has  made  valu- 
able improvements,  including  a  new  altar,  new  pews,  two  fine  oil 
paintings,  the  stations,  four  statues,  a  new  pulpit  and  furnace,  and 
the  cost  in  all  will  amount   to  $2,  500. 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 


The  school  is  under  the  tutelage  of  two  Franciscan  Sisters, 
with  an  enrollment  of  109  pupils.  The  conservative  value  of  St. 
Paul's  parish  property  is  placed  at  $25,000. 


THOMAS  A.  BLESS,  superintendent  of  the  Mishawaka  Water 
Works  company,  was  born  in  Mishawaka,  St.  Joseph  county, 
Ind.,  November  16,  1851,  a  son  of  Jacob  and  Mary  (Jaeger)  Bless, 
natives  of  Germany.  The  father,  who  was  born  in  181  5,  came  to 
America  in  1831,  landing  in  New  York  city,  whence  he  went  to 
Chicago,  111.,  then  a  mere  village  or  military  post,  known  as  Fort 
Dearborn.  But  he  did  not  long  remain  there,  as  he  traveled 
through  the  southeastern  part  of  the  Union  for  several  years, 
returning  from  Florida  to  Chicago  in  1848,  whence  he  came  to 
Mishawaka  in  1S50.  While  in  New  York  he  was  married,  in  1837, 
to  Miss  Jaeger,  the  union  resulting  in  the  birth  of  the  following 
children:  Christian,  now  of  Toledo,  Ohio;  Catherine,  wife  of  John 
Nowell,  of  Kansas;  Elizabeth,  living  in  Dakota;  Jacob  and  Thomas 
A.,  of  Mishawaka,  Ind.  On  settling  in  Mishawaka,  Jacob  Bless 
engaged  in  undertaking  and  cabinetmaking,  a  trade  he  had  learned 
when  young,  prospered  in  his  business,  and  died  in  1895,  a  faithful 
member  of  the  Catholic  church,  of  which  he  was  one  of  the  pio- 
neers in  St.  Joseph  county.  His  widow  is  now  eighty-four  years 
of  age,  the  oldest  Catholic  lady  living  in  f^Iishawaka. 

Thomas  A.  Bless  received  a  very  good  parochial-school  educa- 
tion in  the  old  Catholic  church-building  of  Mishawaka,  when  Father 
King  was  pastor  of  St.  Joseph's  parish,  and  then,  at  the  age  of 
fifteen  years,  was  apprenticed  to  the  trade  of  woodturning,  finish- 
ing his  trade  in  1870,  following  which  date  he  was  employed  as 
foreman  for  the  Bostwick  refrigerator  company  for  several  years, 
when  he  was  appointed  to  his  present  responsible  position  of  super- 
intendent of  the  Mishawaka  Water  Works  company.  Mr.  Bless 
was  joined  in  the  holy  bonds  of  matrimony  September  20,  1880, 
at  St.  Joseph's  church,  Mishawaka,  by  Rev.  A.  B.  Oechtering,  with 
Miss  Rosella  McMichael,  which  union  was  blessed  with  four  chil- 
dren— May,  George,  Gertie  and  Hattie.      The  estimable  mother  of 

"(1167). 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATION'S,    • 

these  children  was  too  early  called  from  earth  in  1890,  her  bereaved 
husband  and  children  being  left  to  mourn  her  loss.  Mr.  Bless  has 
always  been  an  active  worker  for  the  church  of  which  he  is  a  mem- 
ber, and  has  ever  been  ready  to  lend  a  helping  hand  in  the  promo- 
tion of  its  good  work.  His  life  h^s  been  an  industrious  one,  and 
the  consequence  is  that  he  has  gained  the  respect  of  the  entire 
community  of  Mishawaka. 


MAURICE  OUILL,  whose  home  is  at  No.  1 1 1  3  Hoyt  avenue, 
Indianapolis,  is  a  respected  trustee  of  St.  Patrick's  parish,  of 
which  he  has  been  a  resident  since  1885.  He  was  born  in  county 
Kerry,  Ireland,  May  14,  1850,  and  is  a  son  of  Thomas'and  Helen 
Ouill.  In  the  fall  of  1855  the  family  left  their  native  land  on  a  sailing 
vessel  and  reached  New  Orleans  January  i,  1856.  Their  destina- 
tion was  New  Westville,  Preble  county,  Ohio,  and  they  accordingly 
embarked  on  a  steamboat  and  proceeded  up  the  Mississippi  river, 
but  on  entering- the  Ohio^  river  found  navigation  greatly  impeded  by 
ice;  after  many  delays  the  family  succeeded  in  reaching  their  future 
home  in  Preble  county,  where  Maurice  Quill  was  reared  to  man- 
hood. There  the  mother  passed  away  in  1S80,  and  the  father  on 
the  fourth  day  of  September,  1S85— both  in  the  faith  of  the  Cath- 
olic church,  to  which  their  forefathers  had  belonged  for  very 
many  generations. 

Maurice  Quill  passed  his  youthful  days  and  the  earlier  years 
of  his  manhood  on  the  homestead  in  Preble  county,  Ohio,  and  on 
attaining  his  majority  engaged  in  the  sale  of  nursery  stock,  and  he 
has  ever  since  been  connected  with  horticultural,  pomological  and 
arboricultural  pursuits.  In  1885,  just  after  the  death  of  his  father, 
Mr.  Ouill  came  to  Indianapolis, and  has  made  his  home  ever  since, 
and  of  the  sons  and  daughters  who  survived  the  parents,  beside  the 
subject,  Thomas  G.  and  Mrs.  Mary  Jefferson  reside  in  Indian- 
apolis, Mrs.  Ellen  Gallivan  resides  in  Wells  county,  Ind. ;  Michael 
also  resides  in  Wells  county,  Ind.,  and  several  children  were  called 
from  earth  before  their  parents  were  summoned  hence. 

The  marriage  of  Maurice  Quill  took  place  in  Ohio  to  Miss  Anna 
C.  Ward,  who  was  called  to  glory  July  8.   1895.      Mr.  Quill  is  now 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

serving  his  fifth  term  as  trustee  of  St.  Patrick's  parish,  and  is  also  a 
member  of  the  executive  committee  of  Capitol  council,  No.  276, 
Y.  M.  I.  He  is  very  attentive  to  his  church  duties  and  faithful  in 
his  observance  of  the  teachings  of  his  pastor.  He  is  respected  by 
all  who  know  him,  regardless  of  church  affiliations,  and  his 
business  prosperity  is  due  to  his  knowledge  of  his  vocation  and 
the  courteous  demeanor  which  characterizes  his  intercourse  with 
his  patrons. 


CAPT.  THOMAS  F.  OUINN,  of  truck  company  No.  3,  Indian- 
apolis city  firedepartrrient,  was  born  in  the  parish  of  Kiline, 
county  Galway,  Ireland,  December  21,  1847,  a  son  of  Luke  and 
Dora  (Farrell)  Ouinn,  both  now  deceased.  Luke  and  Dora  Ouinn 
were  the  parents  of  seven  children,  born  in  the  following  order: 
Michael,  who  died  in  early  manhood;  Martin,  now  in  Ireland;  John, 
an  ex-soldier  of  the  American  Civil  war;  Thomas  F.,  the  subject 
of  this  sketch;  Mary,  who  is  the  wife  of  Lawrence  Killelea,  of 
Indianapolis;  Patrick,  also  a  resident  of  this  city,  and  Katherine, 
wife  of  John  Killelea,  who  also  resides  here. 

Thomas  F.  Quinn  came  to  America  in  1867,  and  at  once  set- 
tled in  Indianapolis,  and  for  six  years  was  in  the  employ  of  the 
Kingan  Packing  company.  In  Ma}',  1874,  he  was  appointed  a 
member  of  the  city  fire  department,  in  which  he  has  passedthrough 
various  grades,  served  as  captain  of  engine  company  No.  i  thirteen 
years,  and  since  1S94  has  been  captain  of  hook  and  ladder 
truck.  No.  3.  He  was  united  in  marriage,  February  13,  1877,  St. 
John's  church,  by  Very  Rev.  Father  O'Donaghue,  to  Miss  Annie 
E.  Gleason,  a  native  of  Ireland,  who  was  brought  to  America  in 
childhood  by  her  parents.  The  marriage  of  the  captain  and  his 
wife  have  been  blessed  with  eight  children,  viz:  Mary  J.,  Annie, 
Dora,  Catherine  A.,  Maggie,  Thomas  L. ,  John  G.,  Florence  and 
Mildred,  all  still  under  the  parental  roof,  and  attendants  at  school, 
although  Mary  J.  graduated  from  the  city  high  school  in  1897;  Dora 
is  being  prepared  for  teaching  and  Catherine  A.  graduated  from 
the  Sisters'  school  in  June,  1898.  The  family  are  members  of  St. 
Bridget's  church.  Rev.  Father  Curran,  pastor.       The   captain    was 

(1169) 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

one  of  the  organizers  of  this  parish,  and  also  liberally  contributed 
to  the  fund  subscribed  for  the  erection  of  the  church-edifice,  and  is 
still  generous  in  his  donations  to  the  support  of  the  church  and  her 
institutions.  In  his  political  affiliations,  the  captain  is  a  democrat. 
He  is  a  quiet,  law-abiding  citizen,  at  peace  with  all  mankind,  never 
had  a  case  at  law,  has  never  been  intoxicated,  and  is  ever  ready 
and  daring  in  the  exercise  of  his  duties  as  a  fireman,  regardless  of 
peril.  He  and  family  have  the  genuine  respect  of  the  residents  of 
their  parish  as  well  as  that  of  many  friends  throughout  the  city,  and 
their  comfortable  home  at  No.  524  West  Twelfth  street  is  the 
abode  of  true  domestic  bliss. 


JOHN  QUILL,  deceased,  was  for  many  years  a  resident  of  St. 
Patrick's  parish,  Indianapolis,  where  he  drew  the  last  of  life's 
breath  July  14,  1891.  He  was  a  native  of  county  Kerry,  Ireland, 
but  was  quite  young  when  his  mother  was  called  away.  Subse- 
quently, the  father,  with  his  family,  consisting  of  John,  the  only 
son,  and  two  daughters,  came  to  America  and  located  in  Washing- 
ton, D.  C,  but  all  of  this  family  are  now  deceased.  In  1870 
John  Quill  came  to  Indianapolis,  and  here  met  and  was  married  to 
Miss  Mary  Donahey,  daughter  of  Daniel  and  Mary  Donahey,  all 
natives  of  Ireland,  in  which  country  Daniel  Donahey  passed  away 
his  life.  After  his  death,  his  widow,  with  her  five  children,  came 
to  America,  and  for  a  time  lived  in  Ohio,  whence  they  came  to 
Indianapolis,  and  here  she  was  called  to  rest  in  the  faith  of  the 
holy  Catholic  church,  January  27,  1897,  dying  at  the  home  of  her 
daughter,  Mrs.  Mary  Quill,  when  over  eighty  years  of  age.  The 
five  children  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Donahey — one  son  and  four  daugh- 
ters— all  reside  in  Indianapolis,  with  the  exception  of  one  daughter, 
who  lives  in  Ohio. 

The  marriage  of  John  and  Mary  (Donahey)  Quill  was  blessed 
with  seven  children,  but  of  these  three  only  are  now  living — 
Thomas,  John  and  Leonard.  Of  the  deceased,  Lizzie  died  at  the 
age  of  nineteen  years,  Mary  and  Julia  died  in  early  infancy,  and 
Edward  at  the  age  of  four  and  a  half  years.  Mrs.  Quill  and 
her  three  sons  have  their  home  at  No.  630  East  Louisiana  street. 

(TlW 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

CORNELIUS  RADEMACKER,  a  member  of  St.  Mary's  parish, 
was  born  in  Decatur,  Ind.,  June  22,  1S62,  son  of  Cornelius 
and  Elizabeth  Rademacker.  Cornelius  Rademacker,  Sr. ,  was 
born  and  educated  in  Germany  and  there  learned  the  trade 
of  cabinetmaking,  which  he  followed  until  immigrating  to  the 
United  States  in  1845.  He  located  at  Minster,  Ohio,  but 
subsequently  moved  to  Decatur,  Ind.,  where  his  death  occur- 
red on  September  23,  1890.  Mr.  Rademacker  was  twice  mar- 
ried, his  first  wife  living  only  one  year.  The  second  marriage 
was  solemnized  July  16,  1861,  in  St.  Augustine  church,  with  Eliz- 
abeth Imbush,  Father  Steafather  performing  the  ceremony;  the 
children  born  of  this  union  are  six  in  number,  viz:  Maggie, 
wife  of  John  Gerrard;  Anna,  Anthony,  Cornelius,  William  and 
Rose — the  last  two  deceased. 

After  attending  the  parochial  school  of  Decatur  until  his  four- 
teenth year,  the  subject  of  this  biography  entered  the  employ  of  the 
Slack  Barrel  factory,  Decatur,  where  he  worked  until  twenty 
years  of  age,  when  he  accepted  a  clerkship  with  John  Voglewide, 
with  whom  he  remained  for  a  period  of  seven  years.  Since  1890 
Mr.  Rademacker  has  been  proprietor  of  a  sample  room  on  Second' 
street,  where  he  has  done  a  very  successful  business.  He  was 
united  in  the  holy  bonds  of  wedlock  May  27,  1884,  to  Miss  Lena 
Ardner,  formerly  of  Fostoria,  Ohio,  the  ceremony  being  solem- 
nized in  St.  Mary's  church,  Decatur,  by  its  pastor.  Father  Wilken; 
this  union  has  been  blessed  with  six  children,  viz:  Gertie,  Mary, 
Agnes,  Francis,  Vero,  and  Lebolt,  all  of  whom  are  still  under  the 
parental  roof.  Mr.  Rademacker  and  family  are  parishioners  of  St. 
Mary's;  he  served  at  the  altar  of  the  church  during  the  pastorates 
of  Fathers  Nessbaum  and  Wemhoff. 


WILLIAM  RADICAN,  operator  of  the  Western  Union  Tele- 
graph company's  office  at  Connersville,  Fayette  county, 
Ind.,  was  born  in  Union  county,  this  state,  July  31,  1859,  a  son 
of  James  and  Bridget  (Bourke)  Radican,  who  were  natives  of 
county  Sligo,  Ireland,  but  who  were   married   in  Cincinnati,  Ohio, 

[irfT) 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIOXS, 

later  removed  to  Brownsville,  Ind.,  and  there  the  father  died  in 
1861,  his  widow  surviving  until  October  5,  1897.  They  had  a 
family  of  five  children,  as  follows:  Sarah,  deceased;  an  infant, 
Sarah,  also  deceased;  Mary,  wife  of  M.  Fager,  of  Connersville, 
Maggie  and  WiUiam,  the  subject. 

William  Radican  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Browns- 
ville until  about  twelve  years  of  age,  when,  in  1S71,  the  widowed 
mother  brought  her  surviving  children  to  Connersville,  where 
William  attended  school  one  term,  and  then  engaged  at  general 
labor  in  factories,  etc.  In  1875,  he  began  learning  telegraphy, 
and  in  1876  was  placed  in  a  position  at  Liberty,  Ind.,  was  shortly 
afterward  transferred  to  College  Corners,  where  he  remained  three 
years  and  was  then  stationed  at  Rushville,  where  he  was  manager 
for  the  Western  Union  Telegraph  company  from  1S79  to  1883, 
when  he  was  taken  ill  and  for  two  years  remained  at  home.  In 
1885  he  worked  six  months  in  Cincinnati,  and  was  then  given 
charge  of  the  Western  Union  office  in  Connersville,  the  duties  of 
which  position  he  has  since  performed  in  a  most  satisfactory  man- 
ner. He  has  thriven  well  in  his  vocation,  and  owns  a  pleasant 
residence  on  Cromwell  street.  Like  all  the  family,  he  is  a  devoted 
Catholic,  and  is  a  member  of  St.  Gabriel's  congregation;  also  of 
the  Sacred  Heart  sodality  and  the  St.  \'incent  de  Paul  Charitable 
society.  In  politics  he  is  a  democrat.  He  is  affable  and  obliging 
in  his  disposition,  and  is  very  popular  with  the  patrons  of  the  tele- 
graph company,  while  his  many  personal  friends  are  warm  and 
sincere. 


JOSEPH  RAMLER,  an  enterprising  druggist  of  Richmond,  Ind., 
was  born  in  Loningen,  Germany,  in  1829,  a  son  of  Herman  B. 
and  Mary  Elizabeth  ( Albers)  Ramler,  of  whom  the  former  died  in 
Germany  in  1832,  and  the  latter  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  at  the  age 
of  ninety-six  years. 

Joseph  Ramler,  the  subject,  came  to  the  United  States  in 
1836,  landed  in  New  Orleans,  and  thence  went  to  Cincinnati,  Ohio, 
where  he  attended  St.  Xavier  college  four  years,  and  then  learned 
and   engaged    in    merchant    tailoring   nineteen   years.      In  1873  he 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

came  to  Richmond,  Ind.,  where  he  has  since  been  in  the  drug 
business,  under  the  firm  name  of  A.  G.  Luken  &  Co.  In  1855  he 
married,  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  Miss  EHzabeth  Luken',  Father  Ruhr 
officiating.  To  this  union  have  been  born  six  children,  of  whom 
three  are  now  deceased.  The  survivors  are  Charles  and  Edward, 
at  home,  and  Josephine,  who  is  married  to  Ferdinand  Grothaus, 
of  Richmond.  Mr.  Ramler  has  been  a  member  of  St.  Andrew's 
parish  ever  since  residing  in  Richmond,  and  for  the  past  eighteen 
years  has  been  a  trustee  of  the  church.  The  social  standing  of 
the  family  is  quite  elevated,  and  all  enjoy  a  marked  degree  of 
respect  in  the  community  in  which  they  li\e. 


BENJAMIN  RAUPFER,  of  the  firm  of  Walters  cS:  Raupfer,  pro- 
prietors of  the  Columbia  City  (Ind.)  Brewery,  was  born  in  the 
grand  duchy  of  Baden,  Prussia,  November  3,  1838,  a  son  of  Peter 
and  Chrysantha  (Fickle)  Raupfer,  who  were  natives  of  the  same 
country  and  were  born  respectively  in  1801  and  18 12 — the  father 
being  a  farmer. 

Benjamin.  Raupfer  attended  the  parochial  school  of  his  native 
parish  until  thirteen  years  of  age,  and  in  1S51,  in  which  year  his 
father  died,  went  to  Switzerland,  where  he  was  employed  in  gen- 
eral laboring  and  team-driving  until  1865,  when  he  came  to  Amer- 
ica, landing  in  New  York  city  July  i,  whence  he  came  directly  to 
Columbia  City,  and  for  three  years  was  employed  as  an  engineer 
in  a  distillery  owned  by  William  Walters,  his  present  partner. 
From  1868  until  1879  he  engaged  in  saloon-keeping,  most  of  the 
time  in  Columbia  City,  and  then  entered  into  the  brewing  business, 
under  the  firm  style  of  the  Walters  &  Raupfer  Brewing  company, 
of  company  he  is  now  the  president. 

Mr.  Raupfer  was  united  in  marriage,  in  1869,  at  Columbia 
City,  by  Rev.  Father  Schafer,  with  Miss  Mary  Myer,  and  to  this 
union  have  been  born  nine  children,  of  whom  four  are  still  living, 
viz:  Joseph,  who  is  the  able  accountant  of  the  brewing  company, 
and  William,  Romey  and  John,  at  home  with  their  parents.  The 
family    are    all    consistent    members    of     the     Catholic   church  at 

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Columbia  City,  and   are   held   in   very  high  respect   by    the    entire 
community. 

The  product  of  the  Columbia  City  brewery  is  considered  as  the 
most  superior  of  any  in  northeastern  Indiana  and  finds  a  ready  sale, 
not  only  in  the  city  and  in  the  state,  but  in  many  counties  of  adja- 
cent states.  The  proprietors  of  the  brewery  are  both  genial  gen- 
tlemen and  practical  business  men,  and  are  fair  and  square  in  all 
their  dealings.  Mr.  Raupfer  is  what  is  generally  known  as  a  self- 
made  man,  having  all  his  life  been  industrious  and  thrifty  in  his 
habits,  but  is  generous  in  his  impulses  and  charitable  in  his  dispo- 
sition, and  is  a  liberal  contributor  to  the  support  of  the  church,  of 
which  he  is  a  faithful   member. 


PATRICK  READY,  a  well-known  blacksmith  of  Connersville, 
Ind.,  was  born  in  county  Mayo,  Ireland,  July  24,  1S46,  a  son 
of  John  and  Mary  (Maley)  Ready.  The  father  was  a  stonemason, 
and  about  1850  brought  his  family  to  America,  locating  on  Staten 
Island,  N.  Y.,  where  he  lived  until  about  1852,  when  he  came  to 
Indiana  and  located  on  a  farm  in  Franklin  county,  where  he  had 
the  misfortune  to  lose  his  wife  in  the  fall  of  1861.  In  1862  he 
came  to  Fayette  county  and  engaged  in  farming  until  1877,  when 
he  retired  to  Connersville,  where  his  death  took  place  in  January, 
1892.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ready  were  the  parents  of  seven  children, 
viz:  Kate,  a  sister  in  a  Catholic  order  at  Richmond,  Ind. ;  Patrick, 
the  subject  of  this  memoir;  William,  of  Connersville;  Austin,  a 
lumber  merchant;  Michael,  of  Indianapolis;  Bodelia  and  Anna, 
who  is  deceased.  The  entire  family  were  reared  Catholics  and  the 
living  members  are  true  to  the  faith. 

Patrick  Ready  was  a  mere  babe  when  brought  to  America  by 
his  parents,  and  made  his  home,  until  he  reached  his  majority, 
with  his  father,  whom  he  greatly  assisted  in  farm  work.  He  then 
learned  blacksmithing  in  Connersville,  under  Robert  Marks,  and 
later  worked  for  Jacob  Goodman — a  period,  in  all,  covering  about 
sixteen  years.  In  1884  he  began  business  on  his  own  account, 
and  has   prospered   well    in   his  undertaking.      In   May,    1871,  he 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

married  Miss  Mary  Brogen,  a  native  of  Ireland,  and  this  union  has 
been  blessed  with  seven  children,  viz:  William,  John,  Charles, 
Frank.  Mary,  Clarence  and  Anna.  The  family  are  devout  and 
attentive  to  their  religious  duties,  and  Mr.  Ready  has  been  a  trus- 
tee of  his  church,  of  which,  also,  Mrs.  Ready  is  a  member  of  the 
Altar  society.  He  is  a  respected  member  of  the  Catholic  Knights 
of  America,  is  a  democrat  in  politics,  and  is  very  highly  esteemed 
for  his  sobriety  and  industry  in  his  business  affairs.  He  owns  his 
residence  in  Connersville,  and  is  otherwise  in  comfortable  circum- 
stances. 


DANIEL  E.  REAGAN,  general  manager  and  treasurer  of  the  firm 
of  Blair  &  Failey,  manufacturers  of  heading  and  hard  wood 
lumber,  of  Terre  Haute  and  Huntingburg,  was  born  in  the  city  of 
Indianapolis,  March  lo,  1861.  His  parents,  Edward  and  Bridget 
(Curran)  Reagan,  natives  respectively  of  Tipperary  and  We.xford, 
Ireland,  came  to  the  United  States  about  the  same  time,  1S46,  and 
were  married  at  Worcester,  Mass.  The  following  year,  they 
moved  to  Indianapolis,  Ind.,  where  for  over  twenty  years  Edward 
Reagan  was  foreman  of  the  Sinker  &  Davis  boiler  works.  He  engaged 
in  the  manufacture  of  boilers  for  himself  in  1879,  and  continued 
the  business  until  1882,  when  he  disposed  of  h':  plant  and  retired 
from  active  life.  He  is  a  faithful  member  of  the  church,  and  has 
been  all  of  his  life,  being,  at  this  time,  identified  with  the  St. 
John's  cathedral,  Indianapolis. 

The  immediate  subject  of  this  sketch  grew  ;  j  manhood  in 
Indianapolis,  where  he  attended  the  parochial  school,  and  later 
was  graduated  from  the  city  high  school,  after  which  he  became 
bookkeeper  in  his  father's  manufacturing  establishment.  \\'hile 
thus  employed  he  learned  the  trade  of  boilermaking,  and  also 
became  a  proficient  machinist,  and  in  1882  took  the  position  of 
superintendent  of  the  Phoenix  Machine  shops,  which  he  filled 
satisfactorily  for  several  years. 

In  1889  Mr.  Reagan  became  superintendent  of  the  heading 
works  of  Henry  Alfrey,  Terre  Haute,  and  continued  in  that 
■capacity  until  1897,  the  business  being  purchased  in  the  meantime 

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(1892)  by  Messrs.  Blair  &  Failey.  In  1897  Mr.  Reagan  bought 
an  interest  in  the  firm  and  became  general  manager  and  treasurer, 
both  of  which  positions  he  still  fills.  This  is  one  of  the  largest 
tight-barrel  plants  in  the  world,  having  a  daily  capacity  of  5,500 
sets  and  a  capacity  of  12,000  cords  of  white  oak  timber  per 
year.  The  two  plants  furnish  employment  for  from  350  to  400 
men,  and  the  success  of  the  enterprise  is  largely  due  to  the  supe- 
rior business  sagacity  of   its  manager. 

Mr.  Reagan  was  married  in  the  Catholic  church  at  Natchez, 
Miss.,  October  16,  1888,  to  Mary  Virginia  Wilds,  the  accomplished 
daughter  of  the  Hon.  Oliver  M.  Wilds,  a  well-known  and  influen- 
tial planter  of  that  state.  Mrs.  Reagan  was  graduated  from  the 
Nazareth  seminary,  near  Louisville,  Ky.,  and  is  a  lady  of  many 
noble  qualities  of  mind  and  heart.  Three  sons  and  two  daughters 
have  been  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Reagan,  viz:  Mary  Wilds, 
Oliver  Edward,  Cecelia  and  Daniel,  Jr.,  and  John. 

Mr.  Reagan  was  baptized  in  the  old  church  which  formerly 
stood  just  south  of  the  present  cathedral,  Indianapolis,  and  he  has 
ever  proved  loyal  to  the  faith  in  which  he  was  reared  by  pious 
parents.  He  served  as  an  acolyte  during  the  ceremonies  of  laying 
the  corner-stone  of  the  cathedral.  Since  coming  to  Terre  Haute 
he  has  been  a  member  of  St.  Patrick's  parish,  of  which  he  is  a 
trustee;  he  also  beVongs  to  the  Y.  M.  I.,  and  takes  an  active  inter- 
est in  all  movements  having  for  their  object  the  moral  and  relig- 
ious advancement  of  the  community. 


GERHARD  RECKER,  the  well-known  and  only  manufacturer 
of  temperance  drinks  in  Vincennes,  Ind.,  at  the  corner  of 
Tenth  and  Vigo  streets,  was  born  in  Hanover,  Germany,  Septem- 
ber 2,  1830,  a  son  of  Gerhard  and  Angela  (Heckman)  Recker. 

Gerhard  Recker  attended  school  in  his  native  land  when 
young,  receiving  a  solid  education,  and  at  ,the  age  of  eighteen 
years,  in  company  with  his  brother  George,  came  to  the  United 
States,  locating  in  Vincennes,  where  he  learned  the  blacksmith's 
trade  and  then  went  to  St.    Louis,  Mo.,  where   he   worked  about 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

fifteen  years.  While  in  that  city  he  niarried,  November  13,  1S63, 
at  St.  Joseph's  Catholic  church,  Miss  Katharina  Seivers,  also  a 
native  of  Hanover,  and  this  marriage  has  been  blessed  with  nine 
children,  viz:  John,  who  died  in  St.  Louis,  at  the  age  of  one  year; 
Anna,  who  died  in  Vincennes  when  eighteen  years  old;  Henry,  a 
stovemolder,  of  Vincennes,  and  married;  Mary,  Margaret  and  Liz- 
zie, unmarried;  John,  now  aged  twenty-one,  assists  his  father  in 
business;  Celia  is  a  student  in  the  Terre  Haute  normal  school; 
Agnes  is  a  student  in  the  Vincennes  university,  and  an  adopted 
daughter,  Stella  Glass,  has  also  been  reared  by  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Recker. 

The  parents  of  Mr.  Recker,  Gerhard  and  Angela  (Heckman) 
Recker,  were  also  natives  of  Hanover,  where  the  father  died  at 
the  age  of  forty  years,  and  the  mother  when  si.xty  years  old,  the 
latter  having  re-married,  Gerhard  being  the  fourth  in  a  family  of 
six  sons  born  to  the  first  marriage,  and  the  only  survivor.  Of  the 
si.x,  one  died  in  Hanover,  and  four — Henry,  Frank,  George  and 
August — died  in  this  country.  To  the  mother's  second  marriage 
there  were  born  three  sons  and  one  daughter,  and  of  these  William 
is  a  resident  of  Vincennes,  and  Agnes  of  Hanover,  the  others  hav- 
ing died  in  that  country. 

In  1867  Gerhard  Recker,  the  subject,  returned  from  St.  Louis, 
Mo.,  to  Vincennes,  Ind.,  and  engaged  in  his  present  business, 
making  specialties  in  seltzer  and.  soda  waters.  He  has  occupied 
the  same  building  since  starting  until  the  present  time  and  has  no 
reason  to  be  displeased  with  the  result  of  his  labors.  He  and  his 
family  are  all  sincere  Catholics  and  worship  at  St.  John's  German 
church,  and  in  politics  he  has  always  been  a  democrat.  He  is 
very  gentlemanly  in  his  deportment  and  agreeable  in  his  inter- 
course with  his  patrons  and  acquaintances,  and  is  recognized  as 
being  among  the  most  substantial  business  men  of  the  city  of 
Vincennes. 


WILI^L\M    F.    RECRER,  the  enterprising  young  merchant  at 
the  corner   of   Fourth   and    Main  streets,    Vincennes,    Ind., 
is  a  native  of  the  city,  was  born  September  16,  1862,  and  is  a  son 

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of  August  and  Elizabeth  Recker,  who  were  born  in  Germany,  but 
were  married  in  Vincennes. 

August  Recker  was  reared  a  mechanic  and  in  early  manhood 
came  to  America  and  at  once  made  his  home  in  Vincennes.  He 
was  thrice  married,  and  to  his  three  marriages  were  born  nine  chil- 
dren, William  F..  the  subject,  being  the  eldest,  and  the  others 
being  Gerhard  R.,  of  whom  a  biography  is  given  in  proximity  with 
this  notice;  Herman,  who  died  in  infancy;  August,  a  carpenter; 
John,  a  stove  molder;  Caroline,  Benjamin,  Lena  and  Corriene- 
The  mother  of  the  first  family  of  three  died  October  i6,  1886,  and 
Mr.  Recker  next  married  Julia  Hatzsk,  who  bore  three  children — 
Herman  (deceased),  August  and  John.  The  third  marriage  of  Mr. 
Recker  was  with  Catherine  Frund,  who  bore  Benjamin,  Lena  and 
Caroline,  as  above  mentioned.'  The  father  died  August  23,  1892, 
a  devout  Catholic. 

William  F.  Recker  was  educated  in  St.  John's  parochial 
school  and  in  the  public  schools  of  the  city.  He  received  his  first 
communion  at  the  age  of  thirteen  years,  and  his  first  employment 
in  business  was  as  a  confectioner,  but  all  his  mature  years  have 
been  passed  in  mercantile  pursuits.  For  eight  years  he  was  in 
partnership  with  William  H.  Vellmer  in  the  wholesale  and  retail 
grocery  and  notion  trade,  but  February  i,  1897,  he  purchased  his 
partner's  interest  in  the  business  and  is  now  alone. 

The  marriage  of  Mr.  Recker  was  solemnized  November  24, 
1 891,  at  St.  John's  Catholic  church,  by  Rev.  Father  Merz,  with 
Mrs.  Emma  Heckman,  a  daughter  of  Herman  Terhar,  of  Vin- 
cennes. By  her  first  marriage,  Mrs.  Recker  had  one  child — Charles 
Heckman — and  to  Mr.  Recker  she  has  borne  a  daughter,  Corriene, 
now  aged  five  years.  The  family  belong  to  St.  John's  German 
Catholic  congregation,  and  Mr.  Recker  is  a  member  of  St.  John's 
Benevolent  society,  of  which  he  is  ex-secretary.  In  politics  Mr. 
Recker  is  a  democrat,  but  is  not  aggressive,  being  rather  liberal  in 
local  affairs,  as  far  as  the  party  is  concerned.  He  gives  employ- 
ment to  five  assistants  in  his  extensive  business,  which  is  well 
established,  and  he  is  greatly  respected  for  his  upright  methods  of 
conducting  trade,  and  among  business  men,  as  well  as  in  social 
relations,  his  name  stands  without  blemish  or  flaw. 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

GERHARD  R.  RECKER,  of  the  well-known  firm  of  Convery 
&  Recker,  machinists,  at  Nos.  8  and  9  Hickman  street,  Vin- 
cennes,  Ind.,  is  a  native  of  this  city,  was  born  March  2,  1865, 
and  is  a  son  of  August  and  Julia  Recker,  who  were  both  born 
in  Germany. 

August  Recker  was  a  carpenter  by  trade,  and  after  his  arrival 
in  America  his  first  marriage  took  place,  this  union  resulting  in 
three  children,  viz:  William  P.,  Henry  George  and  Gerhard'R., 
the  last  named  being  the  subject  of  this  biographical  notice. 
William  F.  Recker  is  now  a  grocer,  at  the  corner  of  Fourth  and 
Main  streets,  Vincennes,  but  Henry  George  died  at  the  age  of  ten 
years.  The  mother  of  these  children  died  when  Gerhard  R. 
Recker  was  a  babe,  and  the  father,  by  a  second  marriage,  had 
born  to  him  three  children — August,  John,  and  an  infant  that  died 
unnamed.  By  a  third  marriage  there  were  born  to  him  four  chil- 
dren— Caroline,  Benjamin,  Lena,  and  an  infant  who  also  died 
without  being  named,  and  the  death  of  the  father  took  place  in 
August,  1891.  He  was,  with  his  wives  and  children,  a  member  of 
St.  John's  German  Catholic  church,  and  was  punctual  in  his 
attendance  to  his  religious  duties. 

Gerhard  R.  Recker  was  educated  in  St.  John's  parochial 
school,  and  later  served  an  apprenticeship  of  three  years  at  the 
machinist's  trade,  following  which  he  was  employed  for  three  years 
as  engineer  at  the  Vincennes  electric  light  station.  In  1892  he 
formed  his  present  partnership  with  Augustine  Convery  for  the 
purpose  of  doing  general  repair  work,  building  smoke-stacks,  etc., 
but  the  firm  is  also  well  equipped  for  all  kinds  of  work  in  their  line. 

The  marriage  of  Mr.  Recker  took  place  February  7,  1886,  at 
St.  John's  church,  to  Miss  Ella  Ritman,  a  native  of  Bridgeport, 
111.,  Rev.  Father  Merz  performing  the  rites.  Five  children  have 
blessed  this  union,  of  whom  three  are  still  living,  viz:  Raymond, 
Edmund  and  Anna  Marie;  the  deceased  were  named  Frankie  and 
Ferdinand.  The  family  are  members  of  St.  John's  congregation, 
while  Mr.  Recker  is  a  member  of  St.  John's  branch,  C.  K.  of  A.. 
and  of  St.  John's  Benevolent  society.  He  is  a  thriving  young 
business  man  and  is  much  esteemed  for  his  industrious  habits  and 
correct  manner  of  living. 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

MICHAEL  REDINGTON,  who  resides  at  No.  412  West  South 
street,  Indianapolis,  is  among  the  well-known  Catholic  resi- 
dents of  the  city,  having  lived  here  more  than  a  quarter  of  a  cen- 
tury. Mr.  Redington  was  born  in  county  Galwa}',  Ireland,  about 
I  85  I,  and  is  a  son  of  Michael  and  Mary  (Quaker)  Redington,  who 
never  came  across  the  sea.  Michael  and  Mary  Redington  were  the 
parents  of  si.x  children,  four  of  whom  grew  to  mature  years,  and 
of  these  Michael  and  Owen  are  the  only  inembers  of  their  father's 
family  that  ever  came  to  the  United  States,  and  both  live  in  Indi- 
anapolis. 

Michael  Redington,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  came  to  this 
country  when  about  twenty  years  of  age,  landing  in  New  York. 
Going  thence  to  Pittsburg,  Pa.,  he  remained  there  a  short  time 
and  then  came  to  Indianapolis,  in  1873.  October  9,  1883,  he  was 
married  to  Miss  Mary  Fitzgerald,  the  ceremony  taking  place  in 
St.  John's  church.  Mrs.  Redington  is  a  daughter  of  Michael  and 
Fanny  Fitzgerald,  the  former  of  whom  was  a  soldier  in  the  war  of 
the  Rebellion  and  was  killed  at  Atlanta,  Ga.,  July  4,  1864.  Mrs. 
Fitzgerald  afterward  married  John  Gatrity,  of  Indianapolis,  a  brief 
sketch  of  whom  appears  elsewhere  in  this  volume,  and  in  this 
sketch  the  reader  may  find  a  more  extended  mention  of  the  family 
of  Mrs.  Redington.  She  was  born  in  Boone  count}',  Ind. ,  April 
18,  1859. 

Mr.  Redington  is  foreman  for  Kingan  &  Co. ,  meat  packers  of 
Indianapolis,  in  whose  employ  he  has  been  for  twenty-four  years. 
Both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Redington  are  members  of  St.  John's  parish, 
and  are  among  the  more  esteemed  residents  of  the  city  of  Indi- 
anapolis. They  have  a  pleasant  home  at  the  location  above  gi\'en, 
but  have  had  no  children. 


JOHN  REDMOND,  a  highly   respected   resident   of  Vincennes, 
Ind.,  was  born  in  county  Monaghan,  Ireland,  June  24,  1827,  a 
son  of  Michael   and   Mary   Redmond,  the  former   of  whom  is  still 
living,  but  of  whom  the  latter  died   when   subject  was  yet  a  child. 
John  Redmond  worked  on   his   native    island   and  in  the  iron- 
mills  of  England  until  1857,  when   he   came   to  .America  and  lived 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

ill  Baltimore,  Md.,  until  the  spring  of  1858,  when  he  was 
employed  by  the  United  States  government  on  the  water  works 
at  Washington,  D.  C.  He  was  a  short  time  afterward  employed 
on  the  Chesapeake  &  Ohio  railroad  in  Virginia,  then  went  to 
Tennessee,  where  he  worked  from  October,  1859,  until  March, 
1 86 1,  when,  not  being  in  sympathy  with  the  secession  movement, 
he  came  north  to  Indiana,  first  locating  at  Huron,  and  then  at 
Washington,  but  finally,  in  March,  1866,  settling  in  Vincennes, 
bein^,  during  the  interval,  employed  by  the  O.  &  M.  (now  the  B. 
&  O.)  railroad  company,  chiefly  on  track  work,  and  continuing  in 
the  employ  of  the  compan\'  in  that  and  other  work  unlil  1891, 
when,  on  account  of  advancing  years,  and  in  recognition  of  his 
faithfulness,  he  was  placed  in  charge  of  the  lamps  at  the  Union 
depot,  in  which  position  he  has  since  exercised  the  care,  punctu- 
ality and  economy  that  have  won  for  him  the  approbation  of  his 
employers. 

The  marriage  of  Mr.  Redmond  took  place  in  Washington, 
Ind.,  in  May,  1866,  to  Miss  Mary  Ann  Scalley,  a  native  of  Madi- 
son, Ind. ,  but  who,  sad  to  relate,  has  for  the  past  fourteen  years 
been  a  hopeless  inmate  of  theEvansville  insane  asylum.  She  had, 
however,  prior  to  her  affliction,  borne  her  husband  five  sons  and 
one  daughter,  viz:  Michael,  John,  Thomas,  Patrick,  James  and 
Mary  Ann.  Of  these,  John  and  Patrick  died  in  infancy;  James,  a 
bright  and  promising  young  man,  died  at  the  age  of  twenty-three 
years;  Michael  and  Mary  Ann  are  still  at  home  with  their  father, 
while  Thomas  is  employed  in  railroad  work  in  Toledo,  Ohio.  The 
family  in  Vincennes  are  all  devout  Catholics  and  are  members  of 
St.  Francis  Xavier  church. 

John  Redmond,  the  only  representative  of  his  parent's  family 
in  America,  is  one  of  the  most  upright  and  industrious  residents  of 
\'incennes,  and  is  of  a  most  generous  disposition,  being  charitable 
both  in  thought  and  action.  Although  industrious  in  a  marked 
degree,  he  has  not  succeeded  in  securing  the  wealth  he  deserves — 
owing  to  sickness  in  his  family  and  other  drawbacks — but  he  has 
succeeded  in  securing  the  love  and  esteem  of  his  numerous  friends, 
whose  affection  for  him  is  quite  as  valuable,  in  his  eyes,  as  a  replen- 
ished bank  account. 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

JOHN  J.  REED,  a  leading  grocer  of  Fort  Wayne,  is  one  of  nine 
children,  of  whom  six  are  living,  born  to  William  B.  and  Mary 
(Shields)  Reed.  The  father  was  born  in  Pennsylvania  of  Irish  par- 
entage in  1827,  was  brought  to  Indiana  in  1834,  and  was  reared 
to  farming  in  Allen  county,  where  his  death  took  place  September 
2,  1892,  in  the  faith  of  the  Catholic  church.  The  mother  is  still 
living. 

John  J.  Reed  was  born  in  Allen  county,  Ind.,  January  i,  1856, 
was  reared  on  a  farm,  attended  the  common  schools,  and  at  the  age 
of  twenty-two  years  engaged  in  his  present  business,  worked  for 
others  in  this  line  until  1895,  and  then  opened  his  present  grocery 
store.  He  was  married,  in  1879,  to  Amelia  Vaugier,  a  daughter 
of  Xavier  Vaugier,  of  France,  and  later  of  Fort  Wayne.  They 
have  two  children:  Henry  J.  and  Loretta  T.  Both  he  and  his 
wife  are  members  of  the  cathedral  congregation  of  Fort  Wayne, 
and  he  is  a  member  of  the  Married  Men's  sodality.  Mr.  Reed  has 
been  very  successful  as  a  business  man,  carries  an  e.xcellent  stock, 
and  is  one  of  the  most  popular  grocers  in  Fort  Wayne. 


NICHOLAS  S.  REIFERS.  proprietor  of  the  popular  restaurant 
at  No.  81  Columbia  street,  LaFayette,  Ind.,  was  born  in  this 
city,  April  2,  1856,  and  was  educated  in  St.  Bridget's  parochial 
school. 

Andrew  Reifers,  father  of  Nicholas  S.,  was  born  near  Berlin, 
Germany,  learned  the  cabinetmaker's  trade  in  that  country,  and 
served  out  the  usual  term  of  service  in  the  Prussian  army.  In  1849 
he  came  to  the  United  States  in  company  with  a  brother,  Nicholas, 
who  found  a  home  in  Blair,  Neb.,  while  Andrew  stopped  for 
awhile  in  Toledo,  Ohio,  and  then  permanently  settled  in  LaFay- 
ette, Ind.,  and  here  followed  his  trade  until  his  death,  which 
occurred  in  1858.  His  wife,  who  bore  the  maiden  name  of  Mary 
Hahn,  was  also  a  native  of  Germany,  and  bore  her  husband  six- 
children,  of  whom  three  died  in  infancy,  and  three  reached  mature 
years,  viz:  Nicholas,  who  married,  but  died  in  February,  1895, 
leaving  no  children;   Nicholas  S. ,  the  subject,  and  John,  who  mar- 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

ried  Ida  Broad,  and  lives  in  LaFayette.  The  mother  of  this 
family,  after  the  death  of  Mr.  Reifers,  married  George  Strubel, 
but  to  this  anion  no  children  were  born,  and  her  death  took 
place  in  1874,  in  the  faith  of  the  Catholic  church,  in  which  all  her 
family  had  been  reared. 

Nicholas  S.  Reifers  learned  the  trade  of  painter  and  decorator, 
and  followed  the  business  about  twelve  years,  when  he  entered  into 
his  present  business.  His  restaurant  is  neat,  clean  and  well  con- 
ducted in  every  respect.  The  choicest  viands  are  furnished  to  the 
numerous  patrons  at  the  lowest  charge,  and  the  menu  is  compre- 
hensive as  well  as  elegant.  Beside  conducting  his  restaurant,  Mr. 
Reifers  acts  as  president  of  the  Ward  Furniture  company  of  LaFay- 
ette, which  he  organized  in  1893,  as  a  stock  company,  and  is  alto- 
gether an  active  and  energetic  man  of  business. 

Mr.  Reifers  was  happily  united  in  marriage  February  6,  1879, 
with  Miss  Louisa  Brown,  a  native  of  LaFayette,  and  a  daughter 
of  Charles  and  Catherine  Brown,  the  former  of  whom  was  a 
gardener,  but  is  now  deceased.  To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Reifers  have 
been  born  si.x  children,  viz:  John,  December  24,  1879;  Charles, 
March  3,  1881;  Joseph,  July  30,  1893;  Mary,  August  10,  1894; 
Louisa  died  in  1888,  aged  three  years,  and  Edward  died  in  1891, 
at  the  age  of  ten.  Mr.  Reifers  is  a  member  of  the  Knights  of  St. 
Paul  and  also  of  the  C.  B.  L.,  and  is  highly  respected  wherever 
known. 


JAMES  REILLY,  doing  business  at  the  corner  of  Georgia  and 
Pine  streets,  Indianapolis,  Ind.,  was  born  in  county  Longford, 
Ireland,  August  29,  1855,  and  is  a  son  of  Bernard  and  Mary  (Brady) 
Reilly,  both  natives  of  county  Longford,  where  they  still  reside. 
Mr.  Reilly  obtained  his  education  in  the  National  schools  of  Ire- 
land, and  when  yet  a  young  man  left  his  native  country' in  violation 
of  the  wishes  of  his  parents,  as  a  "  stowaway,"  entirely  alone,  so  far 
as  relatives  and  friends  were  concerned.  Landing  at  Castle  Gar- 
den, N.  Y. ,  he  went  thence  to  Columbus,  Ohio,  and  from  Colum- 
bus as  a  center  he  worked  in  different   states,  principally  in  Ohio, 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

as  a  builder  of  telegraph  lines.  Having  been  engaged  twenty-five 
years  in  this  work  he  resigned  his  position  with  the  Western  Union 
Telegraph  company,  and  entered  the  employ  of  the  company 
operating  the  telegraph  line  between  Indianapolis  and  Vincennes, 
remaining  seven  years  thus  emploj'ed,  being  then  appointed  super- 
intendent of  the  Fire  Alarm  Telegraph  line  of  Indianapolis;  he 
retained  the  position  two  months,  when  he  resigned  and  established 
himself  in  business  on  Illinois  street,  Indianapolis,  remaining  there 
two  years,  when  he  sold  out  and  constructed  a  building  of  his  own 
on  the  corner  of  Georgia  and  Pine  streets,  to  which  he  removed 
from  No.  199  Meek  street.  In  business  Mr.  Reilly  has  been  fairly 
successful,  and  is  a  man  of  great  energy  and  enterprise.  He  has 
not  seen  his  parents  since  leaving  them  in  Ireland  so  many  years 
ago,  and  only  one  brother,  has  visited  him  in  this  country. 

Mr.  Reill\-  was  married  in  St.  John's  church,  Indianapolis,  by 
Mgr.  Bessonies,  May  i,  iSSi,  to  Miss  Catharine  Dougherty,  a 
native  of  Canada,  but  of  Irish  parentage.  He  and  his  wife  have 
had  a  famil}-  of  three  sons  and  two  daughters,  viz:  Bernard, 
Maurice  (killed  by  the  cars),  Marj-  Josephine,  Catherine  and  John 
James.  The  family  are  all  members  of  the  church  of  the  Holy 
Cross,  and  the  children  are  attending  the  school  of  that  church. 
Bernard,  the  eldest  child,  has  been  president  of  the  Aloysius  society 
for  the  last  three  jears.  Mr.  Reili}'  has  been  a  member  of  the 
Ancient  Order  of  Hibernians,  but  is  not  now  an  affiliating  member. 
He  is,  however,  an  active  member  of  the  Young  Men's  institute. 
Politically  he  is  an  influential  democrat,  and  as  such  was  elected  a 
member  of  the  board  of  aldermen  in  1 890,  by  a  ver\"  large  majority. 
After  serving  one  term  a  new  charter  went  into  effect,  which  legis- 
Jated  him  out  of  office. 

Though  Mr.  Reilly  left  his  native  country  in  defiance  of 
parental  authorit}",  he  has  never  had  occasion  to  regret  the  step  he 
took,  and  perhaps  it  may  be  stated  that  the  fact  of  his  having  done 
.so  is  indicative  of  a  spirit  of  independence.  In  business  and  social 
affairs,  as  well  as  affairs  political,  he  is  active  and  successful,  and 
is  recognized  as  a  leader  in  local  matters.  He  is  a  man  of  advanced 
and  progressive  ideas,  and  such  is  his  character  and  conduct  that 
he  is  everywhere  held  in  high  esteem. 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

JOHN  J.  REILLY,  the  energetic  and  trustworthy  real-estate, 
insurance  and  loan  agent,  of  No.  146  East  Market  street,  Indi- 
anapolis, is  a  native  of  this  city  and  was  born  August  31,  1868,  a 
son  of  John  and  Bridget  (Costello)  Reilly,  who  were  born  in  county 
Kerry,  Ireland,  and  were  married  in  Madison,  Ind. ,  in  1862. 

John  Reilly  was  a  shoe  manufacturer  by  trade,  came  to  Indi- 
anapolis about  1865,  and  here  followed  his  trade  until  his  death, 
which  occurred  November  23,  1895,  his  wife  having  departed 
November  9,  1886.  Of  their  nine  children,  eight  are  still  living, 
viz:  Maurice  J.,  who  is  bookkeeper  in  the  office  of  the  Western 
Union  Telegraph  conipan}';  Hannah;  John  J.,  the  subject  of  this 
memoir;  James  W.  is  a  salesman  for  the  Indianapolis  Millinery 
company;  Robert  M.  is  a  clerk  in  the  mercantile  house  of  L.  S. 
Ayers  cS:  Co.;  Katherine;  Mary,  and  William  L.,  an  employee  of 
the  Indianapolis  Fire  Insurance  association.  The  surviving  mem- 
bers of  this  family  all  reside  in  the  dwelling  where  the  parents  died, 
the  sisters  performing  the  household  duties. 

John  J.  Reilly  received  a  sound  education  in  St.  John's  paro- 
chial school,  and  then  entered  the  office  of  C.  F.  Sayles,  where  he 
familiarized  himself  with  the  details  of  his  present  business.  Feb- 
ruary I,  1896,  he  united  in  partnership  with  H.  E.  Fieber,  and 
opened  his  present  office,  where  he  has  since  done  an  excellent  real 
estate  and  loan  business,  and  where  he  represents,  beside,  some 
of  the  strongest  insurance  companies  in  the  country,  and  does  a 
collecting  business,  in  all  of  which  he  has  had  an  experience  now 
extending  over  a  period  of  fifteen  years. 

Mr.  Reilly  is  a  member  of  St.  John's  church  and  of  the  Young 
Men's  institute,  and,  politically,  is  a  democrat.  He  is  a  young 
man  of  most  exemplary  habits,  and  has  earned  for  himself  a  busi- 
ness reputation  that  gives  every  promise  for  a  future  success, 
brighter  than  all  the  past  has  been. 


P.\TRICK  REILLEY,  a  popular  citizen  of  Hammond,  Lake 
county,  Ind.,  mayor  of  the  city,  and  a  representative, business 
man  in  the  grocery  trade,  was  born  January  i,  1848,  in  the  village  of 
Verplanck,  Westchester  county.  N.    Y.,  about   thirty  miles  up  the 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

Hudson  river  from  New  York  city,  a  son  of  James  and  Bridget 
(O'Donnel)  Reilley,  natives  of  Ireland. 

Patrick,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  by  some  means  reached 
the  city  of  New  York,  where  he  was  educated  in  a  parochial 
school,  and  then  by  some  other  means,  reached  Philadelphia,  Pa., 
where  he  enlisted  as  a  drummer  boy,  October  23,  1863,  at  the 
age  of  fifteen  years,  in  the  marine  corps,  and  served  on  the  frigates 
Don  (Admiral  .Parker's  flagship),  De  Soto  and  Brooklyn.  On 
board  the  De  Soto  he  was  at  the  capture  of  Fort  Fisher,  and  later 
took  part  in  the  chase  after  and  capture  of  John  Wilkes  Booth,  the 
assassin  of  Abraham  Lincoln.  His  service  on  board  the  Brooklyn 
was  under  a  re-enlistment,  and  on  board  that  vessel  he  made  a 
voyage  to  Europe,  returning,  in  1872,  to  Boston,  Mass.,  where, 
from  1872  until  1875,  he  was  foreman  in  the  United  States  navy 
yard.  Mr.  Reilley  was  also  one  of  the  earliest  oleomargarine 
(factitious  butter)  makers  in  the  country,  serving  about  three  years 
as  superintendent  for  Reed  &  Hobbs  in  their  butterine  factory  in 
Boston,  and  later  as  superintendent  for  John  Riordan  &  Son,  at 
Cambridgeport,  Mass.,  but  a  few  years  later  returned  to  Boston 
and  for  one  year  had  charge  of  R.  T.  Cochran's  oleomargarine 
factory. 

In  1884  Mr.  Reilley  came  to  Hammond,  Ind.,and  for  ten  years 
was  superintendent  in  the  meat-packing  house  of  G.  H.  Hammond 
&  Co.  Daring  the  year  1894  he  was  engaged  in  the  plumbing 
business,  under  the  firm  name  of  Reilley  &  O'Shea,  and  then 
engaged  in  his  present  grocery  trade  in  partnership  with  his  sons. 
In  politics  a  democrat,  he  was  for  nine  years  a  member  of  the  city 
council  of  Hammond,  and  was  its  president  in  1890-91;  in  1892  he 
was  appointed  mayor  to  fill  out  an  unexpired  term,  and  in  1894 
he  was  nominated  by  his  party  as  its  candidate  for  the  mayoralty, 
but  through  an  aggressive  campaign  made  against  him  by  the  A. 
P.  A.,  he  was  defeated.  In  religion,  Mr.  Reilley  is  a  devout 
Catholic  and  is  prominent  as  a  member  of  All  Saints  church  of 
Hammond,  of  which  his  family  also  are  members,  and  Mr.  Reilley 
is,  beside,  state  chief  ranger  of  the  Catholic  Order  of  Foresters. 

The  marriage  of  Mr.  Reilley  took  place  in  Boston,  Mass., 
May  I,   1876,  to  Miss  Mary  A.  McSweeney,  the  Rev.  Father  Galvin 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

performing  the  ceremony,  and  this  marriage  has  been  blessed  with 
the  following  named  children:  Mary  A.,  James  C,  Edward, 
Catharine,  Bridget,  Bessie,  Julia,  living,  and  five  others  deceased. 
All  the  family  are  generous  in  their  contributions  to  the  support  of 
the  church,  and  their  social  standing  is  with  the  best  circles  of 
Hammond,  while  Mr.  Reilley,  as  a  business  man,  is  upright  in  all 
his  dealings  and  bears  an  untarnished  reputation. 

In  the  spring  election  of  1898  Mr.  Reilley  was  elected  mayor 
of  the  city  by  the  gratifying  majority  of  300. 


JOHN  REIXSEL,  the  well-known  boot  and  shoe  merchant  of 
Washington,  Daviess  county,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Lebanon,  Pa., 
August  20,  1822,  a  son  of  Daniel  and  Elizabeth  (Seifert)  Reinsel, 
both  now  deceased. 

Daniel  Reinsel  was  born,  reared,  educated  and  married  in 
Lebanon,  Pa.,  was  a  farmer  in  good  circumstances,  and  followed 
his  vocation  until  his  death,  which  was  caused  by  a  stroke  of 
lightning  in  1822 — the  year  in  which  John,  the  subject  of  this  bio- 
graphical sketch,  first  saw  the  light  of  day.  His  widow  survived 
him  until  1845,  when  she  died  in  the  faith  of  the  Catholic  church, 
of  which  her  husband  had  also  been  a  member,  in  St.  Mary's 
parish,  Lebanon  count}'.  Of  their  six  children — Joseph,  Hannah 
George,  William,  Daniel  and  John — the  last  named,  the  subject,  is 
the  only  survivor. 

John  Reinsel  received  a  good  common-school  education  and 
remained  with  his  mother  until  thirteen  years  of  age,  when  he 
went  to  work  in  a  tanyard  in  Berks  county,  where  he  was  employed 
four  years,  and  then  apprenticed  for  three  years  to  the  shoemaking 
trade  at  Meyerstown,  Lebanon  count}'.  After  serving  out  his 
time,  he  went  to  western  Pennsylvania  and  worked  as  a  journey- 
man until  1844,  when  he  went  to  Philadelphia,  where  he  found 
employment  at  his  trade  until  1850,  when  he  came  west,  reaching 
Cincinnati,  Ohio,  in  1851,  where  he  worked  one  year,  then  worked 
in  Indianapolis,  Ind.,  until  the  spring  of  1853;  he  then  returned 
to  Cincinnati,  and  a  year  later  went   back   to   Lebanon,  Pa. ;  the 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    COXGREGATIONS, 

next  3'ear  he  went  to  St.  Paul,  Minn.,  and  a  short  time  afterward 
again  went  to  Cincinnati,  where  he  remained  until  1861,  when  he 
came  to  Washington,  Ind.,  and  this  city  has  since  been  his  home. 
Here,  for  some  little  time  he  continued  to  work  as  a  journeyman, 
but  soon  found  an  opportunity  to  lay  in  the  necessary  stock  of 
goods  and  to  open  his  present  shoe  emporium. 

Mr.  Reinsel  was  united  in  marriage,  in  Cincinnati,  January 
13,  1 861,  with  Miss  Elizabeth  Hopkins,  a  native  of  Ireland,  who 
bore  him  one  child — Francis  Xavier.  Mrs.  Reinsel,  a  devoted 
Catholic,  was  called  to  rest  December  12,  1896,  and  her  remains 
lie  interred  in  St.  John's  cemetery.  Mr.  Reinsel  and  his  sons  are 
members  of  the  St.  Simon  congregation,  and  in  politics  are  demo- 
cratic. Mr.  Reinsel  carries  a  fine  line  of  goods,  is  honest  in  all 
his  representations,  is  popular  as  a  tradesman  and  citizen,  and  his 
is  the  favorite  shoe  mart  of  Washington.  Francis  X.  Reinsel  was 
born  February  8,  1862,  and  was  reared  in  the  mercantile  busmess 
by  his  father,  and  is  now  a  member  of  the  firm.  He  was  niar- 
ried  in  June,  1895,  to  Terese  B.  Leahigh,  who  was  born  at  Cairo, 
111.,  and  this  union  has  been  blessed  with  one  daughter — Catherine 
Elizabeth,  born  September  17,   1897. 


ADAM  A.  REIXHART,  of  Fort  Wayne,  is  one  of  four  children 
born  to  Matthias  and  Anna  (Bargus)  Reinhart,  natives  of  Ger- 
many, where  the  father,  who  was  born  in  1830,  was  engaged  in 
the  shoe  business,  but  came  to  the  United  States  in  1848,  and 
settled  in  Fort  Wayne,  where  he  was  employed  by  John  Mohr. 
The  father  died  in  1890,  a  faithful  member  of  the  Catholic  church. 
Adam  A.  Reinhart  was  born  June  2,  1868,  in  Fort  Wayne^ 
attended  the  conmion  schools,  and,  at  the  age  of  thirteen  years, 
began  work  for  J.  B.  White,  as  cashier,  in  which  position  he 
remained  for  eight  years.  He  then  entered  the  employ  of  Siemon 
in  his  book  store,  where  he  worked  for  three  years;  then  was  one 
year  with  another  firm  of  Fort  Wayne;  then,  in  1892,  entered  the 
employ  of  Reuben  S.  Patterson,  has  charge  of  the  fur  goods,  and 
still  holds  this  position. 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

Mr.  Reinhart  was  married  August  8,  1893,  to  Miss  Lizzie 
Heing,  a  daughter  of  Nick  and  Mary  (Scheie)  Heing,  of  Fort 
Wayne,  by  whom  he  has  two  children:  Marguerite  M.,  three  years 
of  age  November  30,  1897,  and  Edward  J.  R.,  one  year  old  October 
6,  1897.  The  parents  are  ardent  Catholics,  stand  high  in  the 
esteem  of  the  community,  and  are  well  deserving  of  the  respect  in 
which  they  are  held  within  and  without  the  pale  of  the  church. 


HON.  GERHARD  REITER,  vice-president  of  the  German 
National  bank,  of  Vincennes,  Ind.,  is  a  son  of  Kasper  and 
Mary  E.  (Bultman)  Reiter,  and  was  born  in  Vincennes  September 
I,  1849. 

Kasper  Reiter,  father  of  subject,  was  born  near  Osnabrueck,  a 
village  in  the  province  of  Hagen,  kingdom  of  Hanover,  February 
9,  1823,  and  Mary  E.  Bultman,  mother  of  subject,  was  born  in  the 
same  place  November  11,  1826.  They  were  single  when  they  left 
their  native  land  in  different  ships,  and  Kasper  arrived  in  New 
Orleans,  La.,  December  22,  1846.  Omitting  mention  of  interven- 
ing incidents,  it  will  suffice  to  say  that  they  were  married  in  St. 
John's  parish,  Vincennes,  Ind.,  May  23,  1848,  Rev.  C.  Schnied- 
erjans  officiating.  The  result  of  this  marriage  was  nine  children, 
of  whom  five  died  either  in  infancy  or  childhood,  the  Hon.  Ger- 
hard Reiter  being  the  first  born.  Of  the  other  survivors  of  the 
nine,  Kasper  H.  is  a  mechanic,  residing  in  Vincennes;  Frank  G.  is 
deputy  circuit  clerk  of  Knox  county,  Ind. ;  Katherine  is  the  widow 
of  Andrew  Caulup,  and  resides  with  her  parents  in  Vincennes.  The 
father  was  carpenter  and  builder,  having  retired  from  active  life 
ten  or  more  years  ago. 

Hon.  Gerhard  Reiter  received  a  thorough  business  education, 
and  at  the  age  of  fifteen  years  entered  the  office  of  the  county  audi- 
tor and  filled  the  position  of  deputy  there  for  eleven  years.  At 
the  age  of  twenty-six  years  he  was  elected  to  fill  the  position  of 
auditor  of  his  county  and  was  re-elected,  making  a  continuous 
service  m  that  important  position  of  nineteen  years.  His  familiar- 
ity with  business  pertaining  to  public  affairs  became  so  well  recog- 

1IT89) 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

•nized  that  he  was  frequently  consulted  by  officials  in  the  counties 
throughout  his  congressional  district.  In  1880  he  was  elected 
secretary  of  the  Knox  County  Agricultural  &  Mechanical  associ- 
ation. This  is  one  of  the  largest  and  most  successful  agricultural 
societies  in  the  state,  involving  a  high  degree  of  e.xecutive 
ability  and  the  knowledge  of  successful  agricultural  methods. 
While  auditor  his  reports  and  official  communications  to  the  state 
officers  were  marked  for  their  neatness  and  systematic  accuracy, 
■  and  so  his  reports  to  the  agricultural  board  have  received  special 
recognition.  In  1881  the  state  board  awarded  its  silver  medal  to 
his  society  for  the  superior  excellence  of  his  official  report.  In 
1884  he  was  nominated  as  a  joint  representative  for  the  counties 
of  Knox,  Greene  and  Sullivan,  and  was  elected  by  over  2,000 
majority. 

In  the  spring  of  1888  Mr.  Reiter  was  one  of  the  organizers  of 
the  German  National  bank  of  Vincennes,  Ind.,  with  a  capital 
stock  of  $100,000.  Since  that  time  he  has  held  continuously  the 
position  of  vice-president.  The  German  National  is  considered 
one  of  the  solid  institutions  of  the  state.  Mr.  Reiter  has  many 
times  been  honored  by  his  fellow-citizens  in  local  affairs,  having 
for  several  terms  filled  the  position  of  treasurer  of  the  school  board 
and  has  been  treasurer  of  St.  John's  church  for  the  past  fifteen 
\ears.  The  great  esteem  in  which  he  is  held  is  indicated  by  the 
numerous  wills  and  testaments  probated  in  the  circuit  court,  nam- 
ing him  as  executor.  He  is  an  honored  and  prominent  member  of 
the  Catholic  Knights  of  America,  is  an  earnest  and  conscientious 
supporter  of  assessments  as  advocated  by  fraternal  societies,  and 
his  early  career  well  fits  him  for  the  arduous  work  required  of  suc- 
cessful fraternal  exponents.  It  may  be  added  that  the  Fraternal 
Monitor,  the  able  organ  of  fraternal  societies,  published  in  Newark, 
N.  J.,  in  its  edition  of  January  i,  1897,  heartily  commended  the 
action  of  the  various  branches  of  the  Catholic  Knights  of  Vincennes, 
as  well  as  other  branches  throughout  the  United  States,  in  pre- 
senting his  name  for  the  office  of  suprenie  treasurer  of  this  sterling 
organization,  to  which  he  was  elected  May  15,  1897,  at  Mobile, 
Alabama. 

Mr.  Reiter   was  most   happily    united   in   matrimony   October 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

24,  1 87 1,  in  \'incennes,  with  Miss  Ellen  Greene,  a  native  of  Bel- 
fast, Ireland,  who  came  to  America  with  her  sister  and  widowed 
mother  in  1866.  The  father  died  in  Belfast,  in  middle  life,  and 
the  mother,  who  bore  the  maiden  name  of  Hunter,  died  in  Vin- 
cennes  November  5,  1883.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Reiter  have  no  children, 
but  contribute  very  freely  to  the  care  of  the  orphanages  of  the  city 
as  well  as  to  the  support  of  St.  John's  church,  of  which  both  are 
devout  members.  Mr.  Reiter  is  a  courteous  and  intelligent  gentle- 
man, and  well  deserves  all  the  honors  that  have  been  bestowed 
upon  him,  as  well  as  those  vyhich  are  undoubtedly  yet  to  come. 


FRANK  G.  REITER,  one  of  the  popular  young  men  of  Vin- 
cennes,  was  born  in  affluence  on  this  historic  spot  of  Catho- 
licity, August  24,  1862.  He  received  a  thorough  education  in  the 
parochial  schools  of  his  church,  and  in  the  high  school  of  his  native 
city  of  \'incennes. 

^^'hen  a  mere  lad,  he  began  his  public  career  as  deputy 
county  auditor,  serving  from  1877  until  1886,  and  his  life  has  thus 
far  been  spent  in  honorable  official  stations.  From  1886  until 
1889  he  filled  acceptably  the  position  of  deputy  postmaster.  In 
the  year  last  named  he  accepted  a  position,  as  clerk  and  account- 
ant, in  the  service  of  the  Indianapolis  &  Vincennes  Railway  com- 
pany, serving  this  company  and  the  Big  Four  in  that  capacity 
until  1892,  when  he  accepted  his  present  position  as  deputy  clerk 
of  circuit  court  of  Knox  county,  Ind.  The  genealogy  of  the 
Reiter  family  is  fully  represented  in  the  sketch  of  Hon.  Gerhard 
Reiter,  an  elder  brother.  The  family  life  is  therein  traced  to  the 
parent  country,  and  its  social,  religious  and  business  characteristics 
fully  presented. 

On  the  twenty-third  day  of  February,  1886,  Mr.  Reiter  was 
united  in  wedlock  with  Miss  Ella  Terhar,  a  native  of  Cincinnati, 
Ohio,  though  her  childhood  years  and  married  life  have  been  spent 
in  Vincennes,  her  parents  having  removed  to  this  city  when  she 
was  a  child,  and  here  she  received  a  thorough  scholastic  training 
in  the  parochial  schools.      Mr.  and  Mrs.  Reiter  are  members  of  St. 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CON'GREGATIONS, 

John's  German  Catholic  church,  of  which  their  respective  famihes 
have  been  prominent  and  active  members  for  many  years.  Mr. 
Reiter  has  also  been  prominently  identified  with  St.  John's  branch, 
No.  533,  C.  K.  of  A.,  from  its  organization  in  1888,  from  which 
date  he  has  been  the  secretary.  He  is  also  an  active  and  influen- 
tial member  of  the  uniform  rank,  C.  K.  of  A.,  is  first  lieutenant 
of  the  local  organization,  and  a  member  of  St.  John's  Benevolent 
society — a  social  and  beneficial  order  sanctioned  and  encouraged 
by  the  church. 


THOMAS  RILEY,  an  ex-policeman  of  Washington,  Ind.,  and 
proprietor  of  one  of  the  leading  retail  liquor  establishments  of 
that  city,  was  born  in  Daviess  county,  February  27,  1845,  and  is 
the  son  of  Patrick  and  Mary  (Cassidy)  Riley,  both  natives  of  Ire- 
land. His  father  was  born  in  county  Cavan,  Ireland,  in  1804,  son 
of  Thomas  and  Bridget  (Bigelow)  Riley,  the  former  of  county  Cavan, 
the  latter  of  county  Monaghan.  They  were  faithful  Catholics,  and 
the  parents  of  Patrick,  our  subject's  father,  and  Owen,  deceased. 
When  Patrick  was  about  twenty  years  old  he  came  to  America  and 
located  in  Pennsylvania.  His  first  net  earnings  in  this  country  were 
applied  to  procuring  the  passage  of  his  father  across  the  ocean.  He 
had  entered  some  land  in  Barr  township,  Daviess  county,  Ind.,  in 
1838,  and  in  1839  was  joined  by  his  father  (his  mother  having  previ- 
ouslydied),  whodied  at  New  Albany  in  1854.  Patrick  Riley  married 
Mary  Cassidy,  at  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  He  died  in  June,  1S50;  she  in 
November,  1872.  They  were  the  parents  of  the  following  children: 
Mary  A.,  Julia,  Thomas,  Margaret  and  Mary,  of  whom  Thomas, 
our  subject,  alone  survi\es.  All  were  earnest  Catholics  and  pro- 
gressive farmers,  accumulating  an  estate  of  240  acres  in  Daviess 
county,  which  fell  to  Thomas,  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 

Thomas  Riley  was  educated  in  the  common  schools  of  the 
county,  remaining  at  home  until  1874,  working  on  the  farm  during 
the  summer  months  and  being  engaged  in  railroad  work  during  the 
winters.  In  1874  he  sold  the  farm  and  engaged  ia  the  retail  liquor 
business  in  Washington,  in  which  business  he  has  continued  since,. 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

■with  the  exception  of  two  years — 1SS3-84 — when  he  served  on  the 
Washington  police  force. 

July  3,  1870,  Mr.  Riley  married  Miss  Mary  Collins,  who  was 
born  in  Daviess  county  in  June,  1847,  daughter  of  Patrick  and 
Mary  Collins,  natives  of  Ireland.  To  them  have  been  born  four 
children:  Mary,  deceased;  Julia;  Mary  and  Helen.  Mr.  Riley  owns 
his  residence  property  on  Flora  street,  and  has  been  prosperous  in 
his  business.  Politically,  he  is  a  democrat,  and  takes  a  proper 
degree  of  interest  in  local  affairs.  He  and  his  family  are  members 
of  St.  Simon's  parish,  and  contribute  liberally  to  the  church. 


HUGH  REYNOLDS,  a  respected  Catholic  resident  of  St.  Pat- 
rick's parish,  Indianapolis,  was  born  in  county  Roscommon, 
Ireland,  in  the  year  1824.  When  an  infant  he  was  bereft  by  death 
of  his  father,  and  when  eight  years  of  age  his  mother  brought  her 
family  to  America.  She  settled  in  Hamilton,  Ohio,  where  three 
of  her  seven  children  were  called  from  earth  to  join  their  father  in 
the  regions  above,  and  where,  about  the  year  1856,  her  own  death 
took  place,  having  been,  in  the  meantime,  most  filially  cared  for 
by  our  subject  and  her  three  other  surviving  children. 

Hugh  Reynolds  was  united  in  marriage,  September  11,  1S51, 
with  Miss  Ellen  Hangley,  who  was  born  February,  1834,  also  in 
Roscommon  county,  Ireland,  and  who  was  likewise  early  bereft  of 
her  parents  and  when  a  child  came  to  America  with  her  brothers 
and  sisters,  and  grew  to  womanhood  in  Hamilton,  Ohio.  From 
Hamilton  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Reynolds  removed  to  Cambridge  City, 
Ind.,  where  they  resided  a  few  years,  and  then,  in  1874,  came  to 
Indianapolis,  where  they  still  reside,  respected  by  all  who  know 
them.  To  their  marriage  have  been  born  five  sons  and  four  daugh- 
ters— Thomas,  Beatrice,  Owen  C,  Mary,  Hugh  B.,  George  J., 
John  F.,  Catherine  and  Gertrude.  The  family  have  their  home  at 
No.  1202  Hoyt  avenue,  where  they  are  respected  as  being  among 
the  earnest  and  active  workers  in  the  interests  of  St.  Patrick's 
parish.  Mr.  Reynolds  learned  the  trade  of  cooper,  which  he  fol- 
lowed through  life,  and  for  many  j^ears  was. foreman  in  the  shops 
of  the  Standard  Oil  company.      He  now  lives  a  retired  life. 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

JOHN  RING,  who  resides  with  his  wife  at  No.  S29  Dougherty 
street,  Indianapolis,  Ind.,  dates  his  residence  in  this  cit}-  from 
1865.  Mr.  Ring  was  born  in  county  Cork,  Ireland,  January  6, 
1S30,  and  in  that  county  lived  until  he  was  twenty-four  years  of 
age.  In  1854  he  came  to  the  United  States,  landing  in  New  York 
and  going  thence  directly  to  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  where  he  was  mar- 
ried August  22,  1858,  to  Miss  Julia  Hennessy,  also  a  native  of 
county  Cork,  and  who  came  to  this  country  when  fifteen  years 
of  age. 

On  the  29th  of  April,  1864,,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ring  arrived  in 
Indianapolis,  at  a  time  when  St.  John's  and  St.  Mary's  parishes 
were  the  only  ones  established  in  the  city.  They  have  always  been 
active  church  members,  liberal  in  its  support,  and  are  well  and 
widely  known.  Mr.  Ring  has  four  sisters  in  the  United  States, 
viz:  Mary,  of  Indianapolis;  Bridget,  now  Sister  Cornelia,  of  St. 
Mary's  of  the  Woods;  Joanna,  wife  of  David  Gleason,  of  Mulberry 
street,  Indianapolis,  and  Margaret,  wife  of  Daniel  Lyons,  of  Penn- 
sylvania street,  of  the  same  city. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ring  have  had  no  children.  They  have  a  pleas- 
ant home,  and  are  enjoying  the  declining  years  of  their  lives  in  the 
consciousness  of  duty  well  and  faithfully  performed,  and  in  the  hope 
of  a  better  life  in  the  world  to  come. 


DENNIS  RIORDAN,  junior  member  of  the  extensive  grocery 
firm  of  Creahan  &  Riordan,  LaFayette,  Ind.,  was  born  in 
coTinty  Limerick,  Ireland,  February  17,  1846,  a  son  of  Dennis  and 
Bridget  (O'Donnell)  Riordan,  who  were  born,  reared  and  mar- 
ried in  the  same  county,  where  the  father  died  in  January.  1866,  a 
sincere  Catholic  and  highly  respected  gentleman.  In  1868  the 
widowed  mother  brought  her  family  of  eight  children  to  America, 
and  of  these,  Catherine,  who  was  a  Sister  of  the  Good  Shepherd, 
died  in  the  performance  of  her  office  of  mercy  and  charity  during 
the  cholera  epidemic  in  Memphis,  Tenn.,  in  1878;  Ellen  resides  in 
Chicago,  111. ;  Johanna,  Mary  and  Jerry  live  in  St.  Louis,  Mo. ; 
Dennis    is   the    subject   of  this    notice;   Michael   died  in  1889,  and 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

John  is  also  a  resident  of  St.  Louis.  The  beloved  mother  of  this 
family  was  called  away  in  1873,  dying  a  consistent  member  of  St. 
Mary's  church,  in  LaFayette. 

Dennis  Riordan  attended  a  parochial  school  in  his  native  land 
until  fourteen  years  old  and  then  worked  on  the  home  farm  until 
the  family  emigrated  to  America  and  settled  in  LaFayette.  He 
here  went  to  work  as  a  laborer  on  the  Wabash,  St.  Louis  &  Pacific 
railroad  for  one  season,  and  was  then  employed  as  baggage  master 
for  the  Monon  route  for  eighteen  years,  or  until  1888,  when  he 
formed  a  partnership  with  Robert  S.  McMillan  in  the  retail  grocery 
trade;  in  1890  he  sold  his  interest  in  this,  and  made  a  trip  to  Ire- 
land; s  lortly  afterward  he  returned,  went  to  Los  Angeles,  Cal, 
where  he  passed  a  year,  and  next  lived  a  year  and  a  half  iji  Sacra- 
mento, and  then  seven  months  in  San  Diego,  whence  he  went  to 
the  Columbian  exposition,  or  world's  fair,  in  Chicago,  111.,  and 
thence  went  to  San  Antonio,  Tex.,  but  in  1893  returned  to  LaFay- 
ette, Ind.,  and  purchased  a  half-interest  in  the  wholesale  and  retail 
grocery  firm  now  so  well  known  as  Creahan  &  Riordan,  at  Nos. 
100  and  102  Columbia  street.  In  politics  Mr.  Riordan  is  a  demo- 
crat, but  has  never  been  an  office  seeker.  He  is  a  member  of  St. 
Mary's  congregation,  and  is  faithful  to  his  duty  and  a  liberal  con- 
tributor to  his  church.  As  a  citizen  he  is  greatly  respected,  and 
as  a  business  man  his  name  stands  without  reproach. 


NICHOLAS  ROEDER,  the  enterprising  grocer  and  agent  for  the 
Pabst  Brewing  company  of  Milwaukee,  Wis.,  has  his  business 
place  at  the  northwest  corner  of  Fourth  and  Walnut  streets,  Madi- 
son, Ind.,  and  also  conducts  a  grocery  and  bakery  in  Carrollton, 
Ky.  He  was  born  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  November  17,  i860,  and 
is  a  son  of  Nicholas  and  Catherine  (Spang)  Roeder,  natives  of 
Prussia,  who  came  to  the  United  States  early  in  life  and  were  mar- 
ried in  Philadelphia,  Pa.  From  the  Quaker  city  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Roeder  moved  to  Cincinnati,  but  a  few  years  later  returned  to 
Philadelphia,  where  the  mother  passed  away,  leaving  six  children, 
of  whom  three  are  still  living,  viz:  Catherine,  Nicholas  (subject) 
and  Josephine. 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

After  the  death  of  his  first  wife,  Nicholas  Roeder,  the  father, 
returned  to  Cincinnati,  and  was  married  a  second  time,  but  this 
wife  died  within  a  year  of  her  wedding-day,  childless,  and  Mr. 
Roeder  then  came  to  Madison  and  here  married  Mary  Schwab,  a 
native  of  this  city.  To  this  union  have  been  born  three  children — 
Peter,  Charles  and  Jacob  E.  Mr.  Roeder  still  resides  here,  fol- 
lowing his  trade  of  cabinetmaker,  and  is  a  respected  member  of 
St.  Mary's  church. 

Nicholas  Roeder,  whose  name  opens  this  article,  was  about 
six  N'ears  of  age  when  brought  to  Madison  by  his  father.  He  was 
educated  in  St.  Mary's  school,  after  which  he  was  first  employed  in 
a  saddle  factory,  and  at  the  age  of  nineteen  began  learning  cabinet- 
making,  at  which  he  worked  in  Madison,  in  Jeffersonville,  and  in 
Carrollton,  Ky.  In  March,  1888,  he  established  his  present 
grocery  and  liquor  trade,  and  since  1893  has  been  the  agent  for 
the  Pabst  Brewing  company. 

Mr.  Roeder  is  united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Helena  La  Fon- 
taine, who  was  born  in  Carrollton,  Ky.,  and  this  union  has  resulted 
in  the  birth  of  two  children,  of  whom  one,  Helen,  is  still  living. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Roeder  are  members  of  St.  Mary's  church,  and  Mr. 
Roeder  is  also  a  member  of  St.  Peter's  society.  In  politics  he  is  a 
democrat,  and  for  three  years  has  represented  his  party,  from  the 
Second  ward,  as  a  member  of  the  city  council.  He  is  a  wide- 
awake business  man,  began  life  with  no  pecuniary  means,  but 
to-day  owns  his  business  property  in  Madison,  beside  his  grocery 
and  bakery  in  Carrollton,  Ky.,  and  well  deserves  the  high  esteem 
in  which  he  is  held  by  all   who  know  him. 


MRS.  MARY  ANN  RITCHIE,  who  resides  at  No.  1523  East 
Washington  street,  Indianapolis,  Ind.,  is  a  representative  of 
an  early  Catholic  family  of  the  state  of  Indiana.  She  is  a  daugh- 
ter of  Michael  McGrath,  who  died  in  1852,  when  she  was  still  a 
mere  child.  Her  mother's  maiden  name  was  Catherine  Kavanagh, 
a  native  of  county  We.xford,  Ireland,  and  a  member  of  an  excellent 
and  well  known  family.      In  her  old   age   she   is  now  being  kindl}' 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

cared  for  h\  her  daughter,  Mrs.  Mary  Ann  Ritchie,  at  the  home  of 
the  latter.  Mrs.  Ritchie  was  born  in  Madison,  Ind.,  where  she 
grew  to  womanhood  and  where  she  married  Samuel  Ritchie,  a 
native  of  Pennsylvania. 

Samuel  Ritchie,  at  twenty-one  years  of  age,  enlisted  in  a 
Pennsylvania  regiment,  which  fought  to  put  down  the  Rebellion 
against  the  government  of  the  United  States,  and  served  his  coun- 
try faithfully  three  years,  and  it  is  altogether  likely  that  his  life 
was  shortened  by  the  exposures  to  which  he  was  subject  during 
that  time.  By  trade  and  occupation  he  was  a  machinist  and 
engineer,  and  he  died  at  Tarentum,  Pa.,  February  i8,  iS86. 
Though  not  a  Catholic,  yet  he  was  a  man  of  character,  and  was 
highly  respected,  was  a  kind  husband  and  father,  and  at  his  death 
left  his  widow  with  five  young  children,  the  youngest  being  at  the 
time  but  two  years  old.  The  names  of  these  children  are  as  fol- 
lows: Eloisia,  at  home;  Samuel,  at  Eaton,  Colo.,  a  plumber  by 
trade;  Catherine,  wife  of  \\'illiam  Jahn,  and  a  graduate  of  the 
North  side  high  school  of  fndianapolis;  Rachael  Agnes,  and  Anna, 
living  at  home. 

Soon  after  the  death  of  her  husband,  Mrs.  Ritchie  moved  to 
Indianapolis,  and  ever  since  her  bereavement  has  labored  faith- 
fully to  rear  her  children  in  such  a  manner  as  to  make  them  good 
and  respectable  citizens  when  the  duties  of  citizenship  shall  devolve 
upon  them.  She  is  a  worthy  and  faithful  member  of  the  parish  of 
the  Holy  Cross,  of  which  the  Rev.  Father  McCabe  is  the  beloved 
pastor.  It  is  vsrorthy  of  remark  that  the  Rev.  Father  Dupontavice, 
who  united  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ritchie  in  marriage,  performed  the  same 
important  ceremony  in  the  case  of  her  parents,  and  administered 
the  ordinance  of  holy  baptism  to  Mrs.  Ritchie's  two  eldest  children. 
It  is  indeed  a  great  pleasure  to  the  publishers  of  this  work  to  record 
an  account,  brief  though  it  may  be,  of  the  man\'  virtues  of  a  woman 
like  Mrs.  Ritchie,  who  swerves  not  from  the  true  course  of  recti- 
tude and  who  seeks  not  charity,  but  who  is  setting  before  her  chil- 
dren an  example  which  in  theif  future  lives,  in  looking  back  upon 
it,  will  for  all  time  influence  them  to  live  as  their  mother  has  done, 
and  as  she  will  continue  to  do  until  called  to  a  higher  sphere  of 
existence. 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

HENRY  ROELL,  the  well-known  merchant  of  Morris,  Ripley 
county,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Bavaria,  Germany,  May  13,  1835, 
a  son  of  Adam  and  Margretha  Roell,  parents  of  eight  children,  of 
whom  five  are  still  living.  The  father  died  at  Oldenburg,  Ind.,  in 
1887,  the  mother  having  died  in  1859  in  her  native  town. 

Henry  Roell  was  educated  in  the  common  schools  of  his 
native  land,  was  apprenticed  when  a  mere  lad  to  a  weaver,  and 
worked  at  this  trade  until  twenty  years  of  age.  He  came  to 
America  in  1854,  settled  in  Dearborn  county,  Ind.,  and  engaged  in 
farming  until  1857,  and  then  engaged  in  the  brewing  business,  at 
first  in  St.  Peter's  and  afterward  at  Oldenburg,  Ind.,  which  he 
followed  until  1867,  and  then,  for  three  years,  again  engaged  in 
agricultural  pursuits.  In  1870  he  embarked  in  mercantile  trade,  in 
conjunction  with  coopering,  and  is  now  one  of  the  leading  business 
men  of  Morris. 

Mr.  Roell  wasfirstunitedinmarriage  January  21,1862,  with  Miss 
Catherine,  daughter  of  Jacob  Schachere,  of  France,  the  marriage 
resulting  in  the  birth  of  twelve  children,  viz:  Philip;  Frank  A., 
a  priest  at  Aurora,  Ind.;  Henry  J.,  who  died  in  1867;  Henry  J., 
Lizzie  E. ,  Mary,  Mary  C.  (dead),  John,  Peter,  Alois,  Gregor  and 
Anthony.      Mrs.  Catherine  Roell  died  a  sincere  Catholic  January  4, 

1890,  and  the  second  marriage  of  Henry  Roell  took  place  July  29, 

1891,  to  Mrs.  H.  Fesse,  and  this  marriage  has  been  blessed  with 
one  daughter,  Philomena.  The  family  are  members  of  St.  Anthony's 
church,  at  Morris,  and  stand  very  high  in  the  esteem  of  the  public. 

Mr.  Roell  is  very  practical  in  business  affairs  and  has  been,  in 
consequence,  very  successful  in  all  his  undertakings.  Always 
inflexible  in  his  integrity,  he  has  won  the  esteem  not  only  of  the 
general  public  but  of  all  business  men  with  whom  he  has  had 
transactions,  and  his  name  stands  without  a  blemish  in  business  as 
well  as  social  circles. 


GAPT.   JOHN    H.   ROHAN,    foreman  of  the  finishing  depart- 
ment of  the  Fort  Wayne  Organ  &  Piano  company,  was  born 
in  county  Clare,  Ireland,  June  25,   1839,  son  of  John  and  Bridget 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

(Costello)  Rohan,  with  whom  he  came  to  America  in  1S45.  The 
family,  consisting  of  father,  mother  and  three  children,  first  located 
at  Burlington,  Vt.,  but,  three  years  later,  removed  to  Milwaukee, 
\\'isconsin. 

In  early  manhood  Capt.  Rohan  learned  the  trade  of  a  finisher 
of  wood,  which  he  followed  in  Milwaukee  until  1859,  and  after- 
ward at  Buffalo,  N.  Y.  In  July,  1862,  he  entered  in  company  D, 
One  Hundred  and  Sixteenth  New  York  volunteer  infantry,  and 
served  until  the  close  of  the  war.  He  was  successively  promoted 
from  private  to  sergeant,  first  sergeant,  second  lieutenant,  first 
lieutenant,  and  in  April,  1864,  he  was  commissioned  captain  and 
served  as  such  with  company  G,  of  the  same  regiment,  until  the 
close  of  the  war.  He  commanded  his  company  in  the  battles  of 
Port  Hudson,  Pleasant  Hill,  Bayou  Teche,  Sabine  Cross  Roads, 
Cedar  Creek,  Opequan  Creek,  Fisher's  Hill  and  in  numerous  skir- 
mishes. He  received  a  flesh  wound  in  the  left  side  at  the  battle 
of  Pleasant  Hill,  and  a  scalp  wound  in  the  battle  of  Cedar  Creek, 
but  fortunately  neither  proved  serious.  He  was  mustered  out  at 
Washington,  D.  C. ,  June  25,  1865.  Returning  to  Milwaukee,  he 
engaged  in  the  grocery  business.  Two  years  later  he  removed  to 
Chicago,  and,  until  the  great  fire  in  1871,  worked  at  his  trade  in 
the  factory  of  the  Burdett  Organ  company.  After  the  fire  he 
came  to  Fort  Wayne,  and  has  ever  since  held  his  present  position. 

Capt.  Rohan  was  married.  May  28,  1868,  to  Miss  Mary  Ann 
Theressa  O'Brien.  They  have  had  nine  children,  of  whom  Lor- 
etta  J.,  William  H.,  Frank,  Edwin  G.  and  "Agnes  are  living,  and 
Mida,  Theressa,  Maggie  and  Walter  are  deceased.  Mr.  Rohan 
and  family  are  members  of  St.  Patrick's  Catholic  church.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  uniform  rank  of  the  Catholic  legion,  the  National 
Union,  and  the  U.  V.  L.  In  politics  he  is  a  democrat.  Capt. 
Rohan  was  formerly  captain  of  the  veteran  organization  of  the 
state  militia  and  was  promoted  to  the  rank  of  major  and  finally  to 
lieutenant-colonel  of  the  Second  district  battalion,  and  still  serves 
in  the  latter  rank.  Capt.  Rohan  is  very  liberal  in  his  contribu- 
tions to  the  support  of  his  church,  and  he  and  family  are  punctual 
in  their  attendance  at  service,  and  all  are  highly  esteemed  for 
their  lives  of  rectitude  and  usefulness. 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

JOHN  HENRY  ROHE  was  born  in  Oldenburg,  Germany,  Jan- 
ary  i,  1818,  and  is  a  son  of  John  Henry  and  Beudena  (Mayer  1 
Rohe,  both  parents  natives  of  the  same  country.  The  father  was 
born  in  Oldenburg  in  the  year  1766,  and  died  there  in  1841;  the 
mother's  birth  occurred  in  1788,  and  she  departed  this  life  in  her 
native  country  in  the  year  1844.  The  subject  of  this  sketch  was 
educated  in  the  schools  of  Oldenburg,  which  he  attended  until  his 
fourteenth  year,  when  he  began  working  for  himself  on  a  farm, 
which  occupation  he  followed  for  a  period  of  six  years.  In  the 
meantime  he  decided  to  come  to  the  United  States,  and  in  1838 
carried  out  his  intentions,  landing  on  the  second  day  of  June,  that 
year,  in  Baltimore,  Md.,  proceeding  thence  to  Cumberland,  that 
state,  where  for  one  year  he  found  employment  on  the  Cumber- 
land canal.  Inuring  the  ten  years  from  1839  to  1849  he  followed 
the  pursuit  of  agriculture  in  Washington  county,  Md.,  and  in 
April  of  the  latter  year  he  became  a  citizen  of  Indiana,  locating 
in  Center  township,  Wayne  county,  where  he  purchased  a  farm 
which  has  since  been  his  home. 

Mr.  Rohe  was  married  in  Hagerstown,  Md.,  December  2, 
1 84 5,  to  Miss  Anna  Wyland,  Father  Myer  oiTiciating,  to  which 
union  five  children  have  been  born,  viz:  Mary  Ann,  wife  of  Frank 
Blemer,  of  Richmond;  Sarah,  wife  of  Bernard  Bimer,  of  Wayne 
township;  Margaret  J.,  wife  of  William  Puthoff,  of  the  same  town- 
ship; Casper  Henr}',  a  resident  of  Center  township,  and  Anna,  wife 
of  Phillip  Batter,  who  resides  in  the  township  of  Wayne.  The 
mother  of  these  children,  a  most  faithful  and  devoted  Christian 
woman,  died  in  the  triumph  of  a  living  faith  Januar}'  12,  1892, 
and  was  laid  to  rest  in  St.  .Andrew's  cemetery.  She  was  a  mem- 
ber of  St.  Andrew's  parish,  as  are  also  her  husband  and  family, 
Mr.  Rohe  having  served  for  a  number  of  years  as  a  trustee  of  the 
church. 


JOSEPH  J.  ROMARY,  of  the  firm  of  Romary.  Goeglein  &  Co., 
hardware  merchants,  of  Fort  Wayne,  is  one  of  eight  children 
born  to  John  J.  and  Modest  (Prayleur)  Romary,  natives  of  France. 
The  father,  who  was  born    in  1806,  came  to  the    United    States  in 

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CATHOLIC    CHCRCH    OF    INDIANA. 

1S54  and  located  in  Allen  county,  where  he  engaged  in  farming, 
and  here  died  in  1878. 

Joseph  J.  Romary  was  born  in  France,  March  27,  1842,  and 
was  brought  to  America  b}'  his  parents.  He  attended  the  common 
schools  during  his  youthful  years,  then  engaged  in  clerking,  and  in 
1896  formed  the   above  firm,  who  carry  a  stock  valued  at  $7,000. 

Mr.  Romary  was  married,  in  1865,  to  Miss  Frances  Henry,  a 
daughter  of  .Peter  Henry,  of  Allen  county,  and  this  marriage  has 
been  blessed  with  ten  children,  eight  still  living:  Joseph  A., 
Eugenia,  Charles  A.,  Clara,  Elnora,  Julian,  George  and  Frederick. 
All  of  these  are  members  of  the  Cathedral  congregation,  and  Mr. 
Romary  is  a  member'of  the  Catholic  Knights  of  America  and  the 
St.  Joseph  society.  In  politics  he  is  a  democrat,  but  business  has 
occupied  has  occupied  his  attention  more  than  party  affairs,  and  he 
now  stands  at  the  head  of  one  of  the  leading  firms  of  Fort  Wayne, 
and  also  stands  high  in  the  esteem  of  the  community  as  a  useful 
and  honored  citizen.  The  family  resides  at  No.  128  Erie  street, 
where  Mr.  Romary  owns  a  handsome  property. 


WILLIAM  ROSENBAUM,  a  prominent  Catholic  citizen  of 
Indianapolis,  who  resides  at  No.  717  Beaty  street  with  his 
family,  was  born  of  Protestant  parents  in  Westphalia,  Germany, 
in  1S39.  His  parents  still  remain  in  Germany.  Christopher 
Rosenbaum,  a  brother  of  the  subject,  came  to  the  United  States 
in  1 8 56,  located  in  Indianapolis,  being  quite  an  early  settler  of  this 
city.  His  death  occurred  in  Indianapolis,  in  August,  1894,  vvhere 
his  family  still  reside.  Two  other  members  of  the  family  emigrated 
to  the  United  States,  a  brother  and  a  half-brother  of  the  subject, 
but  neither  of  them  ever  resided  in  Indianapolis. 

William  Rosenbaum  was  married  May  2,  1870,  in  Indianap- 
olis, to  Miss  Ellen  A.  Lawler,  a  native  of  Oueen's  county,  Ireland, 
daughter  of  John  Lawler  and  his  wife,  the  latter  of  whom  died 
when  Mrs.  Rosenbaum  was  a  child  of  but  three  years  of  age.  Two 
years  afterward,  when  she  was  five  years  of  age,  John  Lawler 
brought  his  children  to  the  United  States,  and  they  all  lived  in  the 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

State  of  New  Jersey  for  several  years,  and  when  Mrs.  Rosenbaum 
was  about  ten  years  old  they  all  removed  to  Indianapolis.  Will- 
iam Lawler,  the  eldest  of  the  children,  is  a  resident  of  Indianap- 
olis; Mary  married  John  Moore,  and  died  several  years  ago;  Anna 
became  Mrs.  Golden,  and  has  been  dead  several  years;  Elizabeth 
is  now  Mrs.  Farrell,  of  Indianapolis;  Ellen  A.,  wife  of  the  subject, 
is  next  in  order  of  birth;  James  is  a  resident  of  Muncie,  Ind. ;  John, 
the  youngest  of  the  children,  died  in  1SS3,  leaving  a  son  and 
daughter,  William  and  Mary.  Mrs.  Lawler  is  a  most  worthy 
woman,  is  devoted  to  the  Catholic  church,  and  strives  to  live  in 
such  a  manner  as  to  merit  the  commendation  of  all  good  people, 
and  especially  in  accordance  with  the  principles  and  precepts  of 
the  church  in  which  she  was  born  and  reared. 

\\'illiam  Rosenbaum  is  a  man  of  correct  habits  and  principles, 
and  is  a  Lutheran  by  birth  and  education.  He  and  his  wife  have 
two  children,  William  F.  and  John  A.  They  lost  their  only 
daughter,  Etta,  when  she  was  eleven  years  of,  age. 


JOHN  ROSENSTEIN,  shoemaker  at  No.  720  South  Capitol 
avenue,  Indianapolis,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Austria,  Germany, 
in  April,  1853.  He  is  a  son  of  Joseph  and  Anna  (Vratana)  Rosen- 
stein,  both  natives  of  Austria,  in  which  country  they  both  died. 
Three  of  their  sons  and  two  of  their  daughters  are  still  living,  while 
two  of  their  sons  and  one  daughter  have  died,  and  lie  buried  in 
Austria. 

John  Rosenstein,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  came  to  the  United 
States,  by  way  of  Canada,  reaching  Canada  September  23,  1890. 
and  locating  in  Indianapolis  in  March,  1891.  He  married  while 
yet  in  his  native  country  Miss  Maria  Stempfle,  a  native  of  Austria. 
To  this  marriage  there  have  been  born  three  children:  Frank, 
tifteen  years  of  age;  Anthony,  ten  years  old,  and  Veronica,  two 
years.  Mr.  Rosenstein  learned  the  shoemaker's  trade  in  his  native 
country,  and  has  ever  since  then  worked  on  the  bench,  giving  his 
attention  mostly  to  repairing.  He  is  an  industrious,  honest,  hard- 
working man,  having  been  continuously  at  work  since  his  fourteenth 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 


j'ear.  He  and  his  family  are  devoted  members  of  St.  Mar3''s 
Catholic  church,  of  which  the  Rev.  Father  Scheideler  is  pastor, 
and  the  children  are  attending  St.  Mary's  school. 

Mr.  Rosenstein  is  a  naturalized  citizen  of  the  United  States, 
having  taken  out  his  papers  as  soon  as  the  law  permitted  after 
reaching  this  country.  Politically  he  is  a  democrat,  but  is  not 
desirous  of  official  position,  and  he  is  not  a  member  of  any  society 
or  secret  order.  His  general  character  and  conduct  in  life  are  so 
well  known  that  he  is  highly  respected  as  a  man  and  citizen  by  all 
that  know  him,  and  ic  is  this  class  of  foreigners  that  all  parties  in 
the  United  States  extend  a  hearty  welcome  to  when  they  reach 
American  shores. 


REV.  PATRICK  ROWAN,  pastor  of  St.  Peter's  church,  at 
Montgomery,  Ind.,  is  a  native  of  the  city  of  Madison,  Ind., 
was  born  March  14,  1859,  and  was  the  third  in  a  family  of  si.\ 
children  born  to  Jeremiah  and  Sabina  (Hughes)  Rowan.  At  pres- 
ent there  are  only  four  of  the  children  living. 

The  educational  career  of  the  Rev.  Father  was  begun  at  the 
famous  15enedictine  college  of  St.  Meinrad  of  Spencer  county,  Ind., 
and  at  this  well-known  Catholic  college  he  received  a  classical  edu- 
cation. In  October,  1878,  he  visited  Rome,  Italy,  with  the  full 
expectation  of  taking  a  full  course  in  philosophy  and  theology,  but 
after  spending  two  and  a  half  years  in  the  Eternal  city,  he  was 
taken  sick  with  the  Roman  fever,  and  was  forced  to  come  back  to 
America.  After  returning  to  his  native  country  he  was  delayed  in 
the  prosecution  of  his  studies  on  account  of  prolonged  illness,  but 
in  due  course  of  time  he  entered  St.  Mary's  college  at  Baltimore, 
Md.,  and  was  there  ordained  as  priest  by  Cardinal  Gibbons  May 
30,  1885.  After  his  ordination  he  was  appointed  assistant  pastor 
to  Father  McBarron,  at  Evansville,  Ind.,  in  the  church  of  the 
Assumption,  and  there  remained  for  ten  years.  June  29,  1895,  he 
was  appointed  pastor  of  St.  Peter's  church,  at  Montgomery,  Ind., 
and  has  been  arduously  and  actively  engaged  in  the  pastoral  work 
of  his  church  since  that  date.  His  predecessor  was  Father  Piers, 
who  spent  his  priesthood  in  this  charge. 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

Beside  his  congregation  at  St.  Peters,  Father  Rowan  has  a 
mission  at  Cannelburg,  which  is  an  appendix  to  St.  Peter's  church, 
and  is  known  as  a  chapel  of  Ease,  and  is  a  frame  structure.  The 
parochial  school  which  comes  under  the  care  of  Father  Rowan,  is 
presided  over  by  four  sisters  of  Providence,  three  as  teachers  and 
one  as  music  teacher,  besides  whom,  another  is  employed  as  cook 
and  attendant.  The  school  numbers  about  140  pupils,  and  the 
course  of  instruction  is  very  thorough. 

Father  Rowan  is  a  gentleman  who  is  held  in  high  regard  and 
reverence  by  his  people,  and  is  an  indefatigable  worker.  His  scho- 
lastic attainments  are  of  a  high  character  and  his  oratory  pleasing 
and  effective.  He  and  his  sister  reside  in  an  elegant  brick  dwell- 
ing of  a  modern  style  of  architecture,  which  is  fitted  up  in  a  style 
which  is  befitting  a  gentleman  of  his  position.  The  dwelling  was 
erected  but  a  short  time  ago  at  a  cost  of  about  $6,000.  In  Vol.  I 
are  given  the  facts  relative  to  the  history  of  the  church. 


JSADORE  V.  ROY,  assistant  superintendent  of  the  Dodge  Pulley 
works,  of  Mishavvaka,  Ind.,  is  a  native  of  Quebec,  Canada,  born 
April  7,  1849,  and  is  a  son  of  John  V.  and  Scholastique  (Choin- 
nard)  Roy,  natives  of  the  same  city,  born  in  1824  and  1821,  respect- 
ively, and  married  in  St.  Rock's  church  in  1845,  the  union  result- 
ing in  the  birth  of  three  children,  viz:  Isadore,  Julius  and  Mary  S. — 
the  last  named  being  the  wife  of  Leander  Poulin,  of  South  Bend,  Ind. 
John  'V.  Roy  was  educated  in  the  parochial  schools  of  Quebec 
until  twelve  years  of  age,  and  was  then  apprenticed  to  cabinet- 
making,  a  trade  he  followed  in  Canada  until  1865,  when  he  removed 
to  New  York  city,  where  he  lived  four  years,  and  then  came  to 
Indiana,  and  for  si.x  years  was  a  contractor  for  the  Singer  Sewing 
Machine  company,  at  South  Bend — from  June  19,  1869,  until  April, 
1875.  He  then  went  to  Grand  Rapids,  Mich.,  where  he  was  con- 
nected with  cabinet  work  until  1882,  when  he  went  to  Pullman, 
Cook  county.  III,  and  worked  in  the  car  shops  until  1887,  when 
he  returned  to  Indiana  and  settled  in  Mishawaka,  where  he  has 
since  been  employed  in  the  Dodge  Pulley  works.  g2.Here  he  lost  his 
beloved  wife,  who  died  a  devoted  Cathtjlic  June  22,    1895. 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

Isadore  V.  Roy  was  educated  in  the  parochial  schools  and  the 
Little  seminary  of  Quebec,  Canada,  and  at  the  sixteen  years  was 
apprenticed  to  cabinetmaking.  In  February,  18S2,  he  came  to 
Mishawaka,  and  has  ever  since  been  a  valued  employee  of  the 
Dodge  Pulley  works — the  largest  in  the  world — having  risen,  step 
by  step,  to  his  present  responsible  position  of  assistant  superin- 
tendent. He  was  first  married,  in  St.  Joseph's  church,  South 
Bend,  April  17,  1 871,  to  Miss  Julia  Coquillard,  by  Father  Demers, 
the  union  resulting  in  the  birth  of  two  children — Regis  and  Grace. 
Mrs.  Roy  passed  away  December  12,  1885,  her  remains  being 
interred  in  Cedar  Grove  cemetery,  in  South  Bend.  October  13, 
1 886,  Mr.  Roy  formed  his  second  matrimonial  alliance,  the  bride 
being  Miss  Sarah  M.  McCabe,  and  the  ceremony  taking  place  in 
St.  Joseph's  church,  Mishawaka,  Rev.  A.  B.  Oechtering  officiating. 
This  union  has  been  blessed  with  three  children — Katie,  Charlie 
and  Agnes.  Mr.  Roy  is  highly  respected  as  a  business  man,  and 
socially  enjoys,  with  his  wife,  an  e.xalted  position,  and  both  are 
prominent  in  church  circles,  being  members  of  St.  Joseph's  church, 
Mishawaka,  to  the,  ornamentation  of  which  they  have  donated  a 
handsome  memorial  window,  and  to  the  support  of  which  they 
liberally  contribute  of  their  means. 


JOHN  F.  RUSSELL,  business  manager  of  the  New  Era,  a  daily 
and  weekly  newspaper  of  Greensburg,  Ind.,  is  a  native  of 
Indiana  and  was  born  in  Lawrenceburg,  Dearborn  county,  Feb- 
ruary 14,  1870. 

The  grandfather  of  subject,  also  named  John  F.,  was  born  in 
county  Kings,  Ireland,  where  he  married  Catherine  Malloy,  but 
this  lady  died  in  her  native  country,  and  in  1847  the  grandfather 
brought  his  children  to  America,  settled  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  and 
there,  about  twelve  years  afterward,  died  in  the  faith  of  the  Cath- 
olic church,  and  the  father  of  the  following  children:  John,  who 
died  in  Ireland;  Bridget,  who  was  married  to  a  Mr.  Whelan  and 
died  in  1890;  Mary,  first  Mrs.  McGreevy  and  later  Mrs.  McCarthy, 
resides  in  Hamilton  county,  Ohio,  and  Richard  C. ,  father  of  subject. 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

Richard  C.  Russell,  the  youngest  of  the  above-named  family, 
-was  born  in  Kings  county,  Ireland,  June  15,  1845,  and  was  but 
two  years  of  age  when  brought  to  America  by  his  father,  and 
twelve  years  later  was  left  an  orphan,  in  consequence  of  which  he 
was  sent  to  the  Catholic  orphans'  home  in  Cincinnati,  where  he 
remained  ten  years;  he  was  next  placed  on  a  farm  owned  by  a  Mr. 
Fagin,  and  adjoining  that  owned  by  Gen.  Phil.  Sheridan,  where 
he  remained  three  years,  under  treatment  for  an  accident,  which 
necessitated  trepanning.  On  recovering,  he  returned  to  Cincin- 
nati, where  he  was  appointed  lineman  for  the  Western  Union  Tel- 
egraph compan}'  on  the  I.  &  C.  railroad,  and  was  soon  afterward 
promoted  to  be  superintendent  of  construction  and  repairs  on  this 
line  between  Cincinnati  and  Kankakee,  and  often  had  as  many  as 
twenty  men  under  his  charge  at  one  time. 

Richard  C.  Russell  married  Susan  McCullough,  who  was  born  in 
Galveston,  Texas,  July  16,  1850,  a  daughter  of  John  and  Margaret 
(King)  McCullough,  both  natives  of  Edinburgh,  Scotland,  who, 
soon  after  marriage,  in  1835  came  to  America.  Mr.  McCullough 
died  in  Galveston  in  the  latter  part  of  1850,  and  in  1851  his  widow 
removed  to  Cincinnati  with  her  children.  To  the  marriage  of  Mr. 
Russell  with  Miss  McCullough  were  born  the  following  children: 
John  F.,  the  subject  of  this  memoir;  Catherine,  deceased;  Ella  M., 
wife  of  Daniel  S.  Perry;  Clara  R.  (deceased);  Richard  E. ; 
Ambrose,  deceased;  Clement,  Margaret  M.  and  Lillian  L.  In  1870, 
the  family  moved  to  Lawrenceburg,  Ind.,  where  they  resided  one 
year;  then  lived  in  Cleves,  Ohio,  five  years,  then  again  in  Law- 
renceburg for  five  years,  and  then  came  to  Greensburg,  where  the 
father  died  June  15,  1894,  a  member  of  St.  Mary's  church.  The 
mother,  who  had  been  reared  a  Presbyterian,  has  also  been  con- 
verted to  Catholicism. 

John  F.  Russell,  the  subject  of  this  biographical  sketch, 
graduated  from  the  Greensburg  high  school,  and  for  two  years  was 
president  of  its  alumni  association.  During  his  vacations,  while 
a  student,  he  worked  for  his  father  as  line  repairer,  and,  after 
graduating,  clerked  in  a  grocery  store  for  three  years;  he  then 
bought  a  third  interest  in  the  establishment,  and  the  firm  was 
known   as  Doles    Bros.    &  Co.,    and  two  years  later  he  bought  a 

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half  interest,  and  the  firm  name  was  changed  to  Doles  &  Russell. 
In  1895,  he  disposed  of  his  interest  and  for  twelve  months  was 
employed  in  collecting  and  settling  up  his  business  affairs.  In  June, 
1 896,  the  New  Era  was  established,  and  under  the  business  manage- 
ment of  Mr.  Russell  has  proven  to  be  an  unequivocal  success. 

In  politics  Mr.  Russell  is  an  ardent  democrat  and  is  very 
popular  with  his  party  as  well  as  with  the  general  public,  as  is 
evidenced  by  the  fact  that,  in  1891,  when  making  the  race  for  the 
city  clerkship,  on  the  democratic  ticket,  he  was  defeated  by  only 
nineteen  votes,  the  republican  majority,  at  the  previous  election, 
having  been  28 1.  Since  then,  Mr.  Russell  has  been  secretary  of  the 
-democratic  central  committee  for  both  town  and  county;  he  has 
also  been  honored  by  being  elected  a  director  in  the  Workingman's 
Building  &  Loan  association.  In  religion  he  is  a  true  Catholic  and 
a  member  of  St.  Mary's  church.  He  is  president  of  Americus 
council.  No.  271,  Young  Men's  institute,  and  at  the  meeting  of  the 
grand  council  in  Indianapolis,  in  1896,  was  elected  grand  treasurer 
for  the  jurisdiction,  which  includes  Indiana  and  Michigan. 

Mr.  Russell  was  united  in  matrimony,  November  22,  1891, 
with  Miss  Ella  Doles,  who  was  bornin  Greensburg,  Ind.,  in  August, 
1870,  a  daughter  of  Henry  and  Ruth  (Ford)  Doles,  and  this  union 
has  been  blessed  with  one  child,  John  F. ,  Jr.,  born  November  13, 
1895.  Mr.  Russell  is  a  wide-awake,  self-made  business  man,  and 
the  New  Era  could  hardly  have  been  placed  in  better  hands  than  his. 


GEORGE  RUST  is  one  of  the  young  business  men  and  also  a 
leading  member  of  St.  Joseph's  parish  of  Princeton,  Ind. 
He  was  born  in  Hamilton,  Hamilton  county,  Ohio,  March  18, 
1864,  and  the  youngest  of  two  children  born  to  Michael  and  Mar- 
garet (Heaniery)  Rust.  The  eldest  child  was  a  daughter,  but  she 
died  at  the  age  of  thirty-three.  The  parents  were  natives  of  Ger- 
many. Mr.  Rust  came  to  America  when  a  young  man  and  was  a 
carpenter  by  trade.  He  was  thirty-three  years  of  age  when  he 
died.  Mrs.  Rust,  the  mother,  is  still  living  and  resides  in  Hunting- 
burg,  Ind. 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

The  subject  of  this  sketch  was  educated  in  the  pubhc  schools^ 
and  apprenticed  himself  to  the  trade  of  boot  and  shoemaker, 
which  business  he.still  pursues.  He  became  a  member  of  St.  Joseph's 
church  at  the  age  of  thirty-two  years  and  has  ardently  supported 
the  church  of  his  choice.  He  was  married.  May  26,  1896,  to 
Miss  Mary  Baxter  by  Father  Ledvina,  and  to  this  marriage  has 
been  born  one  little  daughter,  b}'  name — Isabella   Koleta. 

Mrs.  Rust  is  a  devout  Catholic,  having  been  reared  in  the 
nurture  of  Catholicism.  She  was  confirmed  at  the  age  of  fourteen. 
Politically,  Mr.  Rust  is  a  republican  and  is  an  ardent  supporter  of 
the  Mcl\inley  policy.  Socially  he  is  president  of  the  well-known 
Catholics  K.nights  of  Princeton,  an  organization  which  is  in  a  flour- 
ishing condition. 

It  was  in  1893  when  he  commenced  to  operate  his  boot  and 
shoe  store  and  the  manufactory  on  Seminary  street,  in  Princeton, 
and  by  his  gentlemanly  and  courteous  treatment  of  his  patrons 
has  won  for  him  a  custom  which  is  highly  satisfactory  to  him. 
His  stock  of  ladies'  and  gents'  footwear  is  complete,  and  his  cus- 
tom work  is  of  the  best  grade.  He  owns  valuable  real  estate  in 
Pxinceton,  and  his  future  success  is  assured.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Rust 
are  classed  among  the  leading  laity  of  St.  Joseph's  parish,  and  he 
stands  high  in  the  estimation  of  the  iausiness  element  of  the  pretty 
little  city  of  Princeton. 


FR.\NK  M.  RY.-\N  is  a  representative  business  man  of  Indian- 
apolis, the  Capital  city — not  only  this,  but  is  also  one  of  the 
many  gallant  Irish-Americans  who  so  nobly  responded  to  the  call 
of  the  country  when  its  permanency  was  threatened  with  disrup- 
tion during  the  dark  period  of  the  Rebellion. 

Mr.  Ryan  was  born  of  Irish  parentage  November  23,  1847, 
and  first  saw  the  light  of  day  in  the  city  of  New  York.  He 
received  his  education  there,  and  his  first  experience  in  life  upon 
his  own  responsibility  was  his  enlistment  in  company  B,  Twenty- 
second  New  York  cavalry,  with  which  he  served  for  a  period  of 
eighteen  months  in  the  army  of  the  Potomac.  With  this  com- 
mand he  participated  in  the  West  \'irginia  campaign  and  took  part 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

in  a  number  of  skirmishes  and  pitched  battles.  Subsequently  he 
was  on  detached  service  at  Harper's  Ferry,  as  orderly  to  Maj. 
Reiley,  and  as  such  served  until  the  close  of  the  war. 

After  his  discharge,  Mr.  Ryan  returned  to  his  native  city  and 
learned  the  hatter's  trade,  which  he  followed  there  for  a  limited 
period,  and  then  came  to  Indianapolis,  Ind.,  where  he  found 
employment  with  Isaac  Davis,  Conner  &  Co.,  in  March,  1873. 
Previous  to  that  date,  however,  he  participated  in  a  Fenian  raid  to 
Canada,  but  was  recalled  at  Malone,  X.  Y. ,  before  crossing  over 
into  that  country. 

The  year  1874  witnessed  the  failure  in  business  of  Mr.  Ryan's 
employers,  after  which  he  embarked  in  merchandizing  upon  his 
own  responsibility,  and  has  since  continued  the  same  with  very 
gratifying  success.  He  carries  a  full  line  of  gents'  furnishing  goods, 
hats,  caps,  etc.,  and  his  trade  is  large  and  constantly  increasing. 

Mr.  Ryan  and  Mrs.  Catherine  Kenney  (a  native  of  Ireland) 
were  united  in  the  holy  bond  of  wedlock,  at  New  York,  on  Decem- 
ber 29,  1872,  and  the  marriage  has  been  blessed  with  the  birth  of 
two  daughters:  Catherine,  born  in  New  York  city,  and  Emma, 
whose  birth  occurred  in  Indianapolis;  the  former  married  James 
H.  McKernan  and  resides  in  the  Capital  city. 

Mr.  Ryan  was  the  organizer  of  the  Knights  of  Father  Ma- 
thew  in  Indianapolis,  and  he  is  also  a  prominent  member  of  the 
Hibernians  and  Fenians,  beside  being  actively  identified  with  all 
other  Irish  patriotic  societies  in  existence  in  the  United  States. 
He  and  family  have  been  members  of  Sts.  Peter  and  Paul's  church 
ever  since  its  organization,  but  previously  had  belonged  to  the 
parish  of  St.  John.  Politically  he  is  a  democrat  of  the  old  school, 
and,  in  addition  to  the  societies  already  enumerated,  belongs  to 
George  H.  Thomas  post,  G.  A.  R. ,  of  Indianapolis. 

Patrick  and  Catherine  (McLaughlin)  Ryan,  the  subject's  par- 
ents, were  natives  of  Ireland,  and  for  many  years  the  father  was  a 
merchant  in  New  York  city,  where  his  death  occurred  at  the  age 
of  fifty-five;  Mrs.  Ryan  survived  her  husband,  and  died  in  San 
Francisco,  Cal.,  when  seventy-two  years  of  age.  They  had  a 
family  of  nine  sons  and  five  daughters,  four  of  the  latter  and  Frank 
M.  being  the  only  survivors.     Of  the  sons,  John  enlisted   in  the 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

Union  army  at  St.  Louis,  and  there  his  brother,  Peter,  entered 
the  Confederate  service  the  same  day;  the  former  was  killed  at  the 
second  battle  of  Corinth,  and  the  latter  served  as  captain  in  the 
C.  S.  A.  until  the  close  of  the  war,  dying  later  in  San  Francisco. 
The  remaining  members  of  the  family  live  in  Indiana,  New  York 
and  California,  and  are  all  devout  Catholics. 


JAMES  RYAN,  who  is  now  living  in  retirement  in  Richmond, 
Waj'ne  county,  Ind.,  was  born  in  the  parish  of  Castletiney, 
county  Tipperary,  Ireland,  July  17,  1827,  a  son  of  John  and  Bridget 
(Dunn)  Ryan,  who  reared  a  family  of  seven  children,  of  whom  four 
came  to  America,  and  of  whom  one,  beside  the  subject,  is  still 
living.  The  parents  died  in  their  country,  strong  in  the  faith  of 
the  Catholic  church. 

James  Ryan  sailed  for  America  in  1848,  on  the  good  ship 
Gipsey  Queen,  and  after  a  voyage  lasting  seven  weeks  and  four 
days,  landed  in  New  Orleans,  where  he  was  seized  with  cholera. 
After  recovery,  he  worked  on  the  levee  for  some  months,  and  then, 
in  the  spring  of  1849,  went  to  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  and  there  worked 
for  some  time  as  a  common  laborer  for  a  Mr.  Curry,  after  which 
he  went  to  Dayton,  and  found  employment  on  the  old  Dayton  & 
Toledo  canal.  In  the  spring  of  1854,  he  came  to  Richmond,  Ind  , 
where  for  a  year  he  was  engaged  in  general  labor,  and  December 
2,  1S54,  married  Miss  Johannah  Kain,  also  a  native  of  county 
Tipperar)',  Ireland.  He  still  continued  in  general  laboruntil  185S, 
when  he  entered  the  employ  of  Gaar,  Scott  &  Co.,  as  engineer, 
and  remained  with  that  firm  eight  years;  for  the  next  three  years 
he  served  as  engineer  in  the  oil  refinery  of  Evans,  Burson  &  Co. , 
and  then  for  two  years  ran  a  steam  saw-mill  for  Perrj'  &  Johnson. 
He  then  returned  to  Gaar,  Scott  &  Co.,  with  whom  he  continued 
eighteen  years,  and  for  the  next  three  years  worked  for  a  milling 
firm,  after  which  he  served  as  watchman  for  a  Mr.  Henley  eleven 
years,  when  sickness  caused  him  to  retire,  in  1S94,  from  further 
active  labor. 

To  the  marriage  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ryan  were  born  five  children, 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

but  one  of  whom  lives  to  bless  his  declining  years — Anna  J.  These 
children  were  born  and  named  in  the  following  order:  John  F., 
Charles,  Alice,  Anna  J.,  at  home,  and  James  F.  The  mother  of 
this  family  was  called  away  in  the  Catholic  faith,  October  31, 
1894,  and  her  remains  were  reverently  laid  to  rest  beside  those  of 
her  deceased  children  in  St.  Mary's  cemetery  at  Richmond. 

The  family  all  belonged  to  St.  Mary's  parish  and  Mr.  Ryan 
was  one  of  the  first  to  aid  in  organizing  the  English-speaking  con- 
gregation, and  was  one  of  the  first  to  contribute  money  for  the 
purchase  of  the  present  magnificent  home.  He  has  led  a  temper- 
ate, moral  and  most  industrious  life,  and  is  well  deserving  of  the 
high  esteem  in  which  he  is  held  by  the  citizens  of  Richmond. 


NICHOLAS  RYAN,  one  of  the  most  prominent  members  of  St. 
Michael's  congregation,  near  Trainor,  is  a  native  of  Daviess 
county,  Ind.,  was  born  July  10,  1840,  and  is  a  son  of  Michael  and 
Mary  Ryan,  of  Bogard  township.  He  was  educated  in  the  com- 
mon schools,  but  his  knowledge  has  been  chiefly  self-acquired. 
He  was  married.  May  7,  1867,  by  Rev.  Father  Piers,  to  Miss  Mary 
A.  Doyle,  a  descendant  of  one  of  the  oldest  Catholic  families  of 
this  part  of  Daviess  county,  and  to  them  fourteen  children  have 
been  born,  viz:  Mary  J.,  wife  of  Win.  Smith;  Anna,  deceased; 
Michael;  Patrick;  Anna  (2nd),  deceased;  James;  Katie;  Martin, 
deceased;  John;  Maggie;  Ella;  Lizzie;  Christopher  and  Nicholas  D. 
They  were  all  confirmed  by  Bishop  Chatard. 

The  Ryan  family  has  ever  been  one  of  the  most  energetic  of 
the  early  Catholic  residents  of  St.  Michael's  parish,  and  has  prob- 
ably done  more  than  any  other  in  promoting  the  progress  of  the 
church  in  this  locality.  The  first  mass  in  the  parish  was  read  by 
Father  Piers  in  the  dwelling  of  Michael  Ryan,  about  the  year  1851, 
and  the  homes  of  other  prominent  Catholics  were  later  utilized  for 
the  same  purpose,  for  instance:  That  of  Patrick  Fitzpatrick,  in 
1855;  of  John  Garland,  in  1856,  and  that  of  Peter  Daily  in"  1855 
and  1856,  and  in  the  latter  the  marriages  of  two  of  his  children 
were  celebrated,  and  in  the  home  of  Michael  Ryan  the  rite  of  bap- 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONXtREGATIONS, 

tism  was  administered  to  two  others.  In  the  brief  biography  of 
Father  Matthews  mention  is  made  of  the  active  part  taken  by  the 
Ryan  family  in  erecting  the  present  cliurch  building  and  parsonage, 
and  ever  since  those  early  days  Nicholas  Ryan  has  been  a  factor, 
and  a  powerful  one,  in  the  promotion  of  the  progress  of  the  parish. 
Nicholas  Ryan  is  to-day  one  of  the  most  prosperous  farmers 
of  Daviess  county,  owning,  in  conjunction  with  his  sons,  540  acres 
of  farming  land,  while  his  residence  is  the  most  elegant  in  the  par- 
ish. His  social  standing,  it  is  needless  to  remark,  is  that  of  a 
leader,  and  his  personal  merits  have  won  for  him  the  sincere  respect 
of  all  who  know  him. 


PATRICK  RYx\N,  janitor  of  the  United  States  government 
building  at  Fort  Wayne,  one  of  the  nine  children  of  James 
and  Johanna  (Bohan)  Ryan,  was  born  March  15,  1832,  in  Ireland, 
and  came  to  the  United  States  with  his  mother.  He  was  edu- 
cated in  the  common  schools  and  at  the  age  of  twenty-seven 
learned  the  shoemaker's  trade  in  Massachusetts,  at  which  he 
worked  for  twenty-seven  years.  In  1864  he  enlisted  at  Fort 
Wayne,  Ind.,  in  the  Ninety-first  Indiana  volunteer  infantry,  under 
Capt.  Reefer,  and  served  all  through  the  war.  He  returned  to 
Fort  Wayne  and  was  employed  by  the  city  weighmaster  for  eight- 
een years,  from  June,  1S75,  until  June,  1893.  He  was  then 
appointed  janitor  of  the  government  building,  where  he  is  employed 
at  this  time,  having  always  been  faithful  to  his  duties. 

Mr.  Ryan  was  married  to  Miss  Margaret  Sheeay,  June  23,  1853, 
in  Boston,  by  Rev.  Father  Cruce.  To  them  have  been  born 
twelve  children,  of  whom  seven  are  living,  viz:  James  E.,  Mary 
E.,  Anna  H.,  Margaret  A.,  Agnes  B.,  John  B.  and  Patrick  H. 
The  family  are  all  members  of  the  Cathedral  congregation,  and 
Mr.  Ryan  is  a  member  of  the  Catholic  Knights  of  America,  brancii 
No.  103,  and  also  of  St.  Joseph's  Catholic  Benevolent  society,  St. 
Bernard  Benevolent  society,  division  No.  i,  Ancient  Order  of 
Hibernians,  No.  2ti,  and  of  the  G.  A.  R. ,  of  which  he  was  one  of 
the  first  members  in  I'^ort  ^^'ayne.      He  is  the  corresponding  secre- 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 


tar\-  of  the  Catholic  Knights  of  America,  St.  Joseph  society,  and 
of  St.  Bernard  Bene\olent  society,  and  is  financial  secretary  of 
division  No.-  i,  A.  O.  H. 


RICHARD  RYAN,  deceased,  was  born  in  county  Tipperary,  Ire- 
land, about  the  year  1828,  and,  coming  to  the  United  States 
when  a  young  man,  located  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  where  he  married 
Miss  Nora  Glascow,  also  a  native  of  county  Tipperary.  From 
Cincinnati,  Mr.  Ryan  and  family  removed  to  Madison,  Ind., 
whence  they  came  to  Indianapolis  in  1882,  was  for  several  years 
engaged  in  the  produce  trade,  but  was  called  to  rest  February  14, 
1892.  He  was  one  of  the  early  members  of  St.  Anthony's  con- 
gregation and  lent  his  willing  aid  to  the  development  of  the  church 
society  and  the  erection  of  the  church-edifice,  which  was  begun 
but  a  year  or  two  before  his  decease.  He  was  a  most  faithful 
Catholic  and  a  worthy  citizen,  and  his  death  was  the  cause  of  deep 
mourning  to  a  wide  acquaintance,  beside  his  immediate  family,  the 
survivors  of  which  are  six  in  number,  viz:  Mrs.  Nora  Ryan  and 
five  children — Maggie,  wife  of  James-  Scanlon,  of  Louisville,  Ky. ; 
Mary,  wife  of  William  Hopkins;  Joseph  R. ,  the  elder  son;  Nellie 
and  John.  The  unmarried  children  reside  with  their  mother  at 
their  pleasant  home.  No.  122  Belmont  avenue,  and  all  are  faithful 
members  of  St.  Anthony's  church,  to  which,  as  did  the  father  before 
them,  the  children  freely  contribute  of  their  means,  and  the 
mother,  now  in  her  declining  years,  finds  in  this  church  the  con- 
solation which  all  enjoy  who  have  spent  their  lives  under  the  min- 
istrations of  the  clergymen  of  the  blessed  faith. 


WILLIAM  RYNN,  a  well-to-do  business  man  of  Bedford, 
Lawrence  count}-,  Ind.,  was  born  in  county  Clare,  Ireland, 
seventy  years  ago,  a  son  of  Thomas  and  Bridget  (Rynn)  Rynn, 
who  reared  three  children,  viz:  John,  who  passed  his  life  in  Ire- 
land and  died  a  married  man;  Patrick,  who  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1851,  owned  a  small  farm  in  Massachusetts,  and  died  the 

"(T2I3J 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

father    of    three     children,     and    ^^'i^iam,     the     subject     of     this 
biography. 

WiUiam  Rynn  bade  farewell  to  his  native  land  in  1848  and 
landed  in  New  York  city  June  29.  Two  uncles  and  two  aunts  had 
preceded  him  to  this  county,  and  with  one  of  these  uncles,  John, 
who  had  settled  in  Concord,  Mass.,  our  subject  made  his  home  for 
eighteen  months,  and  worked  at  track-laying  on  the  Hoosac  Tun- 
nel railroad — his  uncle  being  the  proprietor  of  the  boarding-house 
established  for  the  accommodation  of  the  railroad  workmen.  Mr. 
Rynn  also  worked  at  the  same  class  of  labor  in  Maine,  Pennsyl- 
vania, and  Kenlucky,  and  at  Jefferson  City,  Mo.,  until  the  spring 
of  1854,  when  he  came  to  Indiana  and  for  a  few  months  stopped 
at  New  Albany,  and  then,  in  the  latter  part  of  the  year,  came  to 
Bedford — still  a  poor  man — and  entered  the  employ  of  the  railroad 
company  as  trackman.  For  this  company  he  worked  twenty-eight 
years,  being  employed  in  different  capacities,  in  all  of  which  he 
served  well  and  faithfully,  and  gained  for  himself  the  respect  of  his 
superiors  and  earned  mone}'  for  future  use.  After  leaving  the  rail- 
road company,  he  was  for  about  two  years  interested  in  quarrying, 
after  which,  in  1885,  he  entered  the  liquor  business,  which  has 
since  occupied  his  entire  attention. 

In  1861,  Mr.  Rynn  returned  from  Bedford  to  New  Albany, 
and  was  there  married,  by  Father  Naron,  to  Miss  Bridget  Kelley, 
who  was  also  born  in  county  Clare,  Ireland,  a  daughter  of  Patrick 
and  Bridget  Kelley,  whose  children,  with  one  exception,  all  came 
to  the  United  States,  and  these  were  John,  who  died  in  Litchfield, 
111.,  leaving  a  family;  Patrick  is  a  laboring  man  at  Mount  Auburn, 
Mass.;  Thomas  resides  in  Chatham,  N.  Y. ,  and  is  a  tailor;  Mary 
was  married  to  Denis  O'Connell,  of  Bedford,  Ind.,  but  is  now 
deceased;  Ann  died  in  Bedford,  the  wife  of  John  McMann;  Mar-- 
garet  is  the  one  who  still  lives  in  Ireland  and  is  now  Mrs.  Finn; 
Bridget  has  already  been  spoken  of  as  the  wife  of  Mr.  Rynn.  This 
last-named  lady  died  March  6,  1897,  in  the  faith  of  the  holy  church 
of  Roman,  leaving  two  children — Bridget,  widow  of  Richard 
Beem  and  the  mother  of  one  child,  Rynn,  and  Mary,  who  resides 
with  her  father. 

Mr.  Rynn,    since    he    began    to   save    his   earnings,  has    never 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 


rented  a  dwelling,  with  the  exception  of  one  j'ear,  when  he  was 
first  married.  Associated  with  James  O'Connell,  he  now  owns  his 
business  place,  and  also  another  business  block,  and  individually 
owns  residence  property,  beside  his  own  home  on  J  street,  and  all 
he  owns  has  been  gained  through  his  own  enterprise,  economy 
and  excellent  business  management.  In  politics  Mr.  Rynn  is  a 
sound  democrat,  and  in  religion  he  is  a  devout  Catholic. 


VERY  REV.  FRANCIS  NEUBAUER,  O.  M.  C,  who  has- 
recently  erected  a  convent  at  Floyd's  Knobs,  Floyd  county, 
Ind.,  and  named  it  Mount  St.  Francis,  is  a  native  of  Bavaria,. 
Germany,  and  \vas  born  January  ii,  1837,  a  son  of  Adam  and 
Odilia  (Scheidel)  Neubauer.  He  received  his  primary  education 
in  the  parochial  schools  of  his  native  land,  and  from  his  twelfth  to 
his  twentieth  year  attended  the  gymnasium  at  Bamberg,  Bavaria, 
where  he  finished  his  higher  education. 

In  the  year  i860  he  came  to  America,  to  enter  a  religious 
order  and  to  dedicate  his  services  to  the  missions  among  the  Ger- 
mans; he  was  received  into  that  branch  of  the  Franciscan  order, 
called  the  Minor  Conventuals,  at  Syracuse,  N.  Y. ,  and  ordained 
to  the  priesthood  in  November,  1863.  Up  to  now,  the  principal 
places  of  his  labor  have  been  the  dioceses  of  Albany  and  Syracuse, 
N.  Y. ,  of  Trenton,  N.  J.,  and  lately  of  Vincennes,  Ind.  Since 
his  ordination  he  has  been  repeatedly  entrusted  with  the  responsi- 
ble offices  of  master  of  novices,  of  provincial  secretary  and  of  the 
provincialate  itself. 

For  nearly  twenty  years  the  order  of  St.  Francis  of  the 
Minor  Conventuals  was  in  possession  of  a  tract  of  land  in  Floyd 
county,  Ind.,  comprising  400  acres,  bought  by  Rev.  Anthony 
Miller,  O.  M.  C,  one  of  the  pioneer  missionaries  of  the  order, 
eventually  to  be  used  for  religious  and  educational  purposes.  It 
so  happened,  that  at  the  provincial  chapter  in  1895,  the  kind  con- 
sent and  approval  of  the  Rt.  Rev.  Bishop  Chatard  were  given  to 
open  a  religious  house.  The  choice,  to  begin  work,  devolved  on 
the    then   retiring    provincial   from    ofSce,    who,    consequently,    to 

"(1215). 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

facilitate  operations,  effected  his  transfer  to  St.  Anthony's,  of  Jeffer- 
sonville,  Ind. 

The  place  was  given  the  name,  Mount  St.  Francis,  and  work 
was  begun  early  in  the  spring  of  1896;  trees  were  felled,  roads 
built,  other  necessary  materials  hauled,  and  a  structure  com- 
menced, to  accommodate  a  humble  family  of  the  Sons  of  St. 
Francis,  i.  e. :  The  Very  Rev.  M.  Neubauer,  O.  M.  C,  and  two 
lay  brothers,  who,  thankful  to  God,  held  their  first  entrance  on  the 
2d  of  August,  1896,  since  which  time  no  labor  nor  expense  has 
been  spared  to  improve,  and,  God  helping,  to  see  it  finally  estab- 
lished, not  only  a  house  of  piety  and  discipline,  but  also  of  educa- 
tion. A  simple  frame  house,  containing  a  nice  chapel,  seventeen 
rooms,  and  other  necessary  commodities,  is  finished  and  represent 
a  value  of  $20,000.  The  access  to  it  is  convenient,  being  six 
miles  from  New  Albany,  Ind.,  situated  on  the  Paoli  pike,  on  the 
so-called  Knobs,  one  of  the  healthiest  and  most  beautiful  places  in 
the  southern  part  of   Indiana. 


GEORGE  SADLIER,  successor  to  Bissell  &  Sadlier,  of  No.  38 
South  Pennsylvania  street,  Indianapolis,  was  born  in  the 
parish  of  Abbington,  county  Limerick,  Ireland,  and  is  the  youngest 
of  eight  children  born  to  Michael  and  Anna  (Boyle)  Sadlier,  the 
former  of  whom  was  born  in  181 1,  was  a  surveyor  and  engineer  by 
profession,  and  died  in  1881;  the  latter  was  born  in  1822,  and 
passed  away  in  1876 — both  in  the  faith  of  the  Catholic  church, 
and  the  remains  of  both  being  interred  in  the  cemetery  of  Abbing- 
ton parish. 

George  Sadlier  had  very  good  school  advantages  and  received 
his  education  in  the  common  school  and  high  school  of  Limerick, 
and  at  the  age  of  fifteen  years  commenced  an  apprenticeship  at 
horseshoeing;  at  the  age  of  twenty  years,  having  mastered  his 
trade,  he  came  to  the  United  States,  and  has  since  resided  in 
Indianapolis.  In  1896  he  was  united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Min- 
nie Maloy,  who  was  born  in  Indianapolis  August  14,  1872,  a  daugh- 
ter of  James  and  Catherine  (Carr)  Maloy,  both  natives  of  count}' 
Longford,  Ireland,  who  came   to   America    in   early    life,  and  were 

.<12T(ir 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

married  in  Toledo,  Ohio,  and  after  a  short  residence  at  Cambridge 
City,  Ind.,  settled  in  Indianapolis.  James  Maloy  was  a  stone  and 
marble  cutter.  He  died  in  April,  1888,  aged  fifty-eight  years. 
Mrs.  Maloy  died  in  December,  1S97,  aged  fifty-six  years,  members 
of  St.  John's  church.  They  had  eight  children,  of  whom  seven 
are  still  living:  Anna,  now  Mrs.  William  Sparks;  John,  Mrs. 
Sadlier,  Katie,  Lizzie,  William  and  Edward.  The  happy  union  of 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Sadlier  has  been  blessed  with  one  child,  Catherine, 
who  was  born  January  21,  1898.  The  pleasant  residence  of  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Sadlier  is  at  No.  2213  North  Capitol  avenue,  where  their 
many  friends  always  receive  a  cordial  and  warm-hearted  welcome. 
Mr.  Sadlier  owns  not  only  this  property  and  his  place  of  business, 
but  also  several  other  pieces  of  valuable  residence  property,  which 
he  has  acquired  through  his  industry  and  good  management,  hav- 
ing been  in  business  on  his  sole  account  since  1893,  and  employing 
five  assistants,  and  is  to-day  probably  the  most  expert  horseshoer 
in  Indianapolis. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Sadlier  are  devoted  members  of  Sts.  Peter  and 
Paul's  church,  and  are  very  liberal  in  their  contributions  to  its  sup- 
port. Mr.  Sadlier  is,  beside,  a  member  of  the  Young  Men's  insti- 
tute, and  a  stockholder  in  the  Indianola,  the  Young  Men's,  the 
Northeastern,  the  Eastern,  the  Plymouth  and  the  Inter-state 
Building  &  Loan  associations,  being  a  director  in  two  of  these  and 
a  charter  member  of  the  Indianola.  He  is  one  of  the  most  enter- 
prising young  business  men  of  Indianapolis,  his  business  name 
stands  without  reproach,  and  he  and  wife  enjoy  the  sincere  regard 
of  their  fellow-parishioners,  as  well  as  the  esteem  of  the  citizens 
in  general. 


HERMANN  SAALMANN,  general  merchant  at  Ferdinand,  Ind., 
is  a  son  of  Henry  and  T.  (Sahsei  Saalmann,  and  was  born 
November  16,  1869,  in  Louisville,  Ky.  He  was  educated  in  the 
common  schools,  receiving  his  business  education  through  John 
G.  Beckman,  of  Ferdinand,  for  whom  he  worked  for  twelve  years, 
and  at  the  age  of  twenty -four  years  became  a  member  of  the  firm 
of  Saalmann  &  Mante,  and   bought  out  his  partner  in  April,   1897. 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

He  now  carries  a  stock  of    well-assorted    merchandise,  valued   at 
$10,000,  and  does  a  most  prosperous  trade. 

He  was  married  October  26,  1893,  to  Miss  Katie  Guante,  of 
Fort  Smith,  Ark.,  and  this  marriage  has  been  blessed  with  one 
child,  Edward,  born  in  August,  1897.  He  and  his  wife  are  both 
members  of  St.  Ferdinand's  church  and  in  politics  Mr.  Saalmann 
is  a  democrat. 


FREDERICK  SAUER,  machinist  at  the  Belt  shops,  was  born  in 
Indianapolis,  February  24,  1865,  and  has  always  been  a  resi- 
dent of  his  native  city.  John  and  Magdaline  (Kunkle)  Sauer,  his 
parents,  both  natives  of  Bavaria,  Germany,  were  married  in  Indi- 
anapolis, and  the  father  still  resides  here,  his  home  being  at  No. 
13  West  McCarty  street.  The  mother  died  September  7,  1897, 
aged  sixty-six  years.  The  family  of  John  and  Magdaline  Sauer 
consisted  of  six  sons  and  one  daughter,  only  two  of  whom  are  now 
living,  Bernard,  the  eldest,  and  the  subject  of  this  biography. 
Jacob  died  at  the  age  of  nineteen,  Louis  at  seventeen,  Katie  when 
about  one  year  old,  and  the  two  youngest,  both  named  John,  died 
in  infancy. 

Frederick  Sauer  received  a  fair  education  in  St.  Mary's  and 
Sacred  Heart  parochial  schools,  and  early  became  an  apprentice 
to  the  machinist  trade,  at  which  he  served  four  years  in  the  Eagle 
Machine  works  of  Indianapolis.  He  also  worked  at  other  places 
in  the  city  about  two  years,  and  accepted  his  present  position  at 
the  Belt  shops  in  18SS.  Mr.  Sauer  is  a  general  machinist,  thor- 
oughly familiar  with  every  detail  of  the  trade,  and  a  skillful  work- 
man. He  was  united  in  marriage  September  11,  1888,  in  Sacred 
Heart  church,  to  Miss  Julia  Budenz,  of  Indianapolis,  and  daughter 
of  Louis  and  Helen  (Stape)  Budenz.  Mrs.  Sauer  was  educated  in 
the  public  and  parochial  schools  of  Indianapolis,  and  is  favor- 
ably known  in  church  and  social  circles  of  the  city;  she  has  borne 
her  husband  five  children,  viz:  Fred  J.,  Mary,  Otillia,  Celia  Clara 
and  Roman  A. 

Mr.  Sauer  is  a  member  of  the  Franciscan  society  of  the  Sacred 
Heart  church,  and  he  and  wife  have  been  members  of  the  choir  of 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

said  church  for  a  period  of  eight  years.  In  politics  he  is  not 
aggressive,  but  usually  casts  his  ballot  for  the  democratic  party. 
Mr.  Sauer,  after  the  death  of  his  mother,  removed  to  the  old 
homestead  so  as  to  care  for  his  father  during  the  remaining  years 
of  his  life. 


JOHN  SAGE,  of  Greencastle,  Putnam  count}-,  Ind.,  is  numbered 
among  the  pioneer  Catholics  of  this  city,  with  which  he  has 
been  identified  since  1851.  He  was  born  in  county  W'aterford, 
Ireland,  June  21,  1837,  a  son  of  Michael  and  Mary  (Ryan)  Sage, 
who  passed  all  their  lives  in  their  native  land.  They  were  the 
parents  of  two  sons  and  three  daughters,  of  whom  one  daughter 
died  in  Ireland;  the  surviving  children  came  to  America,  and  of 
these  Mrs.  Mary  Hurley  is  a  resident  of  Danville,  111.,  and  Bridget, 
wife  of  John  Owens,  died  some  years  since.  Patrick  Sage,  the 
only  brother  of  John,  the  subject  of  this  memoir,  resides  in  the 
city  Greencastle. 

John  Sage  was  a  lad  of  about  ten  years  of  age  when  he 
reached  the  United  States,  and  after  passing  a  few  months  in 
Haverstraw,  N.  Y.,  came  to  Indiana  in  1849,  a-^d  located  in 
Crawfordsville,  whence  he  came  to  Greencastle.  His  marriage 
with  Miss  Bridget  Ann  Haley,  a  native  of  county  Kerry,  Ireland, 
was  solemnized  at  LaFayette,  by  Rev.  Father  Clark,  in  1856,  and 
this  union  has  been  blessed  with  five  sons  and  one  daughter,  of 
whom  two  sons  have  been  called  away.  The  names  of  the  sur- 
viving children  are  Kate,  at  home;  J.  W.,  at  Ashmore;  T.  F.  and 
G.  W. ,  of  Greencastle.  Since  residing  in  Greencastle,  Mr.  Sage 
has  been  very  zealous  in  promoting  the  growth  of  Catholicity  in 
the  city  and  vicinity,  and  the  publishers  of  this  work  are  indebted  to 
him  for  much  of  the  church  history  to  be  found  in  its  biographical 
department.  He  is  highly  esteemed  by  the  residents  of  Green- 
castle as  a  worthy,  honorable  and  useful  citizen,  and  by  the  mem- 
bers of  his  congregation  as  a  pious  as  well  as  prominent  Catholic. 
Mr.  Sage  is  a  most  popular  hotelkeeper  and  has  been  very  suc- 
cessful as  a  farmer,  being  still  engaged  in  the  latter  vocation,  and 
well  deserves  the  high  standing  he  has  attained  in  the  community. 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

MRS.  MARGARET  E.  SAUSE,  one  of  the  most  respected 
lady  residents  of  St.  Michael's  parish,  Daviess  county,  Ind., 
was  born  in  Queen's  county,  Ireland,  August  29,  1S34,  and  is  the 
youngest  of  three  children — one  son  and  two  daughters — born  to 
Matthew  and  Ellen  (Conway)  Downey. 

In  August,  1845,  Matthew  Downey  and  his  family  sailed  for 
America  in  the  good  ship  Thomas  P.  Cope,  and,  after  a  voyage  of 
four  weeks,  landed  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  where  the  father  died  in 
1846,  a  devout  Catholic.  In  the  fall  of  the  same  year  the  widow 
removed  with  her  three  children  to  Pottsville,  Pa.,  and  in  1S49 
came  to  St.  Martin's  parish,  Daviess  county,  Ind. 

Miss  Margaret  E.  Downey  was  confirmed  at  the  age  of  twelve 
years,  in  Pennsylvania,  by  Bishop  Kendricks,  and  was  married  in 
St.  Martin's  parish,  Ind.,  by  Father  Murphy,  April  11,  1852,  to 
Michael  Sause,  a  native  of  county  Tipperary,  and  born  October 
13,  1826.  This  marriage  was  blessed  with  ten  children,  of  whom 
eight  still  sur\-ive,  viz:  Mary  Ellen,  widow  of  Dennis  Ryan  and 
the  mother  of  two  children,  Michael  and  Frank,  with  her  residence 
in  St.  Michael's  parish;  Alice,  who  makes  her  home  with  her 
mother;  Catherine,  wife  of  Patrick  Brady,  of  St.  Michael's  parish; 
James  Thomas,  of  Bogard  township,  and  a  leading  member  of  St. 
Michael's  congregation;  Agnes,  wife  of  Patrick  Egan,  of  Indian- 
apolis; Margaret  H.,  widow  of  Levi  Keplinger,  also  of  Indianapo- 
lis; Matthew,  an  engineer  at  the  Capital  city,  and  Michael  R.,  a 
student  at  the  Indiana  Medical  college. 

After  marriage  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Sause  located  on  Veal's  Creek, 
Washington  township,  but  in  January,  1858,  settled  on  section  No. 
32,  in  Barr  township,  now  Bogard  township,  and  here  Mr.  Sause 
hewed  out  a  comfortable  home  from  the  wilderness.  He  was  very 
popular  with  his  fellow-citizens  and  served  them  a  number  of  years 
as  drainage  commissioner,  also  as  township  supervisor  and  in  sev- 
eral minor  offices.  He  was  a  devout  Catholic,  a  loving  husband 
and  kind  father,  and  died  in  the  faith  in  which  he  had  been  reared, 
January  22,  1892,  honored  and  beloved  by  all  who  knew  him  and 
deeply  mourned  by  his  disconsolate  widow  and  surviving  children. 

Mrs.  Sause  is  a  lady  possessing  a  most  retentive  memory  and 
is  endowed  with  many  womanly  virtues.      Her  home  is  the  abode 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

of  hospitality  and  good  will  and  she  is  surrounded  bj'  a  host  of 
friends,  who  delight  in  doing  her  honor.  She  has  entire  super- 
vision of  the  estate,  but  is  assisted  in  the  details  of  its  manage- 
ment by  her  son,  James,  and  her  daughter,  Alice.  She  is  devoted 
to  her  church  duties  and  aids  liberally  to  the  support  of  the  church 
and  its  sodalities,  and  now,  after  many  years  of  toil  and  hardship, 
in  aiding  her  deceased  husband  in  providing  a  home,  lives  in  tran- 
quility, being  still  blessed  with  unusually  good  health. 


JOHN  VIN'CENT  SCANLAN,  papermaker,  of  Indianapolis,  was 
born  in  Glendale,  Berkshire  count}-,  Mass.,  May  5,  1857,  and 
is  a  son  of  James  and  Bridget  Scanlan,  the  former  of  whom  was 
born  in  county  Waterford,  and  the  latter  in  county  J\Ieath,  Ireland, 
and  were  married  in  Massachusetts,  the  result  of  the  union  being 
five  children — Kate,  John,  James,  Annie  and  Thomas — all  residents 
of  Indianapolis.  Of  these,  Kate  is  the  wife  of  Bernard  Conroy, 
and  Thomas,  who  is  also  married,  is  employed  in  Kingan's  packing 
house;  the  remaining  three  reside  with  their  widowed  mother  at  No. 
638  West  Washington  street. 

James  Scanlan,  father  of  the  above-named  family,  was  a 
papermaker  by  trade,  and  with  his  wife  (who  bore  the  maiden  name 
of  Bridget  Burns)  and  children  came  to  Indianapolis  in  186S,  but  a 
month  after  his  arrival  met  with  an  untimely  end,  being  scalded  to 
death  while  engaged  in  the  prosecution  of  his  duties  as  a  paper- 
maker.  He'was  part  owner  of  a  mill  in  this  city,  but  of  his  inter- 
est in  this,  it  is  asserted,  his  widow  and  children  were  defrauded. 

John  \'.  Scanlan  learned  his  trade  when  quite  young,  beginning 
at  the  age  of  fifteen  years,  and  has  since  traveled  e.xtensively 
throughout  the  United  States.  He  has  from  childhood  been  a 
devoted  Catholic  and  an  earnest  friend  of  the  working  man,  and 
his  e.xperience  gained  in  his  travels  had  broadened  his  views  as  to 
the  actual  condition  of  the  real  wealth  producer,  the  laborer,  and 
the  greediness  of  the  grasping  employer  who  absorbs  the  results, 
almost  entirely,  of  the  producers'  honest  toil.  Mr.  Scanlan  has 
since  made  manifest  his  sympathy  with  the  working  man  in  various 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

ways,  as  will  be  seen  in  his  action  in  the  various  orders  to  which  he 
belongs,  being  prominently  associated  with  several  of  the  "  per- 
mitted "  orders,  as,  for  instance:  Quigle}'  council.  Young  Men's 
institute,  of  which  he  is  president;  Bessonies  commandery, 
Knights  of  Father  Mathevv,  of  which  he  is  also  president;  and  of 
the  Ancient  Order  of  Hibernians,  in  which  he  is  chairman  of  the 
standing  committee — the  three  orders  representing  a  membership 
of  500  of  the  young  men  of  the  church.  Of  the  Knights  of  Father 
Mathew  commandery,  Mr.  Scanlan  was  largely  instrumental  in 
establishing  a  labor  bureau,  through  the  aid  of  which  every  unem- 
ployed member  has  found  a  position  of  some  kind,  and  he  has  now 
in  contemplation  the  formation  of  a  Catholic  building  and  loan 
association,  of  which,  he  surmises,  at  least  500  of  the  40,000  Cath- 
olics in  Indianapolis  will  become  members,  and  from  their  weekly 
contributions  he  anticipates  the  erection  of  a  hall  of  such  dimen- 
sions that  it  will  be  able  to  accommodate  large  assemblages,  and 
be  distinctively  known  as  a  Catholic  hall.  His  plan  has  been  sub- 
mitted to  the  various  Catholic  societies  and  brotherhoods  through- 
out the  city,  and  has  been  fully  approved  of.  Mr.  Scanlan  has  also 
in  view  the  creation  of  a  labor  bureau  under  the  auspices  of  the 
Young  Men's  institute,  with  every  prospect  of  immediate  consum- 
mation of  the  design. 

The  Scanlan  family  are  true  and  sincere  members  of  St.  John's 
congregation,  which  is  administered  to  by  the  Rev.  Father  Gavisk. 


REV.  ANDREW  SCHAAF,  pastor  of  St.  Francis  Xavier  con- 
gregation at  Poseyville,  Posey  county,  was  born  in  Harrison 
county.  Ind.,  March  14,  1861,  the  second  in  a  family  of  si.x — four 
sons  and  two  daughters — born  to  John  and  Theressa  (Leigast) 
Schaaf,  natives  of  Germany,  who  came  to  America  in  early  life. 
The  early  education  of  Father  Schaaf  was  obtained  in  the 
parochial  schools  of  Lanesville,  in  his  native  county,  and  at  Celes- 
tine,  Dubois  county,  which  he  attended  until  fourteen  years  of  age, 
and  when  eighteen  he  entered  St.  Joseph's  college,  Teutopolis,  111., 
where  he   remained   two   sessions  and  then,  in    1881,  entered  St. 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

■Meinrad's  college,  where  he  pursued  his  classical,  philosophical 
and  theological  studies  until  18S9,  on  June  15th  of  which  year  he 
was  ordained  by  Bishop  Chatard.  His  first  charge  was  that  of 
St.  Michael's  church  at  Bradford,  Harrison  county,  with  St.  Mary's 
mission  at  Navilleton,  Floyd  county,  attached,  and  there  for  six 
years  he  labored  arduously  and  zealously.  He  was  then  trans- 
ferred to  Poseyville,  but  for  the  first  two  years  of  his  pastorate  here 
he  resided  at  Evansville,  and  officiated  as  assistant  to  Rev;  Joseph 
Dickmann,  of  St.  Mary's  (German!  church.  Since  1897  he  has 
been  the  resident  priest  at  Poseyville,  and  from  that  time,  also, 
attended  to  St.  Bernard's  church,  Gibson  county,  and  of  his  good 
and  faithful  work  at  this  point  an  account  will  be  found  in  the  his- 
torical notice  of  St.  Francis  Xax'ier's  church  in  its  appropriate 
place  elsewhere  in  this  work. 


ALOIS  J.  SCHAAF,  a  leading  member  of  the  church  of  the 
Sacred  Heart  at  Schnellville,  Dubois  county,  Ind.,  and  a 
prominent  business  man  of  the  town,  was  born  in  LanesviUe,  Har- 
rison county,  October  26,  1859,  the  eldest  in  the  family  of  six 
children  born  to  John  and  Theressa  Schaaf,  of  whom  full  mention 
is  made  on  the  preceding  page. 

Alois  J.  Schaaf  received  a  good  parochial  school  education, 
and  at  the  age  of  eighteen  years  was  confirmed  in  the  Catholic 
faith  by  Bishop  Chatard.  He  first  learned  the  trade  of  carpenter 
and  builder,  and  for  some  time  worked  at  his  trade,  as  well  as  at 
railroad  work,  at  LanesviUe,  until  1S89,  when  he  came  to  Schnell- 
ville and  entered  into  the  furniture  business,  which  he  conducted 
until  1S95,  when  he  sold  out  his  stock  and  turned  his  attention  to 
the  hardware  trade,  in  which  he  carries  a  well-assorted  line  of 
stoves,  builders',  heavy,  and  shelf  hardware,  and  also  has  charge 
of  the  undertaking  business  of  the  town,  doing,  in  all,  a  business 
amounting  to  about  $2,000  per  annum. 

Mr.  Schaaf  was  united  in  marriage  September  28,  1883,  at 
Ceiestine,  by  Rev.  Joseph  Fleischmann,  to  Miss  Rosa  Buchhart, 
who    was   educated    in    a    parochial    school    and  was  confirmed  at 

59  71223) 


THE    CLERGY    AND    COXGREGATIONS, 

Celestine  bj'  Bishop  Chatard.  This  union  has  been  with  blessed 
six  children,  viz:  Edward  G.  (now  living  at  Birdseye,  Ind.), 
Louisa  T.,  Otto  J.,  Verina,  Martina  and  Otilla  K. ,  all  of  whom 
are  being  carefully  reared  in  the  Catholic  faith. 

In  politics  Mr.  Schaaf  is  a  democrat  and  cast  his  first  presi- 
dential vote  for  Grover  Cleveland.  He  is  very  popular  with  his 
party,  and  is  a  factor  in  its  management  in  Jefferson  township,  and 
is  at  present  trustee  of  this  township,  having  been  elected  in  1894. 
Fraternally  he  is  a  member  of  Jasper  lodge.  No.  68,  A.  O.  U.  W. , 
at  Jasper,  which  lodge  numbers  about  130  members.  As  a  busi- 
ness man  he  is  self-made,  having  started  with  no  capital  save  his 
skill  and  a  pair  of  willing  hands,  and  his  business  integrity  is  fully 
acknowledged  wherever  his  name  is  known.  In  the  social  circles 
of  Schnellville  Mr.  Schaaf  and  wife  stand  very  high,  and  both, 
being  devout  Catholics,  contribute  quite  freely  of  their  means  to 
the  support  of  the  church  of  the  Sacred  Heart. 


FRANK  SCHALLER,  proprietor  of  the  cooperage  at  the  corner 
of  Barnett  and  First  streets,  Vincennes,  Ind.,  was  born  in 
Alsace,  France,  in  June,  1836,  a  son  of  George  and  Katherina 
Schaller,  and  with  them  came  to  America  about  the  year  1847. 
The  father  was  a  comparatively  poor  man,  and  on  coming  to  the 
United  States  sought  a  home  in  \'incennes,  where  he  was  variously 
employed,  and  where  he  was  bereaved  of  his  wife,  who  died  when 
between  sixty  and  seventy  years  of  age,  and  where  his  own  death 
occurred  in  his  seventy-eighth  year. 

Frank  Schaller  was  reared  in  Vincennes  from  about  his  eighth 
year  to  manhood,  and  during  his  boyhood  learned  the  cooper's 
trade,  which  is,  as  above  stated,  his  present  occupation.  After 
the  termination  of  his  apprenticeship,  and  after  working  a  short 
time  as  a  journeyman,  he  was  employed  as  foreman,  or  manager, 
of  a  cooperage  in  Vincennes  until  1869,  when  he  entered  into 
business  on  his  own  account,  and  from  that  date  until  the  present 
time  has  met  with  prosperity,  being  a  thorough  master  of  his  trade. 
He  now  employs  from  eighteen   to   twenty-five    men,  according  to- 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

lax  or  busy  season,  and  his  principal  output  consists  of  flour-barrels, 
although  he  does  considerable  of  what  is  technically  termed  ' '  tight  " 
work — that  is,  cooperage  that  will  hold  liquids. 

May  7,  1 86 1,  Mr.  Schaller  was  joined  in  the  holy  bonds  of 
matrimony,  by  Rev.  Father  Engle,  at  St.  John's  German  Catholic 
church,  with  Miss  Mary  Ann  Koogelschatt,  a  native  of  Germany, 
but  a  resident  of  \'incennes  since  three  years  of  age.  Their  mar- 
riage has  been  blessed  with  si.x  children,  viz:  Frank,  who  was  a 
traveling  salesman,  and  who  died  starch  31,  1896,  at  the  age  of 
thirty-four  years;  Ivatie,  who  died  at  the  age  of  nineteen;  Annie 
and  Josephine,  at  home,  and  George,  who  is  foreman  of  his  father's 
shop.  The  family  worship  at  St.  John's  Catholic  church,  and  Mr. 
Schaller  is  a  member  of  the  Catholic  Knights  of  America.  In  pol- 
itics Mr.  Schaller  has  been  a  democrat  since  reaching  his  majority. 
He  has  a  comfortable  home  at  the  corner  of  Eighth  and  Prairie 
streets,  and  he  and  family  are  held  in  great  esteem  by  their  neigh- 
bors as  well  as  the  members  of  the  church  congregation  to  which 
they  belong. 


GEORGE  SCHALLER,  a  popular  business  man  of  No.  116 
North  Seventh  street,  Vincennes,  Ind.,  is  a  native  of  Epfig, 
France,  and  was  born  April  23,  1833;  His  parents,  George  and 
Catherine  (Schneider)  Schaller,  were  born  in  the  same  province, 
and  in  1844  came  to  America  with  a  family  of  nine  children,  set- 
tled in  Vincennes,  and  here  passed  the  remainder  of  their  lives, 
the  mother  dying  at  the  age  of  sixty-two  years,  and  the  father, 
who  in  later  years  was  a  dealer  in  stone,  dying  when  he.w-as  sev- 
enty-eight years  old.  Of  their  nine  children,  five  are  still  living, 
viz:  George,  the  subject,  who  is  the  eldest;  Frank,  a  cooper,  of 
Vincennes;  Alise,  a  plasterer,  of  Indianapolis;  Roman,  a  farmer,  of 
Knox  county,  and  Harriet,  wife  of  Frank  Throne,  of  EvansvilJe. 
George  Schaller  was  educated  in  the  Brothers'  school  attached 
to  St.  Francis  Xavier  parish,  and  early  learned  the  baker's  trade. 
He  has  been  a  resident  of  Vincennes  since  eleven  years  of  age, 
with  the  exception  of  three  years  spent  in  Terre  Haute  as  a  clerk 
in  a  hotel.      For  about  thirty-six  years   he   conducted   a  bakery  of 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

his  own  on  Main  street,  \'incennes,  but  for  the  last  thirteen  years 
has  been  engaged  in  the  beer  business  at  his  present  location.  He 
first  married  Miss  Catherine  Clemm,  in  1865,  but  about  fourteen 
3ears  later  this  lady  died  of  dropsy,  leaving  no  children,  and  in 
1879  he  married  Miss  Catherine  Doulinger,  a  native  of  \'incennes 
and  born  of  Catholic  parents.  This  union  is  also  unblessed  with 
offspring.  In  his  youth  Mr.  Schaller  was  first  connected  with  St. 
Francis  Xavier  church,  but  on  the  organization  of  the  German 
church  he  changed  his  allegiance  and  united  with  the  latter.  He 
is  a  member  of  St.  John's  Benevolent  society,  of  which  he  was 
treasurer  one  term,  and  his  wife  is  a  member  of  the  Ladies' society 
of  the  same  order.  He  has  been  a  trustee  of  his  church  for  sev- 
eral years,  and  has  been  largely  instrumental  in  promoting  the 
interests  both  of  it  and  the  Benevolent  society.  In  politics  he  is  a 
democrat,  but  has  never  sought  nor  held  an  official  position.  He 
has  been  attentive  to  his  business,  and  through  his  industry  has 
acquired  a  good  home  and  his  own  place  of  business.  He  and 
wife  enjoy  the  respect  of  a  large  circle  of  friends,  and  he  is  ever 
ready  to  aid  any  cause  having  for  its  end  the  good  of  his  city  and 
his  church. 


REV.  JOHN  H.  SCHEEFERS,  assistant  rector  of  St.  Mary's 
church,  is  a  native  of  Vincennes,  Ind.,  was  born  February  6, 
1873,  and  is  a  son  of  Bernard  and  Agnes  (Weiler)  Scheefers,  the 
former  a  native  of  Prussia,  and  the  latter  of  Bavaria,  Germany, 
but  who  were  married  at  Newark,  Ohio,  about  1865.  Bernard 
Scheefers  was  a  mechanic  and  died  in  Vincennes,  April  25,  1S94. 
His  widow  still  resides  at  Vincennes,  and  her  family  consists  of 
three  sons  and  two  daughters,  of  whom  Bernard  is  a  cigarmaker 
in  \'incennes;  Agnes  is  unmarried;  Charles  is  a  clerk,  engineer, 
■etc. ;  Anna  and  August  are  at  home  with  their  mother. 

The  early  education  of  Father  Scheefers  was  received  in  St. 
John's  parochial  school  at  Vincennes,  and  his  academic  and  col- 
legiate education  at  St.  Meinrad's  college  in  Spencer  count}',  Ind. 
He  was  ordained   a   priest   by  Bishop  Chatard,  June   8,   1897,  and 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

came  to  St.  Mary's  church,  in   Indianapolis,  as  assistant  rector  to 
\'ery  Rev.  Francis  Schiedeler,  vicar-general  of  the  diocese. 

Though  yet  on  the  threshold  of  young  manhood,  Father 
Scheefers  has  laid  the  foundation  for  a  life  of  usefulness  in  the 
church  of  his  fathers.  He  is  a  young  gentleman  of  prepossessing 
appearance,  is  approachable  and  affable,  and  has  won  the  undis- 
guised love  and  admiration  of  his  parishioners. 


GUSTAVE  ADOLPH  SCHELLINGER,  a  popular  young  busi- 
ness man  of  Mishawaka,  Ind.,  is  a  native  of  Baden  grand 
duchy,  Germany,  and  was  born  March  6,  1858,  a  son  of  Francis 
X.  and  Elizabeth  Schellinger. 

Francis  X.  Schellinger  was  born  in  i8ig,  was  educated  in  a 
parochial  school  and  reared  to  the  trade  of  milling.  In  1868  he 
came  to  the  United  States,  landing  in  New  York  city,  whence  he 
came  direct  to  Mishawaka,  where  he  and  wife  passed  several  years, 
but  finally  settled  in  the  west. 

Gustave  A.  Schellinger,  the  subject  of  this  biography,  attended 
parochial  schools  until  fourteen  years  of  age,  and  after  leaving 
St.  Joseph's  school  served  an  apprenticeship  of  three  years  at  the 
machinist's  trade.  His  father  and  two  of  his  sons,  Edward  and 
Joseph,  had  in  the  meantime  moved  to  Sullivan,  Franklin  county. 
Mo.,  whither  Gustave  followed  them  in  1875,  and  where  all 
engaged  in  farming.  In  1875  iire  destroyed  their  home  and  they 
removed  to  Beloit,  Mitchell  county,  Kans.,  where  subject  not  only 
assisted  on  the  home  farm,  but  also,  for  a  short  time,  was  employed 
as  a  clerk  in  a  hardware  and  grocery  store.  In  1885,  Gustave 
returned  to  Mishawaka,  and  has  here  been  engaged  in  business  up 
to  the  present  time. 

Mr.  Schellinger  was  united  in  matrimony,  in  Mishawaka, 
October  27,  1885,  to  Miss  Barbara  Lollman,  the  Rev.  A.  B. 
Oechtering,  of  St.  Joseph's  church,  performing  the  sacred  cere- 
mony, but  this  marriage  has,  as  yet,  been  blessed  with  no  offspring. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Schellinger  are  among  the  most  devoted  of  the  con- 
gregation belonging  to  this  church,  and    Mr.  Schellinger  is  a  mem- 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

ber  of  its  branch  of  the  Catholic  Knights  of  America,  while  Mrs. 
Schellinger  is  a  member  of  the  various  ladies'  societies  existing 
under  the  auspices  of  the  church,  and  both  are  liberal  in  their  aid 
toward  its  support  and  in  advancing  its  work  of  charity  and  use- 
fulness. 

Mr.  Schellinger  is  a  gentleman  of  genial  disposition  and  affa- 
ble manners,  and  has  won  to  himself  hundreds  of  vvarm  friends  in 
Mishawaka,  not  only  among  his  patrons,  but  with  the  public  at 
large.  His  place  of  business  is  neat  and  clean  and  is  conducted 
with  the  strictest  regard  to  good  order  and  propriety,  and  his 
financial  success,  which  is  quite  satisfactory,  is  the  result  of  these 
excellent  qualifications. 


AUGUST  SCHERER  is  a  native  of  Bayern,  Germany,  born  in 
Londmeigh  parish,  on  the  thirtieth  day  of  August,  1845. 
His  father,  Henry  Scherer,  was  born  in  the  same  locality  in  the 
year  1808,  followed  the  pursuit  of  agriculture  in  his  native  country 
until  1859,  and  then  came  to  the  United  States,  locating  near 
Dayton,  Ohio,  and  purchasing  a  farm  about  three  miles  from  that 
city,  near  a  place  known  as  Texas,  where  he  passed  the  remaining 
years  of  his  life.  He  was  married  in  Bayern,  Germany,  in  1833, 
to  Mary  Perat,  who  was  born  in  the  year  181 2  and  who  bore  him 
four  children,  to-wit:  John,  an  inmate  of  the  Soldiers'  home, 
Dayton,  Ohio;  Jacob,  a  resident  of  Dayton;  Auboria,  wife  of 
George  Spier,  and  August,  the  immediate  subject  of  this  sketch. 

August  Scherer  passed  his  youthful  \'ears  in  his  native  country, 
in  the  schools  of  which  he  received  his  education,  and  after  coming 
to  America,  in  1859,  was  apprenticed  to  learn  the  trade  of  colkr- 
making  in  the  city  of  Dayton.  After  becoming  a  proficient  work- 
man, he  followed  the  trade  in  Dayton  five  years  and  for  a  period 
of  seventeen  years  carried  on  a  shop  in  Richmond,  Ind.  For 
some  time  Mr.  Scherer  has  been  keeping  a  sample  room  on  Main 
street,  Richmond,  having  discontinued  his  trade.  He  was  married 
in  Dayton,  Ohio,  January  5,  1869,  to  Helen  Reitz,  the  ceremony 
being  solemnized  by  Father  Hahn,  and  has  a  family  of  three  chil- 
dren, Caroline,  Anna  and   August.      Mr.  Scherer  served  as  trustee 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

of  St.  Andrew's  church  for  three  years,  and  he  was  also  a  member 
of  St.  Joseph  society  of  that  parish;  Mrs.  Scherer  belongs  to  the 
St.  Ann's  society,  and  is  active  in  church  and  charitable  work. 
Politically  Mr.  Scherer  is  a  democrat,  and  while  always  taking  an 
active  interest  in  politics,  is  not  a  partisan  in  the  sense  of  seeking 
official  preferment. 


EB.  SCHENI\,  hardware  merchant  of  Mt.  Vernon,  Ind.,  is  a 
son  of  Francis  and  Maria  Ann  (Deigi  Schenk,  the  father,  who 
was  a  Prussian  and  the  mother,  a  Bavarian,  being  both  now 
deceased. 

E.  B.  Schenk  was  born  in  Vanderburg  county,  Ind.,  July  lo, 
1844,  and  attended  St.  Philip's  school  in  Posey  county.  At  the 
age  of  twenty-two  years  he  engaged  in  the  steam-fitting  business 
and  remained  in  that  for  eight  or  ten  years,  and  then  engaged  in  the 
hardware  business.  In  1871  he  was  married  to  Miss  Elizabeth 
Stahlhoefer,  of  Vanderburg  county,  and  they  have  five  children, 
viz:  Mary  Elizabeth,  John  E.,  Clements  V.,  Mary  L.  and  Mary 
Leonora.  Of  these,  Mary  Elizabeth  is  married  to  Joseph  A. 
Schapker,  of  Evansvilie.  The  family  are  faithful  members  of  the 
Catholic  church,  to  the  support  of"  which  they  freely  contribute  of 
their  means,  and  the  teachings  of  which  they  conscientiously  fol- 
low. Mr.  Schenk  has  made  his  way  through  life  by  his  own  exer- 
tions, and  no  merchant  of  Mount  \'ernon  has  a  name  more  honored 
for  integrity  and  fair  dealing. 


JR.  SCHERSCHEL,  a  well-known  manufacturer  of  staves  and 
headings,  and  dealer  in  lumber,  at  LaGro.  Wabash  county, 
Ind.,  was  born  in  Hocking  county,  Ohio,  April  16,  1843,  and  is  a 
son  of  Rudolph  and  Barbara  (Sahner)  Scherschel,  who  came  to 
this  country  in  1837  from  Germany.  After  leaving  school,  at  the 
age  of  sixteen  years,  he  learned  the  cooper's  trade,  at  which  he 
worked,  as  a  journeyman,  until  i868,  when  he  engaged  in  the 
manufacture  of  staves  and  headings  on  his  own  account  in  Oak- 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

land,  Ohio,  which  he  there  successfully  conducted  until  1S71,  when 
he  came  to  LaGro,  Ind.,  and  engaged  in  the  same  line  of  business 
and  in  the  manufacture  and  sale  of  lumber,  and  also  in  the  buying 
and  selling  of  real  estate,  owning,  at  present,  fine  farm  lands  in 
Indiana  and  Kentucky,  as  well  as  valuable  property  in  the  cities  of 
Wabash  and  LaGro. 

Mr.  Scherschel  was  united  in  marriage,  in  Cleveland,  Ohio, 
August  20,  1872,  with  Miss  Ottilia  Esch,  who  was  born  in  Ger- 
many January  28,  1848,  a  daughter  of  Dr.  J.  A.  and  Gertrude 
(Singzig)  Esch,  who  came  to  America  in  1866,  and  settled  in  Cleve- 
land, where  the  death  of  the  father  took  place  in  1888;  the  mother 
died  at  LaGro  in  1890.  Of  the  seven  children  born  to  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Esch,  there  are  four  still  living.  The  marriage  of  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Scherschel,  which  was  solemnized  in  St.  Peter's  church  by 
Rev.  Father  Westerholdt,  has  been  blessed  with  four  children, 
viz:  Frederick,  Rudolph,  Ottilia  (a  student  and  teacher  of  music) 
and  Carl  W.  The  family  are  all  members  of  St.  Patrick's  church, 
of  LaGro,  and  the  parents  are  members  of  the  Rosary  society, 
while  Miss  Ottilia  is  a  member  of  the  young  ladies'  sodality.  Mrs. 
Scherschel  is  a  highly  accomplished  lady,  was  a  school-teacher  in 
Germany,  and  after  coming  to  America  taught  three  years  in  the 
graded  schools  of  Cleveland,  Ohio.  The  family  stand  very  high 
in  the  esteem  of  the  residents  of  LaGro,  and  are  strict  in  the 
observance  of  the  teachings  of  the  Catholic  church,  of  which  they 
are  devoted  members  and  to  the  support  of  which  they  are  liberal 
contributors.  In  his  business  affairs  Mr.  Scherschel  has  been  very 
prosperous,  and  is  especially  esteemed  for  his  straightforward 
methods  in  all  his  transactions. 


JOHN  J.  SCHINDLER,  a  well-known  business  man  of  Misha- 
waka,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  February  11,  1851,  a 
son  of  Andrew  and  Rosa  (Kuhn)  Schindler,  natives,  respectively, of 
Germany  and  Switzerland. 

Andrew  Schindler,  who   was  born    in  Baden,    Geriiian}-,  June 
16,   1822,  attended  a  parochial  school   of  his  native   land  until  six- 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

teen  years  of  age,  and  then  came  to  America,  landing  in  New 
York  city  in  1838,  whence  he  went,  via  the  Erie  canal,  to  Buffalo, 
where  he  remained  until  1864,  marrying,  in  the  meantime,  Miss 
Rosa  Kuhn,  who  was  born  in  181S.  To  this  union  have  been  born 
eight  children,  four  of  whom  are  still  living,  viz:  John  J.,  our 
subject;  Andrew  J.,  William  N.  and  Joseph  J.  From  Buffalo  Mr. 
Schindler  moved  to  Dunkirk,  N.  Y. ,  where  he  engaged  in  hotel 
keeping  until  1869,  when  he  came  to  Mishawaka,  Ind.,  and  here 
engaged  in  the  grocery  trade  and  also  resumed  hotel  keeping,  and 
by  close  attention  to  both  lines  of  business  succeeded  in  acquiring 
a  handsome  competency.  He  died  August  25,  1872,  a  devoted 
member  of  the  Catholic  church,  and  an  honored  citizen. 

John  J.  Schindler  attended  St.  Joseph  academy,  at  Buffalo, 
until  thirteen  years  old,  when  he  came  to  Mishawaka  and  entered 
the  employ  of  his  uncles,  the  Kuhn  Brothers,  proprietors  of  the 
St.  Joseph  tlouring-mills,  with  whom  he  worked  eight  years, 
acquiring  a  thorough  knowledge  of  the  business.  About  this  time 
his  father  passed  away,  and  the  subject  assumed  charge  of  the 
hotel  and  grocery,  which  he  conducted  in  the  interest  of  the  family 
until  1S79,  from  which  date  until  1887  he  conducted  them  on  his 
own  account.  In  1872,  also,  he  secured  the  agency  of  the  Girard 
Fire  Insurance  company,  and  in  1873  secured  a  steamship  agency, 
in  connection  with  which  he  carries  on  a  foreign  exchange  business,^ 
which  is  constantly  increasing.  He  now  represents  about  thirty 
of  the  best  fire  insurance  companies  in  existence,  and  is  patronized 
by  the  heaviest  insurers  in  the  vicinity.  In  1876  he  was  commis- 
sioned notary  public  and  conveyancer,  and  in  1888  was  elected  on 
the  democratic  ticket  trustee  of  Penn  township  by  a  majority  of  five 
votes,  but  so  satisfactorily  did  he  fill  the  office,  that  he  was 
re-elected,  in  1890,  by  a  majority  of  419.  In  1880  he  was  admit- 
ted as  an  attorney  in  the  interior  department  of  the  United  States, 
and  assigned  to  the  pension  bureau.  From  1890  to  1894  he  served 
as  secretary  of  the  county  board  of  education,  and  still  takes  great 
interest  in  educational  matters,  having  organized  the  township 
libraries,  and  having  distributed  over  2,000  volumes  among  the 
seventeen  school  districts  of  his  township. 

The  marriage  of  Mr.  Schindler  was  solemnized  by  Rev.  John 

7l2yr) 


THE    CLERGY    AND    COXGREGATIOXS, 

H.  Oechtering,  now  of  Fort  Wayne,  May  20,  1879,  with  Miss 
Christina  Fierstos,  and  this  union  was  blessed  with  three  children 
— Aloysius  J.,  John  W.  and  Clara  M.  Mr.  Schindler  was  bereft 
of  his  wife  June  14,  1894,  and  his  second  marriage  was  solemnized 
by  Rev.  Father  A.  B.  Oechtering,  of  St.  Joseph's  parish,  Misha- 
waka.  .Mr.  Schindler  was  a  charter  member  of  the  Catholic 
Knights  of  America  when  the  order  was  established  in  Mishawaka 
in  I  884,  and  has  served  as  its  secretary  ever  since.  He  is  also  a 
trustee  of  St.  Joseph's  church,  and  Mrs.  Schindler  is  a  member  of 
the  Rosary  and  Christian  societies  attached  thereto,  while  their 
sons  act  as  altar  boys  during  divine  service  at  St.  Joseph's.  As  a 
business  man,  Mr.  Schindler  has  been  a  success  from  the  beginning, 
and  is  recognized  as  one  of  the  most  enterprising  and  liberal- 
hearted  citizens  of   Mishawaka. 


JOSEPH  MAURICE  SCHITTER,  a  prosperous  farmer  of 
Dubois  county  and  prominent  as  a  layman  of  Ireland  parish, 
■was  born  in  this  county  November  14,  1854,  the  fourth  in  the 
family  of  seven  sons  and  three  daughters  born  to  Andrew  and 
Genevieve  (Hurst)  Schitter. 

Andrew  Schitter  was  born  in  Alsace-Lorraine,  in  18 16,  and 
died  in  Dubois  county,  Ind.,  May  25,  1896.  He  was  one  of  the 
workmen  on  the  first  Catholic  church  in  Jasper,  and  also  worked 
several  years  for  Father  Kundeck,  the'  pioneer  priest.  His  wife  was 
a  native  of  Baden,  German}',  born  in  1827,  came  to  Dubois  county 
when  a  child,  and  was  here  confirmed  by  Bishop  de  St.  Palais. 
Her  death  took  place  in  the  Catholic  faith  in  1894,  and  of  her 
children,  who  were  left  to  mourn  her  loss,  all  still  reside  in  Dubois 
county,  with  the  exception  of  one  son  and  one  daughter,  in  Ken- 
tucky, and  one  son,  in  Vigo  county,  Ind. 

Joseph  M.  Schitter  was  educated  in  the  parochial  schools  at 
Jasper,  and  has  passed  his  life  in  farming  in  Dubois  county.  May  i  3, 
1879,  he  was  joined  in  wedlock,  by  Rev.  Father  Fidelis,  at  Jasper 
with  Miss  Lena  Schmitt,  who  has  blessed  their  marriage  with  two 
sons  and  seven  daughters,  viz:  Albert  A.,  Anna  T.,  Maggie  \'.,  Apol- 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 


Ionia,  Katie  J.,  Lizzie,  Lena,  Martina,  and  Sylvester,  of  whom  the 
eldest  three  have  been  confirmed  by  Bishop  Chatard.  Mrs.  Lena 
Schitter  was  born  in  Dubois  county  October  22,  i860,  a  daughter 
of  Adam  and  Magdalene  (Hochsang)  Schmitt,  and  was  confirmed 
by  Bishop  de  St.  Palais.  When  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Schitter  began  married 
life  their  means  were  limited  and  the  farm  they  at  present  own  was 
in  the  wilderness  with  the  exception  of  four  acres,  which  had  been 
cleared;  but  by  working  with  one  steady  aim  in  view,  they  have 
now  as  good  a  farm  as  there  is  in  the  county. 

In  politics  Mr.  Schitter  is  a  democrat.  He  cast  his  first  presi- 
dential vote  for  Samuel  J.  Tilden,  and  has  strictly  adhered  to  his 
party  ever  since.  He  has  served  as  a  trustee  of  his  church  in  Ire- 
land parish  for  two  years  and  is  highly  respected  for  his  religious 
sincerity.  His  little  daughter,  Lizzie,  was  the  first  child  baptized 
in  St.  Mary's  church  in  Ireland  and  the  first  baptized  by  Father 
Bernard  in  his  life.  The  father  of  Mr.  Schitter  was  a  singer  in  the 
choir  at  Jasper  thirty-five  years,  which  is  something  unusual,  and, 
in  fact,  the  entire  famih'  are  devoted  Catholics. 


JOSEPH  SCHLEGEL,  a  prominent  merchant  of  Huntingburg, 
is  one  of  four  children  born  to  Joseph  and  Magdalen  (Rich) 
Schlegel.  The  parents  were  born  in  Baden,  Germany,  and  came  to 
America  in  1853,  locating  in  Louisville,  Ky.,  where  Joseph  was 
born  November  30,  1854.  He  was  reared,  however,  in  Dubois 
-county,  Ind.,  attended  the  ordinary  schools  until  he  was  seventeen 
and  then  learned  his  trade  of  harnessmaking,  and  after  serving  three 
years  went  to  Indianapolis  and  worked  for  one  year.  He  then 
returned  to  Dubois  county,  and  has  resided  here  ever  since,  doing 
a  very  prosperous  trade,  and  carrying  a  stock  valued  at  $1,500. 

He  was  united  in  marriage  to  Mary  Woerter,  a  daughter  of 
A.  Woerter,  of  Ferdinand,  and  this  union  has  been  blessed  with 
nine  children,  viz:  Mary  M.,  Frank  E.,  Lena  M.,  William  J., 
Joseph  G.,  Mena  T.,  Laura  R.,  Edwin  J.  and  Louisa  K.  Both 
parents  and  children  are  strict  members  of  the  St.  Mary's  church, 
and  Mr.  Schlegel  is  also  a  member  of  the  Ancient  Order  of  United 

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THE    CLERGY    A\D    CONGREGATIONS, 

Workmen.  As  a  business  man  Mr.  Schlegel  is  polite  and  affable 
and  his  name  stands  without  reproach,  and  he  and  family  are 
among  the  most  respected  residents  of  Huntingburg. 


ANDREW  SCHMITT,  a  leader  among  the  laity  of  Ireland  par- 
ish, Dubois  county,  Ind.,  was  born  in  the  county,  October  i, 
1856,  and  is  the  fourth  in  a  family  of  five  sons  and  four  daughters 
born  to  Adam  and  Magdalene  (Hochsang)  Schmitt,  and  of  these 
nine  there  are  five  still  living,  viz:  Apollonia,  now  Mrs.  Sprauer,  of 
Huntingburg,  Ind.  ;  Martina,  wife  of  Joseph  Dischinger,  residing 
near  Jasper;  Andrew,  whose  name  opens  this  article;  Lena,  wife  of 
Joseph  Schitter,  a  farmer  of  Ireland  parish,  and  Joseph,  a  farmer 
of  the  same  parish.  The  parents  of  these  children  are  both  natives 
of  Germany  and  are  still  living  in  Dubois,  are  devout  Catholics, 
and  all  their  children  were  confirmed  by  Bishop  de  St.  Palais,  with 
the  e.xception  of  the  youngest,  who  was  confirmed  by  Bishop  Cha- 
tard.  The  father,  a  practical  miller  as  well  as  farmer,  settled  in 
Dubois  county  in  1840,  and  is  now  living  with  his  helpmate  in 
retirement,  enjoying  the  fruits  of  his  early  industry. 

Andrew  Schmitt  received  the  usual  common-school  education, 
was  confirmed  at  the  age  of  fourteen  years,  and  was  reared  to  man- 
hood on  his  father's  farm.  October  29,  1878,  he  was  united  in 
marriage,  by  the  Rev.  Father  Fidelis,  to  Miss  Lizzie  Dischinger, 
the  union  being  blessed  with  seven  children,  of  whom,  however, 
one  son  is  now  deceased.  The  survivors  are:  Theressa,  who  was 
educated  in  the  parochial  and  common  schools,  was  confirmed  by 
Bishop  Chatard  at  the  age  of  tweh'e  years,  and  is  now  of  invalua- 
ble assistance  to  her  parents;  Frank  J.,  educated  in  the  parochial 
schools  and  confirmed  by  the  same  bishop,  is  rapidly  becoming  a 
thoroughly  practical  farmer;  William,  who  was  confirmed  at  the 
age  of  thirteen  years,  is  a  young  man  of  great  promise;  Magdalena, 
who  has  just  taken  her  first  communion,  is  a  very  bright  little  miss; 
Katie,  the  ne.xt  in  order  of  birth,  is  an  interesting  child,  and  Apol- 
lonia, the  youngest,  is  the  sunbeam  of  the  household. 

Mrs.  Lizzie  Schmitt  was  born  in   Dubois  county,  Ind..  March 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    IXDIAXA. 

1/,  1869,  the  sixth  child  in  George  and  Johanna  (Biirkhardt) 
Dischinger's  family  of  three  sons  and  eight  daughters.  Her  par- 
ents, both  Cathohcs,  came  from  Germany,  and  her  mother's  family 
"xvas  amongst  the  first  settlers  of  Jasper.  Mr.  Dischinger  was 
reared  a  farmer,  but  is  now  deceased;  his  wife,  however,  is  still 
living.  Mrs.  Schmitt  was  educated  in  the  Sisters'  school,  and, 
since  thirteen  years  ago,  has  been  a  de\-oted  Catholic.  She  is  a 
tender  and  loving  wife  and  mother,  and  her  home  she  makes  a 
paradise.  When  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Schmitt  began  housekeeping  they 
had  but  a  small  capital;  but  they  have  worked  together  and  have 
now  as  comfortable  a  home  as  there  is  in  the  parish,  and  enjoy, 
■beside,  a  competency. 

When  Ireland  parish  was  founded,  Mr.  Schmitt  was  one  of 
the  principal  leaders  in  establishing  the  church,  and  has  always 
assisted  freely  in  its  support.  He  has  been  a  trustee  for  two  years, 
and  has  always  been  ready  to  do  his  duty  on  all  occasions.  In 
politics  he  is  a  stanch  democrat,  and  cast  his  first  presidential  vote 
for  Samuel  J.  Tilden.  He  and  wife  are  among  the  most  cordial 
and  genial  of  the  residents  of  Jasper,  and  have  a  family  in  which 
they  may  well  take  a  just  pride. 


EGINHARD  SCHMITT,  manager  for  the  firm  of  Schmitt  & 
Heinly,  proprietors  of  the  Golden  Rule  dry-goods  store, 
Logansport,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Unterscheidenthal  amt  Buchen, 
Grosherzogthum,  Baden,  Germany,  Jul}'  11,  1856,  a  son  of  Johann 
Adam  and  Eva  Schmitt,  parents  of  four  children,  viz:  Anna, 
widow  of  Valentine  Minnich,  and  residing  in  Logansport;  Eginhard, 
the  subject  of  this  biographical  notice;  Mar}-,  wife  of  \\'illiam 
Kraut,  of  Logansport,  and  Hermann,  a  dry-goods  merchant  of 
Danville,  111. 

Johann  Schmitt,  the  father,  having  been  bereft  of  his  wife  in 
1S70,  came  to  the  United  States  in  1872,  and  for  three  years  was 
employed  in  the  shops  of  the  Panhandle  railroad,  then  returned 
to  Germany,  but  later  made  a  second  visit  to  America,  re-married, 
and  is  now  owner  of  a  linseed  oil-mill  in  Buchen. 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

Eginhard  Schmitt,  who  was  the  first  member  of  his  family  to 
come  to  the  United  States  (in  1871),  had  received  an  excellent 
education  in  his  native  land,  and  after  his  arrival  in  this  country 
attended  public  school  at  Winamac,  Ind.,  for  three  months,  which, 
with  daily  practical  experience  in  the  English  tongue,  sufficed  to 
accomplish  his  purpose.  He  then  learned  the  tinner's  trade, 
became  an  adept,  and  received  for  his  services  in  this  line  $3.50 
per  day.  Work  becoming  slack,  however,  he  decided  to  acquire 
a  knowledge  of  business,  and  entered  a  mercantile  establishment 
at  $3  per  week,  became  an  expert  salesman,  and  advanced  step  by 
step,  until,  in  1883,  he  formed  a  partnership  with  C.  O.  Heffley, 
under  the  style  of  Schmitt  &  Heilley,  and  did  a  very  suc- 
cessful dry-goods  trade  in  Logansport  until  the  panic  of  1893- 
94  forced  this  firm,  like  many  others,  to  succumb  and  close 
out  their  business,  although  Mr.  Schmitt  had  acquired  a 
competence  in  the  meantime.  In  1895,  Mr.  Schmitt  was 
appointed  manager  of  the  Golden  Rule  dry-goods  house,  which 
was  that  year  established  by  his  brother,  Hermann,  and  A.  W. 
Heinley,  of  Danville,  111.,  and  which  is  now  the  leading  dry-goods 
house  of  Logansport,  employing  twenty-five  clerks.  Hermann 
Schmitt  has  had  a  phenomenal  career  as  a  merchant,  as  he  began 
learning  the  business  at  twenty-five  cents  per  week,  but  at  the 
age  of  sixteen  years  received  a  salary  of  $100  per  month,  and  is 
now  a  wealthy  man. 

The  marriage  of  Eginhard  Schmitt  took  place,  in  1880,  to 
Miss  Susie  C.  Hoover,  a  native  of  Indiana,  but  who  was  left  an 
orphan  in  infancy,  in  consequence  of  which  she  was  reared  in  the 
Orphans'  home  at  Rensselaer,  Jasper  county,  Ind.,  although  her 
father  was  quite  a  wealthy  man.  To  the  genial  union  of  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Schmitt  have  been  born  two  children — Lulu  B.  and  Hermann 
O. — and  the  family  reside  in  their  handsome  dwelling  at  No.  218 
West  Market  street.  They  are  members  of  St.  Joseph's  church, 
and  Mr.  Schmitt  is  a  member  of  the  Catholic  Knights  of  America, 
of  the  Knights  of  St.  John  and  of  St.  Joseph'3  Benevolent  society. 
He  is  a  pleasant,  genial  and  affable  gentleman,  is  one  of  the  best 
business  men  of  the  city,  as  his  career  in  trade  plainly  indicates,, 
and  personally  enjoys  the  esteem  of  a  wide  circle  of  friends. 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

CHARLES  J.  SCHMITT,  one  of  the  most  highly-respected 
citizens  of  Princeton,  Ind.,  is  a  native  of  Gibson  county,  was 
born  September  29,  1862,  and  is  the  tenth  of  a  family  of  fourteen 
children — seven  sons  and  seven  daughters — born  to  Charles  B. 
and  Magdalena  (Hartmann)  Schmitt,  and  of  these  fourteen,  seven 
still  survive,  of  whom  Joseph  is  a  merchant  in  the  Indian  Territory, 
although  in  early  life  was  prepared  for  the  priesthood;  Mary  is  the 
wife  of  Prof.  Mustard,  who  graduated  from  St.  Meinrad's  college 
and  is  now  eminent  as  a  teacher  of  music  at  Louisville,  Ky.,  and 
Anna  is  the  wife  of  Patrick  Golden,  a  retired  business  man  of 
Princeton,  Ind.      The  other  survivors  reside  in  Gibson  county. 

At  the  age  of  thirteen  years,  Charles  J.  Schmitt  was  confirmed 
in  the  Catholic  fatith  by  Bishop  de  St.  Palais;  he  attended  the 
parochial  school  four  years  and  the  public  school  two  years,  and 
then  took  a  course  in  Rank  &  Wright's  Business  college  at  Evans- 
ville.  At  the  early  age  of  fourteen  years  he  apprenticed  himself 
to  a  saddler,  and  for  five  years  followed  the  trade,  which  he  relin- 
quished to  become  a  salesman  in  a  grocery  store,  and  three  years  ' 
later  took  the  road  as  salesman  for  a  large  saddlery  and  hardware 
firm,  with  whom  he  remained  eighteen  months.  In  1S94  he  estab- 
lished himself  in  business  in  Princeton,  and  has  been  rewarded 
with  the  success  his  energy  and  business  talents  so  well  deserve. 

Mr.  Schmitt  was  joined  in  wedlock,  June  7,  1S92,  by  Rev.  B. 
Hammer,  at  St.  Joseph's  church,  with  Miss  Anna  Ba.xter,  and  this 
union  has  been  blessed  with  two  daughters.  Mrs.  Schmitt  is  a 
daughter  of  John  Baxter,  of  Princeton,  was  born  in  1S70,  and  at 
the  age  of  sixteen  years  was  confirmed  by  Bishop  Chatard. 

In  politics  Mr.  Schmitt  is  a  sound  democrat  and  was  an  advo- 
cate of  the  free-silver  theory  promulgated  by  William  Jennings 
Bryan,  of  whom  he  is  a  great  admirer.  He  is  also  a  power  in 
local  politics,  and  liberally  contributes  toward  all  public  enter- 
prises of  merit.  He  was  the  chief  promoter  of  the  order  of  Catholic 
Knights  in  Princeton,  of  which  the  local  branch  now  numbers 
twenty-five  members,  and  is  also  a  liberal  contributor  to  the 
support  of  the  church,  its  schools  and  sodalities. 

Mr.  Schmitt  owns  a  very  pretty  modern  cottage  residence  on 
Race  street,  beside  other  valuable  real  estate.      He  is  a  gentleman 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

of  refined  taste,  and  his  elegantly  furnished  home  is  suppHed  with 
a  fine  Hbrary,  containing  the  works  of  the  more  celebrated  authors 
in  fiction  and  biography,  including  complete  editions  of  the  produc- 
tions of  Dickens,  Thackeray,  Cooper,  Scott,  and  others,  and  the 
biographies  of  Blaine,  Logan,  Stanley,  Talmage,  and  Ingersoll,  as 
well  as  standard  encyclopedias.  When  it  is  remembered  that 
Mr.  Schmitt  commenced  his  business  life  with  but  little  capital,  due 
credit  will  be  accorded  him  for  his  sagacity  and  energy,  and  the 
high  respect  in  which  he  is  held  in  business  and  social  circles  is  but 
a  fit  tribute  to  his  personal  merits. 


JOHN  ANDREW  SCHMOLL,  the  senior  member  of  the  gro- 
cery and  provision  firm  of  Schmoll  Bros.,  Peru,  Ind.,  was 
born  in  this  city,  August  3,  1857,  a  son  of  Michael  and  Adelaine 
(Speck)  Schmoll.  The  parents  were  natives  of  Germany,  came  to 
America  in  1853  and  1854  respectively,  and  were  married  in  Peru, 
where  the  father  w^as  engaged  in  tailoring  until  i860,  and  then  in 
the  grocery  trade  until  his  death,  which  occurred  in  June,  1871; 
the  mother  still  lives  in  Peru,  she  and  her  two  children,  John 
Andrew  and  John  Cornelius,  being  faithful  members  of  the  Catho- 
lic church. 

John  Andrew  Schmoll  was  confirmed  in  the  faith  of  the 
Lutheran  church  and  adhered  to  that  faith  until  si.xteen  years  old, 
when,  in  1873,  he  was  converted  to  Catholicism,  and  since  that 
time  has  been  faithful  and  active  in  the  work  of  this  denomination. 
He  attended  the  public  schools  of  Peru  until  thirteen  years  of  age 
and  was  then  employed  as  an  assistant  in  the  flax-mill  of  this  city 
for  a  year;  he  next  worked  a  year  in  the  Singer  Sewing  Machine 
factory,  and  then  went  to  Effingham,  111.,  took  a  course  of  study 
preparatory  to  his  entering  the  Catholic  church,  in  July,  1873, 
when  he  returned  to  Peru,  entered  a  telegraph  office,  learned  the 
art  of  telegraphy,  then  clerked  in  a  bakery  two  years,  then  in  a 
grocery  until  1882,  or  for  about  eight  years,  and  then  for  a  year 
clerked  in  a  clothing  store  in  Michigan.  In  1883,  in  partnership 
with  his  brother,  John  Cornelius,  he  embarked  in  the  grocery  trade 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

at  the  present  stand  in  Peru,  and  has  ever  since  done  a  prosperous 
business  under  the  firm  name  of  Schmoll  Bros. — owning  their  fine 
business  block  of  four  stories. 

The  marriage  of  Mr.  Schmoll  took  place  in  Peru,  November 
22,  1892,  to  Miss  Mary  Burke,  who  was  born  in  Ireland  in  Novem- 
ber, 1857.  To  this  union  there  has  been  born  one  child — Mary. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Schmoll  are  faithful  to  their  church  duties,  and  Mr. 
Schmoll  is,  beside,  a  member  of  the  Catholic  Knights  of  America. 
.\s  a  business  man  he  has  been  very  prosperous,  and  the  firm  name 
stands  without  a  flaw  in  the  business  circles  of  northeast   Indiana. 


JOSEPH  SCHNEIDER,  the  popular  general  merchant  of  Fulda, 
Spencer  county,  Ind.,  is  a  native  of  this  place,  was  born  March 
16,  1863,  and  is  the  fifth  in  order  of  birth  in  a  family  of  eight  chil- 
dren— three  sons  and  five  daughters — born  '  to  Bernard  and  Mary 
(Greskam)  Schneider. 

Joseph  Schneider  attended  the  parochial  or  common  schools 
until  he  was  twelve  years  of  age,  when  he  entered  St.  Meinrad's 
college  and  attended  two  years,  taking  the  full  business  course. 
He  was  confirmed  at  the  age  of  twelve  at  Fulda,  by  Bishop  Cha- 
tard,  and  remained  with  his  parents  on  their  farm  until  the  age  of 
thirty  years,  then  commenced  business  for  himself  as  a  merchant. 
He  has  been  thrice  married.  The  second  marriage  was -with  Miss 
Elizabeth  Hurm,  by  Father  Augustine  Falley,  and  one  child  was 
born  to  this  union,  Elizabeth,  now  aged  six  years.  Mrs.  Schneider 
died  November  8,  1893,  and  for  the  third  wife  he  was  married,  by 
Rev.  Father  Villinger,  February  15,  1894,  to  Miss  Haller,  a  native 
of  Spencer  county,  Ind.,  and  one  child  has  been  born  to  this  mar- 
riage, Joseph,  now  aged  four  years. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Schneider  are  both  prominent  members  of  St. 
Boniface  parish.  Mr.  Schneider  is  the  leading  merchant  in  Fulda 
and  carries  a  large  stock  of  general  merchandise.  He  is  the  post- 
master and  was  appointed  in  1893  under  President  Cleveland's 
administration.  He  owns  over  200  acres  of  land  in  Spencer 
county,  is  a  well-to-do  man,  and  is  respected  for  his  unswerv- 
ing integrity. 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    COXGREGATIOXS, 

JOHN  CORNELIUS  SCH.MOLL,  the  junior  member  of  the 
extensive  grocery  firm  of  Schnioll  Bros.,  Peru,  Ind.,  is  also  a 
native  of  this  city  and  was  born  September  9,  1861,  a  son  of 
Michael  and  Adeline  (Speck)  Schmoll,  mentioned  elsewhere  in  the 
biography  of  John  Andrew  Schmoll,  elder  brother  of  subject. 

John  C.  Schmoll  attended  a  public  school  until  nine  years  old 
and  then  studied  in  private  under  Rev.  Father  Meissner  until 
admitted  into  the  Catholic  church  in  July,  1873,  after  which  he 
attended  the  parochial  school  until  seventeen  years  old,  and  then 
he  served  an  apprenticeship  at  the  machinist's  trade  for  three  years 
and  worked  as  a  journeyman  at  the  same  calling  for  two  3-ears, 
when  he  formed  a  partnership  with  his  brother  in  the  present 
grocery  and  provision  business. 

January  24,  1886,  Mr.  Schmoll  was  united  in  marriage,  at 
Indianapolis,  Ind.,  with  Miss  Mary  Clark,  a  native  of  that  city  and 
a  daughter  of  Charles  T.  Clark.  This  union  has  been  blessed  with 
three  children — Adelaine,  Catherine  and  Charles,  all  of  whom,  with 
their  parents,  belong  to  St.  Charles  Borromeo  congregation  at 
Peru.  Mr.  Schmoll  is  a  member  of  the  Catholic  Knights  of  Amer- 
ica, and  Mrs.  Schmoll  is  a  member  of  the  Altar  society  of  the 
church.  Both  are  active  and  prominent  in  church  work,  and 
socially  are  highly  esteemed  for  their  many  good  qualities  of  mind 
and  heart. 


REV.  JOHN  B.  SCHORNO, chaplain  of  the  chapel  of  the  Immac- 
ulate Conception,  convent  of  the  nuns  of  St.  Benedict,  at 
Ferdinand,  Dubois  county,  Ind.,  is  a  native  of  the  canton  Schwytz, 
Switzerland,  was  born  January  10,  1863,  and  is  the  third  child  in 
a  family  of  six — four  sons  and  two  daughters — born  to  August  and, 
Regina  (Schindler)  Schorno. 

The  primary  education  of  Father  Schorno  was  finished  in  the 
parochial  schools  of  his  native  canton,  and  he  next  entered  the 
gymnasium  at  Einseldeln  in  1S76,  and  there  finished  his  classical 
and  philosophical  course  in  1S83.  He  next  entered  the  Theolog- 
ical seminary  at  Chur,  Graubunden,  Switzerland,  in  the  fall  of 
1883,  and  graduated   in  18S6.      He   set  sail    from   Havre,  France^ 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

September  17,  1887,  and  landed  in  New  York,  his  objective  point 
being  the  monastery  of  St.  Meinrad,  Ind.,  which  place  he  entered 
as  a  novitiate  and  there  was  his  estabhshed  home.  He  was  often 
called  upon  by  the  abbot  to  oiiiciate  in  the  outlying  parishes,  and 
in  1895  he  was  selected  by  the  abbot  to  go  to  Devil's  Lake,  S. 
Dak.,  to  open  up  the  school  at  the  new  priory  of  St.  Gaul's. 
This  duty  was  an  important  one,  but  Father  Schorno  ably  per- 
formed his  part. 

From  iSgo  to  1895  Father  Schorno  was  selected  by  the  abbot 
for  the  office  of  prefect  of  St.  Afeinrad's  college.  In  June,  1897,  he 
was  placed  in  charge  of  the  convent  at  Ferdinand,  known  as  the 
Immaculate  Conception,  as  chaplain,  and  is  still  the  incumbent. 
This  famous  nunnery  has  an  attendance  of  ninety-five  inmates  of 
the  Benedictine  order.  June  28,  1898,  Rev.  Eberhardt  Stadler, 
the  jubilee  priest  in  charge  of  Ferdinand  parish,  died,  and  Father 
Schorno  was  given  the  responsibility  of  the  large  congregation  and 
the  convent.  He  has  two  Benedictine  assistants.  His  duties  are 
many  and  arduous,  but  he  is  well  qualified  to  perform  the  work. 
He  is  a  scholar,  and  contributes  to  the  leading  Catholic  period- 
icals. In  his  manner  he  is  social,  genial,  cordial  and  agreeable  to 
all,  and  is  winning  a  high  place    in   the    hearts  of  his  parishioners. 


REV.  JOHN  KILIAN  SCHOTT,  pastor  of  St.  Anthony's 
church,  Evansville,  is  a  native  of  German}-,  born  in  Potten- 
dorf,  diocese  of  Wuerzburg,  kingdom  of  Bavaria,  May  6,  1861. 
His  parents  were  Adam  and  Anna  Marie  (Keller)  Schott,  natives 
of  the  same  country,  the  father  born  in  Pottendorf  and  the  mother 
in  the  parish  of  Langfeld. 

Father  Schott  attended  the  schools  of  his  native  countr}-  until 
fifteen  years  of  age,  and  in  August,  1876,  came  to  the  United 
States,  locating  first  at  the  town  of  Newberg,  on  the  Ohio  river, 
with  an  aunt,  Mrs.  Michael  Bush,  who  had  preceded  him  to  this 
country.  He  then  entered  St.  Meinrad's  Benedictine  abbey,  where 
he  pursued  his  studies  until  completing  the  prescribed  course,  and 
where,  on  the  nineteenth  of  June,   1SS6,  he  was  solemnly  ordained 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

to  the  priesthood  by  Rt.  Rev.  Bishop  Chatard,  of  \'incennes. 
During  the  succeeding  five  and  half  years,  Father  Schott  served 
as  assistant  to  Rev.  Scheideler,  pastor  of  St.  Mary's  church,  Indi- 
anapolis, and  then  became  rector  of  St.  Joseph's  Hill,  Clark 
county,  where  he  exercised  the  duties  of  his  holy  office  for  four 
years  and  nine  months.  On  November  7,  1896,  he  was  transferred 
to  Evansville  as  pastor  of  St.  Anthony's,  one  of  the  largest  par- 
ishes in  the  city,  numbering  at  this  time  over  300  families  and 
having  one  of  the  finest  and  most  commodious  temples  of  worship 
in  western  Indiana.  The  parochial  school  connected  with  the 
church  is  in  a  flourishing  condition,  with  an  attendance  of  about 
360  pupils.  Over  this,  as  well  as  all  the  sodalities  of  St. 
Anthony's — the  Young  Ladies'  sodality  of  the  Blessed  Virgin  and 
Christian  Mothers,  Young  Men's  society,  St.  Anthony's  society  and 
and  St.  Agnes'  Young  Ladies'  society — Father  Schott  exercises 
personal  direction,  artd  the  success  and  efficiencies  of  these  various 
adjuncts  of  the  church  are  largely  due  to  his  earne'st  and  untiring 
labors.  Father  Schott  has  been  solicitous  to  do  everything  within 
his  power  to  promote  the  best  interests  of  his  church  and  people, 
and  how  well  he  has  succeeded  is  shown  by  the  prosperous  condi- 
tion which  his  parish  now  enjoj's. 

Kindly  and  sociable,  with  a  nature  overflowing  with  good  will 
to  all  men,  he  is  loved  and  respected,  not  only  by  the  members  of 
the  church  to  which  he  so  ably  ministers,  but  by  the  citizens  of 
the  community,  regardless  of  religious  affiliation. 


MRS.  HENRY  SCHNELL,  of  Schnellville,  Ind.,  is  a  native  of 
Hinfald,  Germany, ~was  born  April  22,  1829,  and  is  the  sec- 
ond in  a  family  of  two  sons  and  three  daughters  born  to  Andrew 
and  Barbara  Hilbert,  of  which  family,  however,  there  is  but  one, 
beside  herself,  still  living. 

Mrs.  Schnell  was  confirmed  in  the  Catholic  faith  at  the  age  of 
twelve  years,  and  in  1852  sailed  from  Bremen  for  the  United 
States.  After  a  voyage  of  three  months'  duration,  she  landed  in 
New  Orleans,  whence  she  came  to  the  vicinity  of  Celestine,  Dubois 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

county,  Ind.,  and  June  24,  1852,  was  united  in  marriage  with 
Henry  Schnell,  which  union  was  blessed  with  six  sons  and  six 
daughters,  of  whom  six  still  survive,  viz:  Catherine,  who  was  con- 
firmed at  the  age  of  twelve  years  and  is  now  the  wife  of  Joseph  E. 
Buchhart,  a  leading  merchant  of  Dubois  county;  Henry,  who  mar- 
ried Miss  Otillia  Schultz,  is  the  father  of  three  children,  and  is  a 
business  man  of  Crawford  county;  Peter,  a  business  man  of  Ferdi- 
nand Station  and  married  to  Miss  Oma  Ivinsler;  Joseph,  who  mar- 
ried Miss  Emma  Bender,  who,  like  himself,  was  confirmed  by 
Bishop  de  St.  Palais,  and  who  has  borne  him  one  son  and  three 
daughters — Mr.  Schnell  being  one  of  the  proprietors  of  the  flour- 
ing-mill  at  Schnellville;  Mary,  who  for  ten  years  has  been  a  nun  in 
the  convent  at  Ferdinand;  Theresa,  wife  of  George  Schaaf,  a  car- 
penter and  joiner  at  Lincoln,  Nebr. ,  and  the  mother  of  two  sons 
and  one  daughter. 

At  the  time  of  their  marriage  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Schnell  were  the 
owners  of  forty  acres  of  land  only,  which  they  were  obliged  to  grub 
and  clear,  but,  by  industry  and  frugality,  they  acquired  many  hun- 
dreds of  acres.  Mr.  Schnell  was  a  wonderfully  energetic  man  and 
farseeing.  He  was  prominent  in  all  the  affairs  of  his  township  and 
county,  was  extremely  popular,  and  was  for  eleven  years  township 
trustee,  and  also  for  many  years  township  commissioner.  He  was 
the  main  factor  in  the  founding  of  the  Catholic  church  in  Schnell- 
ville, donating  the  ten  acres  of  land  which  constituted  the  church 
grounds.  He  was  a  true  patriot  and  served  three  years  in  the 
Union  army  during  the  Civil  war,  taking  part  in  several  severe 
battles.  He  is  now  invalided  and  being  treated  at  the  Alexian 
Brothers'  hospital  at  St.  Louis. 

Mrs.  Schnell  has  a  beautiful  home  in  Schnellville,  and  still 
enjoys  the  society  of  many  friends  who  have  known  her  for  nearly 
a  half  centurj-,  and  where  she  is  honored  and  respected  by  hundreds 
of  others.  She  is  kind  and  hospitable,  is  generous  in  her  contribu- 
tions to  support  of  the  church  of  the  Sacred  Heart,  of  which  she 
has  been  so  long  a  devout  member,  but  this  is  not  alone  the  recip- 
ient of  her  bounty,  as  it  is  well  known  that  she  is  munificent  in 
her  charities,  notwithstanding  the  fact  that  she  modestly  endeavors 
to  keep  her  good  deeds  to  herself. 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

MRS.  MAGDELINA  SCHROEDER,  the  energetic  lad.v  engaged 
in  the  grocery  business  at  Aurora,  Dearborn  count}-,  Ind. ,  is 
a  daughter  of  J.  Rief,  of  Germanj-.  Her  father  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1854,  and  was  a  stonemason  by  trade,  at  which  he  worked 
many  years,  then  kept  hotel.  His  death  occurred  October  18, 
1870,  in  Lawrenceburg.  MagdeHna  was  united  in  matrimony  to 
Ernest  Schroeder  June  25,  i860,  which  union  was  blessed  with 
ten  children,  six  of  them  living,  viz:  Emma,  now  Mrs.  Ferrin,  of 
Cincinnati,  her  husband  being  a  tinner;  Henry  E.  resides  in  Cin- 
cinnati; Lena  M.,  Gertrude  E.  and  Amelia,  wife  of  Fred  Mountel, 
who  is  engaged  in  the  livery  and  undertaking  business  with  his 
father,  and  Clara  R.  The  members  of  the  family  residing  in 
Aurora  belong  to  St.  Mary's  church,  with  the  exception  of  Mr. 
Schroeder,  who  is  not  a  Catholic. 


JOHN  GERHARD  SCHWEGMAN,   postmaster  at  Richmond, 
Ind.,  was^born  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  March  25,  1843,  a  son  of 
Christian  and  Mary  Ann  (^'osg^oene)  Schwegman. 

Christian  Schwegman  was  a  native  of  Bremen  city,  province 
of  Hanover,  Germany,  was  born  in  18 12,  was  there  reared  to  man- 
hood, and  about  the  year  1840  came  to  the  United  States,  landing 
in  New  York  city  with  twenty-five  cents  in  his  pocket.  From  New 
York  he  came  west  as  far  as  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  where  he  found 
employment  as  a  gardener,  and  was  married  in  that  city  in  1841. 
He  then  engaged  in  the  grocery  trade  until  1845,  when,  on  account 
of  failing  health,  he  came  to  the  then  frontier  town  of,  Richmond, 
Ind.,  bought  forty  acres  of  land  south  of  and  adjoining  the  town, 
and  one  acre  within  the  town  limits,  on  South  Fifth  street,  where 
he  resided  until  his  death  from  cholera,  August  27.  1S49.  He  was 
one  of  the  promoters  of  Catholicity  in  Richmond,  and  donated  to 
St.  Andrew's  parish  the  old  cemetery,  south  of  town,  and  was  also 
one  of  the  church  trustees.  St.  Andrew's  congregation,  number- 
ing eleven  or  twelve  families,  at  first  worshiped  in  a  dwelling  on  South 
Fourth  street  which  still  remains  opposite  the  site  of  the  present 
St.  John's  Lutheran  church  until  1S4S,  when  the  old  St.  Andrew's 


CATHOLIC  CHURCH  OF  INDIANA. 

church-building  was  erected,  with  a  full  seating  capacit}-  for  200 
persons.  It  was  from  this  church,  before  it  had  been  completed, 
that  the  remains  of  Mr.  Schwegman  were  conveyed  to  their  last 
resting  place.  In  April,  1S60,  the  old  structure  was  demolished, 
and  the  present  house  of  worship  erected. 

To  the  marriage  of  Christian  and  Mary  Ann  Schwegman  were 
born  four  children,  viz:  John  Gerhard,  Christian  and  Henry  (both 
deceased)  and  Frank,  a  butcher  and  cold-storage  warehouse  pro- 
prietor, of  Richmond.  The  mother  of  this  family  was  called 
from  earth  in  May,  1885,  and  her  remains  were  interred,  with 
those  of  the  other  deceased  members  of  the  famil}-,  in  the  new 
cemetery,  on  Liberty  avenue,  south  of  town.  She  was  prominent 
in  church  circles,  was  a  member  of  the  Anna  society  of  St. 
Andrew,  and  died  a  devout  Catholic,  in  which  faith  she  had  reared 
all  her  children. 

John  Gerhard  Schwegman,  who  was  but  four  years  of  age 
when  brought  to  Richmond,  Ind.,  by  his  parents,  attended  St. 
Andrew's  parochial  school  until  fourteen  years  old,  and  then  worked 
in  a  brickyard  until  1S59;  he  next  clerked  in  a  grocery  store  until 
1867,  when,  under  the  firm  name  of  Korthaus  &  Schwegman,  or 
the  Peoples'  Ice  company,  he  engaged  in  the  ice  business,  in  addi- 
tion to  the  grocery  trade,  Mr.  Schwegman  attending  to  the  grocery 
and  his  parner  to  the  ice  department,  until  1872,  when  it  became 
apparent  that  the  attention  of  both  partners  was  required  in  the 
ice  trade  alone,  and  this  was  the  industry  to  which  their  time  was 
devoted  until  1893,  w'hen  the  plant  was  sold  to  the  Union  Ice 
company,  whose  business  Mr.  Schwegman  superintended  one  year, 
when  he  was  appointed,  January  8,  1894,  under  the  Cleveland 
administration,  postmaster  of  Richmond,  taking  charge  Febru- 
ary I,  1894.  His  corps  of  assistants  is  made  up  as  follows: 
Deputy,  Benjamin  F.  W'issler;  general  delivery  clerk,  Anna  Gol- 
den; stamp  clerk,  Cornelius  McDonald;  directory  clerk.  Sarah 
Moorman;  registry  clerk,  Fannie  Bergan;  mail  clerks,  Frank  \\\ 
Wilson  and  John  L.  Lott;  also  eleven  carriers  and  two  substitute 
carriers — making  thirteen  carriers  in  all. 

The  marriage  of  Mr.  Schwegman  took  place  in  Richmond, 
November   7,   1872,  to  Miss  Mary  Johannes,  who  was  born  in  Cin- 

0245) 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

cinnati,  Ohio,  in  1853,  and  this  union  has  been  blessed  with  twelve 
children,  born  in  the  following  order:  Anna,  deceased;  Edward  and 
George,  with  the  Union  Ice  company;  Lillie,  at  home;  Harry, 
deceased;  Albert,  Joseph  and  Eugene,  at  home;  Rosa,  deceased; 
Clara,  at  home;  Raymond,  deceased,  and  Marguerite.  The  family 
are  .all  members  of  St.  Andrew's  church,  of  which  Mr.  Schweg- 
man  was  for  five  years  a  trustee,  and  is  now  a  member  of  the 
Men's  society,  while  Mrs.  Schwegman  is  a  member  of  the  Anna 
society.  Mr.  Schwegman  has  always  been  a  moral  and  temperate 
man,  a  liberal  contributor  to  the  support  of  his  church,  and  a 
gentleman  of  first-class  business  talents  and  urbane  and  courteous 
deportment.  He  has  a  valuable  residence  within  the  city  limits, 
his  home  is  always  bright  and  cheerful,  and  his  domestic  relations 
are  of  the  most  pleasant  description.  He  is  popular  with  the 
democratic  party  and  is  also  a  favorite  with  the  general  public, 
who  fully  appreciate  his  efforts  to  please,  in  the  administration  of 
his  present  responsible  official  duties. 


PROF.  DANIEL  SCHWEGEL,  at  the  Holy  Family  school,  of 
Oldenburg,  is  one  of  four  children  born  to  Daniel  and  Cather- 
ine (Gies)  Schwegel,  both  deceased.  Daniel  Schwegel,  the  sub- 
ject, was  born  March  27,  1852,  in  Germany,  and  came  to  the 
United  States  iA  1872,  landing  in  New  York  December  17.  He 
began  teaching  on  his  arrival  in  Ohio  in  1873,  and  continued  until 
1874.  He  then  took  charge  of  the  Catholic  schools  at  East 
Saginaw,  Mich.,  and  was  there  until  1875;  was  then  in  Nebraska 
for  three  years;  in  Miltensburg,  Ohio,  for  one  year;  two  years  at 
North  Madison,  Ind. ;  at  St.  Michael,  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  for  one 
year;  then  for  six  years  at  St.  Mary's  of  the  Rock;  then  for  five 
years  had  charge  of  the  German  department  of  St.  John,  the  Evan- 
gelist, Delphos,  Ohio;  then  assumed  his  present  charge  in  July, 
1893,  and  has  about  forty  or  fifty  pupils  in  two  high  grades. 

Prof.  Schwegel  was  married  January  8,  1878,  to  Miss  Cather- 
ine Becker,  a  daughter  of  John  Becker,  of  Cedar  county,  Nebr. ; 
they  have  si.\  children,  viz:   Charles,  Frank,  .\nna,    Lizzie,  August 

("1246)" 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

and  Katie,  all  reared  in  the  Catholic  faith.  Prof.  Schwegel  is  a 
member  of  the  C.  K.  A.  and  C.  K.  O.,  and  in  politics  is  a  demo- 
crat. He  is  recognized  as  a  talented  educator  and  has  made 
many  friends  since  he  came  to  Oldenburg,  irrespective  of  creed  or 
nationality. 


ELLIS  SEARLES,  a  rising  young  attorney  of  Huntington, 
Huntington  county,  Ind.,  is  the  second  eldest  child  of  Dr. 
Joseph  D.  and  Lucinda  (Ruggles)  Searles,  and  was  born  in  this 
county  August  i,  1866. 

Dr.  Joseph  D.  Searles,  a  native  of  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  came  to 
Huntington  county,  Ind.,  in  1853,  and  has  here  been  engaged  in 
the  practice  of  medicine  up  to  the  present  time.  Here,  also,  he 
married  Miss  Ruggles,  a  native  of  this  county,  and  to  this  marriage 
were  born  six  children — the  mother  passing  away  in  October,  1893. 

Ellis  Searles  attended  the  public  schools  of  Huntington  until 
twelve  years  of  age,  and  then  began  an  apprenticeship  at  printing 
in  the  offtce  of  the  Lime  City  News,  at  Huntington,  served  two 
years,  then  changed  to  the  office  of  the  Huntington  Democrat, 
where  he  worked  four  years,  adding,  continuously,  to  his  knowledge 
of  the  typographical  art,  and  he  proved  to  be  no  "blacksmith." 
He  then  went  to  Fort  Wayne,  where  he  opened  a  job  office  on  Har- 
rison street,  which  he  sold  out  in  1888  and  returned  to  Huntington, 
where  he  was  employed  until  February,  1891,  in  reportorial  work 
on  the  Democrat,  when  he  accepted  the  position  of  city  editor  of  the 
Indianapolis  Sun,  which  position  he  held  two  years,  and  then  again 
came  back  to  Huntington  and  established  the  Sunday  Morning 
News,  which  he  sold  in  July,  1895.  For  a  year  thereafter  he  was 
city  editor  of  the  Fort  Wayne  SentineJ,  and  then  once  again 
returned  to  Huntington,  as  editor  of  the  Morning  News — which 
journal  was  later  consolidated  with  the  Democrat — which  position 
he  retained  until  November,  1897.  During  these  years  of  journal- 
istic labor,  however,  Mr.  Searles  had  been  an  assiduous  student  of 
law,  and  in  June,  1897,  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  the  Huntington 
circuit  court,  and  the  practice  of  law  has  since  been  his  chosen  as 
well  as  remunerating  profession. 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

The  marriage  of  Mr.  Searles  too!:  place  January  24,  1891,  to 
Miss  Nellie  Goring,  who  was  born  in  Logansport,.  Ind.,  March  15, 
1870,  a  daughter  of  John  and  Elizabeth  (Pottme3-en  Goring,  the 
result  of  the  union  being  two  bright  children — Paul  and  Elizabeth. 
The  family  are  members  of  St.  Mary's  congregation  at  Huntington, 
Mr.  Searles  having  been  converted  to  the  Catholic  faith  in  his  adult 
years,  and  having  been  baptized  by  Rev.  F.  H.  Gavisk,  of  St. 
John's  church,  Indianapolis,  Februarj'  6,  1891.  Mr.  Searles  is 
making  as  equally  good  progress  in  the  legal  as  he  did  in  the  jour- 
nalistic profession,  and  stands  very  high  in  the  esteem  of  the  public. 
He  has  a  a  very  pleasant  home  at  No.  33  Roche  street,  and  his 
law  office  is  at  No.  4  East  Market  street.  Mr.  Searles  is  a  member 
of  St.  George's  council.  No.  87,  Catholic  Benevolent  legion,  and 
for  several  years  he  has  been  captain  of  St.  George's  commandery, 
No.  150,  Knights  of  St.  John. 


THOMAS  SEARS,  deceased,  was  one  of  the  earlier  Catholics 
who  have  performed  their  duties  well,  and  have,  as  it  is 
expressed  in  ecclesiastical  language,  gone  to  their  reward.  Mr. 
Sears  was  a  native  of  Ireland,  and  when  he  was  a  small  child 
was  brought  to  the  United  States  by  his  parents.  Soon  after 
arriving  in  the  city  of  New  York  the  mother  died,  and  the  father, 
thus  bereft  of  his  best  companion,  soon  brought  the  remainder  of 
his  family  to  Indianapolis,  where  he  placed  his  children  in  various 
families  to  be  reared  and  educated.  Thomas,  the  subject  of  this 
sketch,  and  a  sister,  went  to  live  with  a  family  in  Greencastle,  and 
there  he  grew  to  manhood,  when  he  returned  to  Indianapolis  and 
engaged  with  the  Panhandle  Railway  company,  and  after  being  in 
the  service  of  this  company  for  some  time,  transferred  his  services 
to  the  Vandalia  Railway  company,  with  which  company  he  con- 
tinued until  his  death,  which  occurred  July  22,  1881.  For  a  num- 
ber of  years  he  occupied  the  position  of  yardmaster,  was  always 
known  as  a  straightforward  and  honest  man,  and  a  faithful,  con- 
sistent member  of  the  Catholic  church. 

Soon  after  becoming  a  resident  of  Indianapolis  Mr.  Sears  was 

■0248)" 


REV.    H.  J.   SEIBERTZ 

iDECEASED., 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    (iF    INDIANA. 

married  in  St.  John's  church,  bj-  Rev.  Father  Bessonies,  to  Miss 
Bridget  O'Donald,  who  now  resides  with  her  children  at  No,  8ii 
Fletcher  avenue.  Mrs.  Sears  was  born  in  Ireland  and  came  to 
the  United  States  with  a  sister,  who  died  many  years  ago  at 
LaFayette,  Ind.  Mrs.  Sears  and  another  sister,  Mrs.  Rice,  are 
the  only  living  representatives  of  the  family  in  the  United  States 
as  far  as  known,  as  still  another  sister  went  to  California  many 
years  ago  and  is  supposed  to  be  deceased. 

^Ir.  and  Mrs.  Sears  were  blessed  with  a  family  of  eight  chil- 
dren, four  of  whom  are  still  living,  viz:  William,  George,  Cora 
and  John.  The  two  elder  sons  are  in  the  employ  of  the  Vandalia 
Railway  company,  with  which  their  father  was  so  long  connected. 
John,  the  youngest  son,  is  engaged  as  collector  for  a  large  business 
house.  All  the  children  live  with  their  mother.  Of  the  deceased 
four,  Nora,  who  married  James  Considine,  who  died  September 
30,  1892,  leaving  two  sons.  Mr.  Considine  died  many  years  before 
the  death  of  his  wife.  Joseph  died  at  home  March  6,  1896,  when 
nineteen  years  of  age,  and  two  others  died  in  infancy.  Mrs.  Sears 
and  her  family  at  the  present  time  reside  in  St.  Patrick's  parish,  of 
which  they  are  consistent  and  active  members,  though  they  for- 
merly resided  in  the  parish  of  St.  John. 


REV.  HENRY  J.  SEIBERTZ,  the  recently  deceased  pastor  of 
St.  Andrew's  church,  of  Richmond,  Ind. ,  was  born  at  Ocken- 
fels,  Rhine  province,  Germany,  January  20,  1841,  and  was  edu- 
cated in  the  classics  and  philosophy  in  his  native  country.  June 
20,  1862,  he  arrived  in  America,  and  continued  his  studies  at 
Mount  St.  Mary's,  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  He  was  ordained  at  Vin- 
cennes  by  Bishop  de  St.  Palais,  as  follows:  Tonsure  and  minor 
orders  June  29,  subdeacon  December  8,  deacon  December  17,  and 
priest  December  21,  1864.  His  first  charge  was  that  of  assistant 
at  St.  Mary's,  Madison,  Ind.,  then  St.  Magdalen,  where  he  built  a 
school-house.  He  also  built  a  church  near  what  is  now  known  as 
China  P.  O.,  in  Jefferson  county.  He  was  next  transferred  to 
Dover  and  Yorkville,  Ind.,  and  at  Dover  built  a  church,  and  built 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

a  school-house  at  Yorkville,  and  labored  arduously  until  appointed 
to  succeed  Rev.  Ferdinand  Hundt,  as  pastor  of  St.  Andrew's  church 
at  Richmond,  in  August,  1S77.  Here,  in  1S78,  he  built  an  addi- 
tion to  the  school-house;  in  1886  he  erected  a  parsonage;  in  1887 
and  1888  frescoed  the  church,  erected  a  high  altar  and  later  pro- 
vided a  new  communion  railing,  pews  and  organ,  and  faithfully 
performed  his  duties  as  pastor  until  stricken  with  paralysis,  in  the 
midst  of  his  pious  labors,  from  the  effects  of  which  he  expired,  in 
hospital,  in  Cincinnati,  January  22,  1898.  His  mortal  remains 
were  interred  at  Richmond,  and  his  funeral  was  attended  by  many 
of  his  sorrowing  parishioners,  and  by  several  clergymen  from  dif- 
ferent parts  of  the  state.  The  ceremonies  were  conducted  by 
Right  Rev.  Francis  S.  Chatard,  bishop  of  Vincennes,  assisted  by 
several  of  the  visiting  clerg\-men,  were  the  most  imposing  and 
extensive  of  any  heretofore  held  in  Richmond,  and  it  may  truly  be 
said  that  but  few  priests  in  Indiana  were  more  sincerely  honored 
than  Rev.  Henry  J.  Seibertz. 


EDWARD  WILLIAM  SIEFERT,  a  native  of  Shelbyville.  Ind., 
was  born  February  17,  1875,  a  son  of  Jacob  and  Mary  (Fisse) 
Siefert,  and,  with  the  exception  of  a  few  months'  absence,  Shelby- 
ville has  always  been  his  home.  He  attended  the  parochial  school 
here  until  thirteen  years  old,  and  then  at  the  age  of  fifteen  found 
employment  in  a  hub  and  spoke,  or  bent  wood  factory,  where  he 
remained  a  year  and  a  half,  and  then  worked  in  a  furniture  factory 
for  a  short  time;  he  next  held  a  position  as  clerk  for  two  years, 
following  which  he  went  to  Indianapolis,  where  he  was  employed 
in  a  hotel  for  nine  months. 

Returning  to  Shelbyville  after  this  brief  absence,  Mr.  Siefert 
acted  as  clerk  in  a  bakery  until  March  8,  1897,  when  he  opened  a 
bicycle  salesroom  and  repair  shop,  and  carries  a  good  stock  of 
wheels,  many  of  which  he  rents  out.  He  is  well  equipped  for 
repair  work,  and  his  experience  in  bent-wood  work  well  qualifies 
him  for  handling  bikes  and  for  repairing  them.  He  is  polite  and 
accommodating  and  knows  how  to  please  his  patrons,  and  that  he 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

does  this  is  proven  by  his  constantly  increasing  trade.  He  makes 
his  home  with  his  brother,  Frank  Siefert,  and  both  are  true  Cath- 
olics and  members  of  St.  Joseph  congregation,  to  the  support  of 
which  they  generously  contribute  of  their  means.  Edward  W.  is 
also  a  Knight  of  St.  John,  and  in  politics  is  a  democrat.  He  is 
very  popular  with  the  younger  portion  of  the  population  of  Shelby- 
ville,  and  his  steady-going  habits  have  won  for  him  the  respect  of 
all  his  elders. 


REV.  J.  B.  H.  SEEPE,  present  pastor  of  St.  Mary's  German 
church  at  Madison,  Jefferson  county,  Ind.,  was  appointed  by 
Bishop  Chatard  April  22,  1881,  and  took  charge  on  May  5.  He 
was  born  at  Bersenbruch,  Hanover,  August  4,  1830,  and  emigrated 
to  this  country  August  15,  1836.  He  was  ordained  by  Bishop  de 
St.  Palais  at  Vincennes  as  follows:  Tonsure,  April  15,  1858; 
minor  orders,  November  21;  subdeacon,  November  30;  deacon, 
December  3;  priest,  December  8,  1859.  His  missions  were:  Rich- 
mond, where  he  built  St.  Andrew's  church  and  school,  1859  to 
1868;  St.  James,  Gibson  county,  1868  to  1875;  St.  Nicholas, 
Ripley  county,  1875  ^°  1876;  and  Connersville,  1876  to  i88r, 
when  he  was  appointed  to  St.  Mary's. 


JOHN  P.  SENEFELD,  an  ardent  member  of  St.  Patrick's 
church  and  residing  at  No.  1705  Fletcher  avenue,  Indianapolis, 
was  born  in  Brookville,  Franklin  county,  Ind.,  in  1848,  and  is 
a  son  of  John  and  Eva  Senefeld,  the  former  of  whom  was  born  in 
Germany  in  November,  1826,  and  is  still  living  in  Brookville,  but 
the  latter  of  whom  is  deceased.  Of  the  eight  children  born  to 
these  parents  John  P.  is  the  eldest,  the  remaining  seven  having 
been  born  in  the  following  order:  Mary,  Eva,  Theressa,  Michael, 
Barbara,  Rev.  Joseph  Thomas  (pastor  of  St.  Michael's  church, 
Bradford,  Harrison  county,  Ind.)  and  Charles. 

John  P.  Senefeld  was  reared  to    manhood  and  educated  in  his 
native  village,  and    there  married  Miss   Catherine   Ryan,  daughter 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

of  Patrick  and  Mary  Ryan,  the  former  a  native  of  county  Limerick, 
and  the  latter  of  count}'  Clare,  Ireland,  but  now  deceased.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Ryan  were  among  the  early  Catholic  settlers  of  Franklin 
county,  Ind.,  and  their  children  were  six  in  number,  born  in  the 
foflowing  order:  Catherine,  Thomas,  Daniel,  Edward,  Anna  and 
Mary.  Of  these,  Catherine  is  now  Mrs.  Senefeld  and  Marj^  is  Mrs. 
Callahan,  and  both  reside  in  Indianapolis.  The  second-born  child, 
Thomas,  died  at  the  age  of  twenty- four  years.  The  marriage  of 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Senefeld  has  been  blessed  with  three  children — Irene, 
Albert  and  May,- the  eldest  two  of  whom  were  born  in  Brookville, 
and  the  latter  in  Indianapolis  The  family  are  devout  members  of 
St.  Patrick's  congregation,  contribute  feeely  to  the  support  of  the 
church,  and  are  among  the  most  respectedresidents  of  their  parish. 
Mr.  Senefeld  is  a  salesman  in  a  hardware  store,  a  position  he  has 
held  many  years,  his  ability,  diligence  and  devotion  to  the  interests 
of  his  employers  forming  the  tenure  by  which  he  has  so  long 
retained  his  situation. 


JOHN  A.  SERMERSHEIM,  Jasper,  dealer  in  clothing,  boots, 
shoes,  hats  and  caps,  is  a  son  of  Joseph  and  Mary  A.  (Hurst) 
Sermersheim.  Our  subject  was  born  in  Dubois  county,  city  of 
Jasper,  on  February  19,  1857,  attended  the  common  schools,  and 
at  the  age  of  nineteen  began  clerking  for  his  father,  who  died  June 
I,  1876,  at  Evansville.  John  A.,  the  subject,  continued  the  store, 
and  in  1889  bought  out  his  mother's  interest,  formed  a  partnership 
with  August  Sonderman  and  continued  until  August,  1892.  At 
this  time  a  change  was  made,  and  Mr.  Sermersheim  went  into 
business  by  himself.  He  was  married  on  the  14th  of  October. 
1877,  to  Miss  Mar}'  A.  K.  Berger,  of  Louisville,  Ky.,  and  they 
have  eight  children,  viz:  Mary  F.,  Anthony  J.,  Alphonso  J., 
Aloysius  J.,  Augusta  H.,  Olivia  P.,  Herbert  B.  and  Bernard  G. 
The  family  are  devout  members  of  the  St.  Joseph  church,  to  the 
support  of  which  they  liberally  contribute  of  their  means. 

Socially  Mr.  Sermersheim  is  a  member  of  the  council,  Y.  M. 
I.,  and  is  its  treasurer.  Politically  he  is  a  democrat,  and  cast  his 
first  presidential  vote   for  Gen.    W.    S.    Hancock.      His   place  of 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 


business  is  a  beautiful  brick  and  stone,  loox  25  feet  in  the  ground 
plan.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Sermersheim  were  confirmed  by  Bishop 
Chatard.  Mrs.  Sermersheim  was  a  member  of  the  choir  of  St. 
Joseph's  church  for  twenty-six  years — longer  than  any  member 
who  ever  sang  in  this  body — having  joined  the  choir  at  the  age 
of  twelve. 


JACOB  H.  SENG,  one  of  the  leading  laity  of  St.  Peter's  parish 
and  the  foremost  merchant  of  Celestine,  is  a  native  of  Dubois 
county,  Ind.,  was  born  November  5,  1849,  and  is  the  eldest  of  the 
twelve  children — seven  sons  and  five  daughters — that  have  blessed 
the  marriage  of  Louis  and  Elizabeth  (Huffman)  Seng,  natives  of 
Germany,  but  who  came  to  America  while  still  young.  Of  this 
family  the  mother,  at  the  age  of  seventy-two  years,  and  seven  of 
the  children  are  yet  living,  and  all  reside  in  Dubois  county,  with 
the  exception  of  one  daughter,  whose  home  is  in  Wabasha, 
Minnesota. 

Jacob  H.  Seng  was  educated  in  an  old-fashioned  log  school- 
house  and  was  confirmed  by  Bishop  de  St.  Palais  in  the  old  log 
church  that  was  erected  in  1844.  In  early  manhood  he  learned 
blacksmithing,  which  trade  he  followed  twelve  years,  but  later 
relinquished  it  for  merchandizing.  In  the  meantime,  he  was  united 
in  marriage.  May  5,  1874,  at  Celestine,  by  Rev.  Father  Bruning, 
to  Miss  Elizabeth  Buchart,  who  was  born  October  13,  1852,  and 
was  confirmed  by  Bishop  de  St.  Palais  at  the  age  of  thirteen  years. 
This  marriage  has  been  blessed  with  three  sons  and  four  daughters 
born  in  the  following  order:  Katie  M.,  who  was  confirmed  at  the 
age  of  fourteen  by  Bishop  Chatard,  has  received  a  good  common- 
school  and  musical  education,  and  is  a  member  of  St.  Rosa  sodality 
of  St.  Peter's  parish;  John  L. ,  who  was  confirmed  at  fourteen 
years  of  age;  Frank  J.,  who  was  confirmed  at  sixteen,  was  educated 
at  Jasper  college,  and  is  now  an  assistant  to  his  father  in  business; 
Henry  J.,  Alice  R. ,  Lorena  C.  and  Minna  IM. 

In  1874,  Mr.  Seng  opened  a  blacksmith's  shop  in  Celestine, 
which  he  successfully  conducted  until  February,  1879,  on  the  loth 
day  of  which  month  he  opened  a  general  store,  with  a  somewhat 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

limited  capital,  bat  he  was  attentive  to  his  business,  polite  and 
obliging  to  his  partons,  sagacious  in  the  use  of  his  income,  and 
strictly  honest  in  his  dealings,  the  consequence  being  that  he  is  now 
one  of  the  wealthy  men  of  Celestine.  He  owns  his  store-building, 
which  is  90  X  24  feet  in  drmensions,  and  which  is  supplied  with  a 
heavy  stock  of  dry  goods,  hats,  caps,  boots,  shoes,  queensware, 
groceries,  tobacco,  cigars,  and  the  innumerable  minor  articles 
usually  carried  in  a  first-class  general  store;  he  has  also  a  large 
hall,  60x40  feet,  for  balls,  concerts,  etc.;  a  bowling  alley,  Sox  16 
feet;  a  handsome  residence,  which  was  erected  in  1 881;  about 
twenty-two  fine  building  lots  in  the  village,  and  several  barns  and 
structures  of  the  same  class;  also  a  fine  orchard,  containing  170 
trees,  bearing  the  choicest  of  apples,  peaches,  pears,  etc.,  and  a 
two-acre  tract  north  of  his  residence  — the  major  part  of  this 
property  having  been  acquired  since  his  marriage. 

In  politics  Mr.  Seng  is  democrat  and  cast  his  first  presidential 
vote  for  Horace  Greeley.  He  takes  much  interest  in  the  local 
affairs  of  his  party,  with  which  he  is  very  popular,  and  in  1884 
was  elected  trustee  of  Hall  township,  giving  such  satisfation  that  he 
was  re-elected  in  1886,  thus  serving  two  terms.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Seng  stand  very  high  in  society  circles,  and  as  members  of  St. 
Peter's  church  are  extremely  liberal  in  promoting  the  good  work 
of  the  church,  of  which  they  are  classed  among  the  most  prominent 
and  useful  members. 


MARTIN  SERMERSHEIM,  a  thrifty  farmer  of  Ireland  parish, 
Dubois  county,  Ind.,  and  a  leading  member  of  St.  Joseph's 
church,  was  born  here  January  26,  1861,  the  second  of  the  eleven 
children — six  sons  and  five  daughters —  born  to  Edward  and  Kath- 
arine (Freitch)  Sermersheim,  all  of  whom  were  confirmed  by  Bishop 
Chatard,  with  the  exception  of  one  daughter — Sister  Mary,  a  nun 
in  the  coftvent  at   Ferdinand. 

Edward  Sermersheim,  a  native  of  German}-,  was  brought  to 
America  at  the  age  of  seven  years,  and  was  reared  to  farming  in 
Dubois  county.  He  was  educated  in  the  common  schools,  is  a 
strict  Catholic,  in  which  faith  he  has  reared  his  children,  and  in 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

politics  is  a  stanch  democrat.  Mrs.  Katharine  Sermersheim  is  also 
a  native  of  Germany,  but  was  a  child  when  brought  to  America  by 
her  parents.  Mr.  Sermersheim  is  now  sixty-five  years  of  age,  his 
wife  is  fifty-seven,  and  both  are  held  in  the  highest  esteem  by  the 
community  with  whom  they  have  passed  so  many  years  of  their 
useful  life. 

Martin  Sermersheim  received  a  good  common-school  educa- 
tion and  was  reared  to  manhood  on  his  father's  farm  in  Dubois 
county.  He  was  first  married  to  Miss  Theresa  Dischinger,  by  Rev. 
Father  Fidelis,  at  Jasper,  November  9,  1886,  and  to  this  union 
were  born  three  children,  all  now  deceased.  Mrs.  Theresa  Ser- 
mersheim passed  away  in  the  Catholic  farth  July  6,  1890,  and  for 
his  second  wife  Mr.  Sermersheim  chose  Miss  Mary  Hurst,  daughter 
of  Edward  and  Paulina  Hurst.  She  was  confirmed  in  the  Catholic 
faith  at  the  age  of  thirteen  years  by  Bishop  Chatard,  and  was 
educated  in  the  common  schools.  She  was  joined  in  wedlock  to 
Mr.  Sermersheim,  at  Ireland,  by  the  Rev.  Father  Dominic,  April 
28,  1 89 1,  and  this  marriage  has  been  blessed  with  four  children, 
'viz:  Frank  D.,  Robert,  Celia  and  Rosa. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Sermersheim  lead  a  consistent  life  in  the  Catholic 
faith  and  are  liberal  in  their  contribution  to  the  support  of  the 
church  at  Ireland,  of  which  Mr.  Sermersheim  was  a  trustee  for  two 
years.  They  own  a  fine  farm  of  105  acres  within  a  mile  of  Ire- 
land, occupy  a  comfortable  and  substantial  dwelling,  and  are 
mdustrious  and  prosperous.  In  politics  Mr.  Sermersheim  is  a 
democrat,  and  cast  his  first  presidential  vote  for  Grover  Cleveland, 
but,  although  ardent  in  the  support  of  his  party,  he  has  never 
sought  official  position.  He  and  family  are  classed  among  the 
most  respectable  residents  of  Ireland  parish  and  enjoy  the  unalloyed 
esteem  of  all  their  neighbors. 


1  V  1  street,  Indianapolis,  was  born  in  Ireland,  and  when  she  was 
a  child  of  but  four  years  came  with  her  parents  to  the  United 
.States.      Her  parents   were   James    and  Julia  Barry,  her  mother's 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONOREGATIONS, 

maiden  name  having  been  Higgins.  Upon  arriving  in  this  country 
the  family  first  settled  in  Delaware,  Ohio,  and  three  years  later 
removed  to  a  farm  near  that  place,  where  they  passed  the 
remainder  of  their  lives.  Of  the  several  children  born  to  them, 
Mrs.  Sexton  is  the  only  one  that  arrived  at  mature  years.  She 
married  John  Sexton,  a  native  of  Ireland,  like  herself,  who  died  at 
their  home,  in  the  state  of  Ohio,  in  1875.  At  his  death  he  left 
his  wife  and  four  children,  three  of  whom  are  living,  viz:  James,  a 
resident  of  Chicago;  Thomas,  living  at  home  with  his  mother,  and 
Mary  A.  There  was  also  a  son,  John,  who  died  when  in  his  twen- 
ty-sixth year. 

Mrs.  Sexton  is  a  most  worthy  Catholic  woman,  and  lives  in 
accordance  with  the  teachings  of  the  church  as  nearly  as  is  prac- 
ticable, and  is  bringing  up  her  children  in  a  proper  course  of  life. 
In  this  she  is  not  only  setting  them,  but  all  who  may  become 
cognizant  of  her  conduct,  a  most  worthy  example,  and  deserves  great 
credit  for  her  fortitude  and  hopefulness  in  times  of  difficulty  and 
trial. 


P' 


(ETER  SEXTON,  a  resident  of  Indianapolis,  was  born  in 
1  county  Clare,  Ireland,  where  he  was  reared  to  maturity,  but 
was  still  a  young  man  when  he  came  to  America.  For  some  years 
he  resided  in  Painesville,  Lake  county,  Ohio,  but  visited  other 
parts  of  the  countr}'  before  settling  in  Indianapolis.  April  28, 
1878,  he  was  united  in  marriage,  in  this  city,  at  St.  Patrick's 
church,  by  Rev.  Father  Fitzpatrick,  with  Miss  Mary  O'Neal,  and 
this  happy  union  has  been  blessed  with  five  sons  and  four  daugh- 
ters, viz:  Timothy  P.,  Michael  F. ,  KateR.,  Thomas  G.,  Mary  C, 
Edward  J.,  Nellie  A.,  Bridget  L.  and  Peter  L. 

Peter  Sexton  and  his  three  brothers,  Patrick,  Michael  and 
Timothy,  were  the  only  members  of  the  Sexton  family  to  come  to 
America,  and  of  these  Michael  returned  to  his  native  land,  while 
Timothy,  when  last  heard  from,  was  in  the  semi-torrid  zone  of  New 
Mexico,  and  Patrick  in  Mandan,  N.  Dak.  Peter,  however,  has 
been  content  to  remain  in  the  temperate  climate  of  Indianapolis, 
where  he  is  employed  by  the  Panhandle  R.  R.  Co.      He  has  been 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

a  resident  of  St.  Patrick's  parish  for  many  years,  and  he  and 
family  are  among  the  most  respected  of  the  large  Catholic  popula- 
tion of  the  parish  mentioned.  He  is  faithful  in  attending  to  his 
religious  duties,  and  all  his  family  tread  in  his  footsteps  in  this 
commendable  practice.  A  democrat  in  politics,  his  vote  is  punctu- 
ally deposited  each  election  day  in  support  of  his  party.  He  is 
liberal  in  his  contributions  toward  the  support  of  the  church,  is 
surrounded  by  his  happy  family  in  his  pleasant  home,  No.  1625 
Hoyt  avenue,  and  is  altogether  a  highly  respected  citizen. 


THEEDY  SHANNON.— The  family  of  this  gentleman  are 
among  the  prominent  Catholics  of  St.  Patrick's  parish,  Indi- 
anapolis, having  lived  herein  for  more  than  twenty  years.  Mr. 
Shannon  is  usually  called  Timothy,  or  Tim,  Shannon,  though  the 
name,  Theedy,  was  given  him  at  the  time  of  his  christening.  The 
homeofMr.  Shannon  is  at  No.  1804  Prospect  street.  Heisanative 
of  county  Clare,  Ireland,  having  been  born  in  the  parish  of  Miltown- 
molby,  August  15,  1844.  He  is  a  son  of  Patrick  and  Margaret 
(Creghan)  Shannon,  who  were  the  parents  of  nine  children,  five 
sons  and  four  daughters,  that  grew  to  manhood  and  womanhood. 
Of  these  nine  children,  Theedy,  Michael  and  Mary  were  all  that 
came  to  the  United  States.  Michael  is  a  resident  of,  Johnson 
county,  Ind.,  and  Mary  died  several  years  ago  in  Illinois,  leaving  a 
family. 

Theedy  Shannon  was  twenty-eight  years  of  age  upon  com- 
ing to  this  country  in  1873.  Landing  in  Boston,  Mass.,  in  April, 
he  remained  there  until  December,  then  removed  to  Acton, 
Ind.,  where  he  lived  for  some  time,  and  finally  settled  in  Indian- 
apolis, where  he  has  since  resided.  Soon  after  reaching  Indianap- 
olis, he  entered  the  employ  of  the  C. ,  C. ,  C.  &  St.  L.  Railway 
company,  and  has  been  in  their  employ  continuously  ever  since,  a 
fact  which  is  indicative  of  conscientious  attention  to  duty  and  a 
faithful  performance  of  the  work  given  him  to  do. 

Mr.  Shannon  was  married  in  St.  Patrick's  church,  Indianap- 
olis, in  April,  1S75,  to   Miss  Honora  Fitzpatrick,  a   native  of  Ire- 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

land  and  a  daughter  of  John  and  Mary  Fitzpatrick,  the  maiden 
name  of  the  latter  having  been  Creghan.  John  Fitzpatrick  died 
when  Honora  was  but  a  child,  and  his  widow  married  again,  but 
never  came  to  the  United  States.  Mrs.  Shannon  was  a  member  of  a 
family  of  seven  children  that  grew  to  mature  years,  and  all  of  the 
seven  came  to  this  country,  Mrs.  Shannon's  residence  in  Indian- 
apolis beginning  in  1871,  the  same  year  in  which  she  came  to  this 
country. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Shannon  have  two  children,  a  son  and  daughter, 
viz:  Michael  and  Maggie,  and  the  family  are  looked  upon  as  one 
of  the  reliable  and  consistent  Catholic  families"  of  the  parish  in 
which  they  reside,  faithful  in  their  church  obligations  and  true  to 
all  principles  that  should  govern  men  and  women  in  their  social 
and  political  relations. 


REV.  JOHN  H.  BATHE,  recently  pastor  of  St.  Bernard's 
church  at  Wabash,  Ind.,  was  born  in  the  province  of  West- 
phalia, Germany,  May  20,  1854,  a  son  of  John  H.  and  Theresia 
(Sandbote)  Bathe,  and  attended  the  parochial  school  of  his  district 
until  thirteen  years  of  age.  He  was  subsequently  prepared  in  a 
higher  course  by  private  tuition,  and  in  1870  entered  Paderborn 
gymnasium,  where  he  finished  his  studies  of  the  classics  in  1872. 
He  then  passed  a  year  at.  the  Diocesan  academy  in  the  study  of 
philosophy  and  theology,  and  next  attended  the  Royal  academy 
at  Muenster  for  a  year  and  a  half.  In  the  spring  of  1875  he  came 
to  America  and  finished  his  theological  studies  at  St.  Francis 
seminary,  Milwaukee,  Wis.,  was  ordained  priest  at  Fort  Wayne, 
Jnd.,  by  Bishop  Dwenger,  February  16,  1877,  and  was  first 
assigned  to  the  pastorate  at  Schererville,  Lake  county,  where  he 
held  charge  until  August,  and  then  officiated  at  Klaasville  until 
December  30,  1881,  when  he  was  placed  in  charge  of  St.  Bernard's 
congregation  at  Wabash,  where  he  did  good,  faithful  and  zealous 
work  until  May  16,  1898,  when  he  was  transferred  to  the  very 
responsible  pastorate  of  St.  Paul's,  Valparaiso,  Porter  county.  On 
account  of  poor  health,  however,  he  was  obliged  to  resign  this  new 

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CATHOLIC  CHURCH  OF  INDIANA. 


charge  (at  Valparaiso),  and  was  appointed  secretary  of  the  right 
reverend  bishop,  and  chancellor  of  the  diocese,  September  i6, 
1898. 


JOHN  JOHNSON,  deceased,  was  a  native  of  Mitchelltown. 
county  Cork,  Ireland,  and  when  about  nine  years  of  age  was 
brought  to  America  by  his  father,  also  named  John,  who  settled  in 
Burlington,  Vt.,  where  he  was  employed  as  a  bookkeeper,  and 
where  he  died,  leaving  a  family  of  seven  sons  and  one  daughter. 
John  Johnson,  the  subject,  learned  the  trade  of  machinist,  for 
some  years  acted  as  engineer  on  a  steamboat  on  Lake  Champlain, 
and  was  a  man  of  great  physical  strength  and  moral  courage,  as 
the  following  incident  will  illustrate:  When  the  Vermont  Central 
railway  was  being  constructed,  there  were  many  Irishmen  employed 
on  the  work,  and  during  a  certain  local  spring  election,  on  the  17th 
day  of  March  (St.  Patrick's  birthday),  the  whigs  hanged  the  saint 
in  effigy,  which  act  aroused  the  ire  of  the  Irish  Catholics,  and  they 
made  an  attempt  to  hew  down  the  staff  on  which  the  effigy  was 
suspended,  but  the  sheriff  stepped  forward  with  a  loaded  gun  and 
threatened  to  shoot  the  first  man  that  approached  the  staff. 
Nevertheless  Mr.  Johnson  seized  an  ax,  walked  up  to  the  flag-staff, 
and,  remarking  to  the  sheriff:  "If  you  shoot,  be  sure  you  don't 
miss  me,  as  I  will  not  miss  you  with  this  ax,"  and  proceeded  to 
demolish  the  obnoxious  pole. 

In  June,  1851,  Mr.  Johnson  came  to  Indiana  to  superintend 
some  hoisting  machinery  at  the  building  of  the  White  river  bridge, 
and  later  was  employed  in  running  stationary  engines,  and  still 
later  engaged  in  quarrying  stone.  In  1878  he  entered  the  fruit 
and  confectionery  trade  at  Bedford,  in  which  he  continued  until  his 
death,  which  occurred  February  27,  1892,  at  his  residence  'on  the 
corner  of  J  and  Seventeenth  streets.  The  first  mass  read  in  Bedford 
was  at  his  residence,  and  his  contributions  to  the  support  of  the 
Catholic  church  were  ever  most  liberal.  His  wife  was  also  a  very 
devout  Catholic,  and  was  suddenly  called  away  in  the  faith,  Janu- 
ary 29,  1897,  having  been  sick  but  twenty  minutes.  They  were 
the  parents  of  thirteen  children,  of  whom  two  sons  and  five  daugh- 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

ters  only  reached  years  of  maturity,  viz:  John,  Jr.,  journalist,  of 
Bedford;  Maggie,  wife  of  John  Torphey;  Ellen,  Katie,  Mary, 
Rose,  and  Francis  X.,  manager  of  the  opera  house. 


JOHN  JOHNSON,  Jr.,  proprietor  and  editor  of  the  Democrat, 
and  also  postmaster  of  Bedford,  was  born  in  Burlington,  Vt., 
September  i8,  1850,  a  son  of  John  Johnson  (deceased),  whose 
biograph,y  is  given  above,  and  his  wife,  Catherine  (Murphy)  John- 
son, and  has  lived  in  Bedford  since  infancy. 

Mr.  Johnson  attended  the  public  schools  of  Bedford  until 
about  si.xteen  years  old,  and  then  followed  railroading  for  two 
years;  he  next  entered  a  printing  office,  learned  the  trade,  and  all 
his  time  in  this  line,  with  the  exception  of  one  week,  has  been 
passed  in  Bedford.  January  20,  1875,  he  issued  the  first  number 
of  the  Bedford  Star,  owning  his  type  but  hiring  his  press-work 
done;  in  1876,  Rev.  Father  Henry  Kessing  advanced  him  $400,  with 
which  to  purchase  a  Washington  hand-press  and  a  Gordon  jobber, 
and  other  materials,  and  thus  he  was  able  to  continue  his  publi- 
cation more  economically;  in  1885,  he  purchased  the  Banner,  con- 
solidated the  two  papers,  under  the  title  of  the  Democrat,  which 
he  continued  as  a  weekly  until  June,  1892,  when  the  Daily  Demo- 
crat made  its  appearance — the  Democrat  being  the  only  journal, 
or  organ,  of  the  party  bearing  its  name  in  Lawrence  county. 

Mr.  Johnson  was  secretary  of  the  democratic  central  county 
committee  for  years,  then  became  its  chairman,  and  under  his 
skillful  manupilation  the  republican  majority  in  the  count}'  was 
reduced  to  a  smaller  figure  than  ever  before;  in  1889  he  was 
elected  roll-clerk  of  the  lower  house  of  the  state  legislature,  in 
1893  was  re-elected  without  opposition,  and  in  1894  was  appointed 
postmaster  of  Bedford. 

Mr.  Johnson  has  been  twice  married — first,  in  1875,  to  Miss 
Lou  Fiddler,  who  died  in  April,  1877,  leaving  one  son — Walter  S. ; 
secondly,  in  1886,  to  Miss  Ella  Clare,  of  Marysville,  Ky.,  and 
this  union  has  been  blessed  with  one  child — Colette.  Mr.  John- 
son  has   been  energetic  and   industrious   in  his  business,  able  and 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 


efficient,  and  is  now  the  owner  of  his  residence  propert}',  while  the 
family  are  also  owners  of  considerable  business  property,  and  all 
are  true  Catholics. 


MICHAEL  SHARKEY,  a  prominent  citizen  of  Indianapolis, 
and  a  well-known  and  highly  esteemed  member  of  St.  Patrick's 
parish,  who  resides  with  his  family  at  No.  1433  English  avenue, 
was  born  in  county  Roscommon,  Ireland,  about  1850.  He  is  a 
son  of  John  Sharkey,  who  died  when  Michael  was  about  eighteen 
years  of  age,  his  wife  having  died  several  years  previously.  John 
Sharkey  and  his  wife  were  the  parents  of  three  children,  their 
names  being  John,  Martin  and  Michael.  After  the  death  of  the 
mother  of  these  three  sons,  their  father  married  again,  and  by  his 
second  marriage  became  the  father  of  seven  children. 

Michael  Sharkey,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  when  nineteen 
years  of  age,  came  to  the  United  States,  his  two  brothers  having 
preceded  him.  They  were  at  that  time  residents  of  Indiana,  as  is 
Martin  at  the  present  time,  living  within  the  limits'  of  St.  John's 
parish,  while  John  died  in  Greencastle  in  1892.  Upon  reaching 
this  country,  Michael  Sharkey  came  directly  to  Indiana,  living  for 
a  time  in  Morristown,  and  then  finally  locating  in  Indianapolis. 
In  1879  he  engaged  in  the  business  of  boilermaking  with  the  I., 
C.  &  St.  L.  Railway  company,  now  popularly  known  as  the  Big 
Four,  and  is  still  employed  by  that  company  in  the  same  capacity. 

Mr.  Sharkey  was  married  in  St.  Joseph's  church,  Indianapolis, 
by  Rev.  Father  Alerding,  to  Miss  Mary  Duffecy,  who  was  born  at 
College  Corners,  Ohio,  near  the  Indiana  state  line.  Her  parents 
are  Thomas  and  Catherine  Duffecy,  the  maiden  name  of  the  latter 
having  been  Owens.  They  are  natives  of  Ireland  and  now  reside 
within  the  limits  of  the  parish  of  the  Holy  Cross,  Indianapolis. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Sharkey  have  six  children,  two  sons  and  four  daugh- 
ters, as  follows:  John  H.,  Mary  T.,  Catherine  C,  Nellie,  William 
and  Bessie. 

Mr.  Sharkey  descends  from  an  ancient  and  honorable  family, 
the  traits  of  their  character  having  descended  to  the  subject  of  this 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

sketch,  who  enjo\-s  the  respect  and  esteem  of  his  fellow-citizens  in^ 
a  marked  degree.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Ancient  Order  of  Hiber- 
nians, and  is  a  most  worthy  citizen  in  every  respect. 


THOMAS  SHEA,  who  lives  at  No.  1525  East  Market  street, 
Indianapolis,  Ind.,  was  born  in  the  parish  of  Drummond, 
county  Kerry,  Ireland,  near  Waterville,  and  about  five  miles  from 
the  birthplace  of  the  great  Irish  patriot,  Daniel  O'Connell,  Decem- 
ber 23,  1835.  His  mother  died  when  he  was  quite  young,  bufthe 
father  is  still  living,  in  Indianapolis,  cared  for  by  his  sons.  Thomas 
Shea  came  to  the  United  States  in  1S64,  landing  in  New  York 
July  24.. 

Michael  Shea  is  one  of  the  most  remarkable  men  lixingin  this 
or  any  other  country,  mainly  perhaps  on  account  of  his  great  age. 
The  date  of  his  birth,  which  is  well  authenticated,  was  September 
29,  1781,  and  hence  at  the  present  time,  1898,  he  is  more  than  116 
years  old.  He  was  born  in  county  Kerry,  Ireland,  and  in  his  youth 
learned  the  trade,  of  blacksmith,-  a  trade  followed  by  many  of  the 
male  members  of  his  family,  both  before  him  and  after  him.  He 
was  Well  acquainted  with  the  patriot,  Daniel  O'Connell,  being  only 
six  years  his  junior.  Before  he  married  he  had  passed  the  half 
century  mark,  and  now  is  well  preserved  in  health,  being  active  on 
his  feet,  and  possessing  his  sight,  hearing  and  intellectual  powers 
to  a  remarkable  degree.  The  fact  of  his  great  age  is  in  part 
explained  by  his  being  descended  from  ancestors  famous  for  their 
longevity,  his  father  living  to  be  104  years  old,  and  his  grandfather 
to  be  114.  His  wife,  Joanna  Tehan,  died  in  1854.  By  her  he 
had  five  children,  viz:  Thomas,  Julia,  Mary,  Michael  (deceased), 
and  James,  the  youngest  of  the  family,  who  came  to  the  United 
States  with  his  father  in  1864  and  with   whom  the  father  resides. 

Thomas  Shea,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  learned  the  trade  of 
blacksmith  from  his  father,  and  came  to  the  United  States  with  him 
in  1864,  settling  during  the  same  year  in  Indianapolis.  On  Novem- 
ber 10,  1865,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Mary  Kirby,  who  was  born 
in    county    Kerry,    and   came   to  the  United   States  in  early  life,, 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

though  her  parents  have  never  crossed  the  sea.  Three  sisters, 
cousins  of  Mrs.  Shea,  Kate,  Mary  and  Bridget,  consecrated  their 
Hves  to  the  church,  being  at  one  time  Sisters  at  the  S.  S.  chapel 
in  IndianapoHs.  Mary  died  there  and  was  buried  in  the  convent 
yard,  the  other  two  being  still  in  the  chapel. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Thomas  Shea  have  four  children  living  and  four 
dead.  The  living  are  as  follows:  Julia,  Michael,  Timothy  and  Mary. 
James  died  June  9,  1S96,  at  the  age  of  twenty-one  years.  He 
was  a  most  worthy  young  man,  and  his  loss  was  deeply  left,  not 
only  by  his  family,  but  by  all  that  knew  him.  Thomas  and  Joanna 
died  in  early  life,  and  one  died  an  infant. 

Thomas  Shea  has  been  employed  by  the  Pennsylvania  Rail- 
way company  as  a  blacksmith  since  1877,  and  James  is  also  in  the 
employ  of  the  same  company.  Both  are  excellent  men,  in  every 
way  worthy  of  confidence,  and  are  held  in  high  esteem  by  those 
that  know  them.  Both  brothers  and  their  families  are  devout 
Catholics. 


JOHN  SHAUGHNESSY  was  born  June  24,  1861,  in  North 
Madison,  Ind. ,  and  is  a  son  of  Patrick  and  Mary  Shaughnessy. 
Patrick  Shaughnessy  was  a  native  of  Ireland  and  by  occupation  a 
shoemaker.  He  did  not  follow  that  calling  after  becoming  a  citi- 
zen of  the  United  States,  but  worked  at  other  vocations,  and  for 
some  years  prior  to  his  death  was  employed  in  a  starch  factory. 
His  wife,  whose  maiden  name  was  Mary  Wade,  bore  him  two  chil- 
dren, the  subject  of  this  sketch  and  James  Shaughnessy,  both  resi- 
dents of  the  city  of  Madison.  Some  years  after  the  death  of  her 
husband,  Mrs.  Shaughnessy  married  Barney  Doyle,  by  whom  she 
had  three  children,  viz:  Mary,  Thomas  and  Ella  Doyle.  The 
mother  is  still  living  in  Madison. 

John  Shaughnessy  was  educated  in  the  St.  Michael  schools, 
Madison,  and  at  Lexington,  Ky.,  taking  a  commercial  course  at 
the  latter  place,  and  he  began  life  for  himself  as  a  clerk  in  the 
\\'estern  hotel  in  his  native  city;  later  he  accepted  the  position  of 
ticket  agent  for  the  railroad  company,  at  Madison,  and  was  thus 
employed   until    18S5,  in  which   year  he   became   clerk   and   book- 


THE    CLERGY    AND    COXGREGATIONS, 

keeper  for  the  \V.  Trow  company,  a  position  lie  still  occupies. 
Mr.  Shaughnessy  possesses  clerical  abilities  of  a  liigh  order,  and  is 
a  gentleman  universally  respected  by  fiis  fellow-citizens  of  Madison. 
He  was  married  January  13,  1886,  to  Mary  L.  Devine,  daughter 
of  Patrick  and  Catherine  (Boyle,  nee  Cannonj  Devine,  and  has  an 
interesting  family  of  five  children,  viz:  Kathleen,  Howard,  Lillian, 
John  and  Robert.  Mr.  Shaughnessy  and  family  belong  to  St. 
Mary's  parish,  and  are  active  in  all  church  work.  They  have  a 
comfortable  residence  on  West  Main  street  and  enjoy  the  esteem  of 
a  large  circle  of  friends  in  Madison,  regardless  of  church  affiliation. 


CHARLES  SHELL,  of  West  Indianapolis,  an  early  member  of 
thechurchof  the  Assumption,  was  born  in  Cincinnati, Ohio,  Feb- 
ruary I,  1850.  His  parents  were  Henry  and  Genevieve  Shell, 
natives  of  Bavaria,  Germany,  who  came  to  the  United  States 
shortly  after  their  marriage,  the  father  at  the  time  being  twenty- 
six  years  of  age.  They  located  in  Cincinnati,  where  their  three 
eldest  children  were  born,  and  thence  to  Hamilton,  Ohio,  and 
still  later  became  residents  of  Shelby  county,  that  state.  After 
some  years  on  a  farm  in  the  aforesaid  county,  the  family  removed 
to  the  city  of  Dayton,  where  the  wife  and  mother  died,  and  where 
the  father  still  resides.  Henr}'  and  Genevieve  Shell  became  the 
parents  of  seven  children,  six  living,  one  daughter,  Elizabeth, 
dying  after  reaching  the  years  of  womanhood.  The  eldest  of  the 
family,  Margaret,  is  the  wife  of  Henry  Muller;  Mary  is  at  home 
with  her  father;  Charles  is  the  next  in  order  of  birth;  John  resides 
in  Dayton,  and  the  two  youngest,  Henry  and  Joseph,  are  at  Miamis- 
burg,  Ohio. 

Charles  Shell  spent  his  youthful  years  at  the  various  places 
above  mentioned  and  in  young  manhood  learned  the  trade  of  mill- 
wrighting,  which  he  has  since  successfully  followed.  At  the  present 
time  he  is  employed  in  the  car  works  of  ^^'est  Indianapolis,  and  has  the 
reputation  of  being  a  very  thoroilgh  and  skillful  mechanic,  also  a 
reliable,  and,  in  every  way,  a  trustworthy  man.  February  23, 
1892,  was   solemnized  his    marriage    with    Mrs.  Lizzie  Daugherty, 


CATHOLIC    CHL-RCH    OF    INDIANA. 

whose  family  name  was  Kiley.  Her  parents  were  natives  of  Ire- 
land, and  died  when  she  was  a  child  three  years  of  age.  She  was 
reared  in  Vincennes,  Ind.,  in  the  family  of  Stephen  Meany,  who 
gave  the  little  orphan  girl  a  good  home  and  treated  her  as  their 
own  child,  having  no  children  of  their  own.  Her  first  husband  was 
John  Daughert}',  to  whom  she  was  married  August  22,  1876,  in 
St.  Joseph's  church,  Indianapolis,  by  Rev.  Fr.  Alerding.  Mr. 
Daugherty  was  accidental!}'  killed  by  a  railway  train,  March  30, 
1SS9.  He  was  a  faithful  Catholic,  a  worth}'  citizen  and  was  known 
and  loved  by  a  large  circle  of  friends  in  Indianapolis  and  else- 
where. By  this  marriage  Mrs.  Shell  had  five  children,  of  whom 
Margaret,  Ellen,  John  and  Michael  Daugherty  are  living,  and 
James  died  in   childhood. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Shell  have  a  pleasant  home  on  Nordyke  ave- 
nue. West  Indianapolis,  and  are  among  the  most  useful  and  highly 
esteemed  members  of  the  parish  to  which  the}'  belong. 


JOHN  JOSEPH  SHEEHY,  a  favorite  locomotive  engineer  on 
the  Big  Four,  or  C,  C,  C.  &  St.  L.  railroad,  and  residing  at 
No.  101 1  Harrison  street,  Indianapolis,  was  born  in  London,  Eng- 
land, February  7,  1856,  and  is  a  son  of  Roger  and  Mary  (O'Brien) 
Sheehy,  the  former  a  native  of  county  Cork,  and  the  latter  a  native 
of  county  Tipperary,  Ireland,  but  who  went  to  England  when 
young  and  were  married  in  London. 

Roger  Sheehy  was  a  slate  planer  by  occupation — that  is,  he 
planed  and  leveled  slate  beds  used  in  billiard  and  bagatelle  tables — 
and  he  also  planed  all  the  slate  used  in  the  mammoth  steamer. 
Great  Eastern.  He  brought  his  family  to  America  in  1859  and 
first  located  in  Lawrenceburg,  Ind.,  where  he  engaged  in  his  first 
railroad  service;  thence  he  removed  to  London,  in  the  same  state, 
and  then  to  Greensburg,  where  the  family  residence  was  maintained 
for  twenty-nine  years,  and  there  the  father  passed  away  at  the  age 
of  sixty-four  years,  and  the  mother  at  seventy.  Their  children 
were  six  in  number,  and  of  these  Bridget  is  married  and  lives  in 
Kansas;  John  J.  is  the  subject  of  this  memoir;    Mary;   Daniel  is  a 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

railway  engineer,  of  Indianapolis;  James,  who  was  a  locomotive 
engineer,  was  killed  in  an  accident  at  Blackstone,  south  of  Peters- 
burg, Va.,  and  his  remains  lie  interred  near  the  old  battle  field; 
Annie,  the  youngest,  is  also  deceased. 

John  J.  Sheehy  received  a  good  public-school  education  and 
commenced  work  for  the  C,  C,  C.  &  St.  L.  Railroad  company  in 
1 87 1,  beginning  as  a  section  laborer,  and  has  been  with  the  Big 
Four  ever  since,  with  the  exception  of  two  years,  when  he  was 
employed  on  the  C,  H.  &  I.  road.  From  a  section  hand  he  was 
promoted  to  brakeman,  and  served  two  years;  then  was  fireman 
for  si.x  years;  was  then  promoted  to  be  a  conductor  of  a  passenger 
train  on  the  White  Water  Valley  division,  which  position  he  held 
one  year,  and  then  returned  to  firing;  in  1881  he  was  placed  in 
charge  of  his  first  engine,  and  during  his  sixteen  years'  experience 
in  this  capacity,  although  he  has  had  some  "close  calls" — at  one 
time  having  a  head-end  collision  and  at  another  having  his  engine 
turned  over  on  its  side  in  a  ditch — he  has  escaped  all  serious  bodily 
injury.  One  of  his  successors  as  engineer  on  one  of  his  former 
runs,  together  with  his  fireman,  were  both  killed  just  after  his 
transfer  to  his  new  run. 

October  16,  1S84,  Mr.  Sheehy  was  united  in  marriage  at  St. 
Patrick's  church,  Cincinnati,  by  Rev.  Father  Mackey,  with  Miss 
Mary  Pratt,  a  native  of  Harrison,  Ohio,  and  a  daughter  of  John 
and  Margaret  (McCarty)  Pratt.  The  father,  who  was  a  farmer, 
was  a  native  of  county  Tipperary,  Ireland,  and  the  mother,  of 
county  Kerry;  they  were  married  in  Dover,  Ind.,  in  1854,  and  the 
father  died  in  Harrison,  Ohio,  August  27,  1886;  the  mother,  now 
aged  sixty-seven  years,  is  a  member  of  Mr.  Sheehy's  household. 
The  union  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Sheehy  has  been  blessed  with  four 
children,  born  in  the  following  order:  John  Roger  Daniel,  Edward, 
James  Keegan  and  Mary  Margaret.  The  family  are  members  of 
St.  Patrick's  church,  Indianapolis,  although  for  the  first  three  years 
after  marriage  they  lived  in  Greensburg,  Ind.,  the  succeeding  five 
years  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  and  for  the  past  six  years-  have  made 
Indianapolis  their  home. 

Mr.  Sheehy  is  the  picture  of  robust  health  and  vigorous  man- 
hood, weighs  over  300  pounds  and  yet  is  active  enough  to  be  able 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

to  leap  on  board  a  train  running  at  tiie  rate  of  thirty-five  miles  an 
hour.  He  is  prominent  as  a  member  of  the  Brotherhood  of  Loco- 
motive Engineers,  and  is  regarded  as  one  of  the  most  careful 
engineers  in  the  employ  of  the  Big  Four.  In  politics  he  is  inde- 
pendent. 


JOHN  SHERIDAN  is  a  native  of  Ireland,  born  in  county  Cavan, 
December  19,  1857,  son  of  Bernard  and  Kate  Sheridan.  He 
remained  in  the  land  of  his  nativity  until  1882,  at  which  time  he 
came  to  the  United  States  and  located  at  Indianapolis,  where, 
within  a  short  period,  he  obtained  a  position  in  the  Indiana  hospi- 
tal for  the  insane.  He  began  as  an  attendant  and  filled  the  place 
for  three  years,  and  was  then  promoted  to  the  dining  department, 
over  which  he  has  since  exercised  supervision.  This  is  a  position 
of  responsibility  and  trust,  requiring  faithful  and  prompt  attention, 
and  the  fact  that  Mr.  Sheridan  has  filled  it  for  twelve  years  is  evi- 
dence that  he  is  eminent!}'  fitted  for  the  place. 

Mr.  Sheridan  was  married  in  Indianapolis,  August,  1888,  to 
Mrs.  Mary  Sloan,  who  was  born  in  county  Cavan,  Ireland,  reared 
in  the  same  neighborhood  with  her  husband,  and  came  to  America 
on  the  same  ship  in  which  he  made  the  voyage  to  the  new  world. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Sheridan  have  four  living  children  and  one  deceased, 
who  were  named:  Bernard  P.,  James  William,  John  Joseph,  Marie 
and  Sarah  Agnes;  John  J.  died  in  infancy. 

From  his  youth  up  Mr.  Sheridan  has  been  an  ardent  Catholic, 
and  he  took  an  active  part  in  the  organization  of  St.  Anthony's 
parish,  Haughville,  contributing  liberally  of  his  means  toward  the 
erection  of  the  house  of  worship,  Sisters'  residence  and  pastoral 
house.  Mrs.  Sheridan  was  born  of  Protestant  parents,  but  was 
converted  to  Catholicism  after  her  marriage. 

Mr.  Sheridan  is  a  man  of  robust  physique  and  has  had  no 
personal  experience  as  to  the  nature  of  sickness.  He  has  the 
unbounded  confidence  of  his  employers  in  the  hospital  and  stands 
high  in  the  church,  also  in  social  circles  of  the  community,  where 
he  has  for  many  years  resided.  He  has  one  sister  and  a  brother  in 
Indianapolis,  and  his  mother  and  one  sister  live  in  the  old  country, 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

the  brother  and  sisters  being  Mrs.  Mary  Mackey,  in  Ireland;  Mrs. 
Kate  Scheine,  of  Indianapohs,  and  Michael,  an  insurance  agent  of 
the  Capital  city. 


WILLIAM  SHINE,  who  is  living  in  retirement  at  No.  923, 
Church  street,  Indianapolis,  was  born  in  county  Limerick, 
Ireland,  about  1833,  a  son  of  Cornelius  and  Ellen  (Enright)  Shine 
— the  Shine  family  tracing  their  lineage  to  France.  Cornelius  and 
Ellen  Shine  passed  the  greater  part  of  their  lives  in  their  native 
county  of  Limerick,  although  they  died  in  county  Kerry.  They 
reared  a  large  and  respected  family,  named,  in  order  of  birth,  as 
follows:  David,  William,  Michael,  Cornelius,  Margaret,  Ellen,  and 
Johanna.  These  children  all  still  live  in  Ireland,  with  the  excep- 
tion of  William,  whose  name  opens  this  paragraph,  Margaret,  who 
died  in  her  native  parish,  and  Johanna,  who  died  in  Kansas  City, 
Mo.,  all  good  and  true  Catholics. 

\\'illiam  Shine  was  married  in  his  native  county,  in  February, 
1 86 1,  by  Rev.  Father  Morochty,  in  the  parish  of  Knockanure,  to 
Miss  Bridget  Sullivan,  a  daughter  of  Eugene  and  Katherine 
(Connell)  Sullivan,  natives  of  the  western  part  of  county  Kerry, 
Ireland,  and  who  died  on  the  farm  on  which  they  had  passed  all- 
their  life.  They  were  the  parents  of  si.x  children,  Mrs.  Shine  bemg 
the  eldest,  and  the  others  being  named  Mary, Thomas-,  John,  Eugene, 
and  Thomas  (second).  The  sons  all  passed  away  in  Ireland,  and 
the  daughter,  May,  is  now  Mrs.  Daniel  McCarty,  of  Indianapolis. 
The  marriage  of  Mr.  and  Mr.  William  Shine  was  blessed  with 
thirteeen  children,  whose  names  are  all  given  in  the  sketch  of 
of  John  W.  Shine. 

William  Shine  had  been  preceded  to  America  by  his  son,  Johiv 
W^,  and  a  daughter  of  about  two  years,  and  in  1886  he  disposed 
of  his  lease  on  the  farm  in  Ireland  and  brought  the  remainder  of 
his  family  to  Indianapolis,  where  he  has  prospered  and  now  owns 
considerable  real  estate.  The  family  are  all  members  of  St.  John's 
church,  and  the  parents  are  also  members  of  the  church  sodalities, 
Mrs  Shine  being  also  a  member  of  the  league  of  the  Sacred  Heart, 
and    the    daughter,    at   home,    a    member   of   the    Young    Ladies" 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 


sodality.  No  family  in  the  parish  is  held  in  higher  respect,  and 
personally  Mr.  and  Mrs  Shine  are  especially  esteemed  for  their 
many  christian  virtues. 


JOHN  W.  SHINE,  patrolman,  and  one  of  the  most  efficient 
members  of  the  Indianapolis  police  force,  was  born  in  the  par- 
ish of  Knockanure,  county  Kerry,  Ireland,  June  24,  1864,  and  is  a 
son  of  William  and  Bridget  (Sullivan)  Shine,  both  natives  of  the 
same  county. 

William  Shine  was  a  farmer  in  the  old  country,  but  on  com- 
ing to  America,  in  1886,  entered  the  employ  of  the  Indianapolis 
Belt  Railroad  company,  with  which  he  remained  six  years,  and 
then  retired.  He  and  wife  had  born  to  them  a  family  of  thirteen 
children,  of  whom  nine  still  survive  and  reside  in  Indianapolis,  viz: 
Mrs.  Mary  Mulehill;  Cornelius,  employed  at  Kingan's  packing- 
house; William,  a  bartender;  Thomas,  an  upholsterer;  Katie,  a 
dressmaker;  Michael,  a  porkpacker;  Eugene,  a  sawmaker,  and 
Maggie,  a  student,  beside  John  W. ,  the  subject,  who  is  the  eldest. 

John  W.  Shine  passed  his  earlier  business  years  in  the  employ 
of  John  Stack,  a  member  of  parliament  and  a  dry-goods  merchant 
in  the  town  of  Listowell,  county  Kerry,  Ireland.  He  preceded 
his  family  two  years  to  America,  and  for  one  year  worked  for  D. 
J.  Sullivan,  a  dry-goods  merchant  of  Indianapolis,  and  was  then, 
for  six  years,  steward  in  the  dining-room  of  the  Central  Insane 
hospital  of  Indiana,  having  under  his  charge  about  500  patients. 
He  was  next  employed  for  two  years  as  assistant  superintendent 
of  the  Prudential  Life  Insurance  company.  During  the  two  terms 
that  Mayor  Sullivan  was  at  the  head  of  the  city  administration, 
Mr.  Shine  was  a  foreman  on  street  work,  and  December  i,  1897, 
was  appointed  a  member  of  the  city  police  force. 

Mr.  Shine  was  united  in  marriage  April  17,  1888,  at  St.  John's 
church,  by  Rev.  Father  Bessonies,  to  Miss  Katie  Sheridan,  a 
native  of  county  Cavan,  Ireland,  and  a  daughter  of  Bernard  and 
Kate  (Maher)  Sheridan,  who  also  had  one  son,  Michael,  who 
served  sixteen  years  in  the  British  army.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Shine 
have  been  blessed  with  two  children,  viz:      William,  who  was  born 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

March  26,  1889,  and  Katie,  born  October  12,  1S91.  The  family 
are  devout  members  of  St.  John's  church,  contribute  hberallv 
toward  its  support,  and  poHtically  Mr.  Shine  is  a  sound-monev 
democrat.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Ancient  Order  of  Hibernians 
and  was  a  charter  member  of  the  Celtic  club.  Mrs.  Shine  is  a 
member  of  the  Ladies'  Auxihary  society  of  the  A.  O.  H.,  and  both 
he  and  she  are  greatly  respected  by  a  large  number  of  sincere 
friends. 


MRS.  MARGARET  SMEAD,  one  of  the  well-known  ladies  of 
the  church  of  the  Assumption,  Indianapolis,  was  born  in  the 
parish  of  Iveloughs,  county  Mayo,  Ireland,  and  is  the  daughter  of 
Edwin  and  Anne  (Ward)  Ouinn.  These  parents  never  left  their 
native  land,  but  lived  and  died  near  the  old  ancestral  home,  where 
their  bodies  now  repose  side  by  side. 

It  is  worthy  of  mention  that  Mrs.  Smead  attended  school 
with  the  present  priest  of  her  native  parish  and  was  christened  in 
the  church  of  which  he  is  now  pastor;  this  is  the  Rev.  Patrick 
McAlpin.  Mrs.  Smead  belongs  to  a  family  of  seven  members, 
three  brothers  and  four  sisters,  the  latter  all  older  than  the  broth- 
ers, the  subject  being  youngest  of  the  four. 

On  the  3d  of  May,  1875,  Mrs.  Smead  left  her  native  home 
and  three  days  later  sailed  from  Queenstown  for  New  York,  where 
she  landed  in  due  time  after  an  uneventful  voyage.  On  the  26th 
of  the  above  month  she  arrived  in  Indianapolis,  which  city  has 
since  been  her  home.  She  was  accompanied  by  none  of  her  fam- 
ily or  friends  on  her  journey  to  the  new  world,  but  was  met  at 
Castle  Garden  by  a  friend  of  her  father,  Patrick  Doudle,  who  had 
preceded  her  and  who,  at  the  time,  was  living  in  the  city  of  New 
York.  This  gentleman  kindly  cared  for  her  and  saw  her  safe  off 
for  the  city  to  which  she  was  destined.  Four  of  the  family  of 
Mrs.  Smead  have  since  come  to  the  United  States,  and  of  these  all 
but  one  are  living;  they  are  Bridget,  now  Mrs.  Gleason,  of  Indian- 
apolis; Anthony  Quinn,  of  Indianapolis,  and  Thomas  Joseph,  of 
Brazil.  Two  of  the  family,  Mary  and  Edward,  are  still  in  Ireland. 
•  September  17,  1885,  was  solemnized  the  marriage  of  Margaret 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

Ouinn  and  \\'illiam  H.  Smead.  Mr.  Smead  was  born  in  Terre 
Haute,  Ind.,  March  31,  1848;  his  parents  were  natives  respectively 
of  Vermont  and  \'irginia.  When  he  was  a  lad  the  family  moved 
to  Michigan,  and  later  returned  to  Indiana,  locating  in  Brazil, 
where  his  parents  ended  their  days.  He  is  one  of  four  brothers, 
and,  while  not  a  Catholic,  is  in  sympathy  with  the  church  and  a 
man  of  most  excellent  record  as  a  citizen.  At°  this  time  he  fills 
the  position  of  yardmaster  of  the  Indiana  Railway  company, 
which  operates  what  is  known  as  the  Belt. 

Mrs.  Smead  has  been  active  in  church  work,  especially  since 
the  establishment  of  Assumption  parish,  and  in  all  her  efforts  to 
promote  the  cause  of  religion  she  is  seconded  by  her  husband, 
whose  sympathy  and  encouragement  have  ever  proved  potent 
factors.  They  have  a  pleasant  home  on  Nordyke  avenue,  and 
number  among  their  warm  personal  friends  many  of  the  leading 
citizens  of  West  Indianapolis. 


THOMAS  B.  SHOEMAKER,  of  No.  15 16  Spann  avenue, 
Indianapolis,  was  born  in  Columbus,  Ohio,  July  28,  1854,  and 
is  a  son  of  Frederick  and  Mary  Shoemaker,  natives  of  Germany, 
who  came  to  America  in  early  life  and  eventually  settled  in  Indian- 
apolis in  1855,  were  a  long  time  members  of  St.  Mary's  parish, 
and  here  passed  away  some  years  since,  devout  in  the  Catholic 
faith.  They  were  the  parents  of  ten  children,  one  of  whom  died 
before  the  parents  were  summoned  from  earth,  and  nine  still 
survive. 

October  29,  1878,  Thomas  B.  Shoemaker  was  united  in  mar- 
riage with  Miss  Mary  R.  Greany,  a  daughter  of  Dennis  and  Mary 
Greany,  of  whom  more  may  be  read  in  the  article  relative  to 
Thomas  Greany,  on  another  page.  The  marriage  of  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Shoemaker  has  been  blessed  with  two  children,  Frank  and  Ger- 
trude, and  all  the  family  now  belong  to  St.  Patrick's  church,  of 
which  the  parents  have  been  members  ever  since  their  marriage. 
They  are  faithful  to  their  religious  duties  and  freely  contribute  to 
^the  support  of  the  church,  lending  their  aid  to  all   its   methods   for 

62  TT^tT) 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

doing  the  work  of  charity,  for  which  the  congregation  is  noted,  and 
live  in  the  enjoyment  of  the  good  will  and  esteem  of  their  many 
friends,  and  especially  respected  by  their  immediate  neighbors. 
Mr.  Shoemaker  is  a  tinner,  employed  in  the  shops  of  the  Panhandle 
Railroad  company. 


JOSEPH  G.  SMELTZER,  foreman  in  the  blacksmith  depart- 
ment of  the  railway  shops  at  \\'ashington,  Ind.,  and  a 
respected  member  of  St.  Simon's  parish,  was  born  in  Fairfield 
county,  Ohio,  April  26,  1864.  His  parents,  Ansnam  and  Mar- 
garet (Keller)  Smeltzer,  were  natives  of  Ohio  and  of  German 
extraction.  The  father  was  a  well-to-do  farmer,  and  was  a  soldier 
in  the  Civil  war,  serving  two  years  in  an  Ohio  regiment;  both  were 
members  of  St.  Joseph's  parish,  Sugar  Grove,  Ohio.  The  mother 
died  in  1871.  The  father  is  still  living  and  enjoying  the  quiet 
retirement  fitting  to  his  age.  He  is  an  ardent  democrat  and  still 
takes  much  interest  in  political  matters. 

Joseph  G.  Smeltzer  received  a  fair  education  in  the'district 
schools,  and  very  early  began  to  "  do  "  for  himself,  at  the  age  of 
fourteen  leaving  the  parental  roof  to  make  his  own  way.  He  vvent 
to  Columbus,  Ohio,  where  he  attended  school  for  a  year,  and 
then  spent  a  year  in  the  employment  of  the  Columbus  Buggy  com- 
pany. He  then  went  to  Perry  county,  Ohio,  where  he  worked  as 
a  blacksmith  in  the  mines  for  a  year.  He  returned  to  Colum- 
bus, and,  securing  employment  in  the  blacksmith  department 
of  the  Pennsylvania  company's  shops,  remained  there  for  thirteen 
years.  He  then  moved  to  Huntington,  Ind.,  where  he  was 
employed  as  a  "  boss  "  blacksmiiih  by  the  C.  &  E.  Railway  com- 
pany for  nearly  two  years,  after  which  he  returned  to  Columbus, 
resuming  his  position  in  the  Pennsylvania  company's  shops, 
remaining  there  for  a  year.  In  1892  he  was  tendered  the  position 
of  foreman  in  the  blacksmith  department  of  the  railway  shops  at 
Washington,  and  may  now  be  considered  a  permanent  resident 
of  this  city. 

On  April  22,  US85,  Mr.  Smeltzer  was  married,  at  Columbus,. 
to  Rosa   Conlon,  who  was    born    at   Athens,  Ohio,    December  25,. 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    IXDIAXA. 


T869,  daughter  of  Patrick  Conlon.  To  them  have  been  born  five 
children:  Edward  H.,  deceased;  Bertha  E.,  Nora  E.,  Anna  B. , 
and  Richard.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Smeltzer  take  much  interest  in  the 
affairs  of  St.  Simon's  church,  and  politically  he  is  a  republican. 


GEORGE  SMITH,  the  genial  proprietor  of  the  Broa'dway  hotel, 
Madison,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Hessen,  Germany,  July  11,  1833, 
a  son  of  John  and  Mary  Schmidt,  as  the  name  was  then  spelled, 
who  came  to  the  United  States  in  1846,  landing  from  a  sailing  ves- 
sel in  Baltimore,  Md.,  August  6,  after  a  voyage  of  thirteen  weeks. 

John  Schmidt  was  a  weaver  by  trade,  but,  on  coming  to 
America. settled  near  Newport,  Ky. ,  and  engaged  in  gardening  and 
vine  culture,  but  died  in  Dayton,  a  suburb  of  Newport,  November 
I,  1890;  the  mother  died  December  i,  1893,  and  of.  their  six  chil- 
dren five  were  born  in  Germany  and  one  in  America.  These  were 
George,  the  subject  of  this  memoir;  Elizabeth,  married  to  John 
Lynch,  and  residing  in  Louisville,  Ky. ;  Lawrence,  who  died  in 
Dayton,  Ky. ,  leaving  two  children,  Anna  and  Elizabeth;  Gertrude 
is  married  to  John  Haak,  of  Dayton;  Catherine  became  Mrs. 
Ulleib,  but  is  now  deceased,  and  Mary  was  married  to  Casper 
Rheinhard,  of  Madison,  Lid.,  and  here  died,  leaving  one  son, 
John. 

George  Schmidt,  paternal  grandfather  of  subject,  and  his 
wife  came  to  the  United  States  in  1834,  and  passed  the  remainder 
of  his  life  in  Madison.  Of  his  six  children,  five  sons  also  came  to 
America,  and  were  named  Lawrence,  John,  George,  Conrad  and 
Jacob,  all  now  deceased,  and  one  daughter,  Mrs.  Kraut,  died  in 
Germany. 

George  Smith,  the  subject  proper  of  this  memoir,  came  from 
Dayton,  Ky.,  to  Madison,  Ind.,  November  2,  1858,  and  on  the 
loth  of  the  same  month  became  associated  with  his  uncle,  Jacob 
Schmidt,  in  the  conducting  of  the  Broadway  hotel,  and  in  June, 
i860,  was  married,  immediately  after  which  happy  event  he  became 
sole  proprietor,  is  now  the  oldest  hotel  man  in  the  city,  and  since 
April,   1868,  has  owned  the  property. 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

To  the  marriage  of  Mr.  Smith  with  Miss  Mary  Pittgen,  a 
native  of  Germany  and  a  daughter  of  John  Pittgen,  were  born 
eleven  children,  viz:  Elizabeth,  wife  of  Charles  E.  Pfau,  of  Indian- 
apolis; Mary  (Sister  Olevia),  in  a  convent  at  Louisville,  Ky. ;  Mar- 
garet (Sister  Larevilla),  a  teacher  in  Maryland;  Magdalena,  Carrie, 
Kate  and  Anna,  at  home;  George,  studying  for  the  priesthood; 
Theresa,  Genevieve  and  John  A.,  also  at  home.  The  mother  of 
this  family  died  in  the  faith  of  the  Catholic  church  August  9,  1886, 
at  the  age  of  forty-eight  years,  and  was  a  woman  of  many  chris- 
tian virtues  and  ladylike  accomplishments.  Mr.  Smith  is  a  lead- 
ing member  of  St.  Mary's  church,  in  which  he  has  served  as 
trustee;  in  politics  he  is  a  democrat  and  has  done  good  service  as  a 
member  of  the  city  council.  As  a  landlord  he  is  genial,  hospita- 
ble and  obliging,  and  as  a  gentleman  is  respected  by  all  who  know 
him. 


JOSEPH  J.  SOETE,  bookkeeper  and  accountant,  was  born  in 
Vincennes,  Ind.,  February  15,  1861,  a  son  of  Henry  and  Mary 
(Drexelius)  Soete,  natives  of  Germany,  who  were  married  in  Cin- 
cinnati, Ohio,  in  the  fall  of  1859,  Henry  Soete  being  at  that  time  a 
widower. 

Henry  Soete  was  by  trade  a  shoemaker,  and  was  among  the 
■earliest  German  settlers  in  Vincennes.  In  his  later  years  he  opened 
a  shoe  store  in  this  city,  where  his  death  took  place  in  1877.  His 
widow  has  her  residence  on  Seventh  street  and  is  living  in  comfort- 
able circumstances.  Their  family  consisted  of  ten  children,  of 
whom  Joseph  J.  is  the  eldest,  and  all  were  reared  to  be  good 
Catholics. 

Joseph  J.  Soete  was  educated  in  St.  John's  German  Catholic 
school  and  in  the  public  schools  of  Vincennes,  and  the  first  twelve 
years  of  his  business  life  were  passed  in  a  general  store.  In  the 
fall  of  1889,  when  the  John  Ebner  Ice  company  was  established 
under  its  present  management,  Mr.  Soete  became  its  bookkeeper 
and  accountant,  which  position  he  has  filled  in  a  most  satisfactory 
manner  until  the  present  time. 

Mr.  Soete    was   united   in   marriage,  September    24,   1 889,    to 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

Miss  Mary  Kapps,  daughter  of  Joseph  and  Mary  (Deibold)  Kapps, 
and  this  union  has  been  blessed  with  two  children — Edwin  Joseph, 
now  seven  years  of  age,  and  Helen  Teresa,  now  three  years  old. 
Mrs.  Soete  was  educated  in  St.  John's  German  Catholic  school, 
and  the  family  worship  at  St.  John's  German  Catholic  church.  Mr. 
Soete  is  a  member  of  branch  No.  533,  Catholic  Knights  of  Amer- 
ica, of  which  branch  he  is  a  trustee,  and  of  which  he  has  served  as 
secretary;  he  is  also  a  member  of  St.  John's  Benevolent  society,  in 
which  he  has  filled  nearly  every  official  station.  In  politics  he  is 
a  democrat  and  all  the  Soete  family  entertain  the  same  political 
views.  Mr.  Soete  has  three  sisters  and  one  brother  who  reside  in 
Vincennes,  and  these  are  Mary,  wife  of  Henry  Bloom;  Lizzie, 
widow  of  George  J.  Reinbold;  Louisa,  unmarried  and  living  with 
her  mother,  and  Edward,  clerking  for  a  mercantile  firm.  Another 
brother,  Anton,  makes  his  home  in  California  on  account  of  failing 
health.  Mr.  Soete  is  an  accomplished  accountant,  is  diligent  in  his 
duty,  leads  a  moral  life,  and  is  consequently  respected  by  all  who 
know  him. 


HENRY  G.  SOMMERS,  proprietor  of  one  of  the  most  taste- 
fully fitted-up  drug  stores  in  Fort  Wayne,  Ind.,  his  native 
city,  was  born  September  16,  1863,  a  son  of  Frederick  and  Jennie 
(Mergel)  Sommers,  natives  of  Germany.  The  father  was  a  miller 
by  trade  and  long  worked  at  this  calling  in  Allen  county,  having 
come  here  shortly  after  his  marriage,  and  here  he  passed  the 
remainder  of  his  years,  dying  in  1877,  his  widow  passing  away  in 
1879 — leaving  a  family  of  six  children,  and  both  dying  in  the  faith 
of  the  Catholic  church. 

Henry  G.  Sommers  was  educated  in  the  parochial  schools  o 
Fort  Wayne,  and  at  the  age  of  nine  years  began  to  learn  the  drug 
business.  At  the  age  of  fifteen  he  was  employed  as  clerk  in  the 
drug  store  of  his  uncle,  Henry  G.  Wagner,  whom  he  faithfully 
served  until  1887,  when  he  succeeded  his  uncle  as  proprietor,  and 
now  carries  a  stock  valued  at  $5,000. 

The    marriage   of    Mr.  Sommers  took   place  in    Fort    Wayne 
January  21,   1890,  to    Miss    Maggie  C.  Maguire,  daughter  of  Owen 

71275) 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

Maguire,  a  native  of  Ireland,  and  this  union  has  been  blessed  with 
three  children,  viz:  Fred  E.,  born  in  1891 ;  Robert  H.,  born  in  1892, 
and  Marie  C,  bornin  1894.  Mr. and  Mrs. Sommers  are  devout  Cath- 
olics and  are  never  delinquent  in  their  contributions  to  the  support  of 
the  church.  In  politics  Mr.  Sommers  is  a  sound  democrat,  and  in  No- 
vember 1893,  was  elected  to  represent  his  party  in  the  city  council 
of  Fort  Wayne,  and  so  ably  did  he  fill  the  duties  of  the  office 
that  he  was  re-elected  in  May,  1S95. 

Mr.  Sommers  is  a  thorough  pharmaceutist,  is  enterprising, 
energetic  and  courteous,  and  is  deservedly  popular.  He  owns  his 
business  place  as  well  as  his  tasteful  residence,  and  he  and  wife 
mingle  in  the  best  societary  circles  of  Fort  Wayne,  and  are  greatly 
esteemed  wherever  known.  Mr.  Sommers  resides  at  No.  22  East 
\\'ashington  street,  where  he  built  and  owns  an  excellent  home. 


THEO.    SONDERMANN,  doing  a  grocery  and  book  business  at 
Jasper,  Dubois  county,  Ind.,  is  a  son  of  Servia  and  Mary  T. 
(Kranz)  Sondermann,  who  both  died  in  Germany. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch  was  born  March  12,  1820,  and 
came  to  the  United  States  July  11,  1845,  landing  in  New  York. 
He  afterward  went  to  Detroit,  Mich.,  and  remained  six  weeks; 
then  went  to  Pennsylvania;  then  went  back  to  Germany  for  a  feu- 
months,  and  returned  with  his  wife  to  America  in  1847,  located  in 
Pittsburg,  Pa.,  and  engaged  in  the  grocery  business  until  December 
I,  1852.  He  then  came  to  Dubois  county,  Ind.,  and  engaged  in 
farming  until  1859.  He  was  here  elected  county  treasurer,  and 
re-elected  for  the  second  term,  and  was  elected  county  auditor  the 
same  year  his  office  as  treasurer  expired,  in  1863.  He  then  moved 
to  Mt.  Vernon,  Posey  county,  in  April,  1869,  and  spent  a  few 
months  with  his  son,  who  was  the  first  priest  of  Mt.  Vernon — Father 
Florentine.  He  next  went  to  Evansville  and  engaged  in  the  foun- 
dry business  in  August,  1869,  remained  one  year,  and  then  returned 
to  Mt.  Vernon,  and  engaged  in  the  hardware  and  furniture  busi- 
ness, which  he  carried  on  until  1875,  when  he  came  back  to  Jasper, 
where  he  has  since  conducted  his  present  business. 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

Mr.  Sondermann  was  married  January  30,  1S44,  to  Miss  Mary 
C.  Theile,  of  Germany,  a  daughter  of  Francis  Theile,  and  has  three 
Hving  children:  John  F. ,  now  a  priest  at  Lawrenceburg;  Sister 
Mary  Albertine,  a  Sister  of  Providence,  and  August  J.  Mr.  Son- 
dermann and  his  wife  are  both  devout  members  of  the  CathoHc 
church,  and  have  always  been  active  in  assisting  the  church  in  its 
good  work.  Mr.  Sondermann  is  one  of  the  foremost  business  men 
of  Jasper,  as  well  as  one  of  the  oldest  and  most  respected,  and  his 
voice  has  ever  been  potent  in  the  councils  of  the  democratic  party. 


JOSEPH  S.  C.  SOWAR,  a  representative  business  man  of 
Brazil,  Clay  county,  and  a  worthy  member  of  the  church  of 
the  Annunciation  congregation,  was  born  in  Orange  county,  Ind., 
July  21,  1861,  came  to  Brazil  December  i,  1875,  and  entered  upon 
business  life  in  the  spring  of  the  following  year. 

Joseph  H.  W.  Sowar,  father  of  Josephs.  C,  was  born  in  the 
Buckeye  state  and  there  married  Miss  Elizabeth  Wehrle,  both 
being  of  German  descent.  Some  little  time  after  marriage,  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Sowar  removed  to  Orleans,  Ind.,  and  later  to  Mitchell, 
where  Mr.  Sowar  followed  his  trade  of  marblecutter  until  his  death, 
which  took  place  in  1873.  In  1S75,  his  widow,  with  her  si.\  chil- 
dren, came  to  Brazil,  and  of  these  six,  five  still  survive,  viz: 
Joseph  S.  C,  whose  name  opens  this  memoir;  Edward  J.,  a  resi- 
dent of  Norwood,  La.,  and  engaged  in  cotton  and  sugar  planting; 
Francis,  a  boot  and  shoe  merchant  of  Brazil,  Ind. ;  Ethellie,  wife 
of  Frank  Smith,  of  Brazil,  and  Kate,  now  Mrs.  Frank  Lutkemeier 
of  Frankforj,  Ky.  The  deceased  child,  Alwin  W.,  was  called 
away  in  1881. 

Joseph  S.  C.  Sowar,  who  engaged  in  business  on  his  own  account 
as  a  grocery  merchant,  in  1881,  met  with  success,  and  married, 
August  I,  1883,  Miss  Davis,  then  a  resident  of  Brazil,  but  a  native 
of  Illinois  and  a  daughter  of  David  W.  Davis,  who  settled  in  Brazil 
in  1875.  The  union  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Sowar  has  been  blessed  with 
five  children,  viz:  Gertrude,  Blanche,  Katie,  Charles  and  David, 
who  are  all  being  reared   in  the  true  faith.      The   firm  of  Shannon, 

11277) 


:lekgy  and  congregations, 


Fast  &  Sowar  is  a  very  important  factor  in  the  mercantile  progress 
of  Brazil,  and  Mr.  Sowar  is  himself  one  of  the  most  popular, 
affable  and  genial  business  men  of  the  city,  and  honored  by  all 
citizens  as  a  gentleman  of  strict  morality  and  integrity. 


AUGUST  SONDERMANN,  a  popular  merchant  of  Jasper,  Dubois 
county,  Ind. ,  is  a  son  of  Anton  and  Josepha  Sondermann, 
was  born  March  19,  1836,  in  the  province  of  Westphalia,  Prussia, 
and  came  to  the  United  States  in  1854,  locating  in  Dubois  county. 
He  was  engaged  as  a  clerk  in  Ferdinand,  was  married  to  Miss 
Maria  Sermersheim,  and  was  blessed  with  two  children,  viz: 
Albert  M.  and  Josephine.  Josephine  is  now  Sister  Augusta,  of  the 
Sisters  of  Providence.  She  took  the  veil  about  1887,  and  located 
in  Hammond,  Ind.,  taught  music  and  took  her  perpetual  veil 
August  I,  1898.  Albert  is  a  member  of  St.  Joseph's  church.  Mrs. 
Sondermann  died  August  24,  1873,  and  Mr.  Sondermann  has  since 
led  a  life  of  mourning  for  his  departed  helpmate.  He  has,  how- 
ever, been  prosperous  in  his  business  and  is  greatly  respected  for 
his  moral  life  and  strict  business  integrity. 

Mr.  Sondermann  is  a  democrat  in  his  politics,  and  cast  his 
first  presidential  vote  for  Gen.  George  B.  McClellan.  He  has 
been  connected  with  the  public  schools  of  his  town,  as  an  official, 
and  has  well  performed  his  duties. 


JOSEPH  F.  SPIEGEL,  president  of  the  Batesville  Coffin 
Manufacturing  company,  Ripley  county,  Ind.,  is  one  of  four 
children  born  to  Joseph  and  Gertrude  Spiegel,  natives  of  Germany. 
The  father  was  a  Catholic  school-teacher,  was  born  May  13,  18 13, 
and  died  June  4,  1847.  The  mother  was  born  March  17,  1813, 
and  died  on  the  loth  of  April,  1882. 

Joseph  F.  Spiegel  was  born  August  10,  1844,  in  Germany. 
He  attended  the  common  schools,  served  in  the  Prussian,  army 
from  1867  to    1 87 1,  was  in  prison   for  six  days,  and  came  to  the 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

United  States  in  the  latter  year.  He  wori<ed  at  his  trade  of  cab- 
inetmaker in  Batesville  until  1881,  and  then  went  to  Illinois  and 
opened  up  a  furniture  and  lumber  business,  which  he  engaged  in 
for  three  years".  He  then  returned  to  Batesville  and  started  the 
coffin  manufacturing  company  with  a  captial  of  $20,000,  and  was 
made  president  in  1886,  succeeding  William  Bennett.  The 
company  has  a  warehouse  and  stock-room  that  cost  $9,000,  and  is 
doing  a  profitable  trade. 

Mr.  Spiegel  was  married  to  Miss  Flora  Sippel,  a  daughter  of 
Joseph  and  Katie  (Echard)  Sippel,  and  is  blessed  with  four  chil- 
dren, viz:  Kregor  J.,  RosieE.,  Mary  J.  and  Katie  Z.  All  are 
Catholics  and  attend  the  St.  Louis  church  of  Batesville.  In 
politics  Mr.  Spiegel  is  a  democrat  and  always  has  been  active  in  his 
support  of  his  party.  He  is  very  liberal  in  his  aid  to  the  church 
and  he  and  family  stand  with  the  best  people  of  Batesville. 


LEOPOLD  SPITZMESSER,  proprietor  of  the  artificial  ice  plant 
at  Greensburg,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Baden  Baden,  Germany, 
January  12,  1854,  and  is  a  son  of  Nicholas  and  Setzilia  (Burk- 
hardt)  Spitzmessers  whose  children  were  named  Mary  A.,  Dennis, 
Leopold,  Joseph  and  Joanna,  of  whom  Mary  A.  and  Joseph  are 
deceased.  Nicholas,  the  father,  was  a  stonemason  by  trade  and 
died  in  Germany,  October  14,  1877,  but  his  widow,  who  came  to 
America  in  1880,  is  now  living  in  Greensburg,  Ind. 

Leopold  Spitzmesser  was  twenty  years  of  age  when  he  came 
to  America  and  located  in  Indianapolis,  Ind.,  where  he  lived  two 
or  three  years,  working  at  his  trade  of  stonemason.  In  1879  he 
became  identified  with  Greensburg.  and  in  1881  opened  a  sample 
room,  which  he  conducted  ten  years,  during  which  he  held  the 
agency  for  several  large  breweries,  and  still  is  agent  for  a  Newport, 
Ky.,  house.  In  1895  he  erected  his  ice  plant,  which  is  fully 
equipped  with  the  most  approved  modern  apparatus  for  ice  pro- 
duction, and  in  the  trade  he  has  been  very  successful.  Mr.  Spitz- 
messer was  united  in  marriage  April  28,  18S1,  to  Miss  Caroline 
Leppert,  daughter  of  Joseph    and    Annie  (Link^  Leppert,  and  this 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

union  has  been  blessed  with  six  children,  viz:  Nicholas  B.,  Mary, 
Lena,  Joseph,  Leo  and  Anna.  The  family  belong  to  St.  Mary's 
Catholic  congregation,  and  Mr.  Spitzmesser  is  a  member  of  the 
Knights  of  St.  John,  of  which  society  he  is  a  past  president.  He  is 
very  liberal  in  his  contributions  to  the  support  o-f  his  church  and 
faithful  in  the  discharge  of  his  religious  duties.  In  politics  he  is  a 
democrat,  but  has  never  been  particularly  anxious  for  office,  never- 
theless he  works  hard  for  the  success  of  his  party  when  called  upon 
to  do  so.  He  has  accumulated  quite  a  fortune  through  his  own 
good  management  and  industry,  and  holds  a  high  position  in  the 
esteem  of  the  people  of  Greensburg. 


JOHN  A.  SPITZNAGLE,  a  well-to-do  carriage  and  wagon- 
maker,  of  Peru,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Baden,  Germany,  Decem- 
ber 27,  1 84 1,  a  son  of  John  and  Mary  (Noll)  Spitznagle,  and  was 
educated  in  a  Catholic  school  until  he  was  seventeen  years  of  age, 
in  the  meanwhile  also  assisting  his  father  on  the  home  farm.  About 
1858  he  came  to  America,  landed  in  New  York,  and  at  once  came 
through  to  Indiana,  and  for  two  years  served  an  apprenticeship  at 
the  wagonmaker's  trade  in  Romney.  After  working  as  a  journey- 
man at  Romney  and  LaFayette  a  few  years,  he  opened  a  shop  for 
himself  in  Romney,  but  in  1863  moved  to  Logansport,  where  he 
remained  until  1869,  when  he  came  to  Peru,  and  has  here  prospered 
in  his  business  up  to  the  present  hour. 

In  1867  Mr.  Spitznagle  married  Miss  Gertrude  Miller,  a  native 
of  Prussia,  who  was  brought  to  America  when  six  months  old.  To 
his  marriage  have  been  born  the  following  children:  Mary,  wife 
of  J.  W.  Volpert,  whose  biography  is  given  on  another  page;  Anna, 
John  and  Louisa,  at  home  with  their  parents;  Lena,  deceased,  and 
Jacob,  still  under  the  parental  roof.  The  family  are  all  devout 
Catholics,  Mrs.  Spitznagle  being  a  member  of  St.  Charles  Borro- 
meo's  Rosary  society.  Mr.  Spitznagle  is  a  Catholic  Knight  of 
America,  and  is  ever  ready  to  assist  his  church  in  its  work  for  the 
support  of  the  poor  and  afflicted  and  for  promoting  the  interests  of 
the  church  in  general.      He  has  been  very  successful  as  a  business 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

man,  and  is  the  owner  of  his  business  place  and  two  good  resi- 
dence properties  in  Peru,  and  has  gained  all  he  owns  through  his 
tact,  good  judgment,  skill  and  industry.  He  has  many  warm 
friends  inside  and  outside  church  circles,  and  is  recognized  through- 
out the  city  as  a  man  who  strictly  attends  to  his  business  and  fol- 
lows it  in  an  honest  and  straightforward  manner. 


MRS.  APOLLONIA  SPRAUER,  of  Huntingburg,  Dubois 
county,  Ind.,  is  the  widow  of  the  lamented  Joseph  Sprauer, 
who  died  April  3,  1891.  Mr.  Sprauer  was  a  son  of  Andrew  and 
Barbara  (Binder)  Sprauer.  Mrs.  Sprauer  was  born  May  16,  1851, 
in  Dubois  county,  and  is  the  daughter  of  Adam  and  Magdalina 
(Hochgesang)  Schmitt,  and  to  her  marriage  with  Mrs.'  Sprauer 
were  born  ten  children,  four  sons  and  six  daughters,  of  whom 
three  are  now  deceased.  Mrs.  Sprauer  is  a  devout  member  of  St. 
Mary's  Catholic  church,  and  has  reared  her  surviving  children  in 
the  same  holy  faith.  She  is  a  large  property  holder  in  the  village, 
and  is  its  leading  photographer.  She  is  a  lady  of  many  estimable 
qualities  and  is  greatly  respected  b\-  all  who  know  her. 


OSCAR  F.  STEHLIN,  a  member  of  the  Indianapolis  fire 
department,  at  headquarters,  was  born  in  Terre  Haute,  Ind., 
April  16,  1864,  a  son  of  Martin  and  Caroline  Stehlin,  natives  of 
<jermany,  who  came  to  the  United  States  when  young  and  were 
married  in  the  state  of  Indiana.  To  their  union  were  born  seven 
children,  named  as  follows;  John  H.,  who  died  in  Indianapolis, 
October  5,  1897,  leaving  a  wife  and  three  children;  George,  mar- 
ried and  living  at  the  corner  of  West  and  North  streets;  Oscar  F. , 
whose  name  opens  this  paragraph;  Augustus,  a  wood  worker  by- 
trade,  and  employed  in  this  city;  William,  a  pressman  in  Bur- 
ford's  bookbinding  establishment;  Martin  died  in  earh'  life;  Carrie 
is  the  wife  of  William  Essick.  The  father  of  this  family  died  in 
Indianapolis  at  the  early  age  of  thirty-five  years,  a  devoted  Catho- 

OMT) 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

lie;  his  widow,  who  is  a  Lutheran  in  reUgious  belief,  resides  in  this 
city,  Oscar  F.  and  ^^'illiam,  her  sons,  being  inmates  of  her  home. 

Oscar  F.  Stehlin  was  educated  in  the  city  schools  of  Indian- 
apolis and  in  the  German-English  free  school.  He  then  learned 
the  iron-molder's  trade,  which  he  followed  about  twelve  years — 
seven  years  with  Dean  Bros.,  and  five  years  with  Sinker  &  Davis 
and  others.  In  1893  he  became  a  member  of  the  fire  department, 
being  for  the  first  two  years  a  member  of  Chemical  company  No. 
3,  from  which  he  was  transferred  to  Engine  company  Xo.  i,  and 
from  that  to  headquarters  in  1896. 

Mr.  Stehlin  was  united  in  wedlock,  in  1S88,  to  Miss  Mary  Con- 
nors, a  native  of  this  city,  and  a  daughter  of  John  Connors, 
deceased.  .After  three  years  of  wedded  bliss  Mrs.  Stehlin  passed- 
from  earth  in  the  faith  of  the  Catholic  church,  November  7,  1891, 
leaving  no  children.  Mr.  Stehlin  was  himself,  through  her  benig- 
nant influence,  converted  to  the  true  faith  prior  to  his  marriage, 
and  is  still  a  devout  Catholic.  His  brother,  George,  is  also  a  con- 
vert to  Catholicity.  Mr.  Stehlin  is  a  member  of  St.  Bridget's  con- 
gregation, under  the  pastorate  of  Rev.  Father  Curran.  He  is  also 
a  Knight  of  Father  Mathew,  is  a  democrat  in  politics,  and  is  a 
young  man  of  excellent  moral  character,  who  enjoys  the  respect  of 
all  who  know  him. 


REV.  GEORGE  S.  STEIGERWALD,  chaplain  of  St.  Vin- 
cent's orphan  asylum,  and  rector  of  St.  Vincent  de  Paul  parish, 
Ind.,  is  a  native  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  was  born  October  11,  1857, 
and  is  a  son  of  Michael  and  Dorothea  (Reinhard)  Steigerwald,  who 
were  natives  of  Franco-Bavaria,  but  when  young  came  to  America 
early  in  the  'forties,  and  were  married  in  Cincinnati.  Of  the  chil- 
dren born  to  these  parents,  the  only  brother  of  subject  was  educated 
in  Cincinnati,  became  a  professor  of  St.  Francis  college  of  that 
city,  and  died  in  1888;  the  only  sister  of  subject,  Magdalena  Wuest, 
is  also  deceased;  the  father,  while  on  a  visit  to  Europe  for  the  ben- 
efit of  his  health,  died  there  in  1861,  and  the  mother,  who  has- 
made  fourteen  trips  across  the  Atlantic  ocean,  is  now  living  in  the 
old  country. 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

Father  George  S.  Steigerwald  was  educated  in  the  classics  in 
Mount  St.  Mary's  college,  Cincinnati;  he  then  went  to  Wuerzberg, 
Bavaria,  and  in  the  university  of  that  city  studied  philosophy,  the- 
ology and  the  natural  sciences,  and  during  the  years  of  his  study 
there  occasionally  found  time  for  travel,  which  was  extended 
'through  the  Orient,  including  the  Holy  Land.  July  30,  1882,  he 
was  ordained  with  Holy  orders,  and  immediately  thereafter  returned 
to  America,  and  was  assigned  to  St.  John's  cathedral,  at  Indianap- 
olis, Ind.,  where  he  remained  one  year.  He  was  then  appointed 
to  the  rectorship  of  St.  Mary's  church  at  Greensburg,  Ind.,  where 
he  officiated  for  fourteen  years,  performing  most  arduous  duties  the 
while,  so  that,  in  March,  1S97,  he  felt  called  upon  to  resign,  on 
account  of  his  overta.xed  physical  condition,  and  was  then  appointed 
to  his  present  rectorship. 

The  parish  of  St.  Vincent  de  Paul  is  composed  of  about  fift}- 
families,  who  worship  at  the  chapel  of  the  orphans'  asylum.  The 
members  of  the  congregation  are  chiefly  French,  or  of  French 
descent,  some  of  the  latter  representing  the  pioneer  families  of  this 
historic  stronghold.of  Catholicity.  Father  Steigerwald,  although  he 
has  never  enjoyed  perfect  physical  health,  and  being  afflicted  with 
a  throat  trouble  that  is  very  annoying  to  a  public  speaker,  and 
more  particularly  to  a  clergyman,  is  nevertheless  a  true  soldier  of 
the  cross,  a  devout  son  of  the  church,  a  profound  scholar  and  theo- 
logian, whose  mentality  never  tires  in  the  performance  of  church 
work  and  in  the  saving  of  souls.  He  is  a  good  man  and  a  good 
priest,  and  good  follows  his  footsteps  wherever  he  treads. 


CHARLES  STEIGENWALD,  grocer  of  Aurora,  a  son  of  John 
and  Bertha  (Billman)  Steigenwald.  was  born  in  Dearborn 
county,  Ind.,  June  29,  1864,  attended  common  schools  and  at  the 
age  of  twenty  years  began  learning  the  furniture  trade  as  finisher, 
and  worked  for  the  Aurora  Furniture  company  for  twelve  years. 
He  went  into  his  present  business  in  1890,  and  now  carries  a  good 
stock.  He  was  married  September  2,  1886,  to  Miss  Anna  Lansing, 
a  daughter  of  Benjamin  Lansing,    of   Aurora,    and   born    March    5, 

T1283) 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

1864.  Their  children  are  Katie,  Otto,  Eugene,  Marie  and 
Lawrence,  all  the  family  being  members  of  St.  Mary's  church  of 
Aurora. 

Mr.  Steigenwald  is  a  member  of  the  Knights  of  St.  George, 
and  is  highly  respected  by  the  citizens  of  Aurora  for  his  strict 
integrity. 


MICHAEL  L.  STEINHART,  the  affable  proprietor  of  the  pop- 
ular hardware  store  at  Ireland,  Dubois  county,  Ind.,  is  a 
native  of  this  county,  was  born  May  24,  1S61,  and  is  the  fourth  in 
the  family  of  six  sons  and  three  daughters  born  to  Michael  and 
Mary  A.  (Miller)  Steinhart — all  the  children  having  been  con- 
firmed by  Very  Rev.  Bishop  de  St.  Palais.  Michael  Steinhart, 
father  of  subject,  was  born  in  Baden,  Germany,  and  was  a  pro- 
fessional musician,  although  his  business  vocation  was  that  of  a 
fisherman.  He  was  well  educated  in  Germany,  and  in  1840  came 
to  America,  settling  in  Dubois  county,  Ind.,  in  1846;  here  he  passed 
the  remainder  of  his  life  and  died  August  4,  1888,  a  devout  Cath- 
olic; his  remains  now  lie  interred  in  St.  Joseph's  cemetery,  beside 
those  of  .his  wife,  who  died  May  3,  1S98,  also  a  faithful  and 
devoted  member  of   the  Catholic  church. 

Michael  L.  Steinhart  was  reared  in  Dubois  county  and  edu- 
cated in  the  public  schools.  In  March,  1883,  he  commenced  at 
his  trade  for  himself  as  wagonmaker  in  Ireland,  and  later  opened 
a  first-class  hardware  store,  in  which  he  carries  a  full  line  of 
shelf  and  heavy  goods,  stoves,  ranges,  etc.,  and  handles  agricul- 
tural implements,  being  the  local  agent  for  the  McCormick  har- 
vester; he  likewise  handles  standard  carriages,  buggies  and  other 
vehicles,  beside  which,  being  a  practical  mechanic,  he  manufac- 
tures all  classes  of  wagons  and  buggies  to  order. 

May  12,  1885,  Mr.  Steinhart  wedded  Miss  Margaret  Schwank, 
a  native  of  Dubois  county.  Rev.  Father  Fidelis  officiating,  and 
this  union  has  been  blessed  with  two  children — Fredrich  M.  and 
Urban  Theodore.  Fredrich  M.  was  born  February  15,  18S6,  and 
Urban  Theodore  was  born  July  30,  1S89.  Mrs.  Steinhart  was 
born  April   i,  1S65,  is  a   daughter  of   Philip  and  Katharine  (Birk\ 

(1284) 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

Schwank,  and  was  confirmed  by  Bishop  de  St.  Palais  at  the  Sisters" 
school  at  Jasper. 

Politically,  Mr.  Steinhart  is  a  democrat,  and  cast  his  first 
presidential  vote  for  Grover  Cleveland.  He  and  wife  are  members 
of  St.  Mary's  church  at  Ireland,  and  have  always  been  active  in 
advancing  the  cause  of  Catholicity  and  liberal  in  their  contributions 
to  the  support  of  the  church,  and  socially  they  enjoy  theesteem  of 
all  the  residents  of  the  village  and  surrounding  country. 


REV.  CLEMENT  STEINIvAMP,  of  Batesville,  Ripley  county, 
Ind.,  is  a  son  of  Henry  and  Catherine  (Taben)  Steinkamp,  of 
Germany,  both  deceased.  Rev.  Clement  was  born  March  22, 
1842,  in  Germany,  and  came  to  the  United  States  March  26,  1865, 
landing  at  New  York.  He  attended  the  college  of  Meppen,  Han- 
over, entered  the  order  April  5,  1S66,  was  ordained  of  June  6, 
1869,  at  the  cathedral  ,of  Louisville,  and  said  his  first  mass  at 
Louisville.  He  was  first  located  at  Oldenburg  on  July  25,  1S73. 
He  then  went  to  Detroit,  Mich.,  and  remained  for  six  years;  then 
to  Hamilton,  Ohio,  for  five  years;  then  two  years  in  Reynolds, 
Ind. ;  then  to  Hamburg,  Ind. ;  then  three  years  in  Louisville  and 
six  years  in  Bloomington,  Ills.  He  came  to  Batesville,  Ind.,  his 
present  location,  on  November  7,  1895,  where  he  has  a  school  of 
two  Sisters,  and  a  church  membership  of  162  families.  He  is 
esteemed  for  his  piety  and  unselfish  devotion  to  the  spiritual  and 
temporal  welfare  of  his  congregation,  and  his  personal  merits  and 
unassuming  deportment  have  won  for  him  the  esteem  of  the 
residents  of  Batesville,  irrespective  of  church  affiliation. 


REV.  CHARLES  V.  STETTER,  pastor  of  Sts.  Peter  and  Pauls 
church.  Lake  county,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Milwaukee,  Wis., 
February  22,  1859,  a  son  of  Charles  Joseph  and  Mary  Sabine  (Stadt- 
mueller)  Stetter,  natives,  respectively,  of  Baden  and  Wurtemberg, 
Germany.      Young  Charles  V.  was   primarily  educated  in   a  paro- 

1T285). 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CON'GREGATIONS, 

chial  school  in  St.  Nazianz,  Wis.,  and  received  his  classical  educa- 
tion at  the  Canisius  college  in  Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  at  St.  Nazianz,  Wis., 
and  at  St.  Lawrence's  college,  in  Calvary,  Wis.  He  then  attended 
St.  Francis  seminary  in  Milwaukee,  where  he  studied  philosophy 
and  theology,  and  finished  the  latter  study  in  Rome,  where  he  was 
ordained  priest  March  24,  1883,  by  Cardinal  Monaco  LaValletta. 
The  degree  of  D.  D.  was  conferred  on  Rev.  Stetter  at  the  col- 
lege of  the  Propaganda,  and  that  of  Ph.  D.  by  the  academy  of 
St.  Thomas  Aquinas  in  the  Eternal  city.  On  returning  to  America, 
Father  Stetter  was  assigned  to  the  pastorate  of  Dyer,  where  he 
labored  faithfully  for  five  years,  and  was  then  placed  in  charge  of 
his  present  pastorate  at  Lottaville. 


WILLIAM  A.  STEVENS,  postmaster  of  Columbus,  Bartholo- 
mew county,  Ind..  is  a  native  of  this  city,  and  was  born  in 
June,   1864,  of  a  long  line  of  English  ancestry. 

William  Stevens,  great-grandfather  of  subject,  was  the  founder 
of  the  family  in  America,  and  on  coming  from  England  settled  in 
Hamilton,  Ohio,  where  he  married  Nancy  Somerington.  He  was 
a  distiller  and  secured  an  ample  competency.  In  politics  he  was 
a  whig,  and  he  and  wife  passed  the  remainder  of  their  lives  in 
Hamilton,  dying  in  the  faith  of  the   Methodist  Episcopal  church. 

Frank  Stevens,  father  of  William  A.  Stevens,  was  born  in 
Hamilton,  Ohio,  June  3,  1842,  was  educated  in  his  native  city,  and 
at  maturity  settled  in  Columbus,  Ind.,  and  for  several  years  was 
engaged  in  the  dry-goods  trade  and  thenembarked  in  the  agricul- 
tural implement  business,  but  is  now  retired,  after  carrying  on  the 
latter  traffic  for  eighteen  years.  His  wife  bore  the  maiden  name 
of  Catherine  Brown,  and  was  born  in  Ijartholomew  county,  Ind.,  in 
June,  1844. 

WilliaiTi  A.  Stevens  is  a  graduate  of  the  Columbus  high  school, 
and  was  always  associated  with  his  father  in  business  until  the 
retirement  of  the  latter.  He  married  Miss  Lu  Belle  Wilson,  and 
both  are  members  of  St.  Bartholomai  church  of  Columbus.  Mr. 
Stevens  is  also  a  prominent  member  of  the  Catholic  Knights  of 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

America.  In  politics  he  is  a  stanch  republican,  and  in  September, 
1S97,  in  recognition  of  his  own  merits  and  his  unselfish  devotion  to 
his  party,  he  was  appointed,  under  the  McKinley  administration, 
postmaster  of  Columbus.  He  is  a  recognized  leader  in  his  party, 
especially  with  the  younger  element,  and  is  a  genial  and  accom- 
modating gentleman. 


ANTHONY  STOLL,  proprietor  of  a  popular  meat  market  at 
Brookville,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Dearborn  county,  this  state, 
February  5,  1857,  a  son  of  Anthony  and  Katherine  (Bussalt)  Stoll. 

Anthony  Stoll,  the  father,  was  born  in  Germany,  in  1820, 
received  a  common-school  education,  and  was  then  apprenticed  to 
the  carpenter's  trade,  which  he  followed  in  his  native  land  until 
1 84 1,  when,  at  the  age  of  twenty-one  years,  he  came  to  America 
and  located  in  New  Alsace,  Dearborn  county,  Ind.,  engaged  in 
carpenter  work  and  also  followed  farming.  In  1842  he  married,  at 
St.  Peter's,  in  Franklin  county,  Miss  Katherine  Bussalt,  to  which 
union  eleven  children  have  been  born,  of  whom  five  died  in 
infancy,  the  six  survivors  being  Elizabeth,  wife  of  Peter  Geiger,  of 
St.  Mark's,  Kans. ;  Margaret,  wife  of  John  Stallman,  of  Wiscon- 
sin; Frances,  wife  of  Jacob  Sax,  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio;  ICatherine, 
wife  of  Joseph  Sketler,  of  Kentucky;  Andrew,  of  Dearborn 
county,  Ind.,  and  Anthony,  our  subject.  The  mother  of  this 
family  was  called  away  in  1862,  and  the  father  in  187S,  both  in 
the  Catholic  faith,  and  their  remains  rest  side  by  side  in  the  ceme- 
tery of  St.  Peter,  Franklin  county. 

Anthony  Stoll,  subject  of  this  sketch,  attended  school  until 
twelve  years  old  and  then  learned  the  carpenter's  trade,  which  he 
followed  eight  years  in  St.  Peter's,  Lawrenceville  and  Brookville, 
and  then,  in  1883,  opened  his  present  meat  market,  which  he  has 
most  prosperously  conducted  up  to  date.  Jnne  17,  18S5,  he  was 
united  in  the  bonds  of  matrimony,  by  Rev.  Father  Fleischmann, 
at  St.  Michael's  church,  Brookville,  with  Miss  Elizabeth  Brockley, 
and  this  union  has  been  blessed  with  six  children,  viz:  Albert, 
Katie,  Edward,  Hildergar,  Raymond  and  Agnes,  all  still  unde  the 
parental  roof.      Mr.  and   Mrs.    Stoll   are   faithful    members   of    St. 

63  (1287) 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

Michael's  church,  of  which  Mr.  Stoll  was  elected  a  trustee  in  Janu- 
ary, 1S97.  He  is  also  a  member  of  St.  Joseph's  and  St.  Peter's 
societies,  and  Mrs.  Stoll  is  a  member  of  St.  Mary's  Ladies'  society.' 
The  family  stand  well  in  the  esteem  of  the  residents  of  Brookville, 
and  the  parents  are  very  generous  in  their  contributions  to  the  sup- 
port of  the  church  and  in  the  promotion  of  its  good  work  on  all 
occasions. 


JOHN  AUGUSTUS  STOECKLEY,  D.  D.  S.,  a  rising  and 
favorite  young  dentist,  of  South  Bend,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Mon- 
roeville,  Ohio,  May  20,  1870,  a  son  of  Anthon\-  and  Theressa 
Stoeckley,  of  German  descent. 

Dr.  J.  A.  Stoeckley  was  educated  in  the  parochial  and  high 
schools  of  Monroeville,  Ohio,  attending  until  seventeen  years  of 
age.  He  then  became  a  clerk  in  a  drug  store  in  his  native  town, 
but  a  few  months  later  went  to  Cleveland,  where  he  was  engaged 
in  the  same  vocation  for  a  few  years.  In  1889  he  came  to  South 
Bend,  Ind.,  and  until  1893  was  employed  as  prescription  clerk  in 
the  drug  store  of  E.  R.  Vanderhoof,  when  he  went  to  Chicago, 
111.,  where  he  took  a  three  years'  course  in  the  Chicago  College  of 
Dental  Surgery,  from  which  he  graduated  in  1896.  Like  a  wise 
young  man,  which  he  is,  he  then  returned  to  South  Bend,  where 
he  was  well  and  favorably  known,  engaged  a  comfortable  office 
over  Skerritt's  music  store,  at  No.  i  i  i  West  Washington  street, 
fitted  and  furnished  it  attractively,  and  entered  upon  the  practice 
of  his  chosen  profession.  By  close  application  to  the  details  of  his 
art  and  by  keeping  well  abreast  of  all  advancements  therein,  he  has 
already  established  a  remunerative  business,  which  is  daily  aug- 
menting in  volume.  He  enjoys  the  confidence  and  esteem  of  a 
large  circle  of  acquaintances  in  South  Bend  and  at  Notre  Dame 
and  St.  Mary's  colleges,  and  his  now  universally  acknowledged 
skill  draws  to  him  a  constantly  lengthening  chain  of  new  friends.  The 
doctor  is  a  devout  Catholic,  is  a  member  of  St.  Patrick's  congre- 
gation, and  is  never  behindhand  when  called  upon  to  aid  in  it.^ 
good  work. 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

MRS.  CAROLINA  STOLL,  wife  of  Leonard  StoU,  butcher  of 
Aurora,  Dearborn  county,  Ind.,  is  a  daughter  of  Andrew  and 
Bernardina,  of  Germany,  who  came  to  the  United  States  in  1S4S. 
She  was  married  to  Mr.  Stoll  at  the  house  of  a  Protestant  minister 
in  Kentucky,  November  3,  1853,  and  came  to  Aurora,  Ind.,  in 
1880.  To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Stoll  have  been  born  eighteen  children,  of 
whom  ten  are  still  living,  viz:  Catherine,  now  Mrs.  P.  Funk; 
Lewis;  August;  Josephine,  now  Mrs.  H.  Pelgen;  Florentine,  now 
Mrs.  J.  Maffey;  Carolina,  now  Mrs.  R.  Dean;  Marguerite,  now 
Mrs.  H.  Siemantel;  Anna,  William,  and  Bernardina,  the  latter 
now  Mrs.  Doerr. 

Mr.  Stoll  himself  is  not  a  Catholic,  but  has  had  all  his  children 
reared  in  his  wife's  belief.  He  is  one  of  the  very  few  men  who  are 
possessed  of  views  so  broad  and  liberal,  and  who  are  disposed  to 
look  upon  Christianity  as  a  redeeming  faith,  bear  it  what  sectarian 
name  it  may.  The  consequence  is  that  his  domestic  felicity  has 
never  been  marred  by  religious  disssensions,  and  the  wife  and  chil- 
dren are  liappy  in  the  enjoyment  of  the  consolations  of  the  Catho- 
lic faith. 


DANIEL  SULLIVAN,  who  resides  at  No.  105  South  Pine  street, 
Indianapolis,  and  who  is  a  well-known  Catholic  citizen,  has 
been  a  resident  of  this  city  since  1865.  He  was  born  near  the 
birthplace  of  that  famous  patriot,  Daniel  O'Connell,  in  county 
Kerry,  Ireland,  on  St.  Bridget's  day,  F"ebruary  i,  1822.  For 
many  generations  his  ancestors  were  known  as  worthy  Catholic  cit- 
izens, and  were  highly  respected  by  their  neighbors  and  friends. 
The  parents  of  the  subject  were  Timothy  and  Honora  (Moran)  Sul- 
livan, and  Daniel  was  the  eldest  of  six  children  born  to  them,  viz: 
Daniel;  John,  who  died  in  Ireland  in  1895;  Michael,  who  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1866,  and  now  resides  in  Indianapolis;  Mary, 
wife  of  John  Donnally,  of  Ross  county,  Ohio;  Margaret,  who  mar- 
ried Daniel  McCarthy,  and  died  in  Ross  county,  Ohio,  many  years 
ago,  leaving  a  family,  and  Honora,  who  was  married  to  Daniel 
Garinand  died  in  Indianapolis. 

Daniel   Sullivan   landed   in   Boston,  Mass. ,  on    November   39, 

11289) 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

1849,  Thanksgiving  day,  whichi  da}-  he  well  remembers.  After 
remaining  in  Massachusetts  three  years,  engaged  in  farm  work  and 
in  railroading,  he  went  to  Rockingham  county,  Va.,  now  West  Vir- 
ginia, and  remanied  there  two  years,  at  the  end  of  which  time  he 
went  to  Chillicothe,  Ross  county,  Ohio,  where  he  lived  until  March 
I,  1865,  when  he  finally  settled  in  Indianapolis,  where  he  has  since 
resided.  He  was  married  in  the  little  brick  church  in  St.  John's 
parish,  December  30,  1865,  to  Miss  Ellen  Bowler,  who,  like  him- 
self, was  born  in  county  Kerry,  Ireland,  and  also  in  the  same 
parish.  Her  father  was  Bartholomew  Bowler,  and  her  mother 
before  her  marriage,  was  Mary  Gallivan,  and  when  she  came  to 
the  United  States  she  was  quite  a  young  woman. 

Mr.  Sullivan  has  long  been  well  known  to  many  of  the  best 
citizens  of  Indianapolis,  has  always  been  industrious,  for  many 
years  having  been  engaged  on  the  various  railways  that  center  in 
Indianapolis,  being  for  a  long  time  foreman  over  a  gang  of  track 
layers  and  repairers.  For  some  years  he  has  been  practically  a 
retired  man,  living  at  leisure  on  what  he  has  accumulated  and 
saved  up  for  his  old  age.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Sullivan  have  been  blessed 
with  three  sons,  all  of  whom,  however,  have  died,  so  that  they  are 
BOW  childless.  The  eldest  son,  John  Patrick,  died  when  a  little 
less  than  six  years  of  age;  Michael  died  in  his  third  year,  and  Daniel 
■died  when  he  was  about  one  year  old.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Sullivan 
were  formerly  members  of  St.  Patrick's  church,  but  since  the 
organization  of  the  parish  of  the  Holy  Cross  they  have  been  mem- 
bers of  this  parish,  of  which  Mr.  Sullivan  is  perhaps  the  oldest 
member.  He  is  well  known  to  many  of  the  citizens  of  Indianapo- 
lis as  a  consistent  Catholic  and  an  honest  man. 


EDWARD  SUERMANN,  deceased,  decorator  and  later  saloon- 
keeper, of  Aurora,  was  born  in  Germany  in  1834,  and  died 
March  4,  1893,  in  Aurora,  leaving  a  wife  and  ten  little  children. 
Mrs.  Suermann  is  a  daughter  of  Michael  and  Barbara  (Schidelj 
Sirber,  natives  of  Germany.  She  was  first  married  to  Michael 
Kimmel,  who  died  July  28,  1876,  leaving  her  with  three  children — 
Maggie,  Frank  and  Anna.      By  her  marriage   with  Mr.  Suermann 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

she  has  six  children,  viz:  TiUie,  Willie,  Charles,  Carrie,  John  and 
Frederick,  who,  with  a  stepson,  Edward  G.,  constitute  the  ten 
children  whom  she  was  left  to  care  for  in  her  second  widowhood. 
Mrs.  Suermann  sold  out  her  saloon  immediately  after  her  husband 
died,  and  is  now  living  in  quiet  retirement.  She  and  family  are 
devout  Catholics  and  enjoy  the  full  esteem   of  all   their  neighbors. 


FRAN'CIS  J.  A.  SULLIVAN,  stenographer,  telegraph  operator, 
etc.,  for  the  National  Malleable  Castings  company  at  Indian- 
apolis, is  a  son  of  Joseph  A.  and  Margaret  E.  (Simkins)  Sullivan, 
and  was  born  in  Plainfield,  Union  county,  N.  J.,  July  28,   1870. 

Joseph  A.  Sullivan  and  his  wife  were  both  born  in  New  York 
city,  and  were  there  reared  and  educated.  Joseph  A.  was  a  book- 
keeper by  profession  and  followed  that  occupation  the  greater  part 
of  his  life,  and  in  this  capacity  was  employed  in  New  York  as  well 
as  other  places.  He  served,  during  the  Civil  war,  in  the  One 
Hundred  and  Sixty-fifth  (zouave)  New  York  volunteer  infantry, 
after  which  he  located  in  Plainfield,  N.  J.,  but  about  twenty-five 
years  ago  changed  the  family  residence  to  New  York  state,  locat- 
ing on  Staten  Island,  although  his  present  situation  in  business  is 
being  filled  out  at  Olean,  Cattaraugus  county.  He  is  an  active 
member  of  the  Catholic  Benevolent  legion  of  New  York,  holding 
high  official  position  as  organizer,  etc.,  and  he  is  likewise  active  in 
other  Catholic  work.  His  wife  was  taken  from  him  at  his  home  on 
Staten  Island  in  1886,  but  he  is  consoled  by  the  fact  that  she  died 
a  true  Catholic.  Five  children  survive  her,  viz:  Francis  J.  A.; 
Sarah,  wife  of  J.  Marion  McDonald,  of  Charleston,  S.  C. ;  Edmund, 
Joseph  and  Margaret,  still  at  the  paternal  home.  Mr.  Sullivan 
married  a  second  time,  securing,  as  a  protectress  of  his  younger 
children,  Harriet,  a  sister  of  his  first  wife,  and  to  this  union  one  son 
has  been  born — Eugene. 

Francis  J.  A.  Sullivan  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of 
Brooklyn,  N.  Y. ,  and  New  York  city,  but  chiefly  in  the  parochial 
schools  of  his  church,  including  that  of  the  Brothers  and  St.  Leon- 
ard's academy,  and  finishing  in  the  New   York  city  public  schools. 

Tl^IiT) 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

He  began  his  business  life  as  an  office  boy  in  the  employ  of  the 
Standard  Oil  company,  eventually  becoming  its  stenographer, 
which  art  he  acquired  by  private  study.  In  July,  1888,  he  came 
to  Indianapolis,  and  entered  the  employ  of  the  National  Malleable 
Castings  company,  as  a  short-hand  writer,  and  here,  also,  he 
learned  telegraphy  through  private  instruction,  and  is  now  compe- 
tent to  act  in  his  present  dual  capacity  for  this  manmoth  concern. 
Mr.  Sullivan  was  united  in  the  hoi}-  bonds  of  matrimony,  Sep- 
tember 18,  1S89,  at  St.  John's  church,  by  Rev.  Father  Gavisk, 
with  Miss  Margaret  E.  Cullity,  a  native  of  Illinois.  This  union 
has  been  blessed  with  two  children — Mary  Angelina,  born  June  29, 
1890,  and  Frances  Eugenia,  March  2 1,  1894.  Mr.  Sullivan  was 
one  of  the  organizers  of  St.  Anthony's  parish,  in  whioh  he  and  family 
havet  heir  religious  home,  and  of  which  they  are  numbered  among 
the  most  prominent  and  respected  members. 


JAMES  C.  SULLIVAN,  telegrapher  and  chief  train  dispatcher 
at  Peru,  Ind.,  for  the  Wabash  Railroad  company,  was  born 
in  LaGro,  Wabash  count}-,  Ind.,  July  24,  1861,  and  is  a  son  of 
Thomas  and  Mary  (Driscoll)  Sullivan,  the  former  of  whom  was  a 
native  of  county  Cork,  Ireland,  and  the  latter  of  Wabash  county, 
Ind.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Sullivan  were  married  by  Rev.  Father  Ryan, 
at  LaGro,  February  22,  i860,  and  this  union  resulted  in  the  birth 
of  nine  children.  Mr.  Sullivan  was  a  section  hand  on  the  railroad 
at  LaGro,  and  died  in  December,  1S76,  his  remains  being  interred 
in  the  Catholic  cemetery;  Mrs.  Sullivan  died  in  Wabash,  Ind..  in 
1895,  and  in  the  Catholic  cemetery  of  that  town  her  body  finds 
her  last  repose. 

James  C.  Sullivan,  the  eldest  of  the  nine  children  born  to  his 
parents,  attended  a  Catholic  school  in  LaGro  and  a  public  school 
at  Wabash  until  sixteen  years  of  age,  and  then  entered  Wabash 
railroad  ofSce  at  the  latter  place,  learned  telegraphy,  and  remained 
there  two  years.  He  then  hlled  a  similar  position  for  the  same 
company  at  Roanoke,  one  year;  Wabash,  one  year;  .Attica,  one 
year;  Andrews  four  years,    and    then,  in    1886,  came  to  Peru,  and 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

•worked  as  operator  until  1892,  then  for  one  year  as  dispatcher, 
then  as  chief  dispatcher,  which  position  he  has  creditably  filled  to 
the  present  time. 

The  marriage  of  Afr.  Sullivan  took  place  at  LaGro,  Ind. ,  May 
26.  1885,  to  Miss  Ella  Ragan,  who  was  born  in  that  village 
January  12,  1863,  a  daughter  of  Cornelius  and  Elizabeth  (Lynch) 
Ragan,  also  natives  of  Indiana.  Five  children  have  been  born  to 
this  union,  as  follows:  Johannah,  Ellen,  an  infant  who  died 
unnamed,  Elizabeth  and  John.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Sullivan,  with  their 
family,  are  members  of  St.  Charles  Borromeo  church  at  Peru,  and 
freely  contributed  of  their  means  to  its  support,  as  well  as  to  all 
works  of  charity.  Mr.  Sullivan  is  an  obliging  and  pleasant  gentle- 
man, is  prompt  and  attentive  to  his  official  duties,  and  has  made 
man}-  warm  friends  in  Peru  and  all  along  the  line. 


JOHN  FRANCIS  SULLIVAN,  a  highly  respected  resident  of 
Bainbridge,  Putnam  county,  Ind.,  and  a  mill  employee  since 
1883,  was  born  in  Crawfordsville,  Montgomery  county,  June  27, 
1859,  a  son  of  James  and  Margaret  (O'Connell)  Sullvian. 

James  Sullivan  was  a  native  of  county  Kerry,  Ireland,,  was 
born  in  1826,  came  to  America  when  a  young  man,  and  settled  in 
Indiana  about  1847.  He  was  married  to  Miss  O'Connell  in  Indi- 
anapolis, and  at  once  settled  in  Crawfordsville,  where  he  was 
engaged  in  railroad  construction  until  his  death,  which  occurred 
September  11,  1887.  He  left,  to  mourn  his  departure,  a  widow 
and  seven  children,  the  latter  born  and  named  in  the  following 
order:  Daniel,  of  Crawfordsville;  John  F.,  Timothy,  James,  Martin, 
Mertie  and  Mary. 

John  F.  Sullivan  was  educated  in  the  parochial  schools  of 
Crawfordsville,  and  at  the  age  of  eighteen  j-ears  began  learning  the 
trade  of  miller,  which  has  ever  since  been  his  occupation.  He  was 
united  in  marriage,  April  19,  1883,  with  Miss  Mary  Costello,  a 
daughter  of  Thomas  and  Margaret  Costello,  who  came  from  Ireland 
to  America  in  early  life,  and  are  the  parents  of  four  children,  viz: 
Mary  (Mrs.  Sullivan),  Thomas,  Bridget  and  Michael.      Mr.  Costello 

11293) 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

was  long  engaged  in  railroad  construction,  as  had  been  the  late  Mr- 
Sullivan,  and  also  nearly  all  the  young  men  who  came  from  Ire- 
land to  Indiana  in  the  early  'forties,  when  labor  in  that  particular 
line  was  greatly  in  demand.  To  John  F.  and  Mary  (Costello) 
Sullivan  have  been  born  two  children,  James  and  Mary,  who  are 
being  reared  in  the  faith  of  their  forefathers,  both  the  Sullivan  and 
Costello  families  having  been  for  generations  devout  Catholics. 
Mr.  Sullivan  has  always  been  an  industrious  and  moral  citizen,  and 
is  justly  numbered  among  the  respected  residents  of  Bainbridge, 
with  which  city  he  has  so  long  been  identified  in  one  of  its  most 
important  industries. 


PATRICK  SULLIVAN,  a  respected  citizen  of  Indianapolis,  a 
consistent  member  of  St.  Patrick's  church  and  residing  at  No. 
625  Dougherty  street,  was  born  in  county  Kerry,  Ireland,  over  fifty 
years  ago,  a  son  of  Edmund  and  Kate  Sullivan,  who  were  born, 
reared  and  married  in  Kerry  county,  and  there  died.  Of  their 
family  of  four  sons  and  three  daughters,  Patrick  is  the  eldest,  the 
others  being  named  Edward,  Eugene,  Michael,  Kate,  Johanna  and 
Mary.  Of  these,  Michael,  Kate  and  Mary  still  live  in  Ireland; 
Edward  went  to  California  many  years  ago,  but  his  exact  where- 
abouts is  unknown;  Eugene  is  a  resident  of   Indianapolis. 

Patrick  Sullivan  was  the  first  of  his  family  to  come  to  America 
and  reached  Indianapolis  in  1874.  Here  he  married  Miss  Honora 
Lynch,  a  native  of  county  Kerry,  Ireland,  and  daughter  of  James 
and  Mary  Lynch,  who  are  the  parents  of  seven  children,  viz:  John, 
James,  Dennis,  Patrick,  Katie,  Hanora  and  Mary,  and  of  this 
family  Mrs.  Sullivan  and  Mrs.  Mary  Kelley,  of  Chicago,  111.,  were 
the  only  ones  to  come  to  America.  The  union  of  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Patrick  Sullivan  has  been  blessed  with  five  children,  viz:  Katie 
(deceased),  Hannah,  Edward,  Mary  and  Joseph,  all  having  been, 
or  being,  educated  in  the  parochial  of  St.  Patrick,  of  which 
congregation  the  family  are  faithful  members  and  under  the  mini- 
stration of  Very  Rev.  D.  O'Donaghue. 

Mr.  Sullivan  has  been  a  hardworking,  industrious  and  faithful 
laboring  man  all  his    life,  and    ever    since  commg  to   America   has 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

been  in  the  employ  of  the  Indianapolis  Gas  company.  This  fact 
speaks  well  for  his  intelligence,  honesty  and  faithfulness  in  the  dis- 
charge of  every  task  set  before  him,  and  the  prosperity  of  the 
country  has  largely  depended  upon  and  been  developed  by  just 
such  sinew,  muscle  and  pertinacity  as  his.  He  has  been  fairly 
successful  in  life,  has  been  temperate  and  frugal,  has  earned  for 
himself  a  comfortable  home,  and  has  reared  his  family  in  respect- 
ability, to  enjoy,  with  him  and  wife,  the  esteem  of  their  friends, 
and  neighbors. 


TIMOTHY  A.  SULLIVAN,  a  most  popular  grocer,  and  a 
descendant  of  one  of  the  pioneer  Catholic  families  of  South 
Bend,  Ind.,  was  born  in  this  city,  December  23,  i85i,.a  son  of 
Timothy  and  Catherine  (Regan)  Sullivan,  of  county  Kerry,  Ireland, 
where  the  father  was  born  in  18 14,  and  the  mother  in  18 19. 

Timothy  Sullivan  was  a  fisherman  by  occupation  and  followed 
his  calling  on  Kenmare  bay  for  many  years.  He  was  married  in 
county  Kerry,  in  1841,  and  shortly  afterward  came  to  the  United 
States,  via  Quebec,  Canada,  whence  he  passed  through  Detroit, 
Mich.,  to  Crawfordsville,  Ind.,  where  he  lived  from  1846  until 
1S49,  when  he  removed  to  Kalamazoo,  Mich.;  later  he  was 
employed  on  the  Lake  Shore  railroad  at  Mishawaka,  St.  Joseph. 
county,  Ind.,  and  finally  settled  in  South  Bend,  where  he  purchased 
the  property  now  known  as  No.  523  South  Taylor  street,  but  which 
was  then  covered  with  forest  trees,  which  he  cleared  off  after 
working  hours,  being  at  that  time  an  employee  in  the  Studebaker 
Bros.'  wagon  works,  with  which  he  remained  many  years.  To  his 
marriage  with  Miss  Regan  were  born  four  children,  viz:  Michael 
and  Timothy  A.,  of  South  Bend,  and  Sylvester  and  Eugene,  both 
now  deceased  and  buried  in  Cedar  Grove  cemetery. 

Timothy  A.  Sullivan,  whose  name  opens  this  notice,  was  edu- 
cated in  the  parochial  schools  of  South  Bend,  and  after  leaving 
school  was  employed  in  the  Studebaker  wagon  works  until  1875, 
when  he  made  a  trip  to  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  where  he  remained 
until  1877,  when  he  returned  to  South  Bend  and  embarked  in  the 
grocery  trade,  which  has  ever  since  been  his  occupation.      Novem- 

71295) 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

ber  12,  1878,  Mr.  Sullivan  was  united  in  matrimony,  by  Rev  Peter 
Lauth,  at  St.  Patrick's  church,  with  Miss  Elizabeth  C.  Gillin,  and 
this  marriage  was  blessed  with  eight  children,  but  Mr.  Sullivan  and 
his  offspring  were  untimely  bereaved  of  the  beloved  wife  and 
mother,  December  14,  1896,  and  this  sad  event  has  never  ceased 
to  be  a  cause  of  heartfelt  sorrow. 

As  a  business  man,  Mr.  Sullivan  has  always  been  fair  and 
straightforward  in  his  dealings  and  bears  an  honored  name  in  busi- 
ness circles,  and  with  buyers  is  one  of  the  most  popular  of  the 
grocers  of  South  Bend.  He  and  family  are  true  Catholics,  and 
Mr.  Sullivan  freely  contributes  of  his  means  to  the  support  of  the 
church  and  the  advancement  of  the  good  work  of  St.  Patrick's,  to 
which, congregation  he  and  his  children  belong. 


THE  SUM  BROTHERS,  Jacob,  Matthias  and  Desideri,  the  ice 
dealers  and  notion  merchants  of  Washington,  are  prominent 
members  of  St.  Mary's  parish  and  active  in  the  work  of  the  church. 
They  are  natives  of  Germany,  having  been  born  in  Baden  in  1844, 
1849,  and  1850,  respectively,  the  sons  of  John  G.  and  Elizabeth 
{\\'eidle)  Sum,  both  natives  of  Baden.  The  father  was  engaged  in 
the  timber  business  in  his  native  country,  and  came  to  America  in 
1852,  locating  atFerdinand,  Dubois  county,  Ind.,  where  he  engaged 
in  the  manufacture  of  cigars  until  his  death,  which  occurred  on 
February  15,  '1880.  The  mother  died  in  German}-,  in  1853. 
Besides  the  three  sons,  the  subjects  of  this  sketch,  they  were  the 
parents  of  two  daughters,  Albertina,  deceased,  and  Rosanna,  of 
Daviess  county,  Ind.  They  were  members  of  the  parish  of  Ripold- 
sau,  Baden,  and  devoted  Catholics.  The  three  brothers  and  two 
sisters  came  to  this  country  in  1857,  and  joined  their  father  at  Fer- 
dinand, Ind.,  when  the  sons  engaged  with  him  in  the  cigar  factory. 
Jacob  Sum,  the  eldest  brother,  remained  at  Ferdinand  until 
1862,  when  he  went  to  Louisville,  Ky. ,  and  worked  at  cigarmaking 
(or  some  time,  then  went  to  Cincinnati,  where  he  remained  until 
1865,  when  he  and  his  brothers  located  at  Washington  and  opened 
a    cigar   factory,  which    they    operated    until    1880,  when    Jacob's 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

broken  health  compelled  him  to  retire  from  active  work.  He  was 
married  in  Washington,  Ind.,  to  Miss  Mary  Steuftenagel,  and  to 
them  were  born  the  following  children:  John,  Elizabeth,  Leo, 
Anthony,  Margaret  and  Teressa. 

Matthias  Sum  remained  with  his  father  at  Ferdinand,  Ind., 
until  1863,  when  he  joined  his  brother  Jacob  at  Cincinnati  and  came 
with  him  to  Washington.  He  was  married  at  this  place  in  1877, 
to  Elizabeth  Schmidt,  a  native  of  Nassau,  Germany,  and  to  them 
have  been  born  the  following  children:  Aloysius,  Annie,  Frank, 
George,  Odilla,  Othmar  and  Joseph. 

Desideri  Sum,  the  youngest  son,  remained  with  his  father  until 
1865,  when  he  joined  his  brothers  at  Washington,  where  the  trio 
formed  the  partnership  which  exists  to  this  day.  Upon  the  failing 
of  the  elder's  health  in  1880,  the  cigar  factory  was  disposed  of  and 
the  brothers  engaged  in  the  notion  business  and  the  handling  of  ice, 
being  large  dealers  in  the  latter  way.  Desideri  wa:s  united  in  mar- 
riage on  January  13,  1880,  to  Odile  Roller,  a  native  of  Alsace,  born 
in  1859.  He  has  been  a  trustee  of  St.  Mary's  church  and  has  been 
the  leader  of  the  choir  since  the  foundation  of  the  church,  and  is 
prominent  in  the  work  of-theSt.  Joseph's  Benevolent  society.  The 
brothers  all  reside  on  Main  street  together,  in  their  own  property. 
Their  partnership  is  a  very  harmonious  one,  and  they  are  held  in 
high  esteem  in  the  community. 


JAMES  SWEENEY,  a  highly  respected  citizen  of  Indianapolis, 
is  a  native  of  Morris,  Ripley  county,  Ind.,  and  was  born  in 
1863,  a  son  of  James  Sweeney,  a  native  of  Ireland,  who  died  in 
Batesville,  Ripley  county,  in  1866;  Mrs.  James  Sweeney,  the 
mother  of  subject,  is  now  a  resident  of  Indianapolis. 

James  Sweeney,  the  subject  of  this  memoir,  was  reared  to 
manhood  in  Ripley  county,  but  was  married  in  Chicago,  111., 
August  12,  1885,  to  Miss  Margaret  Welch,  daughter  of  Peter 
^^'elch,  a  resident  of  Shelby ville,  Ind.,  the  marriage  ceremony 
being  performed  by  Judge  Murphy.  Later,  however,  wishing  to 
live  in  closer  relation  with  the  church,  and  knowing  that  such  rela- 

71297) 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

tion  could  be  best  secured  by  an  ecclesiastical  marriage,  the  cere- 
mony was  repeated  by  Rev.  Joseph  Chartrand,  in  IndianapoHs,  in 
November,  1892,  Mr.  Sweeney  and  wife  having  become  residents 
of  this  city  and  parishioners  of  St.  Patrick's  in  1891.  The  union 
of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Sweeney  has  been  blessed  with  three  children, 
named  James  P.,  Walter  F.  and  Russell  Thomas,  and  the  family 
have  their  pleasant  home  at  No.  1509  Spann  avenue.  Mr. 
Sweeney  is  yard-master  for  the  Big  Four  railroad  and  he  and 
wife  are  held  in  high  esteem  by  their  neighbors,  are  conscien- 
tious Catholics,  and  are  rearing  their  children  in  the  same  blessed 
faith. 


REV.  B.  H.  BRUEGGEMANN,  the  efficient  rector  of  the  parish 
of  St.  John  the  Baptist,  at  Dover,  Dearborn  county,  Ind.,  is 
a  native  of  the  province  of  Westphalia,  Prussia,  and  was  born 
]\farch  27,  1838.  Until  the  age  of  fourteen  he  attended  the  paro- 
chial schools  of  his  native  parish,  at  which  time  he  came  with  his 
parents  to  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  and  there  entered  the  St.  Paul's  paro- 
chial school.  He  was  engaged  in  manual  labor  for  some  years,  first 
in  coal  mines,  then  learning  the  machinist's  trade,  then  volunteer- 
ing in  the  United  States  service  during  the  Civil  war  as  musician  of 
the  Twenty-sixth  regiment,  ^  I\entucky  volunteers.  In  1867  he 
entered  St.  Meinrad's  college,  Spencer  county,  Ind.,  and  while  there 
pursued  the  classical  course  of  study. 

In  1869  Mr.  Brueggemann  entered  St.  Joseph's  seminary  at 
Bardstown,  Ky.,  and  there  finished  the  classical  course  and  rhet- 
oric, and  also  commenced  the  philosophical  course.  In  1871  he 
re-entered  St.  Meinrad's  college,  and  there  finished  his  philosoph- 
ical and  the  theological  course  of  study,  and  was  ordained  priest 
by  Rt.  Rev.  Bishop  de  St.  Palais,  September  6,  1874,  at  St.  John's 
church,  Indianapolis.  He  was  amongst  the  first  eight  to  be 
ordained.  His  first  work  after  ordination  was  at  St.  John's,  Clark 
county,  Ind.,  beginning  in  September,  1874,  and  ending  in  August, 
1877,  during  which  period  he  succeeded  in  establishing  harmony 
and  confidence  among  the  parishioners  and  left  the  parish  in  con- 
tentment.     Whilst  there,    he  also    re-established  the  Franciscan 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

Sisters.  The  next  place  he  was  sent  to  was  his  present  parish,  St. 
John  the  Baptist's  at  Dover,  where  he  has  faithfully  and  zealously 
labored  twenty-one  years,  when  he  took  charg^e  of  the  parish, 
there  was  a  Herculean  task  for  him  to  perform  which  he  has  most 
successfully  accomplished.  As  it  is  shown  in  the  history  of  the 
parish,  the  bare  walls  of  the  church  and  roof  were  completed,  and 
Father  Brueggemann  began  the  task  of  harmonizing  the  factions 
which  existed  and  that  of  completing  the  church.  He,  being  a 
natural  mechanic  himself,  did  a  great  deal  of  the  work  and  super- 
intended the  workmen.  He  plastered  the  church,  placed  in  the 
arches,  new  pews,  communion  railing,  new  pulpit  and  confessional; 
then  he  stopped  work  for  a  while,  and  then  paid  off  $  i ,  500  of  the  debt, 
it  being  then  $4,000,  and  expended  altogether  about  $4,000  for  the 
improvements  named  above. 

In  1885  he  erected  two  new  side  altars,  at  a  cost  of  $800,  and 
in  1 891  he  took  out  the  old  windows  and  placed  in  the  cathedral 
stained  glass  windows,  at  a  cost  of  $750.  In  1892  he  erected  a 
new  altar,  partly  of  stone,  costing  $1, 100,  including  the  statues;  in 
1894  he  put  in  a  new  pipe-organ  at  a  cost  of  $1,000,  which  was 
manufactured  by  Pilger  &  Sons,  of  Louisville,  Ky.  His  record  is 
one  which  any  priest  may  be  proud  of,  and  the  condition  of  the 
parish  is  highly  satisfactory  and  pleasing  topastor  and  congregation. 

The  membership  of  St.  John  the  Baptist's  congregation  num- 
bers sixty-six  families  or  355  souls.  The  schools  are  in  charge  of 
the  Franciscan  Sisters,  two  in  number,  with  an  enrolmentof  sixty- 
three  pupils.  The  schools  have  a  local  reputation,  as  regards 
thorough  instruction,  second  to  none  in  Dearborn  county.  The 
value  of  the  Catholic  property  of  this  parish  is  placed  at  $22,000. 
The  parish  is  located  eight  miles  west  of  Harrison,  Ohio,  and  four- 
teen miles  northwest  of  Lawrenceburg,  Ind. 


HON.  MICHAEL  A.  SWEENEY,  of  Jasper,  state  senator  for 
the  counties  of  Dubois  and  Perry,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Cincin- 
nati, Ohio,  April  26,  1858,  the  third  of  the  nine  children  (seven 
sons  and  two  daughters)  born  to  Michael  Harriet  (Ried)  Sweeney, 
natives  respectively  of  counties  Cork  and  Sligo,  Ireland.       Of  the 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

REV.  DOMINIC  DUEHMIG,  pastor  of  the  Assumption  church, 
at  Avilla,  Noble  county,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Ebenheid,  Baden, 
Germany,  November  9,  1S42,  a  son  of  Erasmus  and  Mary  Ann 
(Bechtold)  Duehmig.  The  tather,  a  farmer,  was  a  native  of 
Bavaria,  and  the  mother  of  Baden,  where  their  respective  deaths 
occurred  in  1873  and  1878.  Of  their  twelve  children,  three  only 
now  survive,  of  whom  two  were  prominent  educators  in  Germany, 
one  having  taught  for  forty-five   years   and  being  now  a  pensioner. 

Rev.  Dominic  Duehmig,  the  eleventh  born  of  the  above  men- 
tioned family  of  twelve  children,  attended  the  village  schools  until 
1854;  then  began  his  classical  studies,  which  he  finished  at  Wert- 
heim,  on  the  Main,  Baden,  in  July,  1862;  he  next  studied  theology 
at  the  university  of  Freiburg,  Baden,  until  1864,  then  for  two 
years  at  the  university  of  Louvain,  Belgium,  and  was  ordained 
priest  August  5,  1866,  at  Liege,  Belgium.  He  said  his  first  mass 
at  the  home  of  his  boyhood  August  15,  1866,  withstood  a  siege  of 
the  cholera  at  Freudenberg,  Baden  for  a  month,  during  which  time 
he  took  the  place  of  the  pastor,  who  died  with  the  cholera,  and 
November  9,  1866,  visited  his  relatives,  then  took  steamer  at 
Havre,  France,  December  6,  arrived  in  New  York  December  22, 
and  in  Fort  Wayne  December  24.  He  said  his  first  mass  in  the 
United  States  in  the  Fort  Wayne  cathedral,  and  the  following  week 
was  sent  by  Bishop  Luers  to  Huntington,  where  he  preached  his 
first  sermon  in  English.  He  remained  in  Huntington  two  months 
as  a  supply,  and  February  22,  1867,  came  to  Avilla  as  assistant  to 
to  Rev.  A.  B.  Oechtering.  May  12,  of  the  same  year,  he  was 
installed  pastor,  and  since  then  this  has  been  the  field  of  his  prodig- 
ious labors. 

During  his  pastorate  here,  he  has  attended  the  missions  at 
Kendallville,  Ligonier,  Rome  City,  Ege  and  Albion,  Noble  county; 
Millersburg  and  Goshen,  Elkhart  county;  Waterloo,  DeKalb 
county;  Bremen,  Marshall  county;  Leo,  Allen  county,  and  cele- 
brated mass  occasionally  in  LaGrange  and  Steuben  counties. '  He 
has  been  a  patriarch  in  the  holy  work,  having  cared  for  parishes 
which  are  now  supplied  with  nine  resident  priests.  His  parish  at 
Avilla  has  furnished  to  the  church  three  clergymen,  viz:  Revs. 
Moench,    Lemper   and   Boccard,   beside  many  Sisters.      In   1875, 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

Father  Duehmig  wrote  to  Germany  and  induced  a  number  of  the 
Sisters  of  St.  Francis,  with  Mother  Anastasia  as  superior,  to  come 
to  Avilla,  and  here  the  motherhouse  was  maintained  until  1877, 
when  it  was  removed  to  JoHet,  111.  Father  Duehmig  also  caused 
the  erection  of  the  Old  People's  home,  about  one  mile  from  the 
church,  in  1895.  This  building  is  of  brick,  is  I40.\48  feet,  and, 
with  the  adjunctive  chapel,  cost  $30,000.  The  resident  chaplain 
is  the  Rev.  Bernadine  Abbink. 

The  labors  of  Father  Duehmig,  since  he  has  had  charge  at 
Avilla,  have  been  incessant,  but  always  earnest,  and  have 
redounded  to  his  own  credit,  the  salvation  of  souls  and  the  ever- 
lasting glory  of  God  and  his  church,  of  which  he  is  so  faithful  a 
servant. 


REV.  ADAM  FEIGEN,  the  efficient  rector  of  St.  Joseph's 
parish,  at  St.  Leon,  Dearborn  county,  Ind.,  was  born  Decem- 
ber 27,  1854,  at  Baden,  Germany.  His  early  training  was  obtained 
through  private  tuition  and  in  the  parochial  schools,  and  also  at 
the  gymnasium  in  the  city  of  Montabaur,  in  the  province  of  Nas- 
sau, where  he  took  a  classical  course  of  four  years,  ending  1873. 
At  this  time,  at  the  age  of  seventeen  years,  Mr.  Feigen  came 
to  America  and  entered  the  well-known  Mount  St.  Mary's  semi- 
nary at  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  and  there  finished  his  classical  and  phil- 
osophical courses  of  study  in  1877,  and  then  entered  St.  Meinrad's 
college,  Spencer  county,  Ind.,  in  September,  1877,  and  was  there 
until  December  9,  1879,  when  he  completed  the  theological 
course,  was  ordained  priest  December  22,  1879,  by  Right  Rev. 
Bishop  Chatard,  and  his  first  work  was  at  Greensburg  and  St.  Paul, 
Ind.,  as  assistant  or  substitute,  inasmuch  as  Rev.  Kessing,  the  pas- 
tor in  charge,  was  sick  and  unable  to  perform  the  functions  of  his 
holy  office.  He  was  there  a  short  timeonly  and  was  then  transferred 
to  St.  Maurice  parish,  at  Napoleon,  and  St.  John  the  Baptist's  at 
Osgood,  which  was  a  mission  of  Napoleon.  He  took  charge  of 
this  work  February  22,  1880,  and  remained  until  his  appointment 
to  St.  Joseph's  at  St.  Leon,  having  filled  an  administration  of  six- 
teen years  and  eight  months. 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

During  his  stay  in  these  parishes  Father  Feigen  did  a  wonder- 
ful work.  He  found  twent}--five  families  at  St.  John's,  paid  $400 
debt  there,  and  purchased  two  acres  of  ground  for  a  cemetery.  In 
Napoleon  he  found  almost  $5,000  indebtedness,  and  paid  the  entire 
amount,  and,  beside  paying  off  the  debt,  he  purchased  a  new  pipe- 
organ,  new  altars,  new  pulpit  and  new  bell,  had  the  church  fres- 
coed and  the  church  roofed  twice.  There  were  fifty  families  in  this 
parish,  and  the  schools  were  under  the  direction  of  the  Franciscan 
Sisters,  with  an  enrolment  of  fifty  pupils.  He  left  the  parish  with 
a  credit  of  $2,500,  after  all  debts  were  paid.  November  i,  1896, 
he  came  to  St.  Joseph's  parish,  at  St.  Leon,  and  found  104  fami- 
lies or  400  souls,  and  he  had  the  church  consecrated  September  8, 
1897,  by  Bishop  Chatard,  there  not  being  a  dollar  of  debt  against 
the  parish.  He  placed  in  a  new  furnace  and  a  new  vestry,  improved 
the  main  altar  and  paid  $1,000  for  the  frescoeing  of  the  church. 
In  1898  he  had  the  school-houses  and  premises  put  in  e.Kcellent 
repair  at  a  cost  of  $325.  Since  he  took  charge  of  the  parish  of  St. 
Joseph,  he  has  expended  $3,150  in  improvements.  The  congre- 
gation is  composed  of  a  thrifty  and  industrious  class  of  Germans, 
and  the  parish  is  in  a  healthy  state.  The  fair  cost  value  of  the 
parish  property  is  placed  at  $20,000. 


JOHN  J.  CAMPBELL,  proprietor  of  Campbell's  steam  laundry  at 
Logansport.  Ind.,  the  oldest  in  the  city,  was  born  in  Pittsburg, 
Pa.,  May  26,  1863,  a  son  of  Michael  and  Margaret  (Mulherin) 
Campbell. 

Michael  Campbell,  the  father,  is  a  native  of  the  west  of  Ire- 
land, and  came  to  the  United  States  at  about  the  age  of  twenty- 
one  years,  and  of  two  brothers  and  a  sister  who  came  with  him 
Patrick  and  James  passed  away  in  Pittsburg,  and  the  sister,  who 
became  Mrs.  Cook,  died  in  St.  Louis,  Mo.  Michael  Campbell  first 
located  in  Pittsburg,  was  there  married,  and  in  1863  removed  to 
Columbiana  county,  Ohio,  where  he  bought  a  large  tract  of  land, 
which  he  devoted  chiefly  to  fruit  growing,  and  there  he  still  resides, 
although  he  has  had  the  misfortune  to  lose  his  wife.      Of  their  ten 

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children,  two  died  young:  Charles  A.  died  at  the  age  of  twenty-one 
years,  and  Theressa,  unmarried,  also  died  when  twenty-one  years 
old.  The  six  survivors  ace  Margaret,  James  E.,  John  J.,  Mary, 
Francis  and  Estella. 

John  J.  Campbell  was  reared  on  the  home  farm  in  Columbiana 
county,  Ohio,  until  about  nineteen  years  of  age.  receiving  his 
education  in  the  common  and  parochial  schools.  For  five  years 
after  leaving  the  homestead,  he  and  his  brother,  James  E.,  in 
partnership  traveled  throughout  the  country  as  dealers  in  nursery 
stock.  In  1887,  John  J.  went  to  Chicago,  111.,  and  secured  employ- 
ment in  a  laundry,  for  the  purpose  of  learning  the  business,  and  in 
July  of  the  same  year  the  two-  brothers  came  to  Logansport  and 
established  the  first  steam  laundry  in  the  city,  and,  although 
they  had  several  imitators  who  have  come  and  gone.  Mr.  Camp- 
bell still  operates  the  oldest  steam  laundry  in  Logansport.  although 
for  a  very  brief  period,  it  on  one  occasion  changed  hands.  But  it 
had  been  a  success  from  the  start,  and  its  business  increased 
constantly  until  1896,  when  Campbell  Bros,  sold  the  plant  and 
John  J.  went  to  Columbus,  where  he  conducted  business  from  Sep- 
tember until  March  following,  when  he  returned  to  Logansport  and 
re-purchased  the  plant,  of  which  he  is  now  sole  proprietor.  This 
laundry  is  one  of  the  best  equipped  in  the  state,  and,  in  addition  to 
its  immense  city  patronage,  it  does  work  for  some  forty  towns  out- 
side, gives  employment  to  thirty  people,  and  is  probably  the  largest 
shipper  of  landried  goods  in  the  state. 

In  1890  Campbell  Bros,  also  purchased  the  steam  laundry  at 
Chattanooga,  Tenn.,  which  was  likewise  an  extensive  plant,  and 
this  they  conducted  about  one  year,  when  the  failing  health  of 
James  E.  Campbell  caused  the  firm  to  sell,  since  when  James  E. 
has  not  been  engaged  in  any  active  business. 

John  J.  Campbell  was  united  in  marriage  October  11,  1892, 
by  Very  Rev.  M.  E.  Campion,  of  St.  Vincent  de  Paul  church,  to 
Miss  Jennie  M.  Gorman,  a  native  of  Logansport,  and  this  union  has 
been  blessed  with  two  children,  viz:  Naoma,  born  in  July,  1895, 
and  Charles  Otis,  born  in  1897.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Campbell  are  mem- 
bers of  St.  Vincent  de  Paul  congregaiion,  and  Mr.  Campbell  is  a 
member  of  the   Catholic  Knights  of  America,    and  both  are  faithful 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

in  their  religious  duties  and  liberal  in  their  donations  to  the  support 
of  the  church.  In  1894  Mr.  Campbell  erected  his  handsome  resi- 
dence at  No.  2026  Broadway,  and  this  is.the  abode  of  true  domestic 
happiness.  Mr.  Campbell  is  very  affable  and  is  recognized  as  one 
of  the  best  business  men  in  Logansport. 


MICHAEL  GARRIGAN,  now  living  in  retirement  at  No.  308 
North  Street,  Logansport,  Ind.,  is  a  native  of  Westmore- 
land county,  Pa. ;  was  born  August  17,  1825,  and  is  a  son  of  John 
and  Cecilia  (Devers)  Garrigan,  natives  of  Ireland. 

Michael  Garrigan  was  reared  a  farmer's  lad  and  received  his 
education  in  the  common  schools  of  his  native  county.  At  the 
age  of  eighteen  years  he  was  apprenticed  to  blacksmithing,  served 
two  and  one-half  years,  and,  besides  being  thoroughly  taught  the 
trade,  was  compensated  with  $50  in  cash.  After  finishing  his 
apprenticeship,  he  worked  in  Pennsylvania  as  a  journeyman  some- 
thing more  than  two  years,  and  then  came  to  Indiana,  reaching 
Logansport  July  2,  1851,  and  here,  for  two  years,  continued  to 
follow  his  trade  as  a  journeyman.  He  had  been  temperate,  indus- 
trious and  frugal,  and  at  the  end  of  the  two  years  mentioned  was 
able  to  begin  business  on  his  own  account,  in  which  he  prospered, 
and,  indeed,  acquired  a  competency,  on  which  he  retired  after 
forty-four  years  of  labor. 

In  politics  a  democrat,  and  quite  popular  with  his  party,  Mr. 
Garrigan, in  1880,  was  elected  trustee  of  Eel  township, and  so  faith- 
fully and  satisfactorily  did  he  perform  the  duties  of  this  position, 
that  he  was  re-elected  in  1882,  but,  after  filling  out  his  second 
term,  withdrew  from  politics,  and  has  since  lived  in  comfort  and 
well-earned  enjoyment  of  the  fruits  of  his  early  industry. 

The  marriage  of  Mr.  Garrigan  took  place  in  Logansport, 
August  2,  1852,  his  bride  being  Miss  Catherine  Pierce,  daughter 
of  Thomas  and  Johanna  (Cassidy)  Pierce,  natives  of  Ireland,  but 
who  came  to  America  in  childhood.  This  marriage  has  been 
blessed  with  seven  children,  who  all  lived  to  reach  the  years  of 
maturity,    and    were    named    as    follows:      Mary   J.,    Genevieve, 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

Thomas    A.  (deceased)  and    Catherine    I. ;  Cecelia,  John   E.   and 
Peter  died  young. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Garrigan  are  among  the  most  respected  Catholic 
residents  of  Logansport,  have  been  very  liberal  in  the  support  of 
St.  Vincent  de  Paul  church,  and  enjoy  to  a  large  degree  the 
esteem  of  their  co-religionists,  as  well  as  that  of  many  outside  the 
pale  of  Catholicism. 


BERNARD  A.  KROEGER,  of  the  well  known  funeral  directing 
firm  df  Kroeger  &  Strain,  at  No.  613  Broadway,  Logansport, 
Ind.,is  a  son  of  Anthony  and  Elizabeth  (Hochherz)  Kroeger, also  a 
nephew  of  Rev.  B.  Kroeger,  pastor  of  St.  Bridget's  church, 
Logansport,  and  a  brother  of  Rev.  Anthony  J.  Ivroeger,  pastor  of 
St.  John's  church  at  Tipton,  Ind. 

Bernard  A.  Kroeger  was  born  in  Cloppenberg,  Germany,  May 
31,  1856,  received  excellent  school  advantages  in  his  youthful  days 
and  continued  his  studies  until  seventeen  years  of  age,  and  then  be- 
came an  assistant  in  the  post-office  and  telegraph  service,  serving 
in  several  cities  in  his  native  land  as  tutor  or  instructor  of  other 
employees  in  their  duties.  In  1878  Mr.  Kroeger  came  to  the  United 
States  and  arrived  in  Logansport  August  i.  He  attended  St.  Francis 
school  one  year  at  Milwaukee,  aquiring  a  good  knowledge  of  the 
English  language,  and  then  became  bookkeeper  for  W.  T.  S. 
Manley  &  Son  and  also  for  Manley  &  Smith,  of  Logansport, 
serving  until  1882,  when  he  became  associated  with  R.  W.  Weaver, 
and,  under  the  firm  style  of  Weaver  &  Kroeger,  succeeded  to  the 
undertaking  business  of  Manly  &  Son.  In  1884  the  firm  name  was 
changed  to  that  of  Kroeger  &  Strain,  the  junior  partner  being 
Rodney  Strain,  and  this  firm  now  conducts  one  of  the  most  finely 
appointed  establishments  in  its  line  in  the  city  of  Logansport 

The  marriage  of  Mr.  Kroeger  took  place  in  1887  to  Miss  Fronie 
Hoffman,  a  native  of  Logansport  and  a  daughter  of  George  and 
Mary  (Stoltz)  Hoffman,  and  this  was  the  first  marriage  ceremony 
performed  in  the  new  St.  Joseph's  church  by  Rev.  H.  Koehne,  of 
whom  full  mention  will  be  found  on  another  page.  This  marriage 
has  been   blessed  with   six   children,  born    in    the   following   order: 

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THE    CLERGY    A\D    CONGREGATIONS, 

Bernard,  Florence,  Marie,  Edith,  George  and  Francis.  Mr. 
Kroeger  resides  in  his  own  comfortable  home  at  No.  407  West 
Broadway,  and  he  and  family  are  liberal  supporters  of  St.  Bridget's 
church,  of  which  they  are  devoted  members,  Mr.  Kroeger  being 
beside  an  active  member  of  the  Catholic   Benevolent  legion. 


FATHER  GEORGE  J.  L0E5CH,  at  St.  Philip's,  Posey  county, 
Ind.,  is  a  son  of  George  and  Veronica  (Schmitt)  Loesch,  and 
was  born  at  Nauvoo,  111.,  April  18,  1857.  He  graduated  at  St. 
Meinrad's  college,  Spencer  county,  Ind. 

At  the  age  of  thirteen  years,  George  J.  entered  a  furniture 
store  at  Evansville,  Ind.,  and  did  general  work  for  five  years.  He 
then  began  to  stud\'  for  the  church,  was  ordained  May  30,  1885, 
and  was  appointed  assistant  priest  to  Holy  Trinity  church,  under 
Father  Duddenhausen,  Evansville,  Ind.  After  the  death  of  Rev. 
Father  Duddenhausen,  which  occurred  October  27,  1886,  he  had 
charge  ot  Holy  Trinity  until  the  appointment  of  Rev.  H.  J.  Uies- 
tel,  December  i,  1886.  He  was  assistant  priest  under  Father 
Diestel  until  November,  1887,  when  he  was  transferred  to  Rock- 
port,  Ind.,  and  Cedar  Grove.  Ind.  On  August  7,  1888,  he  was 
appointed  to  take  charge  of  St.  Philip's  congregation,  then  num- 
bering about  ninety-three  families.  At  present  St.  Philip's  has 
120  families.  Three  Sisters  of  St.  Benedict  were  given  charge 
of  the  parish  school  in  1896,  and  ninety-two  children  are  now 
enrolled  and  are  attending.  Father  Loesch  at  once  set  to  work 
after  his  arrival  and  began  improvements.  St.  Philip's  is  in  a 
flourishing  condition,  with  an  indebtedness  at  present  of  about 
$500,  which  will  be  liquidated  at  an  early  date.  The  addi- 
.tion  of  two  new  sacristies  has  been  made  and  the  church  hand- 
somely frescoed  and  painted;  two  new  side  altars  have  been 
added,  and  a  slate  roof  put  on  the  church  and  parsonage;  almost 
the  entire  furnishing  of  vestments  and  regalia  has  been  supplied  by 
Father  Loesch  and  a  new  Sisters'  house  erected  at  a  cost  of 
$2,000,  as  well  as  other  improvements  too  numerous  to  mention. 
The  net  cost   of    improvements   alone   amounts   to   over  $8,000. 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 


The  societies  connected  with  St.  Phih'p's  are  the  Men's  society. 
St.  Mary's  Ladies',  St.  Aloysius  Young  Men's,  St.  Rose  Young 
Ladies',  Poor  Souls,  Holy  Childhood  of  Jesus,  Holy  Family  and 
Catholic  Knights  of  America. 


PATI\ICI\  F.  McHALE,  deceased,  was  at  one  time  a  most 
prominent  business  man  of  Logansport  and  a  member  of  the 
city  council.  He  was  born  in  count}'  Mayo,  Ireland,  November 
15,  1844,  and  was  a  member  of  a  family  of  six  children,  of  whom 
three  came  to  America,  viz:  Patrick  F.,  Martin  and  Ann.  Of 
these,  Martin  settled  in  Logansport  and  was  engaged  in  the  whole- 
sale grocery  business  until  his  death;  Ann  was  the  wife  of  William 
Dolan,  of  the  same  city,  and  of  Patrick  F.  further  mention  will 
shortly  be  made.  The  names  of  the  three  who  remained  in  Ire- 
land were  Richard,  Henry  and  Mary,  and  all  the  family  were  reared 
in  the  faith  of  the  Catholic  church. 

Patrick  F.  McHale  came  with  his  sister,  Ann,  to  the  United 
States  in  1861,  and  at  once  joined  his  brother,  Martin,  who  had 
preceded  him  to  Logansport,  and  with  whom  he  made  his  home  and 
for  two  years  attended  school,  after  which  he  was  employed  by  his 
brother  as  a  clerk  and  later  a  while  as  bookkeeper  for  his  brother-in- 
law.  In  May,  1871,  he  visited  his  old  home  in  Ireland,  and  in  July 
returned  to  Logansport  and  engaged  in  business  on  Fourth  street. 
Some  years  later  he  sold  out  this  business  and  for  two  years  re-en- 
gaged in  bookkeeping,  but  was  then  obliged  to  take  back  his 
original  business  place,  which  he  conducted  until  his  death,  which 
occurred  August  17,  1889,  a  devoted  member  of  St.  Joseph's  church 
and  a  member  of  the  A.  O.  H. 

Although  Mr.  McHale  began  life  in  America  a  poor  boy,  he 
was  very  successful  as  a  business  man  and  erected  the  excellent 
residences  at  Nos.  308,  310  and  314  North  street  and  the  Dolan  & 
McHale  business  block  on  Broadway.  As  a  democrat  he  was 
exceedingly  popular,  and  served  his  party  as  a  member  of  the  city 
council  several  years,  holding  this  position  at  the  time  of  his 
lamented  death. 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

Mr.  McHale  was  united  in  marriage,  May  19,  1874.  with  Miss 
Mary  Garrigan,  who  was  born  in  Logansport,  October  11,  1855,  a 
daughter  of  Michael  and  Catherine  (Pierce)  Garrigan,  who  now 
make  their  home  with  Mrs.  McHale.  The  marriage  of  Patrick  F. 
and  Mary  McHale  was  blessed  with  five  children,  viz:  Patrick 
Henry,  who  died  at  the  age  of  six  months;  Genevieve,  born  Decem- 
ber 25,  1876;  Catherine,  who  died  when  ten  years  old;  Nora, 
born  December  24,  1884,  and  Louisa,  who  died  at  the  age  of- 
three  years.  Mrs.  McHale  is  now  living  in  retirement  at  No.  308 
North  street  and  is  one  of  the  most  respected  residents  of  the  city 
of  Logansport. 


REV.  PETER  JOSEPH  QUINN,  pastor  of  St.  Patrick's  church, 
LaGro,  Ind.,  is  a  native  of  county  Tyrone,  Ireland,  and  was 
born  in  June,  1866,  a  son  of  Michael  and  Margaret  (McGladrigan) 
Ouinn,  who  were  the  parents  of  nine  children,  viz:  Michael  and 
Mary,  still  at  home  on  the  old  homestead  with  their  mother;  John, 
who  studied  theology  at  Maynooth  college  for  six  years,  was 
ordained  priest  in  1880,  and  is  now  administrator  for  Cardinal 
Logne,  primate  for  all  Ireland  and  located  at  St.  Patrick's  cathe- 
dral, Armagh;  Alice,  James  and  Patrick,  at  home;  Peter  J.,  whose 
name  opens  this  paragraph;  Frank,  a  member  of  the  Chicago 
(111.)  police  force,  and  Catherine.  The  family  were  identified  with 
the  parish  of  Donaghmore,  Tyrone  county,  where  the  mother  still 
resides,  the  father  having  been  called  away  some  years  since,  a 
true  and  faithful  Catholic. 

Rev.  Father  Ouinn  received  his  primary  education  in  the  paro- 
chial school  of  his  native  parish,  which  he  attended  until  sixteen 
years  of  age,  and  then  passed  through  his  classical  studies  at  St. 
Patrick's  college  at  Armagh,  from  which  he  graduated  in  1887,  and 
in  1888  came  to  America  and  entered  St.  Viateur  college  at  Kan- 
kakee, 111.,  where  he  studied  one  year,  when  he  commenced  his 
theological  studies  in  the  seminary  at  Cincinnati,  and  was  ordained 
priest  June  18,  1897,  by  Archbishop  William  Henry  Elder.  July 
9,  1897,  he  was  assigned  as  an  assistant  to  Very  Rev.  JohnJ  R. 
Dinnen,  dean   of    St.  Mary's,    LaFayette,    and   shortly   after    was 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 


appointed  pastor  of  St.  Patrick's  church,  LaGro,  Ind. ;  here  has 
since  performed  the  onerous  duties  of  his  position  with  a  zeal  and 
devotion  that  have  won  for  him  the  approval  of  his  superior  and 
the  love  and  esteem  of  his  congregation. 


REV.  M.  J.  POWER,  pastor  of  St.  Malachy's  church  at  Browns- 
burg,  Ind.,  is  a  native  of  the  townsland  of  Bally-Boy,  county 
of  Waterford,  Ireland,  and  was  born  July  29,  185 1.  His  early 
educational  training  was  begun  in  the  parochial  schools  of  his 
native  parish,  and  he  entered,  in  1871,  St.  John's  college,  Water- 
ford,  and  spent  eight  years  in  that  celebrated  institution,  finishing 
the  courses  in  rhetoric,  logic,  metaphysics,  and  a  full  three  years' 
course  in  theology;  June  15,  1879,  he  was  ordained  priest  by  Right 
Rev.  Dr.  John  Power,  of  Waterford,  and  was  immediately  assigned 
to  the  curacy  of  St.  Decelan's  church.  Abbey  Side,  at  Dungarvan, 
county  Waterford,  at  which  place  he  remained  three  months;  then 
he  was  appointed  chaplain  to  the  Christian  Brothers,  Mount  Zion, 
city  of  Waterford,  Ireland,  from  which  place  he  became  an  adopted 
subject  of  the  most  Rev.  Dr.  Chatard,  the  bishop  of  Vincennes. 
Father  M.  J.  Power  set  sail  from  Queenstown,  bound  for  New 
York,  and  arrived  at  Indianapolis  in  June,  1881.  He  was  assigned 
to  St.  John's  church,  at  Indianapolis,  and  at  the  end  of  three 
months  was  given  charge  of  St.  Paul's  church  at  Greencastle,  Put- 
nam county,  Ind.  He  arrived  there  August  20,  1881,  and  was 
pastor  of  that  congregation  four  years.  At  that  time  this  was  an 
important  parish.  To  him  the  parish  owes  a  debt  of  gratitude  for 
establishing  the  first  parochial  school,  which  was  taught  by  Miss 
Alice  Cullen.  She  was  the  efficient  organist  of  St.  Paul's  church, 
and  was  an  admirable  teacher.  Father  Power  had  a  hard  and 
arduous  work  to  accomplish,  but  he  did  it  successfully.  From 
that  parish  he  was  sent  to  St.  Malachy's,  at  Brownsburg,  Ind., 
where  he  has  administered  to  the  parish  for  almost  fourteen  years. 
He  is  a  gentleman  who  has  the  happy  faculty  of  harmonizing  fac- 
tions, and  the  parish  is  in  a  very  healthy  state,  in  every  sense. 
Some   of    his    parishioners  reside   eighteen   miles   away    from    the 

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THE    CLERGV    AND    CONGREGATrONS, 

rectory,  which  occasions  heavy  work  to  him  as  a  pastor.  Since 
he  assumed  charge  of  the  parish,  he  has  purchased  five  acres -of 
land,  for  the  cemetery,  and  fenced  it,  costing,  entire,  $1,500. 
The  cemetery  was  consecrated  in  1893  by  Bishop  Chatard.  Father 
Power  also  re-roofed  the  church  and  built  an  addition  to  the 
rectory,  costing  $400.  There  is  no  debt  resting  against  the  parish, 
which  spealcs  commendably  of  priest  and  people   alike. 


CHARLES  FREDERICK  THIELE,  a  leading  grocer  of  Goshen, 
Elkhart  county,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Danzig,  Prussia,  May  18, 
1S36,  a  son  of  Charles  and  Ann  Elizabeth  (Steingraber)  Thiele, 
natives  of  the  same  province.  The  father  was  a  stonemason  by 
trade,  and  also  a  soldier  in  the  Prussian  army,  in  which  he  served 
twenty-five  years.  He  was  a  devout  Catholic,  and  died  in  the 
faith  in  1842,  his  widow  surviving  until  1852,  when  she,  too, 
expired  in  the  same  faith.  Of  their  twelve  children,  two  only  are 
now  living,  viz:      Henrietta,  of  Baltimore,  Md.,  and  Charles  F. 

Charles  F.  Thiele  attended  a  parochial  school  in  his  native 
land  until  ten  years  of  age  and  was  then  placed  in  an  orphan 
asylum,  where  he  remained  until  fifteen  years  old,  receiving  his 
first  communion  from  Father  Smalley,  and  returning  to  his  mother's 
home.  He  then  served  an  apprenticeship  of  four  years  at  cabinet- 
making,  worked  as  a  journeyman  three  years,  and  in  1858  enlisted 
in  the  Fifth  regiment,  Second  battalion.  Eighth  company,  infantry, 
in  which  he  served  until  1S61,  then  went  to  Hanover,  and  July  31 
married  Miss  Marie  T.  Thime.  a  native  of  that  city,  born  May  27, 
1836.  He  remained  in  Hanover  five  Nears,  working  at  his  trade, 
and  then,  in  April,  1S66,  sailed  for  the  United  States  and  landed 
in  Baltimore,  Md.,  in  June.  He  then  worked  at  cabinetmaking 
two  years.  He  ne.xt  came  to  Goshen,  Ind..  and  was  here  employed 
fifteen  years  as  foreman  for  a  furniture  factory,  and  in  the  fall  of 
1883  opened  his  present  grocery  store,  which  he  has  since  con- 
ducted with  the  most  satisfactory  results,  carrying  as  well  selected 
a  stock  as  can  be  found  in  the  city. 

To   the   marriage   of   Charles   F.  Thiele   and  Marie    T.  Thime 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

have  been  born  eleven  children,  viz:  Annie  E.,  wife  of  George 
W.  Rinl<,  a  farmer;  Rev.  Charles  H.,  pastor  of  St.  Ann's  church, 
Monterey,  Pulaski  county,  Ind. ;  Marie  T.,  deceased;  Rev.  George, 
assistant  priest  at  Aurora,  Ind.;  Marie  T. ,  second,  also  deceased; 
Frank  B.,  a  clerk  in  Goshen;  Barbara,  deceased;  Henry  and  Jo- 
seph, in  the  ice  trade  in  Goshen;  Thomas,  a  student,  and  an  infant 
deceased.  The  family  are  all  good  Catholics  and  prominent  in 
church  work,  Mr.  Thiele  having  been  for  sometime  treasurer  of  the 
Total  Abstinence  society  connected  with  St.  John's  church. 


Ri:V.  GEORGE  M.  SCHRAMM,  pastor  of  St.  Peter's  church, 
Laporte,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Ft.  ^^'ayne,  June  i6,  1867,  a  son 
of  Martin  and  Theressa  (Noll)  Schramm.  He  attended  St.  Mary's 
parochial  school  until  thirteen  years  of  age,  and  then  the  cathedral 
school  for  a  year  and  a  half,  following  which  he  was  employed 
about  a  year  as  a  clerk.  At  the  age  of  sixteen  years  he  entered 
St.  Lawrence  college,  at  Mount  Calvary,  Fond  du  Lac  county, 
\\"is.,  where  he  remained  five  years  in  the  classical  course  of  study, 
and  then  went  to  Mount  St.  Mary's  seminary,  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio, 
where  he  pursued  his  theological  studies  five  years  longer.  May 
1 1,  1893,  he  was  ordained  priest  by  Archbishop  Elder  for  the  dio- 
cese of  Fort  Wayne,  and  was  at  once  stationed  at  Reynolds, 
White  county,  Ind.,  as  pastor  of  St.  Joseph's  church  with  mis- 
sions at  Francesville  and  Medaryville,  Pulaski  county,  and  North 
Jndson  and  San  Pierre,  Starke  county.  There  he  labored  zeal- 
ously two  years,  when  he  was  taken  ill  and  was  confined  in 
the  hospital  at  LaFayette  for  nine  months.  On  recovery,  he 
became  the  assistant  of  Father  Bleckmann,  at  Michigan  City,  La- 
porte county,  where  he  officiated  until  October  9,  1897,  when  he 
entered  upon  his  duties  as  pastor  of  St.  Peter's,  Laporte,  where 
he  since  labored  earnestl}-  for  the  welfare  of  his  fiock. 

St.  Peter's  church-building  is  8o.\40  feet,  has  a  seating  capac- 
ity-for  500  persons  and  the  congregation  comprises  about  100  fam- 
ilies, mostly  of  Irish  extraction.  The  school,  under  the  direction 
of  the  Holy  Cross  Sisters,  of  St.  Rose  academy,  is  attended  by 
about  forty  pupils. 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

FRANK  B.  THIELE,  the  popular  and  gentlemanly  assistant  of 
the  Kolb  Grocery  company  of  Goshen,  Ind.,  was  born  in  this 
city  February  ii,  1871,  and  i's  a  son  of  Charles*  F.  and  Marie  T. 
(Thime)  Thiele,  whose  biography  appears  on  page  1320.  He 
attended  public  and  parochial  schools  of  Goshen  until  fourteen  years 
of  age,  and  was  then  employed  in  farm  labor  for  three  years,  gaining 
therein  strength  of  both  muscle  and  brain.  When  about  eighteen 
years  of  age  he  entered  the  employ  of  the  company  with  which  he 
is  still  engaged,  and  rapidly  rose  in  the  esteem  of  his  employers 
and  their  patrons,-  reaching  in  a  very  short  period  of  time  his 
present  responsible  position. 

Mr.  Thiele  was  united  in  marriage  at  Mullersburg,  Elkhart 
county,  Ind.,  June  29,  1892,  with  Miss  Cynthia  Niner,  a  daughter 
of  Lewis  and  Cynthia  (Messmer)  Niner,  and  a  native  of  the  village 
in  which  her  marriage  took  place.  This  marriage  has  been  blessed 
with  one  bright  child — Colette,  who  adds,  by  her  presence,  to  the 
unalloyed  happiness  of  her  parents. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Thiele  are  members  of  St.  John's  church,  to 
which  they  freely  contribute  of  their  means,  and  aid  in  all  its  good 
work,  Mr.  Thiele  being  a  member  of  the  School  society,  and 
Mrs.  Thiele  of  the  Ladies'  sodality.  In  politics  Mr.  Thiele  is  a 
democrat. 


WILLIAM  THOMPSON,  a  thriving  farmer  of  Monroe  town- 
ship, Allen  county,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Huron  county, 
Ohio,  December  14,  1834,  and  received  a  sound  English  educa- 
tion. He  married  Miss  Rosa  G.  Bell,  who  blessed  him  with  eight 
children,  born  in  the  following  order:  Louisa,  who  was  married, 
and  died  at  the  age  of  twenty-four  years,  leaving  one  daughter: 
Henry  J. ;  Edward  B. ;  Frederick  J. ;  Albert  J. ;  Mary  B.,  wife  of  E. 
A.  Hettel,  who  resides  near  Napoleon,  Ohio;  Lena  M.  and  Jose- 
phine A.,  all  true  members  of  the  Catholic  church.  The  mother 
of  this  family  died  in  1878,  and  was  also  a  devout  Catholic. 

Miss  Lena  M.  Thompson,  next  to  the  youngest  of  the  eight 
children  enumerated  above,  has  for  the  past  four  years  conducted 
a  fashionable   millinery   establishment   in   Monroeville,  in  partner- 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

ship  with  Mrs.  Theresa  Kauffman,  and  carries  an  excellent  and 
e.xtensive  stock  of  the  handsomest  goods  in  this  line  to  be  found  in 
any  establishment  of  the  kind  outside  of  a  large  city.  Her  amia- 
ble disposition,  superb  taste  and  undeviating  adherence  to  truthful- 
ness in  the  representation  of  her  wares,  have  made  her  a  universal 
favorite,  and  have  secured  for  her  a  leading  portion  of  the  trade  of 
Monroeville  and  surrounding  country. 


FRANCIS  ADOLPH  THUIS,  late  a  well-known  dealer  in  har- 
ness and  horse  supplies  at  No.  1 1 1  Main  street,  Vincennes, 
was  born  in  Dedham,  Gelderland,  Holland,  March  23,  1837,  son 
-of  Francis  A.  and  Johanna  H.  (Hendrickson)  Thuis,  who  were 
the  parents  of  twenty-three  children,  but  three  of  whom  are  now 
living — Henry  F.,  Albert  J.  and  Theodore  G.,  all  located  at  Vin- 
cennes, and  the  only  members  of  the  family  who  came  to  America, 
with  the  exception  of  the  deceased,  Francis  A. 

Francis  A.  Thuis  learned  his  trade  while  yet  a  resident  of 
Holland.  In  1854  he  and  his  elder  brother,  Henry,  came  to  Amer- 
ica, landing  at  New  York  May  7,  of  that  year.  They  stopped  at 
Brooklyn  a  few  months  and  then  went  to  Cleveland,  Ohio,  where 
-for  three  years  our  subject  worked  at  his  trade.  In  the  fall  of 
1857  he  came  to  Vincennes,  where  for  two  years  he  was  employed 
as  a  passenger  brakeman  on  the  E.  &  T.  H.  railroad.  The  suc- 
ceeding two  years  he  spent  as  a  clerk  in  a  general  store.  July  10, 
1 86 1,  he  enlisted  as  a  musician  in  the  band  of  the  Twenty-fourth 
Indiana  infantry,  and  served  until  August  16,  1862,  when  by  rea- 
son of  a  special  act  of  congress,  military  bands,  enlisted  as  such, 
were  discharged.  Mr.  Thuis  then  returned  to  Vincennes,  but  in 
1863  he  re-enlisted  as  a  private  in  company  A,  Ninety-first  Indi- 
ana infantry.  Here  he  was  detailed  as  a  musician  and  served 
until  the  end  of  the  war,  receiving  his  honorable  discharge  at 
Indianapolis.  Returning  again  to  \'incennes  he  re-engaged  at  his 
trade,  and  worked  as  a  journeyman  until  1884,  when  he  entered 
.business  on  his  own  account,  and  was  quite  successful.  He  began 
with   limited   means,  but  by  careful  attention   and  study  to  please 

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THE    CLEKGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

the  trade,  he  built  up  a  business  of  considerable  note.  He  car- 
ried a  stock  of  about  $5,000  value,  and  employed  quite  a  force  of 
workmen.  He  owned  his  own  store  building  and  his  home,  and 
was  comfortably  to  do  in  the  world. 

Mr.  Thuis  was  a  great  lover  of  music  and  for  many  years  was 
a  member  of  the  choir  at  St.  Francis'  cathedral.  Politically  he 
was  inclined  to  be  independent  in  his  views.  He  was  originally  a 
Douglas  democrat,  but  lately  became  a  free-silver  republican,  and 
was  a  member  of  Jeff  C.  Davis  post,  G.  A.  R. 

On  April  18,  1866,  Mr.  Thuis  was  married  to  Miss  Mary  J. 
Page,  daughter  of  John  B.  and  Elizabeth  (Millette)  Page,  repre- 
resentatives  of  two  of  the  early  French  families  in  Vincennes,  the 
former's  father,  Dominique  Page,  being  also  a  native  of  Vincennes. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Thuis  had  born  to  them  six  children,  as  follows: 
Johanna  Esther,  at  home;  Louis  Edmond,  of  whom  further  men- 
tion will  be  made;  Mary  Elizabeth,  a  student  in  the  Cincinnati  col- 
lege of  Music;  Francis  Eugene,  a  clerk  in  a  mercantile  house  in  this 
city;  Charles  A.,  and  Silas  Leo,  a  student  at  St.  Rose  academy. 
The  latter,  though  but  a  lad  of  fourteen,  has  a  marked  taste  and 
talent  for  music,  in  which  line  he  already  exhibits  a  degree  of  pro- 
ficiency which  is  exceedingly  promising. 

The  father  of  this  family  was  called  from  earth  January  13, 
1898,  and  died  in  the  faith  of  the  Catholic  church,  from  stomach 
trouble  incurred  while  in  the  army.  He  was  a  highly  respected 
gentleman,  and  his  funeral  was  attended  by  an  immense  throng  of 
friends  and  neighbors,  irrespective  of  religious  affiliations,  by  whom 
his  death  was  as  sincerely,  if  not  as  deeply,  mourned  as  by  his 
immediate  family. 

Louis  Edmond  Thuis,  eldest  son  of  Francis  Adolph  and  Mary 
J.  (Page)  Thuis,  was  born  in  Vincennes  April  22,  1S68.  He 
attended  the  parochial  school  eight  years,  was  then  employed  as 
clerk,  etc.,  in  mercantile  trade  about  eight  years  in  Vincennes, 
and  for  six  years  was  in  the  grocery  business  on  his  own  account  in 
Cincinnati.  He  then  entered  the  Ohio  Medical  college  at  Cincin- 
nati and  was  preparing  himself  for  the  practice  of  medicine  when 
his  father  was  called  away,  and  it  then  became  incumbent  on  him 
to  assume   charge  of  the   business  of  the  deceased   parent.     The 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

family  are  members  of   St.  Francis   Xavier  cathedral  congregation 
and  are  devoted  to  their  faith. 


FI^AXK  TOBIN,  a  native  of  Indianapolis,  and  by  trade  a  boiler- 
maker,  in  the  employ  of  the  Belt  shops,  was  born  November 
25,  1870,  and  is  a  son  of  Thomas  and  Margaret  (Bradley)  Tobin, 
the  former  of  whom  is  a  native  of  county  Waterford,  and  the  latter 
of  Londonderry,  Ireland. 

The  parents  were  single  when  they  came  to  America,  and  were 
married  in  Indianapolis  in  1858,  at  St.  John's  church.  Rev.  Father 
Bessonies  officiating.  This  marriage  has  been  blessed  with  seven 
children,  four  of  whom  still  survive,  viz:  Mary,  Rose,  Margaret  and 
Frank — all  married,  with  the  exception  of  Frank,  who  makes  his 
home  with  his  aged  parents,  who  own  a  comfortable  dwelling  at 
No.  306  West  McCarty  street,  which  they  ha\e  occupied  the  past 
twenty-three  years.  Thomas  Tobin  was  himself  a  boilermaker 
during  the  active  business  years  of  his  life,  but,  having  been  indus- 
trious and  frugal,  has  been  able  to  live  in  retirement  for  the  past 
fifteen  years  or  more.  The  family  are  members  of  St.  John's  con- 
gregation, now  under  the  pastorate  of  Rev.  Father  Gavisk,  and, 
faithful  to  their  church  duties,  liberal  in  their  contributions  to  the 
support  of  the  church  itself,  and  enjoy  the  respect  of  the  congre- 
gation and  of  their  neighbors  and  many  warm  friends  throughout 
the  city. 


REV.  MEINRAD  TOELLE,  pastor  of  the  church  at  Napoleon, 
Ripley  count}-,  Ind.,  but  formerly  assistant  pastor  at  St. 
Mary's  church,  Indianapolis,  was  born  in  the  diocese  of  Fulda, 
Prussia,  on  the  fourth  day  of  June,  1859.  He  pursued  a  prepara- 
tory course  of  study  in  his  native  country,  and  in  June,  1883,  came 
to  the  United  States.  For  some  time  after  coming  to  America  he 
was  a  student  in  St.  Joseph's  college,  Teutopolis,  111.,  and  from 
that  institution  went  to  St.  Paul,  Minn.,  where  he  continued  his 
studies  until  1887.      In  that  year  he  went  to  St.   Meinrad's  college. 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

Spencer  county,  Ind.,  for  his  philosophical  and  theological  course, 
and  was  ordained  priest  in  Sts.  Peter  and  Paul's  church  on  the  12th 
of  August,   1894. 

Immediately  following  his  induction  into  the  priesthood. 
Father  Toelle  was  made  assistant  pastor  of  Holy  Trinity  church, 
Evansville,  Ind.,  and  exercised  the  functions  of  his  office  at  that 
place  until  assigned  as  assistant  to  Rev.  Father  Scheideler,  pastor 
of  St.  Mary's,  Indianapolis,  March  13,  1897,  where  he  did  faith- 
ful and  effective  duty  until  assigned  to  his  present  pastorate. 


REV.  FRANCIS  JOSEPH  RUDOLF,  pastor  of  St.  Gabriel's 
church,  Connersville,  Fayette  county,  is  a  native  of  Batten- 
heim,  in  Alsace,  Germany,  and  was  born  November  17,  1842, 
His  early  educational  training  was  begun  in  the  parochial  schools 
of  his  native  land,  and  at  the  age  of  thirteen  years  he  came  with 
his  parents  to  America,  and  located  at  Oldenburg,  Ind. 

Young  Francis  Joseph  attended  the  parochial  schools  of 
■Oldenburg  for  a  short  time,  and  subsequently  studied  at  Enochs- 
burg,  where  lie  was  taught  the  rudiments  of  Latin  by  Brother 
John  Mary.  He  next  attended  the  diocesan  seminary  at  \'incennes 
for  one  term  and  the  following  year  went  to  Mount  St.  Mary's 
seminary,  near  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  where  he  completed  his  studies, 
was  ordained  priest  May  4,  1867,  by  Archbishop  Purcell,  and  cele- 
brated his  first  mass  at  Oldenburg,  May  12,  1867.  After  a  short 
stay  at  Lancaster,  Ohio,  Father  Rudolf  asked  to  be  transferred 
to  the  diocese  of  Vincennes.  Consequently,  in  November,  1868, 
he  was  assigned  to  the  pastorate  of  St.  Vincent's,  Shelby  county. 
In  1870  the  parsonage  was  there  erected;  in  1877  preparations 
were  made  for  the  erection  of  a  new  church,  which  was  completed 
in  1 880,  its  dimensions  being  1 1 2  x  43  feet,  with  a  steeple  1 38  feet 
high.  During  his  pastorate  at  St.  Vincent's  Father  Rudolf  also 
attended  St.  Joseph's  congregation  at  Shelbyville,  where  he  com- 
menced a  school  conducted  by  the  Franciscan  Sisters. 

Right  Rev.  Bishop  Chatard  next  assigned  Father  Rudolf  to 
St.  Gabriel's  parish  at  Connersville,  where  the   latter  arrived   May 


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ST.   GABRIELS    CHURCH, 

CONNERSVILLE,   IND. 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

4,  1 88  I.  During  his  first  year's  work  he  paid  ail  the  debts  of  the 
parish,  bought  five  additional  lots  adjoining  the  school-house,  and 
then  began  to  make  arrangements  to  erect  a  new  church.  The 
corner-stone  was  laid  by  Bishop  Chatard,  June  1 1,  1882,  the  build- 
ing was  completed  in  1S84,  and  was  dedicated  to  the  service  of 
God,  June  15,  of  the  same  year.  The  church  is  a  beautiful  edifice, 
1 45  .\  54  feet,  with  a  transept  "4x26.  The  building  has  a  stone 
foundation,  with  brick  walls  and  Bedford  stone  trimmings.  The 
roof  is  of  black  Bangor  slate,  and  cornices,  gutters  and  finials  of 
galvanized  iron,  and  the  height  of  the  tower  is  165  feet,  in  all. 
The  interior  is  elegantly  and  richly  finished  in  ash.  The  cost  wqs 
$27,000. 

Father  Rudolf  has  a '  special  pride  in  keeping  the  church 
grounds  neat  and  attractive.  On  one  side  stands  the  school-house 
— a  fine  commodious  two-story  brick  building;  on  the  rear  of  the 
school-house  stands  a  hall  lately  built.  On  the  other  side  of  the 
church  stands  the  rectory,  a  handsome  two-story  building  of  brick 
and  stone.  No  parish  in  the  diocese  has  a  more  handsome  and 
valuable  church  property,  and  it  is  a  standing  monument  to  the 
financial  ability  of  the  pastor  and  the  liberality  of  the  parishioners. 

From  one  of  the  Connersville  city  papers,  the  following  record 
is  taken: 

Father  Francis  J.  Rudolf  was  sent  to  this  charge  May  3,  1881,  and  it  has  since 
proven  a  wise  move.  He  has  won  the  confidence  of  the  members  of  his  congrega- 
tion by  his  devout  and  Christian  manner.  He  is  genial,  social  and  makes  himself 
at  home  with  his  members.  He  is  ever  ready  to  do  a  kindness,  to  visit  the  sick, 
and  always  greets  his  friends  with  a  smile,  and  a  cheerful  word,  thus  winning  a 
warm  spot  in  the  hearts  of  all.  As  a  gentleman  and  a  citizen  he  enjoys  the  respect 
and  esteem  of  every  one. 

This  brief  biography  shows  that  Father  Rudolf  has  been  in  the 
ministry  thirty-one  years,  and  his  work  has  been  fruitful  in  happy 
results.  When  he  had  attained  twenty-five  years  as  a  priest  his 
friends  and  parishioners  gave  him  a  celebration.  May  4,  1892,  which 
was  fitting  and  just  in  its  mission,  in  deference  to  a  good  man. 
This  occasion  was  designed  as  his  silver  jubilee,  and  the  following 
well  known  clergy  were  present:  Revs.  Alerding  and  Scheideler, 
of  Indianapolis;  Seibenfoercher,  Kenton,  Ohio;  Fischer,  Spring- 
field,   Ind. ;  Sondermann,    Lawrenceburg,    Ind.;    Fleischmann,  St. 


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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

Peter's  Franklin  county;  David  and  Dr.  Averdick,  Oldenburg; 
Seepe,  Madison;  Very  Rev.  John  Murray,  Cincinnati,  Ohio;  Revs. 
Joseph  Carey,  O.xford,  Ohio;  T.  X.  Logan,  Rushville,  Ind.;  E.  J. 
Spelman,  Cambridge;  Very  Rev.  D.  J.  McMuUen,  Richmond;  Revs. 
A.  Kaelin,  Shelbyviile,  and  J.  M.  DWrco,  Liberty.  The  above 
named  priests  were  also  present  at  solemn  high  mass  on  \\"ednes- 
day  morning  preceding  the  silver  jubilee,  with  Father  Rudolf  as 
celebrant.  This  meeting  was  fraught  with  many  pleasing  reminis- 
cences of  the  ministry  of  Father  Rudolf,  which  will  go  down  in  his- 
toric remembrance  in  the  Catholic  parish  of  Connersville. 


MARCUS  H.  THOMAS,  M.  D..  interne  at  the  Indianapolis  city 
dispensary,  is  a  son  of  Dr.  Elias  B.  and  Ann  M.  (Frayne) 
Thomas,  and  was  born  in  La  Gro,  Wabash  county,  Ind.,  February 
i8,   1876. 

Dr.  Elias  B.  Thomas  was  born  in  Fayette  county,  Ind.,  June 
18,  1822,  was  of  Welsh  extraction.  He  studied  medicine  in 
Wabash  county,  and  there  practiced  for  forty-five  years,  was  well 
known  and  decidedly  successful  and  died  of  apople.x}'  in  LaGro, 
June  22.  1882,  a  convert  to  Catholicity.  He  had  served  in  the 
Fourth  Indiana  volunteer  cavalry  as  assistant  surgeon,  but  resigned 
on  account  of  the  sickness  and  death  of  his  first  wife,  who  left 
tliree  children.  To  his  second  marriage,  which  was  to  Miss  Frayne, 
there  were  also  born  three  children,  of  whom.  Dr.  Marcus  H. 
Thomas  is  the  sole  survivor. 

Ann  M.  Frayne  svas  born  January  i,  1841,  of  Irish  ancestry. 
She  was  left  an  orphan  in  childhood,  but  had  early  been  tauglit 
the  holy  lessons  of  the  Catholic  church,  from  which  she  never 
swerved.  Becoming  a  milliner,  she  prosecuted  that  vocation  with 
profit,  and  accumulated  sufficient  means  to  enable  her  to  visit 
Europe  prior  to  her  marriage.  She  is  a  cousin  to  Miss  Bridi^L-t 
Roach,  who  is  having  erected  a  church  in  Huntington,  Ind.,  for 
the  benefit  of  the  English-speaking  Catholics  of  that  city.  This 
edifice,  with  the  pastor's  residence  and  a  home  for  the  Sisters,  which 
she  donates  free  of  all  incumbrance,  will  incur    an   expenditure    of 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

$90,000.  Ann  M.  Frayne,  now  the  widow  of  Dr.  Elias  B.  Thomas, 
is  living  in  quiet  retirement  with  her  son,  Dr.  Marcus  H.,  in  Indian- 
apolis. 

Marcus  H.  Thomas  received  his  elementarj-  education  in  the 
common  and  high  schools  of  LaGro,  and  in  April,  1893,  accompa- 
nied his  mother  to  Indianapolis.  Here  he  entered  upon  his  pro- 
fessional studies  in  the  Central  college  of  Physicians  &  Surgeons, 
from  which  he  was  graduated  March  24.  1897.  Under  competitive 
e.xamination,  held  under  and  by  authority  of  the  city  board  of 
health,  Dr.  Thomas  was  selected  for  and  appointed  to  his  present 
responsible  position,  upon  the  duties  of  which  he  entered  May  i, 
1897. 

The  city  dispensary  is  maintained  by  the  board  of  health,  at 
the  expense  of  the  city,  for  the  treatment  of  the  worthy  indigent, 
and  emergency  cases  are  provided  for  by  the  maintenance  of  a 
train  of  ambulances.  Its  office  records  show  that,  for  the  past 
three  years,  over  12,000  patients  have  been  treated  annually  under 
its  auspices — being  an  average  oi  nearly  thirty-three  patients  per 
day,  making  an  excellent  school  of  practice  for  the  neophyte  in  medi- 
cine. The  tenure  of  office  of  interne  is  one  year,  which  insures  the 
incumbent  a  diploma  signed  by  the  city  staff  of  physicians — a  doc- 
ument of  intrinsic  value  to  a  young  practitioner. 

Dr.  Thomas  is  a  devout  Catholic  and  a  young  man  of  unim- 
peached  morality,  and  under  his  present  constant  and  varied  oppor- 
tunities for  practice  must  necessarily  attain  prominence  as  a  physi- 
cian in  the  not  di^ant  future. 


JAMES  TONER,  an  e.\-soldier  of  the  late  Civil  war,  and  now  a 
printer  for  the  Kingan  Packing  company,  was  born  in  county 
Derry,  Ireland,  September  12,  1835.  He  is  a  son  of  Patrick  and 
Mary  (Conlin)  Toner,  both  of  whom  were  natives  of  the  same 
county  in  which  he  was  born  and  in  which  they  passed  their  entire 
lives.  Patrick  Toner  was  a  provision  merchant  in  Ireland  and 
lived  to  a  ripe  old  age.  He  and  his  wife  were  the  parents  of  nine 
children,  of  whom  James,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  was  the  eldest. 

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THE    CLERGY    AXD    CONGREGATIONS, 

In  the  fall  of  iS6i  James  Toner  came  to  the  United  States, 
reaching  Cincinnati  November  i.  From  Cincinnati  he  went  to 
St.  Louis  and  was  employed  by  a  firm  that  took  government  con- 
tracts to  supply  the  army  with  pork.  After  being  thus  engaged 
for  some  time  he  enlisted  in  company  K,  Sixth  Missouri  volunteer 
infantry,  which  formed  a  part  of  the  First  brigade,  Second  division. 
Fifteenth  army  corps,  under  command  of  Gen.  John  A.  Logan. 
The  first  battle  in  which  he  was  engaged  was  that  at  Resaca,  and 
his  second  was  at  Rome,  Ga. ,  but  he  had  participated  in  a  series 
of  skirmishes  leading  up  to  these  battles.  Remaining  in  the  service 
to  the  end  of  the  war  he  was  discharged  at  Little  Rock,  Ark.,  and 
then  returned  to  Cincinnati,  where  for  some  time  he  was  engaged 
as  bookkeeper  in  Morrison's  packing  house.  From  Cincinnati  he 
removed,  in  1873,  to  Indianapolis,  became  an  eniployee  of  the 
Kingan  Packing  company,  and  has  since  been  continuously  in  this 
company's  employ,  at  the  present  time  being  engaged  in  printing 
blanks  of  various  kinds,  circulars,  etc.,  for  the  firm. 

Mr.  Toner  was  married  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  March  4,  1S62, 
to  Miss  Catherine  Hennessy,  a  nati\-e  of  county  Kerry,  Ireland, 
and  by  her  had  five  children,  only  two  of  whom  are  now  living. 
They  were  named  as  follows:  Patrick;  Mary,  deceased;  Katie, 
deceased;  Sarah,  and  Joseph,  deceased.  Those  that  died,  died  in 
•childhood.  Patrick  is  married  and  is  employed  in  the  wheel  works 
at  Cincinnati,  and  Sarah  is  now  Mrs.  Bennett,  residing  on  Row 
street,  Indianapolis,  her  husband  being  a  painter.  Mrs.  Toner, 
wife  of  the  subject,  died  January  21,  1886,  sinceSvhen  hehaslived 
single.  He  is  a  member  of  St.  John's  church,  is  a  devout  Cath- 
olic, and  contributes  liberally  to  the  support  of  his  church.  He  is 
also  a  member  of  the  sodality  of  the  Blessed  Virgin,  and  of  the 
Sacred  Heart  society.  Politically  he  is  a  democrat,  but  never  has 
sought  office,  is  unobtrusive  and  modest  in  his  demeanor,  is  a  most 
kind-hearted  gentleman,  and  claims  no  credit  for  what  he  has  done 
or  accomplished  in  life,  maintaining  that  any  other  man  might 
have  done  at  least  as  well.  His  services  during  the  war  of  the 
Rebellion  are  certainly  deserving  of  special  mention  and  will  always 
be  remembered  by  all  patriotic  American  citizens.  Otherwise  as 
a  citizen  he  is  highly  esteemed,  and  enjoys  the  respect  and  friend- 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

ship  of  a  large  circle  of  acquaintances,  who  rejoice  with  him  in  his 
prosperity,  and  mourn  with  him  whenever  misfortune  comes,  as  it 
did  when  he  lost  his  excellent  wife. 


WILLIAM  HENRY  TORBECK,  an  expert  furniture  finisher, 
of  Richmond,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Bieste,  Hanover,  Ger- 
many, September  12,  1850,  and  is  a  son  of  William  F.  and  Mary 
Elizabeth  (Shawe)  Torbeck,  natives  of  the  same  country,  who 
came  to  America  in  1858. 

William  F.  Torbeck,  the  father  of  William  H.  Torbeck,  was 
born  in  the  province  of  Bieste,  Hanover,  in  1825,  led  the  life  of 
a  general  laborer,  and  to  his  marriage  with  Mary  Elizabeth  Shawe 
were  born  eight  children,  viz:  William  Henry,  Henry  R.  and 
Katherine,  of  Richmond;  John,  deceased;  Frank,  Dena,  Mary 
(deceased),  and  Joseph,  who  resides  in  Troy,  Ohio.  On  coming 
to  America,  William  F.  Torbeck  landed  in  New  York,  came  west 
to  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  where  he  passed  three  months,  and  reached 
Richmond,  Ind.,  in  the  spring  of  1859,  and  here,  for  three  years, 
was  employed  as  a  laborer  in  a  cooper  shop.  In  1862  he  engaged 
in  contracting  for  stone-masonry  work,  and  was  thus  occupied 
until  his  death,  which  occurred  March  19,  1874,  in  the  Catholic 
faith,  and  a  charter  member  of  St.  Joseph's  society.  His  wife  is 
still  living,  and  is  a  devout  member  of  St.  Andrew's  church. 

William  Henry  Torbeck  was  educated  in  St.  Andrew's  school, 
in  Richmond,  and  in  1863  was  apprenticed  to  the  furniture  and 
finishing  trade  under  Clem  Scott  &  Co.,  on  Fort  Wayne  avenue, 
south  of  the  railroad,  with  whom  he  served  a  term  of  five  years. 
He  then  went  to  work  for  William  Fulgum  &  Bro. ,  furniture 
dealers,  on  North  E  street,  remained  with  that  firm  one  and  one- 
half  years,  and  since  1870  has  been  continuously  employed  ("for 
twenty-seven  years)  as  foreman  in  the  finishing  department  of  J. 
M.  Hutton  &  Co.'s  coffin  and  casket  works  at  Richmond,  Ind. 

Mr.  Torbeck  was  happily  married,  September  $,  1872,  to  Miss 
Mary  Amelia  Witte,  the  ceremony  being  solemnized  by  Rev.  Father 
Huber,  of  St.  Andrew's  church,  and   this   union   has  been  blessed 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

with  eight  children,  viz:  Clare  L. ,  Edward  P.,  Gertrude  (deceased), 
Mary  R. ,  Andrew  F. ,  Nora  K.,  Ida  Anna  (deceased)  and  Farona 
(deceased).  The  surviving  members  of  the  family  are  faithful 
members  of  St.  Andrew's  church,  to  the  support  of  which  they 
liberally  contribute,  and  of  which  Mr.  Torbeck  has  served  three 
terms  as  trustee.  For  the  past  ten  years  he  has  been  president  of 
St.  Joseph's  Benevolent  society,  and  no  resident  of  Richmond  is 
held  in  higher  esteem,  both  inside  and  outside  of  his  parish. 


REV.  FRANCIS  TORBECK,  pastor  of  the  German  church  of 
the  Immaculate  Conception  (or  St.  Mary's  church),  at  \\'^ash- 
ington,  Daviess  county,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Warendorf,  Westphalia, 
Germany,  December  13,  1853,  and  is  the  youngest  of  the  seven 
children  that  have  blessed  the  marriage  of  Henry  and  Theresa 
Torbeck.  These  children  have  all  reached  maturity,  and  two  of 
them,  daughters,  are  teachers  in  their  native  land. 

Rev.  Francis  Torbeck,  the  only  member  of  his  family  to 
come  to  America,  was  educated  in  his  native  city  of  Warendorf. 
August  15,  1874,  he  landed  in  New  York  city,  where  he  had  two 
cousins  engaged  in  the  practice  of  law,  and  after  a  short  stay  in 
the  Empire  city  came  to  Indiana  and  entered  St.  Meinrad's  theo- 
logical seminary,  in  Spencer  county,  where  he  finished  his  theolog- 
ical studies.  February  2,  1878,  he  was  ordained  at  St.  John's 
church,  Indianapolis,  by  Archbishop  Purcell,  and  his  first  appoint- 
ment was  as  assistant  to  Father  Brandt,  of  St.  Mary's  church, 
Madison,  Ind.  Father  Brandt  was  called  from  earth  in  April, 
1 88 1,  and  May  4,  of  the  same  year.  Father  Torbeck  was  trans- 
ferred to  St.  Vincent's,  in  Shelby  county,  and  while  there  had  also 
a  charge  at  Shelbyville,  where  he  purchased  the  school  property, 
also  the  cemetery.  In  July,  1886,  he  was  transferred  to  New 
Alsace,  Dearborn  county;  April  23,  1890,  was  placed  in  charge  of 
St.  James',  in  Gibson  county,  and  April  3,  1893,  was  appointed 
to  his  present  pastorate  of  St.  Mary's,  at  Washington.  Here  he 
has  labored  assiduously  and  made  many  improvements,  and  it  can 
be  said,  to  his  credit,  that  he  has  always  been  able  to  lessen  the 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 


indebtedness  of  even-  parish  of  which  he  has  had  charge.  As  a 
]Tastor,  he  has  ever  enjoyed  the  warm  affection  of  his  tiock,  and 
this  is  manifested  to  a  marked  degree  in  his  present  charge. 


HENRY  H.  TORLINE,  a  highly  respected  farmer  of  Addison 
township,  Shelby  county,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio, 
December  19,  1837,  a  son  of  Bernard  H.  and  Adelaide  (Grimme) 
Torline,  natives  of  Germany. 

Bernard  H.  Torline,  a  son  of  Dirk  and  Anna  Mary  (Bamker) 
Torline,  was  born  in  the  parish  of  Bersenbrueck,  Hanover,  Ger- 
many, August  II,  1805,  and  in  1S35  brought  his  wife  to  America. 
They  located  in  Cincinnati,  where  the  father  was  employed  in  a 
printing  office  as  a  common  laborer  until  1841,  wnen  he  removed  to 
Enochsburg,  Franklin  county,  Ind.,  and  engaged  in  farming.  His 
was  the  third  Catholic  family  to  settle  near  Enochsburg,  and  he, 
in  conjunction  with  eight  others,  built  the  first  Catholic  church  in 
Enochsburg.  He  was  united  in  marriage,  in  his  native  parish, 
November  9,  1834,  with  Miss  Adelaide  Grimme,  who  was  born 
August  5,  1806,  a  daughter  of  Herman  H.  and  Maria  A.  (Zum- 
berge)  Grimme,  and  this  union  was  blessed  with  eight  children,  viz: 
Richard,  the  eldest,  died  in  Germany;  Henry  H.,  whose  name 
opens  this  article;  Elizabeth,  who  is  married  to  Joseph  Goke; 
Josephine,  wife  of  Frederick  Schroeder;  John  A.,  of  Kansas;  Caro- 
line died  October  9,  1897;  Frank  and  Zeta,  deceased — all  born  in 
America,  with  the  e.xception  of  the  eldest.  The  mother  of  this 
family  passed  away  May  5,  1881 ;  the  father,  who  was  a  small  man, 
full  of  fire  and  energy,  died  March  24,  1894,  his  remains  being 
interred  in  St.  John's  parish,  at  Enochsburg.  He  had  been  a  very 
industrious  and  successful  farmer,  and  left,  at  the  time  of  his  death, 
122  acres  of  well-cultivated  land,  earned  entirely  by  his  own  exer- 
tions. He  was  greatly  respected  throughout  his  township  and  he 
and  wife  were  devout  and  true  Catholics,  in  which  faith  their  chil- 
dren were  all  baptized. 

Henry  H.  Torline  was  but  four  years  of  age  when  his  parents 
settled  in  Franklin  county.      He  attended  public  school  until  twelve 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

years  old,  and  then  assisted  on  the  home  farm  until  twenty-one. 
January  9,  1859,  he  there  married  Miss  Mary  Ann  Bommann,  who 
was  born  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  October  19,  1840,  a  daughter  of 
Joseph  and  Gertrude  (Weldaur)  Bommann,  who  came  from  Ger- 
many— the  former  born  in  Ankum  and  the  later  in  Oldenburg,  and 
who,  after  residing  in  Cincinnati  a  short  time,  located  near  Mr. 
Torline's  farm  in  Franklin  county — pioneers  of  the  Catholic  church. 
For  a  year  after  marriage  Henry  H.  Torline  continued  to  reside  in 
Franklin  county,  then  lived  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  until  1862,  engaged 
in  general  work,  when  he  returned  to  Franklin  county,  purchased 
a  si.\ty-five-acre  farm,  on  which  he  lived  one  year,  then  came  to 
Shelby  county  in  1863,  and  for  five  years  engaged  in  contracting 
for  cord-wood  supplies  for  railroad  companies.  In  1867  he  bought 
a  farm  of  143  acres  in  Sugar  Creek  township,  this  county,  on 
which  he  made  his  home  until  September,  1884,  when  he  bought 
the  fifteen-acre  lot  on  which  he  now  lives,  within  the  sight  of 
Shelbyville. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Torline  are  members  of  St.  Joseph's  congrega- 
tion, she  being  a  member  of  the  Altar  society.  They  have  been 
blessed  with  no  children  of  their  own,  but  have  reared  five  orphans, 
viz:  Mrs.  John  Bogeman,  nee  Anna  Schaffer,  and  Emma,  Eva, 
Rachel  and  Altie  Holton  (all  four  of  the  same  family).  These 
children  were  not  born  in  the  Catholic  faith,  but  ha\'e  been  con- 
verted and  are  now  consistent  members  of  St.  Joseph's  church.  In 
politics  Mr.  Torline  is  a  democrat  and  has  served  three  years  as 
county  commissioner  and  held  other  local  ofifices.  He  and  wife 
are  highly  respected  members  of  society,  are  liberal  in  their  con- 
tributions to  the  support  of  their  church,  and  are  greatly  esteemed 
for  the  genuine  charity  and  benevolence  of  their  dispositions. 


REV.  JOHN  TREMMEL,  the  beloved  pastor  of  St.  Josephs 
church,  at  Covington,  Fountain  county,  Ind.,  was  born  in 
Fort  Wayne,  August  29,  1866,  a  son  of  John  and  Josephine  (Kel- 
liger)  Tremmel,  natives  of  Germany  and  Switzerland  respectively. 
He  attended  the  parochial  schools  of  Fort  Wayne  until  1881,  and 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

then  entered  St.  Lawrence  college,  from  which  he  was  graduated 
in  the  classical  course  in  1886;  he  ne.xt  attended  St.  Francis  semi- 
nary in  Milwaukee,  Wis. , and  in  1887  entered  the  Theological  sem- 
inary at  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  where  he  concluded  his  studies  in  theol- 
ogy, and  was  ordained  priest  June  13,  1890.  His  first  appoint- 
ment was  as  assistant  to  Rev  H.  M.  Plaster  at  Hammond,  Ind. ; 
he  was  next  placed  in  charge  at  LaGro,  Ind.,  and  in  January,  1891, 
was  appointed  to  his  present  pastorate  of  St.  Joseph's,  which 
also  includes  the  mission  at  Veedersburg. 

Rev.  Father  Tremmel  is  a  well  educated  gentleman,  a  pious 
clergyman,  and  a  zealous  worker  in  the  holy  faith;  he  has  made 
many  warm  friends  in  Covington,  composed  of  both  Catholics  and 
Protestants,  who  respect  him  not  only  for  his  fidelity  to  his  charge, 
but  for  his  gentle  demeanor,  gracious  manners  and  naturally  ami- 
able personal  characteristics. 


JOHN  TROXLER,  for  many  years  in  the  harness  business  at 
Jasper,  Ind.,  is  a  son  of  Joseph  and  Mary  (Block)  Troxler,  and 
was  born  in  Dubois  county  November  21,  1843,  was  raised  on  his 
father's  farm,  attended  the  common  schools,  and  at  the  age  of 
thirty  years  engaged  in  his  present  business,  which  he  has  contin- 
ued ever  since.  He  was  married  to  Miss  Mary  Kraus,  a  daughter  of 
Charles  Kraus  of  Jasper,  May  26,  1 874,  and  of  the  four  children  that 
blessed  this  union  three  are  still  living,  viz:  Helen  R.,  Charles  A. 
and  Ellen  N.  The  family  are  members  of  St.  Joseph's  church,  and 
faithful  their  duties.  Mr.  Troxler  is  temperate  and  industrious 
and  has  won  the  esteem  of  all  who  know  him,  and  his  family  enjoy 
with  him  the  respect  of  the  community. 


THOMAS  J.  TULEY,  an  eminent  attorney  at  law,  Logansport, 
Ind.,  and  a  member  of  St.  Joseph's  church,  was  born  in  Jeffer- 
son county,  I\y.,  August  8,  1844,  a  son  of  Preston  F.  and  Mary  C. 
(Woodruff)  Tuley — the   latter  a  daughter  of  Judge    Seth  Woodruff 


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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

and  born  in  Elizabeth,  N.  J.,  and  her  death  taking  place  in  New 
Albany,  Ind.,  August  7,  1872,  at  the  age  of  sixty-nine  years — the 
Woodruff  family  being  of  Welsh  ancestry. 

Preston  F.  Tuley  was  born  in  Louisville,  Ky.,  January  10, 
1800,  and  was  a  son  of  William  Floyd  Tuley,  a  native  of  Virginia, 
who  served  with  Col.  John  Floyd  in  the  early  Indian  wars  of  Ken- 
tucky, and  was  killed  in  a  fight  with  the  redskins  at  Floyd's  Forks. 
-Charles  Tuley,  father  of  William  F.  Tuley,  was  also  a  native  of 
Virginia,  was  of  French  e.xtraction,  was  a  soldier  of  the  war  of  the 
Revolution  and  in  some  of  the  early  Indian  wars,  and  married 
Elizabeth  Floyd,  a  sister  of  e.x-Gov.  John  Floyd,  of  Virginia. 
Preston  F.  Tuley  was  reared  a  merchant  in  Louisville,  moved  to 
Indiana,  was  a  very  popular  democrat,  and  served  his  party  as 
sheriff  of  Floyd  county  and  also  as  a  member  of  the  state  legisla- 
ture. He  settled  in  New  Albany,  Ind.,  where  he  continued  mer- 
chandizing, and  also  managed  several  farms  belonging  to  his  wife, 
and  died  March  24,  1851,  leaving  a  family  of  eight  children,  viz: 
William  W. ,  who  was  a  lawyer  by  profession,  served  in  the  war 
with  Mexico  as  chief  clerk  in-  the  quartermaster's  department  for 
two  years,  and  later  became  colonel  in  the  Indiana  militia;  he  also 
served  as  city  clerk  of  New  Albany,  and  for  nine  years  was  county 
clerk  of  Floyd  county;  George  W.  was  a  carpenter  and  steamboat- 
cabinet  worker,  later  became  a  farmer,  and  is  now  living  in  retire- 
ment in  New  Albany;  Edward  P.,  who  was  born  February  11, 
1829,  was  a  dealer  in  harness  and  saddlery  at  Uniontown,  Ky.  ,but 
when  the  Civil  war  broke  out  located  in  New  Albany,  Ind.,  where 
his  death  took  place  January  17,  1889;  Charles  Preston  was  a 
farmer  in  Floyd  county,  Ind.,  and  died  in  August,  1877;  Benjamin 
F.  was  for  a  number  of  years  a  steamboat  carpenter  and  clerk, 
was  from  1872  to  1878  deputy  clerk  of  Floyd  county,  later  was  in 
the  saw-mill  and  lumber  business,  and  was  called  away  April  i, 
1884;  Priscilla  B.  became  the  wife  of  Col.  Thomas  D.  Sedgwick, 
and  passed  to  her  final  rest,  at  New  Albany,  March  16,  1872,  at 
the  age  of  thirty-five  years;  Seth  W.  has  been  a  clerk  in  the  post- 
office  department  at  Washington,  D.  C,  and  Thomas  J.,  the 
youngest  member  of  the  family,  is  the  gentleman  whose  name  opens 
this  biographical  record. 
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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

Thomas  J.  Tule\-  was  an  infant  when  his  parents  removed 
from  Kentucky  to  New  Albany,  Ind.,  and  still  a  small  boy  when 
his  father  was  called  away.  He  received  his  primary  education  in 
the  common  schools  and  then  attended  private  schools  in  New 
Albany,  and  later  entered  the  law  department  of  the  State  uni- 
versity at  Bloomington,  Ind.,  and  at  the  age  of  seventeen  years 
entered  the  county  clerk's  office  at  New  Albany,  where  he  served 
three  years  as  deputy,  and  later  served  in  the  same  capacity  at 
Rockport,  Ind.,  although  he  practically  had  charge  of  the  office 
for  several  months.  In  the  fall  of  1865,  at  the  request  of  his 
cousin,  Judge  M.  F.  Tuley,  of  Chicago,  he  went  to  that  city  and 
studied  law  in  the  office  of  the  judge  until  admitted  to  the  bar  in 
1870,  when  he  became  a  partner  of  his  preceptors  (Barker  & 
Tuley),  and  carried  on  a  law  business  until  the 'great  fire  of  1871, 
when  he  lost  his  all.  He  then  returned  to  New  Albany,  Ind.,  and 
practiced  in  the  office  of  his  brother,  also  doing  newspaper  and 
other  literary  work  until  January,  1875,  when  he  came  to  Logans- 
port.  Here  he  soon  established  an  excellent  practice,  but  from 
1878  until  1 88 1  was  a  member  of  the  firm  of  McConnell  &  Tuley; 
he  has  since  been  alone,  doing  a  general  law  business,  but  giving 
his  especial  attention  to  courts  of  equity,  in  which  he  has  frequently 
served  as  judge  pro  tern. 

In  politics  Mr.  Tuley  is  a  democrat,  filled  the  office  of  city 
attorney  for  nearly  four  years,  and  has  also  served  in  other  posi- 
tions of  trust  and  honor. 

Mr.  Tuley  was  reared  a  Protestant,  his  maternal  grandfather. 
Woodruff,  having  been  a  minister  as  well  as  a  judge,  and  Mr. 
Tuley's  early  education  was  antagonistic  to  Catholicism,  but  a 
conversation  with  Mrs.  Gen.  William  T.  Sherman  unbiased  his 
mind,  and  after  five  years  of  study  and  investigation  he  became 
converted  to  the  faith  and  was  admitted  to  the  church  by  Father 
Koehne  in  1875. 

January  13,  1876,  Mr.  Tuley  was  united  in  marriage  with  Miss 
Margaret  Rush,  daughter  of  Dr.  William  P.  Rush,  of  Edinburg, 
Ind.,  and  a  granddaughter  of  Elihu  Stout,  a  pioneer  of  Vincennes, 
Ind.,  and  the  publisher  of  the  first  newspaper  issued  in  the  state. 
Mrs.  Tuley  was  reared  a  Catholic,  her  mother  having  been  also  a 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

convert  to  the  faith.  The  marriage  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Tuley  was 
blessed  with  one  child,  Mary  Agnes,  who  is  now  a  student  at 
Mount  Aloysius  academy  at  Cresson,  Pa.,  but  the  mother  was 
called  to  her  heavenly  home  November  lo,   1883. 

Fraternally  Mr.  Tuley  was  the  first  council  commander  of  the 
Woodmen  of  the  World,  in  the  state  of  Indiana,  and  served  three 
terms.  As  has  been  intimated,  he  has  paid  considerable  attention 
to  literary  work,  being  a  frequent  contributor  to  newspapers  and 
magazines,  and  it  was  his  pen  that  indited  all  the  editorials  pub- 
lished in  the  Shamrock,  at  Logansport,  on  St.  Patrick's  day,  1877. 
He  has  quite  a  lucrative  law  practice,  which  is  constantly  aug- 
menting, owns  considerable  real  estate  in  Floyd  county,  Ind.,  and 
is  a  gentleman  who  commands  the  respect  and  esteem  of  all  with 
whom  he  becomes  acquainted. 


JOHN  ULRICH,  a  druggist  of  Aurora,  Dearborn  county,  chief 
of  the  fire  department  and  trustee  of  the  Immaculate  Conception 
church,  is  a  son  of  Frank  and  Mary  (Kindscherf)  Ulrich,  of  Baden, 
Germany,  who  came  to  the  United  States  in  1851,  and  located  in 
New  Orleans,  La.  They  then  lived  five  years  in  Petersburg,  Ky., 
then  located  at  Lawrenceburg,  Ind.,  and  came  to  Aurora,  Ind.,  in 
1 86 1.  The  father  worked  at  the  cooper  trade  in  Aurora  until  1890. 
John  Ulrich,  the  subject,  was  born  November  13,  i860,  in 
Petersburg,  Ky.  He  attended  the  common  schools,  and  at  the  age 
of  thirteen  learned  the  cooper  trade,  which  he  worked  at  until  he 
was  sixteen  years  old.  He  then  engaged  in  his  present  business 
under  Mr.  Leibecks  for  five  years;  then  returned  to  the  cooper 
business  on  account  of  poor  health  for  five  years;  then  purchased 
the  Leibeck  drug  stock  and  removed  it  to  his  present  place,  corner 
of  Second  and  Main  streets,  and  carries  a  stock  now  valued  at  about 
$6,000.  He  was  married  to  Helen  Nees,  a  daughter  of  J.  A.  Nees, 
of  Aurora,  on  May  10,  1882,  and  five  children  have  blessed  this 
union,  viz:  Willie,  George,  Leonia,  Arlie  and  Helen,  all  members 
of  St.  Mary's  church.  He  owns  his  own  place  of  business,  is  a 
member  and  president  of  Aurora  commandery.  No.  232,  and  is  one 
of  the  most  enterprising  and  popular  citizens  of  Aurora. 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

REV.  FRANCIS  XAVIER  UNTERREITMEIER,  assistant 
priest  of  St.  John  the  Baptist's  Catholic  church  of  Vincennes, 
Ind.,  was  born  in  Ba\aria,  German}-,  April  30.  1S67,  and  is  a  son 
of  Peter  and  Mary  (Wimmer)  Unterreitmeier,  the  former  of  whom 
is  a  carpenter  and  builder  in  the  village  of  Altfraunhofen,  where  the 
parents  now  reside.  Father  Unterreitmeier  is  the  only  surviving 
son  born  to  his  parents,  but  has  two  married  sisters  still  living  in 
Bavaria.  A  maternal  uncle.  Rev.  Lawrence  Wimmer,  is  a  priest 
in  Germany,  and  subject  and  he  are  the  only  members  of  the  fam- 
ily in  church  orders. 

Father  Unterreitmeier  received  his  elementary  education  in 
his  native  country,  and  when  between  seventeen  and  eighteen  years 
of  age  came  alone  to  America.  He  began  his  academic  education 
at  St.  Vincent's  abbe}',  Westmoreland  county.  Pa.,  and  at  the 
Brothers'  school,  Dayton,  Ohio,  attending  the  latter  but  a  short 
time,  and  completed  his  collegiate  course  at  St.  Benedict's  abbey, 
Atchison,  Ivans. ;  his  philosophical  and  theological  studies  were 
pursued  at  St.  Meinrad,  Ind.,  and  November  3,  1894,  he  was 
ordained  priest  at  the  St.  Francis  Xavier  cathedral  in  \'incennes, 
by  Bishop  Chatard,  when  he  at  once  entered  upon  the  duties  of  his 
present  office,  which  have  been  almost  wholly  performed  by  him- 
self, owing  to  the  physical  disability  of  his  superior.  Rev.  Father  Merz 
(now  deceased).  With  commendable  humility,  but  with  pious 
vigor  and  zeal,  Father  Unterreitmeir,  never  tires  in  his  duty,  and 
his  whole  heart  is  devoted  to  the  welfare  of  his  congregation  and 
the  good  of  the  church. 


REV.  JOHN  B.  UNVERZAGT,  pastor  of  St.  Maurice's  church, 
Decatur  county,  Ind.,  is  a  native  of  Baden,  Germany,  and  was 
born  October  10,  1834.  He  studied  seven  years  in  the  college  at 
Freiburg,  and  two  years  in  the  university  of  Freiburg,  then  entered 
the  Jesuit  order  in  1857,  and  in  i860  was  sent  to  Lyons,  France, 
and  in  1866  was  sent  to  New  Orleans,  La.  In  1S68  he  was  dis- 
patched to  Constantine,  Africa,  and  there  attended  the  French  and 
Irish  missions.      In  1870  he  was  forced   to  leave  as  a  Prussian  spy, 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

and  was  appointed  military  chaplain  to  15,000  French  prisoners  at 
Rastadt,  Baden. 

In  November,  1871,  he  came  to  the  southern  diocese  of  Indi- 
ana. His  first  appointment  here  was  at  Leopold,  Perry  county,  in 
1872,  and  whilst  there,  he  relieved  his  church  of  bankruptcy,  paid 
the  entire  debt  and  furnished  the  church.  In  1S77  he  started  St. 
Mark's  parish,  in  the  same  county,  and  was  the  first  resident 
priest.  Here  he  erected  the  parsonage  and  supplied  the  church 
with  all  necessary  paraphernalia,  and  after  twenty  months  was 
sent  to  Bloomington,  Ind.,  and  there  finished  the  St.  Charles  Bor- 
romeo  church  in  1879.  During  the  same  time  he  infused  new  life 
and  vigor  in  St.  Vincent's  parish,  at  Bedford,  Lawrence  county, 
and  began  the  erection  of  the  rectory,  having  likewise  the  charge 
of  this  parish. 

In  1883  he  was  sent  to  Newcastle,  Henry  county,  and  remained 
there  until  1885.  At  Troy,  Father  Unverzagt  next  had  charge  of 
the  parish  of  St.  Pius.  Whilst  there  he  paid  the  debts  which  had 
been  incurred,  purchased  three  new  bells  at  a  cost  of  $530,  erected 
a  tower  clock  at  a  cost  of  $1,000,  and  the  other  general  improve- 
ments made  aggregated  $500. 

January  28,  1891,  Father  Unverzagt  came  to  his  charge  in  St. 
Maurice  parish,  and  made  a  record  for  himself  as  priest  which  he 
may  be  proud  of.  He  has  paid  $goo  debts,  frescoed  the  church  in 
1892,  at  a  cost  of  $416,  furnished  new  pews,  costing  $400,  and  a  new^ 
organ,  in  1893,  at  a  cost  of  $375.  Besides  the  above  he  has  placed 
in  new  stone  walks,  and  repaired  the  Sisters'  home.  The  total  of 
work  he  has  accomplished  whilst  the  priest  of  St.  Maurice  will 
amount  to  at  least  $3,000.  The  number  of  families  in  the  parish 
is  fifty-two  and  the  souls  255.  The  parish  is  in  a  healthy  finan- 
cial state,  arid  Father  Unverzagt  has  guided  the  church  through 
with  that  fortitude  which  is  one  of  his  cardinal  characteristics.  '  The 
records  of  St.  Maurice  have  been  carefully  compiled  and  written 
up  by  the  Reverend  pastor,  and  are,  in  fact,  more  than  usually  com- 
plete. Father  Unverzagt  will  soon  establish  the  Franciscan  Sis- 
ters in  charge  of  the  schools,  and  this  action  will  prove  an  impor- 
tant factor  in  the  success  of  the  church.  The  value  of  St.  Maurice's 
property  is  placed  at  $20,000. 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

REV.  JOSEPH  UPHAUS,  pastor  of  St.  Peter's  church,  Wina- 
mac,  Pulaski  county,  was  born  in  Putnam  county,  Ind.,  was 
a  school-teacher  in  his  youth,  and  was  educated  for  the  priesthood 
at  the  Carthagenian  school  of  the  Precious  Blood.  January  17, 
1873,  he  was  one  of  the  first  to  be  ordained  by  Bishop  Dwenger. 
He  received  his  first  charge  as  pastor  of  the  church  of  the  Assump- 
tion, at  Nashville,  Tenn.,  where  he  built  the  parsonage  at  a  cost  of 
$3,600,  remained  two  and  a  half  years,  and  was  then  for  three 
years  at  St.  Joseph's  college  in  California.  His  next  charge  was 
that  at  Maria  Stein,  Mercer  county,  Ohio,  or  at  St.  John  the  Bap- 
tist's, of  that  place.  In  1879  he  was  transferred  to  New  Corydon, 
Jay  county,  Ind.,  where  he  erected  Trinit\-  church  and  also  the. 
schools  in  1885,  and  also  built  a  church  in  Jefferson  township,  in 
Adams  county.  After  eight  years  of  arduous  and  faithful,  as  well 
as  fruitful,  work  at  New  Corydon,  Father  Uphaus  was  returned  to 
Nashville,  Tenn.,  and  from  Nashville  came  to  Winamac  at  the 
date  mentioned  above,  where  his  labors  have  met  with  abundant 
success,  and  where  he  has  won  the  heartfelt  love  of  his  congregation. 


PETER  VAN  HUFFEL,  patternmaker  of  the  South  Bend 
Foundry  company,  and  a  leading  member  of  the  Belgian 
Catholic  congregation  at  South  Bend,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Hans- 
beke,  province  of  Eastvlander,  Belgium,  in  February,  1847,  and 
is  a  son  of  Leo  and  Victoria  (Van  Vooren)  Van  Huffel,  who  were 
born  in  1808  and  181 1,  respectively. 

Leo  Van  Huffel  attended  a  parochial  school  in  his  native 
country  until  fifteen  years  of  age,  and  was  then  apprenticed  to  the 
blacksmith's  trade;  was  married,  in  1841,  at  St.  Peter's  church, 
in  Hansbeke,  by  Father  Bullens,  and  had  born  to  him  si.\  children, 
in  the  following  order:  Isadore,  Peter  (the  subject),  Serfhine, 
Emanuel,  Octave  and  Prudence.  In  1873  he  brought  his  family 
to  America,  landing  in  New  York  and  thence  coming  direct  to 
Mishawaka,  Ind.,  where  he  passed  the  remainder  of  his  life,  dying 
in  1 89 1,  in  which  year  his  wife  also  died,  both  in  the  Catholic 
faith,  and  their  remains  now  rest  side  by  side  in  St.  Joseph's 
cemetery. 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

Peter  Van  Huffel  attended  the  parochial  schools  of  Belgium 
until  nineteen  years  old,  then  learned  blacksmithing,  and  in  1873 
came  to  Mishawaka  with  his  parents,  and  remained  with  them 
until  their  decease  in  1891,  when  he  came  to  South  Bend,  and  has 
been  connected  with  the  South  Bend  Foundry  company  as  general 
foreman  in  different  departments.  He  was  first  married  in  Hans- 
beke,  Belgium,  in  1877,  to  Miss  Clemency  DeFrees,  who  died  in 
November,  1889.  In  January,  1891,  he  was  next  united  in  mat- 
rimony, in  Mishawaka,  by  Rev.  A.  B.  Oechtering,  with  Miss  The- 
ressa  Ersert,  and  this  union  has  been  blessed  with  two  children — 
Benedict  and  William.  Mr.  Van  Huffel  is  a  member  of  Father 
•Paanakker's  congregation,  and  is  recognized  as  one  of  its  leading 
and  progressive  members.  He  is  a  steady-going,  temperate  and 
industrious  citizen,  and  is  well  deserving  of  the  high  esteem  in 
which  he  is  held  by  all  who  know  him. 


JOSEPH  HENRY  VOGLEWEDE,  one  of  the  substantial  Ger- 
man American  citizens  of  Decatur,  was  born  on  the  paternal 
estate  near  this  city,  August  19,  1847.  Garret  \'oglewede,  his 
father,  was  born  in  the  kingdom  of  Hanover,  Germany,  in  the 
year  18 18,  and  came  to  the  United  States  when  a  young  man, 
locating  near  Decatur,  Ind. ,  where  he  purchased  a  small  farm  of 
forty  acres  and  engaged  in  agricultural  pursuits.  He  added,  to  his 
original  purchase  from  time  to  time,  until  he  became  the  owner  of 
a  large  and  valuable  real  estate,  on  which  he  resided  until  his 
death,  December  18,  1887.  He  was  married  in  Decatur,  in  1845, 
to  Mary  Holthouse,  who  bore  him  nine  children:  Joseph  Henry, 
whose  name  introduces  this  sketch;  Mary,  who  became  the  wife  of 
Henry  Myers;  Garret,  a  farmer;  John  W..  a  citizen  of  Decatur; 
Katie,  wife  of  Michael  Towhey,  of  Lima,  Ohio;  Lucj',  wife  of  J. 
Glutting;  Anthony,  who  resides  on  the  old  homestead;  Lev/is,  in 
Decatur,  and  Anna,  deceased.  Mr.  Voglewede,  being  one  of  the 
first  pioneers  of  the  Catholic  church  in  Adams  county,  did  much 
toward  introducing  his  religion  in  the  new  and  sparsely  settled 
country.      He  gave  much  of  his  time  and    contributed   liberally   of 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

his  means  to  the  accomplishment  of  this  object,  and  lived  to  see 
his  faith  permanently  planted  among  the  communities  of  Decatur 
and  country  adjacent. 

Joseph  Henry  Voglewede  spent  his  early  years  assisting  his 
father  on  the  farm,  attending,  in  the  meantime,  such  schools  as 
the  neighborhood  afforded,  and  on  attaining  his  majority,  entered 
upon  an  apprenticeship  to  learn  the  shoemaker's  trade.  In  1872 
he  engaged  in  the  boot  and  shoe  trade,  in  addition  to  manufacturing, 
in  which  he  has  since  continued,  his  place  of  business  being  one  of 
the  best  known  establishments  of  the  kind  in  the  city. 

Mr.  \'oglewede  and  Mary  Meiber  were  united  in  marriage 
October  22,  1872,  by  Father  Von  Schwedler,  the  ceremony  being 
solemnized  in  St.  Mary's  church.  The  following  children  have  been 
born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Voglewede:  Charles,  Clara,  demons, 
Florence  and  Bertha  (twins),  Mary,  Agnes,  Rosa  and  Bernard. 
Mr.  Voglewede  has  served  as  trustee  of  St.  Mary's  parish,  and,  at 
this  time,  is  a  member  of  the  C.  B.  L. ;  Mrs.  Voglewede  is  a  mem- 
ber of  St.  Mary's  society,  and  both  are  active  in  the  work  of  the 
church. 


REV.  JOSEPH  VILLINGER,  O.  S.  B.,  pastor  of  St.  Boniface 
parish,  Fulda,  Ind.,  is  a  native  of  Switzerland  and  was  born 
July  10,  1847.  Father  Joseph  was  primarily  educated  in  the 
parochial  schools  of  his  native  place,  canton  Aargau,  and  after- 
ward he  made  his  classical  studies  at  the  colleges  of  Einsiedein 
and  Larnen in  1865-71. 

In  November,  1871,  he  sailed  from  Havre,  France,  arrived  at 
St.  Meinrad,  Ind.,  November  21,  where  he  entered  in  the  novitiate 
of  the  Benedictine  order  December  8,  1871.  After  the  novitiate, 
January  6,  1872,  he  made  his  philosophical  and  theological  studies. 
He  was  ordained  by  Bishop  Chatard  at  Ferdinand  June  15,  1879, 
and  his  first  work  was  as  assistant  priest  at  Ferdinand  and  at  Jas- 
per from  June,  i879,to  August,  1881.  He  then  taught  St.  Mein- 
rad's  college  and  did  missionory  work  in  the  parishes  until  1890. 
From  October  17,  1890,  until  the  present  time  he  has  been  the 
•efficient  pastor  at  Fulda,  Ind.      During    his  administration   he  has 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

erected  the  Sisters'  house  and  made  improvements  in  the  church 
to  the  amount  of  $4,500  without  incurring  any  debt.  The  school 
numbers  about  ninety-five  pupils,  taught  by  two  Benedictine  Sis- 
ters. The  membership  of  the  parish  is  eighty  famiHes  or  about 
400  souls. 


REV.  R.WMOND  VERNIMONT,  pastor  of  the  church  of  the 
Most  Precious  Blood,  at  Wanatah,  Laporte  county,  Ind. ,  was 
born  in  Seneca  county,  Ohio,  October  13,  1856,  and  is  a  son  of 
Charlemagne  and  Mary  (Lafontaine)  Vernimont.  He  was  educated 
in  Carthagena,  Ohio,  and  June  29,  1885,  was  ordained  at  Cincin- 
nati by  Archbishop  Elder.  He  was  first  assigned  to  Newport, 
Ohio,  where  he  labored  assiduously  until  1887,  when  he  was 
transferred  to  Russia,  in  Shelby  county,  of  the  same  state,  where, 
until  1890,  his  labors  met  with  abundant  reward.  He  was  next 
placed  in  charge  of  St.  Francis  hospital  at  Cincinnati,  where  he 
remained  three  years,  and  was  then  returned  to  Russia,  Ohio, 
where  his  work,  for  three  and  a  half  years,  was  as  successful  as  it 
had  been  during  his  first  charge  at  that  place.  He  then  officiated 
a  few  months  in  Mercer  county,  Ohio,  and  in  September,  1897,  was 
given  charge  of  his  present  parish  in  Wanatah,  where  he  has  won 
the  deep  affection  of  his  parishioners  and  the  sincere  respect  of 
many  persons  outside  the  pale  of  his  church. 


FRANK  A.  VOIROL,  of  Fort  Wayne,  is  a  native  of  Switzerland, 
where  he  followed  his  trade  of  watchmaking  until  he  came  to- 
the  United  States  in  1849,  landing  in  New  York.  From  there  he 
came  to  Fort  Wayne,  where  he  engaged  in  the  jewelry  business, 
which  he  continued  until  1895,  when,  on  account  of  failing  eye- 
sight, he  gave  up  the  business,  which  is  now  being  conducted  by 
his  son,  Frank  J. 

Frank  A.  Voirol  was  born  May  i  1,  1S20.  and  was  married  in 
October,  1847,  to  Miss  Clara  Baurat,  to  which  union  were  born 
twelve  children,  of   whom  eleven  are  living,  vi^:    Melina  M.,  mar- 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

ried  to  H.  Andrews,  of  Peru,  Ind. ;  Emuel,  Julian,  Frank  J., 
Joseph,  Edward,  Louis,  Jules,  Johnnie,  Mary  and  Emma,  the  last 
named  married  to  F.  Reed.  The  family  are  all  member^  of  the 
Catholic  church,  and  Mr.  \'oirol  is  a  member  of  the  St.  Joseph 
Benevolent  society  and  of  the  St.  Vincent  sodality,  and  has  always 
been  a  quiet  and  useful  citizen  and  has  won  for  himself  the  respect 
of  his  fellow-citizens,  with  whom  he  has  for  so  many  years  been 
closely  allied. 


PROF.  F.  X.  VOLLMER.  organist  at  the  church  of  the  Sacred 
Heart,  Indianapolis,  was  born  in  Baden,  German}-,  July  5, 
1859,  and  in  his  twelfth  year  came  to  the  United  States  with  his 
brother  Henry,  and  at  once  entered  St.  Meinard's  college,  in  Spen- 
cer county,  Ind.,  where  he  passed  three  years  in  the  study  of 
Latin,  with  the  intention  of  preparing  himself  for  the  priesthood, 
but  subsequently  relinquished  this  design  and  pursued  a  commer- 
cial course  in  the  same  institution,  in  order  to  fit  himself  for  teach- 
ing. This  vocation  he  followed  from  the  fall  of  1876  until  1886, 
when,  his  health  failing,  he  made  a  trip  to  his  native  land,  where 
he  recovered  his  health  after  a  stay  of  four  months,  when  he 
returned  to  America,  located  at  Napoleon,  Riplej'  county,  Ind., 
where  he  resumed  teaching  and  followed  the  profession  two  years, 
when  his  health  again  gave  way,  and,  as  a  matter  of  relief,  he 
engaged  in  the  jewelry  business  in  Evansville.  Prof.  \'ollmer  was 
always  possessed  of  a  natural  genius  for  music,  and  had  given  much 
attention  to  church  and  choral  details  in  this  art,  and  while  in  busi- 
ness at  Evansville  he  was  proffered  his  present  position,  which  was 
precisely  adapted  to  his  taste  and  experience.  As  an  organist,  as 
well  as  vocal  instructor.  Prof.  VoUmer  is  unexcelled,  and  the  con- 
gregation of  the  church  of  the  Sacred  Heart  may  well  congratu- 
late themselves  on  the  wisdom  exercised  by  the  church  authorities 
in  selecting  him  as  their  organist. 

The  marriage  of  Prof.  Vollmer  was  solemized  at  Napoleon, 
Ind.,  October  14,  1890,  with  Miss  Cornelia  Meyer,  and  this  union 
has  been  blessed  with  three  children,  viz:  William  H.,  Frank  H. 
and  Alma  Mary  Theressa.     The  parents  are   true  Catholics,  and 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

are  highly  respected  in  both  church  and  society  circles,  and  Prof. 
Volimer,  through  his  affability  and  urbanity,  has  won  many 
warm  personal  friends  since  he  has  taken  up  his  residence  in 
Indianapolis. 


HERMAN  VOLLMER,  a  leading  business  man  of  Princeton, 
Gibson  county,  Ind.,  and  one  of  the  trustees  of  St.  Joseph's 
church,  is  a  native  of  Baden,  Germany,  was  born  Februar}-  iS, 
1 86 1,  and  is  a  son  of  Joseph  and  Walburga  (Mauer)  Volimer, 
whose  family  consisted  of  six  sons  and  one  daughter,  the  subject 
of  this  sketch,  Herman,  being  the  fifth  in  order  of  birth.  Joseph, 
the  father,  was  a  forest-keeper  by  calling  and  died  in  Germany  in 
1866,  at  the  age  of  si.xty-four  years;  of  the  children,  four  sons  and 
the  daughter  still  survive,  viz:  Joseph,  a  graduate  of  the  univer- 
sity of  Freiberg,  Germany,  and  now  a  practicing  physician  and  sur- 
geon of  Hutchinson,  Minn.;  Francis  X.,  who  occupies  a  professor's 
chair  in  the  Sacred  Heart  college  of  Indianapolis,  Ind. ;  Herman, 
whose  name  opens  this  paragraph;  Charles,  a  merchant  of  Evans- 
ville,  and  Theressa  is  still  at  the  old  home  in  Germany,  and  is  the 
wife  of  Rudolph  Lang,  an  architect. 

Herman  Volimer  was  confirmed  at  Uurbach  when  fourteen 
years  old,  received  a  very  good  common-school  education  and 
later  graduated  from  the  watch  and  clockmaker's  schools  of  Frei- 
berg and  Furtwangen,  Baden.  In  1879  he  went  to  England  and 
worked  at  his  vocation  at  New-Castle-on-Tyne  until  1S8::,  when 
he  came  to  America,  landing  at  Boston,  Mass,  whence  became 
direct  to  Princeton,  Ind.,  and  has  here  ever  since  been  engaged  in 
business  on  his  own  account — although  he  had  nothing  but  his 
tools,  when  he  reached  Evansville  on  his  way  to  his  present  home. 
But  he  was  skillful  and  industrious,  prospered  in  his  calling,  and 
now  carries  the  most  complete  stock  of  watches,  jewelry,  etc.,  in 
the  city  of  Princeton.  He  is  also  time  inspector  for  the  Louisville, 
Evansville  &  St.  Louis  Railroad  company, and  ranks  high  as  a  busi- 
ness man  of  the  strictest  integrity. 

Mr.  Volimer  was  united  in  marriage,  at  Princeton,  September 
I,   1885,  by  Rev.  P.  Hommes,  to   Miss   Mary  C.  Keimer,  a   native 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

of  Gibson  county,  born  August  6,  1863,  a  daughter  of  Thaddeus 
Keimer,  and  confirmed  at  tfie  age  of  thirteen  years.  The  marriage 
of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Volhner  has  been  blessed  with  three  sons  and  two 
daughters,  of  whom,  however,  the  eldest  has  been  called  away,  the 
survivors  being,  Herman  Joseph,  Rudolph  Arthur,  Mary  Christina 
and  Anna  Theresfa.  The  parents  are  liberal  jn  their  aid  to  the 
church,  and  Mr.  Vollmer,  beside  being  a  trustee  of  the  same,  is  a 
member  of  the  Evansville  branch,  No.  "JJ,  of  the  Catholic  Knights 
of  America,  and  a  charter  member  of  the  Baden  Benefit  society  of 
Evansville.  In  politics  he  is  a  democrat  and  takes  a  lively  inter- 
est in  the  welfare  of  his  city,  where  he  is  held  in  the  highest  esteem 
both  in  social  and  business  circles. 


HENRY  FREDERICK  VOLLMER,  one  of  the  foremost  busi- 
ness men  of  Washington,  Daviess  county,  Ind.,  is  a  native  of 
Hanover,  Germany,  was  born  May  15,  1852,  a  son  of  Henry  and 
Sophia  (Gerke)  Vollmer,  parents  of  five  children,  viz:  Theressa, 
deceased;  Jacob,  of  Germany;  Joseph,  deceased;  Henry  P.,  the 
subject,  and  Theodore,  the  last  named  still  in  Germany — all  of 
whom  received  good  educations,  the  parents,  who  are  now  deceased, 
having  been  well  to  do.  The  father  was  a  prime  mover  in  estab- 
lishing a  sugar  factory,  and  a  man  of  great  strength  of  character, 
and  was,  with  his  wife,  a  sincere  Catholic. 

Henry  F.  Vollmer  was  classically  educated  in  Hildesheim, 
Germany,  and  at  the  age  of  seventeen  years  sailed  for  America, 
landing  in  New  York  city  in  June,  1867.  From  New  York  he 
went  to  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  where  he  was  variously  employed, 
working,  in  one  instance,  for  Ferdinand  Bodemann  three  years, 
and  later  serving  an  apprenticeship  of  two  years  at  carriage  paint- 
ing. In  1872  he  came  to  Washington,  Ind..  and  engaged  in  the 
same  line  on  his  own  account.  In  1875  he  bought  a  general 
store  at  the  corner  of  Mill  and  Center  streets,  and  this  he  has  ever 
since  conducted.  Subsequently  he  erected  a  pork-packing  estab- 
lishment on  the  opposite  side  of  the  street  from  his  store  and  has 
here  also  been  doing  a  thriving  business  ever  since. 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

October  3,  1S73,  Mr.  Vollmer  was  married,  in  the  old  St. 
Simon's  church,  by  Rev.  Father  Gueguen  (now  deceased),  to  Miss 
Louisa  Miller,  a  native  of  Washington,  Ind.,  and  a  daughter  of  Jacob 
and  Eva  (Hegsdens)  Miller,  of  Stockstadt,  Bavaria,  and  to  this  union 
have  been  born  ten  children,  viz:  Mary  T. ,  Henry  J.,  Sophie  E., 
Anna  J.,  Otilla  C,  Theodore  J.,  Carl,  Leo,  Oscar  F.  (deceased), 
and  Francis  U.  The  family  belong  to  St.  Mary's  Catholic  con- 
gregation, of  which  Mr.  Vollmer  became  a  trustee  in  1887,  has 
been  treasurer  since  the  same  year,  and  a  member  of  the  choir 
since  the  organization  of  the  congregation. 

In  politics  Mr.  Vollmer  is  a  democrat,  and  twice  was  elected 
to  the  city  council,  a  third  time  refusing  the  honor.  In  1890  he 
was  elected  a  member  of  the  school  board  and  twice  he  has  been 
re-elected,  now  serving  his  third  term.  He  is  president  of  the 
board,  and  during  his  incumbency  of  the  office  the  south  end  and 
west  end  school  buildings  and  new  high  school  have  been  erected, 
and  a  great  deal  of  money  has  been  expended  on  the  improvement 
of  the  central  school  building,  and  that  he  has  a  warm  place  in  the 
hearts  of  our  people  is  testified  by  the  fact  that  when  he  was  first 
elected  to  the  council  his  majority  was  larger  than  any  other  man 
in  the  city  ever  received,  and  for  the  second  term  the  republicans 
put  up  no  opposition  against  him. 

Mr.  Vollmer  has  been  active  in  business  and  social  circles  of 
Washington  since  he  came  here.  He  is  a  public-spirited  citizen 
and  few  men  in  the  community  stand  as  well  with  the  people  as  he 
does.  For  over  a  quarter  of  a  century  his  name  has  been  identi- 
fied with  the  business  institutions  of  Washington,  and  no  man  in 
the  city  stands  better  in  business  and  social  circles  than  does  Henry 
Vollmer. 


REV.  FREDERICK  VON  SCHWEDLER,  the  venerable  pastor 
of  St.  Patrick's  church,  in  Chesterton,  Porter  county,  Ind., 
is  a  native  of  the  province  of  Westphalia,  Prussia,  was  born  in  Feb- 
ruary, 1 84 1,  and  is  a  son  of  Theodore  and  Gertrude  (Von  Hannes) 
Von  Schwedler.  He  received  his  education  in  Innspruck,  Lorraine 
and   Rome,    and   was  ordained    priest   August    12,    1869,    at    Fort 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

^^'ayne,  Ind.,  immediately  upon  his  arrival  in  America.  His  first 
charge  was  at  Union  City,  Randolph  county,  Ind.,  and  next  at  St. 
Joseph's  church,  Logansport;  thence  was  transfered  to  St.  Mary's 
church,  at  Fort  Wayne,  and  thence  to  Decatur,  Adams  count}', 
where  his  labors  were  blessed  by  his  success  in  erecting  St.  Mary's 
church.  In  1877  Father  Von  Schwedler  left  the  Fort  Wayne  dio- 
cese and  attached  himself  to  the  Peoria  diocese,  of  Illinois,  and 
was  stationed  at  Oilman,  where  he  erected  a  new  church  and 
remained  until  1879,  when  he  was  assigned  to  St.  Boniface  congre- 
gation, at  Peoria,  which  he  organized  and  erected  a  church,  school 
and  a  brick  parsonage,  and  remained  until  1892,  when  he  rejoined 
the  Fort  ^^'ayne  diocese  and  was  assigned  to  Monroeville,  Ind., 
where  he  officiated  until  1S95,  when  he  was  placed  in  charge  of 
the  pastorate  of  St.  Anthony,  Benton  county;  there  he  remained 
until  1898,  when  he  was  given  his  present  charge  of  St.  Patrick's, 
at  Chesterton,  Porter  county.  Here  he  has  labored  as  assiduously 
as  elsewhere,  and  already  has  in  course  of  erection  a  brick  school- 
building,  73  X  54  feet  and  two  stories  high. 

Father  \'on  Schwedler  is  an  accomplished  and  eloquent 
divine,  and  is  well  fitted  both  by  nature  and  education  for  his 
sacred  calling:. 


JOHN  W.  VOLPERT,  a  very  prominent  citizen  and  business 
man  of  Peru,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Louisville,  Ky.,  May  21,  1863, 
a  son  of  Casper  and  Christine  (Solomon)  Volpert,  natives  of  Bay- 
ern,  Germany.  These  parents  came  to  America  in  1845,  and  first 
located  in  New  Albany,  Ind.,  where  they  resided  until  1851,  when 
they  removed  to  Louisville,  Ky. ,  where  for  a  time  the  father  was 
engaged  in  stonemasonry,  and  later  entered  the  dry-goods  trade. 
In  1891  the  mother  came  to  Peru  on  a  visit  to  her  son,  our  subject, 
who  had  already  made  his  home  here,  and  on  this  visit  was  taken 
ill  and  died,  in  the  faith  of  the  Catholic  church,  December  31,  of 
that  year.  The  father  then  relinquished  his  business  in  Louisville, 
Ky. ,  and  in  1892  also  came  to  Peru,  where  he  has  since  resided, 
retired  from  active  business  and  making  his  home  at  the  dwelling 
of  subject.      Of  the  eight  children  born  to  Mr.   and   Mrs.  \'olpert, 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

seven  grew  to  maturity,  are  still  living,  and  are  all  faithful 
Catholics. 

John  W.  Volpert  attended  a  parochial  school  in  Louisville, 
Ky.,  until  thirteen  years  old,  and  then  apprenticed  himself  to  a 
horseshoer  for  four  years;  he  then  worked  at  the  trade  for  six 
years  as  a  journeyman,  and  on  March  29,  1886,  came  to  Peru, 
Ind.,  and  entered  into  a  partnership  with  a  Mr.  Hays,  for  the  pur- 
pose of  conducting  a  general  blacksmithing  and  horseshoing  busi- 
ness, which  has  been  continued  with  the  most  decided  success  until 
the  present  time. 

Mr.  Volpert  was  united  in  marriage,  October  29,  1887,  with 
Miss  Mary  A.  Spitznagle,  born  at  Logansport,  Ind.,  and  this  mar- 
riage has  been  crowned  by  the  births  of  six  children,  in  the  follow- 
ing order:  John  W.,  Frank  C,  Anna  M.,  Lucille  A.,  Fidailes 
and  Loretta,  all  members  of  St.  Charles  Borromeo  Catholic  con- 
gregation. 

As  a  Catholic  Knight  of  America,  Air.  Volpert  is  quite  promi- 
nent, being  chief  of  staff  of  the  uniform  rank,  the  second  highest 
office  in  the  United  States;  he  held  the  rank  of  brigadier-general 
under  Maj.-Gen.  Leo  J.  Kadeske  for  two  years,  and  was  reap- 
pointed by  Maj.-Gen.  J.  W.  Nordhaus,  successor  to  Kadeske,  in 
1897,  for  two  years  longer;  he  also  held  the  position  of  vice- 
president  and  trustee  of  St.  Joseph's  branch  No.  42,  C.  K.  of  A., 
and  was  delegate  to  the  convention  of  the  knights  held  at  Colum- 
bus, Ind.,  in  1896.  In  1898  he  was  appointed  by  Supreme  Presi- 
dent Edward  Feeney  as  organizer  of  Catholic  Knights,  and  in  the 
performance  of  the  duties  pertaining  to  this  position  has  been  both 
energetic  and  successful,  being  the  organizer  of  the  Volpert 
zouaves,  company  A,  of  this  order,  and  is  at  present  a  member  of 
branch  No.  42,  St.  Charles  commandery,  in  which  he  has  served 
as  president  and  financial  secretary. 


REV.  JAMES  JOSEPH  WADE,  the  venerated  pastor  of  St. 
Bridget's  church  at  Liberty,  Union  county,  Ind.,  was  born  in 
Madison,  Jefferson  county,  August  9,  1867,  a  son  of  Thomas  and 
Julia  (Ouinn)  Wade. 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

Thomas  Wade,  the  father,  was  born  in  county  Galway,  Ire- 
land, in  1839,  in  the  parish  of  Kilkern,  and  came  to  America  in 
1 866,  landing  in  the  city  of  New  York,  whence  he  came  directly  to 
Indiana,  located  in  Madison,  where  for  twenty-five  years  he  was 
engaged  in  the  seed  business,  and  then  removed  to  Indianapolis, 
whence  he  was  called  to  his  long  home  in  1893,  dying  in  the  faith 
of  the  Catholic  church,  of  which  he  had  been  a  life-long  member. 
He  had  been  married,  in  Madison,  Ind.,  in  1866,  at  St.  Michael's 
church,  to  Miss  Julia  Quinn,  by  the  Rev.  Father  Dupontavice,  and 
the  marriage  was  blessed  with  the  following-named  children: 
James  Joseph,  the  subject  of  this  memoir;  Patrick,  now  of  St. 
Louis,  Mo.;  Martin,  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio;  Ella,  of  Indianapolis, 
Ind. ;  Mary,  wife  of  James  Kelly,  of  the  same  city,  and  Thomas, 
deceased,  his  death  occurring  in  the  Railroad  city,  as  the  capital 
of  this  state  has  been  christened. 

Rev.  James  J.  Wade  attended  the  parochial  schools  of  Mad- 
ison until  fifteen  years  of  age,  and  in  1882  entered  St.  Meinrad 
college,  where  he  studied  the  classics  five  years.  In  188S  and 
1889,  he  studied  philosophy  at  Bardstown,  Ky.,  after  which  he 
took  a  course  in  theology  in  St.  Mary's  of  the  West,  at  Cincinnati, 
Ohio.  He  was  ordained  priest  at  Sts.  Peter  and  Paul's  chapel, 
Indianapolis,  Ind.,  June  24,  1893,  by  Right  Rev.  Bishop  Chatard, 
and  immediately  thereafter  was  appointed  assistant  pastor  of  St. 
John's  church  of  that  city,  and  filled  the  position  until  July  25, 
1S95,  when  he  was  appointed  to  his  present  charge,  where  he  has 
manifested  much  zeal  in  promoting  the  welfare  of  his  congregation, 
in  whose  hearts  he  holds  as  warm  a  place  as  it  is  possible  for  any 
pastor  to  hold,  and  whose  spiritual  welfare  is  his  constant  care 
and  study. 


MICHAEL  C.    WADE,   manufacturer  of  trunks  and  dealer  in 
travelers'    supplies,    at   No.  327    Market  street,  Logansport, 
is  a  native  of   New  York  city  and  was  born  June  7,   1849. 

Patrick  and  Mary  (Wallace)  Wade,  parents  of  Michael  C, 
were  born  in  county  \\'exford,  Ireland,  where  they  were  reared 
and  married,  and  shortly  after  the  latter  event  came  to  the  United 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

States.  For  a  time  they  lived  in  New  York  city,  and  later  in 
Albany,  N.  Y. ,  where  the  mother  passed  away.  About  1^54 
the  family  came  to  Indiana,  locating  in  LaFayette,  where  the 
father  was  in  the  employ  of  the  Wabash  Railroad  company.  To 
Patrick  and  Mary  Wade  were  born  si.\  children,  four  of  whom  died 
young,  the  two  that  reached  maturity  and  who  are  still  living  being 
Mary,  the  wife  of  Valentine  G.  Dickhout,  of  Terre  Haute,  Ind., 
and  Michael  C,  the  subject  of  this  biographical  sketch.  Patrick 
Wade  next  married  a  Mrs.  McDonald,  who  bore  him  one  son — 
John  L.,  now  a  tailor  of  Independence,  Kans.  The  death  of 
Patrick  Wade  took  place  in  Attica,  Ind.,  in  1858,  in  the  faith  of 
the  church  of  Rome. 

Michael  C.  Wade,  left  an  orphan  at  the  age  of  nine  years, 
was  employed  by  farmers  in  the  vicinity  of  LaFayette  until  four- 
teen years  old,  and  then,  in  October,  1865,  enlisted,  child  though 
he  was,  in  company  C,  Seventy-second  Indiana  volunteer  infantry, 
and  fought  at  Big  Shanty,  Resaca,  Kenesaw  Mountain,  Atlanta, 
Selma  and  with  Sherman  to  the  sea,  in  daily  skirmishes  for  weeks. 
His  brigade  (Wilder's  mounted  infantry)  was  later  stationed  at 
Macon  and  at  Atlanta,  Ga.,  and  at  Chattanooga,  Tenn.,  and  was 
finally  mustered  out  at  Nashville  in  October,  1865,  Mr.  Wade 
being  then  a  little  over  si.xteen  years  of  age,  but  sound  in  body  and 
limb,  with  the  exception  of  one  finger,  lost  in  battle. 

After  the  war  Mr.  Wade  returned  to  LaFavette,  but  in 
March,  1866,  went  west,  where  he  was  engaged  in  mining  and 
•other  work  until  1871,  traversing,  meanwhile,  nearly  the  whole  of 
the  western  states  and  territories.  He  then  returned  to  Indiana, 
located  in  Terre  Haute,  there  learned  his  trade  of  trunkmaking, 
and  in  1876  came  to  Logansport  and  established  the  only  shop 
then  or  now  in  the  city  devoted  solely  to  this  line  of  business. 
While  in  Terre  Haute,  Mr.  Wade  was  united  in  marriage,  October 
:8,  1874,  by  Rev.  Father  McEvoy,  of  St.  Joseph's  church,  to  Miss 
Susannah  Smith,  a  native  of  Shelby  county,  Ohio,  but  no  children 
have  come  to  bless  this  union. 

In  politics  a  democrat,  Mr.  Wade  takes  great  interest  in  local 
-affairs,  and  for  six  years  represented  his  party  in  the  Third  ward 
of  Logansport,  as  a   member  of  the  city  council.      It  was  while  he 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

was  an  incumbent  of  this  responsible  body,  that  the  sewerage 
system  of  the  city  was  founded,  Mr.  Wade  being  chairman  of  the 
committee  on  sewers  and  sewage,  and  it  was  also  during  his  last 
term  that  the  electric  light  system  was  adopted. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Wade  are  members  of  St.  Joseph's  church,  at 
which  they  are  punctual  in  their  attendance,  and  to  the  support  of 
which  they  liberally  contribute  of  their  means.  Mr.  Wade  is  also 
a  member  of  the  Ancient  Order  of  Hibernians  and  of  the  Inde- 
pendent Order  of  Foresters,  of  the  former  of  which  order  he  has 
been  county  president  four  years.  He  has  always  been  an  indus- 
trious and  useful  citizen,  has  made  all  he  is  worth  through  his  per- 
sonal efforts,  and  now  owns  his  place  of  business,  combined  with 
his  residence,  beside  unimproved  city  property,  and  is  a  greatly 
respected  gentleman,  possessed  of  friends  without  number. 


PATRICK  WADE,  one  of  the  best-known  business  men  of 
Madison,  Ind.,  was  born  in  county  Galway,  Ireland,  March  6, 
1S42,  a  son  of  Martin  and  Ann  (Burns)  Wade,  of  whom  the  former 
came  to  America  in  1849,  and  settled  in   Madison. 

Martin  W'ade  was  reared  a  farmer,  but  on  reaching  Madison 
engaged  at  common  laboring,  as  he  was  not  a  wealthy  man  at  that 
time.  But  he  was  industrious  and  thrifty,  and  in  1850  was  able  to 
send  for  his  wife  and  children.  In  1858  he  engaged  in  the  feed 
trade  and  prospered  greatly  until  1882,  when  he  was  succeeded  in 
the  business  by  his  son,  Patrick,  while  he,  himself,  retired  to  private 
life.  To  his  marriage  with  Miss  Burns  were  born  two  children, 
Patrick  and  John,  the  latter  being  now  a  married  man,  with  a  large 
family,  and  doing  a  wholesale  grain  trade  in  Memphis,  Tenn.  Mrs. 
Ann  Wade  was  called  away  September  19,  1872,  at  the  age  of 
seventy-two  years,  and  Mr.  Wade  died  November  18,  1S91,  in  his 
seventy-fourth  year.  They  were  both  devoted  Catholics,  and  Mr. 
\\'ade  was  very  liberal  in  his  contributions  from  his  ample  means 
to  the  support  of  the  church  and  its  good  work. 

Patrick  Wade  was  educated  in  St.  Michael's  school,  and  after 
finishing  his  studies  assisted  his  father  in  business  until  1881,  when 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

he  became  a  partner,  and  in  1882  succeeded  his  father  as  sole 
owner.  April  26,  1864,  he  married  Miss  Celia  Langan,  a  native 
of  county  Mayo,  Ireland,  and  a  daughter  of  Peter  Langan,  the  cer- 
emony takingplace  in  St.  Michael's  church,  Madison.  The  mother 
of  Mrs.  Wade  died  in  Ireland  very  suddenly,  just  as  the  family 
were  preparing  to  emigrate  to  the  United  States,  but  a  short  time 
afterward  the  remainder  of  the  family  set  sail  and  reached  Jen- 
nings county,  Ind.,  prior  to  1850.  The  father  was  a  farmer,  and 
died  a  faithful  Catholic,  his  remains  being  interred  in  St.  Catherine's 
cemetery,  Jennings  county,  Ind.  The  union  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Wade 
has  been  blessed  with  si.x  children,  born  in  the  following  order: 
Mary,  Ella,  Margaret,  Martin,  John  and  Anna. 

Of  the  paternal  uncles  of  Patrick  Wade,  Thomas  lived  for 
some  years  in  Madison,  then  removed  to  Indianapolis,  where  he 
passed  the  remainder  of  his  life,  and,  dying,  left  a  large  family,  one 
son,  James,  being  now  a  priest;  Patrick,  another  uncle,  died  in 
San  Francisco,  Cal.;  Stephen  lives  in  Belleville,  Canada,  and 
Henry  died  in  Australia. 

Patrick  Wade,  the  subject,  is  a  democrat  in  politics,  but  has 
never  sought  office.  For  several  years  he  has  been  a  trustee  of  St. 
Michael's  church,  and  has  always  been  liberal  toward  its  support. 
He  is  one  of  the  original  stockholders  in  Home  Building  associa- 
tion. No.  5,  and  for  the  past  eighteen  years  has  been  a  director. 
He  owns  several  good  business  blocks,  beside  his  pleasant  residence 
at  No.  419  \\'est  Main  street,  and  he  and  family  are  among  the 
most  respected  residents  of  the  city  of  Madison. 


REV.  CHARLES  J.  WAGNER,  pastor  of  St.  Rupert's  parish, 
in  Yankeetown,  Warrick  county,  is  a  native  of  Dubois  county, 
Ind.,  was  born  October  30,  1867,  and  is  the  fifth  in  a  family  of 
seven  children  born  to  William  and  Barbara  (Wigger)  Wagner. 
His  primary  education  was  completed  in  the  common  schools,  and 
in  1880  he  entered  St.  Meinrad's  college,  in  Spencer  county,  and 
there  finished  the  philosophical  and  theological  course  of  study, 
was  graduated,  and  was  ordained   priest   in    1890  by  Bishop  Louis 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

M.  Fink,  O.  S.  B.,  D.  D.  His  first  work  after  ordination  was  as 
substitute  at  Argentine,  Kans. ,  in  the  fall  of  1890,  and  was  in  this 
position  for  two  months;  thence  was  sent  as  priest  to  the  Holy 
Angel  Guardian  church,  Ottawa,  I-ians. ,  and  was  there  for  three 
months. 

On  account  of  his  health  failing  him,  he  took  a  release,  went 
upon  a  European  tour,  and  passed  two  years  there.  He  returned 
to  his  native  land  August  14,  1893,  and  was  assigned  to  St.  Rupert's 
parish,  his  present  charge,  and  with  this  work  he  has  the  mission 
of  St.  John  the  Baptist  at  Newburg,  Ind.,  eight  miles  distant  from 
St.  Rupert's,  with  a  membership  of  twenty-five  families  and  a  beau- 
tiful church,  the  property  at  Newburg  being  valued  at  $3,  500.  He 
also  has  charge  of  St.  Clement's  mission  at  Boonvi'lle,  Ind.,  which 
has  a  membership  of  twelve  families.  The  church  building  at 
Boonville  is  valued  at  $7,000.  The  number  of  families  in  St. 
Rupert's  parish  numbers  thirty,  and  the  attendance,  150  persons. 
Father  Wagner  erected,  in  1893,  the  school-building,  and  the 
priest's  home  in  1894,  and  the  value  of  his  parish  property  is  placed 
at  $4,000. 


THOMAS  R.  WALKER,  the  prominent  and  well-known  miller 
at  Washington,  Ind.,  of  the  firm  of  Walker,  Norris  &  Co., 
was  born  at  Dover  Hill,  Martin  county,  Ind.,  May  24,  1856,  son 
of  Thomas  and  Mary  (Fox)  Walker,  the  former  a  native  of  Taylor 
county,  I\y.,  and  the  latter  the  widow  of  John  Halbert.  There 
were  five  children  in  this  family:  Thomas  R.  and  William  E. 
(twins),  Henry  H.,  George  A.  and  Susan. 

Our  subject  was  only  three  years  of  age  when  his  parents 
moved  to  Loogootee,  Ind.  He  received  the  advantages  of  the 
parochial  schools  until  he  was  sixteen  years  of  age,  when  he  took 
a  course  at  the  Cecilian  college  in  Hardin  county,  Ky.  He 
remained  on  the  homestead  at  Loogootee  until  August  of  1895, 
when  he  moved  to  Washington  and  purchased  a  third  interest  in 
the  prosperous  milling  business  of  Walker,  Norris  &  Co.  This 
firm  has  operated  most  successfully  one  of  the  best  mills  in  this 
section  of  the  state,    manufacturing    flour,    feed,   etc.      It    has  a 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

capacity  of  lOO  barrels  a  day,  and  the  superior  quality  of  its  prod- 
ucts commands  for  it  a  very  extensive  trade  of  much  more  than 
local  importance.  Mr.  Walker  is  superintendent  and  manager  of 
the  institution,  and  possesses  great  capability  in  this  direction.  He 
is  a  substantial  citizen  and  a  gentleman  of  much  personal  worth. 
His  is  one  of  the  most  prominent  families  in  St.  Simon's  parish, 
the  church  profiting  largely  by  reason  of  his  liberality  and  activity 
in  all  matters  pertaining  to  the  material  welfare  of  the  parish.  He 
owns  his  residence  property  on  State  street,  and  his  family  is  very 
comfortably  situated  in  this  city  of  pleasant  homes.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Y.  M.  I.  Politically,  he  affiliates  with  the  demo- 
cratic party,  and,  though  not  an  active  worker,  gives  his  thought- 
ful attention  to  politics  and  to  local  affairs  generally. 

On  October  26,  1880,  Mr.  Walker  was  married  at  Loogootee 
to  Miss  Jennie  E.  Reynolds,  who  was  born  at  that  place  June  11, 
I  861,  the  daughter  of  Thomas  and  Esther  (Jeke)  Reynolds.  This 
union  has  been  blessed  by  the  birth  of  the  following  children: 
Edward  E.,  Louis  A.  and  John  Earl. 


JOHN  B.  WALLACE,  a  popular  man  of  business  in  Indianapolis, 
is  a  native  of  Shoals,  Martin  county,  Ind.,  and  was  born  March 
I,   1853,  but  at  a  tender  age  was  bereft  of  his  father. 

Stephen  and  Kate  (Gormley)  Wallace,  parents  of  John  B., 
were  natives  of  Ireland,  and  had  born  to  their  union  three  children, 
viz:  John  B.,  Stephen,  who  died  in  young  manhood,  and  Kate, 
who  is  the  wife  of  George  Beemam,  and  resides  in  her  native  village 
of  Shoals.  Stephen,  the  father,  was  a  railroad  employee,  and  died 
at  Shoals  in  January,  1861,  at  the  early  age  of  thirty-si.x  years,  a 
faithful  member  of  the  Catholic  church,  and  his  widow  subse- 
quently married  Christopher  Walls.  She  survived  until  November 
27,  1887,  when  she,  also,  was  called  away  in  the  same  faith. 

The  early  years  of  the  childhood  of  John  B.  \\'allace  were 
passed  at  the  parental  home,  but  at  the  death  of  his  father  he  was 
placed  in  the  orphans'  asylum  near  Vincennes,  Ind.,  where  he  was 
educated  and  prepared  for  life's  struggle.      In  later  youth  and  early 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

manhood  he  was  variously  employed,  but  principally  was  in  charge 
of  the  bridges  of  the  Ohio  &  Mississippi  Railway  company  between 
Washington  and  Seymour,  Ind.  In  1883  he  came  to  Indianapolis 
and  entered  the  employ  of  the  National  Malleable  Castings  com- 
pany, with  which  he  passed  seven  years  as  a  molder. 

The  marriage  of  Mr.  Wallace  took  place  in  Indianapolis,  in 
1885,  to  Miss  Margaret  Wisbach,  a  native  of  Dubois  county,  Ind., 
where  she  was  educated  and  grew  to  womanhood.  This  marriage 
has  been  blessed  with  three  children,  named,  in  order  of  birth, 
Katie,  Stephen  and  William,  all  still  living  to  brighten  the  home  of 
the  parents. 

In  1894  Mr.  Wallace  embarked  in  business  on  Holmes  avenue, 
near  the  shops  in  which  seven  years  of  his  life  were  passed,  and,, 
naturally,  has  a  large  share  of  the  patronage  of  his  old-time  asso- 
ciates. His  place  is  neat,  clean  and  attractive,  and  is  quiet  and 
orderly,  as  no  person  is  allowed  to  become  into.xicated  on  the 
premises.  A  gentleman  himself,  he  sees  to  it  that  no  person  shall 
act  otherwise  than  such  in  his  presence  or  in  the  presence  of  his 
patrons.  He  is  a  man  of  fine  physique  and  appearance,  and  is  as 
affable  as  he  is  athletic.  He  and  family  are  strict  in  their  religious 
duty,  and  he  is  never  behindhand  in  his  contributions  to  the  good 
work  of  the  church. 


HON.  PETER  WALLRATH,  editor  and  proprietor  of  Das 
Sternenbanner,  Logansport,  Ind.,  was  born  August  29,  1844, 
at  Bockuin,  by  Crefeld,  Rhine  Prussia,  a  son  of  Zaccheus  and 
Catherina  Wallrath,  parents  of  nine  children.  The  mother  died 
in  her  native  land  in  1857,  February  18,  and  fourteen  days  later, 
the  eldest  daughter,  Elizabeth.  One  daughter,  Margaret,  became  a 
sister  of  the  Catholic  order  of  the  Infant  Jesus,  and  died  in  a  con- 
vent in  Aix  La  Chapelle.  The  remainder  of  the  family  all  subse- 
quently came  to  the  United  States. 

Zaccheus  Wallrath,  the  father,  was  a  blacksmith  by  trade ^ 
was  also  a  soldier  in  the  Prussian  army,  and  on  coming  to  America 
lived  for  a  short  time   in    Evansville,  Ind.,  and    then   went    to  San 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

Francisco,  Cal.,  whither  some  of  his  children  had  preceded  him, 
and  there  died  September  6,  i88S,  at  the  age  of  seventy-eight 
years,  and  in  the  faith  of  the  CathoHc  church.  Of  the  children, 
Gertrude  is  married  to  Henry  Kersting  and  resides  in  St.  Louis, 
Mo.;  Michael  is  a  priest  in  the  diocese  of  Sacramento,  Cal,  where 
he  has  been  stationed  twenty-seven  years;  Peter  is  the  subject  of 
this  memoir;  John  was  a  teacher  in  East  St.  Louis,  III.,  but  died 
in  Oshkosh,  Wis.,  leaving  one  daughter;  Joseph  is  a  gardener  in 
California;  William  is  a  professor  in  the  Jesuit  university  in  Bom- 
bay, India;  Catherine  was  married  to  Martin  Maher,  who  was  a 
prominent  dry-goods  merchant  in  San  Francisco,  but  died  Decem- 
ber 19,  1889;  his  widow  still  resides  in  San  Francisco,  superin- 
tending the  education  of  her  two  sons. 

Hon.  Peter  Wallrath  was  trained  to  teaching  in  the  Imperial 
Catholic  Teachers'  seminary  at  Kempen  on  the  Rhine,  from  which 
he  graduated  at  the  age  of  twenty-two  years,  his  diploma  being 
signed  by  the  faculty  and  also  by  the  archbishop  of  the  diocese  of 
Cologne,  which  entitled  him  to  teach  the  Catholic  religion.  He 
was  for  one  year  teacher  in  Essen,  where  the  famous  Krupp  steel 
guns  are  manufactured.  Mr.  Wallrath  also  served  in  the  war  of 
1866,  but,  being  a  graduate  of  the  seminary,  was  detained  si.\ 
weeks  only. 

Mr.  ^^'allrath  arrived  in  New  York  in  the  spring  of  1S67, 
whence  he  went  directly  to  Cincinnati,  where  his  eldest  brother 
was  a  student  in  Mount  St.  Mary's  seminary.  A  few  weeks  later, 
at  the  recommendation  of  Father  Tobbe,  afterwards  bishop  of  Cov- 
ington, he  was  appointed  teacher  at  St.  Alphonse  church,  near 
Norwalk,  Ohio.  He  there  met  Miss  Catherine  Porzeld,  a  native 
of  Germany,  who  was  brought  to  America  when  an  infant,  her 
parents  settling  in  Ohio  in  1846.  February  18,  1868,  this  lady 
became  his  wife,  and  immediately  after  marriage,  at  the  solicita- 
tion of  Father  Viefhaus,  of  Evansville,  Mr.  Wallrath  came  to 
Indiana  and  taught  school  in  Haubstadt,  Gibson  county.  Two 
years  later  he  went  to  California,  purchased  a  farm,  which  he  sold 
three  years  later,  then  returned  east,  and  for  a  year  taught  school 
in  O'Fallon,  111.,  then  taught  for  sixteen  years  at  Germantown, 
Clinton  county,  in  the  same  state,  and  also  filled  the  position  of 


CATHOLIC  CHURCH  OF  INDIANA. 

-organist  for  Very  Rev.  William  Clause,  of  Belleville,  and  vicar  of  the 
diocese. 

In  1 89 1  Mr.  Wallrath  came  to  Logansport  and  purchased  the 
Deutche  Zeitimg,  which  had  been  established  b}'  John  Day  in  1881, 
but  the  name  of  which  Mr.  Wallrath  changed  to  that  of  Das 
Sternenbanner,  enlarged  it  to  a  twelve-page  six-column,  and 
devoted  it  to  the  advocacy  of  the  principles  of  the  democratic 
party  and  to  the  interests  of  the  Catholic  church,  as  well  as  to  the 
circulation  of  general  news.  It  is  the  only  journal  printed  in  the 
German  language  in  Cass  county,  and  has  a  wide  patronage 
throughout  the  state,  being  most  excellently  edited. 

In  1896  Peter  Wallrath  was  elected  by  the  democratic  party 
as  joint  representative  for  the  counties  of  Cass  and  Miami  to  the 
Indiana  legislature,  and  has  here  ably,  faithfully  and  nobly  per- 
formed his  duty.  A  certain  work,  published  by  Harper  Brothers, 
of  New  York,  bearing  the  title  of  The  Story  of  Liberty,  which 
strongly  reflected  against  Catholicism,  had  found  its  way  into  the 
public  school  libraries  of  Indiana  at  the  instance  of  the  board  of 
directors  of  the  Teachers'  Reading  circle.  Mr.  Wallrath,  becom- 
ing aware  of  this  fact,  introduced  a  general  resolution  in  the  legis- 
lature prohibiting  the  circulation  or  the  depositing  of  any  and  all 
anti-Catholic  publications  in  the  schools,  and  this  resolution  passed 
through  the  lower  house  by  a  vote  of  seventy-five  to  twelve,  and 
through  the  upper  house  by  forty-four  to  two  votes,  the  result  being 
that  The  Story  of  Liberty,  and  all  other  works  of  its  class,  were 
immediately  withdrawn  from  the  schools.  In  commenting  on  this 
action,  the  Catholic  Columbian,  published  at  Columbus,  Ohio,  in 
its  issue  of  March  27,   1897,  remarks: 

In  removing  The  Story  of  Liberty  from  the  curriculum  of  the 
public  schools  of  Indiana,  Hon.  Mr.  Wallrath  has  made  a  move  in 
the  right  direction  for  Catholics  and  established  a  precedent  that 
should  be  followed  in  every  state  in  the  Union.  Let  our  national 
Story  of  Liberty — one  day,  perhaps,  to  be  written  by  an  unbiased 
pen — record  the  fact  that  religious  as  well  as  political  liberty  is 
justly  the  boast  of  our  land. 

The  marriage  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Wallrath  has  been  blessed  with 

.seven  children,  the  eldest  of  whom  died  in  infancy,  and  its  remains 

67  JmS) 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

lie  interred  in  the  cemetery  of  St.  James  church,  Gibson  county,, 
Ind.  Of  the  survivors,  Mary  is  now  a  member  of  the  Dominican 
Sisters,  and  is  teaching  school  in  Portland,  Ore. ;  Lizzie  is  assistant 
editor  of  and  bookkeeper  for  Das  Sternenbanner;  Henry  was  a 
compositor  on  the  same  journal,  but,  at  the  call  of  the  president, 
joined  the  volunteers  and  serves  in  company  M,  One  Hundred  and 
Sixtieth  regiment  Indiana  volunteers,  for  the  liberation  of  Cuba; 
Anna  and  Maggie  reside  under  the  parental  roof.  The  youngest  son, 
Frank,  is  a  student  at  the  Josephinum  in  Columbus. 

The  family  are  all  devout  Catholics,  and  Mr.  Wallrath  has 
been  a  member  of  the  Catholic  Knights  of  America  since  December 
24,  1 88 1.  For  eight  years  he  was  its  state  president  for  Illinois, 
and  for  two  years  has  been  state  president  for  Indiana,  and  is  now 
supreme  delegate  for  the  C.  K.  of  A.  in  Indiana.  He  is  also  a 
member  of  St.  Joseph's  Benevolent  society  at  Logansport,  has 
always  taken  an  active  part  in  the  affairs  of  the  church  and  its 
sodalities,  and  on  Catholic  day,  in  Buffalo,  N.  Y. ,  in  1892,  was 
selected  to  deliver  an  address,  at  Music  hall,  on  Catholic  education. 

Hon.  Peter  Wallrath  has  made  his  way  at  all  tiriies  and  through 
all  circumstances,  and  now  owns  his  business  plant  and  residence 
at  Nos.  207  and  209  Market  street.  He  is  very  popular  as  a  citi- 
zen, not  only  being  highly  esteemed  by  the  members  of  his  church 
but  by  the  public  of  the  city  of  Logansport  at  large. 


JAMES  WALSH,  of  No.  622  Stevens  street,  Indianapolis,  is  one- 
of  the  early  residents  of  St.  Patrick's  parish  and  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  first  board  of  trustees  of  the  church  after  Father  O'Don- 
aghue  became  its  pastor. 

James  Walsh  was  born  in  county  Mayo, Ireland,  in  184 1,  a  son 
of  Peter  and  Ellen  (Campbell)  Walsh,  the  latter  being  of  Scotch 
ancestry,  and  both  of  whom  passed  their  lives  in  county  Mayo. 
Mr.  Walsh  has  also  Scotch  blood  in  his  veins,  his  grandfather  hav- 
ing been  born  in  the  north  of  Ireland,  where  the  predominating 
population  of  to-day  descends  from  the  intermarriage  of  natives, 
of  Scotland  and  Ireland,  drawn  together  through  religious  perse- 
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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

cution  of  the  Scotch  by  EngHsh  tyrants;  and  the  term  Scotch- 
Irish  is  also  frequently  applied  to  children  born  in  Ireland  of  pure 
Scotch  parentage.  The  grandfather  of  James  Walsh,  however, 
being  a  good  Catholic  was  harried  from  his  home  in  the  north  of 
Ireland  by  Orangemen,  adherents  of  the  Protestant  religion,  and 
members  of  a  society  named  in  honor  of  William  III,  of  England 
(Prince  of  Orange).  The  grandfather's  house  was  burned  to  the 
ground,  and  in  order  to  avoid  further  persecution  he  fled  to  county 
and  there  founded  the  family  of  which  the  subject  is  to-day  a 
worthy  representative,  and  the  only  one  in  America,  although  he 
has  a  half-sister  still  living  in  county  Mayo,  the  two  being  the  only 
survivors  of  the  family. 

In  1865  James  Walsh  came  to  America,  went  direct  to  Cleve- 
land, Ohio,  where  friends  of  the  family  were  living,  and  in  1870 
came  to  Indianapolis,  where  he  was  engaged  in  various  employ- 
ments until  1874,  since  when  he  has  been  an  employee  of  Holl- 
weg  &  Reese.  In  1879  he  married,  in  this  city.  Miss  Catherine 
O'Farrell,  a  native  of  Ohio,  but  who  was  reared  from  childhood 
in  Indianapolis,  her  father,  Fergus  O'Farrell,  having  been  one  of 
the  early  Citholicisettlers  of  the  city.  To  the  marriage  of  Mr. and 
Mrs.  Walsh  have  been  born  eight  children,  viz;  Francis  J.,  James 
E.,  John  A.,  Mary  H.,  George  A.,  Louis  M.,  Raymond  B.  and 
Charles  F. — all  of  whom  were  baptized  in  St.  Patrick's  church  with 
the  exception  of  the  eldest,  who  was  baptized  at    St.  John's. 

Mr.  Walsh  is  a  faithful  Catholic,  as  were  his  ancestors  for 
generations  before  him,  and  for  many  years  has  been  a  member  of 
the  Men's  sodality  of  the  blessed  Virgin  Mary.  He  is  a  free  con- 
tributor to  the  maintenance  of  St.  Patrick's  church,  and  he  and 
family  are  among  the  most  respected  residents  of    the  parish. 


MICHAEL  WALLNER,  superintendent  of  the  Bedford  Quarry 
company's  mill,  was  born  in  Bavaria,  Germany,  March  23, 
1867,  and  in  1881  came  to  America  with  his  mother,  who  settled 
in  Bedford,  Ind. 

Here  young  Wallner,  at  the  age  of  sixteen  years,  became  quite 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

famous  as  a  spun-glass  blower,  and  many  families  in  Bedford  have 
at  this  time  numerous  fancy  articles  of  spun  glass  created  by  his 
art.  Here,  also,  although  small  of  stature,  he  learned  stonecut- 
ting.  His  first  work  as  a  journeyman  was  in  the  construction  of 
the  Louisville  &  Southern  railroad,  and  later  he  became  foreman 
of  a  stonecutting  establishment  in  Louisville,  Ky.,  which  position 
he  held  four  years.  He  then  worked  in  Evansville  and  LaFayette, 
Ind.,  and  Detroit,  Mich.,  as  foreman,  and  in  1 891  returned  to  Bed- 
ford, Ind. ,  and  organized  the  Bedford  Cut  Stone  company,  of  which 
he  was  the  manager,  his  partner  being  William  Evans.  They  built 
the  Catholic  church  in  Bedford;  the  Stone  City  Bank  building; 
furnished  many  thousand  cubic  feet  of  cut  stone  for  the  famous 
Vanderbilt  mansion  in  North  Carolina;  built  a  large  stone  vault  in 
New  Orleans,  La. ;  the  Central  avenue  Methodist  Episcopal  church 
in  Indianapolis  and  the  vault  in  the  cemetery;  a  business  block, 
and  also  the  residence  of  L.  Ross,  in  Rochester,  N.  Y. ;  the  county 
jail  in  Petersburg,  Ind.,  and  numerous  other  stone  structures, 
employing  fifty  stonecutters  and  a  small  army  of  laborers.  In 
1894  Mr.  Wallner  sold  his  interest  in  this  company  to  J.  A.  Hughes 
and  entered  upon  the  duties  of  his  present  position. 

Mr.  Wallner  was  united  in  marriage,  in  1892,  with  Miss  Mary 
Akers,  a  native  of  Louisville,  Ky.,  and  a  daughter  of  Frank  and 
Mar}'  Jane  Akers,  who  were  residents  of  Louisville  at  the  time  of 
this  marriage,  and  to  this  union  have  been  born  three  children, 
viz:  Michael,  February  6,  1893;  Marie,  February  11,  1894  (died 
July  23,  1896),  and  Frank,  born  March  18,  1896.  Mr.  Wallner 
owns  a  pleasant  residence  at  the  corner  of  Thirteenth  and  L  streets, 
where  he  dispenses  a  liberal  hospitality  to  a  large  circle  of  warm 
and  sincere  friends. 

Cajetan  Wallner,  father  of  subject,  was  born  in  Klingenbrunn, 
Germany,  December  21,  1831,  came  to  the  United  States  March 
5,  1880,  and  to  Bedford,  Ind.,  in  1881.  His  brother,  Felix,  and 
his  sister,  Caroline,  married  to  Joseph  Gump,  reside  in  the  state 
of  Washington;  another  sister,  Anna,  is  married  to  John  Gump, 
and  lives  in  Milwaukee,  Wis.  His  wife,  who  bore  the  maiden 
name  of  Anna  Miedle,  died  March  27,  1889,  the  mother  of  five 
children,  viz:      Michael,   the  subject   of  this   memoir;   Anna,  born 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

October  4,  1869 — died  April  28,  1897;  Cajetan,  born  July  14,  1872, 
and  now  a  stonecutter  in  Bedford;  Katie,  born  October  9,  1874, 
and  Rose,  born  January  6,  1877.  The  family  were  all  reared  in 
the  Catholic  faith,  and  have  ever  contributed  liberally  toward  its 
advancement. 


JAMES  C.  WALSH,  grocery-merchant,  doing  business  on  the 
corner  of  Virginia  avenue  and  Dougherty  streets,  Indianapolis, 
Ind.,  is  a  native  of  county  Roscommon,  Ireland,  and  was  born  in 
the  month  of  January,  1830.  He  was  reared  to  manhood  in  Ire- 
land, and  there  remained  until  1866,  in  April  of  which  year  he 
came  to  the  United  States,  locating  for  a  period  of  eighteen 
months  at  Anderson,  Ind.,  and  from  there,  in  1868,  moved  to 
Indianapolis.  At  the  former  place,  he  was  first  employed  on  a 
construction  train,  and  afterward  became  a  teacher  in  the  Catholic 
schools  of  that  city,  under  the  jurisdiction  of  Father  Crawley. 

In  the  spring  of  1867,  Mr.  Walsh  secured  a  position  as  bag- 
gage master  at  Union  City,  Ind.,  but  soon  resigned  the  place  to 
accept  employment  in  the  machine  shops  of  the  "  Bee  Line  "  R. 
R.  at  Indianapolis.  After  remaining  with  the  above  company  for 
some  time,  he  became  salesman  in  a  wholesale  and  retail  wall 
paper  and  carpet  house  in  the  Capital  city,  in  which  capacity  he 
continued  about  seven  years. 

During  the  legislative  session  of  1874,  Mr.  Walsh  served  as 
journal  clerk,  and,  for  some  time  after  adjournment,  worked  in  the 
office  of  the  Central  Catholic  Advocate,  a  church  paper,  pub- 
lished by  L.  H.  Bell,  of  Louisville,  Ky.  His  next  position  was 
that  of  traveling  salesman  for  M.  O'Conner  &  Co.,  of  Indianapolis, 
with  whom  he  remained  for  a  period  of  five  years,  since  the  expir- 
ation of  which  time  he  has  been  engaged  in  the  mercantile  busi- 
ness, as  a  dealer  in  groceries. 

Mr.  W'alsh  was  married  in  the  land  of  his  nativity,  May  22, 
1857,  to  Miss  Margaret  Lavin,  of  county  Leitrim,  and  is  the  father 
of  three  children,  the  eldest  being  Joseph  Marie,  a  Sister  of  Prov- 
idence at  St.  Mary's  of  The  Woods;  the  second,  Thomas,  and  the 
third,  Maggie,  are  still  with  their  parents. 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    COXGREGATIONS, 

The  church  relations  of  Mr.  Walsh  and  family  were  for  man}' 
years  with  St.  John's  parish,  but  of  late  they  worship  with  the  St. 
Patrick  congregation.  He  served  as  trustee  of  his  church  for  some 
time,  and  has  otherwise  been  actively  identified  with  charitable 
and  religious  movements.  Mrs.  Walsh  is  a  member  of  the  Altar 
society  of  St.  Patrick's  and  Miss  Maggie  belongs  to  the  Young 
Ladies'  sodalitv. 


PATRICK  B.  WALSH,  a  representative  business  man  of  Terre 
Haute,  of  which  he  is  a  native  son,  was  born  at  the  old  family 
residence,  No.  815  North  Fifth  street,  November  25,  1864,  to 
James  and  Johanna  (Breen)  Walsh,  natives,  respectively,  of  counties 
Limerick  and  Tipperary,  Ireland,  but  who  were  married  in  Terre 
Haute,  in  which  city  both  died,  the  father  in  1883,  and  the  mother 
in  December,  1889.  For  more  than  twenty-five  years  James 
Walsh  represented  the  great  lumber  interests  of  T.  B.  Johns,  and 
traveled  extensively  throughout  Indiana  and  a  number  of  other 
states,  doing  a  large  and  lucrative  business.  He  and  family  were 
members  of  St.  Joseph  parish,  Terre  Haute,  and  for  quite  a  num- 
ber of  years  he  served  as  presiding  officer  of  the  Hibernian  Benev- 
olent society  of  this  city. 

Patrick  B.  Walsh  was  reared  in  the  old  Fourth,  now  the 
Si.xth  ward,  and  received  his  educational  training  in  the  public  and 
parochial  schools,  which  he  attended  at  intervals  until  his  sixteenth 
year,  when  he  began  life  upon  his  own  responsibility  as  clerk  in  a 
shoe  store,  in  which  capacity  he  continued  two  years.  Later  he 
spent  some  time  in  the  rolling-mills  of  Terre  Haute,  but  this  work 
not  being  to  his  liking,  he  abandoned  the  same  and  accejited  a 
position  with  the  grocery  firm  of  Pierce  &  McGrew,  with  whom  he 
spent  two  years,  becoming  familiar  with  the  business  in  the  mean- 
time. In  1876  he  engaged  in  the  grocery  trade  for  himself  at  the 
corner  of  Fourth  and  Chestnut  streets,  but  later  removed  his  stock 
to  the  corner  of  Lafayette  and  Third  streets,  where  he  did  a  thriv- 
ing business  until  locating  at  Nos.  305,  307  and  309  North  Fourth 
street,  which  he  subsequently  disposed  of  to  his  partner,  agreeing  to 
remain  out  of  the  business  for  three  years,  for  the  latter's  interest. 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

This  time  Mr.  Walsh  spent  keeping  books  and  collecting  for  his 
brother-in-law,  but  at  the  e.xpiration  of  the  period,  in  1896,  he 
opened  his  present  grocery  business  in  the  Rose  Dispensary  build- 
ing, corner  of  Seventh  and  Cherry  streets,  where  he  now  operates 
one  of  the  largest  retail  establishments  of  the  kind  in  the  city. 

Mr.  Walsh  was  married  June  6,  1891,  to  Miss  Winifred  Con- 
nelly, who  for  seven  years  was  a  teacher  in  the  public  schools  of 
Terre  Haute;  she  was  born  in  this  city  in  the  year  1867,  and  is  the 
daughter  of  John  Connelly.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Walsh  have  had  no 
children  born  to  them,  but  are  rearing  the  following:  Winifred, 
John,  Margaret,  Mamie,  James  and  Cornelius,  who  were  born  to 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  Connelly. 

Mr.  Walsh  was  elected  in  May,  1892,  as  a  democrat,  to  repre- 
sent the  Sixth  ward  in  the  city  council,  where  he  has  exerted  a 
potent  influence  in  bringing  about  important  municipal  legislation; 
he  was  re-elected  in  May,  1896,  and  at  this  time  is  serving  on 
the  committees  on  streets  and  alleys,  fire  and  finance.  He  and 
family  are  active  members  of  St.  Joseph  parish;  he  belongs  to  the 
A.  O.  H.,  of  which  he  is  serving  as  county  president,  and  is  a 
leading  member  of  the  Jefferson  club  of  Terre  Haute. 


THOMAS  W^ALSH,  deceased,  one  of  the  pioneer  members  of 
St.  Anthony's  parish,  Haughville  (now  part  of  Indianapolis), 
was  born  in  count}'  Galway,  Ireland,  on  the  lOth  day  of  Decem- 
ber, 1836.  His  father,  Patrick  Walsh,  also  a  native  of  the  afore- 
said county,  died  when  Thorrias  was  a  small  child,  and  when  he 
had  reached  the  age  of  twelve  years  the  widowed  mother  removed 
to  Staffordshire,  England.  Thomas  attended  school  until  fifteen 
years  old,  and  being  remarkably  intelligent  for  one  of  his  age, 
made  rapid  and  substantial  progress  in  his  various  studies.  In  his 
sixteenth  year,  he  was  put  to  the  trade  of  lockpattern  making,  at 
which  he  served  an  apprenticeship  until  twenty-one,  and  followed 
his  chosen  calling  during  the  remaining  years  of  his  life. 

Mr.  Walsh  was  married  April   23,   i860,  in  the  church  of  Sts. 
Peter   and    Paul's,    Wolverhampton,  England,  to    Eliza   Corran,  a 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

native  of  county  Roscommon,  Ireland,  born  in  the  month  of  Jan- 
uary, 1842.  Mrs.  Walsh's  parents  were  John  and  Bridget  Corran, 
who  lived  in  their  native  Ireland  all  their  lives.  Mrs.  Walsh  was 
the  only  child  of  her  parents,  as  her  husband  was  of  his. 

In  the  fail  of  1865,  Mr.  Walsh  came  to  America,  leaving  his 
family  in  the  old  world  until  such  a  time  as  he  could  send  for  them. 
Landing  in  New  York  city,  he  soon  afterward  found  employment 
at  his  trade  in  New  Britain,  Conn.,  and  four  years  later  sent  for 
his  wife  and  two  children,  who,  in  due  time,  joined  him  at  that 
place.  In  1881,  the  family  removed  to  Cleveland,  Ohio,  thence 
four  years  later  came  to  Indianapolis,  where  Mr.  Walsh  continued 
working  at  his  trade  until  his  death,  which  occurred  the  7th  of 
September,   1891. 

Mr.  Walsh,  as  a  pioneer  of  St.  Anthony  parish,  was  a  liberal 
contributor  of  his  means  towards  its  prosperity.  He  was  possessed 
of  a  good  education  and  much  general  intelligence,  and  his  death 
was  an  event  greatly  deplored  not  only  by  the  church,  of  which  he 
was  for  so  many  years  a  valued  member,  but  by  all  who  knew  him. 
His  widow  and  six  children  survive  him,  and  one  child  died  in 
England.  Thomas  P.,  the  eldest,  is  a  resident  of  Navvgatuck, 
Conn.  Mrs.  Lizzie  L.  Colbert,  the  second  in  order  of  birth,  is 
also  a  resident  of  the  same  place;  Agnes,  the  third,  is  a  graduate 
of  the  Indianapolis  high  school  and  a  successful  teacher  in  the 
public  schools  of  the  city;  Nellie,  also  a  graduate  of  the  high 
school,  is  employed  -as  a  bookkeeper;  Alice  attended  the  same 
school  until  the  senior  year,  and  is  now  a  stenographer;  Frank  J., 
the  youngest,  is  still  a  student.  All  the  family  are  worthy  mem- 
bers of  Father  Dowd's  congregation,  and  are  among  the  most 
faithful  parishioners  of  St.  .Anthony's.  Mrs.  Walsh  resides  at  No. 
175  Sheffield  avenue,  where  she  owns  property  and  is  highly 
respected  by  all  her  neighbors. 


CHARLES    A.    WALTER,    a   prominent    merchant    and    well- 
known  citizen  of  Huntington,  Ind.,  was  born  in  canton  Berne, 
Switzerland,  February  19,  1852,  a  son  of  John  A.  and  Catherine 


CATHOLIC  CHURCH  OF  INDIANA. 

(Kohler)  Walter,  who  were,  it  is  hardly  necessary  to  say,  natives 
of  the  same  canton. 

John  A.  Walter  was  born  in  i8i2,  was  educated  in  the  Cath- 
olic parochial  schools,  which  he  attended  until  fourteen  years  of 
age,  following  which  he  filled  out  the  usual  term  of  three  years  in 
the  military  service  of  the  republic.  After  being  discharged  from- 
this  inevitable  duty,  he  became  secretary  for  a  foreign  nobleman, 
and  for  six  years  traveled  with  him  extensively,  visiting  France, 
Germany,  Italy,  and  even  into  Africa.  On  his  return  to  Switzer- 
land, he  married,  in  1845,  Miss  Kohler,  and  in  1855  came,  with  his 
wife  and  children,  to  America,  landing  in  New  York  city,  whence 
he  came  to  Adams  county,  Ind.,  with  no  delay,  and  engaged  in 
farming  in  French  township.  Here  he  lost  his  wife  in  1891, 
and  nere  his  own  death  occurred  in  October,  1892.  13oth  were 
devout  Catholics,  and  their  remains  were  interred  in  the  Catholic 
cemetery  in  Bluffton,  in  the  adjoining  county  of  Wells. 

Charles  A.  Walter  attended  the  public  schools  of  French  town- 
ship, Adams  county,  Ind.,  from  early  childhood  (having  been  a  babe 
in  arms  when  brought  here)  until  seventeen  years  of  age,  assisted 
his  father  on  the  home  farm  during  this  interval,  and  afterward 
until  he  reached  the  age  of  twenty-two  years,  when  he  started  on 
his  business  career  in  life  by  entering  Komblith's  clothing  store  in 
Bluffton,  where  he  was  employed  for  five  years,  and  thus  secured 
a  good  practical  insight  of  business  affairs.  He  then  came  to 
Huntington  and  formed  a  partnership  in  the  drug  trade,  under  the 
firm-name  of  Jaquemai  &  Walter,  which  was  carried  on  until  1883, 
when  the  firm  name  was  exchanged  for  that  of  Walter  &  Eizen- 
hauer,  but  this  firm  was  dissolved  in  1887,  and  Mr.  Walter  remained 
quiescent,  as  far  as  business  was  concerned,  until  January  i,  1889. 
He  then  traveled  as  a  salesman,  handling  perfumery,  etc.,  for  two 
years,  his  employer  being  E.  N.  Leighton,  and  next  traveled  one 
year  for  Clarke  Bros.  &  Co.,  lamp  manufacturers,  of  New  Jersey. 
In  1S92  he  represented,  on  the  road,  Peter  Van  Schaack  &  Sons, 
druggists  of  Chicago,  and  in  1893  returned  to  Huntington,  Ind., 
engaged  in  the  drug  business  on  his  own  account,  and  this  he  has 
5ince  conducted  with  satisfactory  results. 

The  marriage  of   Mr.  Walter  took  place  September  29,   1884, 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

to  Miss  Cecilia  Moffitt,  Rev.  Father  Guetheit  performing  the  cere- 
mony, and  this  union  has  been  blessed  with  five  children,  viz: 
Clara  (deceased),  Helen,  Frank  (deceased),  Gertrude  and  Anna. 
In  politics  Mr.  Walter  is  a  democrat,  and  in  1886  served  one  term 
in  the  town  council.  The  family  are  devout  Catholics  and  are 
highly  respected  by  the  entire  community. 


FREDERICI-:  WALTERMANN,  a  retired  business  man  of  Rich- 
mond, Ind.,  was  born  in  Glane,  Germany,  April  21;  1827,  a 
son  of  Henry  and  Catherine  Waltermann,  natives  of  the  same 
province. 

Henry  Waltermann  was  born  in  1791,  and,  after  being  duly 
educated,  engaged  in  the  grocery  business,  which  he  followed  until 
his  death,  in  his  native  land,  in  1866.  To  his  marriage  with  Cath- 
erine Alberts,  in  1820,  were  born  five  children,  viz:  Casper,  who 
died  in  St.  Louis,  Mo.;  Matthew, who  died  in  in  Chicago, 111. ;  Eliza- 
beth, wife  of  Henry  Miller,  of  Richmond,  Ind. ;  Catherine,  mar- 
ried to  George  Kullenbach,  also  of  Richmond,  and  Frederick,  the 
subject  of  this  memoir.  Several  of  the  family  came  to  America 
at  various  times  after  the  death  of  the  father,  and  the  death  of  the 
mother   took  place  in  Richmond,  Ind.,  in   1885. 

Frederick  Waltermann,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  however, 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1852,  landed  in  New  Orleans,  La., 
and  thence  went  to  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  by  way  of  the  rivers,  and  in 
the  latter  city  worked  for  two  months  in  a  cabinetmaking  estab- 
lishment. In  1853  he  came  to  Richmond,  Ind.,  and  was  here 
employed  for  a  year  as  a  laborer  on  the  C,  H.  &  D.  railway,  and 
also  for  a  short  time  in  the  Richmond  paper  mill.  In  1855  he 
•engaged  in  the  grocery  business,  from  which  he  retired  in  1869 
with  a  competency. 

The  marriage  of  Mr.  Waltermann  took  place  in  Richmond, 
July  3,  1855,  to  Miss  Hannah  Brokamp,  who  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1841,  in  company  with  her  parents,  who  located  in  Rich- 
mond. The  ceremony  was  performed  by  Rev.  Father  Merl.  This 
union    has    been  blessed    with  seven    children,    viz:     Joseph,    of 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

Helena,  Mont.;  Henry,  Matthias,  Herman,  Albert  and  William,  of 
Richmond,  Ind.,  and  Charles,  deceased.  For  forty-three  years 
Mr.  ^^'altermann  has  been  a  consistent  member  of  St.  Andrew's 
church,  of  which  his  wife  is  also  a  communicant,  and  to  which  he 
contributes  freely  of  his  means.  The  children  have  all  been  reared 
faithful  Catholics,  and  trained  to  follow  the  footsteps  of  their 
father,  who  has  led  a  life  of  industry,  and  whose  business  integrity 
was  never  impugned,  and  whose  social  standing  is  with  the  better 
class  of  the  residents  of  Richmond. 


REV.  E.  P.  WALTERS  (deceased).— In  1883,  after  the  appoint- 
ment of  the  then  pastor.  Rev.  Joseph  Rademacher,  to  the  see 
of  Nashville,  Tenn.,  Rev.  E.  P.  Walters  succeeded  to  the  pastor- 
ate of  Lafayette,  Ind. 

Father  Walters  was  born  in  Jersey  City,  N.  J.,  March  10, 
1839.  After  his  academical  course  he  pursued  his  theological 
studies  at  St.  Mary's  college,  Perry  county.  Mo.,  and  afterward  at 
St.  Vincent's,  Cape  Girardeau,  Mo.  Adopted  by  Bishop  Grace  for 
the  diocese  of  St.  Paul,  Minn.,  the  time  of  his  ordination  was  set 
for  the  month  of  January,  1863.  At  that  early  date  there  existed 
no  railroads  on  the  route  from  Missouri  to  Minnesota.  The  river 
in  part,  and  in  part  the  stage  coach,  furnished  the  means  of  trans- 
portation, but  the  state  of  the  river  prevented  further  journeying 
by  boat  than  as  far  as  La  Crosse,  Wis.  At  La  Crosse  the  travelers 
took  the  stage  coach  for  St.  Paul.  For  two  consecutive  days,  to 
his  own  great  discomfort,  but  in  his  ow'n  amiable  yielding  to  the 
comfort  of  some  more  fortunate  passengers,  he  rode  on  the  outside 
of  the  coach.  The  inclemency  of  the  season  and  the  long  expo- 
sure brought  on  an  attack  of  fever  and  ague,  and  he  remained  at  St. 
Paul  suffering  from  this  enfeebling  disease  for  four  months.  His  ill 
health  compelled  the  indefinite  postponement  of  his  ordination. 

Advised  by  Bishop  Grace  to  seek  relief  by  journeying  to  one 
of  the  older  states  not  subject  to  visitations  of  a  disease  which 
seems  peculiar  to  pioneer  settlements,  and  provided  with  a  letter 
of    recommendation    from    him    to    Bishop    Carroll,  of  Covington, 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    COXGREGATIONS, 

Ky.,  the  young  man  set  out,  in  June,  1863,  for  his  new  destination^ 
His  journey  brought  him  to  Logansport,  on  his  way,  where  he 
stopped  for  needed  recuperation  at  the  house  of  a  friend.  There 
he  met  Father  Hamilton,  who  represented  to  him  the  needs  of  the 
diocese  of  Fort  Wayne,  and  urged  him  to  go  no  further.  Bishop 
Luers,  on  a  visit  to  Logansport,  seconded  the  views  of  Father 
Hamihon,  and,  Mr.  Walters'  health  now  being  re-established,  he 
went  to  the  seminary  of  St.  Michael,  Pittsburg,  Pa. ,  for  a  few  months, 
to  prepare  for  ordination.  Ordered  to  Fort  Wayne  early  in  the 
year  1864,  he  was  there  ordained  by  Bishop  Luers  on  the  15th  of 
May  in  that  year. 

In  1865,  on  the  return  of  Bishop  Luers  from  Rome,  Father 
Walters  was  made  his  secretary,  and,  to  allow  the  vicar-general. 
Father  Benoit,  to  make  a  visit  to  his  native  France,  Father 
Walters  succeeded  him  in  the  administration  of  the  affairs  of  the 
cathedral.  During  the  year  1865,  Father  Walters  put  in  the  high 
altar  of  the  cathedral,  and  the  side  altars,  and  in  1866  made  a  tour 
through  the  state  to  raise  money  for  the  establishmenl:  of  the  orphan 
asylum  at  Rensselaer. 

In  January,  1868,  he  was  sent  to  take  temporar\-  charge  of 
St.  Bernard's  church,  Cra\vfords\ille,  for  three  months;  but  such 
was  the  kindness  and  consideration  toward  him  of  all  classes  of 
citizens,  that  he  willingly  cast  his  lot  with  them,  and  remained 
the  pastor  of  St.  Bernard's  ten  years.  In  that  time  he  freed  the 
church  debt  to  the  amount  of  nearly  $4,000,  built  the  new  St. 
Bernard's  church,  added  twenty  acres  to  the  cemetery,  and  pro- 
vided a  comfortable  home  and  school  for  the  Sisters  of  the  Holy 
Cross,  partly  out  of  his  own  means. 

Urged  now  to  fill  the  vacant  pastorate  of  St.  Vincent's, 
Logansport,  he  was  not  unwilling  to  renew  his  relations  with  a 
people  who  had  so  befriended  and  appreciated  him  in  the  past,  and 
he  took  charge  of  the  congregation  on  the  i6th  of  May,  1878.  He 
soon  brought  the  church  out  of  a  burdensome  debt,  and  made  the 
long  delayed  erection  of  a  pastoral  residence  a  reality. 

On  the  death  of  Father  Noll  at  LaFayette,  Father  ^^'alters 
was  offered  the  pastorate  of  St.  Mary's  in  that  city,  but  declined  it. 
Offered   it   again,  on  the  consecration   of   Father  Rademacher  as 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

bishop  of  Nashville,  Father  Walters,  under  the  strong  urgency  of 
Bishop  Dwenger,  took  charge  of  St.  Mary's  on  the  i6th  of  June, 
1883.  His  successful  labors  there  are  described  at  length  in  the 
chapter  on  the  history  of  that  church. 

In  the  year  1886,  Father  Walters  accompanied  Bishop  Dwen- 
ger, at  his  request,  to  the  third  plenary  council  of  Baltimore,  as 
the  bishop's  theologian. 

It  is  pleasant  to  be  able  to  say  truthfully  that  Father  Walters 
was  appreciated  by  his  parishioners;  that,  with  them,  his  good 
qualities,  social  and  ministerial,  found  ready  recognition,  and  that 
by  all,  old  and  young,  he  was  sincerely  beloved.  His  general  popu- 
larity found  pleasing  demonstration  on  the  occasion  of  his  silver 
jubilee.  May  15,  1889,  which  was  celebrated  in  a  manner  which 
reflected  the  wide  esteem  in  which  the  rector  of  St.  Mary's  was 
held.  The  societies  gave  a  grand  parade,  solemn  high  mass  was 
•celebrated  with  grand  sacred  music  and  profuse  sanctuary  decora- 
tions. The  occasion  was  honored  by  friends  who  came  from  all 
over  this  and  adjoining  dioceses,  among  them  the  Rev.  D.  S.  Phelan 
of  St.  Louis,  his  classmate,  who  delivered  a  masterly  sermon. 
Striking  features  of  this  memorable  celebration  were  the  dedication 
of  a  magnificent  window,  memorial  of  the  day,  and  another  to  the 
deceased  pastors,  a  banquet  for  the  visiting  clergy,  the  presentation 
of  numerous  gifts,  and  the  commemorative  exercises,  combining 
literary  and  musical  features,  under  the  direction  of  the  Sisters  of 
Providence,  by  the  young  ladies  of  St.  Ignatius  academy. 

E.xtensive  theological  and  general  reading  and  repeated  visits 
to  Europe  had  given  to  the  mind  of  Father  Walters  that  wide  and 
comprehensive  scope  which  can  be  accjuired  in  no  other  way,  so 
that  not  only  in  religion  but  in  reference  to  social  and  international 
interests  he  was  an  able  counselor.  He  possessed  literary  ability 
of  a  very  high  order,  and  it  was  appreciated  by  the  leading  lights 
in  Catholic  literature. 

After  an  illness  of  several  months.  Father  Walters  was  called 
to  his  eternal  reward  on  June  12,  1894,  conscious  to  the  end,  and 
responding  to  the  prayers  for  the  dying  read  over  him  by  Bishop 
Rademacher. 

The  funeral   services  were  conducted  over  the  remains  of  the 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

deceased  pastor  on  Friday,  June  15th,  the  bishops  celebrating 
pontifical  mass  of  requiem.  \'icar-General  Brammer,  of  Fort 
Wayne,  and  Very  Rev.  M.  E.  Campion,  of  Logansport,  acted  as 
deacons  of  honor;  Father  Broeckelman,  of  Elkhart,  deacon  of  the 
mass;  Father  Charles  B.  Guendling,  of  Fort  Wayne,  subdeacon, 
and  Father  Dinnen,  of  Crawfordsville,  master  of  ceremonies. 
Rev.  P.  O'Donaghue,  of  Indianapolis,  delivered  a  masterly  eulogy, 
pa)  ing  a  splendid  and  deserved  tribute  to  the  deceased  pastor. 
The  address  was  an  embodiment  of  rare  taste,  and  told  of  the 
deceased  as  he  was.  All  the  Catholic  societies  of  LaFayette  par- 
ticipated in  the  funeral  procession  to  St.  Mary's  cemetery,  where 
the  body  was  laid  to  rest  amid  the  prayers  and  tears  of  an  immense 
concourse  of   people. 


VITAL  WALZ,  a  well-known  manufacturer  residing  at  Hunting- 
burg,  Ind.,  is  a  son  of  Valentine  and  Agnes  (FritchJ  Waiz, 
both  of  Germany,  in  which  country  Vital  was  born  April  29,  1829, 
and  came  to  the  United  States  in  1854.  He  located  in  Evans- 
ville,  and  engaged  in  the  pottery  business,  which  he  has  continued 
ever  since.  In  1880,  he  was  first  united  in  marriage  to  a  Miss 
Fredericka  Yeager,  who  died  in  1887,  and  in  the  latter  part  of  the 
same  year  he  married  Miss  Mary  Troxler.  He  has  one  son,  Joe 
Walz,  at  Evansville.  He  and  his  wife  are  members  of  St.  Mary's 
church,  and  freely  contribute  to  the  promotion  of  its  good  work, 
and  are  highly  respected  members  of  society. 


HENRY  A.  WALTERMANN  was  born  in  Richmond,  Ind., 
August  18,  1857.  His  father,  Frederick  \\'altermann,  was 
born  April  21,  1827,  in  the  town  of  Glane,  Hanover,  Germany,  and 
his  mother,  whose  maiden  name  was  Hannah  Brokamp,  also  a 
native  of  Hanover,  was  born  December  10,  1832,  in  the  town  of 
Vorden.  These  parents  came  to  the  United  States  in  1855  and 
located  at  Richmond,  Ind.,  where  they  still  reside. 

The  immediate  subject  of  this  sketch  received  his  educational 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

training  in  the  St.  Andrew's  schools,  in  which  he  completed  the 
prescribed  course  and  then  began  work  as  coffin-finisher  for  J.  M. 
Hutton  &  Co.,  by  which  firm  he  has  ever  since  been  employed. 
Mr.  Waltermann  is  a  skillful  mechanic,  a  reputable  citizen  and  a 
faithful  member  of  the  church,  exemplifying  by  his  daily  life  the 
true  religion  in  which  he  was  reared  by  God-fearing  parents.  He 
belongs  to  St.  Andrew's  parish,  as  do  also  the  different  members  of 
his  family,  and  for  the  past  five  years  he  has  acted  as  janitor  of 
the  church;  he  is  also  a  member  of  the  St.  Joseph  society,  in  the 
deliberations  of  which  he  takes  an  active  part. 

Mr.  Waltermann  was  married  August  i8,  iS8i,  to  Gertha 
Theobald,  formerly  of  Mount  Morris,  N.  Y.,  the  ceremony  being 
solemnized  in  St.  Andrew's  church  by  Father  Seibertz.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Waltermann  are  the  parents  of  four  children — Charles  F. 
(deceased),  Clara  (deceased),  Joseph  A.  and  Helen. 


JOHN  GORDON  WARD,  retired  merchant  of  Indianapolis,  is  a 
native  of  Ireland,  born  in  county  Mayo,  in  the  year  1826.  He 
is  the  son  of  Anthony  and  Honora  (Gordon)  Ward,  both  natives  of 
the  above  county.  These  parents  lived  and  died  in  Ireland,  the 
father  reaching  the  ripe  old  age  of  ninety  years,  and  the  mother 
departing  this  life  when  eighty-five.  Of  their  family  of  seven  chil- 
dren, but  two  are  living  at  the  present  time.  Bridget  died  in  the 
United  States;  Luke,  Patrick,  Anne  and  another  died  in  the  old 
country;  Anthony  resides  in  California,  and  the  subject  of  this 
sketch  is  passing  his  declining  years  in  the  city  of  Indianapolis. 

John  G.  Ward  received  his  education  in  the  Emerald  isle, 
and,  at  the  age  of  twenty,  left  his  native  heath  for  the  new  world. 
He  came  to  the  United  States  without  means,  further  than  a  vig- 
orous constitution  and  a  well-formed  purpose  to  succeed,  and 
located  first  at  Baltimore,  Md. ,  where,  for  a  part  of  one  year,  he 
found  employment  as  a  laborer  on  a  railroad.  The  year  following, 
he  worked  for  the  government,  getting  out  stone  for  the  patent 
office  at  Washington,  D.  C,  and  after  finishing  his  contract  went 
to  Columbus,  Ohio,  and  engaged  in   the  bakery  business. 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

After  a  few  jears  in  that  city,  Mr.  Ward  went  to  Conners- 
viile,  Ind.,  where  he  was  similarly  engaged  for  a  short  time,  thence 
•moved  to  Centerville,  at  which  place  he  conducted  a  bakery  for  a 
period  of  ten  years,  meeting  with  good  success  the  meanwhile. 
In  1872  he  became  a  resident  of  Indianapolis,  where  he  continued 
the  bakery  trade  until  1884,  at  which  time  he  opened  a  meat 
market,  continuing  the  same  until  his  retirement  from  active  life, 
thirteen  years  later. 

Mr.  Ward  was  united  in  marriage  in  Columbus,  Ohio, 
December  25,  1854,  to  Miss  Catherine  Gibney,  a  native  of  county 
Kildare,  Ireland,  a  union  blessed  with  the  birth  of  four  children — 
two  living;  these  are  Mary  Theresa,  wife  of  John  H.  Collins,  and 
Nora  Agnes,  wife  of  W.  Prescott.  Agnes  and  Gordon  both  died 
in  early  childhood.  The  church  relations  of  the  family  are  with 
St.  Patrick's  parish.  From  his  youth  up  Mr.  W'ard  has  been  a 
devoted  Catholic,  a  true  son  of  the  church,  always  attending  faith- 
fully and  promptly  to  his  religious  duties,  in  which  noble  work  he 
is  heartily  aided  and  encouraged  by  his  wife  and  daughters,  all  of 
whom  are  most  consistent  Christians.  He  is  a  member  of  the  C. 
K.  A.  society  of  the  Sacred  Heart  and  sodality  of  the  Blessed 
Virgin,  in  all  of  which  he  takes  an  active  interest. 

In  1 861  Mr.  Ward  entered  the  army,  enlisting  in  company  K, 
Thirty-fifth  Indiana  infantry,  with  which  he  shared  the  fortunes 
and  vicissitudes  of  war  for  a  period  of  three  years  in  the  army  of 
the  Cumberland.  His  military  record  is  replete  with  duty  well 
done;  he  participated  in  all  the  bloody  battles  in  which  his  com- 
mand was  engaged  and  was  absont  from  his  compan}-  but  si.\ 
■weeks  during  his  three  years  of  active  service. 


MRS.  MARY  WATSON,  wife  of  James  ^^'atson,  a  well-known 
locomotive  engineer  of  Indianapois,  is  a  native  of  the  city  of 
New  York  and  a  daughter  of  Thomas  and  Mary  (Madden)  Wall, 
both  natives  of  county  Cork,  Ireland,  but  married  in  Boston, 
Mass.,  July  11,  1837.  From  Boston  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Wall  removed 
to  New  York,  and  from  New  York  to  Cleveland,  Ohio,  and  shortly 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

afterward  came  to  Indianapolis,  which  was  their  home  for  about  fort}' 
3ears.  The}-  had  a  family  of  nine  children,  viz:  Edward,  an  engi- 
neer; John,  a  paper-hanger;  Michael  and  Richard,  engineers; 
Thomas,  who  lives  with  his  aged  mother;  William,  who  lives  in  the 
south;  Annie,  wife  of  Thomas  Riley;  Mary,  now  Mrs.  Watson, 
and  Ellen,  who  was  married  to  a  Mr.  Feary  and  died  at  the  age  of 
about  thirty  years.  The  father  of  this  family,  who  was  a  railroad 
employee  for  many  years,  died  in  Indianapolis  in  1881,  in  the 
faith  of  the  Catholic  church,  and  the  mother,  now  aged  eighty-four 
years,  makes  her  home  in  this  city  with  her  son,  Thomas. 

The  marriage  of  Miss  Mary  Wall  to  James  Watson  took  place 
in  Indianapolis  January  6,  1863,  in  St.  John's  church,  Very  Rev. 
Bessonies  officiating.  Thi^  union  has  been  blessed  with  four  chil- 
dren, viz:  Laura  Ellen,  who  died  at  the  age  of  five  and  a  half 
years,  James  E.,  Mary  and  Daisy  Anna.  Of  these,  James  E.  is  an 
engineer,  resides  in  Indianapolis,  and  is  married  to  Miss  Ellen  Riley, 
-who  has  borne  him  two  children,  Marie  and  Willie.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Watson  have  lived  on  Bates  street  ever  since  their  marriage,  and 
now  own  a  comfortable  and  convenient  home  at  \o.  951,  which 
they  have  occupied  for  the  past  sixteen  years.  Mrs.  Watson  and 
the  children  are  all  members  of  the  church  of  the  Holy  Cross, 
and  Mr.  Watson,  although  not  a  member  of  the  congregation,  is  a 
regular  attendant  at  service  and  contributes  freely  to  the  support 
of  the  church,  toward  which  he  is  favorably  inclined,  but  abstains 
from  communion  with  any  religious  body. 

James  Watson  was  born  in  England,  June  19,  1839,  a  son  of 
James  and  Mary  (Higgins)  Watson,  who  came  to  America  when 
James  was  a  lad  of  si.\  or  eight  years  of  age.  The  father  was  a 
carpenter,  and  on  coming  to  America  first  located  in  Elizabeth, 
N.  J.,  coming  thence  to  Shelbyville,  Ind.,  where  the  father  died 
at  the  early  age  of  thirty  years;  the  widowed  mother  resides 
in  Greensburg,  Ind.,  with  her  youngest  child,  Robert.  Of  her 
family  of  three  children,  Charlotte,  the  eldest  born,  is  the  wife  of 
Robert  Elliott,  of  Indianapolis;  James  is  the  second  in  order  of 
birth,  and  Robert,  of  Greensburg,  owns  and  operates  a  foundry 
and  machine  shop. 

In  1856  Mr.  Watson   became   apprenticed   to  the  machinist's 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

trade,  and  after  finishing  his  term  of  engagement  went  on  the  road 
as  a  fireman  in  the  employ  of  the  Big  Four  company,  with  which 
he  had  learned  his  trade.  In  iS6i,  he  was  placed  in  charge  of  an 
engine,  and  for  thirty-six  years  has  been  employed  by  this  com- 
pany in  this  capacity — all  this  long  period  on  passenger  engines 
orf  the  Chicago  division  of  the  road,  being  now  the  oldest  engi- 
neer, in  point  of  continuous  service,  in  the  employ  of  the  com- 
pany. This  long  period,  also,  has  passed  without  the  happening 
of  any  serious  accident,  which  speaks  well  for  the  prudence,  care 
and  skill  of  Mr.  Watson — qualities  essential  to  the  success  of  a 
locomotive  engineer.  Mr.  Watson  is  an  honored  member  of  the 
Brotherhood  of  Locomotive  Engineers,  and  no  man  in  the  service, 
employed  in  like  capacity,  stands  higher  in  the  esteem  of  his 
superiors  and  fellow-employees  than  he. 


PATRICK  J.  WARD,  a  well-known  citizen  of  St.  Patrick's 
parish,  Terre  Haute,  is  a  native  of  Vigo  county,  Ind.,  and 
was  born  July  1 1,  1843.  He  is  a  son  of  Michael  and  Ann  (Curley  i 
Ward,  both  natives  of  Ireland,  who  came  to  the  United  States  in 
1833,  and  were  married  in  the  city  of  Baltimore,  Md.  These 
parents  resided  in  Maryland  until  about  1837,  when  they  came  to 
Indiana,  locating  in  the  county  of  Vigo,  not  far  from  Terre  Haute. 
Here  the  father  died  September  30,  1892,  and  was  laid  to  rest  by 
the  side  of  his  faithful  wife,  who  preceded  him  to  the  abode  of 
saints  October  10,  1879.  Michael  and  .Ann  Ward  had  nine  chil- 
dren, one  of  whom  died  in  infancy,  another  at  the  age  of  thirteen, 
while  the  remainder  of  the  family,  consisting  of  five  sons  and  two 
daughters,  are  still   living  in  Vigo  county. 

Patrick  J.  Ward  was  reared  on  the  home  farm  in  Fayette 
township,  attended  the  schools  of  his  neighborhood  at  intervals 
during  his  minority,  and  remained  under  the  parental  roof  until 
1885,  when  he  purchased  a  tract  of  land  a  short  distance  from 
Terre  Haute,  and  engaged  in  the  growing  of  small  fruits.  In  1895 
he  purchased  land  on  East  Poplar  street,  upon  which  he  erected  a 
comfortable  home,  where  he  still  resides. 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

Mr.  Ward  is  a  self-made  man  in  all  the  term  implies,  \\liile 
receiving,  irt  his  youth,  only  a  common-school  education,  he  has 
always  been  a  great  student,  and  by  close  application  has  obtained 
a  knowledge  of  the  sciences,  and  is  well  versed  in  classic  liter- 
ature. In  1865  he  obtained  a  license  to  teach  in  the  common 
schools,  and  for  the  succeeding  ten  years  was  engaged  in  educa- 
tional work  in  Vigo  county,  his  reputation  as  a  successful  instructor 
being  attested  by  the  fact  of  his  being  frequently  retained  in  the 
same  locality.  .  He  also  taught  two  terms  after  1875,  the  last  one 
being  in  1877-78. 

Mr.  Ward  and  Jane  McBarron  entered  into  the  holy  bonds  of 
wedlock  November  17,  1873.  the  ceremony  being  solemnized  in 
St.  Mary's  church,  Vigo  county,  by  Bishop  de  St.  Palais.  Mrs. 
Ward  was  born  in  Floyd  county,  Ind.,  July  14,  1846,  and  is  the 
daughter  of  John  and  Mary  (O'Daly)  McBarron,  and  sister  of  Very 
Rev.  Father  E.  F.  McBarron,  of  Evansville.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ward 
have  had  one  child,  which  died  in  infancy.  For  a  number  of  years 
they  were  members  of  St.  Mary's  parish,  but  since  1S85  have 
belonged  to  the  parish  of  St.  Patrick,  Terre  Haute. 


LOUIS  LATOUR  WATSON,  distinguished  as  the  oldest  living 
native  citizen  of  Vincennes,  if  not  of  Knox  county,  Ind.,  was 
born  April  13,  1809,  and  is  the  youngest  of  a  family  of  three  sons 
and  three  daughters,  being  now  its  only  surviving  representative. 

Robert  G.  Watson,  father  of  Louis  Latour  Watson,  was  a 
native  of  Scotland,  and  was  the  only  member  of  his  family  to  come 
to  America.  He  married,  in  Vincennes,  Genevieve  Latour,  a  widow, 
who  had  borne  the  maiden  name  of  Corneyer,  and  was  the  mother 
by  her  first  husband  of  si.x  sons  and  one  daughter.  This  lady  died 
when  Louis  L.,  the  subject,  was  about  fifteen  years  of  age,  after 
which  the  latter  made  his  home  with  relatives  in  Vincennes  and 
the  remainder  of  the  children  sought  homes  elsewhere. 

Louis  Latour  Watson  had  but  a  meager  opportunity  for  secur- 
ing an  education,  but  he  succeeded  in  acquiring  a  fair  knowledge 
of  the  rudiments  of  English,  and  in  mathematics  as  far  as  the  rule 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

of  three,  in  the  Sundaj-school  and  the  subscription  schools  of  his 
youthful  days,  and  on  the  death  of  his  mother  went  to  St.  Louis, 
Mo.,  where  he  apprenticed  himself  to  a  tailor  for  six  ^ears,  the 
expiration  of  his  term  bringing  him  to  his  majority.  But  he  learned 
his  trade  thoroughly,  and  in  1832  returned  to  Vincennes,  Ind., 
where  he  cast  his  first  presidential  vote  for  Andrew  Jackson  the 
same  year.  In  1833  he  married  Miss  Lydia  Fellows,  a  native  of 
New  York  state,  who  bore  her  husband  twelve  children,  and  after 
a  happy  wedded  life  of  over  forty  years  died  April  18,  1875.  Six 
of  these  twelve  children  are  still  living,  of  whom  Edward  is  the 
■  associate  of  his  father  in  the  management  of  the  Depot  hotel,  \'in- 
cennes,  which  was  erected  by  the  father  in  1869,  and  which  is, 
beyond  question,  the  best  hostelry  in  the  city;  Willis  H.  is  a  resi- 
dent of  Aurora,  111.  ;  Robert  G.  is  in  Terre  Haute,  Ind. ;  Jane  E.  is 
now  Mrs.  Reynolds;  Ruth  F.  is  Mrs.  Dr.  Davenport,  and  Ida  A.  is 
the  wife  of  Mr.  McDonald,  of  Albany,  N.  Y. 

After  learning  his  trade  and  returning  to  Vincennes  from  St. 
Louis,  Mr.  Watson  worked  at  tailoring  four  years,  and  then  for 
three  years  held  a  partnership  in  the  grocery  trade,  but  this  enter- 
prise proved  disastrous  and  he  returned  to  the  bench,  industriously 
following  his  calling  until  appointed  postmaster  of  Vincennes  under 
the  administration  of  Gen.  Zachary  Taylor,  and  this  office  he  held 
■over  four  years,  performing  the  duties  thereof  in  a  most  satisfactory 
manner.  He  was  next  appointed  lock-master  on  the  Wabash  river, 
under  the  administration  of  the  Wabash  Navigation  company,  and 
this  position  he  also  held  four  years.  He  then  became  a  stock- 
holder in  the  Evansville  &  Terre  Haute  Railroad  company,  and 
assisted  in  the  construction  of  the  road,  and  after  its  completion 
was  appointed  a  conductor,  but,  owing  to  the  unsavory  record  of 
that  class  of  officials  in  those  early  years,  he  asked  to  be  relieved, 
and  was  finally  appointed  agent  for  the  road  at  Vincennes.  While 
filling  this  position  he  was  approached,  by  officials  of  the  Ohio  cS: 
Mississippi  company,  who  offered  him  a  position  as  agent  for  their 
company  in  adjusting  floating  claims  against  it,  and  had  the  satis- 
faction of  settling  within  a  few  months  every  outstanding  claim, 
except  a  few  that  were  in  litigation  with  heirs.  He  was  then  made 
paymaster  and   general    purchasing   agent  for   the  same  company 


CATHOLIC  CHURCH  OF  INDIANA. 

nine  years,  and  as  assistant  supply  agent  four  years  longer.  As  an 
evidence  of  the  company's  appreciation  of  his  success  in  settling 
up  the  claims  mentioned,  it  presented  him  with  $i,ooo  in  excess 
of  his  salary,  and  at  the  close  of  his  twenty  years'  service  the  com- 
pany gave  him  $3,000,  in  addition  to  his  liberal  salary,  in  recog- 
nition of  his  faithful  and  conscientious  discharge  of  duty.  For  the 
past  twenty-seven  years  Mr.  Watson  has  been  engaged  in  the 
hotel  business,  and  is  one  of  the  most  popular  landlords  in  the  state. 
Although  for  the  past  few  years  he  has  intrusted  the  greater  part 
of  the  activities  to  his  son,  he  still  keeps  a  supervising  eye  over 
the  business,  being  exceptionally  clear-headed  for  a  gentleman  of 
his  advanced  years. 

Since  childhood  Mr.  Watson  has  been  a  member  of  St.  Fran- 
cis Xavier  congregation  of  Vincennes,  having  been  baptized  in  this 
church  more  than  eighty  years  ago.  At  that  time,  and  for  some 
years  afterward,  the  church  was  supplied  by  a  priest  from  I\en- 
tucky,  there  being  no  regular  incumbent  at  Vincennes.  Mr.  Wat- 
son has  been  closely  identified  with  the  interests  of  this  city  ever 
since  it  was  a  village  of  1,600  inhabitants,  and  when  he  first  went 
to  St.  Louis  there  were  but  6,000  souls  in  the  now  metropolis  of 
the  Mississippi  valley.  The  life  of  this  venerable  gentleman  has 
been  a  very  active  and  exceedingly  busy  one,  but  he  has  always 
been  very  successful,  with  the  exception  of  his  grocery  venture,  in 
all  his  enterprises,  and  has  accumulated  a  fine  property.  He  is  a 
gentleman  of  genial  manners,  counts  his  friends  by  thousands,  and 
is  passing  the  declining  years  of  his  well-spent  life  in  the  home  of 
his  daughter,  Mrs.  Reynolds,  on  Seventh  street. 


REV.  PETER  JOSEPH  WEBER,  pastor  of  St.  John  the 
Baptist's  church,  Earl  Park,  Benton  county,  Ind.,  was  born 
in  New  York  city.  May  13,  1868,  a  son  of  Joseph  and  Regina 
(Augersbach)  Weber,  natives  of  Germany.  At  the  age  of  four 
years  he  was  taken  to  the  old  country  by  his  parents  and  left  in 
care  of  an  uncle,  a  priest,  and  in  this  priest's  house  he  was  reared 
until  fifteen  years  old.      During  this  time   he   took   private   lessons 


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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

from  his  relatives  in  the  classics,  and  then  went  to  the  gymnasium 
in  Baden,  whence  after  due  preparation,  he  went  to  St.  Nicholas, 
Belgium,  pursued  a  course  of  philosophical  study,  and  then  entered 
the  American  college  at  Louvaine,  in  the  same  kingdom.  There 
he  was  ordained  priest  January  6,  1S91,  returned  to  America  the 
following  April,  and  was  appointed  to  a  charge  at  Klaasville,  Lake 
county,  Ind.,  where  he  remained  until  August  i,  1895,  when  he 
was  appointed  to  his  present  pastorate.  Here  he  has  done  good 
and  faithful  work,  having  erected  a  new  priest's  residence,  at  a 
cost  of  $5,500,  and  increased  the  membership  of  his  congregation 
fully  fifty  per  cent.  This  congregation  is  comprised  of  100  fam- 
ilies, of  mixed  nationalities — chiefly  French,  German  and  Irish. 
But  Father  Weber,  who  is  a  zealous  priest  and  a  gentleman  of 
erudition  and  eloquence,  holds  them  together  in  brotherly  concord 
and  constantly  increases  their  numbers.  He  is  earnest,  progressive, 
and  devoted  to  the  good  of  the  church,  and  indefatigable  in  his 
labors  for  the  advancement  of  the  temporal  welfare  of  his  flock, 
as  well  as  for  the  more  important  consideration — their  spiritual 
improvement  and  preparation  for  the  life  to  come. 


FRANK  J.  WEHRLE,  a  prominent  business  man  of  Brazil,  Clay 
county,  Ind.,  was  born  September  3,  1849,  in  Newark,  Ohio, 
and  is  a  son  of  one  of  the  early  families  connected  with  the  church 
of  the  Annunciation  of  this  city,  being  a  son  of  the  late  Sebastian 
and  Anna  (Woolenschneider)  W'ehrle.  The  parents  were  natives 
of  Germany,  but  came  to  America  when  young,  and  were  united 
in  marriage  at  Newark,  Licking  county,  Ohio,  from  which  county 
they  came  to  Brazil,  Ind.,  in  1870.  Their  marriage  was  blessed 
with  eleven  children,  of  whom  five  still  survive,  viz:  George,  of 
Carmi,  111.;  Frank  J.,  the  second  in  order  of  birth,  is  the  subject 
of  this  memoir;  Henry,  the  youngest  of  the  family,  is  a  resident  of 
Brazil;  the  two  surviving  daughters,  Mrs.  Eliza  Sowar  and  Mrs. 
Kate  Turner,  also  have  their  home  in  this  city. 

Sebastian  Wehrle,  the  father  of  this  family,  had  learned  the 
trade  of  shoemaking  in  early  life    and   followed  the  boot  and  shoe 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

trade,  after  coming  to  Brazil,  until  his  death,  which  occurred  in 
February,  1874,  his  wife  surviving  until  Januar}-,  1890.  Both 
were  esteemed  as  pious  Catholics,  who  had  done  much  toward  pro- 
moting the  prosperity  of  the  parish  of  the  Annunciation. 

Frank  J.  Wehrle,  whose  name  stands  at  the  opening  of  this 
sketch,  was  associated  with  his  father  in  business,  and  after  the 
death  of  the  latter  continued  in  the  trade,  which  he  has  raised, 
from  comparative  insignificance,  to  be  one  of  the  most  important 
mercantile  establishments  in  the  city  of  Brazil.  He  is  a  gentleman 
of  culture,  is  a  liberal  supporter  of  his  churcli,  and  lends  his  best 
energies  toward  promoting  the  moral,  educational  and  material 
growth  of  the  community  in  which  his  mature  years  have  been 
passed. 

Brief  mention  may  here  be  made  with  propriety  of  John  M. 
Wehrle,  a  brother  of  Frank  J,,  who  was  but  a  lad  when  brought 
to  Brazil  by  his  parents,  in  1870.  Here  he  grew  to  manhood, 
became  prominent  in  business  circles,  and  was  especially  popular 
with  the  democratic  party,  which  elected  him  to  the  office  of  county 
clerk,  in  which  capacity  he  was  serving  when  he  met  his  death  by 
accident,  August  18,  1895,  under  the  most  painful  circumstances. 
He  was  a  highly  esteemed  citizen,  and  his  sad  death  was  a  source 
of  grief  and  sorrowing  by  his  family,  consisting  of  a  wife  and  four 
children,  and  a  large  circle  of  truly  sincere  friends. 


NICHOLAS  WEINTRAUT,  a  well-to-do  and  respected  farmer 
of  Shelby  county,  Ind.,  is  a  native  of  Prussia, was  born  Octo- 
ber 18,  1833,  and  is  a  son  of  Francis  and  Magdalena  (Huschart) 
Weintraut. 

Francis  Weintraut,  father  of  subject,  was  born  March  11, 
1 797, was  married  in  Arfweiler, Germany, in  1830, to  Miss  Huschart, 
who  was  born  January  8,  1806.  He  was  a  farmer  by  occupation, 
and  in  1846  came  to  America,  landing  December  24,  and  for  two 
years  lived  at  New  Alsace,  Dearborn  county,  Ind.,  and  then  removed 
to  Franklin  county,  where  he  bought  a  farm  of  120  acres,  on 
which  he  and  family  resided  from  1848  until  1864,  when  he  removed 
to  Morris,  Ripley  county,  and  in  1870  came  to  Shelby  county,  where 

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THE    CLERGY    AXD    CONGREGATIONS, 

his  death  took  place  September  ii,  iS8i,  and  that  of  his  wife 
July  19,  1SS4,  both  dying  in  the  faith  of  the  Catholic  church. 
The  Weintraut  family  had  long  been  identified  with  this  holy 
church,  and  furnished  to  its  service  eleven  priests.  Of  the  twelve 
children  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Weintraut,  eight  died  in  Germany 
in  childhood;  of  the  four  who  reached  mature  years,  Adeline  lives 
in  Oldenburg,  Franklin  county,  Ind. ;  Nicholas  is  the  subject  of 
this  biography;  Magdalena  resides  in  Indianapolis,  and  Mary  is  now 
deceased. 

Nicholas  Weintraut  attended  a  parochial  school  in  Germany 
until  twelve  years  of  age,  and  was  a  little  over  twelve  years  old 
when  he  arrived  with  his  parents  in  America.  He  remained  with 
and  assisted  his  father  until  his  marriage,  by  Rev.  Father  Stall,  at 
New  Alsace,  Franklin  county,  Ind.,  November  9,  1852,  to  Miss 
Mary  A.  Schaaf,  who  was  born  in  Alsace,  Germany,  October  13, 
1832,  a  daughter  of  Nicholas  and  Barbara  (Hallerd)  Schaaf. 
After  marriage,  Mr.  Weintraut  resided  on  a  farm  near  Oldenburg, 
Ind.,  until  1864,  when  he  moved  to  Morris,  Ind.,  where,  being  a 
natural  mechanic,  he  learned  carpentering  and  cabinetmaking,  and 
conducted  a  furniture  store  until  1870,  when  he  came  to  Shelby 
county  and  purchased  a  farm  of  140  acres,  which,  by  good  manage- 
ment and  persistent  industry,  he  has  increased  to  200  acres,  which 
has  since  been  his  home,  and  where  he  has  also  been  fortunate 
enough  to  acquire  other  possessions  and  to  aid  his  children,  in 
their  start  in  life,  with  lands  and    money. 

The  marriage  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Weintraut  has  been  blessed 
with  fourteen  children,  born  in  the  following  order:  Mary,  wife  of 
John  Schreiner,  of  Shelby  county;  Magdalina,  married  to  N.  B. 
Bachman,  of  Kansas;  John  H.,  Peter  and  Nicholas,  Jr.,  of  Shelby 
county;  Lizzie,  wife  of  O.  Lindner;  Josephina,  a  sister  in  the 
convent  at  Oldenburg;  Barbara,  widow  of  John  Thibo;  Sophronia, 
deceased;  Rosa,  at  home;  George  F.  and  Frank,  of  Shelby  county; 
Anna,  wife  of  William  Bogeman,  and  Joseph  at  home.  The 
family  were  all  reared  in  the  Catholic  church,  and  the  members 
still  living  in  Shelby  county  belong  to  St.  Vincent's  parish.  Mr. 
Weintraut  is  quite  prominent  in  his  church  relations  and  has 
served  as  trustee  and  as  a  member  of  the  building  committee  of 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

the  St.  Vincent  church  committee;  he  has  also  served  his  fellow- 
townsmen  two  terms  as  a  member  of  the  board  of  equalization. 
He  is  a  stockholder  in  the  Farmers'  National  bank,  of  Shelbyville, 
and  is  universally  recognized  as  one  of  the  most  prominent  agri- 
culturists and  useful  citizens  of  Shelby  county. 


GEORGE  F.  WEINTRAUT,  son  of  Nicholas  and  Mary  A. 
(Schaaf)  Weintraut,  whose  biography  is  given  above,  was  born 
in  Dearborn  county,  Ind.,  April  i8,  1870,  received  his  preliminary 
education  in  the  common  schools,  and  was  confirmed  in  the  Cath- 
olic faith  at  St.  Vincent's  church,  in  Shelby  county,  Ind.,  at  the 
age  of  thirteen  years.  In  1885  he  attended  the  Brothers'  school' 
in  Dayton,  Ohio,  six  months,  and  then  returned  to  his  father's 
farm.  In  1891  he  went  to  California,  worked  a  year  on  a  farm^ 
and  then  came  back  to  Shelby  county,  Ind. 

October  15,  1892,  Mr.  Weintraut  married  Miss  Lena  Roell, 
who  was  born  in  Franklin  county,  Ind.,  April  28,  1872,  a  daughter 
of  Balhasia  and  Lena  Roell,  now  residents  of  Oldenburg,  Ind., 
where  Mr.  Roell  is  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  beer.  The 
marriage  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Weintraut  has  been  blessed  with  three 
children,  named  Albert,  Adam  and  Edward.  On  marrying,  Mr. 
\\'eintraut  settled  in  Waldron,  Shelby  county,  where  he  opened  a 
public  business  place,  which  he  still  carries  on,  and,  it  may  be 
added,  that  it  is  conducted  in  a  most  orderly  manner.  Beside 
attending  to  this,  his  immediate  business,  Mr.  Weintraut  manages 
a  farm  of  240  acres,  on  which  he  resides,  and  which  Mrs.  Weintraut 
inherited  from  her  father.  In  politics  Mr.  Weintraut  is  a  demo- 
crat, in  religion  he  is,  with  his  family,  devout  in  his  worship  at 
St.  Vincent's  church,  and  in  the  community  in  which  he  has  his 
home  enjoys  a  large  measure  of  respect  and  popularity. 


REV.  BARTHOLOMEW  WEISS,  O.  F.  M.,  pastor  of  St. 
Louis  church,  at  Batesville,  Ripley  county,  Ind.,  is  a  native 
of  Bavaria,  Germany,  was  born  May  28,  1854,  a  son  of  Frank  J. 
and    Barbara  (Muelhoffer)    Weiss,    parents  of  six   children.      The 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

father  is  a  millwright,  and  he  and  wife  still  retain  their  home  in 
Bavaria. 

Rev.  Bartholomew  Weiss  received  his  early  education  in 
Germany,  and  came  to  the  United  States  in  June,  1873,  and  for  a 
short  time  resided  in  St.  Joseph,  Minn.,  whence  he  removed  to 
Macon,  Ga.,  where  he  attended  Pio  None  college  until  1877,  when 
he  located  in  Cincinnati,  to  prepare  for  the  priesthood  in  St. 
Francis  Ecclesiastical  college.  He  was  ordained  priest  at  Louis- 
ville, Ky.,  June  29,  1886,  by  Bishop  McCloskey,  and  said  his  first 
mass  at  Lourds,  II!.,  June  11,  1886.  He  was  then  assigned  to 
Olpe,  Kans.,  where  he  remained  until  October  18,  1897,  when  he 
was  transferred  to  his  present  more  important  charge  at  Batesville. 
Here  he  relieved  the  Rev.  Clemens  Steinkamp,  who  was  trans- 
ferred to  Cincinnati,  and  here  he  has  since  labored  zealously  and 
assiduously  for  the  welfare  of  his  congregation,  both  in  a  spiritual 
and  temporal  sense,  and  enjoys  the  sincere  love  and  deep  respect 
of  his  iiock. 

The  school  attached  to  St.  Louis  church  is  presided  over  by 
three  Sisters  of  St.  Francis,  is  attended  by  about  130  pupils,  and 
over  these  Father  Weiss  exercises  a  tender  and  fatherly  care. 


JOHN  R.  WELCH,  of  the  firm  of  Welch  &  Ward,  real  estate, 
loans,  insurance,  etc.,  at  Indianapolis,  was  born  in  the  town  of 
Warsaw,  Gallatin  county,  Ky.,  on  the  twenty-third  of  October, 
1856.  His  parents,  Thomas  and  Anna  (Whelan)  Welch,  both 
natives  of  county  Wexford,  Ireland,  were  married  in  the  city 
of  Dublin,  and  immediately  thereafter  came  to  America,  locating, 
in  1855,  at  Petersburg,  Ky.  Later,  the  family  removed  to  Indian- 
apolis, Ind.,  where  the  mother  died  in  March,  1896,  aged  sixty-four 
years.  The  father  was  born  March  27,  1827,  has  spent  all  of 
his  mature  years  as  an  engineer,  and  is  spending  his  old  age  in 
Indianapolis. 

Thomas  and  Anna  A\'elch  reared  a  family  of  five  sons  and  five 
daughters,  viz:  James  and  John  R.,  twins — the  former  a  well- 
known  lard  refiner  of  Chicago,  and  the  latter  being  the  subject  of 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

this  sketch;  Anna  is  a  Sister  of  Charity,  in  Philadelphia;  Joseph 
M.,  who  died  at  the  age  of  thirty-three,  was  a  business  man  of 
Indianapolis;  Ella  is  also  a  Sister  of  Charity,  in  Milwaukee,  Wis. ; 
Maggie,  William,  Katie  and  Dora  are  at  home  and  Thomas  is 
employed  in  an  extensive  dry-gcods  house  of  Allegheny,  Pa. 

John  R.  Welch  attended  parochial  schools  at  Carrolton,  I\y., 
and  spent  his  early  life  in  the  state  of  his  nativity,  coming  to 
Indianapolis  in  1875.  He  was  first  employed  in  the  city  in  a 
paper-mill,  and,  subsequently,  became  bookkeeper  for  a  business 
firm,  which  position  he  filled  for  several  years.  In  1888  he  estab- 
lished his  present  business,  real  estate,  loans,  etc.,  which  has 
grown  from  year  to  year  until  it  is  now  one  of  the  most  extensive 
of  the  kind  in  the  city. 

Mr.  Welch  has  been  associated  with  John  C.  McClosky  and 
Charles  Callan,  and  at  the  present  time  his  partner  is  Stephen  J. 
Ward.  The  firm  of  W^elch  &  Ward  transacts  a  general  loan  and 
real  estate  business,  giving  employment  to  six  persons,  and  having 
a  most  commendable  reputation  for  fair  and  successful  dealing  in 
the  several  lines  presented. 

Mr.  Welch  was  united  in  marriage,  in  Indianapolis,  in  the 
year  1886,  to  Miss  Alice  Callan,  who  was  born  in  Indiana  of  Irish 
parentage,  and  their  union  has  been  blessed  with  six  children,  four 
living  and  two  deceased;  those  living  are  Anna,  Leo,  Lawrence 
and  John;  Thomas  and  Mary  both  died  in  infancy. 

Upon  the  organization  of  the  Holy  Cross  Cemetery  associa- 
tion, in  1 89 1,  Mr.  Welch  was  elected  secretary,  a  position  he  has 
since  held,  and  in  1884  he  was  chosen  secretary  of  the  Celtic  Sav- 
ings &  Loan  association,  an  organization  composed  principally 
of  Irish  Catholics.  This  organization  enjoys  the  distinction  of 
being  the  oldest  building  and  loan  association  in  the  state  of  Indi- 
ana, its  history  dating  from  1874;  it  is  also  considered  one  of  the 
most  solid  and  reliable  of  such  institutions,  having  a  capital  of 
$1,000,000,  with  $683,000  in  force  at  the  last  report. 

Mr.  Welch's  church  affiliation  is  with  SS.  Peter  and  Paul's 
cathedral  congregation,  of  which  he  is  an  earnest  and  faithful 
member;  Mrs.  Welch  holds  membership  in  the  Chapel  club.  Altar 
society,  and  other  organizations  having  for  their  object  the  promo- 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

tion  of  Catholicity,  and  is  one  of  the  influential  workers  of  the  con- 
gregation with  which  she  is  identified.  Mr.  Welch  is  a  democrat 
in  politics,  but  not  aggressively  partisan;  he  is  essentially  a  busi- 
ness man,  and  as  such  ranks  with  the  progressive  element  of  the 
city  of  his  adoption. 


MICHAEL  D.  WELSH,  deceased,  whose  family  reside  at  No. 
1 24 1  Lexington  avenue,  Indianapolis,  was  during  his  life  a 
worthy  citizen,  an  esteemed  member  of  the  Catholic  church,  and 
a  trusted  and  prominent  railway  employee.  He  was  born  in 
Indianapolis,  March  23,  1855,  and  was  a  son  of  John  and  Bridget 
Welsh,  early  residents  of  this  city. 

Michael  D.  Welsh  was  reared  and  educated  in  Indianapolis, 
obtaining  an  excellent  education  in  the  public  schools  and  in  the 
Catholic  school  of  his  parish.  In  his  youth,  having  learned  the 
trade  of  an  iron  molder,  he  was  afterward  employed  in  the  shops 
of  the  Big  Four  railway  company  for  some  time,  and  later  began 
running  on  the  road  as  a  fireman.  In  1882  he  was  promoted  to 
the  position  of  locomotive  engineer,  and  met  his  death  in  the  ter- 
rible accident  that  occurred  at  the  depot  in  LaFayette,  Ind.,  May 
7,  1893.  In  this  accident  there  were  ten  others  killed  beside  him- 
self, the  accident  being  one  of  the  worst  that  has  ever  occurred  on 
that  road. 

October  i,  1885,  Mr.  Welsh  was  married  to  Miss  Mary  Gan- 
non, who  was  born  and  reared  in  Greensburg,  Ind.,  and  is  a  daugh- 
ter of  Patrick  and  Catherine  Gannon,  they  still  residing  at  that 
place.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Welsh  became  the  parents  of  two  children, 
a  son  and  a  daughter,  viz:  Maurice,  born  July  11,  1886,  and 
Annie,  born  April  16,  1889.  Mr.  Welsh  was  always  a  kind  hus- 
band, an  indulgent  father,  and  was  much  attached  to  his  family  and 
his  home.  He  was  a  useful  and  honored  member  of  the  Locomo- 
tive Engineers  association  and  in  ever}'  way  a  highly  esteemed  man 
and  citizen.  His  widow  resides  with  her  children  at  her  home,  No. 
1 24 1  Lexington  avenue,  where  her  numerous  friends  and  acquaint- 
ances regard  her  highly,  and  where  she  is  doing  all  in  her  power  to 
rear  her  children  in  the  way  that  they  should  go. 

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JOSEPH  WERNER,  Sr.,  merchant  tailor,  of  Richmond,  Ind., 
was  born  in  Bavaria,  Germany,  January  lo,  1834,  and  is  a 
son  of  Joseph  and  Josephia  Werner,  the  former  of  whom  was  born 
in  the  parish  of  Grosenbrough,  Bavaria,  in  18 10,  and  was  a  farmer. 

Joseph  Werner,  the  father,  married  Josephia  Seifert  in  1833, 
and  this  union  was  blessed  with  eight  children,  four  of  whom  are 
still  living,  viz:  George,  whose  home  is  still  in  Bavaria;  Margarita, 
wife  ot  Casper  Ghendenz;  Josephia,  wife  of  Adam  Beitner,  and 
Joseph,  subject  of  this  memoir. 

Joseph  Werner  came  to  America  in  1853,  landed  in  New- 
York,  and  went  thence  direct  to  Dayton,  Ohio,  where  he  was 
engaged  in  merchant  tailoring  for  two  months;  he  then  went  to 
Berlin,  Ohio,  and  was  engaged  in. the  same  business  until  1859, 
then  returned  to  Dayton,  remained  a  few  weeks  only,  and  the  same 
year  came  to  Richmond,  Ind.,  where  he  has  since  devoted  his 
attention  to  merchant  tailoring  and  repairing. 

Mr.  Werner  was  first  married,  in  1853,  in  St.  Michael's  par- 
ish, Shelby  county,  Ohio,  to  Miss  Deraka  Schlerett,  and  this  union 
has  resulted  in  the  birth  of  eight  children,  viz:  Joseph,  Jr.,  and 
Andrew,  of  Richmond,  Ind.;  George,  who  lives  in  Dayton,  Ohio; 
Caroline,  deceased;  Mary,  wife  of  John  Feltman;  Anna,  wife  of 
John  Snyder,  both  of  Richmond;  Isaac,  of  Columbus,  Ohio,  and 
Clara,  at  home.  His  first  wife  died  February  19,  1878,  and  her 
remains  were  interred  in  St.  Andrew's  cemetery,  Richmond.  His 
second  marriage  took  place  October  i,  1878,  to  Miss  Catherine 
Thomas,  the  ceremony  being  performed  by  Rev.  Father  Seibertz, 
at  St.  Andrew's  church.  The  entire  family  are  ardent  Catholics, 
and  members  of  St.  Andrew's  congregation,  and  of  this  church  Mr. 
Werner  was  a  trustee  in  1868-9,  and   also  in  1S82-3. 


GEORGE  MICHAEL  WENGER,  deceased,  and  his  wife  were 
among  the  early  well-known  Catholic  citizens  of  Indianapolis. 
Mr.  Wenger  was  born  in  Germany  February  19,  181 2,  but  came  to 
the  United  States  at  an  early  age,  so  that  all  his  mature  years  were 
spent  in  this  country.      When  he  reached  the  United  States  at  the 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

age  of  nineteen,  he  went  almost  immediately  to  Cincinnati,  Ohio, 
where  he  worked  at  his  trade  of  stonecutter,  and  where  he  married 
Miss  Catherine  Theines,  a  native  of  Prussia.  In  1850  Mr.  Wenger 
brought  his  family  to  Indianapolis,  and  here  became  a  well-known 
business  man  and  was  unusually  successful.  A  short  time  previous 
to  his  death  he  removed  his  family  to  North  Vernon,  hoping  that 
by  the  removal  his  health  would  be  materially  benefited,  but  in 
this  he  was  doomed  to  disappointment,  the  change  of  residence 
being  of  no  avail,  and  his  death  occurred  at  that  place  June  23, 
1869.  Soon  after  this  melancholy  occurrence  the  family  returned 
to  Indianapolis  and  have  resided  here  ever  since. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Wenger  were  the  parents  of  thirteen  children, 
eight  of  whom  grew  to  mature  years  and  seven  of  the  eight  are  still 
living.  The  three  sons  and  five  daughters  that  reached  manhood 
and  womanhood  are  as  follows:  Frank,  who  resides  at  the  maternal 
home;  Elizabeth,  wife  of  George  Knarzer,  of  Indianapolis;  Barbara, 
wife  of  Henry  J.  Blodau,  of  Nashville,  Tenn. ;  Caroline,  Jacob  and 
Lena,  at  home;  Andrew,  who  died  January  5,  1894,  and  Katie,  wife 
of  Andrew  Smith,  she  being  the  youngest  of  the  family,  and  resid- 
ing at  No.   126  North  Noble  street,  Indianapolis. 

Mr.  Wenger,  while  living,  was  a  devout  Catholic,  and  his  entire 
family,  both  before  and  since  his  death,  have  been  and  are  closely 
identified  with  the  Catholic  church  and  active  in  its  support.  Their 
home  has  been,  for  the  most  part,  in  St.  Mary's  parish,  in  the 
school  of  which  the  children  were  educated.  The  mother  of  the 
eight  children  named  above  is  spending  her  declining  years  at  her 
new  home  with  her  unmarried  children,  near  the  Catholic  ceme- 
tery, where  she  and  they  possess  and  enjoy  the  confidence  of  the 
entire  communitv. 


JOHN  L.  \^'HEELER,  farmer  and  justice  of  the  peace,  Shelby 
county,  was  born  in  this  county,  Ind.,  November  29,  1.S41, 
and  is  a  son  of  Tilson  and  Rachael  (Worland)  Wheeler.  He 
attended  the  common  schools  of  his  district  until  twent)-one  years 
of  age,  when  he  began  farming  on  his  own  account  by  buying  250 
acres  of  land,  to  which  he  subsequently  added  fifty-five  acres,  and 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

devoted  himself  industriously  to  the  caUing  which  he  had  decided 
to  make  his  life-work,  and  in  consequence  has  prospered. 

November  19,1879,  Mr.  Wheeler  married  Miss  Ellen  Farrell, 
who  was  born  in  Shelby  county,  March  27,  i860,  a  daughter  of 
James  and  Elizabeth  (Smith)  Farrell,  and  this  union  has  been 
blessed  with  ten  children,  viz:  Tilson,  Rachel,  Mary,  Susan,  Thomas, 
Linnie  (deceased),  Cecile,  Grace,  John  (deceased)  and  Nora.  The 
family  are  all  members  of  St.  Vincent's  Catholic  church  and  liberal 
in  their  contributions  toward  its  support,  as  well  as  devout  and 
punctual  in  the  observance  of  their  religious  duties,  and  for  many 
\ears  Mr.  Wheeler  has  been  a  church  trustee. 

Mr.  Wheeler  is  very  highly  esteemed  by  his  fellow-citizens, 
whom  he  has  served  as  justice  of  the  peace.  He  has  prospered  in 
his  farming  operations,  owns  stock  in  the  Farmers'  National  bank 
of  Shelbyville,  and  is  regarded  as  one  of  the  most  enterpriiing  and 
substantial  residents  of  Shelby  county. 


PETER  WERST,  grain  merchant  and  lumber-yard  proprietor, 
of  Brookville,  Franklin  county,  Ind.,  was  born  February  6, 
1858,  near  New  Alsace,  Dearborn  county,  this  state,  and  is  a  son  of 
Peter  and  Susan  (Hammerly)  Werst. 

Peter  Werst,  the  father,  was  born  in  Bayern,  Germany,  in 
1 8 19,  was  educated  in  the  parochial  schools,  and  afterward  learned 
nailmaking,  which  trade  he  followed  in  the  old  country  until  twen- 
ty-three years  old,  when  he  came  to  America,  landing  in  New 
Orleans  about  1842.  From  that  city  he  came  up  the  Mississippi 
and  Ohio  rivers  as  far  as  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  where  he  remained  but 
a  few  days,  then  came  to  Indiana  and  located  in  Lawrenceburg, 
Dearborn  county,  where  he  was  engaged  in  milling  and  distilling 
from  1843  until  1856.  He  then  moved  to  Petersburg,  Ky.,  and 
re-engaged  in  milling,  adding  to  his  plant  a  distillery,  and  contin- 
ued in  business  until  i860,  when  he  bought  a  farm  near  New  Alsace, 
Ind.,  which  he  cultivated  until  his  death,  which  occurred  in  1867. 
His  marriage  took  place  in  Lawrenceburg  in  1844,  to  Miss  Susan 
Hammerly,  Rev.  Father  Ferneding  performing  the  ceremony.    The 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

fruit  of  this  union  was  seven  children,  viz:  Henry,  deceased;  Louisa, 
widow  of  Martin  Willhelm;  Susan,  at  home  in  Brookville;  Katharine 
and  Barbara,  deceased;  Elizabeth,  wife  of  John  Feusner,  of  Cin- 
cinnati, Ohio,  and  Peter,  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 

Peter  Werst,  whose  name  opens  this  biography,  received  his 
early  education  in  the  common  schools  of  New  Alsace,  and  then, 
for  two  and  a  half  years,  attended  St.  Meinrad's  school.  At  the 
early  age  of  thirteen  years  he  was  apprenticed  to  a  wagonmaker  in 
Hamilton,  Ohio,  whom  he  served  three  years;  he  then  returned  to 
New  Alsace  and  engaged  in  general  merchandizing  for  a  few  years; 
in  1882  he  came  to  Brookville  and  embarked  in  the  wholesale  and 
retail  grain  trade,  and  in  addition  to  this  business  he  also  carries 
on  a  lumber  yard,  making  thorough  successes  of  both. 

Mr.  Werst  was  united  in  marriage  May  23,  1882,  at  St.  Mi- 
chael's church,  Brookville,  with  Miss  Rosa  Seible,  and  this  union 
has  been  blessed  with  four  children — Ferdinand,  Mary,  Nora  and 
Josephine — all  still  at  home.  Mr.  Werst  was  elected  a  trustee  of 
St.  Michael's  church  in  1893;  he  is  also  a  member  of  St.  Michael's 
-society  and  of  St.  Peter's  Benevolent  society,  and  Mrs.  Werst  is  a 
member  of  St.  Marie's  society.  They  are  generous  in  their  church 
contributions,  and  faithful  in  their  church  duties  and  enjoy  in  a 
high  degree  the  respect  of  the  community  in  which  they  live. 


TIMOTHY  WHELAN,  master  mechanic  of  the  Indiana  cotton- 
mills  at  Cannelton,  Ind.,  and  a  well-known  and  respected  citi- 
zen, was  born  in  Ireland,  November  i,  1833,  a  son  of  James  and 
Mary  Whelan,  whose  deaths  occurred  within  three  months,  each 
of  the  other,  when  their  son,  Timothy,  was  but  si.x  years  of  age, 
the  father,  by  occupation,  having  been  an  agriculturist,  and  both 
true  Catholics. 

Timothy  received  a  sound  education  in  the  National  schools 
of  his  native  country,  then  recently  established,  on  quitting  which 
he  came  to  America  ,  landing  here  January  16,  1850,  and  here,  at 
the  age  of  seventeen  years,  entered  upon  the  battle  of  life  on  his 
own  account,  and  since  1869  has  held  his  present  position  of  master 
mechanic  of  the  Indiana  cotton-mills. 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

Ma}  2,  1859,  Mr.  Whelan  was  united  in  marria<je  with  Miss 
Mary  .\nn  Gilligan,  who  was  born  in  Scituate,  R.  I.,  March  9,  1833, 
a  daughter  of  Peter  and  Rosanna  Gilligan,  and  this  union  has  been 
blessed  with  seven  children,  born  in  the  following  order:  James 
W.,  John  E.,  Mary  R.,  Eliza  L,  Mary  P.,  Margaret  E.  and 
Thomas  T.,  of  whom  two,  Mary  R.  and  Mary  P.,  are  deceased. 
The  family  are  members  of  St.  Patrick's  congregation,  of  Cannel- 
ton,  to  the  support  of  which  Mr.  Whelan  contributes  quite  freely 
froir.  his  means,  and  Mr.  Whelan  is  also  a  meinber  of  branch  No. 
519,  Catholic  Knights  of  America.  Politically,  Mr.  Whelan  has 
been  identified  with  the  democratic  party  since  he  attained  his  major- 
ity, but  has  never  been  desirous  of  office.  Socinlly,  the  family  are 
highly  esteemed,  and  individually  Mr.  Whelan  bears  a  first-class 
reputation  as  an  industrious,  temperate  and  upright  gentleman. 


MICHAEL  W.  CARI^,  editor  of  the  Pen  Magazine,  Indianap- 
olis. The  history  of  a  state  is  often  well  told  in  the  biogra- 
phies of  its  literary  men  and  women,  for  they  are  collectively  a 
monument  expressive  of  its  higher  civilization.  It  is  quite  true 
that  literary  celebrities  are  prone  to  seek  the  eastern  cities, 
accounting  them  the  centers  of  educational  interests,  and  thereby 
lend  their  individual  merits  to  help  the  repute  of  Xew  York  and 
Boston;  but  even  these  writers  never  entirely  lose  the  interests 
which  identify  them  with  their   home  states. 

Ttie  .V '''''-'■'  ///(■'•(?// can  be  di\ided  into  two  families,  the  one 
the  authors  of  the  brilliant  thoughts  which  flash  across  the  mental 
horizon  like  flaming  meteors  and  then  are  lost,  while  they  them- 
selves sink  into  the  obscurity  offered  literary  hacks  in  the  east;  and 
the  other  the  parents  of  those  thoughts  which  pile  up  and  grow  in 
value  as  the  years  go  by,  much  as  a  great  tower  is  reared  by  stone 
capping  stone  until  it   becomes  a  lasting  memento   of   its  builders. 

Among  this  latter  family  can  be  classed  Michael  W.  Carr, 
editor  of  the  Pen  Magazine,  at  Indianapolis,  a  writer  who  has 
achieved  an  enviable  reputation  among  our  western  readers  which 
is  sustained  by  the  scholarly  finish  and  historical  precision  which 
mark  his  published  articles.      While  laying  claim  to  nothing  in  let- 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

ters  more  than  the  position  of  editor  implies,  he  has  nevertheless 
shown  himself  to  be  not  only  remarkably  well  educated,  but  also 
polished  and  forceful  as  a  writer.  His  information  is  wide  and 
correct,  his  observations  to  the  point,  and  his  criticisms  always 
justified.  The  productions  of  his  pen  leave  a  lasting  impression  in 
the  mind  of  the  reader. 

Mr.  Carr  was  born  in  Ireland,  the  "  Iiisuld  poetarum  et  doc- 
loniin,"  and  came  to  the  United  States  in  1861.  He  received  a 
part  of  his  education  at  Louisville  college,  Ohio,  and  finished  with 
a  classical  course  at  the  university  of  Notre  Dame,  Ind.  Upon  lea\  - 
ing  college  he  engaged  in  editorial  work — newspaper,  special  pub- 
lications and  magazine — and  has  been  devoted  to  literature  ever 
since.  He  is  now  about  fifty  .years  of  age,  and,  although  not  con- 
stitutionally robust,  his  later  literary  work  shows  no  loss  of  mental 
grip  and  power. 

Mr.  Carr  is  a  conscientious,  Christian  gentleman,  having  a 
great  love  for  his  God,  the  Catholic  church  and  his  fellow-man. 
He  possesses  that  keen  Irish  appreciation  of  right  and  justice  which 
loses  nothing  by  its  being  separated  from  the  land  where  it  is 
breathed  in  the  air  by  those  who  honor  it. 

Rejoicing  in  a  host  of  friends  who  see  the  sterling  character 
beneath  the  air  of  mock-cynicism  which  may  at  times  repel  stran- 
gers, Mr.  Carr  quietly  contributes  his  part  to  the  literary  fabric 
which  will  one  day  direct  the  world's  attention  to  the  state  of  Indi- 
ana as  a  place  where  scholars  and  writers  abound  both  in  merit 
and  numbers,  and  where  the  work  of  these  need  not  be  done  away 
from  home  to  find  true  appreciation.  This  truth  is  especially 
applicable  to  the  contributions  of  Mr.  Carr  to  these  volumes — the 
History  of  the  Catholic  Church  in  Indiana,  Chapters  I  to  VIII, 
inclusively,  being  the  work  of  his  able  pen,  as  well  as  many  of  the 
sketches  of  the  parishes  in  the  southern  diocese  of  Indiana. 


REV.  JOHN  H.  BOERSIG,  rector  of  St.  Martin's  parish  at 
Yorkville,  Ind.,  is  a  native  of  Breckinridge  county,  Ky. ,  and 
was  born  April  5,  1864.  His  early  education  was  effected  in  the 
parochial  schools  of  New  Albany,    Ind.,  after  attending  which  lie 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

entered  St.  Meinrad's  college.  Spencer  county,  in  January,  1879, 
there  took  his  entire  course  in  the  classical,  philosophical  and 
theological  departments,  and  was  there  ordained  priest  by  Rt.  Rev. 
Bishop  Chatard   May  27,  1888. 

The  same  spring  Father  Boersig  was  assigned  as  assistant  at 
the  cathedral  at  Vincennes.  next  as  assistant  in  the  German  Cath- 
olic church  at  Madison,  Ind.  He  was  then  sent  as  assistant  priest 
to  St.  John's  church  at  Vincennes,  and  remained  until  June,  1889, 
when  he  was  assigned  to  the  Sacred  Heart  parish  at  Schnellville, 
Ind.,  and  stayed  there  until  February,  1892.  He  was  then  assigned 
to  St.  Martin's  parish  at  Yorkville,  Dearborn  county,  Ind..  where 
he  is  the  present  rector. 

The  membership  of  St.  Martin's  parish  nuiiibers  eighty-five 
families  or  400  souls.  The  schools  are  under  the  guidance  of  two- 
Franciscan  Sisters  and  the  enrolment  will  reach  eighty.  Father 
Boersig  has  been  an  active  pastor  and  has  been  ardent  in  his  work. 
He  placed  in  the  church  a  beautiful  new  pipe-organ  costing  $1 ,  100, 
which  is  one  of  the  best  instruments  of  the  kind  in  this  part 
of  the  county.  He  has  paid  off  $1,330  of  the  debt,  and  the  gen- 
eral improvements  he  has  made  in  the  parish  will  aggregate  $1,450. 
The  fair  cash  value  of  the  Catholic  property  of  the  parish  will  now 
reach  $15,000.  St.  Martin's  lies  thirteen  miles  northwest  of  Law- 
renceburg  and  seventeen  miles  from  Batesville,  Ind. 


VINCENT  BRUNNER,  an  enterprising  and  highly  respected 
citizen  of  Mishawaka,  St.  Joseph  county,  Ind.,  is  a  native  of 
Switzerland,  and  was  born  in  the  canton  of  Aargau,  January  22,  1 862. 
Caspar  Brunner,  father  of  Vincent,  born  July  20,  1808,  was  a 
tailor  by  trade  and  married  Miss  Barbara  Brunner,  who,  although 
she  bore  the  same  family  name,  was  of  no  consanguinity.  The 
children  resulting  from  this  marriage  were  five  in  number,  but  of 
these  two  died  in  infancy,  the  survivors  being  Agnes,  Peter  and 
Vincent.  Mr.  Brunner  served  in  the  Sonderbund  war,  was  credited 
with  being  a  man  of  sound  judgment  and  great  discretion,  and 
served  for  a  number  of  years  as  alderman  and  justice  of  the  peace 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

in  Europe.  In  1867  he  came  to  America,  landing  at  Castle  Gar- 
den, N-  Y.,  December  24,  whence  he  came  to  Indiana,  passed  one 
year  in  Whitley  county,  then  settled  in  Mishawaka,  St.  Joseph 
county,  Ind  ,  resumed  his  trade,  and  united  himself  with  the  dem- 
ocratic party.  He  gave  his  children  good  educational  advantages 
and  reared  them  in  the  faith  of  the  Catholic  church,  of  which  he 
and  wife  were  devoted  members,  and  died  August  25,  1872,  a  highly 
respected  and  honored  citizen. 

Vincent  Brunner,  at  the  age  of  five  years,  was  brought  to  this 
country  by  his  parents,  received  a  good  common-school  education, 
and  learned  to  read,  write  and  speak  the  English  and  German 
languages  quite  fluently.  At  the  age  of  fourteen  he  began  clerking 
in  Frank  Eberhart's  grocery  store  and  there  remained  six  years, 
supporting,  in  the  meantime,  his  widowed  mother.  In  1885  he 
borrowed  $300,  formed  a  partnership  with  H.  B.  Fitch  and  opened 
a  grocery,  but  at  the  end  of  two  years  bought  his  partner's  interest 
and  continued  alone  until  1888.  doing  a  very  successful  trade.  He 
then  disposed  of  his  stock  to  his  former  partner,  and,  his  health 
being  somewhat  impaired,  made  a  trip  to  Europe,  visiting  France, 
Italy  and  Switzerland,  and  in  the  latter  country  spent  some  time 
at  his  birthplace,  readily  recalling  to  nnnd  many  scenes  in  the  old 
town.  After  an  absence  of  four  months  he  returned  to  Indiana 
and  resumed  the  grocery  trade  in  Mishawaka,  but  at  the  close  of  a 
year  sold  out  and  engaged  in  farming  in  Penn  township  until  1892. 
when  he  returned  to  Mishawaka.  In  1895  he  again  went  to  Europe 
and  conducted  a  party  of  tourists  through  portions  of  Africa,  Spain. 
Italy  and  other  countries.  April  28  he  and  party  had  the  pleasure 
of  seemg  Leo  Xfll,  and  of  attending  his  private  mass.  Later  011 
they  saw  the  king  and  quetnof  Italy  in  Rome,  the  Prince  of  Wales 
at  Southampton,  and  Gen.  Booth,  of  Salvation  Army  fame,  at 
Zurich.  In  1900  he  expects  to  see  the  Passion  Play  at  Oberani- 
mergau,  Bavaria.  Mr.  Brunner  is  also  a  writer  of  some  note,  he 
having  written  several  pamphlets  and  various  newspaper  articles. 
He  is  now  again  plying  the  grocery  trade  in  Mishawaka.  He  owns 
a  fine  residence  and  has  erected  two  of  the  handsomest  business 
blocks  in  town,  one  being  a  two-story  brick  building,  29x80  feet, 
at  the  corner  of  Bridge   and    St    Joseph    streets,  with   metal  front 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    i'¥    INDIANA. 


and  plate  glass  windows.  The  corner  stone  is  engraved  with  a 
i;enealogical  record  of  the  Brunner  family,  extending  back  to  the 
fifteenth  century. 

Mr.  Brunner  was  united  in  marriage  May  i,  1883,  with  Miss 
Dora  Deutchle.  daughter  of  Leopold  and  Marguerite  (Raabi 
Deutchle,  the  former  of  whom  came  from  Germany  in  1866,  is 
now  a  well-to-do  farmer  in  Madison  township,  St.  Joseph  county, 
Ind.,  and  he  and  wife  have  had  born  to  them  eight  children,  named 
as  follows:  Andrew,  Reuben,  Wilhelmina,  Dora  (Mrs.  Brunner;, 
Mary,  George,  John  and  Valentine.  The  union  of  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Brunner  has  been  blessed  with  seven  children,  viz:  Casper,  Jo- 
seph, Victor,  Caroline,  Vincent,  Charley  and  Marie.  The  family 
are  all  devoted  Catholics,  and  Mr.  Brunner  is  a  member  of  the 
Catholic  Knights  of  America,  while  his  mother,  now  seventy-five 
years  of  age,  adheres  most  devotedly  to  the  same  faith.  Mr.  Brun- 
ner is  a  self-made  man,  from  a  business  point  of  view,  and  all  he 
owns  has  been  gained  through  his  intelligent  management  of  his 
business  and  strict  integrity  in  all  his  dealings. 


REV.  JOHN  GROGAN,  the  revered  pastor  of  St.  Peters 
church  at  Laporte,  Ind.,  and  now  for  a  quarter  of  a  century 
in  holy  orders,  was  born  in  Rochester,  N.  Y.,  March  17,  1836. 
He  was  educated  for  the  ministry  in  Bardstown,  Ky.,  Notre  Dame. 
Ind.,  and  St.  Mary's  of  Cincinnati,  was  ordained  priest  January 
25,  1872,  and  has  since  done  a  vast  amount  of  service  in  the  cure 
of  souls,  having  ministered,  in  Indiana  alone,  at  Kokomo,  La  Gro. 
Dunnington,  Mooresville,  Marion  and  Laporte,  to  which  last 
charge  he  was  appointed  in  January,  1894.  He  is  devout,  ener- 
getic and  tireless,  and  has  accomplished,  and  will  accomplish,  a 
vast  amount  of  good,  D.  V. 


IS.  BARNETT,  a  deceased  merchant  of  Brazil,  Ind..  was  born 
in  Putnam  county,  and  was  a  representative  of  one  of  the  pio- 
neer families  of  his  native  county.  Although  not  a  Catholic  in  his 
religious  convictions,  he  fully  recognized   that  church  as  an  agency 


THE  CLEKGV  ANr>  CONGKKCATinNS, 

for  good,  was  a  liberal  supporter  in  all  things  material,  and  readily 
■extended  a  helping  hand  in  every  worthy  cause.  He  early  became 
;i  resident  of  Brazil,  Clay  county,  Ind.,  rose  to  prominence  as  a 
merchant  and  citizen,  married  Miss  Elizabeth  Glunn.  and  died  in 
August,  1888,  mourned  alike  by  the  public  and  the  members  of 
his  immediate  family. 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  Barnetl.  widow  of  1.  S.  Harnett,  is  a  daughter 
of  Patrick  and  Alice  (McGuire)  Glunn,  natives  of  Ireland,  who 
<-ame  to  America  in  1837,  when  Mrs.  Barnett  was  but  an  infant, 
l.anding  in  Newfoundland,  the  family  proceeded  thence  to  New 
Jersey,  and  from  that  state  came  to  Indiana  locating  in  Vigo  county 
in  1854,  becoming  members  of  the  congregation  presided  over  by 
the  well-known  and  greatly  esteemed  Father  Lalumiere,  with  whom 
and  the  family  the  most  cordial  relations  existed.  Patrick  Glunn, 
however,  did  not  live  long  after  coming  to  Indiana,  as  he  passed 
itvvay  in  1855.  The  widow  was  possessed  of  greater  vitality  and 
longevity,  and  reached  the  advanced  age  of  eighty-four  years.  Of 
the  children  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Glunn,  several  died  in  childhood 
and  three  reached  maturity,  and  of  these  Mrs.  Barnett  is  the  only 
daughter,  was  the  eldest  born,  and  came  with  the  other  two  to 
Indiana.  In  1865  she  was  married  to  I.  S.  Barnett,  and  by  him 
is  the  mother  of  two  daughters — Larene  and  Grace.  Mrs.  Barnett 
is  one  of  the  early  members  of  the  church  of  the  Annunciation,  and 
■never  fails  in  her  devotional  duties  and  in  lending  a  willing  hand 
<ind  purse  when  called  upon  to  aid  in  the  good  work  of  the  church. 
She  still  carries  on  the  business  conducted  by  her  late  husband, 
and  is  one  of  the  most  highly  respected  ladies  of  the  city  of  Brazil. 


REV.  MAXIMILIAN  BENZINGER,  pastor  of  St.  Josephs 
church  at  Hesse  Cassel,  was  born  in  Wurtemberg,  Germany. 
October  7,  1848.  a  son  of  Michael  and  Elizabeth  (Miller)  Ben- 
zinger.  His  earlier  education  was  acquired  in  his  native  countrx , 
where  he  resided  until  1867,  when  he  came  to  the  United  States. 
and  in  1870  entered  the  Benedictine  school  at  St.  John's,  Minn., 
where  he  followed  his  studies  until  1873:  he  next  entered  the  col- 
li 402y 


CATHOLIC    CHUKCH    OF    INDIANA. 

lege  at  Calvary,  Wis.,  continued  his  studies  until  1880,  and  then 
attended  the  seminary  of  St.  Francis  de  Sales,  at  Milwaukee, 
until  ordained,  June  11,  1884,  at  Fort  Wayne,  by  Right  Rev. 
Bishop  Dwenger.  He  was  first  stationed  at  Kendallville,  and  later 
transferred  to  the  missions  of  Waterloo,  St.  Michael's  and  Butler; 
in  1886  he  was  appointed  to  the  pastorate  of  St.  Michael's  at 
Summit,  and  performed  noble  work  until  October  17,  1897,  when 
he  was  placed  in  charge  of  St.  Joseph's  at  Hesse  Cassal,  where 
his  piety  and  assiduity  have  won  for  him  the  love  and  heartfelt 
esteem  of  his  congregation. 


JOHN  N.  BREEN,  the  oldest  merchant  of  Loogootee.  Martin 
county,  Ind.,  was  born  in  county  Wexford,  Ireland,  March  9, 
1830,  and  is  the  only  child  who  reached  mature  years  of  the  family 
born  to  his  parents. 

At  the  age  of  eighteen  years,  in  1848,  John  N.  Breen  came 
to  the  United  States,  and  having  had  some  experience  as  clerk  in 
his  native  land,  followed  this  calling  for  about  two  years  in  Louis- 
ville, Ky. ,  whence  he  came  to  Indiana,  and  for  seven  years  clerked 
at  Washington  for  a  Mr.  Campbell.  In  1857  he  came  to  Loogoo- 
tee, and  is  probably  the  oldest  male  resident  of  the  town.  At  that 
time  the  priest  who  officiated  at  Loogootee  was  Rev.  Father  John 
Mougin,  who  had  his  charge  at  St.  Mary's  and  is  now  chaplain  at 
the  Nashville,  Tenn.,  orphan  asylum.  Mass,  in  those  days,' was 
read  at  St.  Mary's  and  at  Mount  Pleasant  alternately,  and  Mr. 
Breen  attended  services  at  both  places.  In  1859  Mr.  Breen 
donated  the  room  over  the  store  which  he  had  established  at  Loo- 
gootee to  divine  service,  and  here  a  mission  was  formed  —  the 
result  being  that,  a  few  months  later,  the  reverend  gentleman 
secured  a  more  appropriate  room,  at  which  there  was  an  attend- 
ance of  thirty-two  members  of  the  flock;  but  this  increased  by 
degrees,  and  in  i860  was  able  to  begin  the  erection  of  a  small 
brick  chapel.  Unfortunately  this  chapel,  while  in  the  course  of 
construction,  was  partly  blown  down  by  a  gale  of  wind,  but  the 
pastor  and  congregation  redoubled  their  efforts  and  cheerfully  con- 
tributed the  means  and  restored  it  to  its  proper  form.    The  present 


THE    CLERGV    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

church  was  built  several  years  afterward  by  the  contributions  of 
the  parishioners,  and  by  the  donation  of  James  Farrell  of  about 
$6,000. 

October  11,  1865,  Mr.  Breen  was  united  in  marriage  with 
Miss  Mary  Jane  Campbell,  a  native  of  Columbiana  county,  Ohio, 
and  a  daughter  of  James  and  Sarah  Campbell,  who  were  early 
comers  to  Washington,  Ind.,  where  Mr.  Campbell  was  engaged  in 
mercantile  business  To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Breen  have  been  born 
seven  children,  viz:  Walter,  Anna,  John  (deceased),  Mary,  Alice 
B.,  Matilda  Catherine  and  John.  The  father  of  Mrs.  Breen  was 
the  gentleman  for  whom  Mr.  Breen  was  a  clerk  when  he  went  to 
Washington,  in  1850,  but  afterward  entered  into  partnership  with 
his  father-in-law,  for  the  purpose  of  doing  business  in  Loogootee, 
under  the  firm-name  of  Campbell  &  Breen,  but  afterward  Mr.  Breen 
became  the  president  of  the  Washington  National  bank. 

Mr.  Breen  possesses  an  e.xcellent  talent  for  business,  as  will 
readily  be  perceived  from  the  foregoing  record.  Commencing  with 
almost  no  capital,  he  now  owns  his  business  block  in  Loogootee, 
beside  considerable  farming  land  in  the  suburbs.  In  politics  a 
democrat,  he  was  postmaster  of  Loogootee  during  the  latter  part 
of  President  Buchanan's  administration,  has  alwaj'S  been  a  power- 
ful factor  in  local  politics,  has  been  a  member  of  the  town  board 
for  many  years,  and  is  one  of  the  most  respected  residents  of  the 
town  in  which  he  has  passed  so  many  years  of  his  useful  life. 


REV.  FRANCIS  W.  ^^■OLF.  pastor  of  St.  Louis  church  at 
Shoals.  Martin  county,  Ind.,  is  a  member  of  the  family  of  ten 
children  born  to  Otto  and  Matilda  (Sauerwein)  Wolf,  natives  of 
("lermany,  and  of  whose  offspring  seven  children  still  survive. 

Otto  Wolf  and  wife  came  to  the  United  States  in  1848  and 
located  in  Connersville,  Fayette  county,  Ind.,  where  he  followed 
his  trade  of  cooper  until  the  fall  of  1876,  when  he  removed  to 
Indianapolis,  where  he  was  engaged  in  coopering  until  his  death, 
which  occurred  March  i,   1893. 

The  reverend  subject  of  this  memoir,  Francis  W.  Wolf,  was 
born  in    Indianapolis,  Ma}    ,ii.    1867.      His   preparatory    education 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

was  acquired  in  the  parochial  schools  of  his  native  city,  and  this 
was  supplemented  by  further  preparatory  studies  until  he  was  able 
to  enter  St.  Meinrad's  college,  in  Spencer  county,  September  7, 
1886,  which  he  attended  for  the  lengthened  period  of  nearly  ten 
years,  as  it  was  not  until  May  30,  1896,  that  he  completed  his 
studies  and  was  ordained  priest,  on  the  same  day,  by  Bishop 
I'rancis  S.  Chatard.  Father  Wolf  read  his  first  mass  at  St.  Mary's, 
Indianapolis,  Jime  29,  1896,  and  was  immediately  afterward 
appointed  assistant  to  Rev.  E.  Audran,  of  St.  Augustine's  parish, 
Jeffersonville,  Ind..  where  his  services  were  so  satisfactory  that  his 
superiors  felt  justified  in  transferring  him  to  his  present  pastorate 
at  Shoals,  as  the  successor  of  Rev.  L.  Fichter.  Connected  with 
this  church  are  missions  at  French  I^ick  Springs  and  Salem,  in 
Washington  county,  as  well  as  a  station  at  Mitchell,  Lawrence 
county,  and  in  attending  to  these  Father  Wolf  has  his  hands  pretty 
well  tilled.  In  addition  to  the  performance  of  his  ministerial 
duties.  Father  Wolf  is  also  caring  for  his  venerable  mother,  to 
whom  he  has  given  his  filial  care  since  the  death  of  her  husband. 
Few  priests  so  yourg  have  secured  a  deeper  love  of  their  congre- 
gations than  that  which  has  been  bestowed  upon  Father  Wolf,  and 
his  multifarious  duties,  so  well  performed,  are  as  yet  but  the  step- 
ping-stones to  higher  ecclesiastical  position. 


VERY  REV.  JOHN  R.  DINNEN  was  born  near  Burlington.  \"t., 
in  1843.  In  the  summer  of  1857  his  parents  removed  to  Chi- 
cago, and  the  subject  of  this  sketch  secured  a  position  as  office  boy 
in  the  Illinois  Central  ticket  office.  In  winter  he  attended  school 
and  graduated  from  one  of  the  most  prominent  business  colleges  in 
the  city.  Of  an  enterprising  turn  of  mind,  he  established  a  news- 
stand, the  first  in  the  Chicago  postoffice.  Two  years  later  he  was 
able  to  open  a  general  book  and  stationery  store.  In  1861  he  left 
business  to  enter  Notre  Dame  university,  where,  beside  taking  up^ 
the  regular  course  of  study,  he  was  engaged  as  professor  of  book- 
keeping and  penmanship.  Feeling  himself  called  to  the  sacred 
ministry,  he  devoted  himself,  after  finishing  the  classical  course,  to 


THE    CLERGV    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

the  Study  of  philosophy  and  theology.  He  was  ordained  a  priest 
by  Bishop  Luers,  of  Fort  Wayne,  on  the  22d  of  July,  1869.  Three 
days  later  he  celebrated  his  first  mass  in  St.  Patrick's  church,  Chi- 
cago. His  first  appointment  in  the  sacred  ministry  was  as  assist- 
ant to  Rev.  George  A.  Hamilton,  at  St.  Mary's  church,  LaFayette. 
Thence  he  was  sent,  in  1870,  as  pastor  to  the  missions  in  Benton 
and  adjoining  counties,  then  a  most  difficult  field  of  work.  After 
three  years  of  arduous  labors,  he  was  called  as  assistant  to  the  cathe- 
dral at  Fort  Wayne,  where  his  untiring  zeal  achieved  gratifying 
results.  In  May,  1878.  he  was  apptjinted  pastor  of  St.  Bernard's 
church,  Crawfordsville.  During  the  sixteen  years  of  his  successful 
pastorate  there  his  sterling  cpialities  of  heart  and  mind  gained  him 
hosts  of  friends,  with  whose  aid  he  built  a  comfortable  pastoral 
residence. 

The  great  esteem  in  which  he  was  held  was  manifestly  shown 
on  the  occasion  of  the  silver  jubilee  of  his  ordination,  which  he  cele- 
brated on  the  25th  of  July,  1594.  It  was  a  day  of  general  rejoic- 
ing, not  only  among  his  parishioners,  but  also  among  his  many 
warm  friends  all  over  the  diocese  and  in  Chicago,  his  early  home. 
The  pastoral  residence  was  crowded  with  the  guests  who  congre- 
gated there  to  wish  Father  Dinnen  all  joy  and  to  extend  to  him  their 
congratulations.  At  the  jubilee  mass  the  church  was  tastefully 
festooned  with  evergreen  interwoven  with  flowers.  On  the  altar 
sides  were  the  dates  1869  and  1894  artistically  wrought  in  floral 
work.  The  services  were  both  beautiful  and  impressive.  The 
sermon  was  delivered  by  Rev.  Stanislaus  Fitte,  C.  S.  C. ,  and  was 
well  worthy  of  the  notable  occasion.  The  banquet  which  followed 
the  church  services  was  spread  in  the  Knights  of  St.  John  hall.  It 
was  a  most  pleasant  affair  and  thoroughly  enjoyed  by  all  present. 
Among  the  guests  of  honor  were  Gen.  Lew  Wallace  and  Gen. 
Manson,  of  Crawfordsville,  and  the  Hon.  Washington  Hesing, 
postmaster  of  Chicago,  a  schoolmate  of  Father  Dinnen.  The 
remarks  and  reminiscences  called  forth  in  answer  to  the  toasts  were 
happy  and  appropriate.  The  memorable  day  closed  with  an  inter- 
esting entertainment  arranged  by  the  societies  and  sodalities  of  the 
parish  in  Music  hall,  during  which  Father  Dinnen's  special  guest, 
Hon.  Washington  Hesing,  delivered  a  most  interesting  and  brilliant 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

[ecture  on  "Patriotism."  .\s  an  indication  of  Father  Dinnen's 
popularity,  we  may  mention  that  seventy-si.\  priests  honored  his 
jubilee  by  their  presence,  and  that  the  members  of  St.  Bernard's 
congregation  presented  him  with  a  number  of  costly  gifts  on  the 
'-i-asion. 

On  June  I2th,  1894,  tlie  Kev.  E.  P.  Walters,  pastor  of  St.  Mary's 
ciiurch,  LaFayette,  died.  On  .August  4,  Father  Dinnen  was  called 
b>  Bishop  Rademacher  to  that  large  and  important  parish.  How 
well  he  succeeded  there  and  how  he  won  the  sincere  respect  and 
love  of  his  parishioners  and  of  the  citizens  without  distinction  of 
creed,  is  known  throughout  the  whole  diocese.  Many  and  cordial, 
;ndeed,  are  the  wishes  that  the  Very  Rev.  Dinnen  of  the  LaFayette 
district  may  see  before  him  yet  many  years  of  blessed  labor  for  the 
salvation  of  souls. 


JOSEPH  W.  FRISZ,  a  leading  grocer  of  Terre  Haute  and  a 
prominent  member  of  St.  .\nn's  church, was  born  in  St.  Ann's, 
near  North  Vernon,  Jennings  county,  Ind. ,  March  31.  1863,  and  is 
a  son  of  John  and  Magdalena  (Gasper)  Frisz,  well-known  residents 
'>f  the  aforesaid  village.  He  was,  however,  educated  in  a  paro- 
chial school  at  Bowling  Green,  Ky. ,  which  he  attended  until  twelve 
years  of  age.  He  was  then  apprenticed  to  the  machinist's  trade 
m  the  shops  of  the  Louisville  &  Nashville  Railroad  company,  at 
Bowling  Green,  with  which  company  he  remained  until  1881, 
when  he  came  to  Terre  Haute  and  for  three  years  was  employed 
as  a  journeyman  in  the  Phenix  foundry  and  machine  shop  for  a 
short  time;  he  then  entered  the  machine  shops  of  the  Vandalia 
Railroad  line  at  Terre  Haute,  in  which  he  worked  until  June  i, 
1887,  when  he  withdrew  from  mechanical  work  and  engaged  in 
the  grocery  trade,  in  which  he  has  met  with  the  most  Battering 
success  up  to  the  present  time. 

Mr.   Frisz  contracted  a  most   happy    marriage,  September  22. 
^yi,    with    Miss  Elizabeth   Dominca    Kintz,  the    ceremony  being 
performed    in    St.    Patrick's   church,    Terre    Haute,    Rev.     Victor 
Schnell  officiating.      This  union   has  been    blessed   with    four  chil- 
dren,   born  and    named   in    the   following   order:      'Wilfred,  Ethel. 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

Helena  and  Blanche.  The  family  are  members  of  St.  Ann's  church, 
of  which,  for  the  past  seven  years,  Mr.  Frisz  has  been  a  trustee, 
but  both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Frisz  had  long  been  active  and  ardent 
Catholics  prior  to  their  marriage,  and  for  two  years  Mr.  Frisz  was 
a  member  of  the  choir  of  St.  Benedict's  German  Catholic  church, 
and  for  four  years  a  member  of  St.  Patrick's  choir,  while,  prior  to 
marriage,  Mrs.  Frisz  had  been  organist,  for  seven  years,  of  St. 
Patrick's.  Mr.  Frisz  is  also  an  active  member  of  council  No.  i  i  i, 
Catholic  Knights  of  America,  and  he  and  wife  are  among  the  most 
liberal  contributors  to  the  support  of  St.  Ann's  church  and  to  all 
the  charitable  and  educational  undertakings  in  which  it  is  con- 
cerned, as  well  as  to  all  projects  designed  for  the  general  good  of 
Terre  Haute.  In  his  business  relations  Mr.  Frisz  bears  an  untar- 
nished name,  and  his  fair  and  square  dealing  and  uniform  and 
unvarying  habits  in  this  respect  have  won  for  him  the  enduring 
respect  of  all  with  whom  he  has  ever  had  any  transactions. 


REV.  PHILIP  A.  GUETHOFF,  pastor  of  St.  Marys  church. 
Crown  Point,  Lake  county,  Ind.,  is  a  native  of  England  and 
was  born  in  London  November  i8,  1-S56.  He  attended  college  in 
Calvary,  Fond  du  Lac  county,  six  years  and  then  four  years  at 
St.  Francis.  Milwaukee,  Wis.,  concluding  his  studies  there,  and 
was  ordained  at  Fort  Wayne,  Ind.,  June  i  i,  1884,  by  Right  Rev. 
Bishop  Dwenger.  June  15  he  was  appointed  pastor  at  the  Ni.\ 
.settlement,  Whitley  county,  which  included  the  mission  at  Roan- 
oke, Huntington  county,  and  there  officiated  until  July  i,  1889, 
doing  good  and  efficient  work.  July  i,  he  took  charge  of  the  pas- 
torate at  Crown  Point,  and  here  also  he  has  been  very  assiduous, 
accomplishing  much  toward  the  glorification  of  the  church  and  in 
promoting  the  welfare  of  his  parishioners.  When  Father  Guethoff 
assumed  charge  of  this  parish  the  congregation  was  composed  of 
seventy-five  families,  with  forty-four  school-children  and  one 
teacher;  there  are  now  125  families  in  the  congregation,  116 
scholars  in  the  parochial  school  and  three  teachers.  Sisters  of  St. 
Agnes,  of  Fond  du  Lac,  Wis.      Father  Guethoff  has  also  erected 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 


a  new  church  edifice  at  a  cost  of  $15,000,  which  was  consecrated 
in  1 89 1,  and  other  improvements  have  been  made  commensurate 
with  the  beauty  of  the  church  structure  proper.  See  church  his- 
tory, in  Vol.  I. 


HUGH  McCAFFKIiY,  of  Peru,  Ind.,  is  a  self-made  man — one 
who  has  risen  steadily  and  surely  over  all  difficulties  to  a 
place  of  prominence — ^  always  gains  the  greatest  admiration  of 
everybod}'.  He  is  a  man  who  has  worked  for  all  that  he  pos- 
sesses, who  holds  his  position  by  reason  of  his  ability,  diligence 
and  inteUigence,  and  is  of  the  kind  that  makes  the  strong  founda- 
tion of  the  country. 

Such  a  man  is  Hugh  McCaffrey,  the  wholesale  and  retail 
grocer,  miller  and  grain  dealer  of  Peru.  -He  was  born  in  county 
Armagh,  Ireland,  March  12,  1852.  At  the  age  of  eighteen,  or 
in  1870,  he  came  to  this  country,  to  Logansport,  Ind.,  where  his 
uncle,  Michael  McCaffrey,  was  conducting  a  grocery.  In  the  short 
space  of  a  year  he  took  charge  of  the  entire  business  and  at  once 
built  it  up  to  important  proportions.  In  1876  he  secured  an  inter- 
est in  the  ownership  of  the  business.  In  1879  they,  together 
with  James  McGourty,  established  a  new  grocery  in  Peru.  Mr. 
McGourty  was  placed  in  charge  of  the  new  store,  but  Mr.  McCaf- 
frey had  it  tinder  his  supervision  and  made  frequent  visits  to  it, 
and  his  energy  and  ability  have  caused  its  remarkable  growth  and 
success  from  the  very  first.  The  new  store,  with  its  unusual  enter- 
prise and  exceptionally  low  prices,  made  immediate  and  lasting 
friends  all  over  the  city  and  county. 

In  1884  Mr.  McCaffrey  dissolved  partnership  with  his  uncle, 
left  Logansport  and  came  to  Peru  to  reside  and  continue  in  the 
active  management  of  the  new  business.  In  1885  he  and  Mr. 
McGourt}  purchased  a  block  in  Huntington  and  opened  the  same 
kind  of  a  grocery,  which  is  now  under  the  supervision  of  Mr. 
McGourt) .  Two  years  later  they  purchased  another  block  and 
started  a  third  store  in  Kokomo,  which  is  in  the  care  of  a  compe- 
tent superintendent.  Mr.  McCaffrey  remains  in  Peru  and  directs 
all  three  stores,  and  it  is  due  to  his  knowledge  of  the  business  and 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

his  control  of  all  the  buying  from  his  office  that  the  trio  of  estab- 
lishments have  grown  to  such  great  proportions  as  to  do  $500,000 
or  more  business,  retail  and  wholesale,  annually. 

The  control  of  such  interests  would  ordinarily  be  considered 
sufficient  for  one  man  to  take  as  his  task,  but  Mr.  McCaffrey  saw 
he  was  able  to  make  an  addition  to  his  cares,  and  in  1893  he  pur- 
chased by  himself  the  Peru  flour  mill,  the  largest  concern  in  the 
county.  The  business  of  the  mill  had  fallen  considerably  when 
the  purchase  was  made,  but  Mr.  McCaffrey  built  it  it  up  so  rapidly 
that  in  1894  he  found  it  necessary  to  enlarge  and  improve  the 
•luarters.  He  accordingly  erected  a  large  three-story  brick  mil! 
adjoining,  and  fitted  it  with  the  latest  and  most  improved  machin- 
ery of  a  capacity  of  300  barrels  daily.  The  superior  quality  of  the 
various  brands  of  flour  manufactured,  headed  by  the  celebrated 
Magnolia  patent,  won  instant  recognition  in  all  parts  of  the  coun- 
try and  has  brought  the  business  to  the  point  where  it  has  long 
been  necessary  to  run  full  capacity  night  and  day.  The  grain  busi- 
ness was  also  built  up  to  extraordinary  proportions  and  it  is  now 
second  to  none  in  the  entire  state.  In  a  recent  month  the  ship- 
ments of  grain  amounted  to  121  cars. 

In  January,  1885,  Mr.  McCaffrey  married  Miss  Carrie  Sulli- 
van, daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Florence  Sullivan,  then  of  Mich- 
igan City,  now  of  Peru,  Mr.  Sullivan  being  general  roadmaster  ol 
the  Indianapolis  &  Michigan  City  division  of  the  Lake  Erie  i^ 
Western  railroad.  They  have  a  fine  fainily  of  five  boys  and  four 
girls.  Mr.  McCaffrey's  parents,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  James  McCaffrey, 
came  to  this  country  from  Ireland  two  years  after  he  did,  and 
lived  with  him  in  Logansport,  nujving  to  Peru  when  he  came  to 
take  charge  of  the  Peru  store,  which  was  in  1884.  Mr.  McCaffrey, 
senior,  died  in  March,  1897,  but  his  widow,  enfeebled  with  age  au'S 
rheumatism,  still  lives  with  her  son. 

As  a  man  of  such  important  interests  .Mr.  McCaffrey  is  gi\eii 
a  leading  position  in  the  business  world,  and  is  always  found  ai: 
influential  supporter  of  all  public  enterprises  of  whatever  character 
that  could  be  suggested.  The  people  in  general,  at  home  :ii  .■ 
abroad,  admir(>  his  exceptional  ability  of  making  successes  oni  >  ; 
whatever  he  undertakes. 

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He  is  an  honored  member  and  regular  communicant  of  St. 
Charles  Borromeo  Catholic  church,  and  is  always  active  and  gen- 
erous in  promoting  the  welfare  of  church  enterprises. 


JAMES  McNULTV,  a  coal-miiiinf,'  foreman  of  Brazil,  Ind.,  and 
joint  proprietor,  with  his  uife,  of  the  Clay  hotel,  is  a  native  of 
Ireland,  was  born  in  1851,  a  son  of  Patrick  and  Mary  McNulty. 
and  is  the  only  member  of  the  family  to  come  to  America. 

On  reaching  this  country,  at  the  age  of  nineteen  years,  young 
McNulty  at  once  went  to  Pittsburg,  Pa.,  but  soon  afterward  came 
to  Indiana  and  was  engaged  in  coal  mining  in  the  northern  part  of 
the  state  for  several  years.  He  then  came  to  Clay  county,  Ind.. 
and,  May  16,  1883,  married  Miss  Mary  Burke,  daughter  of  Patrick 
and  Bridget  Burke,  the  former  of  whom  was  a  native  of  the  Emer- 
ald isle  and  came  to  the  United  States  at  the  age  of  eighteen  years, 
and  the  latter  a  native  of  Pennsylvania. 

Patrick  Burke  and  wife  were  married  in  Pennsylvania,  which 
was  for  some  years  afterward  their  home,  and  where  all  the  male 
members  of  his  own  and  his  wife's  family  were  engaged  in  business. 
The  children  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Burke  were  ten  in  number, 
of  whom  five  are  still  living,  vi/:  .Mrs.  McNulty,  William,  Martin, 
John  and  Mrs.  Anna  Murphy.  Mr.  Burke  brought  his  family  to 
Indiana  in  1866,  and  settled  near  Terre  Haute,  all  becoming  mem- 
bers of  St.  Joseph's  congregation,  of  that  city.  In  1877  the  Burke 
family  came  to  Clay  county  and  settled  in  Knightsville,  where  Mr. 
Burke  continued  his  calling  as  coal  miner,  also  purchased  a  farm, 
and  likewise  became  proprietor  of  a  hotel.  His  death  took  place  in 
December,  1883,  and  liis  widow  lujw  resides  alternately  with  her 
daughters,  Mrs.  McNulty  and  Mrs.  Murphy,  in  Brazil.  Thesurvi\- 
ing  sons  are  all  engaged  in  railroading,  in  various  capacities,  and  are 
respected  citizens  of  Brazil. 

The  marriage  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  McNulty  has  been  blessed  with 
(our  children,  viz:  .Mary,  -\ntli()iiy,  John  and  William,  the  last 
named  dying  at  the  age  of  ten  months.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  McNultv 
are  among  the  most  respecteti  of  the  members  of  the  church  of  the 


THE    CLERGV    AND    CONGREGATIONS 


Annunciation  congregation,  and   their  n  inic  is  held  in    high  repiUe 
by  the  citizens  of  Brazil  generally. 


REV.  G.  H.  MOSS,  pastor  of  St.  John  the  Evangelist  church,  in 
Warrick  county  (P.  O.  W^eltesj,  Ind..  is  a  native  of  Cincin- 
nati, Ohio,  was  born  February  lO,  1861,  and  is  the  fifth  in  order 
of  birth  in  a  family  of  six  sons  born  to  Bernard  and  Mary  A.  Moss. 
The  rudimentary  education  of  Father  Moss  was  begun  and 
finished  in  the  city  parochial  schools  of  Cincinnati.  Afterward  he 
entered  the  Jesuit  Fathers'  college  in  1873  and  took  the  classical 
course,  and  then  passed  two  years  as  student  and  teacher  with  the 
Jesuit  Fathers  in  Florisant,  Mo.  He  then  entered  St.  Memrad 
college,  Spencer  county,  Ind.,  and  finished  his  theological  and 
philosophical  studies,  graduated,  and  was  ordained  priest  by  Bishop 
Chatard,  in  1884.  His  first  charge  was  at  Frenchtown,  Harrison 
county,  Ind.,  and  whilst  there  exhibited  great  energy  and  ambition. 
He  introduced  the  Sisters  of  Providence,  three  in  number,  in 
this  parish,  and  in  1894  he  erected  a  neat  frame  church,  36x75 
feet,  with  a  spire  eighty-three  feet  high.  On  October  21,  1894, 
the  chinch  was  dedicated  by  Bishop  Chatard  before  a  large  con- 
course of  the  priesthood  and  eminent  laymen.  I'ather  Moss 
remained  in  the  parish  until  1S96  and  beside  St.  Bernard's  parish 
he  had  charge  of  the  Bradford  mission,  comprising  seventy-ti\e 
families;  St.  Joseph's,  of  Crawford  county,  was  also  under  his  min- 
istration for  the  full  time  of  his  pastorate  at  Frenchtown.  In  1892 
and  1893  he  had  charge  of  French  Lick,  a  summer  resort,  and  was 
then  placed  in  charge  of  his  present  pastorate — St.  John's,  in 
Warrick  county — which  parish  comprises  sixty-five  families  with  a 
total  attendance  of  325  souls.  Beside  St.  John's  parish  he  admin- 
isters to  the  mission  at  Petersburg,  which  has  a  church-building 
60x30  feet,  erected  by  Father  Cyrin  Thomas,  O.  S.  B.  Peters- 
burg mission  numbers  some  twenty-five  families  and  there  is  a  good 
prospect  of  its  soon  becoming  a  distinct  parish  by  itself.  The 
priesthood  is  a  body  of  gentlemen,  and  Father  Moss  is  no  excep 
tion,  as  he  is  wellk  nown  for  these  attributes  and  is  a  priest  dearly 
loved  and  highlv  respected  by  his  parishioners. 


ST.  JOHN'S    EVANGELISl    ^,    CHURCH, 

WELTES,    IND. 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

HUGH  D.  WICKENS,  of  Greensburg,  Ind.,  the  only  attorney- 
at-law  in  Decatur  county  who  is  a  member  of  the  CathoHc 
church,  was  born  near  North  Vernon,  Jennings  county,  Ind., 
August   30,   1870,  and   is  of  English-Irish  descent. 

Patrick  Wickens,  grandfather  of  Hugh  D.,  was  a  native  of 
county  Wexford,  Ireland,  was  there  married  to  Mary  Conner,  and 
had  born  to  him  a  family  of  si.x  children,  viz:  Patrick,  Mary, 
Ellen  (Mrs.  Sweeney),  Margaret  (Mrs.  Reese),  Thomas  and  John. 
The  mother  of  this  family  died  in  Ireland,  and  in  1853  the  father, 
Patrick,  came  to  the  United  States  and  settled  in  Taylorsville, 
Bartholomew  county,  where  he  died  in  1871,  a  member  of  St.  Bar- 
tholomew's church  at  Columbus. 

Patrick  Wickens,  son  of  Patrick  named  above  and  father  of 
Hugh  D.,  was  also  born  in  county  Wexford,  Ireland,  the  date  of 
his  birth  being  April  15,  1834.  At  the  age  of  nineteen  years  he 
came  with  his  father  to  the  United  States,  and  for  a  while  worked 
on  a  steamboat  on  lake  Erie,  after  which  he  joined  his  father's 
family  in  Bartholomew  county,  Ind.,  and  secured  a  position  as  a 
section  hand  on  the  Jeffersonville,  Madison  &  Indianapolis  railroad, 
was  promoted  to  be  brakeman,  and  was  next  appointed  superin- 
tendent of  track  laying  on  the  Louisville  branch  of  the  Ohio  &  Mis- 
sissippi road,  after  which  he  became  roadmaster,  which  position  he 
held  until  about  1872,  when  he  bought  a  farm  a  mile  and  a  half 
east  of  North  Vernon,  where  he  has  since  successfully  followed  the 
pursuit  of  agriculture,  and  has  also  taken  an  active  part  in  the 
management  of  local  politics  as  a  democrat. 

The  marriage  of  Mr.  Wickens  took  place  at  North  \'ernQn, 
Jennings  county,  Ind.,  in  November,  1863,  to  Miss  Hannah  Devine, 
daughter  of  Hugh  and  Mary  (Maloney)  Devine,  and  one  of  the 
early  teachers  of  her  native  county  of  Jennings.  Mr.  Devine  died 
when  his  daughter  was  but  a  mere  child.  Mrs.  Devine  is  still  liv- 
ing and  is  married  to  Edward  Gallagher,  she  and  her  husband 
being  members  of  St.  Mary's  church,  at  North  Vernon.  To  the 
marriage  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Wickens  have  been  born  the  following 
children,  in  the  order  here  named:  Ella,  John,  Thomas  (who  died 
from  an  accident  at  the  age  of  seventeen  years),  Hugh  D.,  Patrick, 
Jr.,  Mary,.  Norah,  Katherine,  Pearl  M.  and  Julia  E. 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

Hugh  D.  Wickens  was  educated  in  the  common  schools,  and 
after  graduating  from  the  high  school  of  North  Vernon  he  entered 
upon  the  vocation  of  teaching  and  for  two  years  taught  in  his  home 
county,  one  year  at  Chattanooga,  Tenn.,  and  was  then  for  three 
years  principal  of  the  Cathedral  high  school  of  Vincennes,  estab- 
lishing for  himself  a  fine  reputation  as  an  educator.  This  talent 
seems  to  be  inherent  in  the  family,  as  Miss  Mary,  sister  of  subject, 
has  been  a  teacher  for  several  years  in  the  North  Vernon  high 
school;  another  sister,  Nora,  is  now  a  teacher  in  the  city  schools  of 
Terre  Haute,  Ind.,  and  his  brother,  Patrick,  has  taught  for  six 
years  in  Jennings  county.  During  his  career  as  an  instructor,  Mr. 
Wickens  devoted  much  of  his  time  to  a  systematic  study  of  the 
law,  preparatory  to  entering  the  Indiana  Law  school,  in  which  he 
graduated  May  30,  1895,  since  when  he  has  been  actively  engaged 
in  the  active  practice  of  his  profession  in  Greensburg,  where  he  has 
firmly  established  himself  in  the  confidence  of  the  public  and  has 
been  engaged  in  some  very  important  lawsuits.  In  politics  he  is 
a  stanch  democrat. 

In  1 89 1  Mr.  Wickens  became  a  member  of  branch  No.  609, 
Catholic  Knights  of  America,  and  afterward  was  president  of 
branch  No.  256,  at  Vincennes;  he  was  also  the  first  president  of 
Americus  council.  No.  271,  Young  Men's  institute,  of  Greensburg. 
Mr.  Wickens  is  a  true  Catholic,  and  socially  and  profes.sionally 
enjoys  a  full  share  of  the  public  esteem. 


REV.  GEORGE  L.  T.  WIDERIN,  pastor  of  the  church  of  the 
Nativity,  at  North  Vernon,  Jennings  county,  Ind.,  is  a  native 
of  Louisville,  Ky.,  and  is  a  son  of  Christian  and  Mary  A.  (Meder) 
Widerin,  natives  of   I^avaria. 

Rev.  G.  L.  T.  Widerin  was  born  June  20,  1847,  was  primarily 
educated  in  the  parochial  schools,  and  began  the  study  for  the 
priesthood  in  1872,  at  St.  Meinrad's  college.  He  was  ordained 
May  28,  1877,  under  Bishop  de  St.  Palais,  and  said  his  first  mass 
at  St.  Mary's  church,  at  New  Albany,  June  3,  1877.  He  was  then 
assigned  to  the  church  of  Sts.  Peter  and  Paul's,  at  Haubstadt,  Gib- 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

son  county,  Ind.,  where  he  remained  five  years;  he  then-was  trans- 
ferred to  North  Madison,  and  remained  in  charge  there  until  April 
3,  1893;  he  was  assigned  to  his  present  position,  and  under  him 
the  spiritual  welfare  of  the  parishioners  has  been  cared  for  in  a 
manner  that  has  redounded  to  his  Credit  and  secured  for  him  the 
high  esteem  and  affection  of  his  flock.  During  his  early  years  our 
subject  was  engaged  in  secular  occupations,  and  during  the  war 
served  for  a  time  as  a  private  in  the  One  Hundred  and  Forty- 
fourth  regiment  of  Indiana  volunteer  infantry.  His  father.  Chris- 
tian, served  for  two  years  in  the  Twenty-third  regiment,  when  he 
was  obliged  to  withdraw  owing  to  disabilities  received  in  action. 
Our  subject  has  135  families,  together  with  ninety  pupils  who 
attend  the  school  adjoining  the  church.  His  labors,  although 
arduous,  have  been  rewarded  with  abundant  success,  and  he  well 
deserves  the  high  esteem  in  which  he  is  held. 


WILLIAM  WIEGAND,  of  Indianapolis,  was  born  in  Prussia, 
Germany,  in  the  village  of  Neustadt,  on  the  twenty-fourth 
day  of  October,  1S49.  He  is  a  son  of  John  and  Annie  (Wulff) 
Wiegand,  both  natives  of  Prussia,  the  father  born  in  the  year  1801, 
and  the  mother  in  1821;  they  both  departed  this  life  in  1872,  and 
lie  buried  in  the  old  cemetery  at  Neustadt.  These  parents  had 
a  family  of  eight  children,  three  sons  and  five  daughters,  but  two 
of  the  former  are  now  living — the  subject  of  this  sketch  and  Feli.x, 
a  farmer,  who  still  lives  in  the  old  country.  All  the  deceased 
members  of  the  family  attained  the  years  of  maturity  and  all  mar- 
ried; their  names  were:  Lena,  Leo,  Regina,  Matilda,  Sophia  and 
Caroline. 

William  Wiegand  remained  in  his  native  country  until  eighteen 
years  of  age  and  received  his  education  in  the  church  schools  of 
Neustadt.  He  then  came  to  the  United  States,  stopping  for  two 
years  in  Washington,  D.  C.,  where  he  was  engaged  in  the  meat 
business.  In  1869  he  became  a  resident  of  Indianapolis,  since 
which  time  he  has  been  with  his  present  employer,  Charles  Stucke- 
meyer,  as  manager  of  that  gentleman's   meat   market.      Mr.  Wie- 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

gand  is  a  practical  butclier  and  meat-market  man,  in  which  busi- 
ness he  has  spent  the  greater  part  of  his  Hfe,  and  in  which  his 
efficiency  is  much  more  than  ordinary.  He  was  reared  a  Catholic 
and  has  never  swerved  in  his  allegiance  to  the  church  of  his  father, 
being  a  consistent  member  and  an  active  worker  at  the  present 
time. 

Mr.  Wiegand   is  unmarried,  preferring  the   freedom   of  single 
blessedness  to  the  more  responsible  position  of  a  Benedict. 


MRS.  MARY  WILCOX,  wife  of  H.  P.  Wilco.x,  of  No.  834 
English  avenue,  Indianapolis,  is  a  member  of  a  prominent 
German  Catholic  family.  She  is  a  daughter  of  Michael  and  Frances 
Kirn,  natives  of  Baden,  Germany,  who  came  to  the  United  States 
in  their  early  life  and  were  married  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  where  they 
lived  for  a  number  of  years,  removing  thence  to  Minnesota,  and 
later  to  West  Point,  Lee  county,  Iowa.  Still  later  they  removed 
to  Kansas,  where  the  mother  died  March  26,  1885.  Michael 
Kirn  died  at  Topeka,  Kans.,  February  13,  1897,  at  the  advanced 
age  of  eighty-four  years.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Kirn  were  devoted  mem- 
bers of  the  Catholic  church,  were  sincere  in  their  belief,  and  car- 
ried out  in  their  lives  the  principles  they  professed.  They  were 
the  parents  of  eight  children,  six  of  whom,  three  sons  and  three 
daughters,  arrived  at  mature  age  and  are  still  living.  They  have 
all  been  reared  in  the  Catholic  faith,  and  two  of  the  daughters  have 
consecrated  themselves  to  a  purely  religious  life.  They  are  Julia, 
who,  as  M.  Lena,  is  a  Sister  of  Notre  Dame,  her  home  being  in 
Rochester,  N.  Y.,  and  Catherine,  as  Sister  Colmana,  is  at  Long- 
wood,  Chicago.  Mrs.  Wilcox  is  the  second  of  the  sisters  in  the 
order  of  birth.  The  three  brothers  are  Charles,  John  and  William, 
all  residing  in  Kansas.  The  eldest  two  of  the  family  died  in 
infancy. 

Mrs.  Wilcox  was  born  in  Lee  county,  Iowa,  and  there  grew  to 
womanhood,  and  was  married  at  Urbana,  111.,  to  Henry  P.  Wilcox, 
a  native  of  Massachusetts,  and  a  brave  soldier  during  the  war  of  the 
Rebellion.      Mrs.  Wilcox  is  a  member  of  a  most  excellent  family, 

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who  are  all  respected  citizens,  and  devout  and  earnest  Catholics. 
She  is  a  member  of  St.  Patrick's  parish  of  Indianapolis,  and  a  wor- 
thy woman  and  wife.  The  Rev.  Father  O'Donaghue  is  the  esteemed 
pastor  of  the  church  to  which  she   belongs. 


ROBERT  CHRISTOPHER  WILLIAMS,  of  Loogootee,  Ind., 
was  born  in  Washington  county,  Ky.,  January  i,  1845,  a  son 
of  Thomas  Francis  and  Mary  Elizabeth  (Nally)  Williams,  also 
natives  of  Kentucky. 

The  father  was  a  carpenter  by  trade,  and  also  owned  a  farm 
in  Washington  county,  but  when  the  county  was  divided,  he  found 
himself  to  be  a  resident  of  Marion  county,  and  there  he  passed  the 
remainder  of  his  life,  dying  on  his  farm  in  October,  1894,  at  the 
age  of  eighty  years.  His  widow  still  resides  on  the  old  homestead, 
and  of  the  seven  children  born  to  herself  and  husband,  Robert  C, 
the  subject,  is  the  eldest.  Of  the  remaining  six,  Sarah  Jane  was 
married  to  James  Bulloch,  and  died  in  Daviess  county,  Ind., 
leaving  seven  children,  viz:  Thomas,  Charles,  Leona,  Albert, 
Samuel,  Ella  and  Regina;  Rebecca  married  Edward  Blanford,  of 
Loogootee,  and  died  in  1884,  leaving  four  children — John,  Jennie, 
Agnes  and  Mattie;  Medora  is  married  to  Alonzo  Farrell,  and  resides 
in  Marion  county,  Ky. ;  John  is  a  resident  of  Washington  county, 
Ky. ,  and  has  been  twice  married;  Thomas,  also  married,  lives  in 
Washington,  Ind.,  and  Alice,  who  was  married  to  Foley  Cusicks, 
died  in  Marion  county,  Ky.,  leaving  a  family. 

Robert  C.  \\'illiams  was  reared  a  farmer  and  also  possessed 
excellent  school  advantages.  He  came  to  Indiana  in  1867,  and 
followed  farming  in  Daviess  and  Martin  counties  until  1884,  when 
he  settled  in  Loogootee,  and  has  here  been  engaged  ever  since  in 
the  liquor  business.  Mr.  Williams  has  a  neat  and  orderly  estab- 
lishment and  enjoys  an  excellent  patronage,  composed  of  the  most 
respectable  residents  of  the  town.  His  marriage  took  place  in 
February,  1874,  to  Miss  Catherine  Arvin,  a  native  of  Washington 
county,  Ky.,  and  a  daughter  of  John  and  Elizabeth  (Field)  Arvin, 
and  this  marriage  has  been   blessed   by  the  birth  of  five  children. 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

named  as  follows:   John   Francis,  Mary   E.,  Charles  C,  Dallas  B. 
and  Clarence  Leo; 

Mr.  Williams  is  a  genial,  affable  and  accommodating  gentle- 
man and  has  many  warm  friends.  He  has  made  a  success  of  his 
business,  owns  the  two-story  brick  building  in  which  he  carries  it 
on,  and  also  owns  his  residence  property.  He  and  family  are 
members  of  St.  John's  church,  to  the  support  of  which  he  freely 
contributes. 


EMANUEL  R.  WILLS,  a  well-known  salesman  and  merchant 
of  South  Bend,  Ind.,  was  born  in  York  county,  Pa.,  October 
I,  1840,  a  son  of  Lewis  and  Magdaline  (Fleshman)  Wills,  both 
natives  of  Adams  county,  in  the  same  state,  the  former  born  in 
1 8 10  and  the  latter  in  1809. 

Lewis  Wills,  who  was  a  farmer  by  vocation,  died  in  his  native 
county  in  1879,  and  was  followed  to  the  grave  by  his  widow  in 
1 89 1.  They  were  the  parents  of  six  children,  of  whom  Jacob 
Lewis  was  killed  in  the  Civil  war;  Joseph  resides  in  Springfield, 
Mo.  ;  John  lives  in  Lebanon,  Pa. ;  Mary  is  the  widow  of  Matthew 
Timmens;  Caroline  is  now  Mrs.  Bievenour,  of  Adams  county.  Pa., 
and  Emanuel  R.  is  the  subject  of  this  memoir. 

Emanuel  R.  Wills  attended  the  schools  of  the  county  of  York, 
Pa.,  until  si.xteen  years  of  age  and  then  learned  blacksmithing, 
but  did  not  long  work  at  his  trade,  as  he  secured  a  clerkship  in  a 
dry-goods  store,  in  which. he  remained  three  years,  and  merchan- 
dizing he  has  since  followed  as  his  vocation  in  life.  In  1865  he 
came  to  South  Bend,  Ind.,  and  engaged  in  the  dry-goods  trade  as 
salesman,  and  for  many  years  was  also  engaged  in  the  grocery 
business,  meeting  with  financial  success  through  good  manage- 
ment and  judicious  business  methods.  In  politics  he  is  a  sound 
democrat,  and  in  May,  1882,  was  elected  treasurer  of  the  city  of 
South  Bend,  serving  so  satisfactorily  that,  at  the  end  of  his  term, 
he  was  triumphantly  elected  treasurer  of  St.  Joseph  county,  and 
re-efected,  thus  serving  two  terms,  from  1884  until  1888,  inclusive. 
He  has  also  served  as  county  assessor  for  two  years,  and  as  com- 

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tnissioner  of  the  school  fund,  filling  each  office  with  credit  to  him- 
self and  to  the  satisfaction  of  all  concerned. 

Mr.  Wills  was  most  happily  married  in  1874,  at  St.  Patrick's 
church,  South  Bend,  to  Miss  Margaret  Coquillard,  whose  uncle 
was  the  founder  of  South  Bend  and  was  the  first  to  entertain  the 
lamented  Father  Sorin,  the  founder  of  Notre  Dame  college,  and 
also  Father  Baden,  the  pioneer  Catholic  missionary  of  St.  Joseph 
county.  To  the  congenial  marriage  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  E.  R.  Wills 
have  been  born  four  children,  in  the  following  order:  Leo  J., 
June  28,  1879;  Edmund  A.,  August  11,  1882;  Florentine  M.,  May 
2,   1884,  and  Adele  M.,  February  9,   1886. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Wills  are  devoted  Catholics,  and  freely  contrib- 
ute to  the  support  of  St.  Patrick's  church,  of  South  Bend,  of 
which  they  are  consistent  members.  In  social  circles  they  are 
greatly  esteemed,  not  because  they  are  in  good  circumstances,  but 
because  of  their  personal  merits. 


GERHARD  WITTE,  who  does  the  veneering  and  gluing  for 
the  Aurora  (Dearborn  county)  Furniture  company,  was  born 
April  22,  1846,  in  Germany.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in 
1 881,  and  engaged  in  his  present  business.  He  was  married  to 
Miss  Anna  Gaddemeir,  and  they  have  seven  children,  viz:  Willie, 
Anna,  Henry,  Frank,  Clara,  Ida  and  Amelia.  All  are  strict  mem- 
bers of  St.  Mary's  church.  Mr.  Witte  is  a  member  of  St.  Joseph 
society,  and  he  and  family  are  highly  respected  in  Aurora,  and  as 
much  respected  by  the  Protestant  inhabitants  as  they  are  by  their 
Catholic  friends.  He  owns  a  pleasant  home  on  Decatur  street, 
the  result  of  his  industry  and  frugality,  and  well  deserves  the  high 
esteem  in  which  he  is  held. 


REV.  EMANUEL  WROBEL,  the  highly-esteemed  young  pastor 
of  St.  Stanislaus  church   at    Michigan   City,  Laporte   county, 
Ind.,  is  a  native  of  Silesia,  a  province  of  Prussia,  was  born  Decem- 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

ber  25,  1866,  and  was  educated  primarily  in  his  native  country. 
In  1 88 1  he  came  to  America  and  entered  St.  Francis  seminary  at 
Milwaukee,  Wis.,  was  ordained  priest  in  1890,  and  from  July  of 
that  year  until  January  i,  1891,  officiated  as  assistant  to  Rev. 
Father  Bleckmann,  of  St.  Mary's  church,  Michigan  City,  when 
the  Polish  congregation  of  St.  Stanislaus  was  organized,  and  of 
this  he  has  ever  since  been  the  beloved  pastor.  From  January  to 
September,  1S91,  the  congregation  worshiped  in  St.  Mary's  hall, 
and  in  the  latter  month  the  present  church-edifice  was  completed 
under  the  supervision  of  Father  Wrobel,  at  a  cost  of  $8,000.  The 
membership  of  St.  Stanislaus  comprises  165  Polish  families  and  is 
in  a  very  flourishing  condition,  thanks  to  the  zeal  and  labors  of 
Father  Wrobel.  In  1891,  also.  Father  Wrobel  established  the 
parochial  school  attached  to  the  church,  and  this  has  been  con- 
ducted by  the  Sisters  of  the  Holy  Cross  (now  by  Notre  Dame  Sis- 
ters), being  well  attended,  considering  the  limited  number  of  Polish 
families  residing  in  Michigan  Cit\'. 


CHARLES  J.  WOLF,  manager  at  Goshen,  Elkhart  county,  for 
the  Cosmo  Buttermilk  Soap  company,  paper  box  department, 
was  born  in  Saxony,  Germany,  November  4,  1846,  a  son  of  August 
and  Catherine  (Romhildt)  Wolf,  who  came  to  the  United  States  in 
1854,  and  located  in  Dayton,  Ohio,  where  the  father  is  still  engaged 
in  the  manufacture  of  paper  boxes. 

Charles  J.  Wolf,  the  second  born  of  a  family  of  six  children, 
was  between  seven  and  eight  years  of  age  when  brought  to  the 
United  States  by  his  parents.  He  attended  public  schools  in  Day- 
ton until  eighteen  years  old,  and  then  entered  his  father's  paper- 
box  factory,  remaining  until  1872,  in  which  year  he  went  to  St. 
Louis,  Mo.,  and  took  charge  of  the  C.  H.  Newbolt  paper  box  fac- 
tory for  four  years.  The  following  three  years  he  was  in  partner- 
ship with  his  brother.  Otto,  in  the  manufacture  of  the  same  com- 
modity, and  then  went  back  to  Dayton,  Ohio,  and  re-engaged  with 
his  father,  with  whom  he  remained  two  years.  About  this  time 
Otto  Wolf  died  in  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  and  Charles  J.  went  thither  and 

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managed  the  deceased  brother's  bushiess  until  it  was  profitably 
disposed  of,  in  1884.  His  next  engagement  was  with  Holman 
Bros.,  of  St.  Louis,  with  whom  he  remained,  as  foreman,  until 
1886,  and  then  went  to  Chicago,  111.,  where  he  had  charge  of  H. 
M.  Rosenblatt's  paper-box  department  until  1890;  he  then  returned 
to  St.  Louis  and  for  ten  months  was  salesman  for  Otto  Moser, 
paper-box  department,  and  then  for  four  years  was  in  Chicago 
again  in  the  same  line,  and  for  fifteen  months  with-  the  Lancaster 
Caramel  company,  of  that  city.  He  then  went  to  Valparaiso, 
Ind.,  formed  a  connection  with  the  Cosmo  Buttermilk  Soap  com- 
pany, with  which  he  has  since  remained,  coming  with  it  to  Goshen, 
June  10,   1896. 

Mr.  Wolf  was  united  in  marriage,  in  Dayton,  Ohio,  February 
3,  1874,  by  Father  L.  J.  H.  Stukenborg,  of  St.  Mary's,  to  Miss 
Emma  L.  Baumstart,  who  was  born  in  Germany,  May  5,  1846, 
and  this  marriage  has  been  blessed  with  two  children,  viz:  Harry 
Leo,  a  salesman,  and  Lilly  May,  a  stenographer.  The  family  are 
all  devout  Catholics,  and  afBliate  with  St.  John's  church,  Mrs.  'Wolf 
being  a  member  of  the  Rosary  society  and  Sacred  league,  and  are 
liberal  in  their  contributions,  as  well  as  faithful  to  their  duties.  In 
his  politics  Mr.  Wolf  is  a  republican,  and  as  a  business  man  has 
few  superiors  in  the  state  of  Indiana,  and  none  has  more  friends. 


SIMON  YENN,  a  well-known  resident  of  Mishawaka,  and  ex- 
treasurer  of  St.  Joseph  county,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Alsace-Lor- 
raine, France  (now  Germany),  May  11,  1840,  a  son  of  Theobold 
and  Christina  (Grewey)  Yenn,  natives  of  the  same  province. 

Theobold  Yenn,  born  January  21,  18 13,  after  receiving  a  good 
public-school  education,  served  an  apprenticeship  at  stonemasonry, 
at  which  he  worked  in  the  old  country  until  he  came  to  America, 
reaching  New  York  after  a  voyage  of  thirty-one  days,  from  which 
city  he  went  via  the  Hudson  river  to  Albany,  and  the  Erie  canal  to 
Buffalo,  and  then  via  Lake  Erie  to  Cleveland,  thence  Massillon  and 
Canton,  Ohio,  arriving  at  the  last-named  city  in  the  spring  of  1845; 
after   sojourning   there  one   year   he  went    to  Waynesburg,    Stark 

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THE    CLERGY    AXD    CONGREGATIONS, 

county,  Ohio,  worked  six  months  on  a  canal  and  in  the  fall  of  1S46 
bought  a  twenty-acre  farm  two  and  one-half  miles  east  of  Louis- 
ville, Ohio,  on  which  he  lived  until  1S64,  when  he  came  to  St. 
Joseph  county,  Ind.,  and  purchased  a  120-acre  farm  six  miles  south 
of  South  Bend  (one  mile  from  Sumption  Prairie),  in  Green  town- 
ship, and  on  this  he  resided  until  1887,  when  he  came  to  Misha- 
waka,  and  here  made  his  home  with  his  son  Simon,  our  subject, 
until  his  death,  in  the  faith  of  the  holy  Catholic  church,  October 
20,  1 89 1,  at  the  age  of  seventy-eight  years.  To  his  marriage  with 
Miss  Christina  Grewey,  which  took  place  in  Alsace-Lorraine,  Jan- 
uary 6,  1838,  were  born  seven  children,  who  were  named,  in  order 
of  birth,  as  follows:  Cassimere,  who  died  in  the  land  of  his  birth  in 
1840;  Simon,  the  subject  of  this  memoir;  Christina,  widow  of  Peter 
Weber;  Agnes,  deceased  wife  of  John  Cooley;  Edward,  who  died 
in  Ohio;  Cecelia,  wife  of  Daniel  Pealy,  and  Edward,  deceased. 
The  mother  of  these  children  is  being  filially  cared  for  by  her  son 
Simon,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  and,  should  she  live  until  Sep- 
tember 29,  1898,  will  have  reached  the  age  of  eight3f-seven  years. 
Simon  Yenn,  the  subject  of  this  biography,  was  primarily  edu- 
cated in  the  common  school  of  Stark  county,  Ohio,  and  this  educa- 
tion was  supplemented  by  further  tuition  under  a  private  teacher. 
He  was  granted  a  school  teacher's  certificate  at  Canton,  in  1861, 
and  until  1863  taught  at  Louisville  in  sub-district  No.  i,  making 
for  himself  a  fine  reputation  as  a  tutor.  While  engaged  in  this 
profession  he  married,  September  23,  1862,  Miss  Josephine  Roth, 
at  St.  Louis  church,  I^ouisville,  Ohio,  the  ceremony  being  per- 
formed by  Rev.  Louis  Hoffer.  He  then  came  to  Indiana,  arriving 
at  Sumption  Prairie,  St.  Joseph  county,  April  29,  1863,  where  he 
lived  but  a  short  time,  and  then  was  employed  in  teaming  for  J.  C. 
Wagner,  of  Mishawaka,  for  a  j'ear.  About  this  time  his  father 
came  from  Ohio  and  purchased  a  farm  in  Green  township,  on 
which  subject  worked  until  1868,  when  he  came  to  Mishawaka  and 
purchased  a  lot  on  Joseph  street,  near  Bridge,  on  which  he  built  a 
house,  and  engaged  in  the  grocer\'  business  until  1893,  having  been 
elected,  as  a  democrat,  treasurer  of  St.  Joseph  county  in  1892,  in 
which  office  he  faithfully  served  until  1894.  when  he  retired  from 
active  business  life. 

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To  the  marriage  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Yenn  have  been  born  the 
following  children:  Gertrude  A.  and  William  H.,  both  deceased; 
Rev.  Simon,  who  was  born  August  23,  1S63,  was  educated  in  a 
parochial  school  in  Mishuwaka,  and  at  Canisius  college,  Buffalo, 
N.  Y. ,  later  graduating  from  the  Propaganda,  at  Rome,  Italy,  and 
is  now  pastor  of  the  Catholic  church  at  Goshen,  Ind. ;  Mary,  wife 
of  August  Hoerstman,  of  Mishawaka;  Hattie,  wife  of  John  Herzog; 
Frank,  George  and  August,  at  home.  William  H.,  named  above, 
was  a  novice  of  the  Society  of  Jesus  at  Prairie  du  Chien,  at  the 
time  of  his  death,  which  occurred  December  26,  1893.  All  the 
family  are  devout  Catholics,  and  the  parents  have  ever  been  most 
generous  in  their  contributions  to  the  support  of  the  church,  and 
their  children  have  dutifully  followed  this  example  as  far  as  their 
means  have  permitted,  and  no  name  to-day  is  more  respected  in 
the  church  and  society  circles  of  Mishawaka  than  that  of  the  Yenn 
family. 


REV.  S.  M.  YENN,  the  present  pastor  of  St.  John's  church,  at 
Goshen,  Elkhart  county,  Ind.,  was  born  on  a  farm  near  South 
Bend,  St.  Joseph  county,  on  the  23d  day  of  August,  1863,  a  son  of 
Simon  and  Josephine  (Roth)  Yenn.  He  was  baptized  in  the  old 
St.  Patrick's  church,  at  South  Bend,  where  the  family  soon  after 
resided,  but  in  1867  removed  to  Mishawaka,  where  the  parents  are 
still  living.  There  young  Yenn  attended  the  parochial  school  until 
thirteen  years  old,  and  at  the  age  of  fifteen  years  entered  Canisius 
(Jesuit)  college  at  Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  where  he  passed  five  years  in  the 
study  of  the  classics,  etc.,  and  from  which  he  graduated  in  1883, 
with  the  degree  of  B.  A.  In  the  fall  of  the  same  year  he  was  sent 
to  Rome,  Italy,  and  there  passed  si.x  years  at  the  Propaganda — two 
years  in  the  study  of  philosophy  and  four  years  in  the  study  of 
theology  under  Professor  (now  Cardinal)  Satolli.  After  his  ordi- 
nation, in  1889,  he  returned  to  the  United  States,  and  was  at  once 
appointed  to  his  present  pastorate  at  Goshen,  where  he  has  ever 
since  labored  assiduously  and  zealously  for  the  welfare  of  his  flock 
and  the  glory  of  God. 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

VERY  REV.  DR.  JOHN  A.  ZAHM,  provincial  of  the  Congrega- 
tion of  tfie  Holy  Cross  for  tfie  United  States,  was  born  near 
New  Lexington,  Perry  county,  Ohio,  in  1851.  On  his  father's  side 
he  is  of  German  descent,  whilst  on  his  mother's  side  he  is  of  Celtic 
extraction,  his  mother,  whose  maiden  name  was  Mary  Ellen  Brad- 
dock,  being  a  descendant  of  General  Braddock,  of  pre-Revolution- 
ary  fame. 

The  preliminary  education  of  Dr.  Zahm  was  acquired  in  a  lit- 
tle log  school-house  near  New  Lexington,  where  he  was  a  school- 
mate of  the  celebrated  war  correspondent,  Januarius  A.  McGahan. 
In  his  sixteenth  year  he  entered  Notre  Dame  university,  from 
which  he  graduated  with  the  highest  honors  in  1871.  Subse- 
quently he  became  a  member  of  the  community  of  the  Holy  Cross, 
and  was  ordained  priest  at  the  conclusion  of  his  theological  studies 
in  1875.  He  was  early  placed  in  charge  of  the  university's  scien- 
tific department,  and  built  up  the  magnificent  scientific  and  tech- 
nological schools  which  now  form  such  an  important  part  of  the 
university.  He  was  vice-president  of  the  institution  in  1876-77, 
and  later  filled  the  same  office  during  a  term  of  eight  years.  In 
1896  he  went  to  Rome  as  procurator-general  of  his  community,  and 
in  January,  1898,  returned  to  America  to  assume  the  duties  of  his 
office — that  of  provincial  of  the  congregation  of  the  Holy  Cross  at 
Notre  Dame,  Ind. 

But  the  fame  of  Dr.  Zahm  is  greatest  as  a  lecturer,  author  and 
man  of  science — a  fame  that  is  by  no  means  confined  to  America, 
as  his  published  works — "  Sound  and  Music,"  "  Catholic  Science 
and  Catholic  Scientists,"  "Bible  Science  and  Faith,"  "Evolu- 
tion and  Dogma,"  "  Science  and  the  Church,"  and  others — which 
have  been  translated  into  the  principle  European  languages,  and  as 
closely  read  on  the  other  side  of  the  Altantic  as  on  this.  He  is  an 
accomplished  linguist,  and  is  a  member  of  several  of  the  learned 
societies  of  Europe. 

Although  Dr  Zahm  was  widely  recognized  as  an  able  Catholic 
scientist  long  before  his  appearance  as  a  lecturer  before  our  sum- 
mer and  winter  schools,  the  remarkable  addresses  which  he  deliv- 
ered before  the  students  of  these  institutions  may  be  said  to  have 
attracted  wider  and  closer  attention  to  him   and  his  views.     While 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

it  was  freely  acknowledged  that  his  lectures  had  proven  the  most 
attractive,  perhaps,  of  all  the  course,  some  captious  criticism  was 
leveled  against  their  author  by  individuals,  who  aimed  to  show 
themselves  more  conservative  in  scientific  matters  than  the  church 
herself.  The  ideas  which  Dr.  Zahm  has  advocated,  in  his  lectures 
and  books,  regarding  the  antiquity  of  the  world,  the  nature  of  the 
Genesiac  days,  the  extent  of  the  Noachian  deluge  and  the  compati- 
bility of  certain  evolutionary  theories  with  Catholic  faith  are  now 
generally  accepted  by  all  scholars — and  the  critics  who  charged 
him  with  endorsing,  in  those  ideas,  the  doctrines  of  the  material- 
istic school  of  evolution,  were  simply  exhibiting  their  own  ignor- 
ance, or  willfully  misrepresenting  him.  The  doctor  has  taken 
part  in  several  of  the  international  Catholic  scientific  congresses 
that  have  tieen  held  in  Europe  in  recent  3'ears,  and  at  the  one 
which  assembled  at  Brussels  in  September,  1 894,  he  read  an  able 
paper  on  "The  Warfare  with  Agnosticism,"  in  which  he  pleaded 
earnestly  for  a  more  thorough  study  of  science  in  our  ecclesiastical 
seminaries.  In  addition  to  his  published  works  and  his  lectures, 
he  has  also  written  much  on  various  topics  in  Catholic  and  secular 
reviews — both  in  America  and  in  Europe.  His  position  regarding 
the  relations  of  science  to  religion  may  be  judged  from  the  fol- 
lowing brief  extract  from  a  paper  contributed  by  him  five  years 
ago  to  one  of  the  Catholic  magazines.  "Whatever  may  be  the 
attitude  of  certain  scientists  towards  the  church,"  wrote  the  doc- 
tor, "the  relations  of  the  sciences  of  faith  with  those  of  reason 
cannot  be  other  than  harmonious.  And  it  is  this  harmony,  which 
springs  from  the  very  nature  of  the  relation  of  science  and  faith, 
that  exhibits  the  strongest  evidence  of  that  light  and  liberty  of 
thought  and  research  which  every  Cathqlic  feels  is  a  portion  of  his 
Christian  he^ritage." 

At  the  very  time  when  his  critics  were  predicting  that  Dr. 
Zahm  would  be  disciplined  for  his  scientific  teachings  higher  honors 
than  had  yet  fallen  to  his  share  came  to  him.  In  the  first  place, 
in  recognition  of  his  valuable  work,  he  was  made  a  doctor  of  phi- 
losophy by  our  holy  father,  Leo  XIII,  and  a  few  months  later  the 
superior  of  his  congregation,  Very  Rev.  Gilbert  Francais,  sent 
him  to  the  Eternal  ■  city  to  represent   his  community  there  in  the 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

capacity  of  procurator-general.  During  his  stay  in  •  Rome  the 
doctor  was  the  recipient  of  many  distinctions  from  prominent 
ecclesiastical  dignitaries,  and  he  was  on  the  point  of  departing  for 
Bengal,  to  report  on  the.  condition  of  the  Catholic  missions  in 
certain  parts  of  that  country,  when  word  reached  him  that  he  had 
been  chosen  provincial  of  his  congregation  in  the  United  States  of 
America. 

The  glory  of  God  seems  to  have  been  a  controlling  sentiment 
and  distinguishing  feature  in  the  family  of  Dr.  Zahm,  as  other  of 
its  members,  beside  himself,  have  consecrated  themselves  to  the 
service  of  the  church.  Three  of  his  sisters  are  religieuses,  and  an 
aunt  was  for  twenty  years  mistress  of  novices  in  the  mother-house 
of  the  Sisters  of  the  Holy  Cross.  His  brother,  Dr.  Albert  F. 
Zahm,  is  professor  of  physics  in  the  Catholic  university  of  America. 
Dr.  Zahm  still  manifests  his  interest  in  the  scientific  department 
of  the  university  of  Notre  Dame,  which  he  did  so  much  to  create 
and  complete  by  his  untiring  labors  of  a  quarter  of  a  century. 
He  is  also  president  for  America  of  the  International  Catholic 
Scientific  congress,  which  will  hold  its  ne.xt  meeting  in  Munich  in 
1 90 1.  At  the  last  meeting  of  this  congress  in  Fribourg,  Switzer- 
land, in  1897,  the  doctor  was  president  for  America,  international 
vice-president,  and  president  of  the  section  of  anthropology. 


JOSEPH  ZIEGLER,  a  thriving  farmer  of  Shelby  county,  Ind., 
was  born  in  Wurtemburg,  Germany,  May  18,  1839,  a  son  of 
Andrew  and  Theressa  i^Sachsenmyer)  Ziegler,  who  both  died  in 
Germany,  the  parents  of  five  children,  viz:  Francisca,  deceased; 
John,  still  in  Germany;  Joseph,  the  subject;  Mary,  .wife  of  John 
Kopp,  of  Germany,  and  Anthony,  deceased. 

Joseph  Ziegler  attended  the  parochial  schools  of  his  native 
province  until  fourteen  years  of  age,  was  reared  on  his  father's 
farm  and  followed  this  class  of  labor  until  May  22,  1862,  when  he 
embarked  for  the  United  States  and  arrived  in  New  York,  July  13, 
of  the  same  year,  whence  he  came  directly  to  Shelby  county,  Ind., 
and  for  seventeen  years  lived  on  a  farm  near  Shelbyville.      In  1876, 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

however,  he  purchased  eighty  acres  of  his  present  farm,  to  which 
he  has  since  added  thirty  acres. 

The  marriage  of  Mr.  Ziegler  'took  place  in  his  native  land, 
May  lO,  1859,  in  the  parish  of  St.  George,  to  Miss  Mary  Mack, 
who  was  born  April  i,  1835,  a  daughter  of  Dominick  and  Eva 
(Ziegler)  Mack — the  ceremony  being  performed  by  the  Rev.  Hauser. 
The  union  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ziegler  has  been  blessed  with  seven 
children,  viz:  John  A.,  born  in  Germany,  but  now  a  resident  of 
Shelby  township,  Shelby  county,  Ind. ;  Rosa  F. ,  wife  of  William 
Higgins,  an  engineer,  of  Shelbyville;  Matilda,  married  to  M.  Rem- 
busch,  of  Indianapolis;  William,  of  Shelby  county;  Mary,  wife  of 
William  Thresher,  a  tailor,  of  Shelbyville;  Joseph,  deceased,  and 
Margaret,  at  home. 

Mr.  Ziegler,  with  his  family,  is  a  member  of  St.  Joseph's  con- 
gregation, and  in  politics  is  a  democrat;  Mrs.  Ziegler  is  a  member 
of  St.  Ann's  sodality,  and  both  are  devout  and  sincere  Catholics, 
who  are  never  behind  in  their  contributions  toward  defraying  the 
expenses  of  the  good  work  of  the  church. 


ALBERT  ZEPF,  foreman  for  the  Huck  &  Simon  company,  Vin- 
cennes,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Wurtemberg,  Germany,  January  25, 
1850,  and  is  a  son  of  Ignatz  and  Mary  Zepf,  the  former  of  whom 
was  a  farmer  in  his  years  of  activity  and  is  still  living  in  the  father- 
land and  at  the  age  of  eighty-eight  years,  but  where  the  latter  died 
in  1895.  Of  their  family  of  si.\  sons  and  si.x  daughters,  two,  Anton 
and  Xavera,  died  in  America;  one,  Joseph,  beside  the  subject,  is 
living  in  Vincennes;  Adolph,  I-Irozenia,  Margaret,  Mary,  Anna, 
Teressa  and  Elizabeth  still  have  their  home  in  Gerniany,  where 
still  another  died  some  years  ago. 

Albert  Zepf  was  well  educated  in  his  native  land,  and  there 
learned  the  art  of  brewing,  which  he  followed  there  for  seven 
years.  October  12,  1872,  he  landed  in  New  York  city,  where  he 
worked  one  year;  thence  he  came  to  Fort  Wayne,  Ind.,  and  then 
went  to  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  worked  until  October,  1S75,  and  thence 
went    to  Toledo,  worked   eighteen   months,  and   then   returned   to 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

Cincinnati,  in  1877,  and  remained  tliere  until  February,  1880, 
when  he  went  to  Detroit,  Mich.,  where  he  was  employed  as  fore- 
man for  three  years.  In  the  fall  of  1884  he  came  to  Vincennes, 
Ind.,  and  since  then  has  filled  his  present  position  with  great  satis- 
faction to  the  company. 

May  4,  1875,  Mr.  Zepf  was  united  in  marriage,  in  Cincin- 
nati, to  Miss  Mary  Rock,  a  native  of  Baden.  Germany,  and  this 
union  has  been  blessed  with  seven  children,  viz:  Mary,  Katie, 
Joseph,  Albert,  Otto,  Amelia  and  Helen.  The  family  are  mem- 
bers of  St.  John's  German  Catholic  church,  and  are  very  attentive 
to  their  religious  duties.  In  his  political  views  Mr.  Zepf  has 
inclined  to  democracy,  but  nevertheless  supported  the  McKinley 
ticket  in  1896.  He  has  been  very  prudent  with  his  earnings  and 
carries  considerable  life  insurance  in  various  companies,  thus  pro- 
viding for  his  family  in  case  of  his  unexpected  death,  and  for  his 
declining  years  through  the  endowment  plan. 


PETER  ZINS,  a  well-known  business  man  of  Lawrenceburg, 
Dearborn  county,  Ind.,  is  a  native  of  the  county  of  Franklin, 
and  son  of  Adam  and  Magdalania  (Wagner)  Zins,  both  parents 
born  in  France.  Peter  was  born  November  22,  1847,  passed  his 
youthful  years  on  a  farm,  attending  in  the  meantime  the  parochial 
schools  of  his  neighborhood,  and  at  the  age  of  seventeen  began 
learning  the  shoemaker's  trade  at  Lawrenceburg.  He  became  a 
resident  of  the  city  in  October,  1863,  and  followed  his  chosen  call- 
ing until  1877,  when  he  engaged  in  the  mercantile  business,  which 
he  has  continued  with  financial  success  to  the  present  time. 

Mr.  Zins  was  married  April  20,  1875,  to  Miss  Elizabeth 
Schwarz,  a  native  of  Lawrenceburg,  Ind.,  who  has  borne  him  three 
children — Henry  M.,  Albert  J.  and  Katie  J.,  who  died,  aged  four 
3'ears.  Mr.  Zins  and  family  are  members  of  St.  Lawrence  parish, 
Lawrenceburg,  and  are  active  in  all  charitable  and  other  work  of 
the  congregation.  He  is  widely  and  favorably  known  and  possesses 
in  a  marked  degree  the  esteem  and  confidence  of  his  fellow-citi- 
zens, who  have  ever  found  in  him  a  man  of  the  highest  personal 
honor  and  integrity. 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

THE  VERY  REV.  JOHN  H.  GUENDLING,  vicar-general  of 
the  diocese  of  Fort  Wayne,  was  born  in  Peru,  Miami  county, 
Ind.,  on  the  19th  of  December,  1855.  His  youth  was  spent  in 
that  quiet  town  on  the  banl<s  of  the  Wabash,  where  his  early 
mental  training  was  entrusted  by  his  well-to-do  parents  to  the 
Catholic  parish  school  of  that  place.  In  1870  he  entered  the  Pro- 
vincial seminary  of  Mount  St.  Mary's  of  the  West,  at  Cincinnati, 
Ohio.  In  1876,  after  the  completion  of  his  classical  studies,  he 
was  sent  to  the  world-renowned  American  college  at  Rome,  Italy, 
but  owing  to  continued  ill  health  he  was  obliged  to  return  to  his 
native  country  in  1878.  He  then  entered  the  Sulpitian  seminarj' 
at  Baltimore,  Md.,  where  he  completed  his  course  in  theology,  and 
was  ordained  priest  for  the  diocese  of  Fort  Wayne  on  the  2d  of 
July,  1880.  The  Right  Rev.  Bishop  Dwenger  soon  placed  him  in 
charge  of  St.  Joseph's  Orphan  asylum  at  LaFayette,  a  position  for 
which  he  was  eminently  fitted  by  his  zeal  and  genial,  cheerful  dis- 
position, and  through  which  he  won,  in  the  long  years  of  his  self- 
denying  mission,  the  grateful  affection  of  the  boys  placed  under  his 
care  and  of  the  citizens  at  large. 

That  Father  Guendling  is  one  of  the  ablest  priests  of  the  dio- 
cese of  Fort  Wayne,  that  he  possesses  the  full  confidence  of  the 
Right  Rev.  Bishop  Rademacher  and  is  held  in  the  highest  esteem 
by  his  fellow  priests,  is  evinced  by  his  appointment  to  membership 
in  the  diocesan  council,  the  diocesan  school  board,  and  to  the 
office  of  e.xaminer  of  parochial  schools.  After  F"ather  Brammer's 
death  these  honors  culminated  in  his  appointment,  on  July  4,  1898. 
to  the  office  of  vicar-general  of  the  diocese  of  Fort  Wayne  and 
pastor  of  the  cathedral  in  that  city. 


PATRICK  McCUE,  foreman  of  the  Louisville  &  Nashville  Rail- 
road shops  at  Howell,  Vanderburg  county,  is  a  son  of  Edward 
and  Bridget  (Finnerty)  McCue,  and  was  born  April  12,  1853.  His 
parents  were  natives  of  Ireland  and  to  their  marriage  were  born 
five  children. 

Patrick  McCue,  the  subject  of   this  biographical  notice,  after 
receiving    a    good    common-school    education,  began   learning  the 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

blacksmith's  trade  at  the  age  of  eighteen  years  in  the  shops  of  the 
Louisville  &  Nashville  Railroad  company  and  has  been  employed 
by  the  same  company  to  the  present  time.  Through  his  atten- 
tion to  the  interests  of  the  company  he  was  made  foreman  and 
was  transferred,  in  1890,  to  Howell,  being  rewarded  with  his  pres- 
ent responsible  position  in  recognition  of  his  faithful  services. 

The  first  marriage  of  Mr.  McCue  took  place  November  25, 
1S78,  and  the  union  was  blessed  with  seven  children,  of  whom 
three  are  still  living,  and  are  named:  Sarah  E.,  Mary  A.  and  Mar- 
garet E.  The  mother  of  these  was  called  away  in  the  holy  faith 
April  29,  1890,  and  on  January  20,  1896,  Mr.  McCue  was  united 
in  marriage  with  Miss  Mary  A.  McBride,  but  to  this  union  no 
children  have  been  born. 

In  politics  Mr.  McCue  is  a  republican,  but  has  never  been  a 
seeker  after  office,  preferring  to  devote  his  attention  to  the  duties 
due  his  employers  rather  than  bother  himself  with  the  uncertain 
recompense  of  party  work.  He  and  family  are  members  of  St. 
Agnes'  church  and  are  greatly  respected  by  the  members  of  that 
congregation  as  well  as  by  the  public  in  general. 


FRANK  LOUIS  MARCHESSEAU,  the  well-known  plumber  of 
Elkhart,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Ontonagon,  Mich.,  December  i, 
1862,  a  son  of  James  and  Catherine  (Barry)  Marchesseau,  natives, 
respectively,  of  Canada  and  Ireland.  These  parents  were  married 
in  Ontonagon,  where  the  father  was  engaged  in  mining  and  farming, 
and  their  union  was  blessed  with  three  children,  viz:  William  A., 
deceased;  Frank  L. ,  our  subject,  and  James  F.,  now  in  the  west. 
The  father  died  in  Ontonagon  September  i,  1891.  and  the  mother 
in  October,  1894,  both  in  the  Catholic  faith. 

Frank  Louis  Marchesseau  attended  public  school  in  Ontonagon 
until  seventeen  years  of  age  and  was  then  employed  in  copper  min- 
ing two  years;  the  following  three  years  he  served  as  an  apprentice 
at  plumbing  in  Detroit,  then  worked  there  as  journeyman  two 
years,  and  in  1887  came  to  Elkhart.  For  two  years  he  continued 
to  work  as  a  journeyman  in  this  city  and  then  opened  a  plumbing 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

establishment  in  partnership  with  John  Heffner,  which  was  con- 
ducted with  fair  success  for  two  years,  when  the  firm  was  dissolved 
and  Mr.  Marchesseau  associated  with  himself  John  Moran,  in  the 
same  line  of  industry.  At  the  close  of  two  years  more  Mr. 
Marchesseau  bought  in  Mr.  Moran's  interest,  and  has  since  been 
doing  a  satisfactory  trade  on  his  sole  account,  reaching  $15,000 
per  annum. 

August  5,  1 89 1,  Mr.  Marchesseau  was  united  in  marriage  in 
Elkhart  with  Miss  Margaret  Pridmore,  of  South  Bend,  Ind.,  who 
bore  him  one  child — Paul — but  was  called  to  her  heavenly  home 
May  22,  1892.  The  second  marriage  of  Mr.  Marchesseau  took 
place  November  30,  1894,  to  Miss  Josephine  McCarty,  a  native  of 
White  Pigeon.  Mich.,  and  this  felicitous  union  has  been  blessed 
with  two  children — Helen  M.  and  Mary  J.  Mrs.  Marchesseau, 
beside  being  a  well  educated  lady,  is  possessed  of  many  feminine 
accomplishments  that  are  useful  as  well  as  ornamental,  and  in 
1S89  engaged  in  the  millinery  business  in  Elkhart,  being  now  the 
favorite  in  this  line  of  the  elite  of  Elkhart  society.  Her  stock  of 
goods  is  large,  well  assorted  and  fashionable,  and  her  productions 
are  in  the  best  possible  taste  and  style.  The  family  belong  to  St. 
Vincent's  congregation,  are  liberal  in  their  contributions  toward  its 
support  and  Mrs.  Marchesseau  is  a  member  of  the  Rosary  sodality. 
Mr.  Marchesseau  is  a  master  of  his  trade,  is  polite  and  accommo- 
dating and  is  fully  deserving  of  the  high  esteem  in  which  he  is  held. 


PATRICK  WALSH,  engineer  for  the  water  works  department 
of  the  city  of  Logansport,  Ind.,  is  a  native  of  Carbondale, 
Pa.,  was  born  January  26,  1843,  and  is  a  son  of  Dr.  Patrick  and 
Ellen  (Cahill)  Walsh,  natives  of  Ireland. 

The  educational  advantages  of  Patrick  Walsh,  the  subject  of 
this  biographical  notice,  were  somewhat  limited,  owing  to  the 
early  death  of  his  parents,  which  event  threw  him  upon  his  indi- 
vidual resources  while  he  was  yet  still  young,  but  he  nevertheless 
acquired  a  fair  knowledge  of  the  common  English  branches 
through  self-education.      \t  the  age  of  si.xteen  years  he  began  his 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

business  life  at  railroading,  and  at  eighteen,  in  1861,  enlisted  in 
the  volunteer  service  of  the  United  States  in  the  war  to  suppress 
the  Rebellion,  in  which  he  served  until  the  close,  when  he  received 
an  honorable  discharge. 

After  the  close  of  the  war  Mr.  Walsh  returned  to  Logansport 
and  resumed  railroading  as  a  locomotive  engineer  on  the  Pan- 
handle railroad,  which  position  he  held  until  1873,  when  a  serious 
accident  disabled  him  for  further  railroad  work.  Consequently, 
he  sought  and  found  employment  as  a  stationary  engineer  in  a 
stone-yard,  and  held  the  position  until  1878.  when  he  was 
appointed  first  engineer  for  the  Logansport  city  water  works,  and 
this  place  he  has  competentl\-  held  until  the  present  time  —  a 
period  of  twenty  years. 

The  marriage. of  Mr.  Walsh  took  place,  in  1868,  to  Miss  Lou- 
isa R.  Risberger,  a  nati\e  of  DaytOn,  Ohio,  and  who,  with  him- 
self, has  for  over  thirty-three  years  been  a  devoted  member  of  St. 
Vincent  de  Paul  church,  of  which  the  Very  Rev.  M.  E.  Campion 
is  the  pastor.  Mr.  Walsh  owns  a  very  pleasant  home  at  No.  8 19 
Broadway,  where  he  and  wife  enjoj'  the  esteem  of  a  large  circle  of 
warm-hearted  friends  and  the  cordial  respect  of  their  neighbors. 


RE\".  T.  S.  MESKl^K,  the  present  rector  of  the  Cedar  Grove 
parish,  Franklin  county,  Ind..  is  a  native  of  Evansville,  and 
was  born  March  20,  1862.  His  early  education  was  obtained  in  the 
parochial  schools  of  St.  Mary's  church  under  the  pastorate  of  Rev. 
Ferdinand  Viefhaus,  which  school  he  attended  until  April,  1874. 
He  then  attended  the  commercial  college  at  St.  Meinrad,  Ind., 
under  the  Benedictine  Fathers.  After  a  two  years'  commercial 
course  he  began  the  study  of  the  classics  and  completed  this  course 
at  St.  Francis  Salesianum,  at  Milwaukee,  Wis.,  after  which  he 
re-entered  St.  Meinrad  and  completed  the  full  course  of  philosophy 
and  theology,  and  was  ordained  priest  by  Bishop  Chatard  at  St. 
Meinrad,  receiving  his  degrees  as  follows:  Minor  orders.  May  19. 
1883;  sub-deacon,  June  3,  1884;  deacon,  j\ine  7,  1S84,  and  prie.-;t. 
May  30,  1885. 
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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

He  officiated  at  divine  service  for  the  first  time  at  St.  Mary's 
church,  at  Evansville,  June  7,  1885.  His  first  ministerial  charge 
was  as  assistant  at  St.  Mary's  at  Indianapolis,  being  transferred 
from  there  to  the  pastorate  of  St.  Bernard's  church  at  Rockport, 
Ind.  He  contracted  a  severe  illness  whilst  journeying  to  missions 
connected  with  this  parish,  and  was  forced  to  change  climate  for 
recovery.  After  several  months'  sojourn  in  the  south  he  was 
appointed  priest  in  charge  of  the  Guardian  Angel  congregation, 
Cedar  Grove,  Ind.,  August  15,  18S8. 

Upon  assuming  charge  of  the  congregation  he  found  the  parish 
somewhat  in  debt,  but  by  assiduous  toil  and  energy  he  succeeded 
in  liquidating  the  debt  in  a  few  years. 

Father  Mesker  is  a  gentleman  of  much  personal  magnetism, 
as  well  as  ripe  scholarship,  coupled  with  brilliant  oratorical  powers, 
and  these  have  endeared  him  to  his  congregation.  He  is  a  finan- 
cier and  has  succeeded  in  erecting  one  of  the  most  beautiful 
churches  in  the  southern  diocese.  The  building  is  a  model  of 
beauty,  in  an  architectural  sense,  built  in  the  Oueen  Ann  Gothic 
style,  is  almost  100  feet  in  depth  and  has  a  frontage  of  forty-eight 
feet.  It  is  a  substantial  brick,  the  arches,  pilaster,  caps,  etc., 
being  of  buff  Bedford  stone.  The  tower  on  the  v;est  side  rises  to 
a  height  of  106  feet  and  is  surmounted  by  a  gilt  ball  and  cross 
eleven  feet  high;  the  windows  are  gems  of  beauty.  The  interior 
of  the  church  is  artistic  and  pleasing  to  the  eye;  the  pews  are  of 
natural  oak,  and  the  high  altar  and  communion  table  are  finished 
in  white  and  gold.  The  church,  with  its  furnishings  complete, 
cost  $15,000.  The  valuation  of  the  entire  Catholic  property  in 
this  parish  is  placed  at  $25,000. 


REV.  GREGORY  A.  ZERN,  pastor  of  St.  Anns  church  at 
Grass  Creek,  Fulton  county,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Fort  Wayne, 
Allen  county,  in  1869,  and  is  a  son  of  Francis  X.  and  Justina 
(Lauer)  Zern,  natives  of  Germany.  His  early  education  was 
acquired  at  St.  Peter's  parochial  school  of  Fort  Wayne  and  was 
supplemented  by  a  classical  course  of   five   years   at   St.  Lawrence 

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THE  CLERC.Y  AND  CONGREGATIONS, 

college,  Mount  Calvary,  Fond  du  Lac  county.  Wis.,  and  then  by 
a  five-year  course  of  theological  study  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  He 
was  ordained  priest  by  the  Right  Rev.  Bishop  Rademacher,  at 
Fort  Wayne,  June  21,  1895,  ^'^^  said  his  first  mass  June  30,  1895, 
in  St.  Peter's  church,  in  the  city  of  his  ordination.  For  some 
short  time  thereafter  he  was  an  assistant  to  Rev.  Father  Bleck- 
mann,  of  St.  Mary's  church,  at  Michigan  City,  and  in  September, 
1896,  was  appointed  to  his  present  charge,  where  his  labors  have 
been  rewarded  by  the  love  of  his  flock  and  the  approbation  of  his 
superiors. 


REV.  JAMES  ZIEGENFUSS,  assistant  pastor  of  St.  Ferdi- 
nand's church,  at  Ferdinand,  Dubois  county,  Ind.,  was  born 
October  24,  1850,  at  Silberhausen,  on  the  river  Unstrut,  in  the 
Catholic  Eichsfeld,  as  that  part  of  middle  Germany,  or  North 
Thuringia  is  called.  His  father,  John  Henry  Ziegenfuss,  a  son  of 
John  and  Katharine  (Gunkel)  Ziegenfuss,  was  born  in  181 1,  and 
died  in  1888;  his  mother,  Otillia,  daughter  of  Henry  Adam  and 
Eleanora  (Mueller)  May,  was  born  in  1815,  and  died  in  1876. 
James,  the  subject,  was  baptized  October  25,  1850,  at  Cosmas 
Damian  church,  by  the  Rev.  Tieleke,  and  received  the  sacrament 
of  confirmation,  in  1863,  at  St.  Gertrud's,  Dingelstedt,  at  the 
hands  of  the  Right  Rev.  Conrad  Martin.  D.  D.,  bishop  of  Paderborn. 
After  some  correspondence  with  Rev.  Schloesser,  agent  of  St. 
Raphael  society,  Bremen,  and  ha\ing  bid  farewell  to  his  beloved 
pastor.  Rev.  F.  Meister,  and  to  the  worldly  -rulers  of  the  place, 
Christoph  Ziegenfuss  and  William  Doering,  January  i,  1881,  he 
paid  a  last  visit  to  his  mother's  ton)b.  took  leave  from  his  aged 
father,  his  two  brothers  and  one  sister,  and  many  friends,  who  all 
had  accompanied  him  to  the  depot,  Silberhausen  Dingelstedt;  then 
to  Leinefelde  from  John  Doering,  his  godfather  by  confirmation,  at 
Heiligenstadt  Eichsfeld,  from  George  Wiegel,  his  godfather  by 
baptism,  and  before  midnight  he  arrived  at  Bremen;  January  5  he 
went  on  board  the  steamer  Leipzig,  under  Capt.  Pfeifer,  of  the 
Norddeutsche  I^loyd,  with  200  passengers  to  land  in  Chesapeake 
bay  at    Baltimore,  Jannar\-    18,    1S81.      He   took  the  first  train  for 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

Little  Rock;  there  he  was  happy  in  listening  to  and  seeing  for  the 
first  time  a  Benedictine  Father,  the  vicar-general,  Very  Rev. 
Aegid  Hennemann,  O.  S.  B.  Directing  his  steps  to  the  Benedic- 
tine mission,  which  he  reached  January  25,  he  was  cordially  received 
by  Very  Rev.  Bonaventura  Binzegger,  O.  S.  B.,  prior  of  St.  Ben- 
edicts, now  "New  Subjaco'  Abbey  (Spielerville  P.  O.),  Logan 
county.  Ark. ;  staying  there  for  seven  months,  he  was  called  by 
the  Rt.  Rev.  Abbot  Fintan  Mundwiler,  O.  S.  B..  entered  St. 
Meinrad  college  September  i,  1881,  Rev.  Cyrine  Thomas,  O.  S.  B., 
being  prefect;  entered  St.  Meinrad  scholasticate,  under  the  rector- 
ship of  the  Rev.  Meinrad  M.  McCarthy,  O.  S.  B.,  and  was  invested 
with  the  scholastic  habit  (a  garment  like  that  of  the  monk),  Decem- 
ber 24,  1882;  entered  the  novitiate  July  19,  1885,  when  Rev.  Sig- 
isbertZarn,  O.  S.  B.,  was  master  of  novices  and  FF.  instructor;  pro- 
fessed July  25,  1886;  made  solemn  vows  July  28,  1889;  was  ordained 
by  the  Rt.  Rev.  Francis  Silas  Chatard,  D.  D.,  bishop  of  Vincennes, 
May  31,  and  June  13,  1890,  the  feast  of  the  Most  Sacred  Heart  of 
Jesus,  he  celebrated  his  first  holy  mass  in  the  parish  church  at  St. 
Meinrad.  Then  assisted  the  parish  priest  and  taught  at  St.  Mein- 
rad college  until  April,  1891,  when  he  was  sent  to  St.  Leo,  a  Ger- 
man settlement  in  the  lovely  Roberts  Cove  (Rayne  P.  O.),  La.; 
thence  he  was  called  to  be  sub-prefect  and  professor  at  St.  Joseph's 
preparatory  seminary  (Gessen  P.  O.),  La.;  came  again  to  St. 
Meinrad  August  16,  1894;  was  next  in  charge  of  St.  Henry's,  Ind., 
chaplain  of  St.  Joseph's  orphan's  home,  Ky.,  and  since  Passion 
Sunday,  1895,  he  is  known  as  the  assistant  priest  of  St.  Ferdinand. 


REV.  MATTHIAS  ZUMBUELTE,  pastor  of  St.  Martin's  church, 
Hanover  Center,  Lake  county,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Westphalia, 
Germany,  February  19,  1839,  and  is  a  son  of  Anthony  and  Eliza- 
beth (Oelinghoff)  Zumbuelte.  He  received  his  preliminary  educa- 
tion in  the  parochial  school  of  his  native  district,  and  his  classical 
education  was  acquired  at  the  academy  of  Muenster,  the  capital  of 
Westphalia.  Having  finished  his  studies  at  this  institution  he 
accepted  the  kind  invitation  of  the  late  Bishop  J.  H.  Luers,  of  Fort 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

Wayne,  Ind.,  and  entered  the  American  college  at  Louvain,  Bel- 
gium, in  the  fall  o{  1864  and  was  ordained  at  Malines  (Mechlin), 
Belgium,  May  26,  1866,  and  immediately  came  to  America.  In 
October  of  the  same  year  he  was  placed  as  assistant  at  St.  Vincent 
de  Paul  church  in  Logansport,  Ind.,  and  two  years  later  was  trans- 
ferred, as  pastor,  to  Leo,  Allen  county,  where  he  officiated,  to  the 
great  satisfaction  of  his  iiock,  until  1872;  he  then  became  pastor 
at  Columbia  City,  Whitley  county,  where  he  remained  until  1875^ 
and  then  officiated  at  Crown  Point,  Lake  county,  until  Easter 
Monday,  1876,  and  then  made  a  visit  of  three  months  to  his  native 
land.  On  his  return,  he  was  appointed  chaplain  of  the  orphans' 
asylum  at  Rensselaer,  Jasper  county,  where  he  also  served  as  pas- 
tor of  the  church,  and  together  with  other  work,  erected  a  church- 
edifice.  In  1888,  he  made  another  trip  abroad  for  three  months, 
and  on  his  return  was  assigned  to  the  pastorate  of  St.  Joseph's,  at 
Reynolds,  White  county,  where  he  labored  zealously  one  year, 
when  he  was  assigned  to  his  present  pastorate  of  St.  Martin's. 
Here  his  piety  and  many  priestly  qualities  have  won  the  hearts  of 
his  people,  who  are  all  Germans,  and  his  many  excellent  traits 
of  character  as  an  individual  have  gained  him  many  non-Catholic 
friends. 


Ri:\'.  W.  J.  (jUIXLAN,  pastor  of  St.  Paul's  church,  Marion, 
(Jrant  county,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Syracuse,  N.  V.,  April  16, 
1S64.  \\'hen  he  was  four  years  old  his  parents  moved  to  \'alpa- 
raiso,  Ind. ,  where  the  boy  received  his  school  education  in  St. 
Paul's  school.  He  made  his  collegiate  studies  and  his  course  of 
philosophy  and  theology  in  St. Lawrence  college.  Calvary,  and  St. 
Francis  seminaries,  Milwaukee. 

Rev.  Father  Uuinlan  was  ordained  to  the  priesthood  in  the- 
cathedral  of  Fort  Wayne,  by  Rt.  Rev.  Bishop  Dwenger,  June  29. 
1888.  Almost  immediately  afterward  the  bishop  appointed  the 
reverend  father  pastor  of  St.  Patrick's  church.  Areola,  with  Pierce- 
ton  as  a  mission,  where  he  labored  in  the  interest  of  the  flocks  con- 
fided to  his  care  till  August  20,  1891,  when  he  was  appointed  to 
the  cathedral.  Fort  Wayne.      Beside  attending  to  his  duties  as  first 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

assistant,  he  was  secretary  to  Very  Rev.  Father  Branimer,  vicar- 
general,  during  his  administratorship,  and  on  the  death  of  Father 
\'eniard,  C.  S.  C,  took  temporary  charge  of  Besancon,  where  he 
built  a  beautiful  two-story  brick  parsonage  and  placed  the  congre- 
gation on  a  good  financial  basis.  After  this  hard  term  of  filling 
three  positions  at  one  time.  Bishop  Rademacher  sent  Father  Ouin- 
lan  to  Marion  on  January  8,  1894.  In  this  new  field  his  zeal  and 
e.xperience  were  immediately  put  to  the  test.  Owing  to  a  sudden 
influx  of  Catholics  with  the  factories  locating  in  the  gas  belt,  the 
frame  church  became  too  small  to  accommodate  the  people  for 
hearing  mass  on  Sunday.  The  old  building  was  enlarged  to  more 
than  double  its  former  size  and  fitted  up  for  all  the  needs  of  a  con- 
gregation, and  on  March  4,  1894,  was  dedicated  by  \'ery  Rev. 
Father  Brammer.  After  organizing  his  parish,  establishing  sodal- 
ities and  societies.  Father  Quinlan  turned  his  attention  to  a  new 
church,  and  on  September  30,  1895,  he  broke  ground  for  new  St. 
Paul's.  The  corner-stone  was  laid  on  May  17,  1896,  and  in  spite 
of  the  panic  and  a  long  siege  of  sickness,  the  work  was  pushed  on 
to  completion,  and  on  November  7,  1897,  one  of  the  prettiest 
churches  in  Indiana  was  solemnly  dedicated.  During  the  summer 
of  1S97  the  old  parsonage  was  remodeled  and  enlarged.  A  new 
school  in  keeping  with  the  surroundings  and  other  public  buildings 
will  be  begun  in  the  spring,  all  arrangements  being  now  made  for 
that  purpose. 


ANTHONY  RABEN,  one  of  the  oldest  and  most  prominent  busi- 
ness men  of  St.  Wendel,  Posey  county,  is  a  native  of  the 
village  of  Lichtenvoorde,  in  the  province  of  Gelderland,  Holland, 
and  was  born  September  21,  1826,  the  fourth  in  a  family  of  three 
sons  and  two  daughters  born  to  Lombartes  Raben,  who  died  when 
our  subject  was  but  three  years  of  age,  the  latter  being  now  the 
only  survivor  of  the  family. 

Anthony  Raben  was  educated  in  the  schools  of  his  native  land 
and  at  the  age  of  fifteen  received  his  confirmation  from  the  hands 
of  Bishop  Von  Wykersloot,  of  Lichtenvoorde.  At  the  age  of  nine- 
teen he  set  sail  from  Rotterdam,  April  16,  1846,  and  landed  in  New 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

York  city  after  a  voyage  of  seven  weeks.  He  next  went  to  Cin- 
cinnati, worked  at  his  trade,  that  of  a  cooper,  for  one  and  a  half 
years,  and  thence  to  New  Orleans,  worked  there  five  months; 
thence  went  back  to  Cincinnati  on  a  visit;  thence  came  to  St. 
Wendel,  April  i,  1847.  He  began  life  here  with  a  capital  of  $250 
and  here  continued  at  his  trade  until  December,  1850,  when  he 
opened  up  a  general  store. 

Mr.  Raben  has  been  married  twice.  His  first  wife  was  Miss 
Marie  Tenbargar,  to  whom  he  was  married  by  Father  W'einzoepfel, 
July  3,  1850,  and  to  this  union  were  born  four  sons  and  six 
daughters,  of  whom  five  are  still  living,  viz:  Johanna,  the  eldest, 
is  the  wife  of  Fred  Brokand,  merchant-tailor  of  Evansville;  she 
was  confirmed  at  fourteen  by  Bishop  de  St.  Palais.  She  was  edu- 
cated at  St.  Joseph's  college,  at  Teutopolis,  III.,  under  the  Sisters 
of  St.  Francis.  John  resides  in  St.  Wendel,  was  confirmed  by 
Bishop  de  St.  Palais  at  the  age  of  fourteen  and  received  an  excel- 
lent education  in  St.  Joseph's  college,  at  Teutopolis.  He  married 
Mrs.  Kate  Schnieder,  March  20,  1890,  and  is  the  father  of  four 
children.  Joseph  is  a  resident  of  Ridgeway,  111.,  and  is  a  farmer. 
He  was  also  confirmed  by  Bishop  de  St.  Palais.  He  was  educated 
at  the  college  of  St.  Meinrad.  He  is  married  to  Miss  Kate  Sieb. 
Theodore  is  a  business  man  of  Mount  Vernon,  Ind.  He  received 
his  education  in  St.  Meinrad,  Teutopolis  and  Evansville.  He  mar- 
ried Miss  Rose  Fuelling,  a  native  of  near  St.  Wendel.  Mary  is 
the  wife  of  Frank  A.  Thuis,  a  manufacturer,  of  Vincennes. 

Mrs.  Marie  Raben  was  a  native  of  Holland  and  born  Septem- 
ber 21,  1830.  She  was  a  devout  Catholic  all  her  life,  died  August 
17,  1867,  and  is  interred  in  St.  Wendel's  cemetery,  where  a  beau- 
tiful monument  marks  her  last  resting  place.  Mr.  Raben's  second 
marriage  was  with  Miss  Sophia  Schaefer,  a  native  of  Hesse  Cassel, 
Germany.  They  were  married  by  Father  Kauffman,  at  St. 
Anthony,  DuBois  county,  October  20,  1S68,  and  to  this  marriage 
have  been  born  four  sons  and  two  daughters,  of  whom  the  follow- 
ing four  survive:  Louise,  wife  of  George  Scheidel,  a  saddler,  of 
Mount  Vernon,  Ind.  Mrs.  Scheidel  was  educated  at  Oldenburg. 
Ind. ,  under  the  Franciscan  Sisters,  confirmed  at  the  age  of  four- 
teen by  Bishop  Chatard.      Henry  is  associated  with  his  father  in  the 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

mercantile  business.  He  was  confirmed  at  the  age  o'  thirteen  by 
Bishop  Chatard,  and  received  an  excellent  education  at  St.  Joseph's 
college  at  Teutopolis,  111.,  and  took  the  full  business  course  at  the 
Commercial  college  at  Evansville,  Ind.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Knights  of  St.  John  at  Mount  Vernon,  Ind.,  and  was  a  first  lieu- 
tenant. Politically  he  is  a  democrat,  and  was  chosen  delegate  to 
the  judicial  and  senatorial  convention  at  New  Harmony,  Ind., 
May  17,  1897.  He  has  spent  most  of  his  life  in  Mount  Vernon  as 
bookkeeper  and  accountant.  Elizabeth  T. ,  who  is  still  with  her 
parents,  was  confirmed  at  the  age  of  fourteen  by  Bishop  Chatard. 
She  was  educated  at  St.  Rose  seminary,  Vincennes,  Ind.,  under  the 
Sisters  of  Providence.  She  is  a  member  of  St.  Rose  Catholic  soci- 
ety for  young  ladies  in  her  church  at  St.  Wendel.  Charles  N.  is 
at  home.  He  received  his  education  at  St.  Wendel,  and  at  the 
high  school  at  Mount  Vernon,  Ind.  He  was  confirmed  at  the  age 
of  fourteen  by  Bishop  Chatard. 

Anthony  Raben  has  always  supported  the  doctrines  of  the  dem- 
ocratic party  and  he  has  thoroughly  instilled  the  same  political  life 
and  principles  in  his  sons.  He  has  the  honor  of  being  the  oldest 
postmaster  in  the  state  of  Indiana  as  well  as  the  United  States, 
continuously  holding  the  oilice  for  almost  one-half  a  century  to  the 
satisfaction  of  his  people. 

He  has  an  e.\tensive  stock  of  general  merchandise,  consisting 
of  dry  goods,  boots  and  shoes,  hats  and  caps,  clothing,  queensware 
and  a  line  of  staple  groceries  in  St.  Wendel;  beside,  he  is  engaged 
in  the  milling  business.  In  the  support  of  his  church  he  has  always 
extended  the  hand  of  liberality,  and  any  enterprise  or  charity  wor- 
thy of  his  consideration  has  met  with  his  hearty  cooperation. 


JOHN  C.  EISERT,  one  of  the  most  successful  contractors  and 
builders  of  Logansport,  Ind.,  but  now  retired,  was  born  in 
Baden  Baden,  Germany,  May  20,  1836,  a  son  of  Francis  A.  and 
Francisca  (Bradgrove)  Eisert,  the  former  of  whom  was  born 
October  10,  1S05,  and  the  latter  February  14,  181 1. 

The  Eisert  family  came  to  America  in  1839  and   first   located 
in  Seneca  county,  Ohio.      The  father,  who  had  served   six  years  in 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

the  German  army  and  was  a  wheelwright  by  trade,  worked  at  the 
latter  in  Ohio  until  1845,  when  he  came  to  Indiana,  purchased 
from  the  government  220  acres  of  land  in  Indian  Creek  towtiship, 
Pulaski  county — being  the  sixth  settler  and  the  third  Catholic  to 
make  a. home  m  Indian  Creek.  He  wrought  out  a  good  home 
from  the  wilds  of  the  township,  lived  to  pay  for  it  and  died  in  1S85, 
his  widow  surviving  until  1892.  Of  their  twelve  children,  six  grew 
to  maturity,  \\z:  John  C,  whose  name  opens  this  biography; 
Mary,  married  to  Gideon  Fox,  of  Logansport;  Andrew,  who  died 
in  1887,  the  father  of  six  children;  Catherine,  wife  of  Adam  Smith, 
of  Logansport;  Francis  A.,  who  died  unmarried,  and  Magdalena, 
also  of  Logansport. 

John  C.  Eisert  was  reared  on  his  father's  farm,  but  as  schools 
were  at  a  considerable  distance  from  the  homestead,  his  educa- 
tional advantages  were  but  limited.  At  the  age  of  nineteen  years 
he  started  in  life  for  himself,  learned  the  carpenter's  trade,  at  which 
he  worked  in  Iowa,  Indiana  and  Missouri  four  years,  when,  having 
saved  a  little  money,  he  returned  to  Pulaski  county,  Ind.,  pur- 
chased forty  acres  of  land,  erected  a  log  cabin,  and  in  January, 
1859,  married  Miss  Eliza  Meeker,  a  native  of  Licking  county,  Ohio. 
Mr.  Eisert  industriously  cultivated  his  farm  until  1864,  when  he 
enlisted  in  company  G,  One  Hundred  and  Fifty-tirst  Indiana  vol- 
unteer infantry,  which  was  assigned  to  the  Fourteenth  army  corps. 
After  serving  until  the  war  had  closed,  Mr.  Eisert  returned  to  his 
farm,  where,  in  the  early  part  of  the  year  1866,  his  wife  died,  and 
in  the  latter  part  of  the  same  year  he  married  Sophia  (Gelsenger) 
Nice,  a  widow  with  two  children,  Lizzie  and  Mary.  Joseph  Gel- 
senger, father  of  Mrs.  Eisert,  brought  his  family  from  Laudersburg, 
Alsace,  in  1851,  and  located  in  Seneca  county,  Ohio,  where  he 
lived  until  1863,  and  then  settled  in  Pulaski  county,  Ind.  To  the 
union  of  John  C.  and  Sophia  Eisert  have  been  born  six  children, 
three  of  whom  are  still  living — Philip.  Francis  and  Emma. 

In  1873  Mr.  Eisert  came  to  Logansport  and  for  two  years 
worked  at  his  trade  as  a  journeyman  and  then  entered  into  con- 
tracting, in  which  he  reached  the  summit  of  success.  He  secured 
contracts  for  the  erection  of-  many  dwellings,  and  in  1885  erected 
St.  Joseph's  church   and  later  the   St.  Joseph  school-building,  and 

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CATHOLIC    CHUKCH    OF    INDIANA. 

was  the  favorite  house-builder  of  Logansport  until  his  retirement 
in  March,  1896.  His  residence  is  on  a  fifteen-acre  tract  just  out- 
side the  city  limits  and  he  also  owns  an  improved  farm  of  140 
acres  in  Bethlehem  township. 

The  Eisert  family  belong  to  St.  Joseph's  congregation  and  are 
very  liberal  in  their  donations  to  the  support  of  the  church,  of 
which  they  are  so  faithful  and  devoted  members.  Mr.  Eisert  is 
also  a  member  of  St.  Joseph  Benevolent  society  and  of  post  No. 
14.  G.  A.  R.  In  politics  he  is  a  democrat  and  for  two  years  served 
as  city  marshal  of  Logansport.  The  family  is  highly  respected, 
and  outside  the  Logansport  branch  there  are  onl\-  two  paternal 
uncles  of  Mr.  Eisert  in  America — Joseph  and  Andrew,  of  Kentucky. 


JOHN  F.  LICHTENFELD,  carpenter  and  cabinetmaker  at 
Evansville,  is  a  son  of  Frank  and  Mary  (Noltenmeyer)  Lichten- 
fe'd,  parents  of  eight  children.  The  parents  of  our  subject  lived 
and  died  in  their  native  land,  Germany,  where  the  father  had  fol- 
lowed farming  for  a  livelihood.  John  F.  Lichtenfeld  first  saw  the 
light  of  day  on  January  17,  1834,  in  Germany,  and  came  to  the 
United  States  when  but  eighteen  years  of  age.  From  the  point  of 
debarkation  he  went  to  Louisville,  Ky.,  remained  there  for  seven 
years,  and  worked  at  the  cabinet  trade,  and  thence  came  to  Evans- 
ville, where  he  has  continued  his  trade  ever  since. 

Mr.  Lichtenfeld  was  united  in  marriage  first.  May  12,  1856,  to 
Miss  Louise  Harmann.  This  union  was  blessed  with  one  child, 
Frank  H.  The  wife  being  called  to  a  better  land  on  March  10, 
1857,  Mr.  Lichtenfeld  married  Miss  Mary  Stemper,  his  present 
wife.  This  union  has  been  blessed  with  eight  children,  of  whom 
five  survive,  viz:  Henry  J.,  George,  John  A.,  Ben  and  Mary  L. 
All  of  the  above  children  are  devout  Catholics,  and  have  the 
respect  of  their  fellow-layman. 

Mr.  Lichtenfeld  has  made  his  own  way  through  life,  having 
always  been  an  industrious  and  frugal  man.  He  has  won  the  respect 
of  all  who  know  him  in  Evansville,  and  is  counted  as  among  the 
most  substantial  and  useful  citizens  of  the  place,  in  the  welfare  of 
which  he  takes  a  decided  interest. 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

HENRY  M.  AHLERING  (deceased),  formerly  a  popular  mer- 
chant, as  well  as  a  prominent  saw-mill  proprietor  at  Evans- 
ville,  Ind.,  was  born  in  Germany,  November  21,  1844,  and  died 
in  Evansville,  November  19,  18S5,  a  faithful  member  of  the  Cath- 
olic church. 

Mr.  Ahlering  was  united  in  marriage,  in  Evansville,  January 
18,  1866,  with  Miss  May  E.  Venneman,  daughter  of  George  Ven- 
neman,  a  well-known  resident  of  this  city,  but  who  was  born  in 
Germany.  The  union  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ahlering  was  blessed  with 
two  children,  of  whom  Philomena  died  in  infancy,  and  Henry  G. 
is  the  proprietor  of  an  e.xtensive  furniture  store  in  Evansville. 

Mrs.  May  E.  Ahlering  is  now  living  in  retirement  in  this  city, 
in  a  very  handsome  cottage,  derived  from  her  deceased  husband's 
estate,  and  enjo3s  an  enviable  standing  in  the  esteem  of  her  neigh- 
bors and  many  other  warm  personal  friends.  She  is  one  of  the 
leading  female  members  of  St.  Mary's  congregation,  and  is  never 
behindhand  in  her  contributions  to  the  support  of  the  church  and 
in  the  advancement  of  its  good  work  in  all  particulars. 


HENRY  G.  DESHLER,  who  is  now  leading  a  retired  life  at 
Howell.  Vanderburg  county,  is  a  native  of  Germany,  was 
born  December  8,  1838,  and  is  a  son  of  Adam  and  Catherine 
(Huffman)  Deshler,  who  were  the  parents  of  two  children  only. 

Adam  Deshler,  who  was  a  farmer  in  the  old  country,  brought 
his  family  to  the  United  States  in  1849,  landed  in  New  Orleans, 
where  he  remained  a  short  time  and  then  came  to  Indiana,  lived  in 
Evansville  awhile  and  next  engaged  in  farming  in  Spencer  county 
until  his  death,  in  1872,  a  sincere  member  of  the  Catholic  church 
and  a  citizen  highly  respected  by  all  who  knesv  him. 

Henry  G.  Deshler,  as  will  be  seen  from  the  foregoing  remarks, 
was  little  more  than  a  child  when  he  was  brought  to  America  by 
his  parents.  He  was  educated  in  an  old-fashioned  log  school- 
house  in  Spencer  county  and  walked  some  four  or  five  miles,  morn- 
ing and  evening,  each  day,  in  order  to  receive  instruction.  Having 
received  all  the  information  that  could  be  imparted  in  this  prim- 
itive public  school,  he  was  apprenticed   to  the  tinner's   trade,   in 


CATEOLIC    CHURCH   OF    IXDIAS^ 

Evansville,  which  he  indostrioasly  followed  nntil  iSSS.  when  be 
retired  to  enjoy  in  ease  the  frnits  of  his  early  labor. 

Mr.  Deshler  was  united  in  marriage  April  ::,  iS66.  with  Miss 
Christine  Floerschinfer.  dai^hter  of  Matthias  Floer-chinger.  a 
native  of  Germanv.  and  this  anion  has  been  blessed  with  eight 
children,  named  as  follows:  Andrew.  John  \V..  Henry  P..  Joseph 
C.  Elizabeth,  Caroline  A..  Mary  Elizabeth  and  Florence  C.  Mr. 
Deshler  and  family  are  sincere  Catholics,  are  members  of  St. 
.\gnes'  chorch,  of  which  Mr.  Deshler  is  a  trustee,  and  are  highly 
respected  in  the  social  circles  of  Howell. 

Mr.  Deshler  is,  moreover,  a  true  patriot,  as  is  well  evidenced 
by  the  fact  that  he  enlisted  in  Rockport.  July  i6,  1861.  in  the 
Twenty-fifth  Indiana  volunteer  infantry,  under  CoL  Veacfa,  and 
;er\-ed  through  the  entire  Civil  war  until  honorably  dischaiged  in 
August,  1865.  At  the  battle  of  Fort  Donelson  he  was  severely 
•xz^-i^i  in  the  thigh  and  at  Shiioh  received  an  ngly  woosd  in  the 
fi:^  i- i  :h^  experience  has  gained  for  him  no  little  part  of  the 
es:ee=L  .vh::'::  his  personal  merits  have  won  for  hina. 


FRANK  ENDRESS,  one  of  the  mast  popular  grocers  and  gen- 
eral merchants  of  Evansville.  Ind. .  Ls  a  native  of  this  city  and 
-vas  bom  January  3.  1854,  a  son  of  Joachim  and  Catherine  Unrig* 
Endress — the  father  a  native  of  Germany  and  the  mather  native  of 
Pennsylvania — and  the  parents  of  nine  children. 

On  first  coming  to  America  the  father  lived  for  a  few  years 
in  Pennsylvania,  where  he  followed  his  trade  of  shoemaker  onti!  he 
came  with  his  family  to  Evansville  early  in  the  'fifties  and  here 
passed  away  in  the  year  1SS5,  his  wife  having  died  in  1S73- 

Frank  Endres  was  educated  in  the  parochial  schools  of  his 
native  cit>-.  and  at  the  age  of  sixteen  years  began  learning  the  car- 
penters  trade,  at  which  he  worked  two  years.  He  Iat«-  £(Jk>wed 
huckstering  for  ten  years  or  m<xe  and  then  formed  a  partnership 
with  a  brother  for  the  pnipose  of  doing  a  general  naerrhawfre 
:  isiness,  under  the  firm  style  of  J.  S:  F.  Endress.  For  ten  years. 
.-.  addition  to  their  general  trade,  the  firm  acted  as  agents  io€  the 
Standard  Oil  cornpany.  and  at  the  expiration  of  this  period  Frank 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

bought  in  the  interest  of  his  brother,  and  has  since  carried  on  the 
business  on  his  sole  account,  carrying  at  present  a  stock  valued  at 
$4,000. 

To  the  marriage  of  Frank  Endress  with  Miss  Elizabeth  Frei- 
hant,  daughter  of  Frank  and  Theresa  (Scherer)  Freihant,  have  been 
born  the  following  named  children:  Frank  T. ,  Jacob.  Walter  G., 
Clemmens,  Edmund,  Tillie,  Loretta,  Anna  and  Mary  E.  The  fam- 
ily are  devoted  Catholics  and  belong  to  St.  Mary's  congregation 
and  Mr.  Endress  is,  beside,  a  member  of  St.  Joseph's  society. 

Mr.  Endress  is  recognized  as  a  leading  citizen  of  Evansville, 
and  is  the  occupant  of  one  of  the  most  prominent  buildings  in  the 
east  end  of  the  city  as  a  dwelling  and  place  of  business.  He  is 
active  in  the  affairs  of  his  church  and  very  liberal  in  his  contribu- 
tions toward  its  support,  but  has  never  sought  official  position 
either  in  the  church  or  in  the  government  of  the  city.  The  famih' 
is  universally  respected  and  have  many  warm  friends,  both  Cath- 
olics and  non-Catholics. 


REV.  PETER  \V.  SCHAROUN.  O.  M.  C,  pastor  of  St.  I^ene- 
dict's  church  at  Terre  Flaute,  was  born  June  21,  1852,  of 
German  parents,  in  the  city  of  Syracuse,  N.  Y.,  and  was  baptized 
in  the  church  of  the  Assumption,  in  which  church  he  likewise  made 
his  first  communion  and  received  the  sacrament  of  confirmation. 
In  the  parochial  school  attached  to  this  church  he  received  his 
earlier  education;  later  on  his  parents  sent  him  to  St.  Francis'  col- 
lege, Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  for  further  development  in  the  higher 
sciences.  In  the  seventeenth  year  of  his  age  he  began  a  career  of 
teaching,  and  during  this  period  successfully  filled  the  position  of 
principal  in  some  of  the  prominent  Catholic  schools  of  Brooklyn. 
He  was  also  awarded  a  teacher's  certificate  from  the  board  of  edu- 
cation in  the  city  of  Kingston,  entitling  him  to  teach  in  the  public- 
schools  of  Ulster  county,  N.  Y. 

March  2,  1878,  he  resigned  his  position  as  teacher,  and  on  the 
6th  day  of  the  same  month  and  year  joined  the  Franciscan  Fathers. 
Minor  Conventuals  of  St.  Francis,  established  in  his  native  city: 
here  he  made  his  novitiate,  after  which   he  was  sent  to  the  house 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

of  philosophy  and  theology  at  Trenton,  N.  J.,  where,  under  able 
professors,  his  progress  was  remarkable.  November  8,  1882,  he 
made  solemn  profession,  and  on  the  17th  day  of  February,  the 
following  year,  was  ordained  to  the  priesthood  in  St.  Mary's  cathe- 
dral, Trenton,  N.  J.,  by  the  Right  Rev.  Michael  Joseph  O'Farrell, 
bishop  of  Trenton. 

His  first  missions  were  St.  Joseph's  church,  Beverly,  N.  J., 
St.  Peter's  church,  Riverside,  N.  J.,  Our  Lady  of  Lourdes,  Tren- 
ton, N.  J.,  SS.  Peter  and  Paul's  church,  Camden,  N.  J.,  and  at 
present  (1898)  he  is  pastor  of  St.  Benediet's  church,  Terre  Haute, 
Ind.,  of  which  church  a  full  history  will  be  found  in  the  first  vol- 
ume of   this  work. 


REV.  MAURICE  WAGNER.  O.  S.  B.,  pastor  of  the  Help  of 
Christians  church,  at  Mariah  Hill,  Spencer  county,  is  a  native 
of  Ferdinand,  Dubois  count}',  Ind.,  and  was  born  May  16,  1853, 
the  eighth  in  a  family  of  eleven  children — six  sons  and  five  daugh- 
ters— born  to  Henry  and  Rosina  (Weber)  Wagner,  natives  of  Ger- 
many. Two  of  the  daughters  are  Sisters  of  the  Benedictine 
order,  one  at  Covington,  Ky.,  and  the  other  at  Ferdinand,  Ind. 
The  father  of  these  children  died  at  the  age  of  eighty-four  years; 
the  mother  is  still  living. 

Father  Wagner's  primary  education  was  acquired  in  parochial 
schools.  In  September,  1865,  he  entered  the  celebrated  St.  Mein- 
rad's  college  at  St.  Meinrad,  Ind.,  and  passed  through  the  prepar- 
atory course  and  the  full  philosophical  and  theological  courses. 
June  29,  1870,  he  entered  the  novitiate  of  the  Benedictine  order 
at  St.  Meinrad,  and  June  29,  1871,  made  his  vows.  May  28, 
1877,  he  was  ordained  priest  by  the  Right  Rev.  Bishop  Maurice  de 
St.  Palais,  and  celebrated  his  first  mass  June  8,  1877,  at  St.  Mein- 
rad's.  For  some  years  he  held  the  professorship  of  Latin  and 
Greek,  of  vocal  and  instrumental  music.  His  first  parish  charge 
was  "at  St.  Meinrad's  in  or  about  1880,  after  which  he  was  trans- 
ferred to  Mariah  Hill  September  22,  1883.  The  first  work  of 
Father  Wagner  in  this  charge  was  the  securing  of  three  Benedic- 
tine Sisters,  two  as  teachers  and  one  as  housekeeper,  in  1884.  He 
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THE    CLERGY    AND  , CONGREGATIONS, 

began  at  once  to  erect  their  home,  which  is  of  brick,  of  four  rooms, 
at  a  cost  of  about  $1,400,  including  the  grounds.  The  next  impor- 
tant improvement  was  the  addition  to  the  church — dimensions  28.\ 
X45  feet,  and  the  erection  of  the  spire,  135  feet  in  lieight.  The 
new  addition  was  begun  in  July,  1888  (the  corner-stone  being  laid 
August  19,  by  the  Rt.  Rev.  Fintan  Mundwiler,  O.  S.  B.,  the  late 
abbot  of  St.  Meinrad's  abbey),  and  the  rough  structure  of  the  church 
complete^  in  1889,  and  that  of  the  spire  in  1890.  In  1892  a  new 
roof  was  put  on  the  old  part  of  the  church  and  the  sanctuary,  the 
ceiling  changed  and  raised,  and  the  entire  church  plastered  with 
Acme  cement  and  plaster  Paris.  The  cost  of  the  structure  in  the 
enlargement  and  of  the  improvement  of  the  old  part  of  the  church, 
is  estimated  at  $5,000.  In  1893,  October  29,  the  church  was 
consecrated  by  the  Rt.  Rev.  Bishop  Francis  Silas  Chatard. 

The  Rt.  Rev.  Abbot  Fintan  Mundwiler,  O.  S.  B.,  celebrated 
pontifical  high  mass,  assisted  by  Father^Eberhard  Stadler;  Rev. 
Joseph  Klein  and  Aloysius  Kirschner  were  deacon  and  subdeacon. 
The  bishop  was  present  at  the  mass,  attended  by  Revs.  John  Gor- 
man and  George  Hoffman. 

Father  Wagner  has  purchased  two  bells,  the  larger  2,000 
pounds  and  the  other  500  pounds.  The  large  one  was  blessed  by 
Abbot  Fintan  Mundwiler,  O.  S.  B. ,  and  the  other  by  Father  Con- 
rad Ackerman,  O.  S.  B.      The  cost  was  $600  for  the  bells. 

The  present  membership  of  the  parish  is  165  families  or  887 
souls,  with  not  a  dollar  of  debt.  There  are  three  schools — estab- 
lished since  1896 — with  one  lay  teacher  and  two  Benedictine  Sisters 
as  teachers. 


WILLIAM  J.  BIEDERMAN,  one  of  the  most  popular  young 
clerks  of  Evansville,  Vanderburg  county,  was  born  in  this 
city  October  28,  1872,  a  son  of  Charles  and  Philomena  (Fells) 
Biederman,  whose  marriage  has  been  blessed  with  eight  children. 
The  father  is  a  native  of  Germany,  but  early  came  to  America,  and 
for  a  long  time  was  the  leading  coal  merchant  of  Evansville. 

William  J.    Biederman  received  an  excellent  common-school 
education  in   his   native   city,  but   at   a   very    early   age   began   his 


career  as  a  clerk,  and  in  this  vocation  has  proved  to  be  more  than 
usually  successful.  On  the  i6th  da\-  of  January,  1S94,  he  was 
united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Jennie  Baker,  daughter  of  Wendell 
and  Mary  (Galagher)  Baker,  Wendell  Baker  being  a  machinist  by 
trade.  To  the  happy  union  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Biederman  have  been 
born  two  children — Charles  W.  and  Ellen — and  the  family  enjoy 
the  respect  of  the  members  of  Holy  Trinity  (German  Catholic) 
church,  of  which  the  parents  are  devout  members  and  liberal  sup- 
porters in  their  contributions.  In  politics  Mr.  Biederman  is  a 
sound  democrat,  but  has  never  been  a  seeker  after  office. 


CONRAD  HAASE,  the  well-known  mattress  manufacturer  of 
Evansville,  Vanderburg  county,  Ind.,  is  a  native  of  Germany, 
was  born  October  26,  1826,  and  is  a  son  of  Joseph  and  Elizabeth 
(Hasting)  Haase,  who  were  the  parents  of  two  children  only.  The 
father  was  employed  in  a  woolen  factory  the  greater  part  of  his 
life,  and  both  he  and  wife  died  in  their  native  land. 

Conrad  Haase  received  a  good  parochial-gchool  education,  and 
at  the  age  of  fourteen  years  began  learning  the  weaver's  trade, 
which  he  followed  in  his  native  country  until  1854,  when  he  came 
to  America,  landing  in  New  Orleans,  La.,  where  he  remained  a 
few  days  only  and  then  came  direct  to  Evansville.  His  first 
employment  here  was  at  railroad  work,  but  he  also  learned  carpen- 
tering and  cabinetmaking.  In  i860  he  began  his  present  business, 
in  which  he  has  met  with  abundant  success,  and  is  now  the  lead- 
ing manufacturer  of  mattresses  in  the  city,  tieing  thoroughly  com- 
petent, as  well  as  adroit  as  a  business  man. 

Mr.  Haase  was  united  in  marriage  at  Evansville  to  Miss  Caro- 
line Weaver,  daughter  of  Anthony  Weaver,  a  native  of  Germany. 
To  the  marriage  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Haase  three  children  have  been 
born,  of  whom,  however,  only  one  survives — Conrad,  Jr.,  who  is 
bookkeeper  for  his  father  and  manager  of  the  factory  and  sales- 
room. Mr.  Haase  and  family  are  members  of  St.  Mary's  church, 
of  which  Mr.  Haase  was  a  trustee  four  terms  and  he  is  also  a 
member  of  St.  Joseph's  society.  In  politics  he  is  a  democrat  and 
is  active  in  work  for  his  party,  and  is  also  very  liberal  in  his  con- 

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THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

tributions  to  the  church  of  which  he  is  a  member.  He  is  num- 
bered among  the  substantial  citizens  of  Evansville  and  he  and 
family  enjoy  the  full  esteem  of  all  who  know  them. 


HENRY  JOYCE  (deceased)  was  formerly  a  well-known  resi- 
dent of  Howell,  Vanderburg  county,  but  was  a  native  of  Ire- 
land and  a  member  of  a  family  of  eight  children.  His  birth  took 
place  in  1836  and  at  the  age  of  eighteen  years  became  to  America. 
He  was  united  in  marriage  February  20,  1855,  with  Miss  Ellen 
McEreily,  a  native  of  Ireland,  but  who  was  only  fourteen  years  of 
age  when  she  came  to  America,  and  to  this  happy  union  were  born 
nine  children,  six  of  whom  still  survive,  viz:  Charles  J.,  Ellen,  the 
wife  of  James  C.  Wilson;  Mary  A.,  James,  Margaret  A.  and 
Henry.  The  mother  and  the  children  are  all  united  with  St. 
Agnes'  church  and  are  strict  in  the  performance  of  their  religious 
duties,  but  the  father  departed  this  life  December  16,  i  S96,  a 
faithful  Catholic  and  an  honored  gentleman. 


JOSEPH  A.  MESSMER,  a  retired  capitalist  of  Howell,  Van- 
derburg county,  was  born  in  Alsace,  France,  July  27,  1847, 
and  after  receiving  a  good  common-school  education  and  learning 
engineering  came  to  the  United  States  early  in  the  'fifties.  He 
landed  in  New  Orleans,  where  he  lived  about  five  years,  and  then 
for  some  time  resided  in  Ohio.  He  next  located  in  Evansville, 
Ind.,  was  for  some  years  employed  as  an  engineer  on  the  Ohio 
river  and  later  engaged  in  keeping  hotel  for  over  twenty  years  in 
that  city.  In  1884  he  came  to  Howell  and  re-engaged  in  the  same 
business  until  1896,  when  he  sold  out  and  retired  to  private  life, 
and,  although  he  passes  much  of  his  time  in  Colorado  for  the  ben- 
efit of  his  health,  he  owns  one  of  the  most  handsome  residences  in 
Howell  and  makes  this  his  permanent  home. 

Mr.  Messmer  was  united  in  marriage  in  1869  with  Miss  Maria 
Peek,  daughter  of  Levi  P.  Peek,  of  Daviess  county,  Ind.,  and  this 
union  has  been  blessed  with  one  child,  Emma,  who  is  now  the 
wife  of  William  Rowe,  of  Kentucky,  who  is  an  engineer  on  a  pas- 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

senger  train  of  the  Louisville  &  Nashville  railroad.  Mr.  Messmer 
and  wife  are  members  of  St.  Agnes'  church,  of  which  Mr.  Messmer 
has  been  a  trustee  several  terms.  He  is  recognized  as  one  of  the 
solid  men  of  Howell  and,  with  his  wife,  enjoxs  the  respect  of  the 
entire  community. 


PATRICK  J.  MOYNIHAN,  assistant  foreman  of  the  Louisville 
&  Nashville  Railroad  shops  at  Howell,  Vanderburg  county, 
was  born  in  Vincennes,  Ind.,  February  22,  1858,  a  son  of  Patrick 
M.  and  Mary  (Callaghan)  Moynihan,  natives  of  Ireland,  but  now 
deceased. 

Patrick  J.  was  educated  in  the  parochial  schools  of  his  native 
city,  where  he  also  learned  the  blacksmith's  trade,  and  where  he 
worked  as  a  journeyman  until  appointed  to  his  present  position  in 
Howell.  Mr.  Moynihan  was  united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Anna 
Spitz,  daughter  of  Roman  Spitz,  a  native  of  Germany,  and  to  this 
marriage  have  been  born  four  children,  two  of  whom  are  still  liv- 
ing, viz:  Martha  L.,  born  January  14,  1886,  and  Anna  P.,  born 
September  8,  1889.  The  famil\-  are  members  of  St.  .\gnes'  church, 
to  the  support  of  which  Mr.  Moynihan  is  a  liberal  contributor, 
while  the  democratic  party  receives  his  franchise  at  each  and  every 
election.  Mr.  Mo\nihan  has  ever  been  an  industrious  and  frugal 
man,  and  through  his  own  savings  has  become  the  owner  of  one 
of  the  finest  residences  in  Howell. 


JOSEPH  F.  REITZ,  a  retired  merchant  of  Evansville,  Ind., 
was  born  in  Westphalia,  Germany,  February  19,  1837,  ^  son 
of  Francis  J.  and  Wilhelmina  (Wiene)  Reitz,  who  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1843  ^"id  settled  in  Evansville,  where  the  father 
passed  a  retired  life  until  called  away  by  death,  November  i,  1859, 
the  mother  dying  in  January,   1876. 

Joseph  F.  Reitz  learned  a  trade  and  worked  at  it  in  Exans- 
ville  until  i860,  when  he  went  to  Cahfornia  and  remained  until 
1865,  and  then  returned  to  Evansville  and  engaged  in  the  saw- 
mill business  until  1869.      His   next  venture  was  in   the  wholesale 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

and  retail  furniture  trade,  and  this  occupied  his  attention  until 
1894,  when  he  disposed  of  his  establishment  and  retired  to  .the 
tnjoyment  of  private  life. 

Mr.  Reitz  was  united  in  marriage  at  Sainte  Marie,  111.,  on  the 
19th  day  of  May,  1874,  with  Miss  Louise  Picquet,  a  daughter  of 
Joseph  and  Caroline  (Muller)  Picquet.  and  this  marriage  has 
resulted  in  the  birth  of  four  children,  of  whom,  however,  only  one, 
Charlotte,  a  young  lady  in  her  'teens,  lives  to  bless  the  household. 
Mr.  Reitz,  wife  and  daughter  are  members  of  the  Assumption 
church,  and   Mr.  Reitz  is  also  a   member  of   St.  Joseph's  society. 


HENRY  ROSEN BERGER,  a  well-known  proprietor  of  a  coop- 
ering establishment  at  Evansville,  as  well  as  a  liquor  dealer 
on  a  large  scale,  was  born  May  ^i,  1S51,  a  son  of  Joseph  and 
Elizabeth  (Moschner)  Rosenberger. 

Joseph  Rosenberger,  a  native  of  Germany,  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1S53  and  first  located  in  southern  Indiana.  He  was  a 
musician  by  profession  and  in  1863  enlisted  in  company  A,  Si.x- 
tieth  Indiana  volunteer  infantry,  in  which  he  served  until  his 
death,  near  the  close  of  the  siege  of  \'icksburg.  Miss.  His  family 
consisted,  beside  himself  and  wife,  of  five  children,  all  of  whom 
were  reared  in  the  Catholic  faith. 

Henry  Rosenberger,  whose  name  opens  this  biographical 
notice,  was  educated  in  the  parochial  schools  of  Indiana  and  at 
the  age  of  twenty-one  years  engaged  in  coopering,  a  trade  he  fol- 
lowed for  thirteen  years,  when  he  added  the  traffic  in  liquor,  in 
both  of  which  occupations  he  has  met  with  marked  success — a  suc- 
cess he  has  deserved  by  his  close  attention  to  his  business  and  his 
courteous  treatment  of  his  patrons. 

The  marriage  of  Mr.  Rosenberger  took  place  October  17, 
1876,  to  Miss  Theresa  Leibel.  daughter  of  Henry  and  Frances 
(Polk)  Leibel.  natives  of  Germany.  Miss  Theresa  Leibel  was  born 
in  Pennsylvania  October  4,  1855,  but  at  the  age  of  si.K  years  had 
the  misfortune  of  losing  by  death  her  mother,  and  at  the  age  of 
ten  years  was  deprived  by  the  same  fell  destroyer  of  her  father. 
This  union   of   Mr.    and  Mrs.  Rosenberger   has  been    blessed   with 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

seven  children,  of  whom  five  are  still  living,  vii;:  Henry,  \\'illiam, 
Amelia.  Lilian  and  Sylvester.  The  family  are  members  of  St. 
Boniface's  church,  are  ver}'  liberal  in  their  donations  to  its  support, 
and  ^^r.  Rosenbertjer  is,  beside,  a  member  of  the  Catholic  Knights 
of  America  and  St,  Boniface's  society.  In  politics  Mr.  Rosen - 
berger  is  a  democrat  and  stands  prominently  in  the  favor  of  his 
part}-,  but,  so  far,  has  never  sought  official  position. 


SIMON  BARTHOLOME,  son  of  Joseph  and  Anna  M.  (Scholly) 
Bartholome,  was  born  in  Lawrenceburg,  Ind.,  September  7, 
1S44,  his  parents  being  natives  of  Baden  and  Bavaria,  Germany, 
who  came  to  the  United  States  about  1840  and  became  parents  of 
fourteen  children,  of  whom  Simon  Bartholome  is  the  eldest.  After 
receiving  a  common-school  education  in  his  native  city,  Mr.  Bar- 
tholome went  south  and  located  at  Vicksburg,  Miss.,  and  remained 
there  until  the  confederation  of  the  southern  states,  when  he 
returned  to  his  native  city,  and,  at  the  age  of  about  seventeen 
years,  manifested  his  patriotism  l)y  enlisting  in  the  Union  army  in 
.\ugust,  1 86 1,  returning  from  the  war,  honorably  discharged,  in 
April,  1S65.  On  his  second  return  to  his  native  city  he  en-g-aged 
himself  in  the  brewing  business  until  1877,  when  he  removed  to 
Evansville,  Ind.,  and  engaged  in  the  grocery  trade  for  several 
years,  and  then  engaged  with  Rietman  &  Schulte  in  saw-milling, 
and  finall\-,  on  July  3,  1882,  drifted  back  into  the  brewery  busi- 
ness and  up  to  this  writing  has  been  and  still  is  general  accountant 
for  the  Fulton  Avenue  branch  of  the  Evansville  Brewing  associa- 
tion, which  has  a  capacity  of  turning  out  200  barrels  of  their  cel- 
ebrated Rheingold  beer  daih'. 

Mr.  Bartholome  was  married  in  I^awrenceburg  January  23, 
1866,  by  Rev.  Father  Scheve,  to  Miss  Mary  M.  Albrecbt,  daughter 
of  F.  X.  and  Barbara  (Beck)  Albrecht,  natives  of  France,  who 
came  to  the  United  States  about  1850'.  To  the  union  of  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Bartholome  have  been  born  si.\  children  and  all  are  still  liv- 
ing to  bless  the  home  of  their  parents,  and  who  are  named,  in 
order  of  birth:  LillieM.,  Joseph  F.,  Anna  C.  B.  J.,  Simon  A., 
Marguerite    I.  and    Charles   L.      The    family   are    members  of    St. 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

Anthony's  church,  and  in  poHtics  Mr.  Bartholome  is  a  republican. 
As  a  CathoHc,  no  person  in  Indiana  has  been  more  ardent  and 
energetic  than  Mr.  Bartholome,  as  he  has  largely  aided  financially 
the  erection  of  several  churches,  including  St.  Lawrence's,  at  Law- 
renceburg,  and  St.  Boniface's  and  St.  Anthony's  in  Evansville;  of 
the  former  two  he  was  for  some  years  a  trustee,  and  is  now  one  of 
the  leading  laymen  of  St.  Anthony's,  to  the  support  of  which  he 
contributes  most  liberally.  The  family  are  highly  respected 
throughout  the  city  and  certainly  deserve  the  esteem  in  which  they 
are  held. 


JOSEPH  R.  IvUHLMANX,  the  accomplished  bookkeeper  and 
secretary  of  the  Southwestern  Broom  Manufacturing  company, 
was  born  in  Germany,  March  21,  1847,  a  son  of  John  William  and 
Katherine  (Nunning)  Kuhlmann.  The  father  was  a  dyer  by  occu- 
pation, was  born  in  1802  and  was  called  away,  in  the  Catholic 
faith,  in  1864,  while  the  mother  survived  until  1872,  when  she 
passed  to  her  reward,  also  in  the  same  faith. 

Joseph  R.  Kuhlmann  received  a  sound  education  in  his  native 
land,  and  at  the  age  of  nineteen  years  came  to  the  United  States. 
He  landed  in  the  city  of  New  York,  where  he  remained  about  fif- 
teen months  and  then  came  to  Indiana,  resided  in  Franklin  county 
some  time  and  then  moved  to  Morris,  Ripley  county.  His  next 
change  was  to  Lawrenceburg,  Dearborn  county,  where  he  was 
employed  as  secretarj  of  the  Ohio  \'alley  Coffin  company  one  year, 
and  for  fifteen  years  was  superintendent  of  the  German-English 
department  of  the  public  schools  of  that  city.  He  had,  in  the 
interval,  learned  cabinetmaking,  but  bookkeeping  was  more  to  his 
taste.  From  Lawrenceburg  he  came  to  Evansville  in  1S93,  and 
entered  the  employ  of  the  Southwestern  Broom  Manufacturing 
company  as  bookkeeper  and  secretary,  and  in  this  position  he  has 
rendered  complete  satisfaction. 

Mr.  Kuhlmann  was  first  united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Mary  C. 
Fender,  daughter  of  Frederick  Philip  Fender,  of  Brookville,  and 
to  this  marriage  were  born  three  children,  to-wit:  Elizabeth  P., 
who  was  born   March  16,   1870,  and   died   February  7,   1897;  W'ill- 

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CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

iam  T.  and  August  F.  are  the  names  of  the  surviving  two.  Mrs. 
Mary  C.  Kuhlmann  was  called  from  earth  in  March,  1886,  and  the 
second  marriage  of  Mr.  Kuhlmann,  June  11,  1889,  was  with  Miss 
Emma  R.  Albrecht,  daughter  of  Francis  X.  x-\lbrecht,  a  native  of 
a  province  in  France  now  belonging  to  Germany,  and  this  marriage 
has  been  blessed  with  four  children,  of  whom  three  are  still  living, 
viz:  Barbara  F.,  Joseph  R.,  and  Lucien  S.  The  third  child, 
Louis  F. ,  died  in  infancy.  The  family  are  members  of  St.  Boni- 
face's church  and  stand  very  high  in  the  esteem  of  the  residents 
of  Evansvilie. 


JOSEPH  ZIEGLER,  of  Evansvilie,  is  a  native  of  Germany,  was 
born  May  12,  1853,  and  is  a  son  of  Joseph  and  Magdalene 
(Kahre)  Ziegler,  parents  of  two  children.  The  father  was  born 
November  24,  1828,  was  a  merchant,  came  with  his  family  to  the 
United  States  in  July,  1853,  and  was  here  laid  to  rest  January  4, 
1890,  dying  in  Evansvilie,  a  devout  member  of  the  Catholic 
church. 

Joseph  Ziegler,  the  subject  of  this  biographical  notice,  was 
educated  in  the  parochial  schools  of  Evansvilie  and  began  his  busi- 
ness life  as  a  clerk  in  his  father's  grocery,  and  was  so  employed 
until  twenty-one  years  old,  when  he  engaged  in  business  on  his  own 
account  in  Gibson  county,  where  he  was  also  a  justice  of  the  peace 
for  four  years.  A  few  years  later,  however,  he  returned  to  Evans- 
vilie and  here  learned  the  coppersmith's  trade,  which  he  followed 
forsi.x  years,  and  was  then  appointed  patrolman,  and  later  sergeant 
of  police,  and  seven  years  later  was  promoted  to  the  post  of  court 
officer,  which  position  he  shortly  afterward  resigned  and  opened 
a  combined  hotel  and  saloon  July  17,  1896.  In  this  business,  by 
his  gentlemanly  demeanor  and  obliging  disposition,  he  has  met 
with  more  than  usual  success  and  has  gained  a  popularity  of  which 
he  may  well  feel  proud. 

Mr.  Ziegler  was  united  in  marriage  October  20,  1874,  to  Miss 
Rachel  C.  Zirkelbach,  daughter  of  Andrew  and  Kathreine  Zirkel- 
bach,  of  St.  James,  Gibson  county,  eight  children  being  the  blessed 
result,  and  of  these  there  are  si.x  still  li\ing,  viz:      Mamie,  now  the 

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THK    CLEKGV    AND    CONGREGATIONS, 

wife  of  George  Grassmann,  an  employee  in  William  Heynes'  furni- 
ture store;  Rosa,  Amelia,  Ida,  Edward  J.  and  Victor.  The  family 
are  members  of  St.  Boniface's  church,  and  Mr.  Ziegler  is  also  a 
member  of  the  Catholic  Knights  of  America  and  of  the  Royal 
Arcanum.  In  politics  he  is  a  warm  democrat,  but,  although  he 
works  arJently  for  his  party,  he  has  never  sought  reward 'through 
public  office. 


CHRISTIAN  ENGEL,  who  does  the  most  e.xtensive  cooperage 
business  of  any  man  in  the  line  at  Elkhart,  Ind.,  was  born  in 
Rhine  province,  Prussia,  August  29,  1830,  a  son  of  Adam  and 
Annie  Engel,  who  had  a  family  of  seven  children,  viz. :  Henry, 
Lambert,  Peter,  Christian,  Anthony,  Catherine  and  Elizabeth,  all 
now  deceased  with  the  exception  of  Christian.  The  father  was 
a  contractor  and  builder  and  left  a  goodly  estate  at  the  time  of  his 
death,  which  occurred  in  his  native  province  in  1854,  his  widow 
surviving  until  September  12,  1887,  and  both  dying  in  the  faith  of 
the  Catholic  church. 

Christian  Engel  attended  a  parochial  school  until  fifteen  years 
old,  and  was  then  apprenticed  to  brewing  and  coopering  until 
twenty-one  years  old,  when  he  entered  company  Seven,  Thirtieth 
regiment,  aid  corps,  of  the  Prussian  army,  in  which,  for  three 
years,  he  held  the  position  of  corporal.  After  the  expiration  of  his 
term  of  service,  he  worked  two  years  at  coopering,  and  then,  in 
September,  1857,  sailed  for  the  United  States,  reaching  Chicago, 
111.,  on  the  27th  of  the  same  month.  For  four  years  he  followed 
his  trade,  working  in  thirteen  different  states  of  the  American 
Union.  In  1861  he  settled  in  Elkhart  —  although  he  had  been 
here  several  times  previously  —  and  began  business  for  himself  in  a 
small  way,  empl6ying  but  six  men  the  first  year.  But  as  the 
years  rolled  on  the  business  increased,  and  he  erected  a  saw-mill, 
adding  staves  and  heading  to  his  industry;  he  now  employs  twenty 
men,  does  a  business  of  $20,000  per  annum,  and  owns,  beside, 
considerable  real  estate  in  the  city. 

Mr.  Engel  was  most  happih'  miited  in  marriage,  at  Goshen, 
Ind.,  February  28,  1868,  with  Miss  Anna  Sminch,  a  native  of  Prus- 


CATHOLIC    CHURCH    OF    INDIANA. 

sia,  born  in  1S40,  but  reared,  from  the  age  of  two  years  to  woman- 
hood, near  Avilla,  Ind.  This  union  has  been  blessed  with  six  chil- 
dren, born  in  the  following  order:  Mary,  who  is  still  at  home 
with  her  parents;  Edith,  wife  of  J.  Smith,  of  Detroit,  Mich.; 
Clara,  married  to  G.  Messick,  an  artist  of  Elkhart;  Anna,  Lillie 
and  Martin,  all  three  under  the  parental  roof.  The  family  are  all 
devout  members  of  the  Catholic  church,  Mr.  Engel  being  a  mem- 
ber of  the  School  society  and  Mrs.  Engel  being  a  member  of  the 
Rosary  society.  In  politics  Mr.  Engel  is  a  solid  democrat,  and  for 
one  term  has  served  as  city  alderman.  He  is  a  most  energetic 
business  man,  and  notwithstanding  the  fact  that  his  plants  have 
been  destroyed  in  conflagrations,  with  no  insurance,  he  has  risen 
supreme  over  all  disasters,  and  now  stands  as  one  of  the  substan- 
tial business  men  of  Elkhart,  with  an  untarnished  name  and 
respected  by  all  who  know  him. 


AUGUST  ROSENBERGER,  senior  member  of  the  firm  of 
Rosenberger,  Klein  &  Co.,  the  most  extensive  grocery  and 
farm  implement  merchants-  of  Evansville,  Ind.,  also  extensive 
dealers  in  hardware,  buggies,  pumps,  windmills,  etc.,  was  born  in 
Neurode,  province  of  Silisia,  Prussia,  Germany,  on  December  19, 
i84cS,  the  first  son  and  fourth  child  of  Joseph  and  Elisabeth  (Mosch- 
ner)  Rosenberger,  who  were  blessed  with  a  family  of  six  children, 
three  boys  and  three  girls.  The  youngest  boy  died  in  infancy  and 
the  others  are  still  living. 

Joseph  Rosenberger  was  a  thorough  musician,  who  came  to  this 
country  in  1853,  and  settled  in  Indiana.  In  i860  his  fami  y  also 
arrived,  and  shortly  after  the  breaking  out'  of  the  Civil  war  he 
enlisted  in  company  A,  Sixtieth  Indiana  volunteer  infantrv,  which 
was  chiefly  composed  of  Germans,  and  passed  through  many 
severe  engagements,  mcludingthe  siege  of  \'icksburg,  during  which 
he  died  in  1863. 

August  Rosenberger  was  only  twelve  years  of  age  when  his 
parents  brought  him  to  this  country,  and  here,  as  well  as  in  Ger- 
many, he  received  a  sound  parochial  school  education.  He  began 
his  business  career  at  the   age  of  twenty-seven   years   by    entering 


THE    CLERGY    AND    CONGREGATIONS. 

the  retail  grocery  trade.  In  the  year  18S7  he,  in  connection  with 
his  brother-in-law,  A.  J.  Klein,  his  present  partner  in  the  firm  of 
Rosenberger,  Klein  &  Co.,  started  the  Southwestern  Broom  M'f'g 
Co.,  which  they  still  own  and  which  has  now  the  reputation  of 
being  the  largest  of  its  kind  in  the  world.  ,  From  the  very  start, 
the  business  under  the  management  of  Mr.  Rosenberger  prospered, 
so  it  was  necessary  from  year  to  year  to  build  additions  to  his  store, 
until,  in  1889  and  1890,  he  was  compelled  to  erect  his  present 
mammoth  brick  store-building,  and  from  this  time  dates  the  part- 
nership with  his  brother-in-lav/,  A.  J.  Klein,  and  under  their  joint 
and  able  management  they  are  still  increasing  their  trade  and  plant, 
requiring  large  warehouses  to  store  their  immense  stocks. 

As  to  their  broom  business,  this  has  been  a  marvelous  success; 
never  a  year  elapsed  before  an  addition  of  one  kind  or  another  had 
to  be  made,  and  their  goods  have  won  such  favoritism  that  they 
are  now  found  in  e\ery  portion  of  the  United  States. 

Mr.  Rosenberger  was  united  in  marriage  October  29,  1878, 
with  Miss  Anna  Klein,  a  sister  of  his  present  partner  in  business, 
and  this  marriage  has  been  blessed  with  nine  children,  who  are 
named,  in  order  of  birth:  Bertha,  Joseph,  Ottilie,  August,  Anthony, 
Anna,  Mary,  Clara  and  Leo,  all  of  whom  are  still  living,  e.xcept 
Joseph  and  Mary,  who  died  in  infancy.  The  eldest  of  these.  Miss 
Bertha,  is  a  most  accomplished  musician,  although  yet  in  her 
teens,  and  is  organist  for  St.  Boniface's  church,  of  which  the  family 
are  devoted  members,  and  of  this  church,  indeed,  Mr.  Rosenber- 
ger was  one  of  the  founders  and  for  years  trustee  and  secretary. 

Mr.  Rosenberger  is  a  Catholic  Knight  of  America  and  a  mem- 
ber of  St.  Boniface  Benevolent  society,  and  is  very  generous  in  his 
contributions  toward  the  support  of  church  and  its  sodalities.  He 
and  his  family  stand  very  high  in  the  esteem  of  the  citizens  of 
Evansville. 


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